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Video Game Gift Guide

November 27, 2009 By Momstart 3 Comments

I work with quite a few different video game companies right now and wanted to do a Holiday Gift Guide just for them.

Scholastic:

Meet Winter the Dolphin Winter’s Tail:Take an exciting journey on your Nintendo DS and learn about the real-life story of Winter the Dolphin. Based on the Scholastic Book from the #1 New York Times Best Selling Authors of Owen & Mzee, the game includes the fully interactive book “Winter’s Tail” read by the authors Juliana, Isabella and Craig Hatkoff. The game will tell Winter’s story in a variety of ways – both in storybook format and by using mini-games to illustrate important points

HerInteractive Games:

Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy, players become Nancy Drew as she heads undercover at an elite all-girls boarding school to discover the culprit behind threatening notes and dangerous accidents that seem to be targeted towards the academy’s valedictorian candidates. Immersing themselves in the boarding school culture, players will explore the campus, help other girls with projects and navigate the social scene. To build the case, players will also surreptitiously snoop through dorm rooms and snap cell phone pictures of evidence they come across.

The Hardy Boys Treasure on the Tracks

Code masters:

Dragonology, the video game, will bring the book’s magical world of dragons to life in an absorbing and exciting interactive adventure for younger gamers. Embarking on a journey to become a Master of Dragonology, players learn ancient dragon tracking techniques and travel to exotic locations to study, protect and preserve these dangerous and secretive creatures. Through 16 exciting mini-games, gamers can play with and fly their own rescued European Dragon while discovering five other rare species of dragon, including the Frost, Asian Lung and Mexican Ampithere.

D3 Publisher

Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, developed by tri-Crescendo, the studio behind the acclaimed Eternal Sonata, will be available exclusively on Nintendo DS in the Spring of 2010. The game continues the series’ contemporary approach to traditional Japanese role-playing games and is set two years after the original 2007 Blue Dragon story. You can find out more about Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow by visiting www.d3publisher.com.

Based on the new TheCW4Kids live action TV series, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is an intense action-packed hero game where players will have the opportunity to experience the exciting Kamen Rider adventure firsthand. The players will be able to play as all 13 Kamen Riders, each with their own unique Advent Cards and unique abilities in multiple game modes allowing the players to fight head to head or fight tons of enemies as you explore Ventara and stop the menacing plot of General Xaviax.

The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun

Family Party 30 Great Games: Outdoor Fun: Martial Arts Mania! Be a Karate expert!
Team Sports Minigames! Home run derbies, quarterback skills challenges, and soccer scoring challenges. Individual Athletics! New climbing, running, and balance games
Incredible Variety! Mazes, Martians, and much More!

Astro Boy: The Video Game ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME, players become the iconic hero, Astro Boy, and take to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save Metro City from the clutches of the evil President Stone and his robot army. Utilizing Astro’s entire arsenal of iconic weapons and abilities–Finger Lasers, Arm Cannon, Butt Machine Guns and Drill Attacks, players will battle hordes of robot enemies and colossal bosses including some never-before-seen enemies across Metro City and the mysterious Surface. Using an intuitive combat system that adds depth to gameplay, players will experience classic platform action and exhilarating flight combat levels as they use Astro’s unique rocket boosters to hover, avoid enemies and zip out of the way of danger. For more information on ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME, including game features, screenshots, and videos, please visit: www.AstroBoytheVideogame.com.

Ben 10 Alien Force Ben10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks

EA

Nerf N-Strike Elite. Much improved over the first Nerf video game by EA. This one has more of a purpose as you and your partner reach goals to get to the next part of the game, using your nerf gun.

SimAnimals Africa Wii Lions Sims Animals. Journey to the heart of Africa where you control the wild kingdom! Interact with exotic animals in the wild including lions, elephants, gorillas and more as you explore the jungles and savannas of Africa. Discover the animals’ secret abilities. Solve challenges to earn new items, animals, and levels. Collect unique items to receive badges. Get in touch with your wild side and discover the ultimate secret of the kingdom with SimAnimals Africa!

Littlest Pet Shop Friends video game on Nintendo DS and Wii brings the party to you with a new cast of quirky pets and their best friends. You’ll get to deliver invitations, serve up cake and ice cream, and style out your pets as you prepare for the LPS party of the year!

Littlest Pet Shop Online is an exciting, safe, all-new virtual world where your kids can play fun games, customize their pets and decorate their pets’ home, connect with friends, and make new ones too! Your kids will experience LPS like never before!

Boom Blox Bash Party. Explore exciting new themed worlds with unique physics and dramatic visuals. Create chaos, watching puzzles and explosions unfold, while drifting under water, or floating in zero gravity. For even more strategic destruction, BOOM BLOX Bash Party also features all-new Blox, tools and characters. Experiment with the explosive and infectious Virus Blox, or the ever-moving Conveyor Blox. Experiment with new shapes like Cylinders and Wedges, or use the new Cannon and Slingshot toys to sling and launch blox. Even the new cast of characters is in on the action. Grab hold of the characters and send them flying. They are just like Blox now, so you can topple, bash and sling them like never before.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Like earlier video game releases in the Harry Potter franchise, the action in Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince the Video Game revolves around the exploration of Hogwarts and the action that results from what you uncover. The game features a variety of play modes and unique features. During their adventures, players will have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince

Spore Hero. My whole family liked trying out the game and creating your creature is the most part of the game. As you go around the planet and discovering things and fighting other creatures (most of them just need to have the affects of the red meteor removed) you gain more body parts. As you gain more body parts you gain more powers and abilities. Each body part is capable of doing something else a hero needs the ability to do. My 2 year old’s only compliant was there was not enough purple. It is much more fun that Spore for the PC.

In The Sims 3, get inspired by the endless creative possibilities and unexpected moments of surprise and mischief! I think they have made it easier to play. I liked setting up my sim or rather watching my husband do it. He created our entire family, and my daughter of course picked out as much purple as she could. You can create lifelike Sims with a unique personality and take them anywhere in the neighborhood. Select from dozens of personality traits such as brave, artistic, kleptomaniac, clumsy, and romantic.

Need for Speed NITRO delivers the thrill of high-speed racing to all types of gamers with exciting gameplay, accessible controls, and competitive multiplayer events including four player co-op career mode. Featuring an incredibly deep yet intuitive visual customization system, Need for Speed NITRO lets players hit the streets in style with their personalized dream car. Recently crowned IGN’s “Best Racing Game” on the Wii and Nintendo DS at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Need for Speed NITRO is this holiday’s most fun and exciting arcade racing game.

GI Joe Rise of Cobra. G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra for all major video game consoles will feature an exclusive storyline that picks up where the live-action movie, from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy line. The game will feature 16 playable characters – including 4 unlockable COBRA characters – each with unique abilities and weapons. Adding to the adrenaline rush will be an intense single-screen co-op mode allowing two players to easily unite as a team in a classic struggle between good and evil to defeat the powers of COBRA.

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Dad’s Christmas Wish List – great holiday gift ideas for dad.

November 27, 2009 By Momstart 5 Comments

Dad’s can sometimes be tricky but there are quite a few things that will make men happy.

Keurig Brewer – My husband must have his coffee. Every Keurig single-cup brewing system makes a perfect cup of coffee every time. Coffee enthusiasts simply insert the no mess K-Cup® Portion Pack into the brewer and hit the brew button. K-Cups brew a cup one-at-a- time and quickly, in under a minute.The Platinum Brewing System is Keurig’s best single-cup brewing system for your home. This premium model offers discerning coffee drinkers the widest range of five cup size options for brewing.

Monopoly is a game that my husband and I collect. I’m looking at the prices of some of the games that are already in our collection. I can’t believe the prices they range from 20 to 150.00. Wow, who would have known that Monopoly could be a good investment. Here is one that is only 23.57. Monopoly Go Pause and Play

Hat – Lucky Brand Men’s Classic Cuff Hat – My husband loves to wear knit hats in the winter time. So far we are having an unusually warm winter but I’m sure the harsh coldness is just around the corner or in another part of the country. This makes a great stocking stuffer or small gift for the dad or older teen in your life.

Hanes Classics Ankle Sock Socks – Socks are always a great addition to stocking for dad or wrap them up and put them under the tree. It’s a great gift that is also useful. I like useful gifts because of my frugalness. Our Sock Brand of choice would be Hanes.

Tie – Try ties from My Favorite Pal, they have ties that are perfect for daddy and son. With a wide variety in patters you can purchase matching ties for all of the men in your life.

Office Chair – The Jeep brand is moving the comfort from their vehicles into the home office. They have a large range of office chairs with a wide variety in price as well. These Jeep ergonomic office chairs are designed to offer maximum support for those bumpy days and the twist and turns of critical meetings. Their ergonomic line is fully customizable, the head, arm pieces and cushion all raise and lower for optimal comfort.

Diaper Changing Toolbox comes with everything a new dad will need in order to get use to his new role: tongs to remove the toxic waste diaper, a mask to cover the gag worthy smells that babies seem to produce at an alarming frequency…and THERE’S MORE! Check out the review of the Daddy Diaper Changing Toolbox here.

Remington Razors

PG 360 8-in-1 Personal Groomer

Flex 360 Electric Razor all from Remington

The HEXBUG Ant is an autonomous, high-speed micro robotic creature with probing, tactile antennas and hooked claws. The industrious critter features front and rear touch sensors, which allow it to maneuver around objects in its path, and wheel-legs that propel it forwards, backwards and over small obstacles with furious speed. The HEXBUG Ant has an inner body loaded with robotic intelligence, protected by a hard, transparent exoskeleton casing.

The Hexbug Nano – I was sent one of these to test but I never had time. it’s still in my review bin, sad to say is overflowing. Hmm. Here is the product description. Crawling bugs, Behaves like a real bug, Flips over by itself, Fits in your hand, and Batteries included

Walletbe designs and manufactures high quality yet inexpensive wallets for men that are small, thin, slim, zippered, non-zippered, and handcrafted with 100% Italian leather. Each men’s wallet is designed to fit comfortably and conveniently in the front pocket of your shirt, pants or jeans. If carried in your back jeans pocket, the slimness and thinness of the design does not leave the creases of larger bulkier wallets Our wide selection of men’s wallets is fun, smart, functional and fashionable and is priced under $30. Each designer wallet has a sturdy construction for durability, can withstand the rigors of your busy lifestyle and accommodate your needs: thin design, plenty of space for credit cards, easy access identification sleeves and a secure yet convenient cash holder.

Fish for some gift-giving compliments from the fisherman in your life with Bottle Cap Lures ($40/6), lures made from soda and beer bottle caps. Keeps the caps out of landfills, new materials out of production, and Dad out on the water reeling ‘em in. Give it.

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Dr. Who – My absolute favorite doctor is leaving and I would love to get this title for myself. I love Dr. Who. I love David Tennant, my husband just likes the show and it used to be the only reason why we kept cable as long as we did.

Amazon Kindle – A copy of every book you purchased from the Kindle Store is backed up online at Amazon.com in case you ever need to download it again. You can wirelessly re-download books for free any time. This allows you to make room for new titles on your Kindle, knowing that Amazon is storing your personal library of Kindle books. We even back up your last page read and annotations, so you’ll never lose those, either. Think of the Kindle as a bookshelf in your attic–even though you don’t see it, you know your books are there.

Fun and collectible designer flash drives called Mimobots are the brainchild of a Boston-based company called Mimoco. These functional works of art are based on pop-culture icons, less mainstream cult characters, as well as artist creations. Some of the most popular are the Star Wars flash drives, which are available in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB capacities

This is just a small sampling and my favorites to consider for Holiday Shopping for Dad

Filed Under: christmasguide Tagged With: Dad's Christmas List, Dad's Gift Ideas, Daddy's Christmas List, Holiday Dad Ideas

Blurt Board Game Review/Donation and Giveaway

November 24, 2009 By Momstart 152 Comments

I was offered Blurt from Educational Insights to review and giveaway on Mom Start. I said yes but said that I would do the best review I can without opening the box because I want to donate it. I really want to make Christmas a happy time for others and my kids are too young to play this exciting game. One other reason I’m giving this game to charity is because it is for 3 or more players and well I may be a family of four but compressively we’re still only a family of two.

Blurt is a board game based on vocabulary, coming up with words. The object of the game is to make you way around the board before your opponents. One player will reads the definition of a word and it is up to you to be the first to guess the word. The game also has different skill levels. There are two sides to each card with one side being easier and more appropriate for younger kids.

For example, the definition might be "A Flat Moving Part That Sticks Out From The Body Of A Fish", then hopefully you can come up with the answer. When you do you blurt it out.

“Fin”

Then you would advance on the board. Simple but very mind boggling and for people like me nerve wracking. I have a love hate relationship for games like this. Especially when it’s played in a large adult party setting. Blurt would be perfect for that.

Blurt also wants one of my readers to receive one.

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Toothpaste Stages and when is it time to change

November 22, 2009 By Momstart 55 Comments

When talking to my stepmother about brushing my children’s teeth she told me that they didn’t brush our teeth until we lost our baby teeth. Hmm. That wasn’t the advice I was looking for when I needed to know what to do about my kids teeth.

So we have deferred to the professionals here.

As a baby you are supposed to wash their gums. To do this you can use a wash cloth or buy a gum massager that you can place on your thumb or index finger and you can clean their gums. You can continue to do this until they reach the ability to spit. Or you can start using stages toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Colgate sent me some toothpaste and toothbrushes to try out. They didn’t need to because Colgate already is our favorite brand of toothpaste that we use regularly. On our kids we haven’t purchased in fluoride toothpaste yet. That is why we are going to donate the supplies that Colgate sent to us. The supplies that they sent to us where Dora the Explorer, loved by both my daughter and my son. We have purchased the Dora toothbrushes before, but since we have to replace them every three months, I sometimes purchase what’s cheapest, so right now we have Darby from my friends Tigger and Pooh which is another brand. Sorry Colgate, I’m one of those shoppers that purchase what’s on sale.

For years, Dora the Explorer™ has taken kids on countless journeys, helping them overcome obstacles and solve problems on the way to a common goal. Now, in celebration of a decade of Dora, kids can explore a new challenge – discovering the path to healthy smiles with Dora the Explorer™ Toothpaste and an assortment of Toothbrushes from Colgate®.

Specially designed for kids ages 2 and up, the Dora the Explorer™ Anti-Cavity Fluoride Toothpaste in a Mild Bubble Fruit® flavor is clinically proven to defend against cavities while strengthening and protecting developing teeth. Plus, the Dora Toothbrushes featuring soft bristles and non-slip cushioned handles are available in two styles – one specially designed for kids with developing teeth, and the other featuring a small “battery-operated” rotating head that cleans teeth and gently sweeps away plaque. The combination of the Dora the Explorer™ Anti-Cavity Fluoride Toothpaste and Toothbrushes will encourage brushing and have both kids and moms singing, “We Did It! ¡Lo hicimos!”

The Dora the Explorer™ Toothpaste ($2.79) and Toothbrushes ($2.49 – $5.99) are available online (www.colgate.com/kids) or at major retailers across the country.

We have been using toothpaste that is considered to be pre-brushing stage. It has no fluoride but has some flavor that helps encourage brushing. From there as they learn how to spit the Dentist has recommended that we move over to fluoride toothpaste.

Then we will also move them over to an electric spinning brush because our dentist has also recommended that an electric toothbrush will help keep their teeth cleaner. The spinning action removes more plaque than hand brushing.

One final note from me, we love adding things like toothbrushes to stockings. It makes them quite happy to receive a character toothbrush. So it’s easy to buy a necessity and include it in Christmas fun.

Colgate is also wanting to provide one of my readers with a package of goodies.

(close to a 15 – 20 value depending on if you receive an electric toothbrush or not)

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Scholastic Publishing presents Christmas to kids in two sure to be Holiday Favorites

November 22, 2009 By Momstart 61 Comments

The Nutcracker

The Christmas Magic

Scholastic sent me both of these books to preview and share with my children. I’m very happy to report that they are awesome books. The pictures in each are well worth of separate reviews.

The Nutcracker is a play that all of us are familiar with, but did you know that before Tchaikovsky turned it into a ballet it was a book written by ETA Hoffman.

The Nutcracker and The Mouseking is brought to children ages 4 and up by Gail de Marcken with beautiful illustrations. My children are still too young to sit and listen to this story. I tried my hardest to read a page as fast as I could but all they wanted to do was turn the page and look at the next illustration. With 56 pages this is a great re-telling of The Nutcracker.

The Christmas Magic is all about how Santa Claus delivers all of those toys to all of those children. This is another book with very beautiful illustrations. With only 40 pages this one is a little bit easier to get through, there are fewer words on each page so my children were able to sit through this one. Well, my daughter was, my son only made it halfway through.

So way up north, when the nights are longest and the stars shine brightest, Santa begins to prepare for his big night of giving. The reindeer are very excited and know that the magic will soon be here. Santa gathers them, feeds them parsnips and berries, and polishes his bells and his sled. Everyone is very excited about the magic that is coming.

“Then lovingly, he chooses toys for every child in the world. For Santa loves them all, and he knows what each child at heart wants most. Then, with the thrum of magic that makes reindeers fly, he spreads the Christmas joy and warmth throughout the world–as he always has — and always will until the end of time.”

I love reading to my kids and know that I am guilty of not doing it enough. They ask so many questions and make so many inferences just my looking and listening to me. Their comprehension is amazing and so are these pictures. They both make great picture books to my children’s imagination.

Scholastic has generously offered us a set of these books to giveaway.

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Klutz Part Robot Part Toothbrush Activity Book Invasion of the Bristlebots Review and Donation

November 18, 2009 By Momstart 4 Comments

The final book in the donation series from Klutz is Invasion of the Bristlebots. With this book you can create the ultimate maze rat, or just your own creepy crawly critter. Yikes get mom running for the hills when you set your little creation on the loose. This craft book makes activity time seem like play time for the little boy in your life. It is a great learning tool, allowing also for creativity and ingenuity. I heart Klutz.. This does not magically make your children want to brush their teeth, but will make youngsters feel that they should put all the pieces in their mouth. So don’t let your toddler play with it.

Product Page

http://www.klutz.com/Invasion-of-the-Bristlebots

Video Clip

http://video.klutz.com/flix/#9 (I couldn’t figure out how to embed this one)

Price: $19.95

#1 Award winner 2009 Toy of the Year Award, FamilyFun magazine Invasion of the Bristlebots comes with two mini-robots —basically motorized toothbrush heads. These guys zoom around like caffeinated cockroaches, spinning, skittering, and bouncing off walls. Resistance is futile. The book bristles with ideas for robot games and activities: race robots against each other, use the included punch-out walls to construct a bristlebot maze, stage a robot sumo-wrestling match. You can even customize your Bots with the provided wire legs, feelers, and beady eyes.

KLUTZ.com BIG HOLIDAY SALE – 25% off your entire order (no minimum!)

The coupon code is HOLIDAY25 and expires on 12/16.

- Onetime use coupon per email address/user

- Not combination with other offers

- Expires 12/16/09

- Valid only at Klutz.com

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Klutz Paper Fashions Fancy review and donation

November 18, 2009 By Momstart 2 Comments

Klutz sent me a few more books for donation to the Toy Drive I am doing. I’m very thankful for being able to provide all these children with different toys. This book is the Paper Fashions Fancy craft book. In this book you can create the paper doll fashions of your heart’s desire. There are cut out patterns and plenty of pre-made designs that you can cut out and use; but there are also instructions on how to create your own. You are provided with trim, fabric and glue. Then when you are finished you can hang all of your designs on the set of hangers that is provided.

PAPER FASHIONS FANCY

Product Page

http://www.klutz.com/crafts/Paper-Fashions-Fancy-Book

Price: $21.95

Paper fashions get glam! In the Klutz paper fashions custom, young designers get to turn colorful paper, ribbons, beads, sequins, and jewels into glamorous fashions and accessories.

Filed Under: charity, christmasguide, review Tagged With: Activity book, Christmas gift idea, creative toy, donation, klutz

Let kids help in the kitchen with eebee’s cookbook adventure mix and mash

November 17, 2009 By Momstart 10 Comments

eebee is an interesting character that enters our house and encourages us to play and educate each other. What I mean by that is that my kids teach me how easy it is to teach them. Play time is learning time and you can see lots of examples from eebee’s adventures. Keep life fun, your kids will still learn. As long as they aren’t sitting mindlessly in front of the TV. every baby company, creators of the multi-award winning eebee’s adventures TV, DVDs, toy and book series, announces the release of eebee’s Mix&Mash adventures, the first ever cooking-with-your-baby book, published by Sterling Publishing, Co., Inc.

“Playful, creative, and smart, eebee’s Mix&Mash adventures is the perfect solution for families who want to start building good nutritional habits from the very beginning,” notes Today Show nutrition expert, Joy Bauer.

Each recipe is designed to encourage playful interactions. Every opportunity you spend with your child is going to help them develop and learn. They learn language, meaning, texture, taste it’s all there every day in every meal. For example, in the “Guacamol-ee Crunch” recipe, babies help to mash/mush/moosh fresh avocado and crushed cereal together in a sealed plastic bag which naturally leads to a “discussion” about colors, textures, and sounds.

Mix&Mash also includes a DVD, co-produced with Parents TV, which features Parents TV anchor, Juli Auclair, eebee, and Kristy Glass, eebee’s play partner in the popular eebee’s adventures series, demonstrating and discussing the learning opportunities and nutritional benefits of each recipe. Activities such as these, called “eebee moments,” are also currently featured on Parents TV.

I will admit that I have the hardest time including my daughter in meal time. I just hate the mess and cleaning up. My husband has to help me relax and realize that teacher her and having her help clean up is more important than me and my clean kitchen. It’s ok if it gets dirty I can always clean it up. Seeing her smile in the end because she is so proud of what she has done makes it all worth it mess and all.

Filed Under: christmasguide, review Tagged With: Christmas gift idea, eebee, eebee's cookbook, mix and mash

Burlington Coat Factory has Winter Coats but is so much more #giveaway

November 12, 2009 By Momstart 1,033 Comments

My sister’s first job was working for Burlington Coat Factory and she was shocked to learn that you can purchase more than just coats. They have a very nice baby section that she looked at a lot while I was busy giving birth. , My two kids are only 12 months apart. But since it is winter time and they are The Coat Factory, let’s check out some coats.

Burlington Coat Factory has clothing and accessories for the whole family from infants to moms and everyone in between. They inspire fall fashion on a budget stories and or Holiday gift guides I remember getting a coat one year. I was so happy. Weird huh, a lot of people don’t like getting functional gifts for Christmas. I do, it kept me warm and I thought I was the stuff with my black leather jacket.. They have coats for everyone in the family under $100, men’s and women’s business attire under $150 and boots for women under $50.

What is your style?

I love the boots. I’m a boot girl, that is one of the best things about living in the Pacific Northwest. I can wear boots from September to June.

About Burlington:

The roots of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (the "Company") go back to 1924 with wholesale sales of ladies coats and junior suits. In 1972, the Company opened its first outlet store in Burlington, New Jersey. Coats were the primary offering at the original Burlington Coat Factory, but over time the concept evolved into a one-stop shopping experience. Extensive selections of men’s and women’s suits, sportswear, shoes, and accessories developed. Highly successful baby and youth departments were created. A linens department was added in 1987

Burlington is offering one of my readers a 50.00 Girt Card.

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Fit 2 B Mom Go Pink Active Kit for your health and fitness #giveaway

November 12, 2009 By Momstart 40 Comments

Fit 2 B Mom is a company that is actually concerned about moms and their health. They want to encourage healthy eating and good exercise before, during and after being pregnant but most importantly they are interested in your health while being pregnant. They make clothing for pregnancy that is comfortable enough to be active in. Their active wear is made out of Lycra and Supplex and as far as I know that creates a very stretchy material. I like stretchy.

I think there are a lot of rumors that it is not safe to exercise and that you should take it easy and eat for two. Well, after being pregnant and putting on over 50 lbs with the first one I can tell you you do not have to eat like you are eating for two but your body is going to act like it’s that hungry. I chose the wrong foods and am still struggling with my weight loss.

There is always a balance even when you are pregnant. If you eat healthy and take care of your body you will be providing your baby with the perfect balance of nutrition and health. When you blood is pumping strongly then you’ll be nourishing the baby with every beat.

Fit2BMom includes even more support than just a sizing chart for their maternity clothing.. On-line they have a blog where you can learn more tidbits about excising while being pregnant.

And husbands, buying clothing, even maternity clothing for your wives is ok! You have a great Christmas Idea here.

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Fit2BMom contacted me and asked me to work with them on my site. They don’t just want to do a standard giveaway though, they want to get to know each of you. So to enter, just tell us your exercise story, or you plan when you are pregnant or if you are pregnant what have you been doing. Have you done it before and know something that works give us your advice. Or give us your worst I mean best excuse. Why aren’t you exercising? Whoever has the best story according to Fit2BeMom will win a Go Pink Active Kit valued at 52.00.

Tweeting about the giveaway and or adding it to your facebook account also counts after you have told us your story. Enter daily.

The contest will run until November 30th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by Fit 2 B Mom. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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Video Game Gift Guide

Scholastic:

HerInteractive Games:

Code masters:

D3 Publisher

EA

Dad’s Christmas Wish List – great holiday gift ideas for dad.

Blurt Board Game Review/Donation and Giveaway

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Toothpaste Stages and when is it time to change

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Scholastic Publishing presents Christmas to kids in two sure to be Holiday Favorites

The Nutcracker

The Christmas Magic

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