JOURNEY2 The Mysterious Island DVD GIVEAWAY

Do you want to win this DVD for your kids to break up the summer?  Easy Entry just add a comment with your favorite adventure after trying out the Journey2 APP.  Contest ends 6/15 5pm EST.

• Spin the wheel to get your own personalized adventure!  Will you brave the wilds of Family Movie Night or map your house and have your own treasure hunt!

Reset you New Year's Resolutions

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Want to win a new DVD copy of NEW Year's Eve?  Just leave a comment  with your email about your resolution you want to bring back!  Giveaway ends 5/10 5pm EST  and winner will be picked by random.org

• Take The Quiz!  Are you on your way to making the most out of 2012? Take this quiz and find out if you are a Resolution Renegade!?
• Personal New Year’s Eve Tips! We want you to make your resolutions come true, so to help you achieve your goal we will get you some awesome tips to jump-start your resolution this year!

Children Advil $1 off Coupons (4 for one lucky winner)

Children's Advil Mission via @MySmiley360 

When my 5 year old came down with a fever and later Pnuemonia, I grabbed the Children's Advil.  He acted as if he was not sick and his fever was down for several hours.  

Children's Advil

Children’s Advil® and Infants’ Advil®: Provides up to 8 hours of fever relief with just one dose!

Children’s Advil® is the #1 Selling Children’s Fever Brand.** Nothing reduces a fever faster* or keeps it down longer than Children’s Advil®^†. You can feel confident knowing that Children’s Advil® is both safe and effective when used as directed.

Infants’ Advil® Concentrated Drops:
• Ages 6-23 months 
• Reduces fever, relieves minor aches and pains due to the common cold, flu, headaches, and toothaches

Children’s Advil® Suspension Liquid:
• Ages 2-11 years 
• Fever reducer, relives minor aches and pains due to the common cold, flu, sore throat, headaches, and toothaches

^{Purchase additional Infants’ Advil® or Children’s Advil® at your local retail store.} 

• ^{Click here for complete drug facts, uses, warnings, dosing chart and active ingredients.} 
• ^{'Like' Children’s Advil® on Facebook}
• ^{For more information visit www.childrensadvil.com}

Want to win 4 $1 off coupons for Advil so you can try it, just comment below and you can win!!  Ends on Sunday 1/29 5pm EST.

Be sure to Check out our current coupons for Children's Advil® Products.

If you are not already a Smiley360.com member you can join HERE.

^{Questions or comments regarding any Advil® products call toll free 1-800-88ADVIL or1-800-882-3845 Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EST or ask your pharmacist, doctor or health care professional. 
*Based on reducing fever below 100 degrees F **Among OTC Brands based on 52 weeks ending 10/2/11 †Among leading OTC pain relievers/fever reducers} 
  
In the spirit of full disclosure, Smiley.com provided samples of Infants’ Advil® or Children’s Advil® for me and my family to try. No payment was given and as always, all opinions given here are fully my own
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$100 Amazon Twitter Blast

Attention Bloggers!

If you are looking to grow your Twitter following – sign up for Twitter Blast, hosted by Jen of Makobi Scribe. Last month’s Twitter Blast was a huge success.
What is a Twitter Blast? You the blogger can join for $1 with one account – Twitter. The prize will be provided: $100 Amazon code.

What do you need to do to join? 

• Post about the event with the button. (Right click save the image)
• Fill out this form. Sign ups close Jan 14th at 9 AM EST.
• Post the Rafflecopter on your blog and your Facebook page for the event. You can get it here.
• Schedule the giveaway post to go live on Jan 15 11:59 PM EST to Feb 1 12:01
• You can post on every blog you have, one post per twitter account.
• Jen will email you on the 14th to remind you.

Hosted by: Makobi Scribe
Event Dates: 1/15/12 to 2/1/12
Cost: $1 for one Twitter account
Group Prize or Your Own Prize: Group Prize
Last Day to Sign-Up: 01/13/12

Lip Armor Review and Amazon GC GIVEAWAY

My kids are always stealing my lip balm or asking for those artificially flavored ones in Candy and Soda Flavors. I was thrilled to find a great product Like All Terrain Lip Armor with all natural ingredients and as a bonus SPF of 25.

The majority of those you find for children are simply flavored and provide no protection from the sun. I was bummed that we received this package after or spring break trip to save those little lips from the sun.

When our sample arrived my children were fighting over which flavor they would test. All Terrain has taken one of its most popular products – Lip Armor with SPF 25, and made it kid friendly with new flavors like Bubble Gum and Cherry.

I was thrilled to find it not dyed and the children said they smelled wonderful and went on smoothly. My daughter has very chapped lips so she is more consistent with using it. More so than my 2 boys of course.

It’s an easy, simple way to keep your lips protected from UVA and UVB rays.

Containing natural ingredients like almond oil, shea butter, beeswax and vitamin E – in short – it’s the perfect healing balm to keep your lips supple no matter what the weather – and now its available in Bubble Gum and Cherry.

All Terrain is made with all natural products and is cruelty free with no testing done on animals.

Check out All Terrain for other great products including all natural Sun Screen and Bug Spray. They are only available at a few stores so check for them online.

One Lucky winner will be picked to receive their own 2 pack of All Terrain. .

In order to enter you must like All Terrain on FACEBOOK and comment on their site. FAcebook

1) You must also follow them on TWitter 1 entry

2) while you are on Twitter Follow me too!! 2 entries

Please leave an email with each entry.

Contest Ends 4/1/11 9pm EST April Fools Day

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes Review and Giveaway

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Jamie Brigham said... 

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February 23, 2011 12:59 PM 

Happy Valentine's Day to you. 

Last week I was thrilled to receive my sample of Brilliant screen cleaning wipes.  My husband complains about my computer screen being dirty all the time.  Not quite sure why the kids are even touching the screen but it often has fingerprints on it.  Happy Valentine's Day to you!!

These wipes come with SR-8 which provides gentle, superior  cleaning to any electronic screen and removes dust, dirt, finger prints and makeup while imparting an invisible, durable barrier that protects screens 50x more form scratching. Helps protect against re-soiling to keep your screen brilliantly clean!

Here is their ad:

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• Cleans and protects monitors, electronics, eyeware and more!
• No Alcohol or Ammonia
• Added scratch resistance with SR-8

Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes^TM with SR-8^TM  provides gentle superior cleaning while imparting an invisible durable barrier that resists scratches, soiling and water spots.

Treat Your Lenses with the protection of SR-8

• SR-8 is a Polimer Additive that reduces surface tension making cleaning easier each time it is used.
• SR-8 Coats the lens leaving a protective barrier
• SR-8 Improves scratch resistance
• SR-8 Will not dry out protective coatings

They are also suggested to work well on all type of eyewear.

I also used it on my smart phone.  I had to use the wipes a second time on the computer as it left streaks. However if you cleaned small portions at a time you could get it clean.  They come in individual packets so if you traveled with your laptop/ipad it is convenient to carry around with you.  These are a must have for any touch screen appliance.  The are pretty cheap at $3.99 for a pack of 5.  You can buy your own pack HERE

One lucky reader will their very own 5 pack:

Like Brilliant Screen Cleaning wipes on Facebook
Follow Black Diamond Cleaning products on Twitter-1 entry
Follow Close to Home on GFC--1 entry
Follow CLose to home Reviews GFC--1 entry
Follow Close to home on twitter 1 entry

CONTEST ENDS Wedns 2/23 @ 7pm EST

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.


Sponsored by Tomoson.com

$20 gift card Giveaway---Target Or Amazon Your choice

Announcing A giveaway on my other blog: CLose To home

Post from Close To Home, must enter on that site:

I am so excited and thankful for all my followers both old and new. I promised that I would host a giveaway when I reached 200 GFC followers and 100 FB fans on my new Fan Page and I have exceeded that goal. To celebrate I am giving away one $20 giftcard from either Target or Amazon, if you win you get to choose.

Feel free to pass this on to your readers as well, as we are always looking for new blogs and readers.

Winner will be picked through random.org and announced Friday the 21st of January at 5pm!!

To ENTER the $20 Gift Card Giveaway Just follow the following steps. You get 4 chances to win!!

1) You MUST follow Close to home from either Google Friend Connect or Facebook FAN PAGE Leave me a comment telling me which gift card you would choose and what you want to buy. Leave me your email to contact you. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

2) If you are not following both GFC and Facebook Fan then sign up for the one you are not already a member of. (1 Entry)

3) Tweet or post on your facebook page about this giveaway and leave a comment with a link to the tweet/post. (1 Entry)

4) Become a twitter follower (1 entry)

5) Vote for my Blog on the Fence--link in the right side bar and let me know you did it (1entry)

6) Grab my button and put it on your blog (2 entries)

Good Luck and thank you again for your support and please let your friends know about me there will be another giveaway at 300 GFC fans!!!

Open to US or Canadian residents only!

Blogspark and Safeway Baking Giveaway

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I was so thrilled to be part of this Holiday Cookie Exchange Spark, as I was just getting into my holiday baking when my package arrived in the mail. One pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, a package of Glad extra deep containers and a $25 gift card to Safeway Grocery stores (also valid at Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi’s) I will be able to use this over the holiday gift as Dominick's, one of their branches, is in my hometown!!

Why not start a new tradition and host your own cookie exchange. Visit BakeSweetMemories.com for great ideas and recipes. There is a fun Sweet Memories Game my kids love playing. Won another bag of cookie dough!!!

To use my Sugar Cookie Pouch, I chose to make Spritz cookies off their Bake Sweet Memories.com. I usually use the Joy of Cooking recipe but this was so much easier. No measuring just dumping and pressing.

I divided my cookies into thirds, kept one plain, dyed one green and the other red to make a more festive look. I think they turned out great. They puffed a little more than my traditional recipe but tasted great. They made about 6 dozen, not sure of the exact count because I did not start counting until I was packing them into my Glad containers, which held the 6 Dozen I counted plus several eaten.

This is a great Cookie exchange recipe simply because of the ease and amount from one recipe. Pack a few dozen up for a neighbor as well. I would consider these still homemade!!

I also made 100 google readers the same day I received this pack so I am thrilled to celebrate with a giveaway.

One of my readers will also get this great "Happy Holidays Treats" prize pack. Sugar Cookie Pouch, Gladware and $25 Safeway Gift Card.

Even if you don't have a safeway in your town, think of a great gift for a family member or friend that does. You still get the cookie mix and containers to help with the excessive holiday baking.

To enter this great holiday giveaway just follow a few simple rules: Giveaway Ends

Sunday, December 19th, @ 5pm EST.

1)Become a follower of Close to Home

2) Leave a Comment telling us your favorite holiday baking shortcut or recipe

Additional entries:

1)tweet about this giveaway and comment with the link 1 Submission

2) Follow Close to Home on Twitter @stayclosetohome 1 submission

3) Let us know what you won on the Bake Sweet Memories game 1 submission

Good Luck and Happy Baking

Safeway, Betty Crocker, and Glad provided you with the gift card, information, and prize pack through MyBlogSpark.

Old El Paso Taco Night Giveaway

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I am so thrilled to host my first My Blogspark giveaway from Old El Paso.  Old El Paso is  sponsoring family taco nights.  Well in my family this is at least a monthly if not bimonthly event.  The kids love making their own tacos with the fixings of their choice.  They also thought it was fun to eat with their cactus bowls.  I used one to lay out the toppings.

In the mail I received 3 cactus bowls and a cactus dip bowl plus a Old El Paso taco seasonings  and a $10 gift card to buy the ingredients for our taco night.

For our taco nights, I usually use turkey meat and to make it go a little farther while adding more protein and fiber with the addition of a can of black beans in with the meat.  I have also used vegetarian refried beans as the first ingredient in the taco shell as well.  I have never made my own taco seasonings before as I love the taste of Old El Paso seasonings.  I often buy their low sodium version.

The best news is in the midst of the holidays you don't have to worry about what you are fixing for dinner because one lucky reader will get the same prize package as I did.  Just  leave a comment on this post and let us know about your favorite taco topping.
Contest Ends 11/20 at Noon.

Not only do you get a $10 credit card for your fixings but you can get a coupon for .60 cents off your Old El Paso Purchase.  Click here: http://www.myblogspark.com/uc/main/b069/

Plus check out  http://www.eltacodor.com/ for a fun family game to play at your family night.


Old El Paso provided you with the products, information, and giveaway through MyBlogSpark.


Be sure to check out my other blog CLOSE TO HOME for great crafts, recipes and entertaining tips.