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

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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

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

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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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Good Deed Writing Competition - Enter Now Through February 25, 2011

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To spread the word about National Pancake Day a writing contest was just announced today.

IHOP's "Stacks For Good Acts" online contest invites good Samaritans to submit a story of 250 words or less at IHOPPancakeDay.com about a good deed they or someone they know did in 2010.  Entries will be judged on emotional impact, originality and entertainment value. One grand prize entry will receive free pancakes for one year.

Entries can be submitted online starting today and the contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 25, 2011.  The winner will be announced on National Pancake Day, Tuesday, March 1, 2011 and will receive free pancakes for a year (defined as one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes per day for 365 days) at IHOP.  Enter and get complete "Stacks for Good Acts" contest rules HERE.

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National Pancake Day Giveaway March 1st at Your Local IHOP - Raising Awareness for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

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National Pancake Day

March 1, 2011

Photo from IHOPPancakeDay.com

IHOP will give guests one free short stack of their signature buttermilk pancakes on March 1, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., at more than 1,500 restaurants throughout the United States.

In return, IHOP asks that guests make a voluntary donation to support local children's hospitals through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities.

Additionally, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals' "Miracle Balloons" are being sold for $1 and $5 each and can be personalized and displayed at participating IHOP restaurants now through March 1, 2011.  Miracle Balloons offer guests an additional way to show their support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and contribute to the IHOP National Pancake Day fundraising effort.

IHOP launched its National Pancake Day fundraising effort in 2006 with the goal to benefit the communities in which it operates. Last year's fundraiser was the largest one-day event in IHOP's 52-year history as four million pancakes were given away and more than $2.1 million was

raised for local children's hospitals and other worthy causes. 

Of Historical Note

Pancake Day is a tradition that dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday.  In 2011, IHOP's National Pancake Day will come one week early, as the popular annual campaign has evolved into a month-long celebration that takes place during the month of February. It will culminate with the free flapjack giveaway on March 1.

For more information about National Pancake Day, to find a local IHOP, or to donate to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals visit IHOPPancakeDay.com 

About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals(r) raises funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America, which, in turn, use the money where it's needed most. When a donation is given it stays in the community, ensuring that every dollar is helping local kids.  Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $4 billion, most of it $1 at a time.  These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all in support of our mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.  Learn more at CMNHospitals.org.

About IHOP

For 52 years, the IHOP family restaurant chain has served its world famous pancakes and a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items that are loved by people of all ages.  There are IHOPs in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  IHOP restaurants are franchised and operated by Glendale, Calif.-based International House of Pancakes, LLC and its affiliates. International House of Pancakes, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN).


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