Little One Books Website Contest

Since so many of my readers are fans of Little One Books I wanted to share a great contest they are having  in honor of the Brain Rules for Baby book. They are hosting it on their website you can click here to enter. You have the chance to win a personalized copy of Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina along with a tshirt and a collection of Little One Books for Babies.
They are offering extra entry options such as following on twitter and sharing with your friends.
Only one entry allowed per person. Contest ends March 31st.

Zooper High Chair Review

Look how little this full size high chair folds up!

My boys go over to my mom's house at least every other Monday so that I can get things done in peace around here :) My mom is past her "baby" days so she does not have all of the "tools" at her house like we do. When I do take the boys over there, feeding the baby seems to be one of the things that not having the right tools makes things very difficult. Who wants to lug a high chair over there every time and then lug it home? Not me and I know that my Mom does not want a high chair in her dinning room 24/7. At first she tried to feed him in his car seat...boy was that a disaster. Not only was it really not safe, he kept squirming around and twisting that it was impossible for my mom to get anything in his mouth and not his clothes. Even my 4 year old realized the situation and told his grandma, "This is ridiculous!" Children really do not have filters on them do they? haha
We needed a solution to the feeding situation but I also did not want to turn my mom's house into Babyville for one day a week. We knew that we needed a lightweight, compact and easy to store high chair at her house. Our solution was a Zooper High Chair.
The Zooper high chair is a simple compact folding high chair with a built in carry handle that is easy to open into it's full size. Just push one button and it opens into a "regular" size high chair. It is great for babies 6 months to 45 lbs. It opens up into a full size high chair but stores like nothing at all. At first I looked at it and thought there was no way this lightweight thing can hold my giant baby! I opened it up and put him in it so see just how steady it was. I was excited about how well it was made and how safe he really was. My 8 month old is wiggly and busy and it held up great to his wild ways! We took it over to my mom's house and she loved it. After she fed the baby she put it in her coat closet, closed the door and did not worry about it again until the boys came over the next time.
My mom and I are all about clean lines. We agreed that we loved the stylishness and the design of the high chair as well as the fun patterned material. It has such a modern look you can't help but think about how sleek it looks in your house! The Zooper high chair is also really easy to clean and looks great left out or stored in a small space. Opening and closing the high chair is really simple and fast. I really like the convenience and look of the Zooper that I am thinking about replacing my bulky (but still in good condition) high chair with one of these babies!!

We are now fans of the Zooper brand! They make several types of strollers including a two seated one. You can learn more about their products by following them on Twitter or becoming a Facebook fan.

ALEX Toys Free App Launch Preview and Toy Giveaway

In the last few months I have been trying to find new companies for toys for my son since he has out grown his baby toys and for my nephews since they will no longer be in day care. In my search I found a really great company named ALEX Toys that makes toys, art supplies and so much more. We will be having a review and giveaway for the Moms Leaving the Workforce event coming very soon.

I wanted to share with my readers a fun App for the iPhone or iTouch phones that will be released on Friday March 25th. You can download the App from the website alextoys.com on Friday the 25th. The app is for FREE, which is awesome! It is a fun game that focuses on emotions and building self confidence. I know for kids its hard to express their feeling sometimes. I think a game like this would even be a good conversation starter for your little ones. They also can learn about matching, colors and animals.

From ALEX Toys:

"ALEX_®, the premier award-winning brand of creative toys and children’s lifestyle products, is delighted to announce the launch of its first app, Moody Monster Manor, on Friday, March 25.  This free app for ages 3 to 6 years, features four fun and exciting monster-themed games that build self confidence as well as provide hours of fun! 

Visit the ALEX_® website www.alextoys.com on March 25, for printable monster illustrations to color that accompany the app and enter a contest to win a monstrous prize of 10 ALEX_® monster-themed toys including Diving Monster, Tub Target Screaming Monsters, Monster Bingo, Monster Clompers and Monster Mitts!"

For the Launch of this new App The Coupon Queen Bee is hosting a giveaway for Tub Target Screaming Monsters Bath Toy. You can also print some fun coloring pages of the Moody Monsters here.

GIVEAWAY:

To Celebrate the Launch of Moody Monsters Free APP Alex Toys has generously offered one of our lucky readers the chance to win Tub Target Screaming Monsters.

To Enter This Giveaway:
Mandatory entry is to Like Alex Toys in Facebook.

*Leave a comment telling me your a Facebook Fan  and be sure to leave your email address*

Extra Entries can be done after you leave a comment for the mandatory entry:
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.

** SPECIAL EXTRA ENTRY OPPORTUNITY:

-Download the Free APP of Moody Monster Manor on Friday March 25th and come back leaving a comment saying you did this.
+5  (leave 5 comments saying you did this)

-Follow Alex Toys on Twitter +2

-Follow The Coupon Queen Bee on Twitter +1

-Like The Coupon Queen Bee on Facebook +1

-Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link to the post +3

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts March 21 , 2011 and ends on April 1, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was given the opportunity to host a giveaway on my blog.

Friendship Bread Book Review

Friendship Bread
By Darien Gee
Sometimes a book comes along that stays in your thoughts for days or weeks after you've finished reading it. Darien Gee has written just that kind of a novel. Her story of loving friendships, family, and small town life is enchanting. At the heart of this story is something called Friendship Bread. Julia Evarts receives a gift of this bread and it amazingly changes her life. She is still grieving terribly over the death of her son, five years earlier. By the simple act of baking and sharing the bread with others, friendships are made and hearts are mended. The author also includes a recipe for baking a loaf of you own Friendship Bread. This book is warm, wise, and lovely. It brings back what reading a good book is all about. Pure pleasure.

You can buy this book for your own library at Barnes and Noble.
To read more about Darien Gee and her book you can visit her website.

HIT Entertainment Pop Goes Thomas and Barney Mother Goose DVD Review and Giveaway

My son has loved trains for a while now. He can say Choo-Choo and points to the trains when we drive by them near out house. We bought him a Thomas the Train birthday cake for his 1st Birthday and he plays with the train that came on his cake all the time. He has a few pairs of Thomas the Train pjs and a train set is on my list of things I want to get him for his birthday later in the year. Barney on the other hand is something I thought I would not have him watch but I have learned what I like and what he likes are soooo not the same. I actually love him watching Barney. I have found being a mom all the stuff I thought "Oh when I have kids I wont do this or that" has quickly gone out the window lol. He really does get excited for Barney! A few months back we were watching a Barney show and the battery on my computer that we were watching the DVD on went out. OH that boy was so upset! He cried and cried until I got it started in the DVD player and TV. It was so cute to see him cheer right up and dance around as Barney sang. I enjoy that Barney is teaching him and having fun. He really likes that there are real children in the shows too. He points to them and smiles.

Watching Thomas with his Thomas Pjs and toy.

The Pop Goes Thomas DVD is full of valuable lessons that Thomas and his friends learn. They learn about responsibility and trying to do too much in one day. Definitely one I could learn from too! I liked the episode about Sir Topham Hat's mother comes to visit the trains and how she teaches Thomas that just because she is older doesn't not mean she won't like excitement and fun. I really love how Thomas the Train teaches children lessons about life in a fun way. I like all the different personalities of the trains just like how all of us are so unique.

Clapping for Thomas the Train.

Coloring in his Barney coloring book that came with the DVD

Barney Mother Goose Collection DVD includes a DVD, a music CD and a coloring book. I really enjoyed how classic stories I know from when I was little were incorporated into Barney's world of characters. I sang along and clapped with my little guy as we watched it. I was sitting on the floor with him and he climbed into my lap and we watched together. It was very sweet! The excitement and dancing of Barney is what my son likes the most. He loves to dance! I know this DVD will be watched over and over. I put it on while I had some house cleaning to do and he did not even notice I was busy. He just danced and watched.

He had to sit on his jet ski while he watched Barney.

HIT Entertainment produces Thomas the Train and Barney as well as many more fun characters like Bob the Builder and Angelina Ballerina. You can check out their website for fun games and videos. Target and Walmart carry the DVDs to buy and you also have a chance to win them on this blog!

GIVEAWAY:

For our Moms Leaving the Workforce event HIT Entertainment has generously offered one of our lucky readers the chance to win a copy of Pop Goes Thomas and Barney Mother Goose Collection DVD.

To Enter This Giveaway:
Mandatory entry is to Follow HIT Entertainment on Twitter

*Leave a comment telling me your a Twitter follower and be sure to leave your email address*

Extra Entries can be done after you leave a comment for the mandatory entry:
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.

-Visit the HIT Entertainment site and leave a comment about your favorite character. +2

-Like HIT Entertainment in Facebook +2

-Follow The Coupon Queen Bee on Twitter +1

-Like The Coupon Queen Bee on Facebook +1

-Enter any of the  giveaways during the Moms Leaving the Workforce event +2 for each you have entered.

-Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link to the post +5

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts March 20 , 2011 and ends on April 2, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was provided the DVDs pictured in this review for free.