Snikiddy Snacks Review and Gift Box Giveaway

When being a Mom who Mows you always have to make sure the kids are entertained while you are busy doing yard work. I make sure my son has a snack and something to drink before I start my task. It can be so gross to be covered in dirt and grass and have to look for a snack in the kitchen in between projects. I also do not want to just give him any snacks, I want them to be healthy snacks he will actually eat. 

Since he can be a picky eater at times I have been trying to find the right healthy snack that I myself would not mind eating too. We were at Toys R Us the other week and I spotted Snikiddy Snacks. They looked really tasty and had many flavors. We bought a bag of All Natural Mac N Cheese Puffs for my son to try. I thought if he did not like them then at least I could eat them, unlike some other brands of puffs that neither of us liked and the dog ended up eating them lol

Well there was no sharing with me! He ate them all to him self over the next week and did not even give me a bite. Usually he loves to share food and even forces stuff into my mouth to get me to eat it. Its really cute.

I knew we had found a brand of snacks that were All Natural with no transfat, no corn syrup, no preservatives, no wheat or gluten and Yummy! 

Snacking on his Snikiddy Snacks while watching Bob the Bulider

When we had the opportunity to review more of Snikiddy Snacks we were so excited, when they said I could host a giveaway for a Snikiddy Gift Box for one of my readers I was elated! I want to share this great brand with you so you can enjoy their great snacks too.

For our review we bought another bag of Mac n Cheese puffs made of rice and corn that we loved. I carry them in my reusable snack bags in our diaper bag for the moments when we are out and my son has a melt down. I offer him to sit quietly and have a puff and he always agrees to behave in exchange for some puffs lol. We also tried the Baked Fries Classic Ketchup flavor made of potatoes and corn. Wow are they good. My son ate them up with his cheese and turkey sandwich for lunch and so did I. I had to tell myself they are for him so I would not eat the whole bag! He now shares his Snikiddy Snacks with me since he has figured out its not a one time thing he can relax knowing I will be buying Snikiddy Snacks over and over. 

I really look forward to our next shopping trip to Whole Foods so I can buy the Snikiddy Baked Fries Bold Buffalo and the Sea Salt flavored ones!

Don't forget to like Snikiddy Snacks facebook page at Facebook.com/Snikiddy to find out more about our products and keep up to date on promotions. They are having a current promotion to help pick a new flavor of Snikiddy Snacks to be entered to win a $100 American Express Gift card. More info here.

GIVEAWAY

 

Win a Snikiddy Snacks Gift box containing 3 bags of Snikiddy, a Snikiddy art kit and a Snikiddy chip clip.

To Enter This Giveaway: 

Visit the Snikiddy Snacks website and tell me what product you would like to try.

 *Leave a comment answering the question and be sure to leave your email address*

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

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-Share this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook using the Share Button at the bottom on this post. +2 for each share you do. (can be done once a day)

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 7, 2011 and ends on July 21, 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 sent for free the products mentioned in this post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.

SmartPond Fountain Pump with Low-Water Shut-Off and Light Giveaway

For any back yard enthusiast to create a calming oasis a water feature is perfect. When I had the chance to host a giveaway for a fountain pump I was excited to be sharing such a cool one like this SmartPond Low Water Shut Off and Light. The "smart pump" technology allows the pump to shut-off when the water level becomes too low and automatically resumes pumping when water is refilled to the appropriate level. Different from standard pond pumps since it creates aeration and movement so bugs like mosquitoes are not attracted to it.

This SmartPond pump is available exclusively at Lowe's stores.

o Ideal for small to medium fountains

o New technology monitors water levels

o Long-lasting due to elimination of pump burn-out

o Energy efficient

o 16 ft cord

o UL certified 

The site has a helpful section called The Smart Approach to help you build an in-ground pond with specs and even a video.  Here is a fountain project for a two tiered fountain using the pump you can win here.

GIVEAWAY

Win a SmartPond Fountain Pump with Low-Water Shut-Off and Light

To Enter This Giveaway: 

 What is your favorite item in your yard or garden?

 *Leave a comment answering the question and be sure to leave your email address*

 

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for 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 SmartPond website and tell me another product you would like to have. +2

-Follow Frugal Family Tree on GFC ( right hand side) +3

-Like our new fan page on Facebook Frugal Family Tree +2

-Follow FrugalFamTree on Twitter +2 

-Share this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook using the Share Button at the bottom on this post. +2 for each share you do. (can be done once a day)

-Add our button to your blog and leave a link of where it is located +5 (right hand side) 

-Vote for us on the Were On the Fence  +2 (left hand side just click it)

 

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 6, 2011 and ends on July 21, 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. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.

Moms Who Mow Event

Today starts our Moms Who Mow event here on the blog. I am very excited to share my lawn and gardening adventures with everyone and to hear yours. Please feel free to leave tips and stories on any of the Moms Who Mow posts. I enjoy learning from everyone. I will be hosting some giveaways this week as well. We have some cool stuff to giveaway so be sure to check back daily from today until July 12th. 

We will be giving away a bubble blowing lawn toy for kids, a water fountain pump, books, DVDs, snacks, garden gloves, planting kits and more!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!! I hope everyone is having a great day. I thought this Winnie the Pooh picture was really cute. I have loved Pooh bear since I was a kid. I am very excited it will be in the theaters July 15th.

There is a cute line from the new movie I wanted to share:
"Sometimes it takes two to tackle a task. Especially if one supervises." -Winnie the Pooh

Here are a few baking Winnie the Pooh activities you can do for fun

Sweet Beehive Cake

Winnie the Pooh Cake Pops

~HAPPY 4th of JULY~

Sunday Savings Sales and Ad Match Ups

I always love a great bargain. I have my coupons, my ads, my rewards cards and my lists. If I can save money on food and household items it allows me to have money for fun stuff, although I do find coupons for activities too. I wanted you, my readers to be able to check our website for the latest ad match ups for some of my favorite stores such as Target, Walmart, Rite Aid, CVS, Safeway and more. So each week I will make a post for the sales and ad matches from some of the great bloggers I know. You can click the links for the different stores and they will have the ad match ups there. Don't forget to come back and enter our current giveaways as well.

Happy Savings and I hope you can take advantage of the great deals out there to have money to save or use on something fun.

Target  from Freebie Spot

Walmart from Deal Seeking Mom

Raley's / Bel Air from My Frugal Adventures

Safeway from My Frugal Adventures

Whole Foods from Organic Deals

Kroger in the South East from Frugal Coupon Living

Publix from I Heart Publix

Walgreens from Wild for Wags

CVS from Frugal on the Cheap

Rite Aid from Frugal on the Cheap

There is even a Coupon Database that has tips, coupons and more! From Frugal Coupon Living

HIT Entertainment 3 pack DVD Review and Giveaway

I am a huge fan of buying DVDs in our house. I prefer them over letting my son watch TV and seeing commercials. I like that I can pre-watch a DVD to see if it is something I want him to see as well. Plus I refuse to pay for cable call me frugal but I do not want pay to watch advertisements! I am happy to have found HIT Entertainment and the great characters they have. Of course I have my favorites, my son his and we have been discovering new ones along the way.

Timmy Time Picture Day is a really cute movie! I like the claymation type of characters (reminded me of my old pals Gumby and Pokey, who Sam nor our older brother would watch with me lol) My son watched so closely there are no words really in the Timmy movies. It was like he was making it up in his head what he knew they were saying since he does a lot of the grumbling, pointing and showing like they do.

This DVD it was picture day and there were the ordinary follies that little ones have with getting their pictures taken. It was cute and my son giggled a lot. Overall I liked the sweetness of Timmy Time. You can find Timmy's website here.  We went to the County fair last weekend and when we saw a sheep I yelled "Look its Timmy!" Another kid looked at me and smiled so I think he might have been a fan too!

Fireman Sam was a fun movie to watch. We loved this since fireman are heroes! I liked the Britishness (if thats a word lol) of it. Sam has an accent a bit and it made it fun to watch for me and I am sure my son didn't notice. I thought it was a perfect one to watch after Timmy Time since there was a sheep story in this DVD as well. The little boy stays home from school and has to watch over a sheep. They get in a bit of mischief and Fireman Sam saved the day! There are a few episodes on this DVD and the run time is 55 minutes. My son liked Sam and his fellow fireman since it is like the rescue heroes he watches on TV. Fireman Sam has his own website here.

Of course my son absolutely adored this DVD since it had three of his favorite characters, Barney, Thomas the Train and Bob the Builder! Preschool Fun included 8 adventures from the Barney, Angelina ballerina, Thomas the Train, Fireman Sam, Bob the Builder,  Rory the Race Car, and more! My son liked of course his favorites and I could tell he was excited to see different characters one after the other. Even the Angelina Ballerina wasn't as girly as I thought it would be. There are male dancers that do hip hop and play music, definitely different form the Angelina I read as a kid. It was a great DVD to have. If you have never watched any of the HIT Entertainment characters I would suggest purchasing this one for you and your kids to see what the characters are like.

GIVEAWAY

Win the 3 DVDs from HIT Entertainment 

To Enter This Giveaway: 

 

  Who is your kids or grandkids favorite cartoon character?

 *Leave a comment answering the question and be sure to leave your email address*

 

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

-Like Fireman Sam on Facebook +1

-Like Timmy Time on Facebook +1
-Like Bob the Builder on Facebook +1 

-Follow Frugal Family Tree on GFC ( right hand side) +3

-Like our new fan page on Facebook Frugal Family Tree +2

-Follow FrugalFamTree on Twitter +2 

-Share this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook using the Share Button at the bottom on this post. +2 for each share you do. (can be done once a day)

-Add our button to your blog and leave a link of where it is located +5 (right hand side) 

-Vote for us on the Were On the Fence  +2 (left hand side just click it)

-Enter other current giveaways on our blog +1 for each entered

 

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 1, 2011 and ends on July 14, 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 for free the product mentioned for this review. The opinions are 100% mine and may vary from o

Online Sweepstakes / Contests

As everyone knows I am a huge sweepstakes and online contest fanatic! I win stuff all the time and have since I was just a kid in grad school. Part of it is to enter as many giveaways as you can. Like I always say and my Mom does too, "You can win unless you enter!" Here are a few online sweeps I found today.

 Subway Fresh Fit Family Contest

 

Win $5,000 worth of sports gear for your kids school or local organization or other great prizes for sharing how your family takes steps to be healthy and active. 

 Kolcraft 65th Year Anniversary Sweepstakes

Win one of the prizes offered of Kolcraft gear. Grand Prize is Jeep Kolcraft Baby Stroller, Baby Carrier and 5 pc Luggage set.

Equal Exchange Find the Bean Contest 

Enter to win a year supply of Equal Exchange Coffee.

Good Luck to Everyone and Let me know if you Win!

Bob the Builder Dino Dig DVD Review

Can we Build It? Yes We Can! I think that is so great about the Bob the Builder shows that he is so positive and overcomes what ever obstacles that he comes across. We have contractors in our family that paint, build and are Mr. Fix Its so it makes me adore Bob even more. My son loves to dance to the theme song.

He can't read yet but he always turns a DVD over to look at! Too cute!

What I liked about this DVD is that is had dinosaurs!  We love dinos around here and it made this DVD even more fun! I like the sharing and learning with Bob the Builder and his friends. In this DVD they are building an amusement park when their digging around uncovers bones from the past. Its a really cute one. I love the soft colors of the Bob the Builder cartoons. I look forward to watching more Bob the Builder with my son when the next DVD is available. You can but this DVD at Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon.


*I was not paid or compensated for this post. The opinions in this post are 100% mine and may vary from other opinions. I was provided for free the products mentioned in this post for my review.

Huggies Helps Donate Diapers to Moms

You can help Huggies with their campaign to diaper "Every Little Bottom". You can donate online, upload a pic of your little one in a Huggies diaper on their facebook wall, like pics uploaded by others to the Huggies facebook wall,  attend a diaper drive and even start your own diaper drive. There is a ton of info on this on the site here.

If you collect Huggies Rewards points you can donate some of your points on the Enjoy the Ride Rewards page. Every 2 points equals 1 diaper. I have already donated enough for 5 diapers. Its not much but every diaper counts!

Do you use Coupons? Are you in the Sacramento CA area?

On Wednesday June 29th at 10 am and then again at 7pm at the Sacramento Bee headquarters there will a FREE Extreme Couponing class. You can sign up at http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/. 

You will also get to meet Jennifer Freeman who was featured on the TLC show Extreme Couponing! I am sure this class will be a great way to learn how to match up coupons and sales ads to save big.

He Thinks Hes a Big Boy

18 months old wearing Daddy's shoes.

I am having one of the sentimental days where I can believe how big my son has gotten. Every experienced parent tells you as a new parent savor it, time flies by and they will grown up faster than you think. I thought I was and try my best to it just seems he thinks he is a big boy! He wears his Dads shoes around the house, he wants to walk around on his own places (no more insisting Mama carries him) and he wants to sit in a regular chair. The cute part is the mimicking he does. He will grab the phone and jibber jabber then yell BubBye! He always wants to use my pen and note pad (He picks up on my listing habits!) and he knows how to switch the DVDs in the DVD player and change the mode on the remote so he can see his movie, and hes only 19 months old! Who is this mini man who now tells me No and shakes his head, who carries what he wants me to buy him in the store (he had a large can of spaghetti O's, a pack of fruit snacks and a pack of cookies all in his arms at the grocery store the other day) and who no longer needs a Baba to soothe him to sleep. Where is the tiny needy baby that I used to carry around the house!

My little man at 3 months old. The flash always bugged him!

Eco Lunch Gear Reusable Snack Bags Review and Giveaway

I have been on a personal mission to stop with so many plastic bags, paper towels and plastic bottles. Each time I find a new product to help with my mission I am so pleased! Before my son was born I did not realize how much plastic waste I created. Being a mom now I seem to think more of the health of the planet and my ability to change things. Plus my son bites, grabs and tries to rip anything he gets his hands on.

The ones we reviewed. You get to pick your own pattern if you win!

Eco Lunch Gear reusable snack bags and sandwich wraps are great in helping me stop my plastic waste. They are easier to clean then some other brands since you can open them all the way to wipe them clean. On the other hand it also means my little guy can open it up all the way to shake out what ever is in the bag. He is figuring out that part though and tries his best to keep his snacks closed in it. I also like the cloth napkins they would definitely help me to reduce my paper towel consumption while also matching my snack bags. They have cute designs too!

My son stuffing gold fish crackers in his mouth from his Snack Bag.

Eco Lunch Gear has offered my readers a coupon code to use:
10% discount with code 'FRUGAL' at check out. 

GIVEAWAY

Win a Sandwich Wrap and Snack Bag in the pattern of your choice.

To Enter This Giveaway: 

  Visit the Eco Lunch website and tell me your favorite pattern.

 *Leave a comment answering the question and be sure to leave your email address*

 

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

-Follow Eco Lunch Gear on Twitter +2
-Like Eco Lunch Gear on Facebook +2

-Follow Frugal Family Tree on GFC ( right hand side) +2

-Like our new fan page on Facebook Frugal Family Tree + 3

-Follow FrugalFamTree on Twitter +2 

-Share this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook using the Share Button at the bottom on this post. +2 for each share you do. (can be done once a day)

-Add our button to your blog and leave a link of where it is located +5 (right hand side) 

-Subscribe to our Emails +2 (right hand side)

-Enter other current giveaways on our blog +1 for each entered

 

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts June 24, 2011 and ends on July 4, 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 for free the product mentioned for this review. The opinions are 100% mine and may vary from others.

Did We Find Barney?

My son adores Barney! I always said to myself my kids won't watch Barny, that was before I was a mom and boy was I wrong. My son loves the singing, the dancing, the characters and the mix of characters and kids in the shows. We went to a park the other day and he found a purple dinosaur near the swings.

He hugged it, kissed it and gave it pats on the head. It was so sweet! He can't say Barney but he sure did sway back and forth and bob up and down like he could hear the music in his head. I think in his mind we had found Barney!

What characters do your kids or grandkids love that you thought it was just silly?