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		<title>2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids Giveaway!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to share our favorite bilingual and bicultural Holiday gifts with you! As we do every year, we&#8217;ve gathered some of the best regalitos of the season to feature in our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids. This very unique gift guide includes Toys with English and Spanish features, our Favorites (De todo un poco) and [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">We are excited to share our favorite bilingual and bicultural Holiday gifts with you! As we do every year, we&#8217;ve gathered some of the best <em>regalitos</em> of the season to feature in our <em><strong>2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids</strong>.</em> This very unique gift guide includes <strong>Toys</strong> with English and Spanish features, our <strong>Favorites</strong> (D<em>e todo un poco)</em> and <strong>Ana and Roxana&#8217;s Picks - </strong>our co-founders and experienced bilingual moms share their must-haves. Plus, check out the non profit organizations we&#8217;re featuring, spread the love this holiday season and donate to those who need it the most.</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1eqVFfg">Click here to check out (and share!) SpanglishBaby&#8217;s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids!</a></h4>
<h3>The Giveaway!</h3>
<p>You know we love to share the love, so to celebrate the holidays we have a huge giveaway of some of our favorite items from our  <em><strong>2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids!  </strong></em>ONE lucky winner will get one of each of these gifts featured below. The total value of this prize is over $450 USD!!</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-41199" title="Customizable World Maps by Childrens Inspire Design -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Customizable World Maps by Childrens Inspire Design -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Customizable-World-Mapscustomizable-world-mapCustomizable-World-MapsCustomizable-World-Maps-Customizable-World-Maps.jpg" width="470" height="353" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Looking for a decorative, yet educational and classy gift? <a href="http://www.childreninspiredesign.com/product/customizable-world-maps">Customizable World Maps by Children Inspire Design</a> are perfect for a child’s room or anywhere in the house, really! Place your heart anywhere in the world where your&#8217;s belongs&#8230; (ARV $60.00)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41171" title="Baby Alive Baby All Gone Bilingual by Hasbro -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Baby Alive Baby All Gone Bilingual by Hasbro -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Baby-Alive.jpg" width="600" height="600" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Alive-All-Gone-Hispanic/dp/B003A6IC6U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1384537687&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=baby+alive+baby+all+gone+hispanic+doll">Baby Alive Baby All Gone Bilingual by Hasbro</a> - By holding her wrist down for a few seconds you can switch from English to Spanish! Doll comes with an outfit, bananas, spoon, bowl and a sippy cup. So sweet! (ARV $36.95)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41178" title="Dual Language Translator -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Dual Language Translator -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Dual-Language-Translator-.jpg" width="600" height="420" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C925%2C036&amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&amp;bmUID=1384539910313">Dual Language Translator by </a>Ingenio is perfect for your preschool aged kid. It includes 17 double-sided cards with useful everyday words including numbers, shapes, weather and much more. <em>¡Vamos a aprender español!</em> (ARV $16.99)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41179" title="MamaYala Flash Cards -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="MamaYala Flash Cards -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/FLASH-CARDS-MamaYala.jpg" width="600" height="412" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">We just love MamaYala’s creations! With the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/129624158/flash-cards-play-and-learn-about-the?ref=shop_home_active">MamaYala Flash Cards </a> the whole family can play and learn vocabulary from Latin America and Spain. Includes a 100% cotton &amp; customizable carrying bag, <em>¡Qué cute!</em> (ARV $15.95)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41184" title="Celebrations Around the World Activity Box by Lakeshore -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Celebrations Around the World Activity Box by Lakeshore -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Celebrations-Around-the-World-Activity-Box-by-Lakeshore..jpg" width="600" height="420" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">You and your <em>familia</em> are going to love the <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/p%7CFF184~~.jsp?cs=PDP_1_FF184">Celebrations Around the World Activity Box by Lakeshore</a>. You will have materials to celebrate five holidays: Cinco de Mayo, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Chinese New Year and Independence Day.  How cool is that?! (ARV $34.99)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41193" title="The Orphaned Earring -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="TheOrphanedEarring -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/TheOrphanedEarring.png" width="600" height="392" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theorphanedearring.com/">The Orphaned Earring</a> is a non-profit blog dedicated to bringing arts and crafts, school supplies as well as year-round festivities to four orphanages in Latin America, <a href="http://www.metanoiamissions.org/ministries/index.cfm?page=escueladeinternoshosanna">Nicaragua</a>, <a href="http://colombiastreetkids.org/">Colombia</a>, Guatemala and <a href="http://www.yugo.org/gch">Mexico</a> through the sales of hand-made bracelets from donated orphaned earrings. The winner will receive a set of two bracelets. (ARV $15.00)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-41194" title="LADYBUG en español Magazine for Kids -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="LADYBUG en español Magazine for Kids -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/LADYBUG-en-español-Magazine-for-Kids.jpg" width="330" height="413" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For kids ages 3-6 </span><a style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" href="http://www.cricketmag.com/LYE-LADYBUG-en-espa%C3%92ol-Magazine-for-Kids-ages-3-6">Ladybug en español</a><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> is an excellent reading tool, plus your child will love the illustrations! Read our review </span><a style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" href="http://spanglishbaby.com/finds/rtp-review-ladybug-in-spanish-2/">A Magazine for Children: Ladybug en Español</a>. The winner will receive a one-year subscription of both the print and digital publications of Ladybug en español, Ask en español and Babybug en español. (ARV of over $150 USD)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-41325 aligncenter" title="Twilight Tunes -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Twilight Tunes -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/turtle1.png" width="596" height="332" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">As soon as you arrive home from the hospital play Spanish lullabies to your sweet baby with  <a href="http://cloudb.com/multi-sensory/twilight-turtle-tunes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twilight Turtle Tunes</a>! With wireless Bluetooth technology you can get the Premium app (available for $1.99) and play your mix of <em>canciones de cuna</em> to soothe your precious <em>bebé. </em>(Prize only includes one Twilight Turtle Tunes, Premium app not included.) (ARV $51.95)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41196" title="Baking Around The World Kit by Handstandkids -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Baking Around The World Kit by Handstandkids -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Baking-Around-The-World-Kit-.jpg" width="400" height="325" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">For ages 3-12 <a href="http://www.handstandkids.com/Baking_Around_The_World_Cookbook_Kit_p/kit-001.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Baking Around The World Kit by Handstandkids</a> is the perfect gift for kids who love to cook and bake (and for those who might like to!) With recipes from around the world, our young bakers will enjoy learning about other cultures&#8217; sweets. Yummy! (ARV $25.00)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41267" title="Lanugo -- La Sinfonía de -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Lanugo -- La Sinfonía de -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/BebeLanugo.png" width="495" height="466" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bebelanugo.com/baby-infant-toddler-clothes/la-sinfonia-de-2-%C2%A8el-virus-de-la-risa">Lanugo &#8212; La Sinfonía de…</a> includes a unique personalized CD with your child’s name sang in each fun &amp; engaging song! Plus the CD comes with your child’s name printed on it, as well as with a set of stickers &#8212; we love it! (ARV $14.99)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41200" title="Se habla Spanglish Tee by Dos Borreguitas  -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Se habla Spanglish Tee by Dos Borreguitas --  SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/Se-Habla-Spanglish.jpg" width="600" height="711" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dosborreguitas.com/collections/mamas-papas/products/se-habla-spanglish-womens-t-shirts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Se habla Spanglish Tee by Dos Borreguitas</a> - We can’t say the word <em>Spanglish</em> enough so we’d like to wear it as well! This makes a great gift for your <em>mamá, hija, tía,</em> or anyone in your Spanglish familia! (ARV $20.00)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-41271" title="Little Passports --  SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" alt="Little Passports -- SpanglishBaby's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Kids" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2013/11/littlepassports.png" width="600" height="313" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.littlepassports.com/?utm_campaign=%5BLITTLE+PASSPORTS%5D%5BPAGE+POST%5D%5BWATCH+YOUR+CHILDREN+3%5D&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=cpc">Little Passports</a>&#8216; mission is to inspire children to learn about the world. Kids can get a package every month with country-specific souvenirs, stickers, photos, activity sheets and much more! Recommended for ages 5-10 years old. Yes, you can raise a world traveler and explorador! Winner will receive a 1-month subscription. (ARV $10.95)</p>
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		<title>Skelita Calaveras – A doll for Día de los Muertos! {Giveaway!}</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monster High welcomes a new student in honor of Day of the Dead! Her name? Skelita Calaveras! The Mattel owned line of dolls features characters based off creatures like Frankenstein&#8217;s monster, Medusa and Dracula – all of whom attend Monster High as students. Skelita is one of the first international transfer students. Created by Mexican-American [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Monster High welcomes a new student in honor of Day of the Dead! Her name? Skelita Calaveras!</h3>
<p>The Mattel owned line of dolls features characters based off creatures like Frankenstein&#8217;s monster, Medusa and Dracula – all of whom attend Monster High as students. Skelita is one of the first international transfer students. Created by Mexican-American doll designer, Natalie Villegas, Skelita is the daughter of Los Eskeletos, and her heritage is rooted in Día de los Muertos.</p>
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<p>I had the opportunity to ask doll designer, Natalie Villegas a few questions. Here&#8217;s what she had to say!</p>
<h3>Interview with Natalie Villegas</h3>
<p><strong>SB:</strong> I love that this doll is joining the Monster High collection for Día de los Muertos! &#8230; I understand that even though you&#8217;re Mexican-American, you didn&#8217;t begin celebrating Day of the Dead until adulthood. What do you love about the holiday? What are your favorite Día de los Muertos traditions?</p>
<p><strong>Natalie:</strong> I grew up in a Chicano Catholic household and reclaimed some lost Mexican/Latino traditions as I grew older. Although I celebrated All Saint&#8217;s Day/All Soul&#8217;s day in Catholic school, it wasn&#8217;t until later that I connected with Día De Los Muertos celebrations. Once I realized how connected I felt to the rituals and celebrations of my past heritage and ancestors, I embraced it and made it part of my life. As Latinos feel less dominated by popular culture we are able to bring on our own perspectives and participate as equals and not feel ashamed of how unique and different our heritage is. As a child you can&#8217;t really decide what traditions you will honor, but as adult I choose to not only keep myself informed about my cultural heritage but also adapt it to my modern life.</p>
<p>The things I love most about Día de los Muertos are the ancestral and cultural ties, as well as the celebration among friends and family for those who are longer with us. In addition, I love the beautiful aesthetic. I&#8217;m drawn to the colors, patterns, and textures. As you can tell, these visual cues were a huge inspiration when I created Skelita for Monster High.</p>
<p>One of the most important traditions of Día de los Muertos is one of my favorites. I love to prepare the ofrenda, or altar. The altar consists of photographs of loved ones who have passed foods (favorites of family/friends who have passed), flowers, and anything else that may have been significant to loved ones. My second favorite tradition is one that I created for myself. I love to &#8220;dress up&#8221; and create costume like outfits that mix the traditional Mexican culture with modern fashion for Día De Los Muertos festivals that I attend.</p>
<p><strong>SB:</strong> When I was little I used to play with Barbies for hours with my little sister. I never had a doll like Skelita. I&#8217;m trying to imagine how I would have incorporated her into our imaginary world! Do you guys do focus study groups? How do kids play with a doll like Skelita and her Monster High friends who are so different than the other Barbies? &#8230; How do children not familiar with Día de los Muertos react to Skelita?</p>
<p><strong>Natalie:</strong> Monster High is all about celebrating uniqueness and accepting your freaky flaws! So when I design a new character for Monster High, like Skelita, I always think about girls who associate with that feeling of being “perfectly imperfect.”</p>
<p>Monster High has a rich narrative that girls love. While the core characters are children of storybook monsters like Frankie Stein or Draculaura, Skelita is among the first group of international transfer students who also have humorous but relatable stories to tell – this time with a cultural connection. And Monster High is a designer’s dream! In fact, I brought the idea of Skelita to the Monster High team because I wanted to design a character that could bridge a cultural and professional passion of mine.</p>
<p>I’m so proud of this new doll and character. Skelita Calaveras is the newest addition to the Monster High student body. She’s the daughter of Los Eskeletos whose heritage is rooted in a Latino tradition, Día de los Muertos. So, it’s only natural that her favorite activities are face painting, dancing and spending time with her familia. And, Skelita’s freaky flaw is that gets a feeling in her bones that something epic is about to happen … she just doesn’t know when!</p>
<p>So, as you can see, bringing this narrative to life – for girls to play with and “act out” – is extremely special to me. And my hope is that Skelita will inspire girls of all backgrounds to accept and celebrate diverse traditions and holidays. Because at the core, that’s what Monster High is celebrating – the heritage that makes us unique.</p>
<h3>A few fun facts about the Skelita doll:</h3>
<p>• Natalie wanted to mix up the traditional and modern by giving the doll an &#8220;East L.A. Twist&#8221;</p>
<p>• One of the traditional elements incorporated in the design include a skirt reminiscent of &#8220;papel picado.&#8221;</p>
<p>• The bodice design is a mix of a swirled &#8220;vertebra&#8221; pattern that is somewhat floral – and that floral reference is to the marigolds that are placed on altars during Day of the Dead.</p>
<p>• The wedges Skelita is wearing on her feet have Mexican &#8220;huaraches&#8221; references.</p>
<h3>Do you love Skelita? We have one doll for giveaway! Enter below!</h3>
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		<title>The Lorax DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s my favorite kind of animated movie? The kind that has a larger message – a meaning that relates to its entire audience, not just to kids. With its conservation-related moral and classic Dr. Seuss style, Universal’s The Lorax is definitely one I can sit through a thousand times! Lucky for me, I have the [...]]]></description>
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<p>What&#8217;s my favorite kind of animated movie? The kind that has a larger message – a meaning that relates to its entire audience, not just to kids. With its conservation-related moral and classic Dr. Seuss style, Universal’s <em>The Lorax</em> is definitely one I can sit through a thousand times! Lucky for me, I have the newly released DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack!</p>
<p>The pack includes the movie in HD, three adorable mini-movies, an Ultraviolet digital copy that can be streamed on a tablet or smartphone, and some mind-blowing extras. There are even games, such as Truffula Run, which my four-year-old is obsessed with. For the older viewers, there is a fun tutorial on how to draw the characters. Parents can even find a coupon for GE Energy Smart lightbulbs inside the box. This is so much better than enjoying the film in theaters…it’s a way to keep your kids interested in the adventures of Ted and the worthy cause of the Lorax himself with all kinds of supplemental activities.</p>
<p>Here’s a sneak peek at the mini-movies:</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a title="Danny Devito Lorax" href="http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/02/danny-devito-speaks-in-four-languages-including-spanish-as-the-lorax/" target="_blank">switch the language to Spanish and hear Danny Devito&#8217;s voice</a> instead of an awkwardly dubbed version of The Lorax!</p>
<p>If you haven’t seen <em>The Lorax </em>yet, visit the <a title="The Lorax Movie" href="http://www.theloraxmovie.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>, <a title="Lorax Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/theloraxmovie" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a title="The Lorax Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/TheLorax" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>Then, check out details below and enter to win your copy!</p>
<h3>The Giveaway!</h3>
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		<title>A Celebration of Moms 2.0 Style! {Laptop Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 05:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life has been ultra crazy, productive, inspiring, challenging, and fulfilling lately and I owe it all to this wonderful world of mom blogging. I get to create content I love, with people who get me and share my passions (you!),  and I can be a happy, albeit a bit frazzled, mom and wife who can [...]]]></description>
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<p>Life has been ultra crazy, productive, inspiring, challenging, and fulfilling lately and I owe it all to this wonderful world of mom blogging. I get to create content I love, with people who get me and share my passions (you!),  and I can be a happy, albeit a bit frazzled, mom and wife who can be an active part of her family’s life. Aside from that, I get to attend amazing blogging and social media conferences where not only I get to hone my craft, but also meet other mom bloggers who are confident enough to share with me their know-how and a helping hand.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m on my way to one of those conferences—Mom 2.0 Summit in Key Biscayne, FL. I get to go there thanks to the sponsorship from the Microsoft Windows team who have been nothing short of supportive of all we do. And, as working moms who are putting everything into this labor of love blog, we need this support from brands that get us and you.</p>
<p>I’ll be capturing all the Mom 2.0 Summit action on my stylish and lightweight Lenovo IdeaPad U300 and using my Windows Live Suite to blog with Live Writer, jot notes and action steps with OneNote, edit my pics with Live Photo Gallery and keep it all safe in Sky Drive.</p>
<p><strong>But since we hate to brag and be all me-me-me, we’ve hooked up a second Lenovo IdeaPad to give away to one ultra lucky SpanglishBaby amiga in celebration of mamás!</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2012/05/lenovo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" style="background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;" title="lenovo" src="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2012/05/lenovo_thumb.jpg" alt="lenovo" width="604" height="306" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>A busy mom like you who’s on an important mission of raising bilingual and bicultural kids needs to stay super connected to technology that can help you access the best online tools for learning and interacting.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/ideapad/u-series/u300s/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out HERE</a> all the cool features the ultraportable and fast Lenovo IdeaPad U300 has so you can get ridiculously excited…it’s ok…I’m excited too!</p>
<p>Also, just in time for Mother’s Day, we wanted to share some great tools for you to connect with the mujer (madre, abuela, tía!) you love!</p>
<p>· <strong>Tip #1:</strong> Use <a href="http://explore.live.com/messenger">Windows Live Messenger</a> (Window’s free video chat service) to say ‘Te quiero’ to Mom!</p>
<p>· <strong>Tip #2:</strong> Create a custom Mother’s Day card in  <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/paint">Microsoft Paint</a>, a feature in Windows that you can use to draw, color, and edit pictures.</p>
<p>· <strong>Tip #3:</strong> Show her the latest and greatest in your life by sharing your photos with friends and family via <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/photo-gallery">Windows Live Photo Gallery</a> and <a href="http://skydrive.live.com/">SkyDrive</a></p>
<p>· <strong>Tip #4:</strong> Share images on your Pinterest boards using the <a href="http://pinterest.com/windows/mother-s-day-contest/">Windows Mother’s Day photos.</a> If you’re on Pinterest, you can also enter the <strong>Say Thanks to Mom</strong> contest where you could win an Acer Aspire S3 laptop. More<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/58265388899265356/" target="_blank"> info here.</a></p>
<h3>The Giveaway!</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner: Stacy !</em></span></p>
<p>We&#8217;re giving away one Lenovo IdeaPad U300 to a lucky winner!!</p>
<p><strong>To enter, all you have to do is tell us who this laptop will be for and which of the <a href="http://www.windowslive.com" target="_blank">Windows Live Suite</a> products you love the most.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>That’s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get additional entries (only after you’ve completed the step above):</p>
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<p>2. Follow us <a title="twitter spanglishbaby" href="https://twitter.com/#!/spanglishbaby" target="_blank">on Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post, @<a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby">SpanglishBaby</a>  and #WindowsChampions hashtag. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway’s post.</p>
<p>Click to Tweet Ex:<a href="http://clicktotweet.com/yem8e" target="_blank"> <em>Need a new laptop? @SpanglishBaby is giving away a stylish Lenovo IdeaPad U300. Go here to enter: http://bit.ly/J6ZyZk #windowschampions</em></a></p>
<p>3. Like SpanglishBaby <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Facebook</a> and join a thriving community of parents.</p>
<p>This giveaway ends Sunday, May 13, at midnight PST and is open to everyone over 18 years of age in the continental U.S. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Check out the <a href="http://spanglishbaby.com/finds/2011/10/giveaway-rules/" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
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		<title>Putumayo Kids: Coloring Books and Sticker Collection {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news from Putumayo Kids: they&#8217;ve expanded their children&#8217;s music line to include Africa, Europe and Latin America coloring books and sticker collections as part of their new World Culture books. And you&#8217;re going to love them! I&#8217;ve always liked what Putumayo already does in terms of music, so I was pretty curious to see [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/SBFinds/Latin-America-Sticker-Collection-WEB.gif" alt="" width="540" height="271" />Great news from Putumayo Kids: they&#8217;ve expanded their children&#8217;s music line to include Africa, Europe and Latin America coloring books and sticker collections as part of their new <a href="http://ecard.putumayo.com/new_products/" target="_blank">World Culture</a> books. And you&#8217;re going to love them!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always liked what Putumayo already does in terms of music, so I was pretty curious to see their new products in the publishing arena. I was not disappointed at all.</p>
<p>We got the Latin America sticker collection which is a hardcover &#8220;book&#8221; that comes with a ton of stickers related to the geographic area being explored. The fact that the stickers are reusable makes them great for storytelling. Vanessa took to this idea very quickly and, as you can see in the photo below, she started placing different stickers on the book as she made up a story about a man who played the <em>cuatro</em> and a boy who fished by the river.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Putumayo Kids World Cultures" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/SBFinds/photo.jpg" alt="Putumayo Kids World Cultures" width="360" height="480" /></p>
<p>The book also included a colorful map showing all the countries in the area. I&#8217;ve always loved geography and I guess I&#8217;ve passed my curiosity about the world down to Vanessa because she&#8217;s pretty obsessed with maps, too! She knows that I was born in Peru, papi was born in Puerto Rico and her brother and her were born in Denver.</p>
<p>Because she&#8217;s learning how to read and already recognizes all the letter of the alphabet in both English and Spanish, as soon as she saw the map on Putumayo&#8217;s sticker collection package, she looked at Venezuela and asked me what country it was since it started with the same letter as her name.<span id="more-15304"></span></p>
<p>We also got the Africa oversized coloring book which includes an introduction, a map and a glossary to help children identify the animals and musical instruments found on that continent.  Here&#8217;s Vanessa&#8217;s attempt at drawing her own African scene:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Putumayo Kids World Cultures" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/SBFinds/photo1.jpg" alt="Putumayo Kids World Cultures" width="480" height="360" /></p>
<p>A great way to get kids interested in geography!</p>
<h3>THE GIVEAWAY!</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner: Monica!</em></span></p>
<p>We&#8217;re giving away one copy of a Latin American coloring book one copy of the sticker book to one lucky winner.</p>
<p><strong>To enter, just leave a comment telling us how you teach geography to your children.</strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get additional entries (only after you&#8217;ve completed the step above):</p>
<p>**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.</p>
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<p>2. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post and @SpanglishBaby. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway&#8217;s post.</p>
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<p>This giveaway ends Thursday, Oct. 27 at midnight PST and is open to everyone over 18 years of age.  Check out the <a href="../giveaway-rules/" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
<p><em>Disclosure: We received a sample to review the product. All opinions are our own.</em></p>
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		<title>Day Of the Dead Party E-book {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SpanglishBaby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is almost here, so it&#8217;s time to get ready for this festive tradition. For us the fun doesn&#8217;t end with Halloween, we have two more days of a Spanish enriching celebration to enjoy. If you´re looking to plan a party your kids will remember for years to [...]]]></description>
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<p><a title="dia de muertos day of the dead art printable crafts kids children" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/tag/day-of-the-dead/">Dia de los Muertos</a> (Day of the Dead) is almost here, so it&#8217;s time to get ready for this festive tradition. For us the fun doesn&#8217;t end with Halloween, we have two more days of a Spanish enriching celebration to enjoy. If you´re looking to plan a party your kids will remember for years to come , Happythought&#8217;s new <a href="http://www.printablepaperproducts.com/printable-crafts/having-a-party-using-paper-printables/day-of-the-dead-party-planner-ebook" target="_blank">&#8220;Celebrate Day Of The Dead&#8221; e-book</a> is full of fun Dia De Los Muertos fiesta planning materials. There are over 90 pages of party planning fun including recipes and craft tutorials!</p>
<p>Day of the Dead is a time for familia. Involving our niños in a Día de los Muertos party preparation is a great way to share and pass on our traditions. Happythought&#8217;s new e-book includes 14 beautiful and easy to make printable invitations, decorations, games,  and party favors. With so many options the fun will surely begin hours before the actual party.</p>
<p>&#8220;Celebrate Day Of The Dead&#8221; also includes simple recipes, fun party tips, and craft tutorials. So when you&#8217;re ready to start preparing for your fiesta all you have to do is print, cut out, and have lots of fun!</p>
<p>If you want more info on this party planning kit click <a title="day of the dead party planner ebook" href="http://www.printablepaperproducts.com/printable-crafts/having-a-party-using-paper-printables/day-of-the-dead-party-planner-ebook" target="_blank">here</a>. <span id="more-15620"></span></p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">The Giveaway</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners: Monica, Marisol, Karina, MJ, Lindsey, Anna, and Laura !</em></span></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/book.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="340" /></p>
<p>We are giving away one copy of the &#8220;Celebrate Day Of The Dead&#8221; e-book to <strong>seven</strong> lucky winners!</p>
<p><strong>To enter, all you have to do is check out the e-book <a href="http://www.printablepaperproducts.com/printable-crafts/having-a-party-using-paper-printables/day-of-the-dead-party-planner-ebook" target="_blank">here</a> and leave us a comment telling us what is your favorite Day of the Dead tradition and how you can celebrate it with one of the activities in the party planning kit.</strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get <em>additional entries</em> (only after you&#8217;ve completed the step above):</p>
<p>**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.</p>
<p>1. Subscribe to receive <a title="spanglishbaby newsletter" href="http://eepurl.com/cG5Ek" target="_blank">blog updates and subscriber-only content via email</a> and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you&#8217;re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.</p>
<p>2. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post and @SpanglishBaby. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway&#8217;s post.</p>
<p>3. <a title="SpanglishBaby Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby">Like SpanglishBaby on Facebook</a> and join a thriving community of parents.</p>
<p>This giveaway ends Tuesday, October 25 at 11:59 p.m. EST and is open to everyone over 18 years of age. Check out the <a href="http://wp.me/Pw1Tm-2N" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Have you downloaded your printable Calaverita yet? Go<a title="calavera design contest day of the dead dia de muertos" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2011/10/design-your-own-calaverita-and-win-contest/"> here to download </a>and to find out how you can win $100 by sharing your kid&#8217;s Calavera personalized art! Follow all our Day of the Dead art, crafts, recipes and more <a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/tag/day-of-the-dead/">here</a>!</em></strong></p>
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		<title>Design Your Own Calaverita and Win! {Contest}</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our favorite times of the year at SpanglishBaby is here: Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos. We love embracing it because of the deep traditions, symbolism and colors it brings to our bicultural lives. It´s an especially fun time of the year to create original crafts and activities with our kids. This is [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of our favorite times of the year at SpanglishBaby is here: Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos.</p>
<p>We love embracing it because of the deep traditions, symbolism and colors it brings to our bicultural lives. It´s an especially fun time of the year to create original crafts and activities with our kids.</p>
<p>This is our third year celebrating this special occasion with you. If you´re looking  for information on what Día de Muertos is and how to celebrate, then check out these posts:</p>
<p><a title="Paper Flowers Dia de Muertos day of the dead" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/how-to-make-paper-flowers-for-you-dia-de-los-muertos-altar/" target="_blank">How To Make Paper Flowers For Your Día de Muertos Altar</a></p>
<p><a title="day of the dead craft art project" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/how-to-make-a-unique-dia-de-los-muertos-art-project-video/" target="_blank">How To Make a Unique Day of the Dead Art Project and Craft</a></p>
<p><a title="how to bake pan de muerto day of the dead bread" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/how-to-bake-a-traditional-pan-de-muerto/" target="_blank">How To Bake a Traditional Pan de Muerto</a></p>
<p><a title="halloween vs dia de los muertos" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/cultures-intertwined-halloween-vs-dia-de-los-muertos/" target="_blank">Cultures Intertwined: Halloween vs Día de los Muertos</a></p>
<p><a title="kid day of the dead dia de muertos crafts activities" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/kid-friendly-day-of-the-dead-activities-crafts/" target="_blank">Kid Friendly Day of the Dead Activities + Crafts</a></p>
<p><a title="how to celebrate dia de los muertos" href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/10/how-to-celebrate-dia-de-los-muertos/" target="_blank">How To Celebrate Dia de Muertos</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/10/dia-de-muertos-findspart-1-of-2/" target="_blank">Dia de los Muertos Finds Part One</a> and <a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/10/dia-de-los-muertos-finds-part-2-of-2/" target="_blank">Part Two</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/two-dia-de-muertos-finds-youll-love-giveaways/" target="_blank">Two Día de Muertos Finds You&#8217;ll Love</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2010/10/introducing-your-bilingual-chidren-to-new-cultural-traditions/" target="_blank">Introducing Your Bilingual Children to New Cultural Traditions</a></p>
<p><strong>Now, on our third year are dedicating a whole week to have a Day of the Dead fiesta full of crafts, recipes, stories and a our very first ever <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby?sk=app_254553244581393" target="_blank">Facebook photo contest</a>!</strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 530px"><a href="http://bit.ly/DDM_SB" target="_blank"><img class="  " title="spanglishbaby calaverita contest day of the dead dia de muertos" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/SB%20Ads/graphics/CalaveraContest.jpg" alt="spanglishbaby calaverita contest" width="520" height="203" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click on the image to download the Calaverita</p></div>
<p>We want the SpanglishBaby niños y niñas to have some fun with us and help you win one of three prizes in our Design Your Own Calaverita and Win! Contest:</p>
<p><img class="alignright" title="day of the dead party planner" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/book.jpg" alt="" width="156" height="184" /><strong>Grand Prize:</strong> $100 Walmart Giftcard,  a <a href="http://www.printablepaperproducts.com/printable-crafts/having-a-party-using-paper-printables/day-of-the-dead-party-planner-ebook">Celebrate Day of the Dead Party Planner E-book</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Two runners up will each win: </strong>$25 Walmart gift cards, plus a Celebrate Day of the Dead Party Planner E-book.</p>
<p>We really want to have fun with this one, so we´ve created a Facebook contest.</p>
<p><strong>To enter, <a title="dia de los muertos day of the dead coloring sheet calaverita" href="http://bit.ly/DDM_SB" target="_blank">download and print this adorable Calaverita</a> that our amiga at <a title="viva greetings" href="http://Vivagreetings.com/" target="_blank">Viva Greetings</a> has designed exclusively for us.</strong></p>
<p>Give it to your kid(s) and let them get creative and have fun with it. They can paint, color, glitter and sparkle-it, cut and paste to it, whatever they like!</p>
<p>Take a picture of their creation, or scan it, and then go to our <a title="spanglishbaby calavera coloring design dia de los muertos day of the dead facebook contest" href="https://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby?sk=app_254553244581393" target="_blank">Facebook Photo Contest page here</a> to upload.</p>
<p>Submit your Calavera between today, October 17 through October 23.   As soon as voting starts on October 24 make sure you to let all your friends know to vote for your kid´s calaverita. They can vote once per day until October 30.</p>
<p>A huge Gracias to Carla from <a href="http://Vivagreetings.com/">Viva Greetings</a> for creating the calavera design for us. We´re so excited we can now find her awesome cards and designs at Target! Check out the Viva Greetings <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viva-Greetings/135284586520226" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for details and fun<em> cositas!</em></p>
<p>Make sure you´re subscribed to <a href="http://Spanglishbaby.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=f8bbeef1e6db29bf1421e83f7&amp;id=90c6dd7305" target="_blank">our email list</a> so you don´t miss any of the fun and unique Day of the Dead things we´ll be sharing all week long!</p>
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		<title>Recipes Made Easy With PAM {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Presley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that our mouths have watered over the easy-to-make and delicious recipes Nicole Presley shared with us, we&#8217;re giving away five PAM Toolkits so you can try them out for yourselves. As Nicole demonstrated, the new and improved PAM makes it easier for us to cook our favorite dishes without having to worry about the messy clean-up after. The [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that our mouths have watered over the easy-to-make and delicious recipes <a href="http://presleyspantry.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Presley</a> shared with us, we&#8217;re giving away five PAM Toolkits so you can try them out for yourselves. As Nicole demonstrated, the new and improved PAM makes it easier for us to cook our favorite dishes without having to worry about the messy clean-up after. The proof is in the food. See for yourself the new formula in action in <a title="pam new formula cooking spray" href="https://www.facebook.com/PamCookingSpray?sk=app_260595250639588" target="_blank">this video on the PAM Cooking Spray Facebook page</a>.</p>
<p>Check out Nicole&#8217;s pictures and cherry cobbler video where she shows us how easy these were to make using the new PAM. Just click on the links below, and then scroll down to enter the giveaway:</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2011/10/easy-and-delicious-lasagna-cups-recipe/" target="_blank">Easy and Delicious Lasagna Cups</a></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2011/10/easy-and-delicious-lasagna-cups-recipe/" target="_blank"><img class="  aligncenter" title="easy lasagna cups recipe" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/IMG_8206.jpg" alt="easy lasagna cups recipe" width="448" height="298" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2011/10/easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/" target="_blank">Easy Cherry Cobbler</a></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2011/10/easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/" target="_blank"><img class="  aligncenter" title="easy cherry cobbler recipe " src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/IMG_8274.jpg" alt="easy cherry cobbler recipe " width="454" height="303" /></a></p>
<h3>The Giveaway</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners: Erin, Carmen, Delia, McKim,and Annette!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/spanglishbaby/PAMCookingSprayReaderGiveaway2.jpg" alt="" width="457" height="310" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To help you try out these recipes, or create your own, we are giving away one PAM toolkit to <strong>five</strong> lucky winners!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The toolkit will include:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8211;PAM branded spatula</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8211;PAM branded oven mitt, Pyrex dish (13” x 9”)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8211;12-cup muffin tin</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8211;one can of the new and improved PAM</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8211;PAM related literature and recipes.</p>
<p><strong>To enter, all you have to do is tell us what recipe you plan to try out with Pam. <span id="more-15606"></span></strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get <em>additional entries</em> (only after you&#8217;ve completed the step above):</p>
<p>**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.</p>
<p>1. Subscribe to receive <a title="spanglishbaby newsletter" href="http://eepurl.com/cG5Ek" target="_blank">blog updates and subscriber-only content via email</a> and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you&#8217;re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.</p>
<p>2. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post, plus a mention @SpanglishBaby and #PAMPerfection</p>
<p>Ex:<em> I want to win 1 of these 5 PAM Toolkits @SpanglishBaby to try the new &amp; improved PAM. Enter here: http://su.pr/5yhCnE #PAMPerfection</em></p>
<p>Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway&#8217;s post.</p>
<p>3. <a title="SpanglishBaby Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby">Like SpanglishBaby on Facebook</a> and join a thriving community of parents.</p>
<p>This giveaway ends Sunday, October 23 at 11:59 p.m. PST and is open to everyone with a U.S. mailing address over 18 years of age. Check out the <a href="http://wp.me/Pw1Tm-2N" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Disclosure: We received compensation, a toolkit and PAM promotional items from ConAgra Foods to make this post possible.</em></span></p>
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		<title>Share Your Memories With Smilebox  {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this upcoming holiday season we are all getting our phones and cameras ready to capture our little ones special moments. To make things a bit easier for us parents, Smilebox has created a simple way for us to share all of those special moments with our loved ones. Smile box is an online photo and video sharing [...]]]></description>
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<p>With this upcoming holiday season we are all getting our phones and cameras ready to capture our little ones special moments. To make things a bit easier for us parents, Smilebox has created a simple way for us to share all of those special moments with our loved ones. S<em>mile box</em> is an online photo and video sharing tool and app which add&#8217;s new design and templates every week.</p>
<p>Check out the super cute and animated ecard my girl and I created together to remember a special day with her special amigo. Very easy to upload pictures from our desktop and Facebook and then even easier to share online!</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll be set to send creative thank you notes, invitations, greeting cards and much more. Each creation can be customized with our own pictures and even with songs that we can upload from our iTunes! And if you&#8217;re in a rush the new Smilebox app will include the &#8220;Wrap-Up&#8221; feature which creates and e-mails a collage of photos from the day, taken from your phone, to you with just one click. So whether we have the time to play around with this great app or not, we will be able to share our special moments with our loved ones. <span id="more-15595"></span></p>
<h3>The Giveaway</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner: Rosie!</em></span></p>
<p>We are giving away one year of Smilebox premium service ($40 value) to one lucky winner.</p>
<p><strong>To enter, all you have to do is leave us a comment telling us what event you´re looking forward to sharing with the Smilebox app. </strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get <em>additional entries</em> (only after you&#8217;ve completed the step above):</p>
<p>**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.</p>
<p>1. Subscribe to receive <a title="spanglishbaby newsletter" href="http://eepurl.com/cG5Ek" target="_blank">blog updates and subscriber-only content via email</a> and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you&#8217;re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.</p>
<p>2. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post and @SpanglishBaby. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway&#8217;s post.</p>
<p>3. <a title="SpanglishBaby Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby">Like SpanglishBaby on Facebook</a> and join a thriving community of parents.</p>
<p>This giveaway ends Thrusday, October 20 at 11:59 p.m. EST and is open to everyone with a U.S. mailing address over 18 years of age. Check out the <a href="http://wp.me/Pw1Tm-2N" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
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		<title>An Easy Way to Get Free Scholastic Books {Giveaway}</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Flores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter just experienced her first Scholastic Book Fair at school. I volunteered to work the fair a couple of days, not only because I wanted to help, but also because I wanted to see her in action. And, it was just as I expected, she was in book heaven! I helped her, and her [...]]]></description>
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<p>My daughter just experienced her first Scholastic Book Fair at school. I volunteered to work the fair a couple of days, not only because I wanted to help, but also because I wanted to see her in action. And, it was just as I expected, she was in book heaven! I helped her, and her little friends, fill out her wish list and a few days later we went back to the fair and got her a couple of the books on her list.</p>
<p>Since she had a few more books on there, I was really happy to find out that Scholastic Book Clubs has joined forces with Kellogg to make it easy to get free books. All you have to do is to purchase 2 participating Kellogg&#8217;s products exclusively sold at Walmart and redeem the special codes found inside each box online to download a $5 coupon. You can use the coupon for books or other products through <a href="http://clubs.scholastic.com/" target="_blank">Scholastic Book Clubs</a> or at the <a href="http://store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomeView?storeId=10052&amp;catalogId=10051" target="_blank">Scholastic store online</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s that easy!</p>
<p>Please note that this special offer is available until July of next year (all codes must be entered by 7/1/12), so you have plenty of chances of growing your children&#8217;s library for virtually nothing.</p>
<h3>The Giveaway</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner:Monica!</em></span></p>
<p>To give you a head start, we&#8217;re giving away one nifty package to one lucky winner, which includes several participating Kellogg&#8217;s products, four Scholastic books (including two picture books and two chapter books) and a $15 Walmart gift card, so you can get even more participating products.</p>
<p><strong>To enter, all you have to do is leave us a comment telling us about your &#8220;book nook&#8221; at home or where you like to read with your kids. </strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get <em>additional entries</em> (only after you&#8217;ve completed the step above):</p>
<p>**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.</p>
<p>1. Subscribe to receive <a title="spanglishbaby newsletter" href="http://eepurl.com/cG5Ek" target="_blank">blog updates and subscriber-only content via email</a> and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you&#8217;re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.</p>
<p>2. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/SpanglishBaby" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post and @SpanglishBaby. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway&#8217;s post.</p>
<p>3. <a title="SpanglishBaby Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/spanglishbaby">Like SpanglishBaby on Facebook</a> and join a thriving community of parents.</p>
<p>This giveaway ends Friday, October 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST and is open to everyone with a U.S. mailing address over 18 years of age. Check out the <a href="http://wp.me/Pw1Tm-2N" target="”_blank”">Giveaway Rules</a>.</p>
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