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Support Women in Business -Teach, Play, Inspire with Discovery Toys! #directsales directory

Introducing my NEW Discovery Toys Consultant Business to the Direct Sales Directory!

The brand new Direct Sales Directory will be launching soon – {Click the new tab in the navigation bar to learn more about it!} – and while I’m still in the process of building it, I’ve been introducing you to some of the amazing women who will be a part of it!

You’ve met Lucinda from Scentsy, Staci from Arbonne, Hillary from Cookie Lee, and Breanna from It Works! – now you can learn a little more about my brand new adventure into Direct Sales as an Educational Consultant for Discovery Toys!

Coming Soon!!

My new Direct Sales Directory will soon be a great place for you to check out a bunch of different options, and find the company that is right for you! All of the women joining are total pro’s, and can answer your questions, and get you started on your way to success! Plus, what a great way to support other women in business – Do your holiday shopping by ordering amazing products directly from these great ladies!

Why Direct Sales?

Direct Sales is SUCH a great option for busy moms – you have total flexibility on your hours, which is so important. Whether you want to earn a part-time income, or build a full-time career for yourself, the sky is the limit! And when you shop from a Direct Sales Rep, you are able to use your purchasing power to help other great women in business!

Learn more about how you can Teach, Play, and Inspire with Discovery Toys!

When I decided that I wanted to make the leap back into the exciting world of Direct Sales, I did a lot of research trying to find the right fit for me – I wanted something that I could really get excited about. I had never even heard of Discovery Toys until I randomly came across it online, but I was so excited when I found it!

I love their Mission:

Teach – Discovery Toys creates highly engaging learning toys, books, games and music that help parents and others teach learning skills through play.
Play – Discovery Toys ignites the imagination and interest of children as they learn and grow through play each day.
Inspire – Discovery Toys inspires learning! Our products not only inspire children to learn, they inspire parents and educators to teach and learn along with them.

And I love the feedback I got from others!

Before committing to joining Discovery Toys, I asked around about them – since I’d never heard of them, and had no experience with the product, I wanted to know more. So many people told me the exact same thing – these toys are great quality, and unlike the cheap toys at some stores, these toys LAST! Many moms told me that their favorite Discovery Toys made it through several rowdy toddlers, still in great shape.

I have a friend who worked at a local childcare center, and she said these were some of their most popular toys! They were popular with the kids because they were fun, popular with the parents because they were educational, and super popular with the staff because – unlike off brand similar products that they would try – these toys were durable enough to last for years. That was enough to sell ME on them!

They have a long history –

The company was founded by an early childhood educator in 1978 and continues to grow from our passion for helping children through play. Today, we are the leader in learning toys for early childhood education as the foremost direct marketing company of its kind.

Discovery Toys has been helping parents to “Teach. Play. Inspire.” with our high-quality educational toys, books, games and music for over three decades.

Ready to Learn More?

Visit my Discovery Toys website to learn more about the great product selection – and find some new favorites for YOUR family! You can order some great gifts directly from the site – or email me at meagan.paullin@yahoo.com with any questions at all! You can also follow me on Facebook for updates on sales, promotions, and great giveaways!

What do you think?

Are you a fan of Discovery Toys already? What is your favorite toy?? If you haven’t experienced them yet…. what do you think of the company so far – would you be interested in learning more, or joining my team? Feel free to contact me with any questions! And if YOU are an enthusiastic and motivated Direct Sales rep – Learn more about the Direct Sales Directory, and email me if you’d like to join us in promoting our businesses too!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 19, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping | 2 Comments

Michael’s Craft Store – Free Halloween Kids Projects, Coupons, and Giveaways!

Loads of Halloween Freebies!

Want a free activity for the kids? Check out the list of Free Michael’s Make & Take Projects going on over the next couple months – you just bring the kids down to the local store, find the Make & Take area, and they’ll help the kids put together a super fun creation! {Some projects require a purchase, like a pumpkin or t-shirt – but then all other materials are supplied!}

Win Prizes from Michael’s!

Enter the Spooky Craft-o-Ween Contest on Michael’s Facebook page for a chance to win HUGE prizes! Just share your best Halloween creation for a chance to win a trip and more – Plus, you have a chance to win a $25 gift card just by voting for your favorites!

Get the latest weekly coupons too!

Check out the Michael’s Weekly Ad to find out what’s on sale, and get some sweet savings coupons too!

This week you’ll find a coupon for 40% off one regular price item of your choice, another coupon for 20% off on Martha Stewart Scrapbooking supplies, and a coupon to save 55% off of any custom framing project too!

Win prizes from ME too!

You can also share your best Halloween creations on my Facebook wall too – I’ll feature some of my favorites here on the site the week of Halloween, and send out some little goodie bags to a few of you too!

People who love crafts can learn about the top online schools for design
via Guide to Online Schools.

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 19, 2011 Filed Under: Giveaways, Freebies | 1 Comment

Get Unlimited FREE Scholastic Books from Kellogg’s!

Get FREE Books from Kellogg’s and Scholastic!

This is another great way to start stocking up on FREE Christmas Gifts – {learn how to get FREE Disney Movies too!} – and it’s super easy…

Here’s how it works:

Purchase participating Kellogg’s products at any Walmart store – {Stuff like Eggo Waffles, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and Pop Tarts} – and then enter the codes on the package onto the Scholastic site. For every 2 codes you enter, you’ll get a voucher for a FREE book! How cool is that? And there is NO limit to how many free books you can get. Love it.

Get your Free Scholastic Books today!

Save on Kellogg’s products too!

Sign up today for the Kellogg’s newsletter, and get up to $10 bucks in free coupons now, then use those towards the participating products to make this an even better deal!

{For a list of participating Kellogg’s products, see the website for details, or watch for specially marked packages at Walmart!} By signing up for this newsletter, you’ll also get updates a couple times a month with great new promotions and savings.

What are YOUR best Holiday Freebie tips?

If you’ve found a FREE offer that would be great for holiday prep – share it in the comments!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 19, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | 1 Comment

{Sweet Deal!} What’s YOUR Favorite Disney Movie?

What’s YOUR favorite Disney Movie?

Is it one from when you were a kid, like 101 Dalmatians or Alice in Wonderland? Or do you love the newer ones that you’ve probably seen with the kids, like Tangled or Wall-E? I admit, I’d have a pretty darn hard time picking favorites – I’m a kid at heart, and love me some great cartoons, it’s true! {And if I had to pick a favorite, it’s probably the Muppets…. The old Muppet Christmas Movie is one of my favorite movies of all time, but the newer ones are great too! } And with the Disney Movie Club, there is such a huge selection, I had a hard time tonight picking out which ones to get!

Great deals on great movies!

A great way to stock up on some of your favorite movies is to join the Disney Movie Club! It works the same way as the book clubs – you get a bunch of great freebies when you sign up, and then tons more deals on new movies each month!

4 Disney Movies for $1.00 plus Free Pluto Ornament and Free Shipping on initial order with membership. Click Here to get started today!

Do I hear Christmas Shopping?

This is a super smart way to stock up on Holiday gifts too! You’ll get all 4 movies and the super cute ornament… Plus exclusive savings on additional movies after you join – and every kid loves a great movie, right?

So check it out, and get some great deals today!

You’ll find all of the details on how the club works on their site – Disney Movie Club…. And then leave me a comment telling me – what’s YOUR favorite Disney Movie?? I’d love to hear ’em!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 18, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Shopping | 1 Comment

Rafflecopter: Radio Flyer Classic Bumper Car #Giveaway!!

Welcome to the Radio Flyer Classic Bumper Car Giveaway!

One lucky winner will win an amazing gift to place under the Christmas tree for their kids!

This giveaway is sponsored by 12 awesome blogs. To enter, simply follow each of us on Twitter & Facebook using the Rafflecopter form below! Giveaway starts 10/14 at 12:00 am EST and ends 10/27 at 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!

You only need to enter the giveaway on one of our blogs, but you can come back once a day to claim your daily entries too!

Enter to Win!!

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Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 15, 2011 Filed Under: Giveaways | No Comments

Introducing the new Munchkin Bunch – and How YOU Can Win Too! #munchkinbunch

The Munchkin Bunch

Most of you know that Abby is now officially a member of The Munchkin Bunch – and we could not possibly be more excited about it! Big {THANK YOU} and huge *HUGS* to all of you who supported my little Abby Piper with your votes – we are so incredibly grateful to you guys! Munchkin is one of our very favorite brands, and it is really exciting to be able to have the opportunity to partner with them like this! Make sure to check them out on Facebook to see all of the other cutie-pies too!

Monthly Updates!

As a member of the Munchkin Bunch, we’ll be sharing monthly updates about Abby – you’ll get to watch her learn and grow, and we’ll share some of our very favorite along the way! We were already HUGE fans of Munchkin – so I cannot even tell you how excited we were to get this uh-MAY-zing shipment of toys, sippy cups, gadgets, and more! It felt like Christmas morning!! I can’t wait to get through opening everything up, and sharing updates with you guys as we try it all out.

Abby LOVES Her New Gifts from Munchkin!

I opened up the huge package, and was super-duper amazed to see this giant gift basket for gifts from Munchkin – and when I turned my back for just a few minutes, Abby went ahead and started digging right in – she was excited to see what was in there too! Of course, the first things that she pulled out were the toys – She absolutely adored these Munchkin Traveling Flash Cards, especially the little mirrored card on the front. She loves seeing that “other” baby in the reflection. She had tons of fun too with the Mozart Magic Cube – later that night, she thought it was hysterical to make the music play by sitting on top of it, silly girl.

Kissing the Ducky!

One of her other favorites is this little Safety Bath Ducky – {it has a safety sensor on it, so if it tells you IT’S bottom is too hot, you know it’s too hot for baby’s bottom too!} – Watch as she wanders over to give it a big kiss! Too cute.

You can WIN some great Munchkin Prizes too!

To celebrate the new Munchkin Bunch, there will be loads of fun ways for YOU to win some amazing new Munchkin products too!

Facebook: “Munchkin Bunch members will soon receive their first package of Munchkin goodies. As soon as the gifts arrive, our fans will have the chance to win the items!” So make sure to follow them on Facebook to learn more! Plus, right now you can win $50 – Just send them a screenshot of your Munchkin product review on Amazon.com or Babies “R” Us and you’ll be entered to win!
Twitter: Want to win Munchkin products? Follow them on Twitter for opportunities to win your fav items! http://twitter.com/Munchkin_Inc

Thank You Again!

We are so excited to get to be a part of the new Munchkin Bunch – and I have to give you all one more big THANK YOU for voting for Abby! She is already loving all of the fun! And make sure to follow Munchkin on Facebook and Twitter, so you can stay updated on Abby and the other adorable kiddo’s each month, learn about some great new products, and have your chance to win some fun prizes too!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 13, 2011 Filed Under: Contests | 2 Comments

My Favorite Fall and Halloween Deals and Freebies!

Fall is my favorite time of year.

I love the changing leaves, the crisp mornings after such a hot summer, the new fall hoodies and boots- and the anticipation of all of the great holidays coming up!

So, I wanted to share a few of my very FAVORITE fall and Halloween freebies and deals that are going on right now. You already know that Vistaprint is one of my very favorite deal sites- I get SO much stuff from them, almost every single month. And with their FREE shipping deal right now, it’s a great time to shop. Plus, you can get a special deal that I haven’t seen in a while from Canvas People, and some amazing savings and freebies from my FAVORITE home improvement store, Home Depot!

Vistaprint:

Some EXTRA Great Deals from Vistaprint:

Vistaprint always has some awesome deals going on, but this sale is even better than usual- and there is so much fun stuff to make!

Trick or Treat Bag: Make your own, totally customized, cotton tote bag for Trick or Treating, for only $2 bucks! If you want more than one, you’ll get them all for 60% off!!
Invitations: Throwing a BIG Halloween party? Get 50% off all custom-made party invites!
Other fun ideas: Make cool, Halloween-themed lawn signs to make your house everyone’s favorite destination. Make custom stickers to give away with your candy, or as party favors. Or T-Shirts- designs range from spooky to adorable to funny.

The best part? Get FREE Shipping on EVERYTHING when you spend $20- so stock up today!!

Canvas People:

Turn those Fall Photos into ART!

CanvasPeople.com is offering a free 8 x 10 photo canvas (just pay shipping, which is about $12-$14 bucks) OR you can get 40% off any larger canvas + free shipping as a special introductory deal!
When I buy these, I always upgrade to the 11×14 size- and they are just so beautiful, seriously. The quality is a million times better than I expected for such a low price- ask at your local studio what the would charge you for this– I guarantee it’s 5-10 times higher.

Home Depot Savings:

You do NOT want to miss the awesome savings in the Home Depot newsletters!

They’ll send you savings and sale updates both by email, and in your regular postal mail too. I have gotten so many really amazing coupons and freebies from them this way. I get things like:

Buy one, get one free on Martha Stewart Paint
Free Plant Food with purchase of Garden Tools
Save $10 off a $25 Purchase
Bring in coupon for a FREE sample of the new Gorilla Glue

Especially at this time of year, when there are so many projects to complete, you want to be getting these updates. They’ll let you know when the next free classes are coming up, send you notice of special sales and event, exclusive coupons, and more. It only takes a second to sign up.

Love it?

I do :) These are my very favorite deals going on, and all things that I use myself. {In fact, I cannot WAIT to get the Halloween Trick or Treat bag I made to match Abby’s Pink Poodle costume!!} If you love ’em, use the social buttons to share with your freebie lovin’ friends on Facebook and Twitter!