Go Retro with Big G, Hasbro and Target (& Giveaway)

 

 Collect all 5 different throw-back packages

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Congratulations to Suzie Williams!

What do you think of board games?  What about "retro" packaging from the 1950's, '60s and '80s?  For a limited time you can relive your childhood by heading on over to your local Target store’s cereal aisle, as Big G cereals have brought back their “Retro” themed packaging.  Be on the lookout for Cinnamon Toast Crunch (16.2 oz.), Lucky Charms (16 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios (17 oz.), Cheerios (18 oz.) and Cocoa Puffs (16.5 oz.).  To help celebrate the event, Big G has team up with Hasbro, offering a $5 coupon on Clue Vintage, Scrabble Vintage, Parcheesi Vintage or Risk Vintage board games at Target!  Check out all the General Mills specials at Target 

We were blessed to receive Parcheesi Vintage version along with a box of Cheerios and Lucky Charms!  I think the box designs are fun and the coupons are fabulous for stocking up on games for family game night!  Coupon valid at Target stores from March 15, 2013 to December 31, 2013.  Be sure to use this one as well - Coupon for $1 off 2 General Mills cereals.

 

 Family Game Night - Parcheesi

 

Setting up the game and explaining the rules.

We divided into teams: David and A (green), B and C (yellow), and D and I (red).  E helped everyone :).

Intense game play

 Having fun!

So, can you guess who won?  That would be team yellow - B and C pulled through with the victory!  Not bad for their first time ever playing Parcheesi.  This has quickly become a family favorite.  Have you ever played Parcheesi?  Want to win a prize pack that contains Parcheesi and more?  Keep reading...

Your gift pack will contain:

• 2 boxes of participating Big G Retro cereal
• $10 Target gift card
• 1 Hasbro Parcheesi Deluxe Vintage board game

Now, onto the giveaway!  One of you will win your own Big G Retro Prize Pack!  Your gift pack will contain: 2 boxes of participating Big G Retro cereal, $10 Target gift card and 1 Hasbro Parcheesi Deluxe Vintage board game!

Mandatory Entry:  Follow me on google friend and let me know, that's it!  Please be sure and leave your email so I can contact you if you win! 

Extra Entries, leave a separate comment for each extra entry.  As you can see, there are lots of extra entry opportunities so don't be shy!

1.  Follow my google+ page (2 extra entries)

2.  Follow my facebook page (2 extras)

3.  Follow me on Pinterest (2 extras)
4.  Follow me on twitter here (2 extras)
5.  Comment with your favorite participating Hasbro game (2 extras)
6.  Comment with your favorite participating General Mills cereal (2 extras)

Giveaway will end on April  22nd at Midnight.  Winner will be selected using a random number generator and will have 24 hours to respond.  If there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.  Open to US residents only.

Disclosure:  The prize pack, information and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

Snail Mail - Making New Friends and Filling My Mail Box

Do you love mail?  I am not talking about email or even texts but physical mail that comes to your mail box - you know the one outside!  Well, if you know me - you know I love mail.  And starting last month I joined a Blog Pals Snail Mail Program started by Michelle and Christianna.   It has only just begun and I am having a lot of fun with it.

 

I was matched with Laurie over at The Brotherton's.  Please, please check out her blog - you won't regret it.  I love her sense of style and zeal for life!  It was a bit difficult to decide what to send Laurie (after all, first impressions are big).  I ended up settling on a cute card, a small Chick-fil-A gift card (everyone loves Chick-fil-A), and the kiddos picked out some smiley stickers.  This month Laurie will write me back so it will be fun to continue our friendship and I will continue to read her blog.  And I received a nice note from April. 

 

It made my day when I checked my mail and found something more personal.  And of course the mystery of figuring out who April was and then it dawned on me - she was my blog pal :). 

I look forward to getting to know these ladies better and meeting new friends!

Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash Detergent Review & Giveaway

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Congratulations to Sandy, Suzie and Donna!

Yes, the Purex love just keeps coming!  This time with Purex Natural Elements with Tropical Splash.  Tropical Splash is a new fragrance in the Natural Elements line - exotic fruits like pineapple and coconut combine with distant flowers to take your nose on a tropical vacation :).  I love that it is hypoallergenic, has a dye-free formula for sensitive skin, has a fresh and nature inspired fragrance and of course that it packs the cleaning power of Purex with dirt lift action!  I have always enjoyed fruit fragrances as well as various florals so this was a perfect combination for me.  Our clothes are both clean and fresh!  What do you think?  Want to try it for yourself?  Keep reading and be sure to enter the giveaway to win!

Now, onto the giveaway!  Three winners will each receive a free product coupon for one bottle of Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash (coupon max value $6 and expires 12/31/2014).

Mandatory Entry:  Follow me on google friend and let me know, that's it!  Please be sure and leave your email so I can contact you if you win! 

Extra Entries, leave a separate comment for each extra entry.  As you can see, there are lots of extra entry opportunities so don't be shy!

1.  Enter The 2013 Tropical Trio Sweepstakes found here (5 extra entries)
2.  Follow my google+ page (2 extra entries)

3.  Follow my facebook page (2 extras)

4.  Follow Purex on facebook (2 extras) 
5.  Follow me on Pinterest (2 extras)
6.  Follow me on twitter here (2 extras)
7.  Like the Purex Facebook Page and leave a comment that you came from Cummins Life! (2 extras if you leave a comment)

Giveaway will end on April 15th at Midnight.  Winners will be selected using a random number generator and will have 24 hours to respond.  If there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.  Open to US residents only.

Disclosure:  Purex provided me with a sample of Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash detergent to facilitate my review and coupons for this giveaway.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own. 

Look Who's One (and a half)

We had a little photo shoot today!  That means 3 minutes of me, E and a camera - not a typical photo shoot I suppose but it works for around here.  Enjoy!

 Such a big girl

 Love the hands behind the back here

 Wearing my hat

 And taking it off

Back on again :)

Purex with Crystals Review & Giveaway

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Congratulations to Angie, Susan and Karin!

It is time for another Purex review!  This time Purex plus Fabric Softener with Crystals Fragrance.  This detergent is a combination of Purex detergent and Purex Crystals giving you a great performing detergent with a great fragrance at a superb cost.  And it has dirt lift action - which works deep into clothes to get out the dirt.  And with five young kids, you bet I see some dirt!  It is no secret that I am a huge Purex fan mainly because their products 1) work and they are so 2) cost effective.  This detergent did not let me down.  It worked well and I really appreciated the crystal fragrance.

The New Purex plus Fabric Softener with Crystals Fragrance is available in the liquid detergent aisle at Walmart, Target, Kroger and other retailers as well.  Ready to try some for yourself?  Enter the giveaway below to win!

Now, onto the giveaway!  Three winners will each receive a free product coupon for one bottle of Purex detergent plus Fabric Softener with Crystals Fragrance (coupon max value $6 and expires 12/31/2014).

Mandatory Entry:  Follow me on google friend and let me know, that's it!  Please be sure and leave your email so I can contact you if you win! 

Extra Entries, leave a separate comment for each extra entry.  As you can see, there are lots of extra entry opportunities so don't be shy!

1.  Follow my google+ page (2 extra entries)

2.  Follow my facebook page (2 extras)

3.  Follow Purex on facebook (2 extras) 
4.  Follow me on Pinterest (2 extras)
5.  Follow me on twitter here (2 extras)
6.  Like the Purex Facebook Page and leave a comment that you came from Cummins Life! (2 extras if you leave a comment)

Giveaway will end on April 10th at Midnight.  Winners will be selected using a random number generator and will have 48 hours to respond.  If there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.  Open to US residents only.

Disclosure:  Purex provided me with a sample of Purex detergent plus Fabric Softener with Crystals Fragrance to facilitate my review and coupons for this giveaway.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own. 

Nuby Easy Clean Soap Dispensing Bottle Brush Review

I want to tell you about our new, Nuby Easy Clean Soap Dispensing Bottle Brush!  This brush is handy to have around for cleaning your bottles and cups.  If you know me, then you know that dishes is one of my least favorite chores, especially those hard to reach areas within sippies and cups.  The Nuby Soap Dispensing Brush helps you with that.

Nuby Soap Dispensing Brush with Soap

I like that this brush is extremely functional and user friendly.  You simply twist off the top and add your soap.  You can see that my soap is orange in the photo above, the word Nuby appears orange.  The brush itself is easy to grip, making it easy to use!  The button is soft and works well, you push the button when you want the soap to dispense through the handle of the brush and to the bristles - you can choose how much you want.  The textured bristles do an excellent job of cleaning even the hard-to-clean areas!  Yes, they do the work for me, pretty awesome.

 

This brush was easy to get inside the bottle. 

Clean

Upright position, away from germs

I also like the suction base at the bottom of the brush that keeps the brush upright and ready for one handed grab and go cleaning.  

 Cleaning out a cup

 And E's Nuby Sports Sipper

In short, if you have little ones this is a great brush to have around for cleaning out their bottles, sippie cups and cups.  Honestly, it is handy for pretty much all of your dishes!  Read more about these brushes below including where to pick one up for yourself :).

According to Nuby
The Easy Clean Soap Dispensing Bottle Brush with Suction Base features a strong suction base to help keep the brush upright and away from germs.  Simply push the button to dispense the perfect amount of soap.  The soft textured handle ensures a comfortable grip.  This new innovative bottle brush by Nuby was also engineered with two bristle types to insure thorough cleaning even on irregular surfaces.

These bottle brushes are available in numerous colors options - blue, green and pink.  The Nuby Easy Clean Soap Dispensing Bottle Brush can be purchased at www.BuyBabyDirect.com, and Sam's Club.

Thanks Nuby for another awesome product!  Remember you can connect with Nuby on facebook, twitter, instagram, and pinterest as well. 

Disclosure:  I did not receive any compensation for this post, although as part of this program I may receive items to sample or review.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Dial Kids Body + Hair Wash Review & Giveaway

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Congratulations to amweeks, June and Gerrie!

Take a look at this innocent child.

And now, just take a look at the above photo of D's leg!  Do you see the marker everywhere?  Apparently E was loose with a marker and decided that D's leg made the perfect canvas - and apparently, D didn't have any objections.  Does this sound like a familiar scenario at your home?  So in the bath we went!  And as luck would have it, Purex and Dial had just sent me the New Dial Kids Body & Hair Wash for children 2-5, perfect for D!

D and our Peachy Clean wash

This particular wash is meant for children aged 2-5 so it works well for kids that have outgrown the newborn soaps but are not quite ready for adult strength bath products.  I love that it is tear free, hypoallergenic, and has no artificial dyes.  The Peachy Clean variant provides a gentle cleansing with a fun, fresh scent.  And it makes for great bath time hair :).

Love this smile :)

What do you think?  Would you like to try this soap for your own family?  Enter the giveaway below to win some!

I also want to tell you about the Dial Kids sweepstakes which is live right now!  Enter to win $1,000 (grand prize) while 250 second place winners will try the New Dial Kids Body & Hair Wash for free!

Now, onto the giveaway!  Three winners will each receive a free product coupon for the New Dial Kids Body & Hair Wash (coupon max value $4.49 and expires 6/30/2013).

Mandatory Entry:  Follow me on google friend and let me know, that's it!  Please be sure and leave your email so I can contact you if you win! 

Extra Entries, leave a separate comment for each extra entry.  As you can see, there are lots of extra entry opportunities so don't be shy!

1.  Enter the Dial Kids Body & Hair Wash Sweepstakes found here (5 extra entries)

2.  Follow my google+ page (2 extra entries)

3.  Follow my facebook page (2 extras)

4.  Follow Dial on facebook (2 extras)
5.  Comment on Dial's facebook page and mention that Cummins Life sent you (2 extras)
6.  Follow me on Pinterest (2 extras)
7.  Follow me on twitter here (2 extras)

Giveaway will end on April 10th at Midnight.  Winner will be selected using a random number generator and will have 24 hours to respond.  If there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.  Open to US residents only.

Disclosure:  I was selected to participate in this campaign as a Purex Insider.  Thanks so much to Purex and Dial for providing me with a sample of Dial Kids Body & Hair Wash for children ages 2-5 to facilitate my review and coupons for this giveaway.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own.