Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs GIVEAWAY!

Winners! 

I used random.org to pick the winners because I am lazy like that.  Congrats to Corrin and Krystyn.  I am emailing you now.
Thank you to everyone who signed up!

**Contest is now closed**

Tuesday (10/27) Twentieth Century Fox Entertainment is releasing Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs onto a three-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD and a digital copy). Now I am going to be honest and say I wasn't a big fan of the first Ice Age. What I didn't like was the fact that everything in the movie seemed to be colored with shades of blue. Seriously I am a colorful movie lover so I was wondering just how this movie would be at keeping my attention. I.WATCHED.THE.WHOLE.THING. It was super cute and I liked it. I have actually watched it twice. My little guy seems to love dinosaurs lately so he was even liking it.

I am giving it a Midwest Mommy 4/4 stars! The daughter liked it, the son liked it, the hubs thought it was cute and I liked it.

You can pick up your copy tomorrow in stores or online. For a limited time they are releasing the Limited Edition: Scrat Pack Double DVD Pack (value $34.98).

WHAT IS A SCRAT PACK?

The Ice Age 3 Dawn Of The Dinosaurs “Scrat Pack” Double DVD Pack, another great value for moms and fun for kids, will also be available for a limited time only featuring an overload of special features focusing on the determined squirrel including three “Scrat” games exclusive to the disc.
The “Scrat Pack” will be available for a suggested retail price of $34.98 U.S./$45.98 Canada.

Like I said you can pick up your copy Tuesday in stores or you can enter here for a chance to win a Scrat Pack of your very own! I am giving away TWO Limited Edition Scrat Packs to two lucky readers right here, right now, on this post! All you have to do is leave a comment, any comment. I will let this run for one week and then announce the two winners shortly after. You must leave a way for me to contact you! If I go searching for an email address and I don't find one I will pick another winner.  Winners will have 48 hours to respond to my email and then I will choose another winner if necessary.

Good luck!

I was only given a copy of the dvd to review and no other compensation.

Winners!

The kids are in bed so I used random.org to select the winners, lol


Chop Socky Chooks Winners (5)
♥Lisa♥ @ FinalScore:Boys3Girls2
bzmomma

cpullum

Mommy Daisy

Stacie's Madness

Little Spirit of Christmas DVD (3)

FranticMommy

Momma Such

Beth

Animal Planet Presents Elephants DVD (3)

designHER Momma

ZDub

claudia

Thank you to everyone who signed up.

I am emailing the winners now.  If I don't get a response within 48 hours new winners will be chosen.

Thanks!

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York Giveaway!

Available on dvd today is Little Spirit: Christmas in New York. This is a cute holiday story about a friendly cabbie (Danny Devito) who tells two young sisters the story of a boy named Leo who moved to Manhattan with his family, a magical adventure begins in this new-to-DVD animated adventure. Moving to a new house in a new city is never easy, but when Leo’s dog (and best friend) Romona is accidentally lost in Central Park, Leo is determined to find his furry little friend in time for Christmas. Feeling lost and alone, a magical spirit takes him on an incredible adventure and Leo soon learns that this new city isn’t as scary as it seemed – and that the true meaning of Christmas may just be found in the people he meets along the way. Little Spirit: Christmas In New York features the voices of Danny DeVito (Deck the Halls), Lucy Liu (Kung Fu Panda), Brenda Song (“The Suite Life of Zach & Cody”) “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and Freddy Rodriguez (“Ugly Betty”) – as well as music by country music sensations Faith Hill and Duncan Sheik. An enchanting tale the whole family can enjoy this holiday season, the Little Spirit: Christmas In New York DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $16.95.

Honestly my daughter liked it. She watched the whole thing and seemed to enjoy it.

You can pick up a copy in stores or online OR you can win your very own copy right here. I am giving three lucky readers a chance to win a copy of their very own. All you have to do is leave a comment, any comment. Please make sure I have a way to contact you if you win. Winners will have 48 hours to respond to my email before I pick a replacement winner. Open to U.S. residents only.

Good luck!

I received a copy of this dvd to review and no other compensation.

Animal Planet Presents Elephants Giveaway!

Animal Planet has released on dvd today Elephants! In this action pack dvd you will see the two episodes titled: Africa’s Elephant Kingdom and Queen Of The Elephants.

Explore the life and death struggle of the two surviving elephant species when Africa’s Elephant Kingdom and Queen of the Elephants arrive on DVD for the first time from Genius Products and Animal Planet. In Africa’s Elephant Kingdom, follow the largest land mammal and its extended elephant family as the clan travels across the vast, life-threatening African plains and struggles to find food, water and a place to build a stronger family. In Queen of the Elephants, conservationists and activists Mark Shand and Parbarti Barua – the only female mahout (elephant handler) in India – draw awareness to the elephant’s plight in a perilous 300-mile journey across the county atop the backs of elephants. From global warming and environmental changes to human expansion and resource depletion, Africa’s Elephant Kingdom andQueen of the Elephants explore the frighteningly small toehold that the elephant species maintains in the world as its way of life is threatened. Both specials will be available on one DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.95.

I have always loved elephants. I think they are so cute especially their butts! No, not strange! Just look at their wrinkly butts; it just makes me want to pinch it for some reason.

Anyways, you can get your copy today in stores or online. Or you can leave a comment right here to be entered to win a copy all of your own. I am giving away three copies of this dvd to three lucky readers. All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered. That's it, any comment to win! I must have a way to contact. If your profile is not set up for email replies please leave one in the comments below. The winners will have 48 hours to reply to me otherwise I will choose a new replacement winner. I will let this run for one week.

Open to U.S. residents only.

Good luck!

I received a copy of this dvd to review and no other compensation.

Chop Socky Chooks Volume One GIVEAWAY!

No villain is safe from the kung-fu capers of three crime-fighting chickens when “Chop Socky Chooks” Volume One attacks on DVD October 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment!
Wasabi World’s most egg-cellent crime-fighting chickens fly into action in this award-winning animated series! Full of wacky adventures and martial arts mayhem, “Chop Socky Chooks” Volume One is bursting with thirteen episodes of awesome fun. Chick P, KO Joe and Chuckie Chan are up to their beaks in bad guys as they patrol the gigantic shopping mall run by uber-evil Dr. Wasabi! Battling virtual villains, karaoke crazies, rogue robots, prehistoric predators and even fast-food fiends, they must use all of their super-spy gadgets, martial-arts skills and incredible ingenuity to keep Wasabi World safe! But with a little luck and lot of team work, these fine-feathered friends will not only save the day – they’ll even teach the crooks that crime doesn’t pay – and that’s no yolk!

Chop Socky Chooks Volume One Special Features: All episodes are compiled on two discs (wide screen, aspect ratio 1.78:1). Each episode is presented with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The following is a breakdown of each disc:
Disc One:

• Game over Chooks
• Big Bad Bubba
• Kobura Strikes
• Now You Coliseum, Now You Don t
• Double Trouble
• If Looks Could Kill

Disc Two:

• Do You Want Thighs With That
• In Your Dreams
• Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Breath
• Snake In The Class
• His Master s Choice
• Chop Socky Whoops
• The Level That Time Forgot

Now my kids are three and one so I am not sure that this is targeted to their age group but my older nieces would love it. You be the judge. You can get your copy in stores today or online. OR you can enter to win your very own copy right here on this post! I am able to give away FIVE copies of the Chop Socky Chooks Volume One dvd to FIVE lucky winners!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, any comment to be entered. If you can't think of a comment just tell me your shoe size.

I will let this run for about a week and then pick the five winners and contact via email. If the winners don't respond to my email within 48 hours I will choose replacement winners. Open to U.S. residents only.

Good luck!

I was given a copy of the dvd to review and no other compensation.

Once in a Blue Moon (Review)

Thanks to the One2One Network I was able to get my hands on Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge.  If you like Jodi Picoult then you are probably going to like this author too.

Here is a little bit of info about the book:

Sisters Lindsay and Kerrie Ann have known hardship from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent into foster care.

Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect with her sister. The owner of a bookstore in the sleepy California seaside town of Blue Moon Bay, she was lucky enough to have been adopted by a loving couple. Unbeknownst to her, Kerrie Ann has suffered a very different life. Bounced from one foster home to the next, she ran away as a teenager before becoming a drug-addicted single mother. Now, newly sober, Kerrie Ann is fighting to regain custody of the little girl who was taken from her.

Neither sister’s expectations are met when they’re finally reunited. But as the two sisters engage in the fiercest battles of their lives, they are at last drawn together despite their differences, restoring belief in the unshakable bond of family.

It is a very easy read that I enjoyed.  If you would like to get a copy for yourself it is available online and in stores now.

I was given this book to review from the One2One Network and no other compensation.

Elmo Winners!

Elmo Animal Adventure winners!

Out of the 31 entries LM randomly picked three.

So the winners are:

#4 Sherilyn

#15 Alisha

#19 Mommy Mo

I am sending emails out in a minute.  If I don't get a response in 48 hours I will pick another winner.  Thanks to everyone who entered.  Don't forget about my other three giveaways going on right now.

Chop Socky Chooks dvd- 5 winners ends 10/21/09

Little Spirit of Christmas- 3 winners ends 10/21/09

Animal Planet Presents African Elephants- 3 winners ends 10/21/09

Thanks!

Elmo's Animal Adventures! GIVEAWAY!

This week Genius Products has released an all new Elmo video called Elmo's Animal Adventures. Honestly what kid doesn't like Elmo? There is just something about him and his fuzzy wuzzy red fur that just melts my heart! Included in this dvd are three fun filled adventures starring Elmo and his friends. In the first adventure Tilly (gotta love him) and Elmo search for Little Bo Peep's missing cow by following clues. In the second adventure Elmo and Abby (makes me think of Maddie) succeed in the "Find the Amphibian Game" together. And finally in the last adventure Elmo camps and learns about different types of food that the animals eat. You can even spot a few celebs making an appearance including Cameron Diaz and Patricia Arquette.

You can find the dvd this week at your local stores, online, or you could win your very own copy here! That's right folks step right up because I am giving everyone a chance to win a copy of this dvd for free, delivered right to your door. Actually I am giving three people the chance to win because I am giving away THREE copies! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, any old comment. If you can't think of something to write you can just tell me your favorite fruit loop flavor. I will let this run for one week and then announce the three winners after. If you don't leave a way for me to contact you and you win I will have no choice but to choose someone else. If you don't have a blog just make sure you leave an email address in your comment.

Good luck!!

Only open to U.S. shipping addresses.

I was only given a copy of the dvd to review and no other compensation.

Animal Planet Presents Lions! Winners!

Ok, I didn't do this my usual way because one kid was sleeping and the other was playing quietly upstairs so I cheated and used random.org (oh and it was so easy, no post-its, no clean-up, it was wonderful).

Anyways so the three winners of the Lions dvd chosen from random at random.org are

#5 Beth

#6 Kimmie Jean

#16 Heather of the EO

Congrats to the winners. I am shooting you an email right now. If you don't respond to me within 48 hours I will choose another winner.

Thank you everyone for participating and thank Animal Planet for this great DVD. Seriously if you can't afford to buy it rent it just so you can watch the story behind that YouTube video. Melts my heart! Winners you will have to let me know if you cried or if I am just a wuss for stories like this.

Snow White is out of the vault!!! (Review)

Disney has finally released today (Oct 6th) from the well known vault Snow White. I couldn't be more excited to have one of the classic princess movies released (btw can we please work on getting Cinderella re released, please, I have a little girl who really wants to see it!).

Anyways, Disney has re released it on Blu-Ray dvd combo pack so if you don't have a Blu-Ray player in a particular room in your house you can still watch it. It is also digitally enhanced for better quality.

Here are some other highlights about the discs:

• Up to 6x better quality than DVD
• 7.1 Surround Sound
• Immersive activity with games and special features
• Kid proof-more scratch resistant (hallelujah!)
• Plays both Blu-ray and DVD discs
• Blu-ray also plays on Sony Playstation 3 players

Now go out and get your copy today before Disney does that thing they do and sticks this one back in the vault!

*I was given a copy of the dvd to review from the One2One Network.

Lions! Review and Giveaway

This week Animal Planet has released on dvd Lions, which contains four wildly fun shows: The Lion's Share, White Lions, A Lion Called Christian and Rogue Lions.

If you have a love for animals I highly recommended watching this dvd just for the A Lion Called Christian episode. Honestly I had never heard of this story but it is the story behind this very popular YouTube video below.

Have you seen this YouTube video?

I won't lie, I cried in a good way. It is such a touching story. Also I had no clue back in the 70's people were allowed to just buy exotic animals as pets and walk around the streets of London with them. Honestly I couldn't believe what I was seeing at times.

You can purchase the dvd from amazon here. I also have the opportunity to give three lucky winners a copy of this awesome dvd from Animal Planet. All you have to do is leave a comment on this, any old comment. If you can't think of a comment to write tell me if you had ever heard of this story because I hadn't. I will let this run for one week and then announce the three winners after. If you don't leave a way for me to contact you and you win I will have no choice but to pick another winner. If you don't have a blog just make sure you leave me an email address so I have a way to contact you!

Good luck!

I was only given a copy of the dvd to review and no other compensation.