Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Multiple NEW Major Brand Family Friendly Giveaways and Reviews To Be Announced 9/14

Giveaways

Stay tuned for multiple entries on this blog on Wednesday, September 14th. I'll be announcing quite a few contests and giving away some major name brands: toys for toddlers, family games, and even a breast bump!

I've been working overtime to get all these giveaways ready for MBE's readers so be sure to check back on 9/14 to see all the great new stuff you can win as well as how to enter the new contest that are coming.

iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Sid the Science Kid Movie Review Giveaway

Movies

Every month Mommy Blog Expert is thrilled to be one of the chosen few blogs to host some really great Kidtoons family movie giveaways in connection with their monthly screenings for children in theaters nationwide.

MBE partnered with Kidtoons for this post

Past Kidtoons movie giveaways on MBE include: Spookley Square Pumpkin Care Bears: Share Bear Shines, Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas, Barbie A Fairy Secret, Little Engine That Could, Strawberry Shortcake: Sky's the Limit, Olivia and the Great Outdoors Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails, Babar and the Adventures of Badou: Swing Into Summer, and Candy Land The Great Lollipop Adventure.

Each Kidtoons giveaway is different, depending on the movie. But, they're always fun and wholesome for children, so don't miss out on entering the current giveaway as well as subscribing to MommyBlogExpert, so you'll be among the first to know when next month's giveaway is announced as well as always be in the know about the many other contests announced on this blog regularly.

For the entire month of weekends in September, it's Kidtoons' Sid the Science Kid showing in select theaters nationwide with reduced ticket prices at many locations. This is a brand new movie from Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid.

For September, I can't tell you how excited I am that Kidtoons is providing this blog with FIVE Prize Packages to give away to 5 different MommyBlogExpert WINNERS. Making your chance of winning even better!

Each of the FIVE randomly picked winner receives ALL THESE FUN PRIZES:

1 Sid The Science Kid DVD
1 Pocoyo DVD
1 Theatrical Movie Poster
Assorted Sid The Science Kid, Word World & Pocoyo Stickers

Sid the Science Kid

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Ends October 3, 2011

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment(s) below this post. Contest ends October 3, 2011 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. Winners will be selected at random from all entries and will be notified via email.

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Simply leave a comment below this blogpost saying why you want to win this prize. Don't forget to include your email address, Facebook or Twitter contact info in the comment section so the winner can be contacted.

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Kidtoons mission is to showcase fun and affordable family-centric movies at participating theaters. Every month a different entertaining child's film is screened at well over 100 neighborhood theaters across the U.S. So, be sure to check theater locations near you because more big screens where you can take your child to see this have been added recently .

This concept brings parents and children together to enjoy kid-friendly characters, cartoons, music videos and sing-a-longs as well as giveaways for the kid audience members like stickers, activity books or toys after every film.

Everyone can get a FREE movie pass to a Kidtoon Films showing in your neighborhood on your child's birthday. Sign up your kid(s) for the Birthday Club here. See more information on the Kidtoons concept and find the theater location nearest you where this cute film is showing, as well as see the movie's trailer here.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Hope Prevails September 11 Anniversary Memorials in NY, Washington, Pennsylvania & Across U.S.

September 11 - Hope & Renewal

#11 in an 11-Day Memorial Series of Posts

Since the 1st of September I've been writing a post a day about 9/11 for MBE's special 11 Days of September memorial series. Over those days I've shared the many ways that hope and renewal have emerged from this great tragedy that killed 2,977 people on September 11, 2001. Today, on the the 10th anniversary of this attack on the heart of the USA, memorials took place in every time zone from New York to L.A. -- in all 50 states -- across our precious homeland in big cities and small towns.

9/11 Memorial Garden in Beverly Hills

In New York, family members of the World Trade Center victims attended a ceremony at the site and the names of all those who died from the 9/11 terror attacks were read in alphabetical order. Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, along with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle were present. At 8:46 a.m., the time when American Flight #11 crashed into the North Tower 10 years ago, there was a moment of silence. A second moment of silence was observed there at 9:03 a.m., at the exact moment that United Flight #175 slammed into the South Tower.

Relatives of victims lost at the Pentagon attended a memorial service at Flight 77's final destination. President Obama laid a wreath at the site. In the nation's Capitol, residents and visitors in Washington paused for their own moment of silence at 9:37 a.m. -- the exact time when the fated American Flight #77 blazed through the solid granite walls of the Pentagon. Then, at 10:03 a.m., all was quiet momentarily in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight #93 was downed in a country field after passengers and crew put up a valiant fight to regain control of the plane from the terrorists. There, family and visitors gathered at the new Wall of Names at the place where the fourth plane crashed, causing a huge crater. Before flying to Washington for the memorial ceremony at the Pentagon, President and Michelle Obama laid a wreath at this memorial site, too.

1 of 2 items recovered from Pentagon belonging to Flight 77 's Pilot

iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Elsewhere around the U.S. in other time zones memorial activities of all kinds took place. On the West Coast I was fortunate to attend the unveiling and dedication of the City of Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden next to the main fire station and just a few blocks from downtown Beverly Hills.

The ceremony included the Beverly Hills Police Department honor guard and bagpipes participating in the Presentation of Colors, the Star Spangled Banner sung by 10 year-old Robynne French, and the traditional 5-5-5 ringing of the firehouse bells signifying the loss of life. The meaningful festivities also included an elaborate Retire the Colors ceremony along with an explanation of the symbolic folding of the flag into a triangle and the laying of the wreath at the memorial site.

This was an emotional day for us all. But, I think the highlight for me, and many of those present, was the keynote address by Brad Burlingame who lost his brother Charles F. Burlingame III, the pilot of Flight #77. The memorial garden itself is an eloquent example of how hope and renewal have sprung forth in America.

The centerpiece of this remembrance garden is a twisted and bent beam recovered from the World Trade Center. This 1800 pound object reminds us that even though America endured a catastrophic event that day, our nation was strong and showed courage and resiliency to bounce back. In summary, our spirit and resolve can never be broken, but will only grow stronger. That is what true hope and renewal is all about.