Growing Tree Toys - Wish List Contest

Holidays are upcoming right?

We all could use gifts for free this year, goodness knows I do! I’ve been a giveaway entering freak for about two weeks now. We have 11 weeks until Christmas and I need all the help I can get.

So when one of my favorite toy stores told me about their Win your Wish List contest I jumped at the chance. I can get Eco-friendly original toys for my kids, my boyfriend’s nephews and a few friends children that I love to spoil.

Here are the top three items I’d LOVE to have for my kids:

I won’t be selfish, I’ll show you how to do it so we can all join in the fun of this contest!

Go to: Growing Tree Toys and follow the directions, Easy Peasy!

Anyone who creates or edits a wish list at GrowingTreeToys.com from Oct. 1-31, 2010 is eligible to win - up to $1,000 in toys!

Good luck ya’ll! If you win, let me know!

~This post was written with a contest hopeful through the Growing Tree Toys Blog Network~

Shout - Go Play!!

I am a messy eater.

No, that was not my toddler typing in my place, I am horrible with eating and if I don’t wear a bib, I’m wearing it!

So the other day, I came back from work with a sweet tooth that attacked with a vengeance. My daughter pulled out the pretzels and I got the peanut butter and then the yummy dark chocolate syrup. See… told you… it took a hold of me and I went nuts.

Then it happened…..

My new shirt, 4 days old….. yellowish, cute as heck…. Was suddenly spotted like a dalmation.

See???

Then I REMEMBERED I had some Shout to try out… this had to work right?

It was saturated with Shout Advanced

I washed it.

I hoped…

Look at it now?

Are you a believer? I am…. I have one in each bathroom and one by the washer… because you never know when the sweet tooth monster might attack!

We as parents don't have time to wait for something to work, we have to have faith in things to come out the first time so we have time for things like this.

Shout doesnt want the thought of tough stains to hold you and your family back, with stain fighting power and versatlity of Shout, you can treat stains whenever and wherever they happen.

Growing Tree Toys is partnering with SC Johnson's Shout for their new Go Play initiative. They are trying to encourage kids and adults to go out and play, which is fundamental to positive cognitive development, it is how children learn to problem solve and master the art of conflict resolution.

Want to "like"them on Facebook? They are holding a Go Play Sweepstakes and offering a 200$ gift card to Growing Tree Toys every week. To Enter visit the Shout Facebook page.

I was offered product for this review, from Shout, though it did not change my opinion at all, as you can tell, I was sold the first time I used it!

Who's the Blogger of the Week?? .... Me!!

Remember Growing Tree Toys?

Growing tree toys have a great selection of learning toys and fun projects to keep them occupied and using their imagination and social skills.

I've not only talked about them, I've had the treat of getting a fun sock project from GTT and allowing my girls a day of pretend in from the snow.

So when they asked me to be their Blogger of the Week, how could I turn that down?

Head on over and check out the interview!

Blogger of the Week - Crunchy Green Mom

Snowy Day toys

Colorado weather can switch from sunny and flip flops at the grocery store to freezing cold and snowing in a half an hour.

Now, I understand that many of you would think I'm crazy for wearing flip flops in 40 degree temps, you really must live here to appreciate it.

That being said, it is most confusing for a child ... One minute they are outside throwing dirt clods in the yard and the next they are being forced inside because it's bitter cold and snow is coming.


That was the case the other day, luckily I had gotten the perfect "snowy day" activity... sock puppets. Oh yea, my toddlers thought this was the coolest thing they'd ever done. They got to stick things on without making a mess and create their own little friend.



Then they ran around and pretend played for hours before it was time to eat dinner, and you guessed it, the puppets ate with them. I love educational toys like this, they really help my kids learn to play without all the bells and whistles. Many things like Melissa and Doug / Faber-Castell are perfect.

So... want another cool tidbit of information?

Grow Tree Toys - A lovely company that I work with under the Blog Sponsorship Program offered me this toy and would love to extend it's program to other bloggers. If you are interested please review the program overview.

"This product was provided as a courtesy of Growing Tree Toys for me to review."