Burger King Crown Program - GIVEAWAY!

IMAGINATION IS KING™ at BURGER KING®. The new BK CROWNTM/MC Program, built to inspire every kid´s imagination and encourage kids to help choose how BK® gives back, brings families together to enjoy not just a meal but a mealtime experience.

The BK CROWNTM/MC Program comes in a fully interactive Kids Meal box. Sitting atop each box is a newly redesigned BURGER KING® crown, because every kid deserves to be treated like royalty at BURGER KING®! With crowns on their heads, kids can dive into the box, taking it apart, playing fun games and activities that challenge their minds, inspire their imagination and engage with the whole family.

With the BK CROWNTM/MC Program, Burger King Corporation invites kids to tell BURGER KING® what matters to them most. BKC has established a fund to help support the Wildlife Conservation Society, National Parks Conservation Association, DonorsChoose.org and Have It Your WayTM Foundation. By visiting BKCrown.com, kids learn how BKC´s charitable partners make a difference. Upon entering BK CROWNTM/MC Codes and clicking on their favorite cause, each kid´s vote helps BK® choose which charity to give back to.

The fun doesn´t end at the restaurant; the BK CROWNTM/MC Program experience lives on at http://www.bkcrown.com/ where kids can place their vote for how BKC should give back, as well as find more games, win prizes and enjoy interactive play.

When you visit BURGER KING® right now, for just $9.99 your family can enjoy the "BKTM Family Bundle" which includes a WHOPPER® sandwich, WHOPPER JR.® sandwich., two small fries, two small soft drinks and a Kids Meal. Now that´s a deal worth getting together for. Limited time only.

Price and participation vary.



Want to win a $25 Burger King gift card so you and your family can try out the new BK Crown meals or the $9.99 family meal?

*To enter. leave a comment answering one of the following questions...

Why is it important for your family to have a fun mealtime experience?

OR

What part of the BK Crown Program would your child like most and which charity would they pick for BK to give back to and why?

Don't forget to include your email address
if it is not located on your profile.

This giveaway ends on Monday, December 12.  The winner will be chosen using random.org and will be contacted via email.

Disclosure:  The BK Crown Program prize pack, information and coupon have been provided by the Burger King Corporation through MyBlogSpark.

Thursday Thought

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."
-Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. First Lady

Big G Cereal Heroes Giveaway - NOW CLOSED

Big G cereals and DC Comics have joined forces to create a powerful breakfast for you and your favorite little sidekicks.  Available now, specially marked Big G cereal boxes will feature collectable DC Super Hero comic books starring members from the Justice League, from Batman to Wonder Woman to Green Lantern!

Each box will be packed with action, adventure, and delicious cereal, not to mention a cut-out DC Super Hero mask your child can use to help the Justice League fight crime at breakfast time!

*Collect all four comics - there's one in each specially-marked
Big G cereal box.

*Participating Big G cereal include:  Cinnamon Toast Crunch (17 oz.), Lucky Charms (16 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios (17 oz.), Trix (14.8 oz.), Golden Grahams (16 oz.), Reese's Puffs (18 oz.) and Cocoa Puffs (16.5  oz.).

Let Big G cereals and DC Entertainment feed your family's bodies and minds while also giving them a super start to their day!  Visit www.BigGCerealHeroes.com for more information on Big G cereals and DC Comics.

One lucky reader will win this great gift package...

*1 box of participating Big G cereal

*1 set of the collectable DC Super Hero comic books

*1 Green Lantern action figure

To enter leave a comment sharing what super hero power you would like to have.

Winner will be drawn by random number generator on December 2nd and contacted via email.

*Congratulations to Kelso for winning the prize package!

Disclosure:  Product, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills and DC ENTERTAINMENT through My BlogSpark.

Baby Freebies

Sign up for the free Enfamil Family Beginnings program to get up to $250 in gifts.

Sign up for a free sample of  Babies “R” Us Formula.

Request a free sample of Member’s Mark Formula.

Sign up for a free sample of Parent’s Choice Advantage Infant Formula.

Sign up for a free one-year subscription to BabyTalk magazine.

Sign up for a free six-month subscription to American Baby magazine.

Free Thanksgiving Community Meal

Thursday Thought

"Don't worry that your children never listen to you,
worry that they are always watching you."
-Robert Fulghum

Free Kids Lego Magazine

Get a free 2-year subscription to Lego Club magazine (a $7.95 value) for kids. Click on your child’s age to subscribe. Children ages 6 & under will automatically receive the Lego Club Jr. magazine. They will send a free issue to you every other month. 

Have you got more than one child at home who would love to get their own Lego Club magazine? The limit is two free memberships per family. They say it will take 4 to 6 weeks to get your first issue. 

Friday Fact - Secrets of Happy, Healthy Families

According to Parents.com the happiest, healthiest families...
*make healthy fun
*snuggle
*enjoy music
*maintain balance
*snack smart
*cook together
*make kids important contributors
*reward good behavior
*take 10 minutes to read, talk, etc. with each child
*stick to a schedule
*celebrate one another
*garden together
*read food labels
*read and write together
*don't stop at "I'm Sorry"
*bring games to the table
*laugh a lot
*make sure everyone feels valued
*keep the spark alive

To read more about each habit click here.

Thursday Thought

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday Fact - Television Viewing

Did you know that the average child watches 6,240 hours of television before entering first grade?  That comes out to be about 2 hours and 45 minutes per day!  There can be significant consequences for watching this much television…

It has been shown that children who watch television more than 10 hours a week suffer negative academic effects (www.cybercollege.com).  This could be the reason why:

• Viewing television is a two-dimensional activity, because it has a flat screen.
• Watching multiple hours of television per day can impact the eye’s ability to focus correctly.
• Our eyes are designed to adjust focus at many different angles and ranges.
• When children are playing around, their eyes are constantly refocusing.
• When they watch television, their eyes are sustaining focus at only one range.

The long-term effects of too much television watching can be harmful.  A child’s eyes may:

• Struggle keeping near objects in focus (such as worksheets, reading materials, and other deskwork).
• Have trouble focusing quickly, and accurately, between near and far objects (such as the desk and board when taking notes, doing a worksheet, or working on a class project).

Source:  Minnesota Learning Resource Center

Thursday Thought

We teach our children all about life...
They teach us what life is all about.

Borders Book Stores

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Free Magazines

Sign up for a free six-month subscription to American Baby magazine.

Sign up for a free one-year subscription to BabyTalk magazine.

Friday Fact - Family Meals

Research has shown that from the time children are very young, making the effort to establish a family meal habit (sitting down together with no tv, cell phones, etc.) is an investment in their future as students, athletes and overall participants in their community.  Statistics show the impact is evident in grades, behavior and overall success.
-Family Dinner Book by Laurie David

Thursday Thought

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. We have only today.

If we help our children to be what they should be today, they will have the necessary courage to face life with greater love.

-Mother Theresa

Thursday Thought

They may forget what you said,
but they never forget how you made them feel.
-Carl Buechner

Online Storytime by Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble has an online storytime for children featuring a new story each month. Some of the stories include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pinkalicious, Green Eggs and Ham, and Where The Wild Things Are.

7 Free Issues of Parents Magazine

Get 7 FREE issues of Parents Magazine from Huggies by filling out the form HERE.

Even though it is a "Congratulations on your New Baby" gift from Huggies - I put my 3 year old's birth info and it was accepted!

Thursday Thought

"The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow,

but the rainbow won't wait while you do the work."

-author unknown

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Car Seat Safety

The American Academy of Pediatrics has a new policy addressing the use of car safety seats. The policy advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.

Several articles on HealthyChildren.org have been updated to reflect the new policy, including

Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2011

Car Safety Seats Product Listing for 2011

Car Safety Seat Check Up

Air Bag Safety

Thursday Thought

"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child.

There are seven million."

-Walt Streightiff

Borders Bookstores

Winners!

Thank you to the three people that shared their thoughts about what they would like to see on this blog. They will be contacted and get to choose $10 worth of children's books of their choice from amazon.com.

Disclaimer - This prize was sponsored by a private donation and no empowerment funds were or will be used to support this blog.

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but need your input.
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*child development information/research
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*product reviews

*giveaways

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(including children's books of your choice from amazon.com)
will be given away as a THANK YOU for your input!!

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