Layers of Love Cherry-Choco Trifle Recipe *Giveaway*

Layers of Love Cherry-Choco Trifle

Famous for ready-to-use pie fillings, for this Valentine’s Day season Lucky Leaf shares the love with yummy recipes including their Chocolate Cherry Cake with Rum Ganache and Lucky Stars Ginger Spice Apple Tart. In the meantime, enjoy Layers of Love!

Ingredients

1 18.25-ounce package chocolate cake mix, prepared

1 4-serving size package instant chocolate pudding mix, prepared

2 21-ounce cans LUCKY LEAF ® Regular or Premium Cherry Pie Filling

2 cups frozen whipped topping,thawed

Chocolate curls (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Prepare cake mix according to package directions and bake in a 13”x9” baking pan. Let cake cool completely and cut into 1-inch cubes.

Prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Chill at least 30 minutes. Place half of cake cubes in a 3- to 4-quart trifle bowl. Spoon one can of the LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling over cake; spread 1 cup pudding over cherries and top with half of whipped topping. Repeat layers.

Top with chocolate curls, if desired. Cover and chill at least 1 hour

Makes 12-14 servings

Bake Your Heart Out with Pastry Chef Amanda Cook

 

Cool Giveaway

Enter to win a a Lucky Leaf Prize Pack including a Lucky Leaf Premium Pie Filling, their new Bake Your Heart Out Recipe Book, crisp mix and a pot holder.

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 2/14/12.

Sample products were provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Last-Minute Gift & Stocking Stuffers *Giveaway*

Mozart Magic Cube

If you’re looking for some last minute gifts, Munchkin has a great selection for infants, toddlers, preschool age, and even baby shower gifts as well. I was really having trouble getting something for Christmas for my 3 month old daughter; when I received this product, I knew it was just what I needed.  The colors, sounds and level of  interaction is perfect for my little one.  The Mozart Magic Cube  is an interactive musical toy with eight Mozart pieces for your child to enjoy.  The rounded edges are easy for little hands to maneuver and the big buttons are the perfect size for baby’s fingers to push and hear the music.  The cube lights up and plays music just with little ones touch.  Your child can start with one instrument and then add more sounds as they touch more sides of it.  They can also subtract an instrument by again touching the cube.  This is also an educational toy as the child can begin to recognize the different instruments by the pictures of the piano, violin and more on the Mozart Magic Cube.  You can begin to mold your little musica prodigy with the interaction of this product. It has also won the Dr. Toy Best Vacation Product and the Parents Choice Award and is the perfect gift for little one to enjoy.

 

 Bath Time Toys:

We all know that bath time can become crazy time without the bathtub toys.  I needed some toys that would amuse a 3 month old and grab the attention of my 3 year old as well.  These two bath time toys by munchkin accomplished just that.  While bathing my 3 year old, my baby watches with wonder as he sprayed water through his Star Fountain. He laughed and in turn the little one began to giggle as well. Her eyes popped as the star spun and sprayed with a blue glow. For only $9.99, this could be a great stocking stuffer.        

Dolphin Divers by Munchkin was a hit!  My son loves dolphins and whales, so this is his new favorite.  It  has a removable whale that can scoop up water and as your child pours the water, the dolphins below spin with fury.  Being a teacher, of course, I had to make this toy educational by talking about cause and effect.  What happens when the water is poured, the dolphins spin–it’s a great conversation to have with a three year old to get him to start thinking about more higher order thinking skills.  Being able to accomplish a task like this, while he is playing in the tub makes this bath toy even better.  And again, for the price, this would also make a great stocking stuffer your children are sure to enjoy.

 SaraBear Diaper Caddy 

When they say at-your-finger-tips accessibility to all the baby care essentials, they are not kidding.  The SaraBear Diaper Caddy by Munchkin is a great product. I have a pack and play downstairs for my 3 month old daughter and it never seemed to have enough room for all I need when changing time arrives.  This SaraBear Diaper Caddy is a godsend.  All I need is right there at arms reach.  My three year old can even help by grabbing the product I need. This makes him feel part of the changing ritual instead of on the outs.  Believe me, this cuts down on a lot of attention grabbing mischief.  The SaraBear Diaper Caddy has really has made my life easier.  The caddy basket is also appealing to the eyes.  It’s made of real wood in a tight weave with a 100% cotton liner and a collapsible handle. This makes it so easy to carry the basket to any room, you can’t do that with a pack n play. The caddy had a variety of sizes of pockets to hold wipes, diapers, creams, etc.  It is also eco- friendly.  When reading the packaging it also suggests that when baby starts to grow out of diaper changing, the basket can be transformed into a place for electronic devices (cell phone, iPod or TV Remotes) or even in the child’s room as a place to put and organize her toys. I was thinking what a great shower gift this would make.  You can fill the entire basket with the baby changing essentials and the new mom will be prepared and it looks great all wrapped up in some clear plastic and a bow.  You will be the envy of the other guests of the shower when the new mom is crooning over your gift.

Written by Debby, Cool Baby Kid Team

Disclaimer

Sample products was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Cool Giveaway: Enter to win a Munchkin Cheeky Monkey, Dolphin Divers and Star Fountain ($30 value) by commenting with the bath toys your kids love most.

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 12/28/11.

Stocking Stuffer Idea: Barbie A Perfect Christmas DVD *Giveaway*

Why We Love It

Our five year old is just getting into Barbie having received one for her birthday this year. As a child, Barbie was my favorite toy so there’s a high nostalgia factor as her first Barbie and Ken come to life our kitchen as they have “tea parties” at their very own table. As a recent pre-bedtime treat we watched the all-new Barbie A Perfect Christmas DVD starring Barbie  and her three sisters- Skipper, Stacy and Chelsea- embarke on a holiday adventure. Without giving too much away, their planned vacation is detored by a snowstorm and through series of fun, unexpected events the girls learn the true meaning of Christmas (religion aside). They realize the importance of family and being together for the holidays, and we used it as an opportunity to reinforce those same lessons. “We’lll be with everyone for Christmas–Nonnie, Grampa Mont, Aunt Jena, Uncle Billy”– and so on. Using the heartwarming DVD as a springboard for talking about family was an added bonus.

Barbie A Perfect Christmas is available at all major retailers or through our Barbie Amazon link.

Disclaimer

A sample product was provided for review purposes facilitated by One2One Network; all opinions are 100% our own.

Cool Giveaway: Enter to win a copy of Babrie A Perfect Christmas by commenting on this post with either your favorite Barbie memory or Christmas tradition.  Expires 12/20/11.

 

Top Spinmaster Toy Gift Picks *Mutliple Winner Giveaway*

Watch our Top Spinmaster Toys Video

Why We Love It

From Aquadoodle to Moon Dough for little ones, to Redakai for the older kids, we’ve spotlighted Spinmaster toys in the past and are happy to highlight some of their coolest picks this holiday season.  With a chance to personally check out the best toy gifts Spinmaster has to offer, it was difficult to limit our video montage to just a few. We love Bizu beads because of their unique take on jewelry making with bracelets and fun animal friends all wrapped into one with just s quick twist. And Liv and her spa world is hard to resist with color-changing hair, nails and more; this was favorite of my daughter’s who could seemigly color change all day. As we said, it’s impossible to share every cool Spinmaster pick but would remiss in leaving out AppBlaster with it’s augmented reality shoot ‘em up feature utilizing the iPhone or iPod Touch. From board games to high tech, girlie gifts and more, our SPinmaster Amazon shop below is a one-stop shop for all things cool this holiday. Enjoy!

Disclaimer

Sample products was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Cool Giveaway: Enter to win your choice of Spinmaster prizes including board games (Quelf, The Logo Board Game, Stomple) or a Liv Color-Change Doll (2 winners). To enter, comment on this post telling us which Spinmaster page you like/follow. All additional follows or likes will be considered extra entries. Exp. 12/18/11.

AppBlaster: Facebook, Twitter

Redakai: Facebook, Twitter

Moon Dough: Facebook.com, Twitter

Liv: Facebook

Spinmaster Games: Facebook, Twitter

Cool Baby Kid: Facebook, Twitter

Buy or Gift It:

Duo Powered Atari Arcade for iPad *Holiday Gift Idea*

Why We Love It

I’m so excited to be a member of Duo 50, a community of mom bloggers committed to testing and sharing Discovery Bay Games new product offerings with our readers. Having met a representative for DBG at BlogHer ’11 this summer in San Diego, I already knew they were revolutionizing iPad play with Duo-powered products such as Atari Arcade for iPad which we tested, Duo Plink and Duo Pop which looks like fun for the whole family. The premise is simple…while it may be difficult to completely disconnect the family, Discovery Bay Games Duo brings them together to play. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.  The Atari Arcade which connects to iPad utilizing Atari’s Greatest Hits app (sold separately) allowing users to transform their iPad into a Pong playing, Asteroid blasting arcade machine.  If you’re a child of the 80′s like me, Duo powered Atari Arcade from Discovery Bay Games is about as cool as it gets. Gift it!

Disclaimer

A sample product was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Details

Retail Price: $59.99

Atari App: .99 or $9.99 for all 100 games

Buy or Gift It:

Discovery Bay Games, Amazon.com

Cool Giveaway: Enter to win a Duo powereed Atari Acrade from Discovery Bay Games by commenting on this post telling us why you’d love to win this particular prize! For extra entries:

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 12/14/11.

Holiday Gift Idea:LeapFrog Peek-a-Shoe Talking Octopus *Giveaway*

As a huge fan of anything that LeapFrog makes, I knew which section to head directly to in the toy store to shop for my 10 month old nephew.  My 2 and 3 year olds already play with and love the maracas to the Leapster  Explorer and now our newest addition the LeapPad, so I knew that I would find the perfect gift in the LeapFrog section.

Why We Love It

The LeapFrog Peek-a-Shoe Talking Octopus caught my eye and is a great gift for ages 9 – 36 months and at a reasonable cost of $29.99. It offers unlimited fun for a curious child while teaching them colors and numbers. The reason I always gravitate to LeapFrog when gift shopping is because they are both fun and educational.  The toddler takes the colorful balls and places them in one of the 2 spots at the top of the octopus and then lifts up the shoe to rediscover the disappeared ball.  The game helps to develop hand eye coordination and allows the child to learn basic colors.  The Peek-a-Shoe Talking Octopus is fun and entertaining with a peek-a-boo surprise that every child is sure to love.

Written by Karen, Cool Baby Kid Team

Disclaimer

A sample product was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Details

Ages: 9-36 months

Retail Price: $29.99

Purchase at:

LeapoFrog.com, Amazon

Cool Giveaway:  Sometimes I wish I had lots of arms like an Octopus! If you had an extra hand, would would you accomplish with it? Comment on this post to win a LeapFrpg Peek-a-Shoe Talking Octopus. For extra entries:

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 12/11/11.

 

 

Disney Ultimate Dream Castle: Top Toy Pick *Princess Giveaway*

Why We Love It

Before the Ultimate Dream Castle by Mattel my daughter essentially used her dollhouse as a Disney Princess Castle even though the full size princesses don’t quite fit. Now the girls have a home. From Tiana’s kitchen to Belle’s dining room, each area of the castle is themed for a specific princess. Over 50 pieces and some cool special effects such as a “magical” Lumiere who moves about the table to a magic carpet that gives Jasmine a lift offer added imaginative play. By far my daughter’s favorite room is Ariel’s bath area with bubbling sounds. Appropriately named the “Ultimate Dream Castle,” it takes a fair share of willpower not to attempt to crawl into one of the rooms and sit with Belle and the Beast at the dinner table. After all, girls are princesses at heart. Even as I chirp ”see how Tiana doesn’t rely on anyone to get what she wants” there’s a bit of me that likes being pampered. In the meantime, the Ultimate Dream Castle lets girls’ imaginations run wild.

Disclaimer

A sample product was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Details

Ages: 3 and up
Retail Price: $149.99

Purchase at:

 Mattel Shop, Amazon

Cool Giveaway: Which room in the Ultimate Dream Castle would you live in if it were sized for a real-life princess? Comment on this post telling us which room and why(for fun)  to win that princess of your choice from Mattel. For extra entries:

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 12/7/11.

Me Giant Onesies *Editor’s Baby Gift Pick + Giveaway*

 If you want a great gift for a super cool child that you know, MeGiant is the site to visit. They have a variety of creepers, tees, and hats that are funny for kids and accessories that are designed to spark playful personalities and bubbling imaginations. The products have great sayings, kid friendly designs and are 100% cotton –When their website states these onesies are 100% cute, they are not kidding. Me giant has made a simple clothing piece a great look of style. You have a choice of either short or long sleeve and the classic metal lunchbox packaging may be the cutest thing ever! I have a friend that calls her son “Bubba” and when I saw this Bubba onesie, I knew it was going to be the perfect gift.

When I receive the Me Giant product in the mail, everyone with me was enthralled to see what this was in the cool, colorful metal lunchbox. My husband commented on how he is going to be the star of the party giving this gift. When you open the lunchbox and see the onsesie, you can’t help but smile. It  really is a “small thing with giant style.” I am ordering one for each of my children as well for Christmas. The metal lunchbox will be a great container for my son’s little cars–two gifts in one. Check out Me Giant and their collection of baby bibs, creepers, hats and more to see for yourself.

Disclaimer: A product sample were provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

Written by Debby, Cool Baby Kid Team

Cool Giveaway: Enter to win a Me Giant onesie by commenting on this post with your favorite design from their site. For extra entries:

Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 12/4/11.

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