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This school year, giving back to your school can be as easy as looking for the Red Spoon on your favorite Betty Crocker ® dessert mixes, the only brand in the baking aisle with Box Tops. Whether you’re collecting for new computers, library books, or a playground, through the Box Tops for Education ® program you can help make a difference. Last year, your contributions earned more than $59 million for America’s schools! Now, you can find Box Tops for Education on all Betty Crocker baking mixes*, including new Fun da-middles™, individual cupcakes with a fun, creamy center. This back-to-school season, look for double Box Tops on specially marked packages of Betty Crocker baking mixes.  This is what they look like,  look for them when you shop and save them for your school. They sure do add up! Links for Betty Crocker & Box Tops information and products: Betty Crocker Website http://bit.ly/bcbtfeweb Betty Crocker Facebook http://on.fb.me/bcfbook...

As a special thanks for making Honey Nut Cheerios ® cereal America’s #1 choice, they are hosting a "Billion 'O' Giveaway" providing free samples of Honey Nut Cheerios ® cereal to fans beginning July 4, 2011, available while supplies last. Zip on over to www.FavCereal.com for your sweet sample. It’s a celebration Honey Nut Cheerios ® plans to keep going all summer long. So start your day with a touch of honey sweetness and heart-healthy whole grain oats – grab a spoon and let’s enjoy this moment together. Our Thoughts: We received the prize package shown above.  There's just no substitute for the classics when it comes to food.  Honey Nut Cheerios is one of those childhood favorites that I absolutely LOVE!  Our kids definitely are fans of Honey Nut Cheerios.  I love this cereal.  And if you haven't tried this cereal yet,  I am definitely sure that you will love them as well.  They are the perfect cereal for ...

Love the taste of brownies? You will definitely like the new Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch!  With the delicious taste of brownies “baked” into every bowl, Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch is a delicious chocolate-y cereal ready to be enjoyed for breakfast or as a satisfying snack on the go. You will be sure to get some brownie points as your family’s taste buds delight in the perfect balance of whole grain goodness and delicious chocolate flavor in every bite. Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch has at least 8 grams of whole grain (48 grams recommended daily) and a good source of calcium and Vitamin D in every serving. For chocolate lovers everywhere, Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch is sure to become a choco-licious go-to! For more information, please visit the Big G Grow Up Strong Website http://bit.ly/jNpV9k Our Review:   We loved this cereal, in fact it was gone in about 2 hours.  The kids loved the taste and texture. It doesn't get soggy too fast, it has that delicio...

Chex Mix Muddy Buddies offers a unique combination of Corn Chex cereal, peanut butter, and chocolate, dusted with a powdery sweet coating. It’s the same delicious snack you’ve been making at home for years, now conveniently packaged and sharable for all occasions. Plus, it’s made with 50% less fat than regular potato chips so you can enjoy the taste without the guilt. Yum!  In addition, be sure to check out the Chex Mix Facebook page at Facebook.com/ChexMix and get involved in the conversation! Chex Mix Muddy Buddies might not be available year-round if others hadn’t shared their thoughts about how much they love this mix! Our Review-  We love making Muddy Buddies at home. It's great that Chex decided to make it more convenient for Muddy Buddy Lovers to have their favorite snack, on the go. We loved our Chex Mix Muddy Buddies, it's almost as good as making them fresh at home. Take them along on your next adventure! :)  The Giveaway: ...

Kung Fu Panda is back! General Mills is teaming up with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 to bring the action-packed adventures right to your breakfast table. Our Review:  Our kids loved the first Kung Fu Panda. It's one of the most requested on our list for movie nights. It's such a fun movie that we adults love it too.  We were given Lucky Charms cereal to review and a Crane action hero, along with the first Kung Fu Panda movie. Lucky Charms is also one of the kids favorite cereals.  So we definitely loved this review.  They had some Lucky Charms for breakfast and then when it was movie time, they snacked on Lucky Charms without milk. We thoroughly enjoyed our cereal and movie night.  The GIVEAWAY!  One lucky blog reader will receive a Kung Fu Panda 2 prize pack similar to mine which includes: One box of a participating Big G cereal, a Kung Fu Panda 2 spin fighter toy and the original Kung Fu Panda movie.  **This giveaway will end on...

I love making desserts and casseroles, but unfortunately some of my favorite desserts and casseroles leave a mess in my baking pans.  I don't have a dishwasher, so for this challenge I had to go to my mom's house to try these out.  When I did use a dishwasher in the past, I would usually buy the cheapest powders available.  They seemed to work well, but often left a residue.  I switched to a liquid and it seemed a little better. I disliked how messy powders and liquids could be at times when you are in a rush with chores.  I definitely miss having a dishwasher.  Especially with a large family and plenty of meals prepared at home.  The dish washing can be overwhelming at times.   With new Cascade Complete – you won’t mind taking turns at the sink. And if the thought of dirty dishes in the sink has ever made you think twice about making a favorite meal, Cascade Complete is here to help. The excess scrubbing of cookware and dirty t...

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! In celebration of its 50 th  birthday, Pampers is recognizing how much parenting has changed over the years, and is sharing their belief that every baby is a little miracle that deserves to be celebrated, supported and protected, by unveiling its Little Miracle Mission campaign – a program that delivers acts of kindness to miracles and their families while encouraging parents to support others.   The brand recently kicked off the Little Miracle Missions campaign by delivering a giant act of support –donating care packages to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the country.  Celebs Joey Lawrence , Ali Larter, Mark Consuelos and LaLa Anthony were on-hand in New York City to personally deliver a care package and thank you basket to Mt. Sinai Hospital and their staff.  The public can easily participate in the Miracles Missions programs, and support little miracles across the country, by logg...

Details:  Enter to win an admit 2 pass to see JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER by texting the word TOTALLY and your ZIP CODE to 43549 (Example Text: TOTALLY 80246)! WHEN:  Enter to win by Thursday, June 2. You will be notified by Friday, June 3 at 4PM if you are a winner. The screening will be held on Saturday, June 4 at 10AM in Salt Lake City. WHERE:  Winners will be notified which Salt Lake City theater WHAT:  Special advance screening of  JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER! When her best-laid plans for a summer full of fun go comically awry, an imaginative young girl creates her own vacation adventures in Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer. Based on the beloved, bestselling book series by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer is an irresistible and delightfully funny treat for adventure-loving kids and adults. This summer, Judy Moody is planning the most super-duper, double-rare s...

About Yoplait Kids Yogurt: Yoplait Kids has an excellent source of both calcium and vitamin D, a good source of protein and the delicious taste kids demand. It also contains 25% less sugar than the leading kids’ yogurt, and has no high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Yoplait Kids yogurt is a snack you can feel confident about serving to your kids! With tasty flavor options, as well as calcium, vitamin D and protein to help build strong bones, Yoplait Kids yogurt is sure to be popular with parents and kids alike. A great value at just $2.00 for a pack of four, this yogurt comes in three delicious flavors, including Strawberry, Strawberry Banana and Vanilla. Kids will love finding their favorite friends, like Dora the Explorer, Lightning McQueen from the hit movie “Cars” and the Disney Princesses, on every cup. Yoplait Kids has also partnered with well-known mom-blogger, Christine Coppa, Mama's Boy blogger at parenting.com...

To celebrate the release of Mars Needs Moms, I am delighted to host a giveaway  for my readers to win some swagger!  Here's what is included in the prize pack that one lucky winner will win: - MARS NEEDS MOMS T-Shirt (Adult Size) - MARS NEEDS MOMS T-Shirt (Youth Size) - MARS NEEDS MOMS Temporary Tattoos (3-pack) Enter to win this great Prize Pack for your family by leaving me a comment with your favorite sci-fi movie or tell me whether or not your kids will be watching this movie.  No extra entries will be allowed during this giveaway.  Disclosure:  This Giveaway Ends 03/11/2010 11:59 PM MST, this giveaway is open to US residents only. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.   The opinions expressed in my post are my own. Disney Motion Pictures provided the prize pack for my readers.  The prize items were given to me by the aforementioned companies ...

Congrats to Janice! You won the prize pack!    As a mom, you already do so much to protect your family- buckling seatbelts, cooking healthy meals and requiring bike helmets. But did you know that the laundry detergent you may be using could contain little-known chemicals called optical brighteners? According to scientific research, these can cause allergic reactions, are toxic to small fish and other aquatic life, and can pollute your waterways. When ultraviolet light hits optical brighteners coating your clothing, the brighteners convert UV rays into visible light to create an optical illusion. This tricks the eye into thinking the clothing is whiter and brighter, and therefore cleaner than it really is. So how can you avoid these optical brighteners? Seventh Generation makes it easy because their laundry detergents are not only free of optical bright...

Congrats to Cheryl! You won the Pillsbury Prize Pack Giveaway!  I will email you! Thanks to all who entered!  What better way to celebrate than taking your family to visit a local apple orchard to pick fruit. Then, take those delicious apples home and bake the quintessential favorite – Apple Pie! It’s so easy when you start with Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts, which deliver the look and taste of homemade without the time and stress of making a crust from scratch. VISITING AN APPLE ORCHARD To pick the best apples for your pie, gather the family for a road trip to the local apple orchard to savor the flavors of fall. Not sure which orchard is closest to you? Log onto tasteofhome.com/appleorchards to find a list of orchards that are planning Love the Pie! baking demonstration events across the country. While there, you can learn pie baking tips and ideas from State Fair Pie Baking Champions, and pick up recipes and participate in other o...

To help grow kids’ love of reading at a young age, Cheerios ® is once again inviting families to start the day with a nutritious breakfast and a new book. As part of its ongoing commitment to nurturing young bodies and minds and helping families connect by fostering a shared love of reading, Cheerios will provide more than six million children’s books, free inside Cheerios boxes, through its Spoonfuls of Stories ® program. Over the past nine years, Cheerios has distributed almost 50 million children’s books in-pack. This year’s free in-pack book offerings, appropriate for children ages three to eight and written in both English and Spanish, include: All the World , by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee, which discusses the many wonderful things a child can encounter in the world as well as the commonalities all the world shares. Chaucer’s First Winter , by Stephen Krensky and illustr...

CLOSED Luvs is my diaper of choice. I Luv the quality of Luvs diapers and I also love the mellow scent that Luvs diapers have. I was previously a store brand diaper user and loyal customer. The old store brand changed the quality of their diapers and I went back to buying higher quality diapers. Luvs. I absolutely luv Luvs! Luvs contacted me and told me about their recent diaper design change. Luvs truly does care for the opinions of its customers. From recent feedback, they decided it would be best to change the back sheet on their diapers to a really adorable monkey design. The quality will not be changed. So what does that mean for you? Luvs is offering 1 of my readers, scissors a free sample pack SIZE 4 ONLY of their newly designed diapers! If you would like to win some free high quality fantastic Luvs diapers-- leave a comment on this post telling me what diapers you currently use.I will chose at random. THIS contest ends 18th, 2010. Good luck!      ...

CONGRATULATIONS TO VICKE C!!  You won the $35 Jiffy Lube Gift Card!    Did you know that in the United States the average age of cars and light trucks on the roads today has reached a record high of 9.4 years? That means it’s more important than ever to take proper care of your vehicle. With the informative Web site www.MotorOilMatters.org (created by the maker of industry-leading brands Pennzoil and Quaker State) you can easily locate key information about how quality motor oils can help prolong your engine’s life and improve overall efficiency, as well as help answer other questions you may have about motor oil. In addition, the site offers a fun, educational game for you to play called “M.O.M. Knows Best” where you can put your motor mind to the test with an interactive quiz. Did you know? * According to a recent survey from the Automotive Service Association, more than 54 percent of customers who take their vehicles for service and repair are women * Usi...