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My boys believe in Santa Clause. Last year they put the reindeer feed out. After opening gifts in the morning I had pretty much forgot about the reindeer feed. My oldest didn’t. He ran outside to see if the reindeer feed was gone. He came back in with a very excited voice saying “it’s gone, they ate the reindeer feed!”

I always thought it would be cute to find a way to “prove” Santa was here. Other than the presents of course. This year I found out about iCaughtSanta.com.

Use a picture from your own house and add a Santa pose to your picture.  It’s really easy to do too! Go to: http://www.icaughtsanta.com  upload a pic from your house, choose your Santa pose and move him around in the pic where you want.  You can adjust the size of your background and/or Santa.  You can adjust the brightness and color, and even add a border if you want to for only $9.99.  You can download the picture and print pics out yourself OR you can order prints from the site.  

You can even catch Santa on the go using the iphone app store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icaughtsanta/id341400468?mt=8

Here is my picture of proof of Santa at my house:

I’m planning on printing this out myself and setting it on the coffee table in the living room near the tree.  I want to see if they notice it first.  If not I’m going to show it to them.  I can’t wait to hear their reaction.

Also if you want to add a little extra something you can get a video for $4.99 of Santa coming to life in your very own photo.

http://www.icaughtsanta.com is offering a 25% discount to Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More readers.  Use coupon code: FREE-STUFF

It’s not just Santa you can catch though.  You can also catch the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Cupid at your house at either  http://www.icaughtsanta.com  OR http://www.catchacharacter.com

iCaughtSanta.com is trying to spread the word about their cool site. They are giving away an ipad to one winner for helping spread the word.  Here are the rules:

Send an email (to
ipad@icaughtsanta.com) with a link to your web page, published blog entry,
Facebook post or tweet – with your full name, email address, and phone number.
You will receive one entry for each post. {For example: if you blog about
iCaughtSanta.com 3 times and you post a link on Facebook 2 times and you tweet
about the site 2 times, you will receive 7 entries in the contest.} Limit 10
total entries per person. No purchase necessary to win.
When referring to iCaughtSanta.com make sure the “.com” is included NOT just iCaughtSanta.

I had so much fun with the site. I think it’s going to add a little extra Christmas wonder and magic to my boys Christmas morning.  I’m so excited!  I’m like a kid myself.

As an added bonus these codes never expire so use them this year or use them next year it doesn’t matter.

Mandatory Entry:  Visit http://www.icaughtsanta.com and tell me what your favorite Santa pose is.
(Don’t forget to leave your email address so I can contact if you win and codes can be sent to you)

Bonus Entries:  Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.  If there is a +1 after the entry leave one comment for that entry.  +2 after the entry leave 2 comments for that entry and so on.

1  Follow Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More (FFCM) with google friend connect, networked blogs, RSS feed, and/or email subscription.
  (+1 for each one completed.  Please leave a separate comment for each one completed)

2.  Follow FFCM on twitter: @angiewith3  (+1)

3.  Tweet about this giveaway using the RT button in upper Left corner OR use this message:

“ I found out how to catch Santa at my house from icaughtsanta.com and @angiewith3 #giveaway with 5 winners 12/20 US/CAN http://bit.ly/gfESgX “

4.  Leave this message as your facebook status:

” I found out how to catch Santa at my house and show proof from icaughtsanta.com and www.luvsavingmoney.info GIVEAWAY with 5 winners 12/20 open to US and Canada. “

5.  Like FFCM on facebook.  (+1)

6.  Blog about iCaughtSanta.com and somewhere in the post say that you heard about it from Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More with a link to this post.  (Don’t forget you can have a chance to win an ipad for blogging too)  (+5)

Leave a link to your post in a comment below.

7. Enter any of my other current giveaways and leave a comment telling me which one(s) you entered (+1 for each one)

**Giveaway will end 12/20 at 10 PM EST.  Open to US and Canada.  Winner will be chosen using random.org.  Winner will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond to winning email.  If no response within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.**

I received a coupon code to try iCaughtSanta.com for free in order to review the site.  I also have a chance at winning an ipad for blogging.  No monetary compensation was given.  Any opinions expressed are my own. 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

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 THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING.  RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 61, MANTHAS24.  WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED AND HAS 48 HOURS TO REPLY.

This time of the year I think a lot of people like to make Christmas cookies. Something about having a plate of homemade cookies on the table as a special treat just adds to the ambience. What about setting a plate of cookies out for Santa? Or giving a gift of a tray or box of handmade cookies to a neighbor or the mailman.

When I first got married I though I got a good deal on a bunch of cookie cutters. They were plastic. Not all of them are what I would call “open” cookie cutters. Some of them were solid or some areas where the details were were solid. Or some had extremely narrow areas and when you removed the cookie cutter from the dough your reindeer had now only had 2 legs instead of 4. It was frustrating to me when the dough got stuck in the cookie cutters. Some I just threw away because they didn’t work worth a spit. My “bargain” cookie cutters were anything but. I remembered the nice cookie cutters my mother used to have. You know the nice open ones made of either copper or a silver colored metal.

I had looked for them but found them to be very expensive. Cookiecutters4less.com offers cookie cutters in many themes and seasons. You can buy them individually or look at their great prices on sets. One of my favorite areas is the 10 for $10 cookie cutter category.  Cookiecutters4less.com offers both metal and polyresin cookie cutters.

I was sent a mix of metal and polyresin cookie cutters to try for the review.  They put my review items through like a regular order.  I received my cookie cutters in 2 days! That was superfast shipping. 

I had some Crayola cookie dough left from a baking activity with the kids.  I decided to give the cookie cutters a try with the left over dough.  All of my cookies maintain their shape.  My reindeer had it’s legs, my bears had all of it’s extremities, etc.  Here’s how they turned out.

These cookie cutters are very durable and well made. Easy to clean and you can’t bat the prices on the Cookiecutters4less.com site! Now these cookie cutters are a REAL bargain. 

Cookiecutter4less.com Also sells: Wilton Products, cookie decorating supplies, gift baskets, and cookie kits.

Other than their website, you can find Cookiecutters4less on Facebook too: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CookieCutters4Lesscom/140740109297861

Check out out their site for cookie recipes as well. 

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 RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 44 TORI. WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED AND HAS 48 HRS TO REPLY TO WINNING EMAIL.  
THANKS FOR READING AND ENTERING EVERYONE!

My 6 and 8 year old boys love to help me. Whether it’s helping with mopping, helping with their baby brother, or helping with cooking, they want to have a part in it.

I have the opportunity to try Head Chefs kids’ cooking utensils.  They have to be THE cutest cooking utensils i have ever seen in my life.  I have a picture below:

What kind of looks like a claymation scene on my counter top is actually fully functional kids cooking utensils from Head Chefs.  The little arms and legs on the utensils are posable.  The feet are suction cups so you can actually stand them up and they’ll stay.  They are made of a high quality silicone.  They are soft and easy to grip for your little chef. 

My 6 year old could not wait to try them out.  So we found a recipe that interested him and got started.

The cute little fushia colored Head Chef tool is a measuring spoon.  It measure 1 Tablespoon on one side and 1 teaspoon on the other side of…what I’d guess you’d call it’s head..lol. Oh and by the way my son told me the measuring spoon was fuscia so that’s what I’m going with.

The purple spoon was great for him to hold on to.  He was so proud to be cooking.  Yes folks he is in his pajamas.  I told him if he got his shower and got his pajamas on he could help me cook 🙂

He used the Yellow spatula to scrape the mix into the bowl to set. 

When our Chocolate Coconut Creme Bar was finally set.  He used his little red knife to help cut the pieces.

And finally he helped serve up the finished product in the cute little bowl with legs from Head Chefs.

I think I enjoyed watching him have fun with these tools the most.  Head Chefs cool tools would be great for your little budding chef.  They are quality tools that are easy to handle and keep kids interested in the task at hand.  The silicone is soft and easy to grip but the utensils are durable.

I’d like to see quicker response times on the customer service end but the products are fantastic.

***I received the Head Chef products mentions above from Fiesta products at no cost in order to complete a review.  I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post.  All opinions expressed are my own.  I was under no obligation to give a positive review ***

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