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Introducing… DIGITWIRL!

I’ve partnered with an uh-MAY-zing company called DIGITWIRL to bring you some awesome new info each week!

I’m really excited to get to share their videos with you… They are so great. If you haven’t heard of Digitwirl yet, you have to check them out!

Read more about Digitwirl here:

Digitwirl is the weekly web show that offers simple solutions to modern day problems. In 3-minutes, Digitwirl brings busy women the very best time, money, and sanity-saving technology, and then teaches them how to use it, step-by-step. Digitwirl was created by technology lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, who uses lots of technology to manage her busy life as mom of two and entrepreneur. Become a subscriber to get weekly show alerts and exclusive deals at Digitwirl.com, or follow Digitwirl on Twitter at @digitwirl.

I’m so in love with their videos… Super fun, and super helpful. I know that their tips are the type of thing that you guys will be excited about too! I’ll post the first video shortly, so stay tuned.

Todays video is about a super sweet app that allows you to save ALL of your store loyalty cards to your smartphone, instead of carrying piles of them around in your wallet. I can’t wait to share it!

FaveCrafts Cricut Sweepstakes

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Posted by on May 4, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff | No Comments

Traveling Through Thursday Facebook Hop!

Join the fun!

I just linked in to a fun event from Living on Love & Cents today! Link up your FACEBOOK page, and make sure to “like” the first 4 pages on the list… They are your wonderful hosts for this linky!

And leave a comment on the awesome pages you visit, to let them know how you found them today, so that they can go and “Like” you back!


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Posted by on April 28, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff | No Comments

Free Personalized VeggieTales Song for Kids

Get a FREE Personalized VeggieTales Song for your kids by visiting Just Me Music today!

Enter the code myveggie to get the FREE download of 5 tracks!!

The Cute Kid

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Posted by on April 5, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Fun Stuff | No Comments

Would YOU buy this??

Ok, I know a ton of people that own a Snuggie, even if most of them don’t want to admit that they have one. :)

But really, a Snuggie for your DOG?? I am amused when I imagine what my puppy would look like in a tiny little doggie Snuggie, but what is the point? He has fur, right? So he’s kind of already wearing a Snuggie, right?

Whats next… Baby Snuggies? Kitty Snuggies? Do people really buy these??? If you have, and have a picture of your dog in a Snuggie PLEASE share it with me!!! I won’t judge you, I promise :) We have Halloween and Christmas outfits for our dogs, so I have no place to judge people who buy Doggie Snuggies!!

This just cracks me up. What do you guys think??

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Posted by on March 25, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping, Fun Stuff | 1 Comment

Red Tricycle Kids Newsletter and Giveaway!

I just found this new site today, and it looks like a good one! It is called Red Tricycle, and this is how they describe their site,

“Red Tricycle is a free email newsletter that helps parents have more fun with their kids. We offer ideas for cool things to see, eat, make and do with your kids in your neighborhood.”

When you get to the sign up page, all you have to do is enter your email address and pick a city…. The only bummer is that the only local newsletters available are on the West Coast. But if you don’t live in one of the areas listed, you can still sign up! There are also non-city options like Kids Birthday Party, Kids Food, Kids Style, and Kids Travel. And all of the ideas that I found while browsing this morning were so cute! 

Also, when you sign up for the newsletter, there will be a “Referred By” box under your email box. If you enter my name, Meagan Paullin, then we’re BOTH entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card. And you KNOW how much I am in love with Amazon :) Sign up now at http://www.redtri.com/newsletter-signup and let me know what you think!! Then go share the fun with your friends too, and get more entries into the contest….

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Posted by on March 15, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Contests | No Comments

Recording Memories in a Moment Garden

Sharing Memories and Special Moments…

Moment Garden is a new website that I came across this weekend, and I think that it is such a wonderful idea. I love scrapbooking, photo albums, memory boxes… And so I save EVERYTHING, especially when it comes to my new little girl. But sometimes it can be tough to get all of those special moments and memories written down and saved, in between diapers, bottles, spit-up, tantrums…. You know.

Moment Garden gives you a new way to easily keep track of those amazing little moments! It only takes a minute to get signed up for a new account. You are then able to start logging in to quickly leave little markers in your “garden” each time some random adorable moment happens that you want to remember! Read Moment Garden’s description of their service… 

“Children are amazing! From day one their pictures and the little moments throughout their life are priceless. Looking at an old picture, or even reading a quote from when they were 4 years old and commented “Don’t worry Daddy, I’ll teach you” can bring a smile. Our vision is helping parents collect, save and share these precious moments with the people that matter most.”

You can send messages by email or from your phone, making it so easy to keep things updated. You can add authorized users, like dad or grandma, so that they can log on and add new memories and stories too!

I love that this gives me a way to keep track of my little girls achievements, and a fun way to see how she is growing every day into such a big girl!!

Moments like this have to be saved and shared, right?

There is also a brand new feature that lets you share individual moments to your Facebook page! You choose the moments to share, and they show up as a post on your Facebook page. All of the comments that your friends leave on that photo will also be saved into the Memory Garden, as part of the post. I love this!

{Update: I’ve been using this for awhile now, and it is so great. I love that they send you an email every once in a while, with a question to help prompt you to add a new memory. Today I got an email asking, “What did Abby have for breakfast today? What else does she like to eat?” I realized that this IS something that I’ll want to remember later. So I added a picture of her eating/squishing/playing with her breakfast banana today. This timeline will be so much fun to look back at later….}

To get started, go check it out at Moment Garden or on Facebook. Let me know what you think…. :)

 

Free Baby Stuff from Planning Family

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Posted by on March 6, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Reviews | No Comments

Fun at the Park

Get outside and enjoy the sunshine!

The weather is finally getting nicer, so get out and enjoy it…

Going to the park is an easy way to get the kiddo’s out of the house, away from the video games, and breathing some fresh air. It also has the added bonus of encouraging some physical activity, so they wear themselves out enough to be ready for nap time – which is always my favorite time of day!

But after a few trips to the same ol’ park, you’ll probably hear the dreaded phrase, “Mom, I’m bored!” Here are a few fun ideas to try to change things up:

*If you’re park has a sandbox, bring along some summer beach toys like a shovel and a bucket. Buy some dollar store toys, bury them in the sand, and let the kids “dig for treasure“. Extra points for mom if she remembers to bring her little pirates an eye patch or sword!

*Play some games! Remember “Mother May I?” For a reminder of how to play see Instructions Here. Another fun one from when I was a kid is really simple, “Red Light, Green Light“. The kids line up a ways away from you, and when you yell GREEN LIGHT, they start running towards you. But once you shout RED LIGHT, they have to stop… The last one to stop has to go back to the starting point!

*Give each kid a paper bag and a list for a scavenger hunt. List easy to find stuff like pinecones and bird feathers, and let them race to see who can find everything first. Another great way to tire them out! 

*Let the kids gather rocks to use for some cute craft projects later. Check out Martha Stewarts Crafts for Kids for some amazing ideas!

*Don’t let baby miss out on the fun. Even though my baby girl is too little to sit on the swings by herself, she LOVES to ride in the baby carrier while I swing us both. Its a little workout for mom – I forgot how much work swinging was! – and a fun new experience for baby.

*Bring some toys… Sidewalk chalk can lead to lots of fun games. Football or basketball have obvious uses. Or even bring a board game to play while sitting in the shade with a little one who’s running out of energy.

*Speaking of sitting in the shade, when was the last time you had a picnic? It doesn’t have to be fancy… If nothing else, grab a bucket from KFC and take it with you! Kids love to do things that are out of the ordinary, so eating lunch outside will entertain them.

What else does your family do at the park to keep the kids entertained? Share you ideas here!

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Posted by on February 23, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff | No Comments
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