5 Dinners in ONE hour Giveaway ends tonight!

If you haven't entered to win the FREE 3 month subscription to 5 Dinners in ONE hour, today is your last chance!!! I just got my menus for April in my inbox today and there were some great looking recipes on the menu this month! The ones that caught my eye were the Hawaiian Pizza, Tex Mex Roll Ups, and Crunch Oven Baked Chicken Tenders.

Sound good? Well, go HERE now for your chance to win!!!!

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KinderCare Spring Camps!

Did you know that some of the dirt in your backyard may be about 1,000 years old? Did you know that some types of monkeys eat dirt? Those are some of the things that your child could learn at KinderCare Spring Camps!The theme this year for KinderCare's Spring Camp is The Secret Science of Dirt. It's great because the camp in your area should be the same week that your kids have Spring Break! They can take a week off of regular school and have a lot of fun at camp learning about planting and tending vegetables, making compost, creating garden-related crafts, and (after clean up!) prepare tasty veggie treats! As for your preschool kids, they can also have a week of fun enjoying hands-on science lessons, veggie cooking, and craft-making. There are more than 1,700 KinderCare locations that you can choose from for your child(ren) to enjoy 5 fun-filled days Spring Camp!

Want to try a great little science project at home? Here is a fun one that all ages of kids can enjoy! Make your own Indoor Lawn! For this project, you will need a brand new clean kitchen sponge, a Plate, a Gallon sealable baggie, a Straw and Grass Seed. First, soak the sponge in cold water for a few minutes and then gently squeeze out the excess water and place the sponge on a plate. Next, have your child sprinkle the grass seeds onto the sponge. You will then need to slide the plate into the baggie. Then stick the straw into the baggie and seal the baggie around the straw. Have your child blow into the straw to inflate the bag. You have just made a mini green house!

Then you will need to put the baggie on a sunny window sill. Have your child check the baggie each day and report any changes they see. They will need to add more water if the sponge dries out. After the first day there should be water clinging to the top of the baggie in droplets because the sun has heated the water in the sponge causing it to evaporate, rise and condense into drops. This is a great example to talk with them about how clouds form and sometimes make rain.

After 2 days you should see roots and after 4 days there should be tiny green shoots (this is the grass!) After 7 days, you should have grown a small pet lawn!



You can contact your local KinderCare to find out the dates of the Spring Camp nearest to you! They also have 12 fun-filled weeks of Summer Camp this year with themes such as Kids Kitchen, Sports Smarts and Splish Splash!

Disclosure: I will receive 1 Free week of Summer Camp for posting on behalf of KinderCare through MomSelect.

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Pre-made Blog Design {Giveaway}!

Have you been looking to spruce up your blog for Spring? If so, you've come to the right place! I am giving away a Premade Blogger Template by yours truly! :) I also do blog designing and installing. I am getting ready to release more premade templates, but before I do, I'm giving one away for FREE!
You can click on the image to be taken to a live preview and see the alternate background. This template will be customized with your title and tagline and siggy. I will even install it for you! :)

If you would like to win this premade template for Blogger, please follow the instructions below!

WIN IT:
Doodleblogs is offering 1 lucky reader a chance to win the Ella-Shaye Premade Blog Template. For a chance to win you must do the following:

(Please Note: if you have any questions about the giveaway please email me mommysreviews{at}gmail{dot} - Please do not leave questions in the comments)

**Required** Visit Doodleblogs and tell me what kind of premade you would like to be added (like reading, kids, mommy, etc.). Please leave your email address in the comments so I have a way to contact you if you win. Do this before April 11th and you are in. Good luck!

Additional Ways to Win/Optional (This gives you additional entries into the giveaway. These are completely optional. When the following options are completed below please leave a separate comment for each entry saying which one you completed)

1 Entry - Follow Doodleblogs on Facebook.

1 Entry - Follow Doodlblogs via GFC.

1 Entry for Each - Follow Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways on Facebook and Twitter
(Please note that these are NEW Facebook and Twitter Links. If you were previously a follower of Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways, you will need to following the NEW links above to qualify. Thanks!)

1 Entry per Day - Tweet the following:#Win a free premade blogger template #Giveaway @girlymom4 http://MommysReviewsAndGiveaways.com

1 Entry - Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect under "You Like Me!"

5 Entries - Blog about this giveaway linking it to this post and include the link in your comments

2 Entries - Grab the Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways Button for your Blog

1 Entry - Subscribe to our Blog Newsletter under "Never Miss a Giveaway - Subscribe"

Giveaway ends April 10th 11:59pm EST. Winner will be emailed and announced on our blog as well as our Facebook Page. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn. No compensation was given in exchange for this review and giveaway. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. To read our full disclosure please click the link at the top of this page that says {Disclosure/Pledge}. We wish you the best of Luck!!



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FREEBIE: SwiftKey Keyboard App for Android

FREEBIE: SwiftKey Keyboard App for Android

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Advertise for FREE on my Blog Roll page!

Wanting to get some more traffic to your blog? You are? Me too!!! Well, all you have to do to advertise on my Blog Roll page for free is grab my button over in the sidebar, put it somewhere on your blog then email me at mommysreviews{at}gmail{dot}com with a link to your page with my button on it. Then I will grab your button and put it on my Blog Roll page!

You can check out my page HERE!!!

P.S. Have you entered the giveaway from 5 Dinners in ONE hour yet??? If not, go HERE to do it!

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Let's Connect and Be Friends!

Happy Tuesday! How is your Spring Cleaning going? Mine is slow but sure!



Today I just wanted to take a minute to ask you to connect with me! When I took over this blog, I had to set up a new Facebook Fan page and add it to my current Twitter account, so I need some more followers!!! :) The more followers I have, the bigger and better Giveaways I am able to do for my followers!!! So please, help me, help you!!

Just click on my little "connect with me" buttons ==> right over there in the sidebar at the top!

If you become a fan or follower on Facebook or Twitter, please comment below and let me know so that I can follow you back!

I have several giveaways coming up!!! Stay tuned!!!

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Time for Spring Cleaning!

I don't know about you, but the cleaning bug has bit me this year! I have been so busy cleaning the house both by actually cleaning and cleaning out aka getting rid of unwanted clutter! So when Christine at RN Central contacted me about an article she posted, I knew I wanted to share this with you!

She has an awesome article about 30 Easy Recipes for Greener Cleaning! A lot of these are made with things you probably already have around your house and the recipes are safe to use around your pets and children! Do any of you have kids that like to help clean the house? Mine do, sometimes, when it fits into their busy schedule between watching Spongebob and playing Wii! Well with these recipes, I feel better knowing that they can help me clean without using harmful chemicals!! Woo hoo!

When you get a chance, head on over to RN Central and check out the 30 Easy Recipes for Greener Cleaning! Let me know if you use any of the recipes and how they worked for you!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! We are super busy tomorrow with a huge birthday celebration for my hubby's parents. First bowling, then pizza, then a movie, then supper out and finally hang out at their house!!! Whew! What are your plans?

Twitter Hop Thursday!

Welcome to Twitter Hop Thursday, hosted by Simply Stacie, The King’s Court IV, Little Yaya’s, Kelly’s Lucky You and Dear Crissy.



HOW TO PARTICIPATE

* Add your Twitter URL to the MckLinky (you only have to add it to one and it will appear on all).
* Click on the Twitter URL’s for the five hostesses and follow each. We will follow you back.
* Follow as many people on Twitter as you like, but make sure to leave comments with links so they’ll know where to follow you!

Spread the word and add this MckLinky on your blog! Write your own post or copy and paste this one. Below the MckLinky box, you’ll see “Want to be a part of this Blog Hop? Click here for instructions and code”. Have fun Twitter-hopping along!

We have selected a Twitterer of the Week from last week’s entries and the lucky winner is @3CrazyKidsMom! She will be in the #6 spot! We will choose next week’s winner from everyone who participated today.

Please only add your Twitter url. All other entries will be deleted. Thank you!

For even more chances to be followed, RT this article using the TweetMeme button below.

5 Dinners in ONE hour (Review/Giveaway) - Closed

A couple of months ago I ran across this awesome blog, Make 5 Dinners in One Hour. Well, being a busy mom of 4 who loves to find ways to make meals faster and easier, I was intrigued. I thought that if this was possible, my life would be so much better at supper time! I don't know about you, but right now we have Soccer 4 nights a week and Karate 4 nights a week, so we are super busy and everything seems to be right at supper time.

So I decided to sign up to receive a free trial menu (you can to! Just visit the blog!) and check this concept out and see if it would work for our family. I have to say that I was very impressed with the way Michelle has everything planned out for you on the menus. She makes it super easy to be organized and to buy the groceries for your week's menu. I was hooked! I then decided to go ahead and sign up to receive her monthly menu plans! How could I pass it up? They are only $1.25 per menu! I think that is a fabulous deal!

The meals she puts on the menus are very family friendly and my family has loved or liked everything I have made so far! Some of them have even become our favorite meals....right now her recipe for BBQ Chicken Wings is top on our list! YUMMY!

What exactly is 5 Dinners in ONE hour?

In the words of Michelle, the creator:
I have created a plan to cook all 5 dinners for the week in just ONE hour. All the menu plans have family friendly meals that feed 4-6 people and no, they are not all casseroles. :)

The meals are fresh, not frozen. They keep in your refrigerator until ready to heat and eat.

Visit 5 Dinners in ONE hour to subscribe to get monthly menus delivered to your inbox. Purchase is not necessary to enter into giveaway.

WIN IT:
5 Dinners in ONE hour is offering one lucky reader a FREE 3 month subscription. For a chance to win you must do the following:

(Please Note: if you have any questions about the giveaway please email me mommysreviews{at}gmail{dot} - Please do not leave questions in the comments)

**Required** Visit 5 Dinners in ONE hour and tell me what you like about their website. Please leave your email address in the comments so I have a way to contact you if you win. Do this before April 1st and you are in. Good luck!

Additional Ways to Win/Optional (This gives you additional entries into the giveaway. These are completely optional. When the following options are completed below please leave a separate comment for each entry saying which one you completed)

1 Entry - Follow 5 Dinners in ONE hour on Facebook.

1 Entry for Each - Follow Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways on Facebook and Twitter
(Please note that these are NEW Facebook and Twitter Links. If you were previously a follower of Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways, you will need to following the NEW links above to qualify. Thanks!)

1 Entry per Day - Tweet the following:#Win 3 month subscription to 5 Dinners in ONE hour #Giveaway @girlymom4 http://MommysReviewsAndGiveaways.com

1 Entry - Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect under "You Like Me!"

5 Entries - Blog about this giveaway linking it to this post and include the link in your comments

2 Entries - Grab the Mommy's Reviews and Giveaways Button for your Blog

1 Entry - Subscribe to our Blog Newsletter under "Never Miss a Giveaway - Subscribe"

Giveaway ends March 31st 11:59pm EST. Winner will be emailed and announced on our blog as well as our Facebook Page. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn. No compensation was given in exchange for this review and giveaway. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. To read our full disclosure please click the link at the top of this page that says {Disclosure/Pledge}. We wish you the best of Luck!!

Blog Hop Wednesday!

I decided to do a few blog hops today to meet some new people since I just took over this blog! Below are the ones I'm participating in! Click on the buttons to go to the blogs to participate too! Happy Wednesday!

Hello!

I am so excited to be taking over this site for April! She has done such a terrific job with it, so I have some big shoes to fill! I hope with her help in the beginning here, I can learn a lot and continue to bring all of you the awesome reviews and giveaways she has done in the past!

As April told you, my name is Chanin. You can read more about me and my family HERE! This is me! :)
I already have some reviews and giveaways lined up for you, so I will be posting them soon! Occasionally I may post little bits about my life raising 4 girls and my husband working in disaster relief and about recipes or deals I find also. I hope you don't mind!

I actually found this awesome Groupon today that I wanted to share with you!

You can get a $30 photo book from Shutterfly for only $10!!! I have been wanting to get one of these, so I jumped on the offer right away! What a great deal! Just click on the picture above to get yours from Groupon!

I can't wait to meet all of you! I would love if you would leave me a comment to say hello and tell leave the link to your blog so I can stop by and check it out! I also want to ask you to join my Facebook Fan page and follow me on Twitter by clicking on the links in the sidebar!

Thanks so much!!!

We're Under New Ownership - Come See!

Hi Everyone! I've had a lot going on with the Blog Design Business and I haven't been able to give the attention that this site needs. It's a fabulous blog that I have worked on for a year and I couldn't bare the thought of just shutting it down so I passed it on to another Blog Designer friend of mine. I would love to introduce you to Chanin and her beautiful family of 6!

Chanin is a Stay at Home Mom of 4 beautiful girls from ages 3 to 13. She's been married to her husband, Tim, for 8 years as of this April 12th. She has worked in Customer Service most of her adult life, but has also done in home Child Care and Home Based Businesses. Currently, she does blog designs (just starting out) at Doodleblogs and also install blogs for April Showers Blog Design. She loves Printables and has a blog for that too, Simply Awesome Printables! Other than that, she loves movies, reading, meal planning and trying to figure out how to save money for her family! Chanin is usually busy running her kids to soccer, karate, church choir, and tumbling classes during the week.

Follow this blog as many new and exciting reviews/giveaways will be headed your way!

You Like Me! Friday Blog Hop 3/10/2011

Thanks for joining our Friday Blog Hop. If your a new follower to my blog then leave a comment and I will follow back.


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The only rule to this blog hop is to please post my Blog Hop Button (above) somewhere on your blog.

If your new to Blog Hops then here is a simple introduction:
Blog Hops are a good way to mingle, meet new blogs, and build your followers. Add your blog to the link below. Stop by and visit other blogs in the linky. Let them know that you are a new follower, ask them to stop by and visit you back.

Happy Blogging!



Here are a few other Friday Blog Hops:

NiNi's Toy Bungee stops your little one from throwing toys, bottles, & cups (Review)

My son loves to throw things from toys to his sippy cups especially when he's having one of his Terrible Two Moments. If he sees me pick up his sippy cup and place it back on the table he thinks I'm playing a game with him so he throws it back down. Every mother has gone through something like this at one time or another. Lately since the weather has been nice outside we will roll down the windows in the car while we're in the parking lot and I'm worried that he will throw something out and it will be gone forever.

I recently received NiNi's Toy Bungee and it is totally  awesome! Toy Bungee is a multi use strap, designed to keep baby/toddler toys, cups, and bottles from falling to the floor. Toy Bungee`s child resistant button design means peace of mind for parents while baby or toddler drink or play comfortably. Great for use in strollers, car seats, high chairs, airplanes and more!

My first fear when I saw the Toy Bungee was that my son would be able to release the clip (he has masted this with his seat belt). I have used the Toy Bungee for 2 weeks now and he has not been able to release the clip. It's a miracle toddler proof strap! We use it a lot in the car, in his high-chair, and on the stroller. No more bending over and picking up his things a million times a day. It's also a sigh of relief because I don't have to worry about his things touching the icky floors at the doctors office, the zoo, or wherever we go. The Toy Bungee is made of a plastic material that is Non-Toxic so it can be easily washed by hand with soap and water.

 

PRODUCT FEATURES: 

• Child resistant button design means small fingers can`t button/unbutton the strap 
• Clip in the middle allows you to leave the strap anchored to your favorite objects, such as a stroller or car seat, while easily removing the part of the strap attached to the cup, bottle or toy 
• Easily washable in warm soapy water 
• Non‐toxic, including BPA and Phthalate free 
• Available in a variety of colors

Get the Toy Bungee for only $8.98 and it's available in 4 different colors.

NiNi has several new products under development be sure to follow them on twitter and facebook so you don't miss these announcements.

The Toy Bungee I received was provided at no charge by Pitch Public Relations on be half of NiNi. No other compensation was given in exchange for this review. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. To read our full disclosure please click on the "Disclosure/Pledge" link under the "About Us" tab at the top.

Clinere Ear Cleaner "Exfoliates Ear Skin" (Review)

Do you ever get the feeling that when you clean your ears with a cotton swab it doesn't get the job done completely. I feel like that often. I have tried several different cotton swab brands thinking that I will eventually find the one that I trust but I'm always left disappointed. I was asked to try this new innovated ear cleaner called Clinere.

Clinere™ Ear Cleaners are the latest innovation in personal ear cleaning and a much needed upgrade from the outdated cotton swab. Complete with dual purpose ends and made of soft, flexible plastic, Clinere Ear Cleaners feature a scoop end that can be used to remove unwanted wax, dirt and debris, as well as a finned end that can be used to clean and exfoliate the outer surfaces of the ear and canal entrance.

With Clinere my ears feel so much more cleaner then using the traditional cotton swabs. At the same time it exfoliates the skin and help relieves any itching in the ear as well. The scoop on one end is great to get in those spaces that cotton swabs can't. My daughter loves it when I use the Clinere in her ears. My 2 year old son is still trying to get use to it but my husband and I love it.

Clinere Ear Cleaners are sold in 10-count packages and priced between $5.99 and $6.99. Currently, they are available in Walmart, Kmart, Walgreens, CVS, Meijer, H-E-B and Shopko stores nationwide.

The Clinere Ear Cleaner I received was provided at no charge by Dittoe Public Relations. No other compensation was given in exchange for this review. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. To read our full disclosure please click on the "Disclosure/Pledge" link under the "About Us" tab at the top.

3 Winners Come See If You Won!

Random.org chose lucky comment #56 Melissa Andersen Coates for the Simply Lulu Boutique Giveaway

Random.org chose lucky comment #1 Zoe for 20 Custom Bumper Stickers from BuildASign.com

Random.org chose lucky comment #10 mframe for The Animal Boogie Book Giveaway

Winners please check your emails for further instructions. Thank you everyone for entering into our fabulous giveaways.

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Simply Lulu Boutique Hair Accessories

20 Custom Bumper Stickers from BuildASign.com

Barefoot Books "The Animal Boogie" Book

You Like Me! Friday Blog Hop 3/4/2011

Thanks for joining our Friday Blog Hop. If your a new follower to my blog then leave a comment and I will follow back.

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The only rule to this blog hop is to please post my Blog Hop Button (above) somewhere on your blog.

If your new to Blog Hops then here is a simple introduction:
Blog Hops are a good way to mingle, meet new blogs, and build your followers. Add your blog to the link below. Stop by and visit other blogs in the linky. Let them know that you are a new follower, ask them to stop by and visit you back.

Happy Blogging!



Here are a few other Friday Blog Hops: