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Bugalug review functional and cute accessories for your little one

I dress my toddler for his comfort and for my ease. Trying to dress my 21 month is sometimes a chore in itself. He’s trying to fun after a toy while I’m trying to put his pants on. I gave up on trying to put a button down shirt on him as soon as he started walking. I want him to look cute and put together but I want it to be easy to do.

I received a cute skull burst belt and wrist cuff for my toddler to review from Bugalug. The belt was very easy to pt on my toddler thread it through a loop and snap in place. The matching skull burst wrist cuff is a toddler accessory I hadn’t seen before. Again it was easy to apply. My toddler marveled at the wrist cuff for a while. He figured out how to take it off in about 5 min. It would be great to put on him for, say a trip to the doctor’s office though. I think it would be a source of entertainment.

Here is my little guy looking like a miniature rock star in his Bugalug skull burst belt and matching skull burst wrist cuff.

The belt is reversible too. The other side is a black and white checkered pattern. The belt is stretchy too so it would be easy to use during potty training. The wrist cuff is made from recycled materials.

Bugalug also sells other accessories for your little ones like: cinch clips to cinch the was of your child’s skirt or pants or use as mitten keepers, a variety of hair accessories as well as belts and wrist cuffs for both boys and girls, and “soother savers” what i would call: patsy keepers.

There are so many cute designs. The prices are great. The belts would certainly give your toddler or preschooler more independence with their dressing compared to typical buckle belts.

Check out Bugalug’s website to see all the cute products and designs for yourself: http://bugalug.ca

You can also find Bugalug on facebook and twitter as @Bugalug

***I received the skull burst belt and skull burst wrist cuff in order to complete a review. I did not receive and monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.***

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Win a family 4 pack of tickets to Monster Truck Nationals near you–CLOSED

Only one qualified entry so your winner is the pic below! Congrats Amy

If you read my previous Monster truck post: Fathers, Sons, and Monster Trucks, then you’ll know that the E3 Spark Plugs Monsters Truck Nationals is a great opportunity for father/son time together.

E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals presented by Lucas Oil has several dates left on the tour:

1. April 1 & 2 and the Bryce Jordan Center in State College PA

2. April 9 at the Schottenstein Center, Columbus OH

3. April 22 & 23 Tsongas Center, Lowell MA

4. April 29 & 30 Tullio Arena, Erie PA

This event will be such a great opportunity for dads and their sons or even grandfathers, uncles, nephews, cousins for that matter to share some male bonding time. Big trucks, loud noise, dirt, tricks, and car crushing. What could be more fun?

You can buy your tickets to the Monster Truck Nationals show HERE. Use coupon code: FAMILY to get $3 off your order. When you click it will come to a page that says State College, PA but when you go through that link you can choose your venue.

You can also find Monster Truck Nationals on Facebook.

GIVEAWAY

Want a chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to the Monster Truck Nationals date and venue of your choice? Email me a father/son photo. Could also be grandfather/son, Uncle/nephew, you get the idea.

TO ENTER: Email: angiewith3 at live dot com Subject line: Monster Truck Entry With your name, email address, and name for your picture no later than March 29 at 6 PM EST.
I will choose one winner from all the photos received. If the format allows I will post pictures on this post. If you don’t wish for me to post the picture on this post please let me know in the email. You name will not be posted publicly.

***One winner will be chosen by me from pictures received on March 29. Winner will be notified March 30 via email. Winner will have 24 hrs to respond to winning email notification. ***

I received a 4 pack of tickets to the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals courtesy of USFamilyGuide.com in exchange for posting. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.

Entries:

Father and Son Chilling on Couch — Amy

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Concrete Minerals is having a Buy one get one 1/2 off sale

Concrete Minerals has affordable mineral eye shadows in unique colors. Concrete Minerals eye shadow pot sizes are bigger than “other” brands. Normally $5.99 each (which is still a great value) they are offering a deal to their facebook fans for buy one mineral eyeshadow get one half off. $7.99 for 2 full size Concrete Minerals Eye Shadows!

They also have a “weekly craving” deal. This week’s weakly craving? The color Napalm, which is a color I had been eying up anyway. The weekly craving deal is only $3.99 for a full size mineral eye shadow I just bought the bogo deal and the weekly craving. With shipping added the whole deal only cost me $14.99.

$14.99 for three full-size mineral eyeshadows and shipping included. I own two other Concrete Minerals eye shadows and love them. I love experimenting with colors. These colors are true to the color in the pot, vibrant on your lids, and stay.

To take advantage of the buy one get one half off sale you have to like Concrete Minerals on FB. (You will need to put your FB name in the note to sellers box on etsy when purchasing.

Concrete Minerals has been a sponsor for me in the past for the most recent Valentine event. If you’d like to read my sponsor spotlight on Concrete Minerals, go HERE.

***This post was initiated by me. I did not receive any type of compensation for doing this post. Concrete Minerals has sponsored this blog for a past event. I love to post about good deals especially when it’s one of my past sponsors***

Look Who’s Growing quality growth charts review and #giveaway 4/2–CLOSED

RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 10 KATHLEEN . WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED AND HAS 48 HOURS TO REPLY TO WINNING EMAIL NOTIFICATION.

Growth Charts are so much more than just away to track how fast your child is growing. Growth charts can be a sentimental piece of your son or daughters childhood. If you find a nice one, it can be a nice addition to your child or grandchild’s room decor.

Look Who’s Growing offers durable growth charts that can be personalized in a number of ways . They are made of high-quality vinyl. They have wooden dowel in the bottom and metal grommets at the top to make hanging the growth chart you choose, easy.

There are so many colors, patterns, and themes to choose from. Your sure to find one that will be just perfect for your child’s room. You can even have it personalized with their name, date of birth, and a photo if you’d like.

Visit Look Who’s Growing’s website: http://lookwhosgrowing.ca/products/ to see all the fun choices.
You can also find Look Who’s Growing on twitter: @LookWhosGrowing and Look Who’s Growing on Facebook

After spending much time trying to decide which one to get my youngest son, I finally decided on the football sports theme:

I tried desperately to get my little one into the pic with it but he’s been cranky with a virus the last few days. He just wasn’t having it.

The quality of these growth charts is amazing. The vinyl is a thicker vinyl. The wooden dowel on the bottom really helps to ensure the growth chart sits flat up against the wall. I used the Command plastic hooks to hang my son’s growth chart in his room. Simple, just measure 2 ft from the floor and hang.

GIVEAWAY

Look Who’s Growing is going to give 1 personalized growth chart to 1 FFCM reader

US ONLY

Mandatory Entry: Visit LookWhosGrowing.ca and tell me which theme, color, or pattern you might choose if you win.

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.

1. Follow @LookWhosGrowing on twitter and leave a comment with your twitter ID.

2. Like Look Who’s Growing on Facebook and tell them you’re stopping by from FFCM blog.

3. Follow FFCM in some way: Google Friend Connect, Networked Blogs, RSS feed, Email Subscription, Facebook, and/or twitter: @angiewith3. (+1 entry for each one completed. Please leave a separate comment for each)

4. Tweet about this giveaway using the RT button in upper left corner or you can use this phrase:

” Win a cool personalized growth chart from @LookWhosGrowing on http://bit.ly/eebNDv 4/2 US @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least 2 hrs apart. Leave a link your tweet in a comment below.

5. Vote for me to help me win a Blog grant to spruce up my blog for you, my readers. Can vote daily. +1 entry each day. Click here to vote

***Giveaway ends 4/2/11 at 11:59 PM EST. 1 winner will be chosen using random.org. Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hrs to respond to winning email. ***

I received a personalized growth chart from Look Who’s Growing in order to complete a review. Any opinions expressed are my own. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. I’m under no obligation to give a positive review. Prize will be shipped by sponsor

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Fathers, Sons, and Monster Trucks

As much as I love to spend time with my boys I know that it’s important for my boys to have father/son time. Boys need that time to just be boys. I saw that the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals was coming to our area. That had father and son time written all over it. Think about it: boys and boys-at-heart, mud, big trucks, loud engines, and destruction. Am I right?

My oldest 2 boys are from my first marriage. I know that they enjoy their time with me but they don’t get to spend as much time with the dad as they’d like to. I asked their dad if he’d like to take them to the Monster Truck Nationals show on Apr. 2. He said he could. Now my 7 yr old is excited about it. My 8 yr old wasn’t so sure until I old him there was also a Pit Party before the show actually starts. He says “Count me in!”

I think the Monster Truck National will be an event that they’ll remember for a long time. It’ll be one of those “Hey dad, remember that one time we saw that Monster Truck show and…”

I’ll find out for sure though. They’ll be heading to the show April 2nd in State College, PA. Look for my review after the event.

And now a light-hearted: My Top 5 reasons for a father/son Monster Truck Nationals night out:

1. Because it’ll get your kids and hubby away from the cartoons on TV.

2. Because they can feel free to make whatever bodily noises they need to, no one will hear them anyway.

3. Because they’ll feel free to enjoy themselves a little more. Mom’s not there to say:
“oh my someone’s gonna get hurt”
“son stop screaming, use your inside voice”
“Dear! Don’t encourage that!”
“No that soda and nachos isn’t healthy, Why don’t you get some water and carrots sticks?”
“Do those trucks really need to be that loud?”
I could really keep going here.

4. Because boys/guys love machines, loud noise, and destruction, at least if they’re here they’re not destroying your freshly cleaned house for a while.

5. Maybe the most important reason: father and son will both enjoy it and it’ll be ok if they act their age.

You’re ready to get your tickets now aren’t you? http://www.usfamilycoupons.com/coupon.php?bid=9494&dealid=480&regionid=460

Use the link above or click any of the pics in this post. Use coupon code: FAMILY to get $3 off your tickets.

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