YourPictureBook.com review + {Giveaway}

Books! We love books!  There is only one child in our house, and we have many many books...enough for a much larger family.  I have always had a love for books.  And being a teacher, my love for children's books was renewed in college.  I have passed that along to my son with hopes that he'll love books all his life.

When I was given the opportunity to review a personalized children's book from YourPictureBook.com, I was very excited.  We were able to look through the selection of books for different ages to select something we would enjoy.  

The book I chose was Moon Dirt Milkshake or actually Zachariah's Moon Dirt Milkshake.  The story was very engaging, and my son loves telling us stories about it actually happening.  What a great imagination he has.  My son's name was used over and over within the story, not just in the title.  And his picture is on each page. I love that they use the child's picture and name and integrate it so well into the story. I know my son loves hearing the story about himself and even seeing himself in it. So much fun!

YourPictureBook.com also has other products on their website.  In addition to the book we received, _____'s Moon Dirt Milkshake, there are two other books, _____ Can Count and _____'s Adventure on Noah's Ark.  The books come in Hardcover and Softcover. And in addition to personalizing it with your child's name and photo, you can chose full photo of the child or partial photo (where they integrate your child into the page even more).  Other products the have are Personalized NFL Posters, Personalized DVDs, and Personalized Coloring Books.

I don't have one negative thing to say about YourPictureBook.com. The product I received truly exceeded my expectations.  And their service was great as well. The turn-around time for making the book was impressive.  I know you will love their books and other things as much as I do.

Buy It: The personalized books and other products from YourPictureBook.com can be ordered on their website. They are about $35.00 and under for the Hardcover books, which I think is a great price for these wonderful books! *Plus if you order now, use this special code to get FREE shipping: mommyshipfree!

Win It: YourPictureBook.com has graciously offered one (1) personalized hardback book to give to you lucky readers!  

To Enter: Go to the YourPictureBook.com website, and tell me which book you will choose when you win.  Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail or don't already have it, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry, then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)

*Post about the giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here.

**You may do this once each day for unlimited entries until the contest ends.** Cut & Paste:

 Enter to win a personalized book for your child from YourPictureBook.com and @psmomreviews - 

http://tinyurl.com/ylatxhp

*Follow me on Twitter.

*Subscribe to this blog by a feed reader.

*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.

*Become a follower (or you already are).

*Enter one of my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which one you entered. You may do this for one extra entry.

This giveaway is open now through Tuesday, April 13th. I will post a winner on Wednesday, April 14th.

>Open to continental USA only!<

**Don't forget to sign up for these other giveaways:

Colors Are Fun! DVD - Ends 3/31

Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD - Ends 4/2

Dwizzle Dee DVD - Ends 4/12

*A product was received for the purpose of this review.*

Dwizzle Dee DVD Review +{Giveaway} (CLOSED)

We were recently introduced to a new DVD that we'd never heard about before. Dwizzle Dee is a fun interactive children's DVD made specifically with preschoolers in mind.  It teaches kids new songs, helps them use their imagination, and let's them learn in a fun, engaging way.


If you're like me and have never heard of this, you'll have to go check out their website.  It carries a great description of the DVD and also offers a great preview of the movie, fun pages to print for your kids, and more.


My 4 year old son had a great time viewing this DVD. Dwizzle Dee kept him engaged and he was learning without even knowing it. He loved the parts when he could "help" find the right colors and other things.


I like many things about this video. Mostly I love the teaching aspects it has for children. I would say that children older than preschool age will most likely be bored by it. It is really targeted at the younger aged children.

Buy It:The Dwizzle Dee 

DVD is available on their website and also at Amazon.

Win It: I have two (2) copies of Dwizzle Dee DVD to give to you lucky readers!

To Enter: Go to the Dwizzle Dee website, and tell me which character you like best.  Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail or don't already have it, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry, then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)

*Post about the giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here.

**You may do this once each day for unlimited entries until the contest ends.** Cut & Paste:

 Enter to win Dwizzle Dee DVD from @psmomreviews - 

http://tinyurl.com/yjndvfy

*Follow me on Twitter.

*Subscribe to this blog by a feed reader.

*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.

*Become a follower (or you already are).

*Enter one of my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which one you entered. You may do this for one extra entry.

This giveaway is open now through Monday, April 12th. I will post a winner on Tuesday, April 13th.

>Open to USA and Canada only!<

**Don't forget to sign up for these other giveaways:

Colors Are Fun! DVD - Ends 3/31

Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD - Ends 4/2

*A product was received for the purpose of this review.*

Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD Review + {Giveaway} (CLOSED)

Easter is almost here. Kids will love celebrating with Barney in his new Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD! This will be a perfect gift for any child's Easter basket.


Barney is always encouraging children to use their imaginations. In this new DVD Barney & Friends have a tee-rific time with Mother Goose, a nest full of eggs, and a mysterious, carrot-eating visitor. Come join them in a hopping good time!  The episodes include: "Rabbits", "Mother Goose", "Ducks and Fish".

We love having themed DVDs to enjoy each season. This is a great one for all young kids to enjoy around the Easter holiday and springtime.

The Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD runs about 42 minutes long. It is aimed at children ages 1-5.  The DVD also includes two fun games "Barney's Easter Egg Hunt" and "Gumdrops Matching Game" that your children can enjoy.

Buy It: The Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD is available in stores and online now.

Win It: I have one (1) copy of Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD to give to you lucky readers!

To Enter: Tell me what your child (or little one in your life) is most looking forward to for Easter.  Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail or don't already have it, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry, then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)

*Post about the giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here.

**You may do this once each day for unlimited entries until the contest ends.** Cut & Paste:

 Enter to win Barney: Egg-Cellent Adventures DVD from @psmomreviews - http://tinyurl.com/yghkgfz 

*Follow me on Twitter.

*Subscribe to this blog by a feed reader.

*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.

*Become a follower (or you already are).

*Enter one of my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which one you entered. You may do this for one extra entry.

This giveaway is open now through Friday, April 2nd. I will post a winner on Saturday, April 3rd.

>Open to USA and Canada only!<

**Don't forget to sign up for these other giveaways:

Colors Are Fun! DVD - Ends 3/31

*A product was received for the purpose of this review.*

Tax Time

Tax time is just around the corner.  Have you finished your taxes? Ours are done, and we're trying to patiently wait for our return now.

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Colors Are Fun DVD Review & {Giveaway} (CLOSED)

More preschool fun has come our way from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. The new "Colors Are Fun!" DVD is vibrant and energetic with all the characters that your kids love. See the big stars like Barney, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Fifi and the Flowertots and Kipper all on one exciting DVD.

The colorful adventures keep with the theme of these characters. They are all about helping one another, having friends, and using imagination to learn so many things.  The episodes are Barney - "Colors", Bob the Builder - "Scrambler and the Colorful Cave", Thomas & Friends - "Smoke and Mirrors", Fireman Sam - "Seeing Red", and Kipper - "Rainbow Puddle".  And the DVD includes a bonus episode of Fifi and the Flowertots - "Blueberry Surprise".

My son and I enjoyed this special DVD with all the characters that we can enjoy together. This is one that the younger ones will love to watch over and over again.

The Colors Are Fun! DVD runs about 53 minutes long. It is aimed at children ages 2-5.

Buy It: The Colors Are Fun! DVD is available in stores and online now.

Win It: I have one (1) copy of Colors Are Fun! DVD to give to you lucky readers!

To Enter: Tell me what your child (or little one in your life) says his or her favorite color is.  Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail or don't already have it, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry, then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)

*Post about the giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here.

**You may do this once each day for unlimited entries until the contest ends.** Cut & Paste:

 Enter to win Colors are Fun! DVD from @psmomreviews - http://tinyurl.com/yjh8gux 

*Follow me on Twitter.

*Subscribe to this blog by a feed reader.

*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.

*Become a follower (or you already are).

*Enter one of my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which one you entered. You may do this for one extra entry.

This giveaway is open now through Wednesday, March 31st. I will post a winner on Thursday, April 1st.

>Open to USA and Canada only!<

**Don't forget to sign up for these other giveaways:

Ear Cuffies - Ends 3/25

*A product was received for the purpose of this review.*

Home Depot Savings Newsletter

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Help for people with diabetes

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Lands' End Habour Island Promotion

You won't want to miss this!  Lands' End and reps from Island Of The Bahamas and iexplore.com are having a Twitter Event today to celebrate the Lands' End's Bahama Adventure to Harbour Island Promotion at The Hub.   This is a site with informaiton about traveling through the summer. There is also a chance to win a trip for four to the pink-sand beaches of Harbour Island.

What:  A Lands' End Harbour Island Twitter Event
When: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM CST
Where: Twitter- #landsend
How: Be on Twitter and follow @LEprMichele, @LEprMolly, @LEprLibby, @VisitTheBahamas, 
@iexplore and @iexplore_Amanda



Sounds like a fun time! Maybe I'll see you there tonight!




*This post is part of my participation in the Lands' End Harbour Island blog promotion.*

The Well-Behaved Child Book Review

What every parent wants most is a well behaved child. In his new book, The Well-Behaved Child: Discipline That Really Works!, John Rosemond looks to help parents do just that.

Going back a few generations and using techniques and ideas that are not entirely new, Rosemond hits a chord with me as a parent. The ideas may not be totally unique, and that's OK. The way to make it work for each family is about the way that discipline is presented to your children.  In The Well-Behaved Child, Rosemond gives lots of great suggestions for children of all ages. He gives helpful advice about how to parent.

I have learned many things from this book, and I have even reread it.  One of the biggest things for me is finding my voice as a parent. I know that I am in charge and I must portray that to my child at all times.  There were a few ideas in the book that I thought were a little extreme. They may not be for me or my family, but still I can see how they would work.

So if you're looking for new ideas or just a refresher, The Well-Behaved Child is a great book to pick up. Anyone who is a parent of a child age 3 and up will get some great things from this.

Buy It: The Well-Behaved Child by John Rosemond is available from Thomas Nelson Publishers in stores everywhere and online from Amazon as well.


*A product was provided for the purpose of this review.*

General Mills reduces sugar in cereal

Cereal lovers everywhere have great news coming their way! General Mills has made a commitment to reduce sugar in their cereals advertised to kids under 12 years of age to single digit grams of sugar per serving. They have been working already on increasing calcium, vitamin D, and whole grains while decreasing sugar.

People who eat cereal already consume less fat, less cholesterol and more fiber that non-cereal eaters. And cereals can deliver vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients that are important in a child's diet.

Other cereal benefits:

• Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened cereals, account for only 5% of sugar in children´s diets.


• Ready-to-eat cereal is the No. 1 source of whole grains in a child´s diet today.


• More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

Studies also demonstrate the benefits of eating breakfast. A 1998 study showed that children who eat breakfast tend to perform better at school. Compared to children who skip breakfast, children who eat breakfast score higher on tests, are less likely to miss class or be tardy, have fewer reported discipline problems, and make fewer trips to the office.

If you'd like to read more information about children and cereals, go visit Cereal Health and Wellness. And you can print a $1 off coupon for General Mills cereals for your family to try for themselves.

*General Mills provided me with free product and information through MyBlogSpark.*

Ear Cuffies Review & {Giveaway} (CLOSED)

Ear Cuffies? Now this should be interesting. That was my first thought when I heard about these little things. Interesting suits them pretty well.

Ear Cuffies are protective ear covers that help prevent burns while styling hair. It is made of a soft cloth (cotton and polyester) with a flexible elastic strip around the edge. They fit right over the cuff of the ear snuggly.

They are easy to use. You just slip them over the top of your ears. And the Ear Cuffies are also machine washable.

The Ear Cuffies were easy enough to put on, but I don't see myself using them often. For one I don't curl my hair. And I haven't burned myself with a curling iron in forever (if ever).

But I can see that these would be very useful for a young girl learning to style her hair. They also suggest to use them for beauty school courses that teach hairstyling. I can tell you, I'd much rather have my ears covered than burned later. (Too bad they didn't make something like this for my friend who burned her eye with a curling iron when we were young. Yes, her eyeball. I still don't know how she managed that.)

Buy It: Ear Cuffies are available online through the InventHelp Store for only $4.95 per pair.

Win It: I do have two (2) sets of Ear Cuffies for you to win.

To Enter: Tell me who in your family would use the Ear Cuffies. Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry, then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)

*Post about the giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here.

**You may do this once each day for unlimited entries until the contest ends.** Cut & Paste:

Enter to win Ear Cuffies- Protective Ear Covers

from @psmomreviews - http://tinyurl.com/yjq35xt

*Follow me on Twitter.

*Subscribe to this blog by a feed reader.

*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.

*Become a follower (or you already are).

*Enter one of my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which one you entered. You may do this for one extra entry.

This giveaway is open now through Thursday, March 25th. I will post a winner on Friday, March 26th.

**Don't forget to sign up for these other giveaways:

More coming soon!

*A product was received for the purpose of this review.*

CP Docks Cell Phone Charging Station Review

Are you like me? Does your cell phone take up way too much room on a shelf or table somewhere when it's charging?

I have seen different phone charging stations, and the two that I had a chance to review from CP Docks were just right for me.

The Plug in Shelf Portable Cell Phone Station (seen above) was my personal favorite. I like that the cell phone cord wraps completely around the unit and out of the way. There is a non-slip grip on the top, so my phone doesn't slid off. And it only use one existing outlet plug, so if I put it on top the other is free for other things.

This has been very handy for my phone. I even took it with us to my parents' house when we stayed overnight. I didn't even bother to unwind the cord. I just took the whole thing- cell phone station with my cord already wrapped up.

The other unit CP Docks offers is the EZ Mount Cell Phone Charging Station (seen above) is similar to the first but offers a few more features. With this charging station the charger, phone, and cord are all stored on a special outlet cover. As with the other it offers a non-slip shelf and a cord storage spot. But this unit also has a handy hook for keys. And both units work with your existing charger.

You can see these in action on YouTube.

One major disadvantage for me is that we are limited on the outlets that we have up higher on the walls. I was only able to find one in the house that I can use to charge my phone. That is fine with me, but we have two adults and two cell phones in our house. So I still have one cell phone and cord clogging up shelf space. It only solved half the problem for me. However, I do like having my cell phone and charger easily in one place. It's so much easier to charge now.

Buy It: The CP Docks cell phone charging stations are available online at their website for $14.95 each with FREE shipping.

DVD Winner

It's that time again. Another DVD winner. This time I have one DVD to give away for the Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death DVD.

The lucky winner is...

#10 - sweetpea08

Congrats!

I also have to redraw one of the Let's Grow: Lend a Helping Hand DVD. This winner will be...

#2 - Katrina

I have sent both of you an e-mail. You have 48 hours to respond. And stick around for some great reviews and giveaways to come.

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Are you a JC Penney shopper? I know I like to go in there occasionally and check our their deals. If you do too, you might enjoy the JC Penney Savings Newsletter. You'll receive special online and in-store coupons.