Usborne Books ~ Giveaway ~ 2 Winners!

Congratulations #94-Julie and #16-Stephanie...YOU WON!!!

Usborne books are awesome. I drool over the tables at homeschool conferences, I thumb through the catalogs, and envy my friends who have tons of their books. When Stacie contacted me to see if I would be interested in hosting a review/giveaway I said YES, happily! When we got the review products in the mail it was pure joy! She generously sent us these awesome products {click on the images to see details}…

We loved everything so very much, but I must say the book, In the Castle has been read SO many times already. Seriously…a new VERY FAVORITE BOOK around here.

I love this shot of Ladybug asking me to help her get the puzzle out. She loves these books {we have 2 like this}. Krash still loves them too!

Pac Man enjoys his USA States and Capitals Learning Wrap. He said it is MUCH better than writing on a worksheet! We have been studying USA Geography a ton lately, so this was perfect for him!

Krash and I are looking forward to working through the 123 Sticker Book together during our preschool time! We are just so thankful for the wonderful items Stacie sent to us! I highly recommend each item!

BUY IT!

Can’t wait to see if you will win? You can purchase your own Usborne Books right here! Stacie is generously offering a FREE SHIPPING credit for orders over $50! The credit will come in the form of a refund check mailed to you. You must use this link to get the credit…it is an Usborne show set up just for my readers! If you have any questions about orders, please contact Stacie directly.

WIN IT!!

Stacie is generously donating TWO $25.00 gift certificates to her Usborne Books Site! That’s right…TWO of you will win!!!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit Usborne Books and tell me what your favorite item{s} is after you browse around the site a bit. Leave the name of the item{s} in your 1st comment!

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 Follow/Subscribe to 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry.
2. If you Follow/Subscribe to Stacie’s blog The Amazing Mess {great for preschoolers} give yourself an extra entry!
3. If you Follow/Subscribe to Stacie’s Usborne Book Blog give yourself an extra entry!
4. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter AND tweet about the giveaway, give yourself an extra entry! Feel free to copy and tweet this: @1plus1plus1 is hosting a giveaway for Usborne Books here...http://bit.ly/auuG5w
5. If you follow Stacie on Twitter @1AmazingMess give yourself an extra entry!

This Giveaway is open for anyone!

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 3, 2010. 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.

Guidecraft Moms...

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already heard, but if not…you can now learn about the new Guidecraft Mom Bloggers team! You will recognize many of the moms, as they are almost all Totally Tots contributors! That’s right…Guidecraft has partnered with us in a big way! I am one of the Mom Bloggers and will be able to provide reviews and giveaways for you all year long-along with the rest of this team!

To kick things off, my good friend Jolanthe will be hosting a BIG Twitter party that you will most certainly want to take part in. Even if you are clueless about Twitter-I promise now is the time to learn! 2 people will win $500 gift cards to the Guidecraft store!!! AMAZING! On top of that, four other toys will be given away during the 1 hour party and even a set of Magneatos will be given to someone who simply RSVP’s to the Twitter party. You can learn all about it here {and even how to participate in the party}. Jolanthe does an awesome job explaining it all. I will be there, hope to “see you there.”

Seeds Family Worship ~ Giveaway!

Congratulations Wendi #359, YOU WON!!!!

Didn't win? You can purchase Seeds Family Worship CDs on their site here, using coupon code 1plus1plus1 for 20% off. You can also buy Seeds on Amazon and iTunes.

Thank you Seeds Family Worship for all you do to spread the GOOD NEWS!!!

If you have been a blog reader of mine for awhile, you certainly know that I LOVE Seeds Family Worship!!! We were sent the cd set for review awhile back and they quickly became a family favorite. Such a favorite, that it became the new featured music for the In My Heart feature on Totally Tots!

We have started using these songs and the printables from Totally Tots for our family Raising Rock Stars time. We still do Bible topic lessons, but mix the Seeds verses in also now! The kids LOVE it, and so do we. It is a simple way to teach God’s Word without having to create elaborate plans. Our favorite family night by far was when we focused on the song “Out of the Mud.” We made a slimy pit and everything, here’s Daddy pulling them out of the mud… see more here!

We use many of the different printables, and they have really helped with memorization and mostly APPLICATION. The mini verse cards are great for taking each portion of the verse separately and explaining its meaning.

I can’t say enough about the music itself, it is truly amazing! I listen to it by myself quite often, I enjoy it as much as the kids do. The music is awesome, I HIGHLY recommend it!!!!

BUY IT!

You can purchase Seeds Family Worship CDs on their site here, using coupon code 1plus1plus1 for 20% off. You can also buy Seeds on Amazon and iTunes.

WIN IT!!

Seeds Family Worship is generously donating a set of 5 CDs! That means 1 of you will win the entire 5 CD set!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit www.SeedsFamilyWorship.net and browse around a bit. Leave a comment telling me you’d love to win the CD set!

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 Follow/Subscribe to 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry.
2. If you register for Seeds Family Worship’s newsletter, give yourself an extra entry. {see yellow arrow below}
3. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter AND tweet about the giveaway, give yourself an extra entry! Feel free to copy and tweet this: @1plus1plus1 is hosting a giveaway for @seedsworship CDs here...http://bit.ly/cgNspT
   
4. If you follow @seedsworship on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry!
5. If you LIKE 1+1+1=1 on Facebook, give yourself an extra entry!
6. If you LIKE Seeds Family Worship on Facebook, give yourself an extra entry!
7. If you Follow/Subscribe to Totally Tots, give yourself an extra entry!

This Giveaway is open for USA!

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 21, 2010. 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.

The Felted Pear ~ GIVEAWAY! CLOSED

Congratulations #85 Julie, you won!

For those of you who didn't win, remember...

Susan is also offering my readers a limited time 20% discount code! She will refund 20% of your purchase when you enter the code 1plus1plus1! If you have any questions you can contact Susan through Etsy. This discount code is good now through 9/17/10.

To say we LOVE our felt food from The Felted Pear would be a total understatement!!!! I knew we would like it, I had no idea how much my children {all 3 of them} would LOVE it!!!

Susan from Chasing Marcus has been a long time blog reader and Tot School participant, so when I saw she opened up her own Etsy store I was super excited for her!!! She sent us the most amazing package, it was like Christmas in July when we opened it.

The night we opened it, the 2 littles had a bit of a fight over who got to be in control of the food pile, it was so funny.

Ladybug enjoyed putting it in and out of her bag. Stirring the food is a fun event for her also!

After the littles got their time, my oldest, Pac Man {who is 8}, spent some time playing with all of the food by himself. He LOVED it and asked me to pull up the website to look at what we could possibly order. He fell in love with the spaghetti, the omelet, and the sandwich! It was precious seeing how excited he got browsing through her site. He was also amazed that it was all hand made.

From a mom’s perspective, I was VERY impressed. The attention to detail was amazing! Susan does a wonderful job creating a one of a kind toy for your children.

BUY IT!

You can purchase your own hand made felt food here from The Felted Pear. Isn’t it lovely to know you are not only getting a great product but also supporting a fellow mom! Susan is also offering my readers a limited time 20% discount code! She will refund 20% of your purchase when you enter the code 1plus1plus1! If you have any questions you can contact Susan through Etsy. This discount code is good now through 9/17/10.

WIN IT!!

Susan is generously donating a $40 Gift Certificate to The Felted Pear! That means you get to choose any combination that you want!!!!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit The Felted Pear and tell me what your favorite item{s} is after you browse around the site a bit. Leave the name of the item{s} in your 1st comment!

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 Follow/Subscribe to 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry.
2. If you Follow/Subscribe to Chasing Marcus {Susan’s blog} give yourself an extra entry.
3. If you LIKE The Felted Pear on Facebook, give yourself an extra entry!
4. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter AND tweet about the giveaway, give yourself an extra entry! Feel free to copy and tweet this: @1plus1plus1 is hosting a giveaway for hand made felt food here... http://bit.ly/cozVaL
5. If you have no sewing skills what so ever and could never even dream of making felt food on your own, give yourself an extra entry! ;-)

This Giveaway is open for anyone!

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 12, 2010. 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.

YANCY ~ Rock-N-Happy Heart CD Giveaway CLOSED

Congratulations Jen and Stacy! You each win a CD!

I was recently sent an awesome Yancy Rock-N-Happy Heart CD and devotional book to review. I had never heard of Yancy but am always looking for awesome products for preteen girls specifically. I developed and lead the God’s Girls program at our inner-city church. We lead a group of about twelve 10-13 year old girls each year and spend an intense week teaching them about what God’s word says about many issues. We put an major focus on modesty and purity, while also sharing about many other issues relevant to young girls today. This week long program then turns into our weekly God's Girls Sunday school class which I also lead.

When I was contacted to see if I would be interested in reviewing this CD and devotional I was thrilled, as I immediately thought of the possibility that it could be a great new resource for the God’s Girls program in addition to sharing the music with my own children!

The daily devotional book is wonderful. I will definitely be using it as a resource with my God’s Girls!!!

After listening to the music, I was excited to learn a few things…

1. I LIKE the music! I have actually added a couple of the tracks to my “Mommy’s Quiet Music” playlist on my iPod!
2. It is scripturally based! I am very picky when it comes to music, even Christian music ;-). I was happy to listen and even hear verses within the songs. The message of Jesus is loud and clear, I love it!
3. It is COOL! Yup, it’s hip, modern, cool and awesome!!!!

I would highly recommend this CD especially if you have kids {of any age}!!!! I like the music, so I can imagine that those of you with kids will really enjoy this music along with your children! With all of the worldly music out there for young kids {especially in the preteen age range}, it is nice to see a cd that is “cool” and Godly!!!

The songs are mostly all written by Yancy herself, which I think is so awesome. I absolutely adore singer/songwriters!!! I was also surprised and happy to hear the song “My Savior, My God” written by Aaron Shust, a well known Christian song these days!. You can see lyrics to all of the songs on the cd here in an awesome PDF format.

In case you’re not convinced yet, here's two videos I found on YouTube. This is the awesome song Shout it Out…

Here’s one that gave me chills, a little 4 year old singing Shout it Out with Yancy, it’s so cute!!!!

BUY IT…

You can purchase Yancy’s Rock-N-Happy Heart cd on her site, and also here on Amazon, or here on CBD. If you order both the CD and the devotional book, you can get the best deal on her site by getting them both for $20 {the option is listed right under the cd purchasing info}. They are also located in Christian book stores around the country!

WIN IT!!!

Yancy is giving away 2 copies of her CD Rock-N-Happy Heart! That means 2 of you will win!!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit Yancy’s website and just take a peek! You don’t have to do anything special, just visit the site and leave a comment to say you’d like to win!

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 subscribe/follow 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry
2. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter give yourself an extra entry
3. If you follow @yancynotnancy on Twitter give yourself an extra entry
4. If you Like 1+1+1=1 on Facebook give yourself an extra entry
5. If you would blog about your win give yourself an extra entry

This Giveaway is open for USA/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 August 25, 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.

The Vintage Pearl ~ $50 Gift Certificate Giveaway CLOSED!

Congratulations to #225 Rusheika from Island Mama's Adventures!!!

I am so excited to share The Vintage Pearl with you! Not only are they a current blog sponsor, they sent me a gorgeous necklace, and are offering a giveaway to my readers! First, here is my awesome necklace…

I chose the Circle of Love, with the names of my 3 children on it. I also added a pearl in the middle. I chose the whimsy font and a 16” chain. This is one of the first “girly” necklaces I have had in a long time so I am totally in love with it!!!! I am not sure I will wear anything else now! I am SO happy with this necklace and have already received many comments about it.

Here are several more options The Vintage Pearl offers, aren’t they wonderful? I had SUCH a hard time choosing which necklace I wanted, it took me days!!!

BUY IT…

Can’t wait to see if you’ll win? You can use this special discount code to receive 15% off of your purchase: ONEplusONE15

WIN IT…

The Vintage Pearl is offering a $50 gift certificate to one winner!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit www.TheVintagePearl.com and tell me your favorite item after you browse around their site a bit. Leave the name of the item in your 1st comment!

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 follow @thevintagepearl on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry.
2. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway, give yourself an extra entry.
3. If you Follow 1+1+1=1 in Google Friend Connect, give yourself an extra entry {this is not the same as subscribing, this is publicly following}.
4. If you Follow The Vintage Pearl blog, give yourself an extra entry. This Giveaway is open for anyone, the gift certificate will be emailed to you.
5. If you Like 1+1+1=1 on Facebook, 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 August 8, 2010 . 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.

Easy Lunchboxes ~ GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Winner #81-Lauren! Congratulations!

We were recently sent a set of Easy Lunchboxes along with a cooler to review. I am about to admit how truly dorky I am. I was probably more excited for these to arrive in the mail than I have been for any other item we have had sent to us for a review!!!!! Yup, I LOVE containers and I knew if these ended up being half as great in person as they appeared online, I was in for a plastic container state of bliss.

They arrived and I tore into the box to find my plastic slice of heaven. They ARE better in person! I honestly had 2 main concerns that I knew I would have to figure out when they actually arrived…

1. How easy the lids came off, and if they sealed enough for my liking without being too tight or too loose. They are PERFECT, seriously. Somehow they stay on, but yet the kids can open them alone.
2. The quality of the plastic itself. I have used both Tupperware and also Ziploc…and I don’t love either. Tupperware tends to be a bit too tough for my liking, and the lids are often too tight and secure for me. Ziploc {and other cheaper brands} are too flimsy and don’t cut it for me either. Easy Lunchboxes are the perfect middle ground, Honestly I was shocked, they are much sturdier than Ziploc-ish containers, but the lids are still able to be removed easily.

Within hours of their arrival, they were neatly stacked in my fridge like this……all ready for the next day. I also decided to color coordinate the boys’ juice cups {they only get 1 per day} and pre-fill those too. The container under the juice cups is the morning snack, and to the left are the boys’ water bottles.

Lunch the next day was a dream {and each day since then}. I pulled out the boxes and handed them out. It was wonderful.

After lunch, what wasn’t eaten, got left in the Easy Lunchbox and put right back into the fridge to be eaten before afternoon snack!!!! This was a feature I hadn't thought of! It makes lunch easily re-storable for those little sweethearts who don’t eat all of their healthy food only to beg for snacks later. We don’t offer our children alternative meals, and if they don’t eat what is served, they are either done for the day {if it is dinner} or if it can be saved, it will be saved for the next time they are hungry. Easy Lunchboxes make this plan work beautifully!!!!

The boxes that were emptied went into the sink, and that was the ONLY mess I had to worry about! I didn’t have to clean up the entire kitchen after preparing lunch in the middle of our homeschooling day. Nor did I need to stop early to begin preparing lunch!!!! Doing the prep work at night saved me tons of stress!!!

I LOVE these things!!!!!! I highly recommend them to all of you…both for home use and for traveling use. Whether you homeschool or pack your child’s lunch for “going” school…they are perfect!

FDA approved. No BPA, phthalates, lead, vinyl, or PVC. Safe for dishwasher, freezer, and microwave.

BUY IT…

Can’t wait to see if you will win? Use this discount code to save 10%…ONEplusONE {valid through 9/6/10, good for one time use per customer} here on the Easy Lunchboxes site.

WIN IT…

Easy Lunchboxes is offering a set of 4 lunchboxes along with a cooler {winner chooses cooler color} to one of my readers!

Mandatory Entry…

Visit www.EasyLunchboxes.com and tell me one thing you learned about their products after you browse around their site a bit.

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 follow @easylunchboxes on Twitter, give yourself an extra entry
2. If you Follow/Subscribe to 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry
3. If you follow @1plus1plus1 on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway, give yourself an extra entry. Sample Tweet: @1plus1plus1 is hosting a giveaway for @EasyLunchboxes Enter here: http://bit.ly/9Jactx
   
4. If you are a member of 1+1+1=1’s BlogFrog community, give yourself an extra entry

This Giveaway is open for USA or 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 August 1, 2010. 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.