Archives for 2012

Children’s Christmas Music: Holiday Giveaway!

It’s starting to look like Christmas! And, we have our First Holiday Giveaway of this year! I received these two Christmas music CD’s from our friends at Music For Little People and we’ve been listening to them all afternoon! I think that our favorite is A Child’s Celebration of Christmas. It has songs by Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, Run DMC, Jackson Five and many more. Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without music! One winner will win both CDs!

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Make sure to leave us a comment below! Tell us your favorite Christmas song! Deadline to enter is November 30th, 2012 at 12 pm. One winner will randomly be selected from all entries!


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CONTEST SPONSORED BY
  Music for Little People Records

 

PRIZES / DESCRIPTIONS:

A Child’s Celebration of Christmas Music CD
Lift your family’s holiday spirit with this light-hearted, humorous collection of favorite Christmas songs sure to inspire another round of caroling. Share songs from your childhood. A great stocking stuffer for the whole family.
1. Everyone’s A Kid At Christmas Time – Stevie Wonder
2. Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
3. Frosty The Snowman – The Roches
4. Jingle Bells – Don Charles Presents The Singing Dogs
5. Takeover Before Christmas, The – Odds Bodkin
6. All I Want For Christmas – Spike Jones
7. Nothing But A Child – Robin Williams/Linda Williams
8. Arbolito – Tish Hinajosa (in English)
9. Behold That Star – Pete Seeger
10. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry & The Pinafores
11. Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
12. I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ For Christmas – Art Moony
13. Christmas In Hollis – Run DMC
14. Up On The Housetop – Jackson Five
Christmas Favorites CD
This collection was created especially for the little ones with a spirited chorus of children providing many of the vocals. This recording, ideal for ages 2-7, is an exceptional value with full acoustic arrangements of 13 of the most popular Christmas songs ever written. Great for family sing-alongs.
Up On The Housetop
Jingle Bells
Angels We Have Heard On High
Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Mary Did You Know?Deck The Halls
12 Days Of Christmas
First Noel, The
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
What Child Is This
I Saw 3 Ships
Coventry Carol

 

Celestial Seasonings Holiday Teas

Thanksgiving has ended and it’s already starting to look like the jolly Holiday season is here! As I write this, they are building a gigantic Christmas Tree here on base. I love this time of the year! I like drinking flavored coffees, hot cocoa and flavored teas as I sit by the fireplace. I am delighted that my favorite Tea brand, Celestial Seasonings has Holiday Teas! They sent me the following Holiday Teas and I still haven’t decided which one is my favorite!  [Read more…]

Cyber Monday (Nov. 26th) Deal from Nudo Italia.

 Our readers have been offered a free taste of Nudo’s new dark chocolate olive oil spreads.  All you have to do is enter the code with the purchase of a Nudo panettone ($25), the delicious Italian holiday cake.  These decadent chocolate spreads, available in lemon, mandarin, or chili, make perfect stocking stuffers and are amazing on everything from fruit to holiday sugar cookies.  We love a healthy dollop of mandarin dark chocolate spread on a slice of the fluffy panettone — a tasty dessert sure to wow your holiday guests. [Read more…]

Even The Aquarium Of The Pacific’s Animals Celebrate The Jolly Holidays

See Santa Diver swim with sharks, witness snow fall at the Aquarium, and watch as penguins and sea otters savor flavorful surprises. [Read more…]

Pamper Me Fabulous 2012

Did you make it to the Pamper Me Fabulous event this past month? If not, don’t worry! You can start planning for 2013! I know I am looking forward to attending next year!  [Read more…]

Skyfall 007

James Bond’s audiences span the generations, so it’s a little strange to be faced with him being considered “too old” to be out in the field as a secret agent. Yet it doesn’t seem to diminish the charm and attraction of the character. KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Victoria Burns reviews the film and thinks “this one is the best” – and this 14-year-old has seen all of the James Bond movies. [Read more…]

Treat Two Day Free Card

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time to send out greeting cards and to let that special someone know that you’re thinking of them, with a totally unique, personalized greeting card from Treat.

Your holiday checklist just got shorter. Create and send a totally personalized greeting card from Treat for FREE. Whether saying thanks for Thanksgiving, wishing a best friend a holiday birthday, or simply sharing the holiday cheer with a just because card, Treat lets you create a one-of-a-kind card that is sure to impress.  [Read more…]

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Scores Big

Out of the video game and into … well, not real real life, but the big screen version of it. And gaining a huge following with non-gamers and gamers alike. This is a film you can feel comfortable taking your grandkids to ages 4 to 15. There’s something that will tickle everyone’s funny bone. The story, explains KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Anthony Aranda, “… is all about a guy named Wreck-It Ralph who is tired of being a bad guy so he leaves his game to win a medal so, for once, he can be the hero.” The 10-year-old, who has been a KIDS FIRST! film critic for two years, notes he has seen a lot of movies and this one “is the best movie I have ever seen.”  [Read more…]