Frozen Coming Thanksgiving

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Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. The film is directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter, “Wreck-It Ralph”), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the Frog”). Featuring music from Tony® winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” is in theaters in 3D on November 27, 2013.

For more information, check out Disney.com/Frozen, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/DisneyFrozen and follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/DisneyAnimation.

Giveaway-Aveeno Celebrates Eczema Awareness Month

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Do you have kids or do you suffer from Eczema?  Did you know October is Eczema Awareness Month?

AVEENO^® Eczema Therapy and AVEENO® Baby Eczema Therapy Collections.

  

  

Developed with leading dermatologists, these steroid-free, fragrance-free products relieve dry, itchy, irritated skin due to eczema and intensely moisturize to help strengthen the skin’s natural barrier and prevent the recurrence of dry skin. Our eczema treatments are clinically shown to help reduce the itching and irritation of eczema and are recommended by dermatologists and pediatricians for babies with eczema.

My thoughts-Aveeno is my go to product.  I remember having an Eczema outbreak and it was horrible.  My skin was so messed up.  I am so glad that there is this therapy kit that can now bring relief to you and me.  

Have you ever tried Aveeno Eczema Therapy for your Eczema?  Do you want to try it?  Thanks to Aveeno, one of my lucky readers will win this prize pack.

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Zulay Henao's Red Carpet Look-Neutrogena

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Planning on attending any Fall or Winter parties?  Have you started looking and planning out your look.  Christmas parties are coming.  I like recreating the star's red carpet looks.  I may not be a celebrity makeup artist but as long as I have the steps I can follow them and recreate.

Zulay Henao headed to the 2013 Alma Awards red carpet but not before celebrity makeup artist, Elizabeth Ulloa gave her a fresh and flawless look.  She is a Neutrogena Hispanic Beauty Ambassador.

Complexion:

1. To prep skin, use NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Primer for long-lasting makeup and an even skin tone.

2. Mix one part NEUTROGENA® Oil-Free Moisture Combination Skin, two parts NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Liquid Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 20 in shade #50 for a dewy, flawless application.

3. Next, use NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® 3-in-1 Concealer for Eyes Broad Spectrum SPF 20 in Medium underneath the eyes, followed by NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Brightening Eye Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 25 in Light as a highlighter, brightening up the eye and blending with fingers so the product becomes a "second skin."

4. To set the makeup, use NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Pressed Powder in Light to Medium only on the TZONE.

Eyes:

5. To achieve Zulay's eye makeup look, use NEUTROGENA® Crease Proof Eye Shadow in Stay Golden on the brow bone and inner corner of the eye adding luminosity.

6. Next, apply NEUTROGENA® Crease Proof Eye Shadow in Constant Copper on the eyelids and outer corners / lower lash line for definition.

7. For full and flirty lashes, use NEUTROGENA® Nourishing Eye Liner in Cosmic Black and make a tight line across the upper lash line. Then use the liner right in between the lashes for a fuller lash effect.

8. To finish up the eye makeup, use NEUTROGENA® Healthy Lengths Mascara in Carbon Black to elongate the lashes for a faux lash look.

Cheeks:

9. To achieve a gorgeous flushed look, use NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Blends in Pure on the apples of the cheeks, forehead, chin and tip of the nose. Next, lightly dust NEUTROGENA® Healthy Skin® Custom Glow™ Bronzer in Sunrise Glow all over the face and décolleté for a beautiful, all-over glow.

Lips:

10. Finish off your Red Carpet look with pretty pink nude lips by mixing NEUTROGENA® MoistureShine® Gloss in Healthy Blush, NutriBerry and lastly, Super Sparkle right in the center as a highlight.

I like that this look is so natural.  It does not look caked on.  Perfect for Christmas parties.

Around the Blogosphere Giveaway-Money Saving Parent

Yes, I am bringing it back.  Remember when I use to tell you cool giveaways around the blogosphere that I would find?  Well I will be featuring them here for you to enter them.  Today I am featuring...

Money Saving Parent is hosting a VTech Innotab 3S Giveaway.  If you have not read her blog, you should moneysavingparent.com  Check it out after you enter this great giveaway.

Do you have a whiz kid?  Kids now a days are so smart.  My daughter is learning things just by watching us.  She is so smart and who knows how much more she will pick up.  I like learning products.  VTech always has great products to help our kids learn and continue to learn.  Imagine your kids being able to have all this information at their hands for hands on learning everyday.  This is not what we are use to, we did not have learning tools like these when we were younger.  But this is exactly what our kids need.  Not only are they learning but they are having fun doing it.  The VTech products are always so user friendly.

• Display uses Landscape orientation
• 4 GB of internal memory storage
• Improved 2.0 MP camera with enhanced photo features similar to the Kidizoom camera
• Micro SD card slot for memory expansion
• Kid Connect communication app allows secure communication between a child's InnoTab and a parent's smartphone

Rechargeable battery, camera, comes with 20 apps, lots of memory, and much more...

This is perfect for the smarty pants on your list.  I am sure this is on their list for Christmas.   

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Giveaway-Dino Dan Review

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I know some parents frown upon using movies as learning tools but sometimes you find ones that have been created with your kids in mind.  Do your kids like dinosaurs?

My daughter loves animals , all kinds.  She is very intriged with dinosaurs.  She is turning 2 years old but is not your average 2 year old.  I remember taking my son, MJ to see the dinosaur exhibits at the museums and how interested he has always been.

But why are our kids so interested in dinosaurs?

Freelance writer and book author Bob Strauss pondered this question for About.com and came up with some pretty solid explanations!! 

·      For starters, he believes kids like dinosaurs because the huge, dangerous creatures are extinct, so kids know that dinosaurs are not a threat.

·      He also believe that dinosaurs are also role models for kids because dinosaurs are big and nobody tells them what to do – the exact opposite of a kid, who is small and is always being told how to behave. 

·      Kids also like the size and scope of dinosaur skeletons, definitely a cool factor!

·      And they also like the possibility that, like Matt Larson, a paleontologist for the Black Hills Institute of Geologic Research, they too might be able to someday discover dinosaur fossils – as he did just this summer in the plains of northeast Wyoming!

Dino Dan, is airing nightly on Nick Junior at 5p.m. (ET), which stars 18 true-to-life, photo-real dinosaurs alongside Jason Spevack as Dan “Dino Dan” Henderson.  

  

-Dino Dan is an ordinary 10-year old boy with an extraordinary obsession: he eats, sleeps and breathes dinosaurs.

-Dino Dan also specializes in getting his contrasting crew of classmates and teachers engaged in his larger-than-life adventures.

-As Dino Dan comes up with a dino question or experiment to test his theories, he’s also teaching kids about science.

Dino Dan DVDs are now available in a special 4-pack. (four DVDs – Ready, Set, DINO!; Dino Trackers; To Catch a Dino! and Cretaceous Creatures!)  

You can learn more at the Dino Dan website at http://dinodan.com/ 

Not only did we watch these dvds together but we all learned something new from Dino Dan.  If you kids are not into science just yet, make it fun for them by introducing them to Dino Dan like I did to my Lil Bit. 

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