Melissa and Doug Slice and Bake Cookie Set Giveaway

Inspirational Toys for the Kids

Wooden Toy Set

For the grandkids’ birthdays this past summer my husband and I bought a Little Tikes outside playhouse which included a kitchen and attached picnic table.  My son-in-law set it up in their backyard, and both kids, ages 1 and 3 enjoyed it well into the fall.

My granddaughter, ‘Lil Moomette, really enjoys following in her mom & dad’s footsteps by pretending to play “kitchen.”

I’m delighted to have the opportunity to let you know about a new wooden play food set manufactured by Melissa & Doug, from Gumpy Lump.

The Slice and Bake Cookies set is both educational and inspirational as it inspires pretend play and introduces children to the world of baking and might encourage them to be the next Pillsbury Dough Boy or Betty Crocker!

Inside the wooden set are:

• 12 cookies and 18 colorful toppings
• spatula
• knife
• cookie sheet
• kitchen mitt

Even when choosing make-believe toys for my own girls, I always looked for items that would stimulate their own imaginations.   “Baking Instructions” are included, but they’re not intended to be used with real food.

What I like about Melissa & Doug toys is that they use non-toxic coatings and meet or exceed all U.S. toy testing standards.

If you’re looking for a gift for the kids, grandkids, homeschool or run a daycare, put this activity toy on your list!

Product Number: 4074
Manufacturer: Melissa & Doug
Size Box: 11.5″ x 9″ x 3″
Recommended Ages: 3 years and up

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Moomette’s Magnificents is hosting a Giveaway Contest!* For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a wooden play food Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Cookie Set.

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

*USA only

Main Rule: (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Gummy Lump and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until February 25, 2010 at 11:00 pm.

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Hot Tip: Back to School Blog Bash 2009! Month of Giveaways!

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Back To School Bash

Make sure you check out the Back-To-School Bash that’s going on at 3 Boys and a Dog!

Lots of great giveaways, prizes, and chances to save some money by winning some free stuff for the kids for back-to-school, and it’s all going to be happening here:

Who: All blog readers, NEW and OLD!

What: Back 2 School Blog Bash 2009

When: September 1st 12:01 am through September 30th 11:59 pm!

Where: 3 Boys & a Dog Blog!

Check in here at Moomette’s Magnificents as I’ll be adding some of my own Giveaways during that time to celebrate.

If you’re a Yankees baseball fan – I’ll be offering some great goodies for little Yankee Fans!

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Baby Einstein World Music DVD – New for 2009

My grandson Slugger is turning 7 months old.  It’s amazing that at such a very young age he’s so aware of the people in his life and of his surroundings. He visits here mostly every day.  My daughter had been on maternity since he was born and has spent the entire 7 months at home with him.  She’ll be starting back to work full-time in another week.  Slugger and his 2 year old sister, ‘Lil Moomette will be returning to a home-based daycare provider, and I’ll be picking them up on my way home from the office, until their parents come to collect them at my house.  Again, my house will be like the Little Old Lady Who Lives in a Shoe ~ I’ll continue to stock it full of interesting goodies to keep the grandkiddos occupied~

Thanks to digital technology, we can instantly connect with countries around the world, as our own communities grow more diverse every day. Even grandparents are recognizing the need to feel a great importance in teaching our grandchildren about different cultures, as we want them to grow up with the understanding, respect, and appreciation of every person and culture they meet. And as the language of music transcends cultures and borders, it serves as an excellent way to engage our children to encourage their children to expose them to global diversity.

I’ve been asked my Mom Central to review the Baby Einstein World Music DVD.  As a new Grandmom, I became familiar with Baby Einstein when ‘Lil Moomette was first born.  Grandma and Grandpa gave her a 21-set of their DVD’s as a Christmas present. I quickly discovered that the new moms of today place a great emphasis on such important lessons, and was excited to find out that Baby Einstein created World Music, an interactive product line of DVDs, music CDs, books, and toys. World of Music encourages parents and little ones to foster a lifelong love of music as well as an appreciation for diverse cultures from around the world.

The Baby Einstein World Music DVD will launch on March 31, 2009.  You can get a sneek peek Baby Einstein at their website.

Put the Baby Einstein World Music DVD on your own baby shower registry, or let someone else to know to put it on theirs!  As a Baby Boomer Grandmom, I also think it’s the perfect gift to give or keep one on-hand for when the little ones vist! WAHM home daycare providers or homeschooling moms take note too!

For More Information: Baby Einstein

Review courtesy of Mom Central.

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Mighty Miracle Mist ~ Say It ~ Then Spray It ~ A Review

My faithful readers know I keep singing the praises of Twitter and all the wonderful, resourceful Mompreneurs and Mommy Bloggers that I’ve met through that new Social Media phenomena. I’ve also made some terrific contacts through the other social networking sites I belong to.

Dara Blaker, President of Helpful Hallie’s has contacted me to review a new product called Mighty Miracle Mist.

When my youngest daughter was a toddler, her bedroom was over the garage. We live in an old New England town, and our house has quite a bit of … character. Each night in order to get Pumpkin to get to sleep, we had to spray the half closets with “closet monster spray.” I guess we were ahead of the curve ~ even then!

Mighty Miracle Mist takes that thought one step further, and improves on it by offering a product that:

…[P]uts the principal of redirection into action. Redirection means, “to send in a new direction or course.” When working with children, instead of always saying “No” or “Don’t Do That or offering a threat of punishment, children are given an instruction in order to change their behavior pattern.

Children can be positively redirected to behave appropriately using Mighty Miracle Mist.

I received four 2-oz. Spray bottles entitled “Good Thinking & Pay Attention; Good Night; Cooperation & Sharing and; Kind Voice & Good Manners.”

Each bottle has a different color identifier, adorned with a cute Teddy Bear.

Ingredients are identified as: Purified Water, Safe and Non-Toxic Plastic Confetti. One can see the plastic confetti in the bottle which makes it look attractive.  Instructions caution to “spray the air, not the child” to reinforce the expected behavior.  However, once sprayed in the air, we weren’t able to see the confetti, but mentioned it was like “fairy dust, and magical.”

The product is recommended for children ages 3-6.

Made in the U.S.A.

The product is useful for for parents, teachers, homeschooling and caregivers ~ as a Grandmom, that means me too!

Visit Mighty Miracle Mist for more information.

Moomettesgram’s Musings is hosting a Giveaway Contest!  For a chance to win Mighty Miracle Mist:

Leave a Comment on this post after visiting Mighty Miracle Mist and let me know why you’d like to win Mighty Miracle Mist.

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Make sure you comment separately for each task after the required entry task so you will get credit for each one ~ and leave your e-mail where you can be contacted.

This contest will run until November 26 at approximately 11:00 pm.  Winners to be chosen at random. US & Canada Residents only.

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What’s That Smell ~ Wins Moomette’s First Best WAHM Blog Award

I’m delighted to announce that Kim, from What’s That Smell, has won my first Moomette’s Best WAHM Site Award!

Kim is one terrific gal, and I happened on her blog one day through Entrecard dropping. This mommy really has it together, and has only recently begun to blog.

Kim is actually part of a duo – as the URL is “Accidental Mommies,” but further goes on to describe the blog as:

We call ourselves “accidental” mommies because neither of us are typical mommy material. In fact, many years ago we used to joke that there were 2 kinds of women – “real girls” and “not real girls”. We fit into the “not real girls” category and were quite proud of it. As fairly successful women in a male dominated career field, we wore slacks instead of skirts, we shunned make-up and chick-flicks and were in many ways grown up tom-boys.

I belong to The Mom Pack, a terrific networking resource for WAHMs. Many of the Mom Packers have been inquiring about finding out information on working from home and doing Paid Surveys. (Kim said she’s applied to become a Mom Packer.)

What drew me to Kim’s blog intitially, was the fact that it had the most well-researched, credible series on Paid Surveys that I have seen. Here was a valuable list, and How-To, and surveys that an actual Mom had put together. She wasn’t attempting to get you hooked into anything, but rather, was laying out the groundwork for you to make your own decisions on the Survey for Profit process.

Additionally, Kim covers such topics as giveaways; funny stuff; mom resources; parenting; homeschooling; cooking and recipies – and just about anything else that you could want to know!

Please visit What’s That Smell ~ and I’m sure you’ll agree that this wonderful blog is well deserving of the Best WAHM Site Award as well as any awards that will be given to it!

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