The Classy Mommy Blog

Okay, I LOVED fruit roll ups as a kid - and since my younger days, this product is now even cooler! You can design and order your own fruit roll ups at My Fruit Roll Ups.com. Perfect for a birthday party treat - or given the season an ideal way to create a totally one of a kind Valentine!
I just ordered my own set for Valentine's Day! Since I'm not too artistic, I chose one of their pre-made designs and just selected a sweet message for my kids - i love kenzie & kyle - all in lowercase in a v. cute font. It is easy and quick to order this one of a kind edible gift online. Try it out. Their website has a $10 off coupon code right now too.

And guess what - we're giving 3 lucky readers the chance to design and order a set of their own fruit rollups for free! Here's how to enter!

1. Email giveaways@classymommy.com for your chance to win.
2.Name the subject: My Fruit Roll Ups.
3. In your message, send me the sweetest Valentine’s messages (or gifts!) you've sent or received and I willaward the three of you who I think most deserve to send a special treat this Valentine’s Day.

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Check out these hot finds and super giveaways - Win a Skip Hop Duo at MomFinds and read this yummy recipe from Clever Parents new columist - Rachel Ray!

Boston Mamas: Polliwalks Rock Regardless of where you stand on the love/hate Crocs debate, you're sure to love the cute critter clogs, Polliwalks.

Car & Caboodle: Nothing is More Uncool... An LA dad tells of his road to becoming a minivan owner

Clever Parents: New Columnist Rachael Ray Shares Too-Tasty-To-Be-Good-For-You Recipes Make this easy, cheesy cauliflower pasta - a new family favorite.

Coochicoos: Ultimate Batman Home Theater Set-up A home theater that could be the envy of your neighborhood

Healthy Bump: Nanny 411 We spoke with Deborah Smith, a former nanny, current member of the Board of The International Nanny Association, and owner of several online nanny services including 4EverythingNanny and NannyClassifieds.com, who tells us what you need to know when searching for a nanny.

MomFinds: Win a Skip Hop Duo Via Messenger Bag We're giving away three of these awesome diaper bags. Just tell us your favorite fabric color to enter.

Moms Buzz: Eating Tips - 10 Tips for Parents About Kids and Food Here are some eating tips to help parents encourage children to eat right and maintain a healthy weight.

One Chic Mama: Smotherhood We review the book "Smotherhood: Wickedly Funny Confessions From the Early Years", by Amanda Lamb, and give readers a chance to win one of three copies

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Visit this awesome new store and blog - Generation Orange - for the kick off of their FRIDAY FREEBIE giveaways! At Generation Orange the goal is to provide all us readers with a go-to shop for stylish products that promote healthy, happy and conscious living.

The details on the Friday Freebie are below and you'll have to answer a question to win this pick!

The lucky winner of this Friday’s Freebie will receive one pack of Elsie’s All Natural Germ Fighter Wipes and one bottle of Elsie’s All Natural Germ Fighter Spray so that she or he may fight off germs with ease and confidence.

To win this super clean prize, send an email to FridayFreebie@generationorange.com by Midnight PST tonight with the correct answer to this question: What dilemma inspired founder Amy Pope to create Elsie’s Original? We’ll pick one winner at random.

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Calling all Moms! This giveaway from Kimberly Clark is AMAZING! Kimberly Clark, the makers of brands like Huggies, Scott, Kleenex and many more that us Mamas use daily, has sponsored this totally FABULOUS "Room - a - Day Giveaway". Anyone can enter once daily to win their chance to win $25,000 to renovate any room in their house! Yes, that is $25,000 per day !

Kimberly Clark wants us Moms to "Relax, Renew, and Restore, " and this contest will award 16 charmed Moms this killer prize!

Kimberly Clark teamed up with the The View to launch the "Room-a-Day Giveaway" contest - which is totally easy to enter! Contestants can enter the sweepstakes daily by filling out tear pads that will be distributed at retail stores nationwide or via this link at http://www.roomadaygiveaway.com/. From January 28 to February 15, one person per weekday will be announced on The View and win $25,000 to renovate any room in their house (cozy new living room or spa bathroom). The final contestant winner will be announced March 21st on the "Room-a-Day Giveaway" website.

You must enter by Jan 28th!

Audience members of "The View" on Jan 14th each received a gift basket featuring Expression Oval, Huggies Natural Care Wash, Cottonelle Fresh Folded Wipes and other Kimberly-Clark products. And guess what? Classy Mommy has this exact gift basket from "The View" and Kimberly Clark to giveaway to one charmed Classy Mommy Reader!

So drop me a line at colleen@classymommy.com with the subject title "Kimberly Clark Room a Day Giveaway" for your chance to win! I'll accept entries for this giveaway until January 24th, 2007.

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Win Classy Mommy Swag! Thanks to the My Baby Can Talk DVD series for sponsoring this week's giveaway. Win the latest DVD release - "Exploring Signs". Value $20.

Teach your baby sign language with the help of this fabulous series!

Email colleen@classymommy.com with the Subject "My Baby Can Talk" for your chance to win!
Contest ends 1/19/07.

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Thank you Spunky Sprout, a classy mommy favorite stop on the web, for helping the crisis in Kenya!

Kenya held a presidential election in late December. Suspicions of rigging the vote have snowballed into violence, a standstill of the economy, and tens of thousands displaced, hungry, and hopeless. Although Reach the Children is typically dedicated to building self-reliance in communities, sometimes circumstances require drastic adaptation. They have decided to set up an emergency fund for Kenya relief: 1106-K2 Kenya Emergency Food Fund. This will not be a self-sustainable fund, but we feel it is needed at this time to help our Kenyan sisters and brothers.

Purchase a Spunky Sprout baby tee and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Reach The Children and sent to Kenya to feed orphans and families who ordinarily do all they can to work and provide for themselves, but for this disaster have been unable to do so. Time is of the essence as the need is NOW. We appreciate all of your concern and caring for the people of Kenya.

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Wow this is Freebie Alert I had to share with all our readers!

Get your Copy of the "What to Expect Guide to a Healthy Home" written by Heidi Murkoff, the author of the "What to Expect" book just about every pregnant mom in the US has referenced a zillion times in their pregnancies! Heidi donated her time to create this fabulous guide to a healthy home as part of a partnership with the Clorox Company. Clorox donated $1 Million to the What to Expect Foundation to support the Baby Basics Program wich helps families in need expect healthier pregnancies, safer deliveries, and happier babies.

You can download the book and/or order your FREE copy here! This website also has tons of useful tips and seems to be a super resource.

Classy Mommy was able to review a copy of this guide and I found it very useful as a reference guide for things I need to frequently remind myself - ie how can we keep foods safe, where are we most likely to pick up germs, what are some good flu fighting tips, and now that I have a newborn baby again - what are the rules on freezing, defrosting, and storing breastmilk!

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Win Classy Mommy Swag! Thanks to Downtime for sponsoring this week's giveaway. 5 Readers will each win a Downtime Sleepy Hats in your choice of size or color- the hat that will help your baby sleep - day or night - with it's patented fold down sleep mask! Value of $22.

Contest ends Saturday Jan. 12, 2008. And if you don't win - use code CLASSY2008 for 25% off! That's a super discount!!!!!

Check out Classy Mommy's positive review of this innovative product here.

And email colleen@classymommy.com for your chance to win. Include your name, address, and include a subject heading of DOWNTIME.

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