Make Game Night Fun With Games From Winning Moves! @WinningMovesUSA #Review

March 25, 2016 By Marijean

My family loves board games! We make time to have family nights a few times a week, and this includes a game night. My kids always want to get new games to play, they just love them. I was asked to review a couple of games by Winning Moves. They offer Classic and Retro games at great prices!

ABOUT Winning Moves:

Winning Moves is a leading maker of board games, card games, and puzzles. Since our first year of operation in 1995, we have forged a close relationship with one of the world’s largest game companies, Hasbro, Inc., owner of Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley. As a result, many long-lived Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley games are now made exclusively by Winning Moves!

We proudly make and market best-selling titles like Pass The Pigs®, PayDay®, Rubik’s® Cube, Scattergories® Categories, Rack-O®, No Stress Chess®, and hot new sellers like The Rubik’s® Void Puzzle®, Classic Twister®, Aggravation® and Touring™. Additionally, many timeless classics like Pit®, Classic Monopoly®, Classic Clue®, Parcheesi® Royal Edition, and Classic Yahtzee® are now exclusively made by Winning Moves Games.

Winning Moves Games was founded in 1995 by four highly esteemed game industry professionals:

Phil E. Orbanes: The long-time head of research and development for Parker Brothers and the leading expert on the game Monopoly.
Mike Meyers: The long-time head of research and development for Milton Bradley.
Tom Kremer: One of the most successful game agents in history for “discovering” Erno Rubik and the Rubik’s® Cube in the late 1970’s.
Alex Randolph: One of Europe’s most distinguished game inventors while he was alive.

Some of the games on this site are very unique, and some I haven’t seen since I was a child. I chose to review two games from the new 2016 collection. I picked Pass The Pigs: Big Pigs and The Velveteen Rabbit Game. Both games are perfect for my 7 year old and 4 year old.

Pass The Pigs: Big Pigs is a really cute and fun game for the whole family, no matter how old you are! Perfect for indoor or outdoor play, throw the big pigs and see how they land. You will get points depending on how they land. The first player to reach 100 points wins! My kids love adding up their points, so it is great for learning math as well. They want to take this game everywhere with them!

The Velveteen Rabbit Game I love because all members of the family can play it, it requires no reading! Perfect for my 4 year old. This game is based on the children’s book by Margery Williams. This game can be for up to 4 players, the first player that collects one of each of the four picture cards and returns to the nursery wins! It is a very fun game to play with my children and it kept them very entertained the whole time!

Winning Moves has such a great selection of games to pick. You will definitely find good ones for your families game night that everyone will enjoy!

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***I was given a product in exchange for my honest opinion. This review is based on my experience with the product. I am not affiliated with the company and everything in this review is my opinion.

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Bubble Guppies: Fun On The Farm DVD Available May 10th @Nickjr #Nickelodeon

March 24, 2016 By Marijean

FARMS AND FRIENDS GO TOGETHER BETTER THAN EVER

IN THESE FARM-TASTIC ADVENTURES

BUBBLE GUPPIES:

FUN ON THE FARM

Available on DVD May 10, 2016

Bubble Guppies fans won’t want to miss this new collection of fantastic farm-themed episodes in Bubble Guppies: Fun on the Farm, which hits shelves May 10. This new collection explores the world of farming as the Bubble Guppies meet new animal friends like Bubble Kitty and Spring Chicken, and join in exciting farm events like the Cowgirl Parade. In the five featured episodes, the Bubble Guppies meet new friends that oink, moo and buzz, having tons of farming fun along the way.

Produced by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, Bubble Guppies: Fun on the Farm will be available on DVD May 10, 2016, for the suggested retail price of $15.99.

Bubble Guppies: Fun on the Farm includes the following episodes:

Have a Cow!
The Cowgirl Parade!
The Spring Chicken is Coming!
The Bubble Bee-Athalon!
Bubble Kitty!

Bubble Guppies: Fun on the Farm Fast Facts

Street Date: May 10, 2016

Catalog: 59177669000 (US); 59177668000 (CAN)

Running Time: 120 Minutes

Audio: English, Spanish and French audio tracks

S.R.P.: $15.99

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Zim’s USA, Natural Skin Care Products That Work Great! Review and Giveaway @zimsusa #review #giveaway

March 23, 2016 By Marijean

Finally Spring is here! My skin will be thankful, since the winter weather is always so harsh to my skin. My skin is always dry and always cracking. This happens in the summer months too, so I really need a good skin care line to use year round. I was asked to review some all natural skin products from Zim’s USA.

These are the products I reviewed:

Zim’s Max CRACK Creme Original Liquid Formula 2 oz is an All-Natural multi-use liquid herbal formula that softens and moisturizes dry, cracked skin. Recommended for nighttime use but can be used throughout the day as well. Use on Hands, Feet, Elbows, Cuticles & More. It was developed by a pharmacist over 60 years ago when cement workers came to him complaining of dry, cracked skin on their hands and feet. This oil formula features Arnica Flower Extract and Myrcia Oil. Original liquid and creamy daytime products are ideal for the dry split fingers often associated with dry atmosphere weather in wintertime or southwestern climates. $6.99.

From the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Zim’s CRACK Creme comes Heels & Feet Foot Cream. A NEW blend enhanced with L-Arginine to help soothe, moisturize and protect dry, cracked, tired feet. $8.99.

Zim’s CRACK Creme Creamy Daytime Formula is an herbal formula that softens and moisturizes dry, cracked skin. Developed by a pharmacist. Recommended for daytime use, complimenting nighttime use of the Original Liquid Formula . Use on Hands, Feet, Elbows, Cuticles & More. $6.99.

Zim’s Max Freeze Gel. Now Paraben & Sulfate Free! May effectively help relieve pain from:

Sore Muscles & Muscle Sprains
Back, Shoulder, Neck Pain
Painful Ankle, Knee, Hip & Elbow Joints
Muscular Strains
Greaseless, vanishing scent formula. Organic ilex & aloe, arnica, vitamin e and tea tree oil. This product is not tested on animals. $9.99.

Zim’s Max Freeze Roll-On. Now Paraben & Sulfate Free! May effectively help relieve pain from:

Sore Muscles & Muscle Sprains
Back, Shoulder, Neck Pain
Painful Ankle, Knee, Hip & Elbow Joints
Muscular Strains
Greaseless, vanishing scent formula. Organic ilex & aloe, arnica, vitamin e and tea tree oil. This product is not tested on animals. $9.99.

My husband and I tried all of these. My husband loves the Max Freeze Roll on, he said it works much better than the Icy Hot brand roll on and gives him much more relief. I used the Max Freeze Gel on my neck and it worked great, it isn’t greasy and it smells good. I also tried both of the Crack Creme’s on my hands and elbows (they get the most dry during the winter months) and the next day I could already tell a difference. The Foot Creme I lathered on my feet and put socks on them overnight and they were nice and smooth when I took the socks off in the morning. The Daytime Crack Creme I have been keeping in my purse so I can use on my hands when I am out. I love how the smell of all these products isn’t strong, they aren’t greasy and these products are all natural. My husband and I love them over Icy Hot.

With Aloe and Arnica, these products can help with Rashes, Itching and Scratching due to bug bites, Redness and Inflammation, Eczema and Psoriasis. I will definitely be trying this on myself and my kids when we get bug bites. Zim’s USA sells a whole line of products that include Skin Care, Cold & Cough, Body Care, Lip Care, Pain Relief, First Aid, Diabetic, First Aid, Adult Care and Gift Sets.

Use code MAR16 now through 3/27 to receive 20% off your purchase.

If you join their email list you will receive a 15% off coupon code.

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Would you like to try some of these products? I am giving one lucky reader a chance to win a prize pack which includes Zim’s Max Crack Creme Creamy Daytime Formula, the Zim’s Max Crack Creme Original Liquid Formula and the Zim’s Max-Freeze Roll-On. Open to residents of the U.S. Giveaway ends on 4/1.

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***I was given a product in exchange for my honest opinion. This review is based on my experience with the product. I am not affiliated with the company and everything in this review is my opinion.

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Hidden Garden Cookies Made With Hidden Vegetables Review and Giveaway @HdnGardenFoods #Review

March 22, 2016 By Marijean

Getting my children to eat vegetables can sometimes be tough. They either don’t like the taste or the texture of the vegetable. I have always wished there was an easier way for my children to get there veggies in every day. I was asked to review cookies made by Hidden Garden that are made with vegetables, but have no veggie taste. I knew my kids would love them!

Hidden Garden cookies are gluten free and are made with hidden vegetables. These delicious little treats may be the tastiest vegetables you’ll eat all day. These cookies are all natural and made with no preservatives, artificial flavors or colors, just high quality ingredients that you can feel good about eating.

No Artificial Flavours, Colours or Preservatives

Our hidden vegetable cookies are all natural and contain no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives. Most of the ingredients that we use are probably in your own kitchen cupboard. Call us crazy, but we believe that a cookie doesn’t need to be stuffed full of chemicals in order to taste good!

Gluten Free

All of our hidden vegetable cookies are gluten free and produced in a certified gluten free bakery. If you are trying to avoid gluten in your diet, you can feel secure knowing that our cookies are not subject to the same risk of cross contamination that may exist in non-certified production facilities. Our hidden vegetable cookies have been certified gluten free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, which inspects our production facility and regularly tests our cookies to ensure compliance. We are permitted to use the certified gluten free logo on our packaging, which stands for the independent verification of quality, integrity, and purity of products. To find out more about the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, visit their website at www.gluten.net.

Nut Free

None of our hidden vegetable cookies contain any type of nuts, and no nuts are present in our production facility (not even in our staff lunches!). You can feel safe eating our cookies if you have nut allergies or if you want to send the cookies in your child’s lunch to a nut-free school.

They have 4 varieties of cookies. I was able to try them all. The flavors are:

RED VELVET: Each 40 gram serving of our Red Velvet Cookies hide 1/4 cup of beets. Wondering how? Our beets are dried first, then ground up into a flour-like powder so that we can stuff a lot of them into our little Red Velvet Cookies. Crunchy and full of cocoa, these cookies are a perfect little snack or lunch time treat.

GINGER SNAPS: Our Ginger Snaps are rich with the flavour of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg, just like Grandma used to make, but with one secret ingredient: butternut squash. Each 40 grams of the cookies (about 4) has 1/4 cup of squash in them, which is truly the most we could pack in there. Make Grandma proud by eating your veggies!

CHOCOLATE CHIP: Who doesn’t love a Chocolate Chip cookie? Our Chocolate Chip cookies are little treats that taste just like you would hope, except they have the added hidden benefit of a 1/4 cup of pumpkin in each 40 gram serving of the cookies. Light and crispy, with some sneaky added vegetables…how can you resist?

COCOA CHERRY: Everyone always says that you have to eat your spinach to grow up big and strong. But there’s one problem, a lot of people don’t exactly “love” spinach. Well, now there’s a better way to get that iron in you – by eating cookies! Our brand new Cocoa Cherry Cookies are jam-packed with 1/2 cup of spinach in each 40 gram serving of cookies. Cocoa, cherries, AND some sneaky spinach? Yes please!

A VARIETY PACK IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

The Ginger Snap cookies are my favorite. They smell amazing. My daughter LOVES the Chocolate Chip. We both love having them with a glass of milk (or for myself sometimes coffee). All of the cookie varieties have vitamins and have no artificial colors or flavors. These cookies are a little bigger than bite sized and perfect to have on hand for a craving. They all taste great and my children and I didn’t taste any vegetables. They smell and taste just like the flavor listed. I am thrilled to give these to my children so I know they are getting more vegetables in their diet.

Click here and scroll to the bottom to locate a store to purchase these yummy cookies. These cookies are sold at Sprouts, Shaw’s and The Fresh Market.

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Would you like to try these cookies? One lucky reader will get to try 2 bags of each flavor (8 total bags)!! Giveaway ends 3/30. Giveaway is open to residents of Canada and United States.

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***I was given a product in exchange for my honest opinion. This review is based on my experience with the product. I am not affiliated with the company and everything in this review is my opinion.

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Meet Remocam, The Smart Home Security Camera #review @Remocam

March 21, 2016 By Marijean

I was so excited to try out Remocam. It is a very impressive Wi-Fi camera that has so many cool features. This is the ultimate home security camera.

Meet Remocam

The little Smart Home security camera that protects your entire family

Remocam Features

Protect your house with the best-in-class technology

Live Feed: Monitor your home or office via your smartphone

Pan & Tilt: Remotely Control the camera’s viewing angle

Motion Sensor: Receive a push notification and view recorded videos

HD Resolution: Watch clear HD video with state of the art technology

Smart Home Capability: Connect your home devices such as TV, Media player and lights

256- Bit AES Encryption: Protect your personal data

Night Vision: Enjoy excellent night vision with 8 infrared LED sensors

2-way Communication: Listen and speak on demand, Interact with family and pets

Siren Alarm: Turn on a siren to alert those who are home or to scare off an intruder

One Minute Setup: Spend less time setting up and more time with family

Local Recording: Save your videos on a microSD card instead of the cloud

Cloud Recording: Save your motion sensor videos to the cloud and watch anytime

The box Remocam comes in

So simple, just the Remocam and adaptor

Remocam plugged in and ready to monitor my home

Picture of the Remocam app for your smart phone

When you take Remocam out of the box, installation will only take a minute (which is fabulous because some home camera systems can take a while to set up). Install the app on your smart phone Android or iOS device (app is called Remocam) and set up your free account. Plug in Remocam and wait until you are greeted by Remocam’s robotic voice. Once you set up your account on the app, you will have to connect Remocam. You will place your smart phone near Remocam when you are prompted until you hear Remocam tell you it has been connected. You can now use Remocam for many options in the home. One cool option you can use it as is a baby/child monitor. This camera has a motion detection feature, so it will alert your smart phone once motion has been detected. You can also listen and speak through the app. Remocam also came with an extra long cord. They gave you plenty of cord to put Remocam wherever you would like.

We had Remocam set up during the day and at night, I wanted to see if the night vision would be clear. The picture was great and not fuzzy at all.

Night vision

I love how you can record of this camera. For example, your child is doing a dance for you, or singing for you. You can record the feed and watch it later on. No worrying about grabbing your phone to record. Great feature!!

This camera also has the ability to pan 335 degrees and tilt 95 degrees. Not many cameras on the market today can do this, and it is a super cool feature. When we went away overnight I was able to look around the room to see what my cat was doing.

This camera also features an alarm system. You can use this via motion sensor or you can trigger the alarm yourself using the Remocam app.

There are so many home security cameras on the market these days, you don’t know which one is the right one to pick. Remocam offers so many cool features, it really is the perfect home camera system. I love having Remocam in my home!

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***I was given a product in exchange for my honest opinion. This review is based on my experience with the product. I am not affiliated with the company and everything in this review is my opinion.