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April 23, 2013 · 11:35 pm

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic-Princess Twilight Sparkle Coming To DVD April 30th!!! Enter To Win!!!

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PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE

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COMING TO DVD FROM SHOUT! FACTORY KIDS ON

APRIL 30, 2013

Twilight Sparkle Earns Her Wings And Becomes A Princess!

 

All hail the… Princess! My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Princess Twilight Sparkle is coming to DVD April 30th from Shout! Factory Kids in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. Princess Twilight Sparkle includes 5 episodes from My LittlePony: Friendship Is Magic, focusing on Twilight’s adventures and the grand coronation event from Season 3 as well as a Sing-Along and Coloring Sheet, and is priced at $14.97 SRP.

 Since arriving in Ponyville, Twilight has learned Princess Celestia’s most valuable lesson — the meaning of true friendship. But with every new adventure comes a new lesson and if anyone is up for more learning, it’s the studious Twilight Sparkle!

 Now, after completing an important challenge, Twilight has earned her princess wings and has all new adventures and responsibilities as a princess! The 5 episodes on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Princess Twilight Sparkle include Princess Twilight Sparkle’s royal coronation. For everyone who loves ponies and princesses, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Princess Twilight Sparkle is a tale not to be missed!

 The My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series is currently airing on The HUB TV Network.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Princess Twilight Sparkle Episodes Include:

Games Ponies Play
Magical Mystery Cure
MMMystery of the Friendship Express
Magic Duel
Lesson Zero

 Bonus Features:

Sing-Along

Coloring Sheet

 Also available on DVD from Shout! Factory Kids:

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Pinkie Pie Party

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Adventures in the Crystal Empire

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Season One

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Royal Pony Wedding

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – The Friendship Express

My Little Pony – Twinkle Wish Adventure

 About Hasbro Studios:

Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based production division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio develops and produces shows based on Hasbro’s world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and SCRABBLE. Many of these shows air on The Hub, a television network for kids and their families.  Studio programming can also be seen in more than 170 countries globally. The Hub is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK).

 About Shout! Factory:

Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

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April 19, 2013 · 10:51 pm

Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira, Review & Giveaway!!!

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Books, Glorious Books!!!  We love them!!!  Sharing books with my kids is very special and bedtime is always a time my husband and I read aloud to them.  A book we recently read was Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira and it was a big hit with a very nice lesson about friends and diversity.

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Ribbit! starts with a mystery of a little pink pig that is sitting on a rock in the frog pond.  No one can figure out why and all the animals really try. At first since all he says is Ribbit! the frogs think maybe he is there to mock them.  In the end it’s determined that the pig is there because he wants to make new friends.  By the time this determination is made, the pig is no longer in the pond but found in a tree sitting and tweeting happily. Soon he is joined by all kinds of new animals friends who are happy to sit together and tweet.

This book shows kids that it doesn’t matter how different we are, we can all be friends.  It’s a great message for kids and a charming book with adorable illustrations by Poly Bernatene.  My son especially loved when the frog was angry and it showed him gnashing a mouthful of white teeth.  We laughed so hard to see a frog with teeth!  Ribbit! is a great book to share with your little ones.

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April 17, 2013 · 7:43 pm

Little Golden Book, The Princess and the Pea Review & Giveaway!!!

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The Princess and the Pea was a favorite story of mine as a child.  Do you remember that if you are a real princess you will be able to feel a tiny pea through a stack of mattresses and not be able to get any sleep?  That is how the prince found his true princess.  The famous fairy tale The Princess and the Pea is retold in an all-new Little Golden Book–destined to be an instant classic!

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April 14, 2013 · 11:19 pm

MobileFun.com, Case-Mate Barely There For iPhone 4S Case Review and Giveaway!!!

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MobileFun.com has a tremendous selection of cases for all kinds of smart phones.  I was sent a Case-Mate Barely There iPhone 4S Case in Pink to review.  This case is a great vibrant color and provides protection in an ultra thin case that truly feels like it is barely there.  It is super easy to get on and stays on securely, if you are looking for a case for any kind of smart phone take a look at MobileFun.com, they are sure to have whatever you are looking for.

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April 11, 2013 · 2:04 pm

ABCMouse.com, Early Learning Academy Review and 1 Year Subscription Giveaway!!!

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Can you believe it?  It’s time for school to be winding down and deciding on ways to keep your child on track over the summer.  I was just talking with my son’s kindergarten teacher yesterday about summer programs.  She mentioned they had a summer reading program 3 days a week that would be great to keep him learning and in a semi-routine.  We also have swim lessons and other activities but I do agree it is important not to totally slack off learning in the summer.  Another great resource to use not only in the summer but all year round is ABC Mouse.

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The Step-by-Step Learning Path presents the full ABCmouse.com curriculum in a carefully designed program of more than 450 lessons in six levels. As your child completes each lesson, he or she is guided to the next one and is motivated to continue learning by ABCmouse.com’s Tickets and Rewards System.  I have been using this program with my preschooler and kindergartener and it is great, keeps them engaged and learning while having fun!  I really like that I can have  different profiles and accounts for each of my kids and that all their progress is tracked and built upon.
The lessons of the Step-by-Step Learning Path consist of books, puzzles, games, songs, art activities, and/or printables that relate to a specific topic. Each lesson offers children several different ways to learn, in accordance with the recommendations of early childhood experts.
ABCmouse.com’s reading curriculum helps children to quickly learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds, as well as learn to instantly recognize the sight words that are most important for beginning readers. Your child will learn to love to read with our hundreds of fables, fairy tales, nonfiction books, and more.
The Reading Curriculum Includes:
Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
Phonics
Recognizing sounds
Rhyming words and word families

Art: Learning through Art

With many different types of art activities—including coloring pages, dot-to-dots, paint-by-numbers, traceables, and printables– ABCmouse.com helps children learn reading, math, and other subjects while they are expressing themselves artistically.

Books: Learning through Books

The hundreds of traditional and original stories and nonfiction books in ABCmouse.com’s library will open doors to worlds of knowledge, adventure, and fun for children. Every concept of the ABCmouse.com curriculum—whether it is the sound of a letter, the sequence of counting 1–5, or the seasons of the year—is explained in child-friendly language in one of our library books.

Songs: Learning through Songs

ABCmouse.com’s music collection features original songs about every letter of the alphabet as well as newly produced and recorded children’s classics. The variety of music on the site not only serves to reinforce the other curriculum subjects but also to introduce children to a range of musical styles and themes. Your child will love to sing along!

Puzzles: Learning through Puzzles

ABCmouse.com’s curriculum includes hundreds of jigsaw and cutout puzzles that help children learn and remember important ideas and skills in reading, math, science, art, social studies, and music. There are puzzles for every letter of the alphabet, sight words, stories, the numbers 1 through 20, shapes, zoo and farm animals, and many, many other topics.

Games: Learning through Games

ABCmouse.com includes hundreds of games and interactive learning activities, each designed to be fun and educational at the same time. Your child can play games to learn the alphabet, to learn new words, to learn about numbers and shapes, and even to learn about the planets! Since all of the games on the site include voiced instructions, they are easy for young children to learn and play.

Printables: Learning through Printables

ABCmouse.com has printables for every subject: reading, writing, math, colors, art, music, beginning science, social studies, and more. Encourage your child to continue their learning offline with printable activities, such as letter and number tracing, coloring, dot-to-dot pictures, paint-by-number drawings, mazes, and pattern recognition activities.
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ABCmouse.com teaches numbers, shapes, patterns, and measurements. The site’s games and creative activities make math fun while giving young learners the practice they need to build a strong foundation for success.
The Math Curriculum
Includes:
Recognizing and counting numbers 1-100
“More than” and “Less than”
Identifying as well as drawing shapes and simple patterns
The meaning of addition and subtraction

ABC mouse World Around Us

ABCmouse.com’s World Around Us curriculum helps children understand the things they see and experience every day. This is usually taught as part of social studies, science, and health.
The World Around Us Curriculum Includes:
The body and health
Sports
Plants and animals
Weather and the seasons
The Earth, moon, sun, and stars

ABC mouse Art & Colors

ABCmouse.com’s unique drawing and painting program gives children of all ages the opportunity to use lines, shapes, and colors to create original works of art. Games, books, paint-by-number activities, and puzzles teach children to name and use a variety of colors.
The Art & Colors Curriculum Includes:
Primary and secondary colors
Shades of colors
Paint-by-number activities
Number and letter dot-to-dots

ABC mouse music and songs

ABCmouse.com’s Music and Songs curriculum is designed to teach children to appreciate and enjoy music. The wide variety of songs on the site allows your child to experience the building blocks of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, and lyrics) as well as several different styles of music.
The Music and Songs Curriculum Includes:
Instrument names and sounds
26 original A to Z alphabet songs
Children’s classics
Counting and number songs
Song styles: folk, pop, jazz, and more

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· 12:27 am

Tidy Books, Children’s Bookcase Review & Giveaway!!!

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I was recently contacted and asked to be an ambassador for Tidy Books.  I was thrilled to be chosen as we are such a book family.  My kids have so many books and we all love to read, the Tidy Books Children’s Bookcase is perfect with quality construction that is durable using wood from sustainable sources.  The wood is finished with eco-friendly water lacquer finish with low VOCs.  Each unit is hand finished and has a 5 year guarantee.  Tidy books has strict quality control and the bookcase pieces were carefully wrapped and packaged and we did not run into any damaged, broken or missing pieces or hardware.

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The bookcase can hold up to 85 different shaped books and displays them in a way that kids and adults find appealing.  The bookcase is available in natural, white, blue or pink finishes and really makes a lovely addition to bedrooms and playrooms.  The slim design uses very little floor space and it fixes and secures safely to the wall.  The case displays the books so that little children can see the covers since they do choose a book by the cover!  It is easy for kids to take books and put them back which helps keep play areas and bedrooms neat and clean.

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April 9, 2013 · 10:51 pm

Sneak Peek, Wonder Forge, Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Clash Alley Game Review and Giveaway!!!

I am thrilled to give you a sneak peek at a brand new Wonder Forge strategy board game, Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Clash Alley!

This game is for ages 6 and up and has a little bit of set up before you can play.  You need to assemble the platforms but my brand new 6-year-old loved helping.  I would assemble the platforms and he placed them in the appropriate spots on the board.  Then you need to attach the game pieces to their base.  After that you deal out the appropriate cards to each player and you are ready to play.  The object of the game is to complete your mission and collect your mission tile and return to your home space.  If you have Mutant Ninja Turtle fans in your home they are sure to love this brand new game!

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April 3, 2013 · 10:13 pm

Little Golden Book, Old Mac Donald Had a Farm Review and Giveaway!!!

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The Little Golden Book, Old Mac Donald Had a Farm is such and adorable book.  Read to your child the familiar song as you go through all the animals on Old Mac Donald’s farm.  The end is funny as the animals all leave the barn and instead find their way inside Old Mac Donald’s house.  At the end they all are in bed with him which will bring quite a laugh to you and your child.  Share this delightful book with your child today!

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April 1, 2013 · 10:09 pm

The Little Golden Book of Jokes and Riddles Review & Giveaway!!!

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Little kids think it’s the greatest thing when they can tell jokes and riddles.    The Little Golden Book of Jokes and  Riddles if full of kid friendly comedy material that we as parents must have heard 1000 times, but coming for the first time from our kids makes us laugh out loud with them.  You will find riddles like, Why did the girl throw the clock out the window,  knock knock jokes, riddles in black and white, prehistoric jokes, spooky and kooky jokes and so many more.  Share this book with the little comedian in your life today.  It’s all new material to them.

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March 29, 2013 · 7:28 pm

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels Among Us Review and Giveaway!!! 3 Winners!!!

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels Among Us is filled with 101 stories of miracles, faith and answered prayers.  This is a great book to read to restore your faith especially if you are having a rough time.  There are amazing stories like the one of how two cars heading for an inevitable crash suddenly don’t and both the little girl in one of the cars and the driver of a truck that was behind them, say they saw angels all around the cars.  The truck driver says he literally saw the cars pass through each other and yet there is not a scratch on them, the little girl asked her mother is she saw  the angels that were pushing the two cars apart.  It was one of the many stories that really show that there are angels among us.

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