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!