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Showing posts with label 04/27/2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 04/27/2012. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2012
$500 JC Penney GC Giveaway 4/27/2012
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Healthy Helpings MyPlate Activity Mat Giveaway 4/27/2012
Getting children to eat healthy foods can be a difficult task at times - I have first-hand experience with this since I have a very picky 6 year old. My 8 year old will at least try anything put in front of him and he likes about 99% of it! During this past school year, I have worked a part-time job - thankfully, this allowed me to spend more time attending school events for the kids. I even had the chance to join both of my boys for lunch a couple of times - I was not impressed. Every once in a while, they will have something healthy such as a grilled chicken sandwich on a whole grain bun but then the rest of the week the lunches will be hot pockets, pizza, or other foods that I consider to be 'junk'.
Childhood obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years Childhood Obesity Rates - CDC; 2012 and to find a tool that makes learning about healthy eating fun is something that caught my attention! I was given the opportunity to review the 'Healthy Helpings - A MyPlate Activity Mat' from Learning Resources and I am very excited to be sharing my review with you!
MyPlate is an initiative developed by the U.S. Government in hopes that nutrition can be better understood than in the previous MyPyramid design. The 'Healthy Helpings' activity mat is designed based on MyPlate. The activity mat is designed for ages 4+ and grades PreK+. My oldest son, who is finishing up 2nd grade this year and is age 8, had fun with the game but quickly grew bored. On the other hand, my youngest son, age 6 and in Kindergarten, had a blast playing over and over! I love that the activity mat also integrates exercise into the fun!
'Healthy Helpings' includes 48 cards and wipe-clean vinyl mat measuring 4.5’L x 4.5’H. The cards feature beautiful, high-quality illustrations of the food groups and also have the word written on the back. Of the 48 cards, a portion are 'exercise' activities such as 10 jumping jacks or 10 arm circles. The first couple of games, I let my son look at the pictures to determine which category the food belonged to - then I had him look at only the words and sound them out to figure out what food the card was for...believe it or not, he had more fun playing based on the words! This gave me a very PROUD MAMA moment! As the school year comes to an end, I plan on donating the game to his teacher so she can integrate it into their lessons on nutrition. I am not an educator but I think it's a great item for teachers to look into purchasing!
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mother’s Day Giveaway 4/27/2012
Mother’s Day Giveaway
- $600 Paypal Cash Prize (available for worldwide participants)
- Spa Perfect Relax & Rejuvinate Tote worth over $100 from Bea's Gift Baskets and Gifts. (for U.S. Residents Only)
- 3D Family Portrait on Canvas Made by Emsheldesigns (for U.S. Residents Only)
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Second Nature Book Tour and Giveaway 4/27/2012
Second Nature (Forces of Nature Book 2)
Amelia Hoffman always knew she would be with Nathaniel Peplow forever, but after they bonded everything started to go wrong. Nate treats her like the enemy, her siblings are in danger, and an old threat grows closer. As Nate pulls away and Amelia’s burgeoning friendship with a handsome stranger blossoms, she worries she made the biggest mistake of her life. If sorting out her love life wasn’t enough, a new drug emerges that not only threatens the ones she loves, but seems to be part of something larger than she could ever imagine. Amelia’s new and old friends must work together to not only save themselves, but the whole world.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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