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Seattle #TweetDrive 2010 Almost Wordless Wednesday

December 14, 2010 By 17 Comments

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I LOVE using my influence on-line to make a difference in my community. Last week we had a tweet up in Seattle and I helped gather swag, donations and door prizes. The event was the Seattle Tweet Drive. I posted in detail about the Seattle Tweetdrive a few weeks ago when I started looking for sponsors and I’m so happy with all the companies that supported us. See the full list below! We had a great turnout and Look at what we did for the charity Treehouse! I’m exhausted and extremely behind on my blog posts, but I feel great because it was all for a really great cause. Club Sur donated the space, My Seattle Night Out organized the event, and local bands and entertainers donated their time and efforts for all of us to have a great time! We gathered around 333 toys total! Tweet Drive is going on nationally in many different locations, check Tweet Drive 2010 to find a location next to you.

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Special thanks to Channellock (100 bottle openers)

Special thanks to DKNY Be Delicious (over 100 bottles of DKNY Be Delicious Perfume, towels, and awesome swag bags)

Special thanks to Zhu Zhu Pets (104 Zhu Zhu Pets donated)

Special Thanks to Klutz (10 books donated)

Special Thanks to Energizer (40 iPod to go chargers donated)

Special Thanks to Soft Lips (100 packages of lipgloss)

Special Thanks to Build a Bear (5 bears donated)

Special Thanks to Hasbro (for their continued support of Mom Start and donation of 5 large toys)

Special Thanks to TJ Maxx and Marshalls (50.00 Door Prize)

Special Thanks to Hexbug Nano (3 habitats donated)

Special Thanks to Clean and Green Pet Cleaner (100 Free Product Coupons)

Special Thanks to Blue Bunny (door prize)

Special Thanks to Success Rice (door prize)

Special Thanks to Voskos Greek Yogurt (100 Free Product coupons)

Special Thanks to Sesame Street PBS (2 Wii games for door prize)

Special Thanks to Sid The Science Kid (100 notepads)

Special Thanks to Conair (door prize gift basket)

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I hope to do a single post for every company because you all deserve a huge thanks!!

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Have A Big Klutz Holiday

November 15, 2010 By 231 Comments

With my husband sitting right next to me as I’m posting this, he asked, if Klutz is still popular? Yep, they are still popular. I saw a smart mom on an airplane just last week using Klutz to keep her kids busy. Klutz is such a fun company making great activity books. Some of them are perfect to take on an airplane to keep your child busy for hours. Others are just great for a rainy day activity. I’m amazed at how many different craft ideas and other fun projects they come up with. Not only do they get the attention of children but they also reach adults with some of their funny books. I like looking through one every now and then! My husband just said he liked them as a kid too, which is super cool that clip_image001[4]Klutz is generationally fun!

I’ve been enjoying different Klutz books for a few years now. They make all kinds of activity books for ages 4 and up, but I’ve let my kids play with a few of them and my kids are 2 and 1. The Only Coloring Puzzle Game, Dot-to-Dot Activity Book that I won 2 years ago was quite the winner with my daughter.

So any Klutz activity book is in my Christmas Guide this year. Keeps the kids minds active and off the TV.

KLUTZ Window Art and Capsters

About the Books:

Capsters is the ultimate introduction to a form of pop art using bottle caps, specially sized round art, charms, gems, glitter and special goo, all included within the book!

Window Art Classic features ready-to-trace designs along with window paint to decorate all the glass surfaces in your house!

Headbands and Hairstyles features everything your little one needs to create stylish headbands.

Paper Airplanes has been a favorite for a very long time. I loved looking at it and thinking about how each plane in the book would fly.

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Enter To Win:

A HUGE KLUTZ prize pack featuring:

Retail Value: $75.99

 

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Klutz Animation Blog Tour Stop #2

September 21, 2010 By 248 Comments

klutzKlutz is such a fun company making great activity books. Some of them are perfect to take on an airplane to keep your child busy for hours. Others are just great for a rainy day activity. I’m amazed at how many different craft ideas and other fun projects they come up with. Not only do they get the attention of children but they also reach adults with some of their funny books. I like looking through one every now and then!

The Klutz Blog Tour started yesterday, I’m stop number two. Klutz sent us the Book of Animation and it comes with a package of clay to make your own stop animation movies. Looks like fun to me!

Anybody with a computer, camera, internet connection and a little bit of creativity can create animated films for the masses. The Klutz Book of Animation is a how-to-guide for this art form. Step-by-step instructions show you how to create a variety of different classic stop motion special effects.  Watch the real videos we created here and then start making your own!

 

Here is Zoe enjoying the book!

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Please be sure to stop stop by Table4Five.net tomorrow, that is stop number three!

Enter to Win:

One (1) Winner will receive:

  • a copy of The Klutz Book of Animation
  • as well as Battery Science, Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes and Tricky Video!

Prize Pack valued at: $80.00

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Visit Klutz and tell me what other book you would like.

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

November 18, 2009 By 4 Comments

Klutzdotcom_BristleBotsCoverThe 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

Klutzdotcom_BristleBotsSpread #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!)

Klutz_CouponCode_Image 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 2 Comments

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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-BookKlutzdotcom_PaperFashionFancySpread

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.

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Klutz The Encyclopedia of Immaturity Volume 2

November 4, 2009 By 275 Comments

 

The Encyclopedia of Immaturity™ Volume 2

Three (3) winners will receive:

 

 

Klutz sent me a copy of Encyclopedia of Immaturity Volume 2 to review and then donate. My choice to donate it but I’m very excited that they chose me to review this fun new book. My husband likes it too. His words were, “this should be in someone’s office at work”. It made me laugh because it’s exactly what a bunch of programmers would sit around and do. We love our husbands but they sure do now how to be kids. Know what I mean?

In the Encyclopedia of Immaturity Volume 2 there are tons of activities for the older child to do for entertainment. I mean 10, or 13 and up with no cap on the age range. Remember having pencil battles in school. There are directions in this book. Also it tells you how to fake a cold, play indoor Frisbee golf, and to make a potty pal. I’m really enjoying the directions on how to make mom a diamond ring worth 1.10. It’s pretty cool. The Encyclopedia is and encyclopedia of gags. So have a great time. klutz page

I’ve been enjoying different Klutz books for a few years now. They make all kinds of activity books for ages 4 and up, but I’ve let my kids play with a few of them and my kids are 2 and 1. The Only Coloring Puzzle Game, Dot-to-Dot Activity Book that I won last year was quite the winner with my daughter.

So any Klutz activity book is in my Christmas Guide this year. Keeps the kids minds active and off the TV.

Mom Start's Christmas Guide

 

 

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Visit Klutz and tell me what activity book is your favorite

 

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A Quick Note to all my PR Peeps

October 27, 2009 By 1 Comment

I try very hard to make you all happy and I know I gave some of you posting dates. I need to let you know that I’m three days behind, at least three days behind. My kids are sick and my daughter has an ear infection. So tomorrow is cuddles, soup and books!

I don’t know the word no so as long as you are patient I will get caught up. Also, I want to thank all of you for the difference you are helping me to make with my Toy Drive and MOMS Club Gift Basket

Toy Drive

so far has at least 400.00 worth of Toys thanks to

Hasbro, Shred Sled, Klutz, Her Interactive, Lionsgate

 

 

My MOMS Club Gift Basket

is worth at least 500.00 thanks to

Johnson & Johnson, Learning Curve, The Sak, Whooda Thought Mrs. Smith Diaper Bags, and the list goes on.

Thank you all for helping me make a difference.

 

THANK YOU

I’ll be back to regularly scheduled blogging next week.

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