Saturday, July 6, 2013

Paris Family Trip Giveaway for Four - Enter Contest Weekly to Win, Ends 9/2/13


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When last I wrote it was to recount The Smurfs historic Grauman's Theater Hollywood handprint ceremony. Now I'm back with some more exciting Smurfs news. This summer MommyBlogExpert readers are invited to win a trip of a lifetime to Paris, France for you and your family courtesy of Buddy Fruits.

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Oh la la! That's right enter this contest for a chance to win one of TWO (2) family trips for four people that includes round-trip airfare and hotel. Additional prizes celebrating The Smurfs 2, the new movie in theaters July 31st, will be given away weekly.

Tour d' Eiffel presides over Paris, MommyBlogExpert.com
For complete rules visit Facebook.com/BuddyFruits where you'll also discover the new movie's trailer plus other fun activities for kids and a free Smurfs photo app.

Contest ends September 2, 2013 at 11:59 pm ET.

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Friday, July 5, 2013

Giveaway Coca-Cola Prize Pack for You + $100,000 Grant for Your Local Park, Ends 7/16


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Parks. If you have kids or once were a kid yourself -- that covers us all -- who can imagine life without public parks?  That's why I'm excited to tell you about Coca-Cola, a family-friendly brand for generations, and the America is Your Park campaign that was just announced. In this post you'll learn about how to win a grant of $100,000, $50,000, $25,000 or $15,000 for your own local park. You will also be able to enter to win a prize pack for you right here on MommyBlogExpert that includes a $20 Subway giftcard and a Coca-Cola beach ball to enjoy with friends or family.

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For generations, there has never been anything like a day at the park to chalk up some family quality time playing and being active outdoors with your kids. I know I have fond memories of frolicking in my small town's only public park as a little girl with my family. Now, as a mom myself, I've enjoyed many happy hours over the years staying physically fit alongside my own children at many public parks in Southern California where we live today.

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And there's no better time to enjoy your favorite local park than in summer, the warmest, most happy go lucky season of the year, which officially just started. Thanks to Coca-Cola my family received a variety of fun things -- balls, jump rope, and frisbie ring as well as a branded lunch cooler and several other goodies -- to take to our own local park, Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills. What a fun and active time my kids, dog and I had hanging out together!


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The hunt for America's Favorite Park is on and a park in your local community could be one of the lucky ones to win. Won't you join me in getting outside with you own family, voting for your favorite park and also entering to win the Coca-Cola giveaway I'm hosting featuring a $20 Subway giftcard and Coca-Cola beach ball?


Coca-Cola 
Take It to the Park

Giveaway
Ends 7/15/13

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MommyBlogExpert's Take it to the Park Contest ends July 16, 2013 at 12 am ET and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. One winner will receive a prize pack that includes a $20 Subway gift card and a Coca-Cola Beach Ball. Winner of the MBE prize package will be selected at random from all entries and will be notified via email and must respond within 48 hours to claim their prize. Share your own photos of your family having fun at the park on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #takeittothepark or email them to me and I will share on Twitter or Facebook for you.

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FTC Disclosure: This post is sponsored by SheSpeaks/Coca-Cola who provided me with a park fun prize package to play with my own kids to facilitate this post. The brand is also supplying the prizes and shipping for the giveaway I am hosting here on MommyBlogExpert. Additionally, Coca-Cola will be providing the grants for the contest they're sponsoring on their own site. MommyBlogExpert received no payment or other compensation for this post and thoughts here are my own. 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.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Kids Firework Safety Tips - 4th of July Guide for Parents & Families Safe Holiday Celebration


Safety



100s injured by fireworks daily during holiday


Independence Day is traditionally a day or long weekend when families, kids, and friends get together for watermelon eating contests, attending parades, making BBQs and all other kinds of fun and entertainment, including both watching professional firework displays and setting off backyard fireworks.

Fireworks & moon over San Diego Harbor, MommyBlogExpert.com
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC.gov reports that 60% of all fireworks-related injuries occur between June 22 and July 22, centering around the Fourth of July holiday. In fact during that one-month period alone an average of 200 people in the U.S. rush to seek medical treatment at emergency room around America.

According to the 2012 CPSC firework injury report there were about 8700 incidents (74% male, 26% female) last year involving a trip to the ER. Of these, 23% were caused by firecrackers and 36% encompassed sparklers, fountains, novelties. This doesn't even count all the minor burns and injuries that go unreported.

CPSC's Backyard Fireworks Safety Tips
  • Make sure fireworks are legal where you want to use them before buying
  • Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks
  • Always be sure age appropriate kids are supervised by an adult
  • Be extremely careful even with sparklers which can burn at temperatures of 2000 degrees
  • Keep a bucket of water on hand to immediately douse any fires
  • Don't ever point or toss fireworks at another person
  • Do not shoot off fireworks from glass or metal containers
  • Light fireworks one at a time
This video was shot by my 17 year-old son using his Nokia Lumia 822 smartphone



For more information on fireworks safety, visit CPSC.gov

What precautions do you take to ensure safety when using fireworks with your children? Please feel free to share your tips and advice as a comment below this post.

FTC Disclosure: The safety tips in this post are provided by CPSC.gov and I am publishing them as a community service to MommyBlogExpert's readers. I received no payment or other compensation for 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.