Second Star Travel, Family Travel Specialist. Giveaway with 3 Winners

Second Star Travel is a full service online travel agency specializing in family travel. They offer personalized itineraries, and service from the planning stages to when you get home.

Second Star Travel Agency can help you with:
* Family Travel
* Cruises
* Disney Vacation packages
* Personalized Disney itineraries
* Family oriented All-inclusive resorts
* Vacations in Mexico
* New England Tours and Destinations
* Railway (Amtrak) vacations
* Tour packages & group plans
* Family reunion packages
* Attraction tickets
* Car Rentals and airport transfers
* Florida, Orlando
* Weekly Discounted Travel Special

Second Star Travel is on a mission- "Everyone needs a vacation and we're here to assist you in finding the perfect vacation package, without any of the stress. We'll match your travel interests and lifestyle with the perfect family vacation of your dreams at a price you can afford. We will give you our best quote, and work to make your trip the family vacation you have always dreamed of."


GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Second Star Travel is offering three prizes and all are great for our environment!

One winner will receive a Disney Earth Day Kit ~
Earth Day Water bottle
Earth Day note cards
Earth Day Tote bag
Earth Day coffee mug
Friends for Change hat and Beach towel
$25 off any travel package booked through Second Star Travel

Two winners will receive Beach Goodie Bags-
Second Star Travel canvas bag
2 beach towels
beachball
2 water bottles
water bottle lanyard
$25 of any travel package booked through Second Star Travel

Giveaway Dates: May 31- June 17, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Second Star Travel and leave a comment with something you liked on their site
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect or with RSS
3. Like the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
4. Like Second Star Travel on Facebook
5. Follow MWYT on Twitter and Second Star Travel on Twitter
6. Tweet or Retweet about this Giveaway:
Enter to #win one 3 prize packages from Second Star Travel #Giveaway http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT @secondstartrav1
7. Follow the Second Star Travel Blog with RSS or Google Friend Connect
8. Quick blog about this giveaway with link, leave web address I can visit (+2)

Giveaway Rules:
Open to residents of the USA, age 18+ to enter. Winner selected through random.org. GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to Steph, OutnumberedMama, and FDP 4 Life.

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How to make a bird feeder with your children: My kids loved this craft!

This is a super easy and fun kraft that the kids and you will enjoy long after it is done! Can't say that everyday! Plus you get to recycle! All you need is an empty 1/2 gallon milk or juice carton and some string. They can decorate the bird feeder any way they want or not at all!

How to make a bird feeder with your kids:
Step 1. Wash out the carton. Cut a square out of the milk carton leaving a large enough lip at the bottom to hold the seed.

Step 2. Decorate anyway you like! My daughter used acrylic paints for most of it. She also used crayon and paper and glued that part on.

Step 3. Poke a hole through the gable of the carton and attach the string.

Step 4. Fill with birdseed.

Step 5. Hang from a branch and keep your eye out for birds!



Step 6. Help your child identify the different species with your own knowledge, a library book of regional birds, or online help. Let your child draw or color some of the birds you see!

You may also like to read Gardening with Kids or How to make rolled paper beads, a fun kid's craft.

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Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Is Featured on Mother Of Pearl It Is

I was a featured blogger "Supahstah" over at Mother of Pearl It Is! If you are interested in being a featured blogger "Supahstah" check out her great blog!

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Attention All Brides- Free Online Bridal Resource, YesBride

The owner of YesBride.com recently contacted me and shared her great website with me and I thought I would pass it on to those of you might could use it or know someone who could. It is completely free to join, list, sell, and discuss all things related to brides and weddings!

YesBride.com offers a free forum for bridal and wedding related discussions so that brides can offer each other advice and share resources. The YesBride Blog is a great source of free wedding and bridal information on the latest trends, great planning tips, eco-friendly tips, and so much more.

YesBride’s mission is to build the world’s most comprehensive, bridal boutique on the World Wide Web and help you plan the wedding of your dreams while reducing the cost of your special day. Go ahead and check out the YesBride Marketplace and I think you will be impressed with their extensive listing of new and used bridal goods!

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WhaleBite MonsterHoodies- Fun Apparel for Kids by BustedTees: Review and Giveaway

BustedTees just launched a new decorative line of children's hoodies called MonsterHoodies. Whale Bites is the first style to be released and they have several other designs in the works for future deliveries.

My son received a Whale Bite Monster Hoodie and he, of course, really likes it! He loves pretending to be different things like a cowboy, a fireman, or some animal. He said, "This is what I want to be for Halloween, Mommy."

My daughter wanted to try it on too! That is the great thing about having them close in age, they can wear each others clothes sometimes!

I like that the sweatshirt is made of 100% cotton and is fairly lightweight. I also like that the sweatshirt and all of BustedTees products are made in the USA in a sweatshop-free environment.

BustedTees is offering my readers 10% off a MonsterHoodie or any other product of their choice on www.bustedtees.com with coupon code MOMSWEARYOURHOODIES.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
BustedTees is going to provide one lucky reader with one Whale Bite MonsterHoodie in winner's choice of size (2-8).

Giveaway Dates: May 28- June June 16, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit BustedTees and leave a comment with something you like
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect or with RSS
3. Like the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
4. Follow MWYT on Twitter and BustedTees on Twitter
5. Tweet or Retweet about this Giveaway:
Enter to win a Whale Bite Kid's Monster Hoodie Giveaway http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT @BustedTees #giveaway
6. Place my blog button on your blog or website and leave web address I can visit (+2)
7. Quick blog about this giveaway with link, leave web address I can visit (+2)

Giveaway Rules:
Open to residents of the USA and Canada, age 18+ to enter. GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to wildcat32!

BustedTees did provide me with the Whale Bite MonsterHoodie in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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Resourceful Mommies: Edition 2

The mom I am featuring today is extremely resourceful- she has two great business to that are great resources for others in business!

Beverly is an organizing expert, speaker, team-building facilitator, and author of the 1-2-3...Get Organized series. She says, "My passions are to help people make home a refuge and to help people live in peace rather than chaos. After 30 years of helping people organize themselves, I’ve written 1-2-3…Get Organized – a series of books and workbooks (both print and downloadable) for those who are overwhelmed at the idea of organizing."

The 1-2-3...Get Organized website offers an assortment of books, workbooks, and e-books aimed to help you organize with ease. Anything you can think of, she can help you get organized! Resources include such titles as:
Three Steps to Organizing Your Child’s Room
Three Steps to Time Management for the College Student
Three Steps to Decluttering
Three Steps to Time Management at the Office
Three Steps to Organizing Your Office
Three Steps to Time Management for the Stay-at-Home Mom

Now you will not be surprised when you find that when it came to promoting her site, she put her organizational talents to use! She created Mom Audience, a marketplace that connects moms with each other as well as with mom entrepreneurs- "mompreneurs" and businesses that appeal to moms. Mom Audience is a wonderful resource where moms can showcase their businesses, blogs, products, deals, events, giveaways, contests, causes, interests, and employment needs - for free! I receive her weekly newsletter email where she organizes everyone into helpful categories so we call all find what we are looking for. There are always new listings so moms can connect socially and professionally - and get noticed. Did I mention it is free to get listed in her newsletter?

I would keep talking but I know everyone just left to check out Beverly's websites!

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in my Entrepreneur Linky post that helps lets small businesses network.

You may also want to vote for me at Start Up Nation Leading Moms in Business competition and enter yourself!

Want to be featured in my next "Resourceful Mommies" WAHM post? Email me at momswearyourtees at gmail dot com

You may also want to read my first edition of Resourceful Mommies.

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Twitter Hop Thursday: It is how to get more Twitter Followers!

Welcome to Twitter Hop Thursday, hosted by Simply Stacie, The King’s Court IV, Little Yaya’s, Review Retreat and Moms Wear Your Tees!

Would you like more Twitter followers and be introduced to more neat blogs and businesses out there? Come and join us!!

1. Add your Twitter to the MckLinky (you only have to add it to once and it will appear on all).

2. Click on the Twitter for the six hostesses (1-6 spots) and follow each of them on Twitter. We will follow you back.

3. Follow as many people on Twitter as you like, but make sure to leave comments with links so they’ll know where to follow you! The more people you follow, the more that will follow you back!

Spread the word and add this MckLinky to your blog! Write your own post or copy and paste this one. Below the MckLinky box, you’ll see “Want to be a part of this Blog Hop? Click here for instructions and code….” Have fun Twitter-Hopping along!

***New this Week*** We have selected a Tweeter of the Week from last week's entries and the lucky winner is Frugalapolis!!! They will be in the #6 spot! We will choose next week's winner from everyone who participated today.

Please only add your Twitter url. All other entries will be deleted. Thank you!!!

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Wordless Wednesday: Father and Son

Makes my heart melt!

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Robby Wash High Efficiency Laundry Detergent- Review and Giveaway for a 12 Month Supply!

I was recently contacted to see if I wanted to review Robby Wash. I had never heard of it but I love trying eco-friendly products so I said sure. First I checked into the company that offers the Robby Wash, Oransi. I liked what they had to say, "With a passion towards all things clean we offer best in class products and cleaning tips in order to help people, the community and our environment... If we can save you money and it helps the environment - that is the right thing to do."

Robby Wash is a money-saving, ultra high efficiency, hypoallergenic laundry detergent ball. Here are some of the touted benefits:
* 10 ounces of Robby Wash replaces 75 lbs. of traditional laundry detergent – environmentally friendly.
* One Robby Wash lasts up to 12 months!
* It will save more than $100 over 120 washes – one Robby Ball is only $32.95 and lasts one year – a money saver.
* It is eco-friendly, hypoallergenic and safe – commonly used in Europe with baby laundry (as well as adults’ laundry).
* Effective in cold water- saves energy
* Guards fabrics against oxidation and discoloration caused by chlorine in the water, and maintains your clothes' springiness
* Eliminates unpleasant smells thanks to its antibacterial action
* Used in Europe for years – third party tested, proven and guaranteed to clean better than traditional powder laundry detergent.
* Meets the strict environmental compliance requirements of Europe (more stringent than U.S.) and contains no phosphates or chlorine.

I was really impressed with the description of the Robby Wash. I was a not sure exactly what to expect but I received a tiny little box in the mail that included the Robby Ball itself as well as some refill packets and a stain stick. I was and am amazed at how this small box will replace all of the jugs of detergent I usually buy in a year. I put the Robby Wash to the test without any extra effort since my children make every load a challenge! I had some underwear that my potty-training son had made a mistake in, some white pajamas that he had dripped chocolate ice cream all over and my daughter's sleeping bag which had some big dirty spots on it. I washed with cold water an the Robby Ball was really effective! All of the clothes came out spot free except I could still see very faintly traces of the chocolate ice cream. I was very impressed. I also liked that there was a very soft clean scent but nothing too overwhelming because I am not into chemical perfumes.

How it works: "The Robby Wash ball uses a unique and patented worldwide technology to clean your laundry even better than the powder laundry detergents it was independently tested against. Its activated macromolecules are gradually released through the wash, dissolving dried-in stains by generating ions which activate the water molecules. This increase in the pH enables the activated molecules to penetrate deep into the fabrics and attach themselves to the stains. As the motion of the drum agitates the clothes, the stains come away easily from the fabric and dissolve in the water. Of all the systems on the market, Robby Wash's effectiveness is tested, proven and guaranteed."

You can visit Oransi to buy it or learn more about the Robby Wash high efficiency laundry detergent wash ball.


GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Oransi is going to provide one lucky reader with one Robby Wash Blue Laundry Ball Pack which lasts (on average) for an entire year!

Giveaway Dates: May 26- June June 14, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Oransi and tell me something you learned or another product you would like to try
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect or with RSS
3. Like the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
4. Follow MWYT on Twitter
5. Tweet or Retweet about this Giveaway:
Enter to win Robby Wash One Year Supply of Laundry Detergent Giveaway http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT #giveaway
6. Place my blog button on your blog or website and leave web address I can visit (+2)
7. Quick blog about this giveaway with link, leave web address I can visit (+2)

Giveaway Rules:
Open to residents of USA, age 18+ to enter. GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to ferriz!

Oransi did provide me with Robby Wash in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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Boyongolo Marble Track Construction Game From Oh! Toys Plus a chance to win a $200 GC

My husband really loved marble runs when he was a kid and he has been wanting to get one for our children. I had never had one but I figured a marble run would be a winner since all kids love balls, movement, and building! We tried out the Boyongolo Marble Track Construction Game from Oh! Toys.

The Boyongolo is a unique, brightly colored plastic ball run construction toy. It combines snap-together assembly of pieces with planning out the path of the ball. It is really loads of endless fun that can be put together in more and more complex ways as they grow older. I also love that it comes with a very nice box for storing the pieces and my daughter likes to arrange them like a puzzle inside. I can't imagine a kid who wouldn't love this toy!

My children totally love the Boyongolo and so does my husband! Even I enjoy playing it with them. I think that the coolest part about Boyongolo is that is great at engaging the adults too so it makes for a great together time activity with the kids. It was really fun building tracks with them, watching they way they think and learn and react to how and where the ball rolls. It is even cooler to walk in the room and see what they have built all by themselves- it made me so proud!




You can check out Boyongolo Marble Track Run Construction Blocks and lots of other unique toys at Oh! Toys and at the moment of my writing this, it is on sale! If you "like" Oh! Toys on Facebook and leave a comment, you will be entered to win a $200 GC from Oh! Toys.

Oh! Toys did provide me with the Boyongolo in hopes that I would share my honest opinions. The opinions expressed are my own.

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Organic Whole Golden Flaxseed from Tropical Traditions Review and Giveaway

I wanted to do this review and host this giveaway because I think a lot of people have never even heard of flaxseed and yet it is so good for you and so easy to add to your diet. Study after study confirms that the oil- (Omega 3) and fiber components of flaxseed have wonderful health benefits. I would recommend flax seed to anyone but it is especially good for children since 75% of brain development occurs in the 1st few years of life and Omega-3s are known to be particularly crucial constituents of the outer membrane of brain cells. Omega-3 fatty acids provide many benefits, including improving learning and memory and helping to fight against depression, mood disorders, and dementia, according to Gómez-Pinilla, a member of UCLA's Brain Research Institute and Brain Injury Research Center.

I don't want to spend too much time laboring benefits of omega-3s to your health and brain but if you want to learn more just type "omega-3s" into a search engine and you will see how much research exists. So anyhow, I have always been familiar with flax seed as my mom used it fairly often. My mom told me that golden flax seed is best and I checked it out and she is right in that it has the highest omega-3 levels.



I started purchasing it and using it on my own when I became pregnant with my first child. Being a mother suddenly made me more conscious of my food choices! The best way to use flax seed is freshly ground. I use a coffee grinder and I put the ground organic whole golden flaxseed on top of a bowl of oatmeal with a little brown sugar and milk. We all love it that way! I also grind it and throw a couple tablespoons into our pancake batter, cookie batter, and almost anything I bake. It really has a mild taste and can be tossed into anything. Sometimes if I am feeling particularly lazy, I just throw it into recipes whole.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Tropical Traditions is going to provide one lucky reader with a one pound bag of Organic Whole Golden Flaxseed.

Giveaway Dates: May 24- June 7, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took (each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase.)Only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Tropical Traditions and leave a comment with another product you would like to try
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect
3. Subscribe to Moms Wear Your Tees with the RSS button in the right margin
4. Like the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
5. Follow MWYT on Twitter and Troptraditions on Twitter
6. Tweet or Retweet about this Giveaway:
Enter to win Organic Golden Flaxseed Tropical Traditions Giveaway http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT @troptraditions #giveaway
7. Place my blog button on your blog or website and leave web address I can visit (+2)
8. Blog about this giveaway and include a link, leave web address I can visit (+2)

Giveaway Rules:
Open to residents of USA and Canada, age 18+ to enter. GIVEAWAY CLOSED NOW! Congratulations matt4melis!

Tropical Traditions did provide me with the organic golden whole flaxseed in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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The Gracious Pantry Plans for Your Munchkin Helpers!

I found a great blog that focuses on clean living and offers recipes which include a "munchkin helpers" section. If you are like me, you may be unfamiliar with the term, "clean eating." I assumed it meant healthy eating, which I am totally into. Here is how the writer of the Gracious Pantry defines it:
"The consumption of simple foods in their natural states. The avoidance of processed, boxed or otherwise “tampered with” foods. Eating at regular intervals of every 2-3 hours in small portions equaling approximately 200-300 calories each. Consuming 5-6 meals per day with the intent of regulating blood sugar levels and improving insulin absorption."

I found reading her story of why she is into clean eating very interesting! I also really loved that in most of her recipes, she includes a section called “Munchkin Helpers!”
The reason she does this is, "because I truly believe that there are far to many children in this country that are not involved with the process of preparing food, and too many parents that don’t understand HOW to teach their kids the kitchen basics." I totally agree with this statement and I really think that kids learn so much from helping in the kitchen besides that it is just plain fun to cook together!

The Gracious pantry believes that we should involve children with cooking, because "it gives them a connection with, and an understanding of food that they cannot get any other way. Just learning the basics of good nutrition alone is reason enough to bring girls and boys into the kitchen from a very young age." She also sites connections, skills, health and confidence as well as the increased likelihood that your kids will eat the creations.

The Gracious Pantry offers recipes by ingredient as well as recipes for clean eating kids.

Looks delicious, right? Go ahead and have a look see at The Gracious Pantry. After all, what could be better than tasty and good for you?

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The Cutest Southern Belle Costume for My Little Girl To Play Dress Up

My little girl loves to play dress up when her friends come over! Not so much when she is by herself, but when her friends are here they get all dressed up and play pretend games. I just found my favorite dress up girls costume ever for her! It is so cute! They call it a Southern Belle Costume but I would call it the Scarlet O'Hara gown. It looks just like the dress that Scarlet O'Hara got all dolled up in at the beginning of the movie. It is really darling!! I just love that it is a fancy, beautiful dress but not a princess dress. I get sick of all the princess stuff and she just loves it. This costume is a great compromise!

Did you see my little boy? Doesn't he look gorgeous?!! He was jealous that I didn't get him a costume so he wanted to try it on too! I figured it will be a great black mail photo to get him to clean his room in middle school! Just kidding!

Wholesale Costumes has tons of choices. I bet my little boy would love this batman costume but I think this George Washington outfit would be darling!

Wholesale Costumes also has adult costumes in case you need to get ready for a coming Renaissance Fair or some other fun event!



Wholesale Costume Club did provide me with the costume for my daughter in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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One Savvy Mom: iPad Giveaway

This is crazy good! She is savvy too because who wouldn't blog about this for extra chances to win?

I wan to win the iPad! If you win it, let me drool near it, please!

Not only is it the coolest gadget going, I wouldn't have to fight my husband for computer access! You know what I am talking about, don't you?

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