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ifrogz Animatone Headphone Review

December 4, 2012 By Maryann

photo provided by ifrogz

Do your kids have their headphones turned up too loud? I know mine do! Just this past week we were out and about and I had given Matthew my iPad to play the new Angry Birds Star Wars game. His father had given him a set of headphones so that he wouldn’t drive everyone else nuts, but the child had the volume turned up so loud that we could hear every crash and every bang. I truly worry for my children’s hearing when they have headphones on.

That is why I really like these ifrogz Animatone headphones. They are volume limiting so they are safer for kids ears. We received the turtle version of the Animatone headphones. They are super cute, over the ear headphones in turtle green with a tortoise shell pattern on the ear piece.

I’m going to give you the specs, but truthfully I don’t know what they all mean. All I know is that they can’t get as loud as some headphones and that the kids love the cute designs. For me that is a win-win situation.

30mm driver unit
32 impedance
85 dB sensitivity
20 Hz to 20kHz freq. responce
1.2m cord length
3.5mm plug style

The ifrogz Animatone Headphones come in 3 adorable designs including the turtle like we have, the ladybug in vibrant red and the snail in soft, sea blue. They would make great stocking stuffers or small gifts and have a lot of practical value. And right now they are only $12.49.

I received the Animatone headphones free of charge. The opinions are my own.

Sears Holiday with Kmart and Fisher Price Sales!

December 3, 2012 By Maryann

I can’t believe Sears this Holiday Season! Right now you can take advantage of two fantastic Holiday sales. The first can be found at Kmart. It is a 40% Sale on Joe Boxer Baby and Kids Sleepwear and Robes, and Women’s Sleepwear and Thermals. With Jack Frost heading our way I know I can always use some cozy PJs and won’t your kids have visions of sugar plums while wrapped up in Joe Boxer Sleepwear? (Whatever Sugar Plums are?)

Sears

The second is an awesome BOGO 50% OFF Fisher Price products. I know I’m eying that Imaginex Batman Bat Cave for Matthew and with 50% off a second item maybe I can get the Thomas & Friends Die-Cast Talking Thomas and Percy for our littlest guy. What great Fisher Price items are you looking for?

We are all searching for a good deal this season and Sears has really provided some fantastic ones! I love the holidays, especially when I can make them so special and still stay on budget.

This is a sponsored post with http://brandfluential.com, I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own.

Top Mom Bloggers Review and Giveaway

November 30, 2012 By Maryann

photo provided by Top Mom Blogger

I love blogging but for a long time I have wondered why I wasn’t really getting anywhere when it came to the blogosphere. I have been blogging for several years and I thought I had some pretty interesting content, but my traffic stayed the same and I wasn’t reaching the people I really wanted to reach. Then I came across a group of fellow bloggers that seemed to be doing it all right. They were actually reaching more than a handful of people and working with great companies. That is what I wanted, so I joined and learned.

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Finally two of those bloggers, Trisha and Lynsey, decided it was time to put all this great information into one place. And that place is Top Mom Blogger. Let me just tell you that since I have started to implement the practices and procedures outlined on Top Mom Blogger I have increased my unique monthly views by 400 in just 2 weeks! For me that was huge. I haven’t been able to increase my viewership like that in 2 years.

Some of the things you can learn about on Top Mom Blogger:

Build Your Audience
Marketing and Branding
Social Media Success
Content Inspiration
Monetization
Pitching and PR
and more

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I really can’t tell you how much help I have recieved from being part of Top Mom Blogger, but I can offer you a chance to win a free 6 month subscription and see for yourself. If you would like to win, simply leave me a comment telling me why (mandatory entry). Then, for some additional entries leave me a comment (one for each of the items you do) for each of the following.

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The contest is open to all bloggers. The contest will run from November 30, 2012 to December 11, 2012 at 11:59:59. The winner will be chosen at random by the WordPress Plugin And The Winner Is. The winner will have 24 hours to claim the prize or a new winner will be selected.

I was provided with a free 1 month subscription to give you a truthful review.

AT&T Wish-a-Day Sweepstakes

November 29, 2012 By Maryann

I am super proud to be able to tell you about AT&T’s Wish-a-Day Sweepstakes. Not only do you get a chance to wind some prizes, but AT&T has teamed up with Make-A-Wish® and is sponsoring a daily wish from November 23rd through December 20th for children with life-threatening medical conditions. This is such a touching and meaningful program, I felt compelled to tell you about some of the wishes AT&T has helped to grant so far.

Kayla, 18, wished to go on a NYC shopping spree. Her wish was sponsored for Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina.

Ethan, 9, wished to swim with dolphins and see a killer whale. His wish was sponsored for Make-A-Wish Oregon.

Victoria’s wish to go to Hawaii was sponsored for Make-A-Wish North Texas.

As the mom of a child with special needs I understand just how amazing it is to be able to give your child more than just the medical attention they require. It is critical that these families have real, thoughtful life experiences and AT&T and Make-A-Wish® are making it come true.

I encourage you to stop by AT&T Wish-a-Day Sweepstakes and enter to win some of the very cool prizes they have. I entered to win a SwingByte. Each day they offer new products that have been picked out by AT&T employees and put on the employee’s wish list. Help AT&T give a child their wish while you enter to win a wish of your own.

The AT&T Wish-a-Day Sweepstakes runs from November 23, 2012 to December 20, 2012. Stop by daily and enter. While you are there vote for your favorite Stories or add one of your own for another way to win.

I was provided with sportCLIPS II earbuds to bring you this message from AT&T. All opinions are my own and I hope you win something good!