Monday, December 5, 2011

GIVEAWAY ~ Say Anything ~ Family Board Game That Makes Kids & Adults Think, Ends 1/2/12

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Details below, Ends 1/2/12 

WIN Say Anything, the award-winning family friendly board game featured in a recent Mommy Blog Expert review that gets everyone to think. This game is non-electronic, making it perfect entertainment and fun for kids and adults getting together at any holiday party and all year round at occasions when family or friends gather.

Say Anything from NorthStar Games
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com 

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 Say Anything GIVEAWAY
Ends 1/2/12

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Just leave a comment(s) below this post!  Contest ends January 2, 2012 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. Winner will be selected at random from all entries and will be notified via email.

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Whimsical Paper Hanukkah Menorah Centerpiece Decoration - Easy DIY Kids Jewish Holiday Craft


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Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights starts the night of December 21 and ends on December 28 this year. The menorah candelabra that Jews light each of the eight nights of the holiday -- adding an additional candle each evening -- is one of the most familiar symbols of this holiday. This craft idea from Crayola makes it possible for every child to make his or her own decorative paper menorah, one that makes a very beautiful table centerpiece that you can reuse year after year. Since it doesn't involve real candles it is not only safe, it's fun and easy to make and something that you and your child can craft together.

Photo from Crayola.com

Find free how-to directions by Crayola for this and several other really charming Hanukkah crafts that you can make together with younger kids and that older children can create on their own HERE

Feel free to add links to your own favorite Chanukah arts and crafts in a comment below.







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Saturday, December 3, 2011

A Family Friendly Thinking Board Game That is Fun for Family & Friends or as a Holiday Party Icebreaker

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WIN this game! Details below post
Few family friendly board games are as fun or suitable for holiday gatherings and other celebrations for parents and kids where everyone knows each other as they are for those parties where people get together who may not necessarily know each other. Say Anything, an innovative game from NorthStar Games, is one of the rare examples of non-electronic entertainment products that actually appeals to both types of crowds. 

My daughter & I have a laugh at a house party
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Families and friends that play this who know each other well will be surprised at all they really don't know about how each other thinks.  While those meeting each other for the first time over this game will likely have just as good a time since this is the perfect ice breaker for parties, too.

For sure Say Anything is an amusing game whether you know the other players or not. I found this out first-hand by playing this game in both settings. 

Say Anything Family Edition Game
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

The first time I participated in the game was at a party sponsored by NorthStar Games during SheCon New Media Expo in Miami earlier this year where I met many new people for the first time. Then just recently we played Say Anything at a party at home that I held for friends and my own kids in conjunction with the consumer food brand Sabra and House Party.
  
Big Kids Playing Say Anything at SheCon Expo in May
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

As these situations demonstrate this game is entertaining no matter what the occasion. My fellow players and I were talking, laughing and having fun in no time whether it was a group of us adults playing this hilarious game together at a business party or a more casual gathering at home with a mixture of friends and family -- both adults and teens -- enjoying this.
The kids & adults loved playing Say Anything at our house
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

For 3-8 players, ages 13 and up, this game is as easy as 1-2-3 to get up and running
1. Ask one of the 5 questions from the card you draw
2. Everyone else writes their answer on their dry erase board and turns it face up in the middle of the table
3. You then secretly pick the answer that you think is best, marking it on the spinner which you turn face down. Then everyone else bets on the answer they think you picked.

Luke Warren, NorthStar Games, SheCon Expo Exhibit Hall
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Learn more about Say Anything and watch the video of this game in action.

Nobody says it better than NorthStar Games, "So dig deep into your heart or just come up with something witty - this is your chance to Say Anything!"  
 

Say Anything Family Edition has a suggested retail price of $19.99 and the standard Say Anything is $24.99. Available at Barnes & Noble, Target, Toys R Us, and Amazon.

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FTC Disclosure:  I attended the SheCon Expo '11 party that NorthStar Games sponsored. In addition, the brand sent me the game to facilitate this review. MommyBlogExpert did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.