Twitter Party Calendar This Week With Prizes April 21 - 27 Updated Continuosly

Twitter Parties

Updated 4/26/13 - 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

Sunday, April 21

The Client List Twitter Party at 10 pm ET with @lifetimetvca. Prizes: THREE (3) $25 Amazon giftcards, TWO (2) $50 Amazon GCs and ONE (1) $100 Amazon GC - Canada only. #TheClientList Details

Monday, April 22

GE Lighting Earth Day Twitter Party at 11 am ET with @GELighting @DentistMel @TurningClockbac. Prizes: FIVE (5) $50 Walmart gift cards. #GELighting RSVP

Chicken Fry Time Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @miscfinds4u @janetgoingcrazy. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Sam's Club giftcards. #ChickenFryTime RSVP

Earth Day Smiles Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @smiley360. Prizes: EIGHT (8) prize packs that include a reusable tote bag filled with organic foods, reusable water bottle and a $10 Amazon gift card. #EarthDaySmiles Details

Weekly Verizon Wireless Twitter Party hosted by @theonlinemom at 3 pm ET talking about sustainability and going green. Prizes: Tagg Pet Tracker or Nokia Lumia 822 smartphone + $125 Verizon Gift Card. To be eligible to win, participate in chat, use hashtag #VZWBuzz and RSVP

UK So Fab Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @MamaLuvsBooks @cbtweetchat. Prizes: THREE (3) 30 Pound Boots cards for UK guests and TWO (2) $50 Walgreens GCs for U.S. guests. #UKSoFab RSVP

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

Shutterfly Best Gift Ever Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @Shutterfly @Resourcefulmom. Prizes: TWENTY ONE (21) assorted branded prizes; ONE (1) Grand Prize $150 Shutterfly gift certificate #Shutterflygifts RSVP

Coleman Lemieux Compagnie Earth Day Twitter Party w/ @coryjstewart at 8 pm ET. Prizes: $100s of dollars in gift cards including FOUR (4) $25 VISA gift cards, TWO (2) $50 VISA GCs and TWO (2) $100 VISA GCs. #CLCRainCoast RSVP

Little Things That Make a Big Difference Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @AVENT_US. Prizes TBA. Participate with hashtag #AVENTParents #AVENTmoms

Earth Day PURWater Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @PURTweets. Prizes TBA. Participate with hashtag #PUR4EarthDay 

Childhood Obesity Twitter Chat with @cltalbert @activeASAP at 9 pm ET. Prizes: THREE (3) $50 American Express giftcards, assorted other prizes & an $80 gift basket. #ChildhoodObesity RSVP

Tuesday, April 23

Give Me Wyngz Twitter Party at Noon ET with @cleverhousewife @MSrheinlander. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Walmart gift cards. #GiveMeWyngz RSVP

Hoya Lenses Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @lomargie @suburbanmomclub @profmurrayhoya. Prizes: TWO (2) $25 American Express giftcards and TWO (2) Hoya Lenses gift certificates worth $200 each. #HoyaLenses RSVP

4 Real Change Project Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @Clever_Network @OfficeDepot. Win prizes for schools including SIX (6) $50 Office Depot gift cards and ONE (1) $100 Office Depot GC for the school or classroom of winner's choice. #TeachersChangeLives RSVP

GM Working Mom Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @GM @Chevrolet @Buick @MomCentral @Momcentralchat. Prizes: SIX (6) Amazon $50 gift codes. Participate with hashtag #GMWorkingMom

Weekly Tech Tuesday Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @KristinaLibby of Microsoft. Prize: A different major prize to win each week. #Windows #WinChat Details

Never Waste Bacon Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @mapleleaffoods @mychaos @teachermomof2 @momvstheboys. Prizes: EIGHT (8) prize packs that include coupons 6 months of Maple Leaf Bacon; TWO (2) prize packs include coupons for one year's worth of Maple Leaf Bacon - Canada only.  #NeverWasteBacon RSVP

Latin Moves Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Net10Latino @MamaXXI @ThriftyNinja @couponmamacita. Prizes: FOUR (4) prize packages that include $10 iTunes giftcards + prizes like an autographed guitar from 3 Ball MTY, an Autographed microphone from Tito El Bambino or an autographed canvas from Tito El Bambino. ONE (1) Grand Prize includes all of those prizes + a $50 iTunes GC. #Net10Latino RSVP

GNO Ninja Kitchen Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @ninjakitchen @momitforward @Tcreativeblogs @week99er and others. Prize: $50 American Express giftcard. #GNO #NinjaTreat Details

Stamp Out Hunger Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Mommysavesmoney @GettingFreedom @SavingsClasses @Savings @ValpakCoupons and others. Prizes: $450 in Prizes. #HelpSOH RSVP

Preg Awareness Twitter Party at 10 pm ET with @Britax @PregAwareness. Prizes. Participate with hashtag #MayPAM

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

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

Celebrate Admin Day Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @Staples @SmallBizLady @VeraSweeney @SavvyAssistants. Prizes TBA. Participate with hashtag #CelebrateAdmins

Love Your Nose Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @Nozin @PFC_Nutrition. SEVENTEEN (17) Prizes: 15 Nozin family prize packs and 2 Nozin family prize packs + Dr. Goglia's book.  #LoveYourNose RSVP

Dial Kids Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @dial @audreymcclellan @verasweeney. Prizes: SEVEN (7) Dial Kids Tubby Time Prize Packs #DialKids Details

It's the weekly @theonlinemom Twitter Party at 9 pm ET this week w/ special guest Amy Lupold Bair AKA @resourcefulmom talking about Raising Digital Families with Dummies. Prizes: THREE (3) copies of Amy's new book. To be eligible to win a prize RSVP & participate in party with hashtag #TheOnlineMoms.

Know Your Money Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @girlslunchout @NFCCDebtAdvice. Prizes: TWO (2) $25 American Express gift cards, TWO (2) $50 AmEx GCs and ONE (1) $100 AmEx GC.  #KnowYourMoney RSVP

Fast Meals Crave Box Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Cravebox @RachelFerrucci @LisaSamples @Zipporahs and others. Prizes every 10 minutes! #CLFastMeals RSVP

Review U Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @CVS_Extra @Pampers @Lodgeandspa and others. Prizes: ONE (1) pass to Reviewers Retreat 2013, ONE (1) one night stay at Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens, CVS Prize Pack, Pampers Diapers, KOA Campground giftcard + Go Rving swag.  #RevRet RSVP

Thursday, April 25

Fresher Car Twitter Party at Noon ET with @jmanmillerbug @proverbswife @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FIVE (5) $50 Walmart giftcards. #FresherCar RSVP

World's Largest Bake Sale Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @SandraLee @TyPennington @Kmart. Prizes TBA. #WorldsLargestBakeSale Details

Take Back Your Morning @SeattlesBest Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @somedayilllearn @paulabendfeldt. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Walmart giftcards. #TakeBackYourMorning RSVP

Jergen's Natural Glow Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @Tapinfluence @LisaSamples. Prizes: TEN (10) $25 giftcards. #JergensNaturalGlow Details

Lundberg Family Farms Facebook Party at 3 pm ET with @MomsMeet. TEN (10) winners will receive Lundberg products. RSVP

AMDRO and Pennington Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @AMDROAssistance @StacieinAtlanta @Jollymom @7onashoestring @kimberlylacy and others. Prizes: TWO (2) $50 American Express giftcards and ONE (1) $100 AmEx GC. #AMDRO #Pennington RSVP

Remember Mom Twitter Party at 4 pm ET with @themommyfiles @80mphmom @redlobster @hallmarkPR @vtechphones and others. Prizes: $500 in giftcards and prizes to be given away by the brands involved. #RememberMom2013 RSVP

Little Me Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @mompoweredmedia @powerbymomblog @momtobedby8 @babycostcutters @Littleme_baby. Prizes: ONE (1) $100 Little Me giftcard, TWO (2) $50 Little Me GCs and FIVE (5) Little Me 7" plush bears #LittleMe RSVP

Let it Grow Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @Aptsforrent @HomesDotCom @Housewifestacy. Prizes: FIVE (5) $50 giftcards. #homechat RSVP

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

MassMutual Money Mami Twitter Party 9 to 10:30 pm ET with @RachlWhite @JoscelynRC @LatinaMomBlogs and others. Prizes: ONE (1) iPad 2, ONE (1) $200 VISA Giftcard, ONE (1) $100 VISA GC and ONE (1) $50 GC. #MoneyMami RSVP

Fast Meals Crave Box Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @Cravebox @RachelFerrucci @LisaSamples @Zipporahs and others. Prizes every 10 minutes! #CLFastMeals RSVP

Kikkoman International Cooking Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @asbestrecipes @craftychica @kikkomankitchen @Lbconnect and others. $700 in Prizes: THREE (3) Amazon giftcards, TWENTY (20) $20 Amazon GCs.  #kikkomansabor RSVP

Intentional Blogger Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @christmomblog. Prizes TBA. #intentionalblogger Details 

Friday, April 26

Home Run Movie Twitter Party at 11 am ET with @cleverhousewife @proverbswife. Prizes:  $500 in VISA gift cards #Homerunmovie RSVP

Inspire My Dinner Twitter Party at Noon ET with @Msmissy62 @themommyfiles @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Walmart giftcards. #Inspiremydinner RSVP

My Urgent RX Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @Kellysluckyyou @lomargie. Prizes: FOUR (4) $50 VISA giftcards and ONE (1) $100 VISA GC. #MyUrgentRX RSVP

Style Suite Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @savvysassymoms @momtrends. Posh prizes includes beauty products, clothes, eyeglasses, baby carriers and more. #StyleSuite RSVP 

Weekly Verizon Wireless Twitter Party hosted by @theonlinemom @verizoninsider at 3 pm ET. Prizes: myCharge Summit 3000 Charge Bank or a Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone + $125 Verizon Gift Card. 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 29

Build a Better Burger Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @Clever_Network @sutterhome @eatwholly. Prize packs from party's sponsors. #Buildabetterburger RSVP

Raising Digital Families Twitter Party @Resourcefulmom @ForDummies at 8 pm ET. Prizes: ONE (1) Nintendo Red DS XL with Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ARV $240; TEN (10) winners will receive Just Dance 4 or Just Dance Disney Party for Wii ARV $40; FIVE (5) winners get $10 Bear Bucks giftcards and ONE (1) winner gets $50 Bear Bucks giftcard from Build-a-Bear Workshop; ONE (1) winner gets one year full membership to Disney's Club Penguin ARV $60. Several other prizes too.  #RaisingDigitalFamiliesFD RSVP

Tuesday, April 30

Weekly Tech Tuesday Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @KristinaLibby of Microsoft. Prize: A different major prize to win each week. #Windows #WinChat Details

Shark Clean Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @MomTrends @savvysassymoms @sharkcleaning. Prizes:  FOUR (4) Shark Sonic Duo Vacuum Cleaners each valued at $249. #SharkClean RSVP

Wednesday, May 1

National Women Build Week Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with Habitat for Humanity 's @womenbuild and @resourcefulmom. Prizes: Women Build Swag and $50 Lowe's giftcard. #Womenbuild13 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, May 2

Twitter Party Momma Style at 4 pm ET with @mailpix @MommaYoung @Krissy_r. Prizes provided by Mailpix #Mailpixmoms RSVP

Do It Herself Home Depot Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @HomeDepot @StacieinAtlanta @jollymom and others. Prizes: TWO (2) $50 Home Depot Giftcards and ONE (1) $100 Home Depot GC. #DIHWorkshop RSVP

Gifts for Mom Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @7onashoestring @Offers @1800flowers. Prizes: THREE (3) large flower arrangements from 1800Flowers. #GiftsforMom RSVP

Parenting Without Borders Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @CultureMomMedia and others. Prizes: books, dolls and origami from the party's sponsors. #parentingWOB RSVP

Friday, May 3

ID Iced Coffee Twitter Party 2:45-3:45 pm ET with @miscfinds4u @rebeccaeparsons. Prizes: ONE (1) $75 Walmart giftcard, ONE (1) $50 Walmart GC and TWO (2) $25 Walmart GCs. #IDIcedCoffee 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

Tuesday, May 7

Weekly Tech Tuesday Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @KristinaLibby of Microsoft. Prize: A different major prize to win each week. #Windows #WinChat Details

Get Pet Ready Twitter Party at 7 pm ET with @charlottereed. Prizes: TBA. #GetPetReady RSVP

Wednesday, May 8

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.

Walgreens Latino Twitter Party at 8pm ET with @makobiscribe @paulabendfeldt. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walgreens giftcards. #WalgreensLatino RSVP 

Friday, May 10

Cup of Kaffe Twitter Party at 11 am ET with @WICProject @therebelchick @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #CupofKaffe RSVP 

Bigelow Tea Mother's Day Chat 1 pm ET with @jmanmillerbug @turningclockbac @cbtweetchat. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Walmart giftcards. #AmericasTea 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

Wednesday, May 15

Dippin Dots Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @Dippindots @Magicmilkstraws. Prizes: Up to TWENTY FIVE (25) winners will receive Dippin Dots 25th anniversary Tshirts and Magic Straws and ONE (1) winner will win a year's supply of Dippin Dots Ice Cream, a Tshirt and Magic Straws. #BestBirthdayMemories 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.

L.A. No-Kill Pet Adoption Weekend May 3-5 with 50 Rescue Groups & Shelters Hosted by NKLA

Pets

As readers might already know I'm a hopeless dog lover and dog mom. So when I hear about a pet event like this I just have to tell you all about it. It seems like only yesterday that Beverly Hills went to the dogs literally for 2013 Woofstock 90210 in March. Next up, more than 50 rescue groups and shelters will be out in force for NKLA's Adoption Weekend for three days from May 3 to 5 at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. 

Image provided by NKLA.org

Hundreds of dogs, cats, puppies, kittens will be available for adoption. All shelter adoption fees will be $99 or less. Fees include spay/neuter and vaccinations for both felines and canines. If you adore dogs, cats or both you can look forward to meeting lots of lovable animals at this outdoor event in a park setting -- you might even fall in love and end up adopting one or more.

NKLA ADOPTION WEEKEND 

Friday through Sunday, May 3-5, 2013

 Open at 11 am each day

La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles 

5801 Wilshire Blvd, L.A. 90036

Image from BestFriends.org

NKLA.org is a Best Friends Animal Society initiative. For more information about NKLA Adoption Weekend visit NKLA.org/events. You can also learn more by following NKLA on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

My darling Dexter says you shouldn't miss this NKLA Weekend!

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iRig Keys Universal Electric Keyboard iPad iPhone Mac PC Review Kids Adults Love Music

Music

Classical Chopin, Ragtime, Jazz, Rock and Roll with The Beatles and Sir Elton John, and even the Pop Songs of Barry Manilow. No matter how it's played, these composers, artists and music styles -- among many others -- are what has made piano great and one of the most popular of all musical instruments for centuries. Now, with the recent introduction of iRig KEYS from IK Multimedia there is something new and exciting that piano hobbyists like me and some of the other members in my family can play and enjoy -- a universal portable keyboard controller that runs with the entire suite of desktop computer and mobile Apple iOS products: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac. In addition it works with PC Windows.

Modern: iRig Keys Universal Electronic Keyboard connected to my iPad 2

Antique: This piano in the National Music Museum collection is extraordinary

The piano as we know it today indeed has a long and rich history. According to Wikipedia, the invention of the modern piano around the year 1700 is based on earlier string instruments from the Middle Ages and is credited to Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori. Many beautiful and technically amazing pianos have been built ever since including the beautiful upright piano pictured above with stained glass insets that we saw at the National Music Museum at University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD on one of our many family road trips.

In the 1920s the first electric piano was introduced, more than 200 years after the first classical piano was invented. But it wasn't until the 1950s when great modern pianists Duke Ellington (1955) and Ray Charles (1959) performed on them that electronic keyboards skyrocketed into popularity.

Yesterday: Me & my brand new Wurlitzer Studio Upright in 1973

Today: My 40+ year-old piano and the brand new iRig KEYS 

Fast forward to the present. Technology has penetrated nearly every aspect of our lives for good, including music -- improving both the playing experience for amateur musicians and the listening pleasure of every day kids and adults who just love hearing great tunes. With the iRig KEYS, we now have the first ultra-slim and highly portable universal MIDI controller keyboard for those Apple devices that connects directly to the dock connector of the iOS device as well as to the USB port on both the Mac and the PC.

iRig KEYS shown with everything that comes in the box

The current model is compatible with

• iPod touch Gen 3 and 4
• iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS
• iPad, iPad 2, and iPad 3
• Mac OS X 10.5 or later
• PC Windows XP (SP3) Windows Vista (SP1) and Windows 7 or later

iRig KEYS hooked up to an iPhone 3GS

Note: To connect with the iPhone 5 you will need to separately purchase a Lightning to 30-pin Adapter.

Watch this short video to see how iRig KEYS works




As you can see from the YouTube demo this offers so much and you will get many hours of enjoyment from it. Not only does the keyboard offer a full range of three octaves plus one note, it is so compact at just 20" x 4" and about 1-1/2 pounds to easily pop into your backpack or carry on to bring with you wherever you go. This would be perfect to take along on vacation so your child can practice piano every day while you're traveling. It is also a fun device to have on hand at parties so kids can gather round and sing karaoke style. It's a blast for adults who love playing piano, too. So why not bring it to the office and share with your coworkers during the lunch hour?

What's more is that the instrument comes complete with three free professional quality virtual instrument apps: iGrand Piano Free Version and Sample Tank for mobile devices and Sample Tank 2L for desktops. These free apps can be immediately downloaded making the iRig KEYS truly plug and play straight out of the box. There are also additional iRig KEYS apps you can buy like the ones I uploaded to my iPad 2 while preparing this review including iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano -- each app is priced at $9.99 for the Full Version. This connected keyboard runs with other apps, too, including the uber popular app GarageBand and others. Full product specifications and details are available on  irigkeys.com.

Image from ikmultimedia

The iRig KEYS carries a suggested retail price of $99.99 USD and is available from musical instrument and consumer electronics retailers worldwide both in-store and online. In addition this unique keyboard may be purchased direct from ikmultimedia.com.

FTC Disclosure: This is a compensated post and I received the iRig KEYS and the iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano apps to facilitate this review. However, thoughts in this blogpost 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.

Play Free Online Games for Charity to Earn Money for Your Favorite Nonprofit or School

Community

When I hear about a company trying to make a difference I feel compelled to share the news with my readers. Here's a great way to help raise badly-needed money for your choice of charity just by playing free online games offered by Goodgames.org. These include Mahjongg Dimensions, Klondike Solitaire, Word Search 2, a game of strategy known as Treasure Hunt and others.

Image from Goodgames.com

That's right all you have to do is have fun and play, then choose from a list of 109,000 nonprofits and schools on their donation list or add your own. Considering that more than 113 million people in the U.S. play 50 million hours of casual online games per day, partnered with Goodgames you can help raise more than $1 billion a year for deserving nonprofits.

Goodsearch, Goodgames parent company, is no stranger to giving back to the community. Since the program began, they have already donated almost $10 million to causes across America through supporter's simple daily actions like web search, shopping online, dining out and taking surveys.

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Talking Ginger Plush Birthday App Review

Toys

April is turning out to be a really busy month. There was Yom Ha'tzmaut this past Tuesday and Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd. Now to top it off all this month I'm inviting everyone to the virtual celebration of Talking Ginger Superstar's 5th Birthday.

Image from TalkingFriends

MBE partnered with Talking Friends, this post contains affiliate links

Who's Talking Ginger you may be wondering? If you or your kids don't know him already let me introduce you to this rather unique fun and interactive boy cat character toy.

Image from TalkingFriends

Standing 12" tall, the very orange tabby Ginger is the little nephew of Talking Tom (also pictured below), who along with Talking Angela, make up the chatty trio of furry covered cats. Together the personable threesome are the first iPhone and iPad app powered plush toys of their kind brought to you by TalkingFriends. Each of these lovable cats also works without apps simply by pushing any of the buttons on his tummy.

Meet Talking Tom, Ginger's Uncle

Here's my little model cuddling with Talking Tom

Ginger is a young toddler kitty who is as curious as any human kid his age. In his first app he talks about all the important things that young pre-schoolers must learn: brushing teeth, getting clean and potty training.

Talking Ginger up close

Push Ginger's belly buttons to hear music and talking

Install batteries in Ginger's back

Like the other Talking Friends, Ginger comes packed inside a heavy duty cardboard box with a USB cable and carrying bag. Three AA batteries not included are needed to get him talking. 

Now let's get this party started by previewing Talking Ginger's Birthday App

The BEST part is that Talking Friends has also provided a huge Talking Ginger prize package valued at $150 for me to give away to one MommyBlogExpert reader. See details immediately below to enter and win this not-to-be-missed gift bag of goodies. 

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Talking Ginger Gift Basket

GIVEAWAY

Ends 5/20/13

Talking Ginger Prize Pack valued at almost $150 includes everything pictured

• Reusable Talking Shop Tote 
• Talking Friends Magnets ($9.99) 
• Interactive Talking Ginger Plush ($49.99) 
• Talking Friends Water Bottle ($13.99) 
• Talking Friends Key Ring with App Sounds ($8.99)
• Talking Friends iPhone Cover ($19.99) 
• Talking Friends Notebooks ($9.99) 
• Talking Friends Talking Friends App Gift Cards ($30)

HOW TO ENTER

Just leave a comment(s) below this post and you're entered. Contest ends May 20, 2013 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. ONE (1) winner will receive the full locaded Talking Ginger goody bag pictured. Winner will be selected at random from entries received and will be notified via email and must respond within 48 hours to claim their prize. 

Required (Mandatory) Entry

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