Twitter Party Calendar This Week April 7 - 13 Details on Prizes Who to Follow & RSVP Links

Twitter Parties

Updated 4/11/13 - Sneak Peek at Coming Weeks Too!

Get all the details in this free constantly updated Twitter Party Master Calendar listing tons of family friendly parties including specifics on prizes you can win and links to RSVP and participate. Includes Twitter Parties in the U.S. and Canada. Be sure to check back often every week as new events are added on an ongoing basis -- often with new prize-winning opportunities added several times per day. You'll also get a sneak peek at Twitter parties coming up next week and in the month ahead. Now listing Facebook and Google+ parties with prizes too.

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THIS WEEK

Monday, April 8

Healthy Essentials Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @JNJNews @TheMotherhood. FIVE (5) Johnson & Johnson prize packs each valued at $125. #HealthyEssentials RSVP

Ring in Spring With OBN's Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @Ohiobloggersnet @Ashleythinks2 @Mammahomemaker. Prize: FOUR (4) passes to Castaway Bay in Sandusky, OH. #OHBloggersNet RSVP

S.C. Johnson DisfrutaTuHogar Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @PaulaBendfeldt @Mamacitacupon @Ahorrosconcupon @LatinaMomBlogs and others. Prizes: ONE (1) Grand Prize that includes $100 VISA giftcard and $40 gift basket of branded products. THREE (3) First Place Winners each get $50 VISA GC + $40 gift basket. ONE (1) Second Place Winner gets $25 VISA GC. #DisfrutaTuHogar RSVP

Disney Travel Tips Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Travelingmoms @KimOrlando @DebMomof3. Prize: TBA. #TMOM #TMomDisney RSVP

Ultimate Blog Party 2013 Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @5minutesformom @picmonkeyapp @janicecroze @susancarraretto. Prizes TBA. #UBP13 RSVP

Neutrogena Beautiful Inside Out Bilingual Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Clubdelasdiosas @Curvesandchaos @MamaHolistica @MamaXXI @MejoraMiHogar. Prizes: TWENTY (20) Winners will receive Neutrogena's Moisture Smooth Color Stick. THREE (3) Grand Prizes: $100 gift card plus Neutrogena products. #NTGbeautifulinsideout RSVP

Tuesday, April 9

Tyson Meals Together Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @outnumberedmama @turningclockbac @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart gift cards. #cbias #MealsTogether RSVP

Choose Beef Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @MomBloggersClub. Prizes: FOUR (4) $50 VISA giftcards and I Heart Beef gear. #ChooseBeef RSVP

Get Pet Clean Twitter Party at 7 pm ET with @CharlotteReed. Pet Friendly Prizes. #GetPetClean RSVP

Real Moms Shop JBF Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @JBFPhilly @Joeyfortman @TheStephGlover. $250 in prizes TBA. #JBFPhilly RSVP

Flea Free Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @BusyMommyMedia @PetArmor. Prizes: Pet Armor products for cats and dogs. ONE (1) Grand Prize Pet Armor products plus $100 American Express giftcard. #FleaFree RSVP

Family Savings Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @maritramos @iamthatlady @couponnw @gettingfreedom @valpakcoupons @savings @savingsclasses. Prizes: FOUR (4) $50 VISA gift cards, ONE (1) $50 Utrecht Art Supplies gift card, TWO (2) $25 Amazon giftcards, TWO (2) $50 Amazon giftcards, and ONE (1) $100 American Express giftcard. #FamilySavings RSVP

Ultimate Blog Party 2013 Google+ Party at 9 pm ET with @5minutesformom @picmonkeyapp @janicecroze @susancarraretto. Prizes TBA. #UBP13 RSVP

Safari Dino Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @SafariLTD @childhoodbeckon. Prizes: TBA. U.S. & Canada eligible to win. #educationalplay RSVP

Macaroni Kid Walmart Steak-Over Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @supahmommy @walmart @macaronikidhq @macaronidad @macaronimamma. Prizes: TBA. #MacKidTips RSVP

Wednesday, April 10

Wicked Cool Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @Smiley360 @Donal_IRL and others. Prizes: FOUR (4) toothbrush & toothpaste gift packs; FOUR (4) Target giftcards. #Wickedcool RSVP

Pet Brand Twitter Chat at 1 to 1:30 pm ET with @Eventbarkers @Rallyin @AllThingsDog @DogTipper @Woofwoofmama. Prizes: TBA.  @5minutesforfido Participate with hashtag #PetBrandChat Details

Pampers Baby Dry Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with @pampers @shespeaksup @TheShoppingMama @MomStart @amommyinthecity. Prizes: Sweet Sleep Time prize packs w/ branded products every 10 minutes plus ONE (1) Grand Prize that includes a year's supply Pampers Baby Dry diapers, a 6 months supply of Pampers Baby Wipes and a $300 Pottery Barn Kids gift card. #PampersBabyDry RSVP

3M Auto Spring Car Care Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @askpatty @askpattykaeli @3Mcarcare and others. Prizes: Car Care products from 3M. #3MSpringCarCare RSVP

Sonic Revolution Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @cammipham @wedding_crasher @Clarisonic_CA. Win a Clarisonic system - Canada residents only. #SonicRevolution RSVP

World Market Mother's Day Twitter Party 8:30-9:15 pm ET with @worldmarket @snapconf @taunitweets @sahans. Prizes: TWO (2) $25 giftcards, ONE (1) $50 GC & ONE (1) $100 GC. #MyAmazingMom RSVP

Arm & Hammer Tooth Tunes Girls Night Out Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @momitforward. Prizes: Toothbrushes. #GNO #ToothTunes1D RSVP

It's the weekly @theonlinemom Twitter Party talking about social networking at 9 pm ET. Prize: TBA. To be eligible to win a prize RSVP & participate in party with hashtag #TheOnlineMoms.

Scotch Brand Twitter Party 9 to 9:45 pm ET with @scotchproducts @snapconf @taunitweets @sahans. Prizes: TWO (2) $50 baskets of Scotch branded craft supplies. Follow hashtag #ScotchExpressions ~ RSVP link coming soon

Thursday, April 11

My Marianos Twitter Party at Noon ET with @kellysluckyyou @east9thstreet @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Mariano's giftcards. #MyMarianos RSVP

King Hawaiian Project Mahalo Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @KingsHawaiian @parentpretty @brandyellen @dagmarbleasdale @ahensnest @blueviolet @tapinfluence. Prizes: TEN (10) $25 giftcards. #ProjectMahalo RSVP

SoFabCon Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with @djazzo @sofabcon @CraftyMamaof4 @cbtweetchat Prizes: THREE (3) $50 American Express Giftcards and ONE (1) Grand Prize SoFabCon Conference Ticket + $100 AmEx GC. #SoFabCon RSVP

Design With a Conscience Webcast Event 3:30-4:30 pm ET with @Inhabitat. Prizes: TBA. Details

Shane Jeremy James Twitter Party at 7 pm ET with @ShaneJJames @WeHeartMom. Prizes TBA. #ShanegingTheGame RSVP

Bikini Ready Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @Cravebox @Zipporahs @LisaSamples @JKBeamer @SuuperG and others. Lots of Crave worthy prizes. #BikiniCrave RSVP

Everyday Effect Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Shespeaksup @ProcterGamble @Zipporahs @StacieinAtlanta @LisaSamples @MommyBlogExpert @WICProject. $1000 in prizes; ONE (1) Grand Prize Whirlpool High Efficiency Washing Machine. #Everdayeffect RSVP

Dempster's Grilled Cheese Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Dempsters @sassymodernmom @Listen2lena @Simplystacienet. $1900 worth of prizes including TWO (2) prize packages including a Breville Panini Duo + 52 Dempster's coupons + $50 Grocery Card; EIGHT (8) prize packs incl 6 month's supply of Dempster's bread. #GrilledCheesePlease RSVP

Momiverse Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @themomiverse @hollypavlika @girlslunchout and others. Lots of prizes. #Momiverse RSVP

DIY and Decor Girls Night Out Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @momitforward @JenJenTrixie and others. Prizes #gno #RepinReforest #MurphyOilSoap RSVP

Friday, April 12

Healthy Choices Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @cleverhousewife @somedayilllearn @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #cbias #HealthyChoices RSVP

Treat Personalized Gifts Twitter Party with @resourcefulmom @treatcards at 2 pm ET. Prizes: TWO (2) Grand Prizes: One year VIP membership; TEN (10) winners 5 free cards; FIVE (5) Treat Personalized Easels and FIVE (5) Treat Personalized Mugs. #Treatcards RSVP

Weekly Verizon Wireless Twitter Party hosted by @theonlinemom at 3 pm ET. Prizes: TBA. To be eligible to win participate in chat, use hashtag #VZWBuzz and RSVP


More Twitter Parties constantly to be added for This Week to this list as soon as they're scheduled. So stay tuned for updates as they happen by following this blog.

NEXT WEEK

Monday, April 15

Tiny Prints Photo Gifts Pinning Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with at @Tinyprints and on Pinterest. Many prizes plus Grand Prize which is a $150 Tiny Prints gift certificate #Tinyprintsgifts RSVP

Affordable Family Travel at 9 pm ET with @MyChaos @Listen2Lena @Sassymodernmom. Prizes: FIVE (5) Black's Photography $50 gift cards and ONE (1) Olympus Tough TG-820 iHS 12 MP Digital Camera Silver - Canadian Residents Only. #TDFamilyTravel RSVP

Mamavation Twitter Party 8-9:30 pm ET with @Mamavation @Nutiva @Newbalance. Prizes: THREE (3) Nutiva gift boxes, TWO (2) pairs of New Balance Shoes and FOUR (4) Color Garden Natural Dyes. #Mamavation RSVP

Baseball Travel Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @TravelingMoms @KimOrlando and others. Prize: TBA #TMom RSVP

Natural Parents Network Twitter party at 10 pm ET with @NatParNet. Prizes: TBA. Participate with hashtag #NatParNet Details

Tuesday, April 16

Walgreens Balance Rewards Twitter Party at 11 am ET with @jmanmillerbug @CinnyBBS @Cbtweetchat @Walgreens. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walgreens giftcards.  #BalanceRewards RSVP

Sobey's West Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @MommyKatandKids @MommyMomentBlog @MyChaos @FoodMuser. $1000 in Sobeys giftcards just for Western Canada residents. #SobeysWest RSVP

Curious George PBS Kids Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @PBSKids @Momitforward. Win a Curious George prize pack. #gno RSVP

Wednesday, April 17

Do It All Mom Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @Msmissy62 @DentistMel @ClubTysonLive. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Sam's Club Giftcards. #DoItAllMom RSVP

Macaroni Kid Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @supahmommy @zoneperfect @macaronikidHQ @macaronidad @macaronimama. Prizes: TBA. #MacKidTips RSVP

It's the weekly @theonlinemom Twitter Party at 9 pm ET. Prize: TBA. To be eligible to win a prize RSVP & participate in party with hashtag #TheOnlineMoms.

Thursday, April 18

Walgreens Latino Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @therebelchick @PaulaBendfeldt. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walgreens giftcards. #WalgreensLatino RSVP

PG Most Loved Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @PGEveryday. #PGMostLoved Details Soon

Friday, April 19


License to Spill Twitter Party at Noon ET with @Outnumberedmama @Turningclockbac @Mohawkflooring. Prizes: THREE (3) $50 VISA giftcards and ONE (1) $100 VISA GC. #Licensetospill RSVP

Weekly Verizon Wireless Twitter Party hosted by @theonlinemom at 3 pm ET. Prizes: TBA. To be eligible to win participate in chat, use hashtag #VZWBuzz and RSVP

COMING SOON

Monday, April 22

Moms and Brands Earth Day Twitter Party with @MomsandBrands at 7 pm ET. Lots of family eco-friendly and green focused prizes. #MomsandBrands RSVP

Wednesday, April 24

Grilling is Happiness Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @grillhappiness @sears @theblogfrog @shibleysmiles and others. Prizes: Sears giftcards. Participate with hashtag #grillingishappiness Details

Wednesday, April 27

Mother's Day Twitter Party at 10 pm ET with @sassymomchicago @momtrends @savvysassymoms @momsfashionfile. Lots of Prizes moms will love. #MomsFF RSVP


About this Weekly Twitter Party List
Compiled by MommyBlogExpert.com Twitter Parties are listed free of charge in this weekly schedule. If you'd like to add an event to the Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party Calendar email janis at janiselspas dot com with Twitter Party in the subject line including all the details and links in the body of your  message.

Also available, for a nominal fee, to host, co-host or serve as a panelist for your own brand Twitter party. To inquire, please email janis@janiselspas.com for information with Twitter Party Consulting Query in the subject line.

FTC Disclosure: MommyBlogExpert does attend some Twitter parties as a guest and also works as a host, co-host, and panelist on others. However, I 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.

Air Purification Spring Cleaning for Cleaner Air at Home That Benefits Family Health

Home Keeping

There's nothing like spring cleaning to get you thinking about fresh air and creating a clean and more healthful environment at home. As you vacuum and dust around your house, one of the things to consider while you are sprucing up your home for spring is purchasing one or more air purification systems, if you don't have one already. After all who doesn't like a little (or a lot) clean air?

These practical air purification devices are designed to remove contaminants from indoor air like dust, pollens, allergens, molds, smoke and more, often benefiting the health of adults and kids with allergies, asthma and various respiratory conditions. There are also air purifiers that are built to reduce or eliminate odors and germs as well as humidifiers and dehumidifers to add or remove moisture in the air inside your house.

Honeywell Air Genius 3 Air Purifier is available at Best Buy

Depending upon the air improvement challenges you face, your decorating style and the size of the space you want to purify, there are a wide variety of air purifying options on the market to choose from. Luckily in this product category there are companies like Best Buy which offers a comprehensive selection of almost 150 systems by major brands ranging in price from under $50 to up to $999.99. These are names that you'll recognize like Sharp, Honeywell, Hamilton Beach and others, including 64 models that currently are ENERGY STAR Certified. 

Shopping online at Best Buy is easy and with the Low Price Guarantee they offer you will get the best price possible.  Just select the air purifier you want from the comfort of your home and with the click of a button your equipment will be on its way, shipped direct to your front door. 

The best part is that Best Buy has given me a coupon to share with you so you'll get 20% off when ordering air purification products this spring. Hurry. This offer is good through April 15, 2013.

Get your Best Buy Coupon

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HTC Droid DNA Smartphone Painting and Pinning the Town Red With Style and Beauty

Technology

In my first post in a three-part series on the new Droid DNA by HTC smartphone from Verizon I wrote about Four Cool Things About the Droid DNA from the perspective of my tech savvy 17 year-old son.  Now, for the sake of giving you a balanced review, here's the female perspective on the same product. 

Let me preface this by saying that my primary mobile smartphone is a white iPhone 5 which I take with me everywhere. Still I must tell you that the Droid DNA now rivals my preferred smart mobile device and is most definitely one of those rare things in life that is just as stunningly beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside.

From the minute I opened the box I was enamored with both the overall look and functionality of it. Admittedly, though, I'd say what really excites me most is the aesthetics -- how this feels in my hand and all its visual appeal.

The big 5 inch screen, 1080p high resolution and advanced forward- and rear-facing cameras that the Droid DNA is equipped with, for sure, are great assets. But what gets my blood really pumping about this phone is the color: the sleek black case with pops of red color on the sides, buttons and around the camera lens.

Red evokes so many strong emotions...

Beautiful as a rose in peak bloom

Elegant as a fresh manicure

Juicy and sweet as ripe homegrown tomatoes

Stylish as a special occasion handbag

Classic as a vintage car

And last, but certainly most of all, Passionate as the heart

All that crimson -- that's something no iPhone can compete with. Join me on Mommy Blog Expert's Red Style Pinterest page and let's take this Droid DNA baby and paint the world red by repinning your fave images in this post.

The Verizon Pavilion at 2013 International CES was the biggest ever

To see more about what makes the Droid DNA by HTC so red hot take a peek at this short Verizon video.

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A Fierce Green Fire Movie Review - Must Watch Eco Responsibility Documentary Film

Movies

What better way to start Earth Month than with this review about a new film that is already being considered to be in the same league as Al Gore's award-winning An Inconvenient Truth. This comprehensive documentary that spans the conservation movement from its birth in the early 1900s until the present day -- with an eye toward the future -- should be required watching in all schools and for young people and adults alike. 

From Mark Kitchell, director of the Academy Award nominated Berkeley in the Sixties, A Fierce Green Fire - The Battle for the Planet, this film is as eye-opening as it is entertaining. It is also equally disturbing, yet at the same time inspiring to us all to take action and do more to live greener. 

A Fierce Green Fire is based on the book by the same name from author Philip Shabecoff. A low budget project with a larger than life message, this epic by First Run Features with a run time of approximately 110 minutes is narrated by a cast of Oscar-winning talent including Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, along with other A-list actors such as Ashley Judd, Van Jones, and Isabel Allende. 

Unfolding chronologically, the movie intersperses a wide range of nostalgic and powerful iconic black and white and color stills and news footage with then and now interviews with some of the world's greatest green activists that have ever lived. At the same time you are seeing history repeat itself before your eyes, viewers gain access not only to windows into the eco political issues that matter, but to the music, people and mores that shaped the culture depicted in each of the decades covered by this picture. 

Muybridge Buffalo Galloping, Wikipedia Image 

The film focuses largely on the last 50 years of eco history, awareness, responsibility and action. However, the first part of this film briefly touches upon related earlier historic events and associated public outrages in the later half of the 1800s against such things as the near extinction of the wild buffalo -- the Great American Bison herd -- across the plains of America and the use of plumage in women's hats and other luxury items. 

The introduction then moves on to President Ulysses S. Grant who in 1892 named Yellowstone as our country's first National Park and to John Muir who founded the Sierra Club in 1892. The National Parks and Sierra Club often had the same goals, just different ways of achieving them, and this government - private organization rivalry resulted in plenty of conflict. 

Also spotlighted is President Theodore Roosevelt and his passion for conservation and preservation of both wildlife and public land that led to the creation of the U.S. Forest Service and the establishment of approximately 230 million acres of protected land that was set aside during his presidency from 1901-1909. 

Image provided by A Fierce Green Fire

Fast forwarding to the 1960s, the film then is presented in five acts or chapters each with a central story and character, including

• David Brower and the Sierra Club’s battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon in the 60s

• Lois Gibbs and Love Canal residents’ struggle in the 1970s against tons of toxic chemicals

Lois Gibbs yells to press at Love Canal, Image provided by A Fierce Green Fire

• Paul Watson and Greenpeace’s campaigns beginning in 1976 to save whales and baby harp seals

Paul Watson attempts to save a baby harp seal, Image provided by A Fierce Green Fire

• Chico Mendes and Brazilian rubbertappers’ fight is launched in the 80s to save the Amazon rainforest

Image provided by A Fierce Green Fire

• Bill McKibben and the 25-year effort to address the impossible issue of climate change

According to this movie's website:

A Fierce Green Fire tells stories about four successful movements, then takes up the biggest cause of all, still in suspense. It gives us reason to believe change can come.

The film offers a deeper view of environmentalism as civilizational change, bringing our industrial society into sustainable balance with nature. It’s the battle for a living planet. It arrives at a moment of promise: 25 years after Dr. James Hansen first warned of global warming; 8 years after Katrina; 3 years after the Gulf oil disaster; 2 years after meltdown at Fukushima; a year and a half since stopping the Keystone Pipeline; and half a year since the wakeup call that was Hurricane Sandy, the capper to the hottest year on record.

As Obama begins a second term more people than ever are active -- descending on Washington, DC on Presidents Day and launching a broad alliance to Stop Oil. 2013 may be the year that grassroots pressure finally forces action to halt climate change.

Here's a preview of the movie to pique your interest

This film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2012 and has already won acclaim at dozens of festivals around the world. Debuting to the public on March 1 in New York, it is currently being shown at a very select group of U.S. theaters and venues through 2013. Bookings are being added constantly so check the website AFierceGreenFire.com for the latest information on showings.

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Happy Easter - Spring Holiday Celebrations

To everyone celebrating today...

Happy Easter

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