Kids Art MothersDay iPhone iPad Cover Custom Case Gift Review, Giveaway Ends 6/1/13

Mother's Day
Giveaway details below

Looking for a truly original Mother's Day gift for that special iPhone or iPad toting harried mom on your list? Something she'll really treasure and appreciate as well as use and derive pleasure from every day? You might even be a mommy and want to give this to yourself. Either way, it doesn't get any more one-of-a-kind than this present idea which incorporates a child's art project uniquely available from a company called GetUncommon.

GetUncommon is an aptly named company. Think about it, what inspires moms more than their children's messes and artwork...




You might even want to surprise your child and do as I did without them knowing it and snap a picture of their artwork with your smartphone. Just check out what I made online in just minutes with a few clicks using my teenage son's gorgeous and colorful Paisley style masterpiece he created in art class that I uploaded. When this beautiful iPad 2 cover arrived in the mail you should have seen the big smile on his face -- and mine!

My son's original watercolor + colored pencil Paisley style art project

Screenshot showing how I sized + laid out the artwork online

My finished iPad 2 Case arrives via Snail Mail - I love it!

You can easily make either an iPad or iPhone cover. Since they ship right away if you order it within the next week or so by May 2, 2013, GetUncommon guarantees it will arrive in time for gifting to your favorite mother. To get started all you need is a child's drawing or painting. If you want to get really creative you might even want to take a picture of one of your child's 3-dimensional projects or crafts.

Watch this quick demonstration video to see step by step how easy it is to create something really special of your own.

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GetUncommon offers high quality customizable cases starting at $39.95 that you can create with either your own original artwork or digital photo or from any of the many cool designer ready made patterns they have to choose from. 

One of a kind cases can be made for a wide range of Apple mobile and laptop devices including iPhone 5, iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 3/3GS, iPad retina/2, iPod touch 4th Gen, iPod touch 5th Gen, 11" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro, and 15" MacBook Retina. 

Many options are available for each of the different devices. For example, there are six different style hard cases for the iPhone 5 alone: Capsule, Black Bezel Deflector, Deflector, Clearly UN Deflector, Permafrost UN Deflector, and Gallery. 

Lucky for MommyBlogExpert readers with such a wonderful offering of products that are perfect for moms I've got some great news.  I'm excited to announce that GetUncommon is sponsoring a giftcard giveaway right here on this blog, so read on for how to enter and win.

Get Uncommon

$50 Customizable Case Giftcard

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Ends 6/1/13

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HOW TO ENTER

Just leave a comment(s) below this post and you're entered. Contest ends June 1, 2013 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. ONE (1) winner will receive a $50 GetUncommon gift card. 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. 

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Baby Cover Photo National Geographic Free Facebook App Just Launched

Babies

Here's something that's not only really fun, it's free. National Geographic magazine just announced today the launch of a new baby photo magazine cover Facebook app. This celebrates their May cover story on the possible genetic link to human longevity which will be on newsstands from April 30.

I'm a Baby Boomer so here's the cover I just created using a black and white photo of me as a little girl.

This new app, presented by Prudential, allows you to upload any favorite baby picture of your kid, grandchild or even of yourself and then instantly turn it into a mock National Geographic complete with the iconic yellow-border cover. You can then have some fun and share your National Geo cover shot with your friends and fans via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. 

To get started creating your own Baby Photo Cover as well as see all the other cute covers that have already been created access the Free National Geogaphic Make a Baby Cover app. 

The Back Story
The May issue of the magazine stirred internal debate among National Geographic staffers to determine which baby would grace the cover of the May issue. Unable to decide, they created four different magazine covers that were randomly distributed to subscribers and newsstands, each featuring a different baby. Taking the idea a step further, National Geographic contacted digital marketing company ZOG Digital (www.zogdigital.com) to create a customizable cover app that allows consumers to create their own iconic National Geographic magazine cover featuring their favorite baby photo and to share those cover photos via social media. Learn more about the back story of the baby cover shoot here.

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Take Anti Bullying Pledge Say No - Words Hurt Put an End to Bullying Now TakePart Campaign

Bullying

For years the media has pushed it into the forefront of our kids' minds as well as those of us parents, both moms and dads. You'd think with all this awareness enough has been said about bullying in real life and cyber bullying online and it would seem that we can't do anything more.

Image from Shape.com

The statistics unfortunately say otherwise: 20% of all students in grades 9-12 are experiencing bullying*. And that doesn't even include all the boys and girls in middle school and younger. Most definitely there is still so much more work to be done to protect our kids from something that harms them and could potentially kill them emotionally and even physically.

Take the Pledge NOW
Click Pledge Now button below

So, before you do anything else as a mom myself of four high school students (2 daughters, 2 sons)  I implore you to join me and take the pledge right now by clicking above - Know that it will make a BIG difference. You never know, your action today might even be helping your own child since as a parent you may not even be aware that your child is being hurt by their disturbing social phenomenon.

For more information about all the harm bullying our children is doing and what you can do about it visit stopbullying.gov

*Center for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

About Take Part
Participant Media, TakePart’s parent company, produces socially relevant films with the idea that “a good story well-told can change the world.” Films such as An Inconvenient Truth, The Help, Lincoln, and Waiting for Superman have helped inspire action in a wide range of issues. TakePart aims to further those messages with quality content. In our education and social justice coverage, we're committed to exploring important topics that impact our children."

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Mom Ambassador P.S. Aeropostale Trendy Kids Fashion Compensated Opportunity

Mom Ambassadors

Moms who have cool kids that wear sizes 4 to 14 take note. P.S. from Aeropostale -- a new store targeting that age group -- wants you to apply to become a P.S. Mom Ambassador. If you qualify and are selected you'll receive a free P.S. shopping spree, get an exclusive invitation to a private shopping event as well as other rewards.

You can't go wrong with this opportunity. Just for signing up to be considered at PSMoms.com you'll get a free downloadable coupon for 30% off during your local area store's grand opening. Stay in the know by connecting with P.S. Aeropostale on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest too.

About the Brand
Aéropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of on trend casual fashion apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 4 to 12 year-old kids via the new offshoot P.S. from Aéropostale stores. You can also shop at P.S. from Aeropostale online.

FTC Disclosure: I am a P.S. Mom Ambassador and this is a compensated post. 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.

Earth Day Reuse Reduce Recycle Family EverydayEffect Pinterest Contest to Win Washer

Eco Living
Pinterest contest details to win a Washing Machine from P&G below

It's Earth Day. What better day than today to challenge yourself and institute some new small ways for your family to reuse, reduce and recycle that collectively can make a very big impact? That's what we have done at our house. So in this post I'm going to share our ideas in the hope that it will inspire you and your kids to think of even more ways that we can all help the Earth by living a greener lifestyle.

My middle triplet gets creative w/ empty cereal boxes

Speaking of inspiration, all you have to do is open your eyes and look all around you. In fact, get your children involved because I bet they'll think of eco friendly things you can do that you would have never imagined yourself. Kids truly are the masters when it comes to creative problem solving, don't you think?

Recycling bottle caps into art is a Beautiful Thing

Reuse
When you were a child weren't you more fascinated with the big box than with the new washing machine that came inside? I know I was and I also know from being the mom of four kids born within a year, including triplets, that youngsters always seem to be so innovative when it comes to repurposing and creating toys with found objects. Really, think about it. Who doesn't have some empty boxes laying around that you can give to your little ones to engineer something really fun and awesome? Something else you can do with your child is make some clever eco friendly DIY kids crafts together like cute robots made from empty tin cans.

Reduce
A great way to cut down a bit on energy consumption is to take your kids on an educational field trip to see how fast your electric meter is turning outside your house. Then have them walk around inside and see how many different things in the house use electricity and encourage them to guess which ones they think use the most power. The next step is to ask your young electrical analysts to make a list -- with your help -- of some easy things your family can do like turning off lights and turning the thermostat up or down to slow down that meter that's spinning out of control. Did you know: Even washing clothes with cold water saving energy.

Recycle
For sure kids today are so much more aware of eco friendly practices than when I was growing up. In fact it seems many families recycle nowadays simply because their kids learned about it at school and came home and insisted that the family recycle more. So, if you and your kids are already avid recyclers of paper, cans, and bottles like we are, you're definitely on the right track. Take it one step further and together with your children educate yourselves about what other ways you can recycle. Two simple recycling ideas to a achieving a cleaner, greener home come to mind immediately: recycling broken and obsolete computers and electronics and composting your kitchen scraps.
   

Costa Rica is dedicated to recycling and saving rainforests

As you can see small steps can and really do add up and they do make a BIG difference. Don't wait. Get in on the #EverydayEffect now, because Earth Day isn't just today -- in reality it's every day. 

Enter Procter & Gamble's 

Pin to Win a Washing Machine Contest HERE

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