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Dec
29

Nestlé Coffee-mate, iPod dock Giveaway!

by Brandy

You all know I love my coffee. The only thing that makes my coffee better is some awesome creamers. Nestlé’s Coffee-mate has a huge selection of flavors to choose from. I love that I can grab something different each week to create the perfect coffee house experience in my own home. Read More→

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Jul
24

Free Classic eBooks from Barnes & Noble

by Brandy

Right now Barnes & Noble have a special limited time offer to help you build your eBook Library, for free! You can even Take your digital library wherever you go. Download the FREE BN eReader app. for your smart phone.

The books are well loved classics. You can check back weekly for a new selection of free eBooks! I hope to see them add some childrens books as well. We use an iPod touch for education on the go and I also have a Blackberry that I could use these on. If you know of any other sources for free eBooks please link them in the comments! Thanks!

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Jul
24

iPhone or iPod Touch Apps for Kids and $25 iTunes Giveaway!

by Brandy

CLOSED, Winner was Storm!

I don’t have an iPhone. For some reason Sprint and the iPhone haven’t started a relationship yet. It bites. But I do have the iPod Touch and that little baby is my brain! With all I have going on with Meds, Appointments, Pain Diary, etc…it is all there and so much more!

I also use it to entertain the girls while waiting for appointments, or when they ask to play it. Everything on there is fun as well as educational for them. There are tons of apps that are perfect for toddlers on up. Some of my favorite Apps for the girls are:

Bug Builder
Sam’s Remote (iCarly)
Teach Me Kindergarten
Matching Zoo
Shapes
Spell That
BrainPop
Vocab 4-6
ABC Maze
FlashToPass Free
AlphaBaby Free
Battleship

These are all skill building games, the girls have a lot of fun playing them and are always asking for my iPod. It really comes in handy while waiting at places for appointments and such.

A few days ago, Mom Central introduced us to My Living Stories. These animated storys bring both new stories and classics to life on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The artwork, narration and interactive features are loved by the girls. It’s easy enough that they can read along by themselves without any help from me. If you wanted you can record your own voice to go along with the story (this feature requires an iPhone or iPod Touch with microphone capabilities).

The My Living Story classic stories include:

Princess & the Pea
King Midas
The Tortoise & the Hare
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

As part of the My Living Stories Blog Tour, I was able to try out 3 of the 5 My Living Stories apps. Little Red Riding Hood, King Midas and The Tortoise and the Hare.

Our opinion:

Love it! The girls have listened to the stories over and over and that is just great. Repetitiveness helps with the learning process. Especially with reading! I would love to get some more stories on my iPod for them.

Win a $25 iTunes card!

Contest is open to USA and Canada. Readers may enter the contest on multiple blogs but are only eligible to win one iTunes gift card as part of the My Living Stories contest.

Main Entry: Leave a comment telling me which My Living Stories story you would like to have the most.

Bonus Entries: You must complete the main entry before doing any of the bonus entries.

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This Giveaway will end on August 6th, 2010 at noon.

Disclosure – I am participating in the My Living Stories program by Mom Central on behalf of Decode Entertainment. I received 3 free apps and a gift card as a thank you for my participation.

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Nov
14

Even More Holiday Gift Ideas

by Brandy

The internet can save you so much money shopping for holiday gifts! You have all the info you need right at your fingertips without having to leave your home and fight the crowds. You can be sure you are getting the best deal without driving from store to store.

Cheap Holiday Gifts is the goal for me and my family! There are some great deals to be had and I am going to find them! I want to get gifts that I know the J-man and the girls actually need and will use. Not something that will be played with for 2 days and forgotten. That would just be throwing away money. I want practical useful gifts for my family.

gps For instance, the J-man could totally use a GPS unit! He is a general contractor, so he is going to new places all the time. Also, traveling with his band. This is something he could use pretty much daily! I would also like to get the family a handheld one for geo caching. We went once not too long ago with 4H and it was a blast!

-!Apple 2GB iPod Shuffle Silver--258908820 Morgan would totally dig getting the Apple 2GB iPod Shuffle! She has a cheapy MP3 player and the sound quality is horrible. This one should be plenty good for her and allow her to listen to her music wherever she may be. I think we are a bit behind the time since none of us have an iPod. Honestly, I don’t even know the difference between an iPod and an MP3 player. I think I am techy ignorant. I’m working on it though.

I plan on getting a smartphone for myself. I need one. My whole life revolves around being able to access the internet. With a smartphone I could access my life wherever I may be at any BlackBerry Curve 8330 given moment. I’m leaning towards the Blackberry. A few of my friends have them and absolutely love them. I think this would be a perfect gift for me…hint hint…