I know this is the giveaway a bunch of you have been waiting for and it will be well worth the wait. I have used and used my Rayovac Platinum Batteries and charger as we’ve taken trips to Geauga Lake’s Wild Water Kingdom where I took video and pictures and my batteries lasted for our 5 hr or so day. I took it to the Akron Zoo and took lots of pictures there. And then everything in between.

The Rayovac Platinum Rechargeable batteries charge 3x faster vs. the Rayovac Easy Charger and takes up to 16x more digital photos.

The only rechargeable batteries I’ve ever bought along with the charger has been Kodak’s and they left me very disappointed a long time ago.

So besides the fact that they last longer/ take more pictures, and charge up in less than an hour let me tell you what else I LOVE about this product…

No cords or taking up counter space! {Yay, Me!}

Enter to win 1 of 11 of these babies!

Do ANY or ALL of the Following. Each counts as a separate entry as long as you have put each one in a separate comment here at this post. Remember you have to confirm all the way through for my email/Rss updates if you choose that one (watch for Feedburner’s email to you.) If you’ve already done any or all of these, be sure to mention so – each one in a separate comment here at this post so you get credit for each entry!

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*Contest begins today and goes through September 3rd , 2010, 11:59pm. Winner will be drawn by Random.org

**I received my own Rayovac Platinum Rechargeable Batteries and Charger for free so I could do this review.

This is my second and final review for the Neutrogena Ultrasheer Liquid Sunblock I’ve been trying out (I received two bottles for free to do the review via Tidal Wave).  Bottom line, I think its great and I use it on me and my family’s faces. Read my complete second review here   Warning: There is a very large picture of my mug in this review.

Oh and there is a link in this review for you to print out a $2 coupon as well!

A few weeks ago I received the National Geographic Kids 2011 Almanac *for free so that I could review it on my blog.

The 2011 Almanac is just the right size for kids (9″x6″) to carry and hold by hand or fit in Mom’s purse or a backpack.  Its  a  glossy paperback, thick with 351 pages, and full of color and fascinating facts and information. The contents are divided among such topics as Your World 2011, Amazing Animals, Going Green, Super Science, Geography Rocks, History Happens, Culture Connection, Awesome Adventure, Wonders of Nature and Future World. There are games and NG’s virtual pet, Zipper the dog,  alerts the reader to websites to help you learn more.

As a homeschooling mom I think this will be a nice tool in our educational planning. If my boys see something in there that gets their attention we can incorporate it into our studies. Which brings me to the following point. We are a bible believing/teaching family  and we stand firm on that fact that God created the world and all things therein. Of course I don’t expect the almanac to represent our biblical world view but thought I should mention that it does teach things we don’t believe in. HOWEVER, that in and of itself brings about another type of  teachable opportunity in our home.

Besides being filled with beautiful, very colorful pages and lots and lots of information the 2011 Almanac has games and activities inside!

Did you know there are 4 types of essays? Need help writing the perfect essay? The almanac will tells you what they are and how to do it in 6 steps. I like that they have information in bite sized pieces. Want to know “5 Cool Things About Elephants” , how about bats? What are “5 Things You Ought To Know About Owls”? Do you know how to tell a cat by its spots?  This and so much more is in this book!

One of you will win a copy of the National Geographic Kids 2011 Almanac for your family!

• To enter do one of the following and leave me a comment HERE telling me which of these you did! Thats it! And {BONUS!} if you do more than one, leave a SEPARATE comment HERE telling me each thing you did (or already have done).

1. Click here to go to National Geographic Kids Facebook fan page and “Like” it.
2. Click here to go to HallofFameMoms Facebook page and “Like” it.
3. Subscribe here for my updates (you choose either email or RSS).

Okay, so it works like this. If you decide you only want to enter once, you pick one of those 3, do it, and leave me a comment here telling me which you did.  IF you want to do all 3 so you have 3 chances to win, do each thing, come back here and leave me 3 separate comments telling me (one comment per item you did or had already done). Everyone has up to 3 chances to win!

Contest begins today Saturday, August 7 and ends August 23rd at 11:59pm. Winner to be drawn by Random.org!

Lisa, a multi-tasking/working mama, sells Organo Gold coffee and tea and sent me the Mocha to try.

It was DELISH!

This brand also boasts to be healthier for you because of the Ganoderma Lucidum herb. I didn’t investigate those claims but I know I enjoyed my sample

Would you like to check into this brand of coffee and tea?  Click here to be taken to Lisa’s website, Healthy Drink and More!

I’m in the middle of a summer series promoting other work-at-home and self-employed women. Subscribe here so you don’t miss when those “features” are posted! Oh and there’s so much more going on here at Hall of Fame Moms. Another great reason to subscribe!

My family had the pleasure to partake in a review opportunity for Crayola Color Wonders through Crayola and MyBlogSpark recently. I don’t know who was more excited me, or the boys

We received a box in the mail and inside contained 5 kits/packages from the Crayola  Mess-Free Color Wonder series! We received…

• The Lap Desk that came with 5 mini markers and 12 peel and stick pages.

• The Fingerpaints and paper.

• The Stow & Go Studio also came with 4 mini markers and 12 page Color Wonder Activity Book

• The Story Stampers Activity Set that came with 5 markers,  6 stampers, and 18 page coloring pad and 1 stamp pad.

• The Markers & Paper…24 page drawing pad and 5 markers.

By the way, these aren’t ordinary markers or pages. These are like magic. The tips of the marker, the stamp pad and the fingerpaints are all like a clear/translucent kind of color and when applied to the magic paper things appear before your eyes. Its really neat and think of this…no marker color on your carpet or carseats.

I am THRILLED they gave us the lap desk and the stow and go since I happen to have two young boys who enjoy coloring and drawing. Now when we are on a road trip they both have something supportive to color on  in the car. Though for some reason in the video below  at this particular time  Brendan wasn’t using either of them.  But you’ll see how easy it was for him to color in the car anyways.

Now one of YOU will win all 5 kits as well!  Here’s how to enter…

REQUIRED: Leave a comment here at this post telling me why you would love to win a Crayola Color Wonder “summer fun kit”!  Thats it and you are entered!

Here’s what to do if you want EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do all of the following to have up to 4 chances total to win this great prize pack! Remember, if you are currently, already doing any of the following, just leave a comment telling me so.   Just leave a separate comment here for each one you do! But the extra entries do NOT count unless you’ve done the REQUIRED step mentioned above!

1. “Like” Crayola’s Facebook page and (a) leave them a comment there telling them Hall of Fame Moms.com sent you AND  (b) then come back to this post and leave me a comment telling me you did that! Click here to do that.
2. Subscribe for Hall of Fame Moms email or RSS updates and leave a comment here telling me you have done that or already were subscribed.
3. Tweet about this giveaway using this shortlink and hashtag- just copy and paste the following into your Twitter update box: Enter to win Crayola’s Color Wonders summer fun pack! http://bit.ly/der0NY #mbsspark    and then leave a comment here at this post telling me you did that. I will be checking so be sure to tell me your Twitter id as well.
   

Contest begins today July 31 and ends August 13th at 11:59pm. One winner will be selected by Random.org.

Coupon Alert! You can grab a $1.00 off  Crayola Color Wonders coupon here at this link too!

*Disclosure: Crayola provided me with the products, information, and giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

My blog was chosen to participate in the Breyer’s Smooth & Dreamy ice cream Blog Tour Review & Giveaway…yay! What this means for my family and for 4 of your’s  (sorry, I thought I was going to get 5 to giveaway but I only received 4) is one free box of Smooth & Dreamy of  your choice

I received a full value coupon to go pick out a box of Breyer’s Smooth & Dreamy to try for this review. To be honest I was leaning towards the cookie dough ice cream sandwiches but my son wanted something else. So  this is what we picked up…

Notice they say “Extra Creamy” at the top and if you can read it the box says “Trip Chocolate Chip”.  They were everything they said they were…Smooth, Dreamy,  & Extra Creamy and Triple Chocolate Chip! Definitely the best fudge sickle I can remember ever tasting.   (The other Breyer’s container is ice cream I had bought for our family prior to getting the Smooth & Dreamy to try.)

What more could you want in a frozen chocolate treat? I’ll tell ya…

Only 130 calories per bar and 6 grams of fat…No artificial flavors or colors.  And 4 of you will win yourselves one full value coupon to get you and your family a box of  Smooth & Dreamy goodness.

Though I did share the box of 6 with family of 4…I ate 2 of them myself. No incriminating pics of me though!  Do you want to win one of the 4 full value coupons to try a box of  Smooth & Dreamy for yourself?  Here’s how…

Required to Enter

Go to Breyer’s Smooth & Dreamy website and see what Smooth & Dreamy choices you have to pick from. Then come back here and leave a comment telling me which one you think you’d like to try!  You might want to enter their sweepstakes at that website too.

For Extra Entries … each one counts as a separate entry. Everyone has up to 4 chances to win! You must come back and leave a  separate comment at this post for each thing you’ve done (or are already subscribed, etc ) in order for it to count as an extra entry.

• Become a Fan of Hall of Fame Moms on Facebook here.

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Good luck! I’ll be drawing winners via Random.org. Contest begins today July 19th and ends  Wednesday July 28th at 11:59pm! Enter now so you don’t forget later .

*I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I will be receiving a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.