Featuring The Homeschool Lounge CLOSED

The Homeschool Lounge is a wonderful place for Homeschooling Moms to gather together, close to 10, 000 moms right now! I am one of them, you can see my profile page here (if you are a member). I am not overly active, due to lack of time, but many moms are and when I do pop in, I always find something neat going on!

If you are new, you can read the Welcome page here, giving tons of information about this great site!

The Homeschool Lounge has graciously offered to donate an AWESOME gift to one of you, in honor of us homeschooling moms! The winner of this giveaway will have her choice of:

$25.00 Amazon Gift Certificate


~OR~

$25.00 CBD Gift Certificate

How cool is that? Who doesn't need $25 to one of those awesome sites? I use BOTH all of the time!

Mandatory Entry...

To enter to win this giveaway, please leave a comment telling me how long you have been homeschooling (yup, you must be a homeschooling Mom to win this one), AND which gift certificate you would choose.

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you are a member of the Homeschool Lounge, give yourself an extra entry!
2. If you have a Homeschool Lounge button (any of them) on your blog sidebar, give yourself an extra entry!
   
3. If you Subscribe/Follow 1+1+1=1, give yourself an extra entry!
4. If you follow me on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
5. If you become a FAN of 1+1+1=1 on Facebook (something new I have begun), give yourself an extra entry!
   

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS October 11, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Winners!!!

Congratulations to the following winners! Thanks to all who entered these 3 giveaways, there are more giveaways open now and more on the way!


Itzbeen...
Comment #123...Dawn

Thanks to Itzbeen for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to get your own Itzbeen, you can buy it here, or on Amazon!


Bee in a Tree...
Comment #90...Susan

Thanks to Mommy and Baby Essentials for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to get your own book, you can buy it here!


See Kai Run...
Comment #12...Dianna

Thanks to See Kai Run for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to own these great shoes, you can buy them here!


I will be emailing you ladies shortly, and will need to hear back from you within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. If you are a winner here, you are not eligible to win any other 1000 Subscribers Celebration Giveaways, until the GRAND FINALE giveaways!

Featuring Brainy Baby ~ #4 CLOSED

This is our final Brainy Baby giveaway, and this one will have way more than one winner!!! They are giving away 1 copy of Shapes and Colors, 1 copy of Talking Hands, and 10 copies of Animals!!!! That's right, 12 winners all together!!!

Brainy Baby sent us 2 of these DVDs to preview and my kiddos were really excited! We already owned the Animals one and have had it for awhile. It is a staple DVD in our car DVD player. We don't use it much locally but for the rare occasion, it is nice to have an educational DVD that both boys enjoy.

You can see Krash and Ladybug watching intently here...
They were watching the Shapes and Colors DVD, which we all really enjoyed. Of the 3 they sent us, this was the favorite, of both Mommy and kiddos. We do use educational DVDs for our schooling, and yes my kids do watch TV. I do like to take what they are watching and try to extend it somehow. That's where a lot of my Tot Books come from, developing a learning tool featuring characters they already love!

This day I had Krash review his shapes, using our home made learning wheel, after the DVD was over...


Pac Man and Krash like the Talking Hands DVD too, and I must say that Pac Man likes it the most! He is 7 and loves watching it to brush up on his signing skills before we start signing with Ladybug. Pac Man was a baby-signer, so was Krash. Pac is excited to start signing with Ladybug soon! There's also an alphabet section that he really loves, going through each letter slowly.

Brainy Baby is giving 12 of you a DVD!!! To enter to win, please list the DVDs 1, 2, 3 in the order your would prefer if you are chosen as the winner. Nobody is guaranteed their selections, but I would love to know which you prefer!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you Subscribe/Follow 1+1+1=1, give yourself an extra entry!
2. If you follow me on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
3. If you have my 1+1+1=1 button on your sidebar, give yourself an extra entry! Please leave a link to your blog in your comment so I can visit you!
   
4. If you will post about your new DVD and Brainy Baby on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (an honor thing)

This Giveaway is open for the USA Only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS October 4, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Featuring Itzbeen! CLOSED

Long before I ever had the idea of the 1000 Subscribers Celebration, I wrote a personal review about this awesome product, the Itzbeen timer. As I was contacting companies for our celebration, Itzbeen was one at the top of my list because I really wanted to bless others with some great products that I personally LOVE! I was excited when they said that they would give one of my readers a timer for the celebration. I personally already owned this product so there was no need to send me a sample.

Here's the detailed image of the Itzbeen from their site...


You can read the many great features by enlarging the image or visiting their site. Basically it is a Mommy brain!!! I honestly don't know how I lived without this gadget with my first 2 kiddos. I have timed every one of Ladybug's feedings since birth (minus a few when I couldn't find the timer). She is 5 months old and I still use it for every one. I also use it to time any of the kids taking timed medication, and also have timed her naps if need be. Seriously, this thing is AWESOME.

It has a night light that I love, it has a silent blinking alarm that I used a lot when she was waking to feed at night-I could glance over and see if the red light was blinking to know if she was ready to eat or had awoken too early.

Here's my personal Itzbeen in my hand to show you it's size. You can also see that it had been 2 hours and 9 minutes since Ladybug had last nursed. I no longer have to remember times or even think about it. I just check my timer-which also has a clip so I can clip it to me if I am going to be around the house.


You can buy your own Itzbeen Baby Care Timer here at their site, on Amazon here, or at any of their retailers featured here. If you have a baby, or a baby on the way-add this to your registry or just buy it now! I used it to time my contractions before Ladybug was even born!!! I also use it to time Time-Outs for the boys if need be!

One of YOU is going to be winning one of these amazing little gadgets in honor of Ladybug! Thanks Itzbeen!

Mandatory Entry...

Visit Itzbeen and tell me one place you can purchase an Itzbeen timer.

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you have a baby under 6 months of age, are pregnant, or in the process of adopting a baby RIGHT NOW, give yourself an extra entry. Tell which one in your comment.
   
2. If you read my personal review on my Lil' Ladybug blog, give yourself an extra entry if you can tell in the comment how old Ladybug was when I wrote that review!
   
3. If you have a blog and would write about your win, give yourself an extra entry.
   
4. If you Follow/Subscribe to Lil' Ladybug give yourself an extra entry.
   

This giveaway is open to US, Us Territories, Canada, and APO addresses.

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 27, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Winner!

Congratulations to the following winner! Thanks to all who entered this giveaway, there are more giveaways open now and more on the way, even 1 more from Brainy Baby!


Brainy Baby DVD and Flashcards...
Comment #26...Annette

Thanks to Brainy Baby for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to own these great products, you can buy them here!


I will be emailing you shortly, and will need to hear back from you within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. If you are a winner here, you are not eligible to win any other 1000 Subscribers Celebration Giveaways, until the GRAND FINALE giveaways!

Featuring See Kai Run CLOSED

See Kai Run sent Ladybug this absolutely adorable pair of shoes to try out...


They are called "Nora" from the See Kai Run Smaller line, perfect for ages 0-24 months. They arrived in this cute silver box, and instantly I was in love! The packaging alone was enough to make me smile! I took them out and began investigating different aspects of the shoes and continued to be impressed! They are wonderful shoes and met every expectation I have for nice children's shoes! I am not a big fan of expensive baby shoes, but I do make sure my young ones have at least one nice pair of shoes...these are perfect for Ladybug! They are still a little big on her, which is great because she doesn't necessarily even need them yet!


But that's OK, she has the cute clothes to match them and they look so stinkin' cute on her chubby little feet!

I love her new shoes and can't thank See Kai Run enough for sending them to her! Not only did they kindly send us a pair, they are giving one of YOU a pair!!! You will even be able to choose which pair you want, from either the See Kai Run or Smaller line!!!

To enter, please visit their site and let me know which pair you would choose if you won (you can change your mind if you do actually win)

See Kai Run: ages 6 mos-3 yrs
Smaller: ages 0-24 mos

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you have a baby or toddler who would look super cute in a new pair of See Kai Run shoes (or a baby who is on the way), give yourself an extra entry. Tell how old your cutie pie is in your comment.
2. If you will take a photo of your baby/toddler in his/her new shoes and write a post on your blog about your win and See Kai Run, give yourself an extra entry (an honor thing).
3. Sign up for the See Kai Run Email List (see info at the bottom of their homepage), give yourself an extra entry.
   
4. If you Follow/Subscribe to Lil' Ladybug give yourself an extra entry.
   

This Giveaway is open for USA and Canada only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 27, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Featuring Mommy and Baby Essentials CLOSED

Mommy and Baby Essentials sent us this adorable book called, "A Bee in a Tree." Upon first glance I noticed that this was a very simple book, but one unlike any other book we owned. I was anxious to see what the boys thought of it.


Daddy tested it out on them for me and it was an instant hit!!! Daddy has a funny way of reading books and rhyming books are his favorite! He added many of his own rhymes to this book also, causing the boys to laugh hysterically!


As a Mommy, I love this simple, yet educational book, as it is perfect for a beginning reader.

"A bee, a bee, a bee in a tree."

Krash is 3 1/2 and reads along with me and often chooses this as his nightly book to be read. He calls it the "bee book." I look forward to using this book when we begin working with word families, it will be a great teaching tool.

You can buy your own copy of this cute book here, and while there you can browse around at all of the many other Mommy and Baby Essentials!!!

In honor of my boys, Mommy and Baby Essentials is giving one of my readers a copy of this great book!

Mandatory Entry:

Visit Mommy and Baby Essentials and leave a comment telling what else they sell!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you've ever linked up to Tot School (in the weekly MckLinky), give yourself an extra entry (you have to have done it before this post!).
2. If you have a child who is learning rhyming words and would love this book, give yourself an extra entry!
3. If you can figure out what the owner of Mommy and Baby Essentials has in common with Squishy Tushy, tell me in a comment for an extra entry!
4. If you can find a post on my 1+1+1=1 blog about word families, easy reader books, or rhyming words, leave a link in a comment for an extra entry!
   

This Giveaway is open for the USA Only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 27 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Featuring Brainy Baby ~ #3 CLOSED

It's another great Brainy Baby giveaway!!! I told you they were spoiling us!!! Here's 2 more wonderful items they sent to us for review and will be giving away to one of YOU!!!

Alphabet flashcards...
and "ABC's, Introducing the Alphabet" DVD...
These two products work perfectly in combination so I decided to bundle them together for 1 winner! The flashcards are a great addition to Tot School, with adorable graphics on one side and bright, bold upper and lowercase letters on the other. They are extremely sturdy and well made.

I added them in with some other ABC items we have to work with during Tot School...


The video is very simple, and repetitive. For a mom, it is rather boring but Krash loved it. Even Ladybug watches it when she's in the room and Pac Man (age 7) still hasn't outgrown these types of movies. The simple repetitive nature allows a young child to really focus on the letter names and sounds. I do not recommend using a DVD like this solely for teaching the ABCs but I think it's fine in moderation. Honestly I would lose my sanity if it weren't for some DVDs like this one...a mom's gotta have a break sometimes...especially a homeschooling mom!!!

Brainy Baby is giving one of you BOTH of the products featured in this post (flashcards and DVD)!!! To enter to win, please visit Brainy Baby and tell me what OTHER video of theirs you think your child would enjoy!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you Subscribe/Follow Totally Tots, give yourself an extra entry!
2. If you Subscribe/Follow 1+1+1=1, give yourself an extra entry!
3. If you linked up to Tot School THIS WEEK, give yourself an extra entry! Tell what # your link is in the comment for this entry!
   
4. If you follow me on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
   
5. If you will take a photo of your child playing with their new stuff and post about it and Brainy Baby on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (also an honor thing)

This Giveaway is open for the USA Only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 20, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

More Winners...

Congratulations to the following winners! Thanks to all who entered these 3 giveaways, there are more giveaways on the way!


Squishy Tushy ~ bumGenius Organic Diaper...
Comment #36...Laura

Thanks to Squishy Tushy for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to get your own cloth diapers, you can buy them here!


Brainy Baby Nesting Blocks...
Comment #190...Bailey

Thanks to Brainy Baby for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to own these great blocks, you can buy them here!

Another Year Already...
Comment #25...Michelle

Thanks to Another Year Already for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to have a card designed, you can do that here!


I will be emailing you ladies shortly, and will need to hear back from you within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. If you are a winner here, you are not eligible to win any other 1000 Subscribers Celebration Giveaways, until the GRAND FINALE giveaways!

Featuring Brainy Baby ~ #2 CLOSED

It's time for another Brainy Baby Giveaway!

Brainy Baby sent Krash these awesome nesting blocks...

We LOVE nesting blocks!!!! I put them on a tray like this for Krash...

At first he wasn't too interested because I don't think he knew what they were. I took them out and showed him, then he was interested!!!


This is why he loves nesting blocks so much...
and also why we call him "Krash" ;)

Mommy loves them because they have upper AND lowercase letters on them, plus GREAT images !!! I love the primary colors and just everything about them. They are such an open ended toy, my 7 year old plays with them too and eventually Ladybug will also!

Here's another thing we do with them...
We set them up sideways and then I challenge K to find objects that will fit in each different sized "house" he likes this challenge!

Would you like to win these blocks for your tot???

Leave a comment telling how much these blocks are selling for right now on the Brainy Baby site (you'll be amazed again with the great sale!)! Also be sure to notice they have free shipping on orders $49 and over if you're thinking of getting some of these great sales for Christmas gifts!!!

**edited to add: the sale is only going through Labor Day, and our giveaway ends after Labor Day, so if you're wanting to stock up, I'd do it now!!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you Subscribe/Follow Totally Tots, give yourself an extra entry!
2. If you send in a NEW photo of your tot for our Cute Tots feature on Totally Tots, give yourself an extra entry (you have to send me the email first, then come back to gain an extra entry)!
   
3. If you follow me on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
   
4. If you will take a photo of your child playing with their new blocks and post about it and Brainy Baby on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (also an honor thing)

This Giveaway is open for the USA Only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 13, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

WINNERS!!!

Congratulations to the following winners! Thanks to all who entered these 2 giveaways, there are more giveaways open now and many more on the way!


Kimochi...
Comment #272...Nicole

Thanks to Kimochis for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to get your own Kimochi, you can buy it here, or on Amazon!


Brainy Baby Puzzles...
Comment #114...Cassie & Jase

Thanks to Brainy Baby for providing the winning item! If you didn't win but still want to own these great puzzles, you can buy them here!


I will be emailing you ladies shortly, and will need to hear back from you within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. If you are a winner here, you are not eligible to win any other 1000 Subscribers Celebration Giveaways, until the GRAND FINALE giveaways!

Featuring Another Year Already! CLOSED

Another Year Already is a custom design company owned by a fellow Mommy Blogger Gabby, who writes The Work of Childhood!

Another Year Already designs custom cards for just about any occasion, you can see the different options they have here.

With Christmas fast approaching and many other holidays and of course birthdays, Another Year Already would be a great option to make your cards, invites, or announcements extra special!! Here's 2 adorable examples...



Gabby has generously offered to give one of my readers a choice of the following:

1. Print Your Own ($35 value)...This is the option for someone who would like to have the final high resolution jpeg and print cards themselves. Another Year Already will work with you to create the design and then you will handle the printing.
2. $25 off the total cost of a printed option, you can see the prices and options here.

To enter to win this awesome giveaway please leave a comment telling which option you would choose if you were the winner!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you Follow Me on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
   
2. If you have a special occasion coming up that you would love a custom designed card for, give yourself an extra entry (tell what it is in the comment)!
3. If you will share about your win and Another Year Already on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (also an honor thing)

This Giveaway is open for anyone, anywhere!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 13, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

Featuring Squishy Tushy...CLOSED

I can't say enough wonderful things about Squishy Tushy!!! When I decided I wanted to try cloth diapering with Ladybug, I was scouring the internet for a site to order from and let me tell you-- there are tons out there! Somehow I stumbled upon this site and happened to go to her About page and I decided right then that I wanted to try ordering from Teresa. The fact that she had Free Shipping with orders over $35 helped too!

I placed my first order, which you can read all about here and patiently waited for them to arrive. Teresa was SO wonderful to work with and was super patient with me when I messed up my order! She gladly fixed it for me and it arrived in just a couple of days!!!

I have since ordered from her 5 more times and every time her customer service has been superb, literally getting replies to my order and/or questions within minutes of placing it sometimes!!! I have felt like I was working with a friend from day one!!

She even has an awesome referral program, that give the new customer AND the existing customer a credit!!! If you tell her I sent you, we BOTH get money to use for future orders! Squishy Tushy carries many items beyond cloth diapers, so even if you don't use cloth, check out what else she has to offer!

Teresa has generously offered to give away 1 brand new bumGenius Organic AIO cloth diaper in honor of Ladybug!!!!


Ladybug wears the original bumGenius one-size diapers which we love too, but she recently has been testing out the new organic AIO diaper and we love it also! It is different from the original in a few ways...

1-It has snaps instead of velcro.
2-It is all in one instead of a pocket diaper, and it is organic.
3-It is MUCH more trim fitting (less bulky).


This diaper did leak on me the first few times, BUT I realized it was because of my own error! You have to pre wash/prep these diapers about 3-6 times before they reach their maximum absorbency. Now that I did that, it has never leaked!!! You can read my more detailed review of the diaper itself here on my Lil' Ladybug blog.


If you'd like to win this awesome diaper (you choose the color and snaps/velcro option) you can enter by doing the following...

Visit Squishy Tushy and leave a comment here telling what color is your favorite.

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

1. If you have a baby who is already wearing cloth diapers (or a baby on the way who will be in cloth), give yourself an extra entry (this is an honor thing, please don't lie).
2. If your baby is already wearing cloth, tell me what your favorite cloth diaper is in a comment for an extra entry!
3. If you have a baby in cloth, go here and read this post, and leave me a comment over there with any advice on the diapers I am wanting to try! If you leave a comment over there-come back here to get an extra entry!
   
4. If you will take a photo of your baby and write a post on your blog about your win and Squishy Tushy, give yourself an extra entry (also an honor thing).
5. If you place an order with Squishy Tushy anytime between now and Sept 12, and Teresa can verify this (by you giving her my name as a referral), give yourself an extra entry here!
   
6. If you Follow/Subscribe to Lil' Ladybug give yourself an extra entry (go here and look on the right sidebar for subscriber info).
   

This Giveaway is open for US only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 13, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!