Hot Dots Let's Master Sets by Educational Insights.com Toy Giveaway / Review $24.99 Value!

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Why not take advantage of your children's holiday gifts this year?  Give the gift that will keep on giving; by educating your young child's mind.

Remember that educational toys do not have to be boring and mundane!!  They can be fun and created so your child doesn't feel like they are learning.  They can feel like they are playing and having a great time.

One of the toys I would highly recommend this year is called Hot Dots Let's Master (and keep reading for your change to win one Hot Dots Let's Master of your choice!!!).  This educational product is available in different versions to help meet your child's needs from Pre-K up to 3rd Grade.  And Educational Insights.com also offers these Hot Dots Let's Master focusing on Math or Reading.

I was or should I say my son was lucky enough to try out both the Math and Reading Hot Dots Let's Master Sets for Kindergarten.  

First of all the squeals of delight upon checking out his new toys was priceless.  He was so excited and couldn't went to try his new "computer books".  That is what he called them and I totally understand why. As each of these Hot Dots Let's Master Sets came with two books and an interactive pen.

Look at this fun and child friendly pen (take 2 AAA batteries).  

It is child friendly as it is bigger and easy to hold, plus the friendly Talking and Teaching Dog Ace that is part of the pen lights up along with the comments he makes to encourage your child to learn.

I am thrilled that each set comes with 100 lessons!  Wow!  What a great find and 15 of the 100 lessons are meant to challenge your child and get them ready for the next step...their next grade in school.  

I feel Hot Dots Let's Master sets are a great value considering how much they are able to teach a child.  You can purchase your own Hot Dots through Educationalinsights.com.  

It was great to watch my youngest son stay on task and work on his  Letter Recognition, Reading Readiness, Phonics, Sight Words and Punctuation & Grammar...Thanks to Hot Dots.  This learning system pushed him to try harder to get the positive reward from the interactive pen.

This style of pen is used with the upper levels of these Hot Dots sets.

I loved watching him get up in the morning and wanting to get busy with his Hot Dots.  At first he was a little frustrated trying to get the hang of how the pen worked with the books that were included.  But once he figured it out...he was hooked on learning.

The books are easy to use and sturdy.  The pen is used to touch the corresponding black dot with the answer your child thinks is correct.  The pen will let him or her know if they selected the correct answer.  

My son is finding the money a fun learning experience with the Hot Dots Let's Master Math set.  Yes, I said money.  I couldn't believe that this was covered but what a great concept for him to understand along with...Counting & Numbers, Patterns, Time, Shapes/Geometry, Fractions, Measurement and Math Facts

I have now signed up for the free Educational Insights Newsletter and you can too.  This way I don't miss out on any great deals and offers.  Now that we have experienced Hot Dots Let's Master I can't wait to see what other educational products we are going to try out.  Oh, another outlet I am like is Educational Insights on Facebook.  I love there page and learning about other products they carry.  

So who wants to win a Hot Dots Let's Master set of their own?  And better yet if you win...you can pick the grade level and it you want math or reading.  Thank you Educational Insights for this great opportunity to review and now giveaway Hot Dots Let's Master!

Good Lucky Everyone and Happy Holidays.

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UncommonGoods Great Selection of Christmas Toys and Stocking Stuffers

Disclaimer:UncommonGoods provided me with a free samples of their product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free products.

Thank you UncommonGoods for helping to make my boys Christmas Merry and Bright this year.  I was amazing and surprised at the holiday gift selections you offer; not to mention all the other unique and fabulous products for purchase any time of the year.

When I started looking around UncommonGoods for children's stocking stuffers, I felt like a child at Christmas time.  There were so many different and fun choices, click here to see some of them.

After over an hour of some serious but fun looking I noticed UncommonGoods also has a search method that can be used to help if price is a factor in your gift choice.  It allows for people like you and I to search for the best gifts under $50 on this page.

So what are my boys going to be surprised with on Christmas morning thanks to UncommonGoods:

Super Magnetic Putty

Brainstrings

Word Teasers - Small Fry (Uncommon Goods offers many other word games to fit your needs right here.

and Roll-It-Up Games

Now onto my biggest challenge to hide these fun finds so Santa can deliver them.

I would love to hear some of your great stocking stuffer idea.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Disclaimer:UncommonGoods provided me with a free samples of their product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free products.

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Wantable.com Hand-picked full-sized products that match your needs.

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A fully customizable unique products experience.

Wantable.com

Wantable.com allows you to select between 4 different categories and then take a quiz so your box of personalized products - which will be handpicked by their in-house stylists can be sent directly to you once or every month.  They best part is you don't know exactly what will be arriving.  It is like Christmas every time a Wantable box arrives.

The 4 categories are Makeup, Accessories, Intimates and Holiday.

After look at all the varieties that could be included with each box; I selected the intimates box.  Don't worry - it doesn't have to mean scantly-clad items.  Take a look at what my personalized Wantable.com intimate box included:

It was so much fun to see what Wantable stylists matched thanks to the fun and quick online survey I took.  I enjoyed seeing the paperwork that was included with the intimates box.  It showed my loves and dislikes.

It then described the products I was sent...

It also showed the value of the items I received..

So if you add up the items from this intimates box it totaled $86 and the most I would have to pay is $40!

I still can't get over the huge value all these items only cost through Wantable.  This service gets an A+++ from Fishful Thinking!

This would make a great Holiday gift!  I know I would love to receive another Wantable box and see what is hand picked just for me!

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LeapPad Ultra the Perfect Holiday Gift Kids Learning Tablet Review

"I was provided a sample of the LeapPad Ultra through a review program.  The opinions expressed are my own."

Can you say Merry Christmas early at our house?

Well it is....Look what came in the mail!!

A LeapPad Ultra!!

I feel like a kid again.  I can't believe all the features and abilities this LeapPad Ultra has to offer.  It is going to be perfect for my son that is 5 and as you will see below also for my son that is 8 years old. 

I love that the LeapPad Ultra is designed to only offer content that has been approved and selected by educators.  I can feel good knowing my children are using a kid-safe and age-appropriate learning tablet experience thanks to LeapFrog's Learning Team.

The LeapPad Ultra even allows us (us being overly protective parents) to use a 4-digit security code to control what our children are able to access.  I love this feature.

Another parent important feature is the kid-safe web content experience called LeapSearch which was created in partnership with Zui.  Zui is a leading children's browser developer.  LeapSearch allows children to watch and explore a very controlled selection of 100% kid appropriate web content.  This is accessed via Wi-Fi.  This Wi-Fi feature also allows parents to quickly and easily purchase and download features to the LeapPad Ultra.

And more more thing as a parent I love about the LeapPad Ultra learning tablet.  It is a kid tough tablet.

Okay what my kids are going to love is...

The 7" high resolution colored light-touch screen (also comes with a stylus)

The long-lasting rechargeable battery (typically allows for up to 9 hours of use at a time! Wow!!)

Front and back cameras and video recorders.  This is perfect as one of my son's really wants a camera.

Onboard MP3 player - music hear here we come!

The LeapPad Ultra is compatible with LeapFrog's learning library of 800+ games, apps, eBooks, videos, music and more!

And not only that 11 apps are included with the LeapPad Ultra for an added $80 Value!

My boys are going to feel like grow-ups with all the safe featured available with their LeapPad Ultras.

As a family that owns many LeapFrog products the LeapPad Ultra is a perfect step up for my boys.

My son is going to love that "Santa" is going to be giving him is dream gift - A Green colored LeapPad Ultra.  And so is one of my other son's...as I just ordered him the same one from Amazon.com.  And they are currently offering $30 back in Amazon credit if you order.  So I hope you get in on this deal ...f it is still active when you place your Holiday order.

And now that we are going to be proud owners of two LeapPad Ultras they can take advantage of one of the amazing features.  The feature called peer to peer games, my boys will be able to safely play with each other via their LeapPad Ultra using virtual pets or LeapFrog characters. The Pet Chat allows them to safely ‘text’ over a local connection with safe pre-defined chat phrases and emoticons with fun sounds.

For more info on the LeapPad Ultra visit: www.leapfrog.com/LeapPadUltra.

Happy Holidays and I hope you are able to find the perfect gifts for your children this season.

 "I was provided a sample of the LeapPad Ultra through a review program. The opinions expressed are my own."

Pear Tree Greetings Holiday Photo Cards $40 Giveaway / Review

Disclaimer: Pear Tree Greetings provided me with a gift code to purchase a product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free product and giveaway.

Are you ready for the Holidays?  How about Holiday Cards?  But, not just any Holiday Cards!  Personalized cards that you can send to your loved ones and friends.

I am thrilled to be working with Pear Tree Greetings again this Holiday Season.  In years past and this year again they will be making our family's personalized greeting cards.  Cards that I simply create on line.  It is truly that easy.

But, to be honest I think the most challenging part is to select the type of Holiday card you want to create.  Pear Tree offers so many different types of cards.  Holiday Photo cards, Christmas Cards and Photo Christmas Cards to name just a few.

We love the photo cards as it helps keep us in touch with all our family and friends.  It is a simple way to personalize greeting cards.

 

So many choices this year Pear Tree Greetings!!!  Where do I begin?

I love that when I look around at all the selections, they are clearing marked how low the price per card can be. 

And then after selecting your perfect Holiday card.  Pear Tree Greetings walks you right through the customizing process.  You add your photos that you simply upload (even from Facebook) and then add your own words (text).

So make your Holidays as stress free as possible.  Use Pear Tree Greetings to solve and customize your photo card needs.

And enter below to win a $40 Gift Code to help you purchase your cards from the Pear Tree's holiday collection.

Good Luck and Happy Holidays!
 

Disclaimer: Pear Tree Greetings provided me with a gift code to purchase a product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free product and giveaway.

 

Baby Shower Gift of Captured Wishes and Other Special Occasions - Unique and Chic

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Can you say Unique and Chic?

How about the perfect gift for a New Baby, Baby Shower and other Special Occasions?

Okay, one last thing to have you say....Hand made special wishes from Captured Wishes.

Shout Captured Wishes from the roof tops and don't forget this amazing hand made company for your next special occasion gift giving needs.

I know when I had the chance to receive of of their Baby Gift Captured Wishes, I couldn't wait to see and hold this gift.  A gift that has a huge impact on your heartstrings.

I picked a Captured Wishes gift for a baby girl, as one of my very good friends is expecting her 2nd baby and 1st girl.  Their baby shower is only a few weeks away and she is going to be blessed this is amazing and heart felt gift.

Are you wondering what is in this perfectly packaged little gift of wishes?

It is a magical vessel...that is packed full of perfect wishes, charms and a verse that is meant for a new baby and mother.

I feel this is the ultimate expression of love for a new baby being welcomed into this world.  The Captured Wish even comes with its own hook with a suction cup so this wishful vessel can be safely displayed.

I am in awe with the detail and care that went into create this one of a kind wishful gift.  Look at the top of the cork.

And the included elegant card describes what each glittery layer in the vessel represents.

 

I think my favorite color of glitter and its meaning is purple which stands for "Appreciation for family & tradition".

What a perfect and personal gift.  The charms just add to the "charm" of this Captured Wishes present.

And with the Holidays around the corner Captured Wishes also offer their Unique and Chic gifts for Hostesses, Friendship, Thank you....along with many other occasions.


 

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NOVICA $25 Giveaway Association w/ National Geographic Handmade Goods and Fair Trade Artisans

Disclaimer: NOVICA provided me with a gift card to purchase a product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free product and giveaway.

Just in time for your Holiday Shopping....

A wonderful new website that offers Modern and Fast products yet still holds true to the artisan crafted roots.

A site that offers the best of all Fair Trade Missions to help undiscovered artists around the world.

This site is called NOVICA and it is associated with National Geographic.  I was thrilled to have to chance to select an item for myself and giveaway a $25 Gift Certificate to one lucky person. 

When I looked around NOVICA's site I could believe all the offers in many different price ranges.  The best part is all the items for sale are sourced from around the world.  Each item is handmade and goes through a certification program.  This program guarantees that each product is 100% premium quality.

Novica practices fair trade which means none of the artists are charged any fees for listing their items on the Novica website.  I love that the artists are fully independent and can raise or lower their prices and even remove times from Novica.  So by doing this it adds to the value of both the artisans and the customers.

I know when I searched to find what I wanted to order I used a few different ways to locate the perfect hand crafted item.  I started with Unique Gifts and then went on to Gifts for Mom. 

And knowing I had a budget on what I could select I finally used the search feature Unique Gifts under $25.  And I found the most amazing handmade bowl I decided to treat myself to.

Look at it!!

It's it beautiful??  I can't wait for it to arrive and the shipping and handling was under $5!

Is is called the Spicy Blue Dip Painted Hand Carved Wood Bowl (Small).  And since the artist can select his or her own price....This beautiful bowl was suppose to be $50.95 but only currently cost 24.99!  I was lucky to get this great deal as there were only 2 more bowls left for order.

The Spicy Blue Dip Hand Carved Wood Bowl highlights the natural grain of palo blanco with its modern design.  The bowl is carved by hand and finished by dipping it in deep blue for a whimsical spot of color.

Feel I need to share a little about the artist who hand crafted my bowl.  His name is Victor Hugo Lopez.

This is some of what I found out from NOVICA about Victor. 

"Developing a new design is like planning for the birth of a baby. I draw, cut the wood, carve it, sand it and take it apart until I have a finished piece that makes me happy."

"I work in wood. Like many people who work in this craft, I had a difficult childhood that helped me become a man who… Read more strives to get ahead. I'm a hard worker, and I've worked on my own for around 40 years.  I'm grateful to Novica for the opportunity to have a window to the world through the web page. I'm also grateful to you, the shoppers, for making your homes a cultural showcase for artisans like me, who live and dream of our work."

And I love that when you purchase an item through NOVICA some offer free gift packaging and even a free gift message plus artist storycard.  I know it is included with my bowl. 

What a perfect idea to treat yourself or others!  You can even check out Vases, Pearl Necklaces and Sculpture.  What would you select if you won the $25 Gift Card?  Quick go over and check out NOVICA as that is one of the entries below.

Good Luck and Thanks for supporting Artists Worldwide with the help of NOVICA.

Disclaimer: NOVICA provided me with a gift card to purchase a product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review in return for the free product and giveaway.

Love my new Stainless Steel Earth Pan by Ozeri, with a 100% PFOA-Free Non-Stick Coating

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Just in time for all my Autumn and Winter Cooking; an amazing new frying pan.

As anyone that follows me knows, I am such a foodie and of course own a ton of pans.  But, my new one I received for a review is fantastic.  And so far so good, it has held up to many different types of cooking and washing.

 

It is the Ozeri Stainless Steel Earth Pan. (You can purchase you own Ozeri Earth Pan from Amazon).

When it arrived I knew I was in for a high quality cooking pan.  It was so heavy.

I read the instructions and it recommended before using it to take all the tags and labels off. 

Then clean it with a soft cloth or sponge.  That was simple!  The next suggestion was to lightly season the pan.  It only took me a minute to rub olive oil on the pan with a paper towel.  And that was it, my new frying pan was ready to use.

I was amazed at how well it cooked ground beef.  The pan was so slippery and nothing stuck at all!  No wonder as this Ozeri 10" Stainless Steal Earth Pan has a 100% PFOA-Free Non-stick Coating.  Which by the way was developed in the USA.

In case you are not familar with what PFOA is....is a harmful chemical used in all tradition cookware.  It helps these pans achieve a non-stick performance.  And the EPA has classified PFOA as a persistent pollutant of the environment. 

So I was thankful that Ozeri doesn't use PFOA.  So how do they make their pans Non-stick.  They use ETERNA.  It is a safe and natural non-stick product developed in the USA.

And let me sing the prasies of ETERNA it works fabulous and has continued to hold up after many, many uses and washes.  Yes, I said washes....but this Ozeri Earth Pan cleans up in just a second.  Everything just wipes right out.  I love it!!! 

As a foodie I highly recommend this pan and it would even make a great Christmas Gift!


 

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Perfect Stocking Stuffer for the man in your life a TolietTree Nose & Ear Trimmer.

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Stocking Stuffer Time Everyone!!!

Is your hubby or boyfriend, Grandpa, Father.....etc.... in need of a useful gift this Holiday Season?

If so, after having the opportunity (or should I say my husband) to review a great product by TolietTree.

I would highly recommend the TolietTree Nose & Ear Trimmer.  But this is not your ordinary trimmer. 

Let me tell you more about it....

It is a Professional ...Water Resistant...Heavy Duty Steel Nose and Facial Hair Trimmer with LED light by ToiletTree Products.

And I think the best part is that this product is backed by a Lifetime Guarantee!  It is not very often you find items are are guaranteed for life.

I don't know if you or a loved one owns a nose trimmer...but if you do...go take a look at it.  I bet that is probably is made with a cheap plastic body.

Well TolietTree Products has created such a high quality trimmer it is made with a steel casing.  We were amazing on how sturdy this trimmer felt.

My husband really loves the water resistant feature.  So he is use it in the shower and it is easy to clean and rinse off.  It even comes with its on little cleaning brush.

And the super bright LED light that is built in is genius! 

My husband has only had praises for the TolietTree Nose & Ear Trimmer. 

It think one of the reasons is the rotary cutting system which allows hairs to enter the trimmer tip from the top and also from the sides which is very helpful for stray hairs not only in the nose but also on eyebrows, beards and ears.

The blades are made of high quality stainless steel.  They allow for a clean smooth cut.  So no more pinching and pulling.

The trimmer only takes one AA battery. 

So if you are wondering where to get your TolietTree Nose & Ear Trimmer...Don't fret!

Just head on over to Amazon and order your stocking stuffer today.

You can also learn more about TolietTree Products via Twitter and Facebook.

Happy Holidays! 

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Ettitude Bamboo Men's and Women's T-shirt Giveaway / Review $52.90 Total Value

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A comfortable and perfect fitting t-shirt made from bamboo?

It is possible?  Have you heard of bamboo being used to make a shirt?

I know I hadn't, but now that I have been giving the opportunity to try one on for myself and give one away (enter below)...I am a believe that bamboo is a perfect material to use when creating a t-shirt.

It makes me think - "Eco Living Made Easy".  And how perfect is that as bamboo t-shirt I am talking about is made by Ettitude and that is one of their phrases.

Ettitude is able to great amazing apparel and more with the help of bamboo.  Did you know that bamboo is a renewable resource?  Well, it is. 

Ettitude now offers a great bamboo crew neck t-shirt for men and a bamboo crew neck t-shirt for women.  But if crew necks are not your style the also offer v-necks.  They use eco friendly fabric that is made from 95% bamboo.  Don't worry and think that bamboo must mean for a scratching and uncomfortable shirt.  Actually bamboo fibers have natural properties that are ideal for wicking sweat away from your skin and even keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.   

So what did I think about the eco-friendly shirt I received?  I love it!  I was surprised how soft and silky the Ettitude bamboo shirt was.  My skin is sensitive and it felt great on and looked even better.

The fabric has a slight stretchiness to it as it is also made for 5% spandex.  I ordered a size larger than I typically wear and I was glad I did.  As I found the t-shirt is a little form fitting in a good way and if you want it too look like one of your typical shirts you wear - a size bigger may make you enjoy the fit better.

I loved how my shirt arrived and the 100% recyclable paper envelope it arrived it.

I am sure your and your spouse can find the perfect Ettitude bamboo t-shirt to fall in love with.  They do offer men's and women's shirts in sized from XS to XXL.  Even crew neck style or v neck.  And so many colors....white, black, blue, sage and dusk.

If you want to learn more about Ettitude check out their eco friendly social media sites:

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
YouTube
Pinterest

So who wants to win a Men's and Women's Ettitude Bamboo T-shirt?  If you win you can pick if you want a crew or v-neck, size and color!  What a huge Giveaway just in time for the Holidays!  Total value is $52.90!!!

So what are you waiting for enter below and see if you are the winner!  Good Luck and stay Eco-Friendly!

 

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