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$200 Giveaway Coming Up Soon!

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Because this is something I personally would love to win, I decided to join this group giveaway! Stay tuned for its launch at the beginning of November!

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FREE Blogger Opportunity! We will be giving away $200, in their Have it your way event! How will this work? Whatever the winner wants, the winner will get! Kindle Fire, PayPal Cash, Amazing, Wal-Mart, Target! Who cares, they get just what they want!

Blogger get FREE Facebook llink with the option to purchase additional links!

About the event

    • Prize: Whatever you want up to $200 (shipping included) Do you want a Kindle Fire? Maybe an iPod, hummm maybe gift card to Target, oh wait Paypal cash? We don’t care we want you to have it your way! So let the games begin, and let’s have some fun with this one!

We’re celebrating the lunch of Pink Ninja Media and we would love for your to join us!

    • November 5, 2012 and end on December 5, 2012
    • FREE Facebook Link – With Announcement Post
    • Winner will receive $200 anything they want – if they choose a product shipping is included in the $200.
    • Additional links will be $2 – Daily Votes $3 – Paid links will be moved up on Rafflecopter.
    • Sign up HERE

Seventh Generation Cleanhouse Challenge (GIVEAWAY!!!)

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I love Seventh Generation products. I’ve been using them in my home for over 2 years now and I find the quality to be top notch. Their home cleaning items, their feminine care items, their laundry items and even some of their baby care items are all used in my home regularly. I have yet to try a product from Seventh Generation that I didn’t like!

They have just released three new specialty cleaners, as well (wood, granite/stone and stainless steel) and I’m absolutely thrilled with them!

Here’s a shot of my dirty stainless steel microwave.

Here’s my Seventh Generation Stainless Steel cleaner attacking.

And here’s my bright and shiny microwave after just a few wipes. What a difference!

I’m so happy that Seventh Generation has launched these products. I have personally found it difficult to find eco-friendly products that are specially designed for these surfaces. Each product in this line is 18 oz, comes in a sleek design (I absolutely LOVE these see-through bottles) and is just $4.99. Gotta love that! Since they are new, you may have trouble finding them on your local store shelves. But not to worry, you can easily order them online!

I also want to highlight Seventh Generation’s Natural Laundry Detergent, which is available in convenient single-use packs. You just toss them directly into your wash and let it get to work on your dirty clothes! I’ve used them for the past 7 loads of laundry that I’ve done and every single load has come out looking great! You can purchase these online in 30 count for $9.99 or 50 count for $15.99.

In addition to all these great new products, Seventh Generation also has a super fun Facebook App that they have just launched in partnership with one of the very best magazines out there, Real Simple. It’s called the Cleanhouse Challenge, and it invites users to explore a virtual house and get great tips on how to keep a healthy and green home. And while you are poking around, you will discover coupons and maybe even a few prizes! FUN!!!

I just took the Cleanhouse Challenge, myself, and I learned some really great tips! I also got a BUNCH of coupons (I honestly lost count of the total!) AND when I finished the entire challenge, Seventh Generation committed to making a $10 donation on my behalf to 350.org, which is an environmental organization focused on solving the climate crisis. Not bad for 15 minutes of my time, I think! Also, there were some really good videos made by fellow mom bloggers and that was probably my favorite thing. I am a regular reader of some of then, which made it especially fun to watch!

So hop on over to the Facebook app and learn some good tips, score some great coupons, and make a $10 donation to a great organization without spending a dime!

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win all the cleaning products I featured here today!

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I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts expressed here are strictly my own. 



LifeLock Membership Giveaway (Actually, SEVENTEEN Giveaways!!!)


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Last month I confessed to you that I have been a victim of identity theft 5 times in the last 8 years (I feel sick to my stomach just writing that down!). LifeLock is an unbelievably amazing identity theft protection service that is helping me keep my private information on lock down so that I don’t add any more instances to my record.


I am absolutely delighted with the service that I am being provided as a LifeLock member, and I’m also getting a very good education on the things I need to do differently to keep my identity out of the hands of anyone who would abuse it.


Knowing how rampant the problem of identity theft is, I want you, my readers, to have the same peace of mind that I now have. I want you to become LifeLock members! And right now LifeLock is working hard to get the word out about their amazing services. They currently have 17 different giveaways for LifeLock membership services happening on different blogs. That’s 17 chances that you have to win some peace of mind, and this is happening at such a great time, because if you are like me, you are probably going to be getting out your credit card a bit more often over the next 3 months as all the holidays approach!


So here’s the list of all the places where you can enter to win a LifeLock membership, worth $110!!! Good luck, everyone! If you win one, let me know!!!


http://crunchybeachmama.com/2012/09/how-lifelock-can-protect-you-1-year-subscription-giveaway/


http://www.themommy-files.com/2012/09/protect-your-identity-and-future-with-lifelock-giveaway/


http://www.kellystilwell.com/2012/09/lifelock-review-giveawayenter-to-win.html


http://kiddiescornerdeals.com/2012/09/lifelock-identity-theft-prevention-services/


http://southerngirlramblings.com/lifelock-identity-protection-review-giveaway/


http://www.thanksmailcarrier.com/2012/10/lifelock-identity-theft-prevention-services-one-year-membership-giveaway.html


http://ayearwithmomanddad.com/2012/10/protect-your-identity-with-lifelock-giveaway/


http://t.co/Mrr058l8


http://makingitallwork.com/reviews-2/holiday-shopping-with-lifelock-priceless-giveaway/


http://www.annagainandagainreviews.com/2012/10/protect-your-identity-with-lifelock.html


http://www.contest-corner.com/lifelock/


http://mom2zqb.com/2012/lifelock-review-and-giveaway/


http://www.theartofrandomwillynillyness.com/2012/10/lifelock-helps-you-protect-your.html


http://www.livingsmartgirl.com/2012/10/protect-your-identity-with-lifelock/


http://mamabee.net/identity-theft-protection-with-lifelock-membership-giveaway/


http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog/2012/10/07/lifelock-reviews/


http://www.crazyaboutmybaybah.com/protect-identity-theft-lifelock-giveaway/


 


 


I am a compensated ambassador for this brand.  All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own. 


Crochet Headbands, Lace Romper and Tutus, Oh My! (GIVEAWAY!!!)


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If you have a little girl, get ready to squeal over the site I’m about to show you. You’ll be excited for two reasons:


1. The enormous amount of cute stuff on the site


2. The prices! Oh my heavens, the prices! SOOO affordable!


Chomping at the bit to see the site? Ok, here goes: It’s called Girls Crochet Headbands (but they sell SO much more than that!). They also have rompers in every color imaginable, bloomers, tuts, hair clips of every sort, legwarmers and more. It’s pretty much an accessory explosion of awesome on this site!


I had the opportunity to select 5 items from the store to review. I decided I wanted to do matching outfits for the girls, with the idea being that we will put them in these outfits for our holiday pictures. We’re still a few weeks away from our family photo shoot, but I thought you might like to see the lace romper cuteness now!



		
		
			
			
		
	


What truly blew me away about these rompers was how affordable they are. They are $8.99 each. That’s it!!!! And there are also some cute romper sets that come with leg warmers or hair accessories for a package price.


I also got some hair bows for the photo shoot. The hair bows on GCH start at just .95. I’m blown away by them! And let’s not forget the namesake of the site: the crochet headbands (which, by the way, it is so easy to simply add a hair bow to these to dress them up). Prices for crochet headbands start at .38.


That is not a typo!


Girls Crochet Headbands offers free shipping on orders over $40, and they offer wholesale prices for folks who want to buy larger quantities and sell them at a craft fair, special event or a retail shop. I think they’d be great product to sell for a fundraiser!



		
		
			
			
		
	 


Buy it!: As if the prices weren’t already good enough, I’ve got a coupon for you to save an additional 10%! Seriously! Use code need10 at checkout. This code expires 30 days from today.


Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a $30 gift certificate to Girls Crochet Headbands! You will not believe how much you’ll be able to buy with $30! 🙂


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I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts expressed here are strictly my own. 


How I Used Art to Fix a Design Flaw in My Home (GIVEAWAY!!!)


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I think almost every house has at least one feature (or lack of feature) that makes you wonder what on earth the architect was thinking. In the case of our new home, it seems that the designer did not think windows were very important. The north facing side of our house has only 1 small window, and the south facing side of our house has 0 windows. I knows those aren’t the directions that get a ton of light, but still, can’t we let a little bit in???


Our pantry in our kitchen is one place where it seems obvious to me that a window should be. There’s a blank space in the wall that is just the right size, and it would bring in so much natural light to the pantry and to the kitchen. It would make so much sense and look great. But this is real life, and just because a window would be a smart idea, that doesn’t mean that the funds exist to install one!


This is just one more way that art can be so awesome. You can use it to correct a design flaw in your home. I thought finding art to be my window was an idea so crazy that it just might work. So I headed to my #1 source for all things beautiful, Gallery Direct. The moment I saw Remoteness III it just clicked, and I knew I had found my new “view.”


Here are some shots of the installed piece.



		
		
			
			
		
	


(It’s really lovely, isn’t it?)





		
		
			
			
		
	


(This is the view from my kitchen table where I do much of my blog work. It’s directly across from the only window on this side of the house. I love it!)


I’m curious if you have a design flaw in your home that you think art could help correct? Perhaps you have an unfortunately placed fuse box or thermostat that needs to be hidden. Or perhaps you DO have a window in a room, but it is really off-center and throws everything off balance. Or maybe your home is just suffering from a case of empty wall syndrome. Whatever the problem, Gallery Direct is here to help!


Gallery Direct also has a 50,000 fans sweepstakes running on their Facebook page, so get entered over there to win a $500 art shopping spree!


ALSO….if you follow Gallery Direct on Pinterest and pin your favorite piece from the Gallery Direct website using the hashtag #gallerydirect, you’ll automatically be entered into their weekly Pin it to Win it drawing! One winner each week gets a $200 credit! AWESOME!! Here’s an example of how a pin it to win it entry should look: https://pinterest.com/pin/278308451942150520/


Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a $200 credit to Gallery Direct! That can buy some AWESOME art, folks! Please note that the credit is for a one time use, so if you don’t use it all in one transaction, you lose it!

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I serve as a blog ambassador for Gallery Direct. Product samples are provided as part of the program. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.


Read & Sing with Hap Palmer Children’s DVD Review and GIVEAWAY!!!


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Do you have a little one who is finally old enough for small doses of tv time? I remember that period of life. Frankly, part of me was excited to introduce the television because I was so desperate for something that could hold Darah’s attention for 5 solid minutes (and at first, that’s how long she would watch before wandering off!). On the flip side, I wanted to make sure that what she was watching wasn’t complete and total garbage. And finding quality programming for little ones can be surprisingly difficult!


As I type this, Darah is downstairs watching a DVD that I would highly recommend to parents of toddlers and preschoolers. It is from the celebrated children’s singer Hap Palmer, and it’s called Read & Sing with Hap Palmer, and it retails for $14.95.


Basically, this DVD is a collection of songs that are brought to live with illustrations and photographs (but not with live motion). I actually prefer still images for younger kids, as it doesn’t overwhelm them as quickly. The songs are catchy and the words are provided on the page, to help with sight reading and vocabulary skills.


Darah frequently asks to watch her “singing DVD” and I feel confident that Layah will enjoy watching this when she is old enough, as well. Since the DVD is broken up into 12 songs, it is easy to pause the program and take a break from watching television after just a few minutes.


Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a copy of Read & Sing with Hap Palmer!


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Time to give away an iPad3! GIVEAWAY!!!


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EEEEE!!!!!!! So excited to share this with you!!!!




 




Welcome to the iPad3 Holiday Giveaway Event!


Hosted by Mom Blog Society


Special thanks to our lovely co-hosts Mom to Bed by 8, Thinking Outside The Sandbox, Moms Living Thrifty and Food N Service for their help bringing this giveaway to life!




Apple iPad Wi-Fi 16 GB – 3rd generation


Pick up the iPad and suddenly, it’s clear. You’re actually touching your photos, reading a book, playing the piano. Nothing comes between you and what you love. To make that hands-on experience even better, they made the fundamental elements of iPad better – the display, the camera, the wireless connection. All of which makes the third-generation iPad capable of so much more than you ever imagined. Everything you do with iPad, you do through its large, beautiful display. And when the display is better, the entire iPad experience is better. The Retina display on the iPad features a 2048-by-1536 resolution, 44-percent greater color saturation, and an astounding 3.1-million pixels – in the same 9.7-inch space. That’s four times the number of pixels in iPad and a million more than an HDTV. Those pixels are so close together, your eyes can’t discern individual ones at a normal viewing distance. When you can’t see the pixels, you see the whole picture. Or article. Or game. In ways you never could before.


Product Features


    

  • 9.7 Retina Display; 2048 x 1536 Resolution
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  • Apple iOS 5; Dual-Core A5X Chip with Quad-Core Graphics
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  • 5 Megapixel iSight Camera; 1080p Video Recording
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  • Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); 16 GB Capacityes: 1 x Headphones – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Docking / port replicator – 30-pin dock connector
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  • Up to 10 Hours of Battery Life; 1.44 lbs
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One lucky reader will receive an iPad 3 Generation {16Gb, Wi-Fi}!


Giveaway ends November 1st at 11:59pm, open worldwide, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!


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AlternaVites Kids Review and GIVEAWAY!!!


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We have a few strategies we are using in our home to teach Darah about pills. We want to teach her not to fear them, and we also want to teach her never to take them unless we have given them to her. Darah is actually in charge of putting mom and dad’s vitamins into our mouths and “supervising” while we swallow them. Every day I ask her if she should take one of my vitamins and she says, “No silly! These are not for me!” I really hope that lesson sticks!



		
		
			
			
		
	Darah has gummy vitamins that she chews and enjoys. I hope that in time she will not have a problem swallowing pills. I was TERRIFIED of swallowing pills as a child, and even struggled with them quite a bit in my teenage years. It would have been so great if some more alternatives had existed.


If your child has a tough time taking pills, or if you feel they are simply too young to try, check out alternaVites Kids. These are vitamin packets in powder form, and I personally sampled them and they taste great! They sort of remind me of Fun Dip like you’d get at the movie theater!


AlternaVites Kids are recommended for ages 4 and up, so Darah is still too young to personally use them. But I could see these as being really handy for road trips or even overnight trips to a friend’s house (btw I’m REALLY looking forward to when those start!). I wouldn’t have to burden the adult with supervising her while swallowing her vitamin pill.


I’m also a fan of alternaVites Kids because they contain no aspartame, no HFCS, no artificial colors or flavors, and it is specially formulated to not contain any major food allergens such as eggs, milk, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy fish and shellfish. Basically, alternaVites Kids covered all the bases to make sure your little one can get his or her multivitamin with ease!


Buy it!: I’m excited to let you know know that all Stuff Parents Need readers can get a 20% discount off their order at alternatives.com by entering the code mom20 at checkout!


Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a one month supply of alternaVites Kids!


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I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.