Thursday, February 3, 2011

Her Interactive Nancy Drew Mobile Mystery Contest - Solve the Mystery to Win Great Prizes



Contest

Hurry:  Entry Deadline is 2/15/2011

Her Interactive has come out with great educational and interactive games based on the Nancy Drew classics, including some that have been reviewed on this blog.  Now, to tie in with the launch of Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries: Shadow Ranch, Her Interactive has created a fun new mystery video for all you fans to view, solve and then enter to win.

Here's the 411:
With the impending launch of the Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries series, the game's developers have released this short video to highlight the first title in the series: Shadow Ranch.

However, this is no ordinary video.  You need to solve the mystery...and if you do...you could win some great prizes from Her Interactive. Watch this video, solve the mystery and enter the contest by February 15, 2011.



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FREE Social Media 101 Webinar for Entrepreneurs, Small & Medium Business



Social Media

Get new business and grow your customer base with effective social media marketing

With the rapid decline in traditional media, Social Media is fast becoming the marketing medium for small-medium businesses to reach consumers, as they become ever more deeply immersed and engaged online.

What you will learn:
  • Social media basics: how it works for small- & medium-size businesses
  • What is Twitter and how to use it
  • Setting up Facebook to promote your business
  • What is blogging and how to use it
  • How successful social media translates into sales and profits
  • Steps on gettingstarted
This Social Media 101 online seminar is FREE, but enrollment is limited, so sign up now HERE

Presenter: Doug Hay, CEO, Doug Hay & Associates
Title: Social Media 101
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit with Your Kids by Baking These Homemade Fortune Cookies Together


Celebrations
Chinatown, San Francisco Scribe - Chinese New Year 2010
Photo by Mini MommyBlogExpert, MommyBlogExpert.com


The Chinese New Year 2011 begins on February 3 and runs for the next 15 days.   This is the Year of the Rabbit, also known by its formal name of Xin Mao, according to ChinaPage.  

Chinatown, San Francisco Gift Shop - Chinese New Year 2010
Photo by Mini MommyBlogExpert, MommyBlogExpert.com

To enhance this Chinese holiday, as well as create some quality family time, here's a fun kitchen project to bake with your children courtesy of Handstand Kids.
 
Tell My Future Fortune Cookies 

Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sifted flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray
Pinch of salt
Fortune strips
Tools
Cookie/baking sheet
Mixing bowl
Parchment paper
Spatula
Whisk
Wooden spoon
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups

Instructions:
As a safety reminder for parents, always supervise your child closely when working in the kitchen.

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and coat with non-stick cooking spray.

3. Whisk egg whites in the bowl.

4. Mix flour, sugar, water and vanilla into foamy egg white mixture.

5. Beat the mixture with the whisk until smooth.

6. Put 1 tablespoon of the mix onto the parchment paper.

7. Use the back of the wooden spoon to flatten into a circle about 4 inches wide.

8. Repeat this step on the other half of the sheet. Make only 2 cookies per sheet.

9. Put cookie sheet in the oven and bake until golden brown at the edges, about 8 minutes.

10. Wearing oven mitts, carefully remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Using the spatula, quickly remove each cookie from the sheet onto a plate and place a fortune in the center before the cookie hardens.

11. Fold the cookie in half, then point the ends toward each other until they almost
touch.

12. Let the cookies cool, then enjoy!

Photo from HandstandKids.com 

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