Crayola's Big Colorful Birthday Adventure {Enter To Win!}

To celebrate their 110th birthday, the 8 original crayons are throwing a birthday bash at the new fun-omenal Crayola Experience, the world's only interactive Crayola family attraction. Right now, they're out on a colorful adventure to spread the news, and you're invited to join the fun!

And Your Family Could Be Invited To The Party!!

Just FOLLOW the crayons on their adventure, LEARN more about each color and enter to WIN a trip for 4 to celebrate their birthday and the Grand Opening of the all new Crayola Experience this coming May, 2013!

Visit the Crayola Facebook page and click "enter now" for your chance to be first in line when the Crayola Experience reopens.

The winner will be among the first to experience the fun, along with a three-night, all-expenses paid stay!! The new Crayola Experience features four floors of new interactive exhibits and one-of-a-kind attractions that will bring the magic of color and your child's creativity to life!

It's an experience your kids will never forget - and neither will you!


Disclosure:  All contest information and entry details have been provided by Crayola.

Winner - Eggland's Best Giveaway

We have a winner!

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Congratulations to #135 - Angie B!

Please look for your confirmation email and respond asap!!

Eggland's Best Giveaway - Ingredients For An Eggs-Cellent Mother's Day Brunch!

It's a fact - all eggs are not created equal.  When compared to ordinary eggs, Eggland's Best eggs contain:

10 times more vitamin E
Double the amount of omega-3’s
Twice the amount of vitamin D
3 times more vitamin B12
25% less saturated fat
38% more lutein

Pretty amazing, don't you think?

Eggland's Best wants to help you cook up one 'eggs-cellent' Mother's Day's brunch while helping you feed your family a nutrition packed delicious meal. The Eggland’s Best website has tons of great recipes like the Breakfast Burrito and the Sunny Side Breakfast Pizza that are sure to get your mouth watering as you kick-off your menu planning. 

Plus, they are giving one Happy Healthy Families reader an Eggland’s Best gift pack!

The Eggland's Best gift pack includes:

(1) coupon for one free dozen Eggland’s Best eggs

·(1) ceramic mixing bowl

·(1) egg-shaped wooden cutting board

·(1) whisk

·(1) bowl scraper

·(1) ceramic mug

·(1) eco bag

How To Enter:

Take a peek at the wonderful mouth-watering recipes on the Eggland's Best website. Leave me a comment below letting me know which recipe is your favorite! {Mandatory entry}

You can receive extra entries by the following:

1. leave a comment about your Mother's Day plans this year (2 extra entries)
2. leave a comment letting me know what you are most looking forward to this Mother's Day (2 extra entries)
3. Follow HHF on Twitter (3 extra entries)
4. Subscribe to HHF (3 extra entries)
5. Like Eggland's Best on Facebook (3 extra entries)
6. Follow Eggland's Best on Twitter (3 extra entries)
7. Tweet this giveaway and leave the URL in your comment (4 extra entries)
8. Share this giveaway on Facebook (4 extra entries)
9. Follow HHF on Pinterest (4 extra entries)
10. Share this giveaway on Pinterest (4 extra entries)

Notes:

• Giveaway ends Tuesday April 16 @ 11:59 EST 
• Winner will be chosen Wednesday April 17 using random.org 
• Please include your email address in your comment. 
• Winner will be notified and must respond by Friday April 19 or new winner will be chosen. 

Disclosure: “The Eggland’s Best coupon, information, and two gift packs have been provided by Eggland’s Best.”

Honey Maid Introduces Made Co.

Honey Maid has been fueling the creativity of kids since 1925, and now they have decided to take it even further by creating an online initiative – Made Co. - a unique new online contest series in which kids ages 6-12 can win opportunities to have their ideas brought to life with the help of industry experts. 

At Made Co., kids not only get the opportunity to make things but they also get to learn and understand the process behind how things get made. And at its core, Made Co. encourages kids’ creativity and productivity in a fun and engaging way.

How It Works~

Through Made Co., Honey Maid will partner with several experts from a variety of industries including clothing designers, game and toy makers, among others. Along with Honey Maid, the industry experts will review idea submissions and select one grand prize winning idea per project to be professionally created, with the help of the winning applicant. One of the current projects on the site now includes a chance to win a trip to attend a writer’s workshop (for a winning child with her/her parent) with My Weird School book series author, Dan Gutman, at HarperCollins Publishers headquarters in New York City. The winner will work with Dan and HarperCollins to produce ten copies of the book that s/he has conceived.

We Gave Made Co. A Try!

My two boys, ages 6 and 8, decided to enter the cartoon contest. They collaborated on a cartoon about Phineas and Ferb. They did need my help along the way as creating the comic was a bit confusing at first. We soon got the hang of everything though, and they were able to work on their masterpiece without my help after a little experimenting.

My six year old definitely took the reins on this project, even drawing his own version of a robot. For doing this he earned extra bonus points! Very cool! I was tickled pink watching him plan the story, from beginning to end - including what characters would say, the background and locations, and the plot points. I was beyond impressed with his work and creativity (beaming mommy of a kindergartner here!!)

So What Did We Think?

We all loved doing this project! The boys had a great time working together, and in the end created a very cute cartoon. This was something we all worked on together and had a lot of fun doing.

As a mom, I so appreciated that this site encouraged my guys to think...really think....and plan and work out their ideas until those ideas became a real cartoon strip that my kids are now so proud of! They had to formulate how the plot would start, what happens along the way, and how it would end. Made Co, created a wonderful learning experience that got my kids' creative juices flowing and provided them with a lot of fun. Kudos to Honey Maid for creating this site!

My boys are very proud of themselves. They had fun even while debating over plot points and characters, and they are definitely excited to see what contests are coming up next!

For complete details and rules about Made Co. visit www.HoneyMaid.com/MadeCo. And don’t forget to visit www.Facebook.com/HoneyMaid to learn more about the entire range of Honey Maid products such as Honey Maid Grahamfuls, which can help can fuel your child’s creativity.

Disclosure: I received a gift card from Honey Maid to facilitate this review, All opinions expressed here are my own and those of my sons.

No Bake Mother's Day Dessert {psst..Cheesecake Is Involved!}

Came across this cute, easy and very cool No Bake Mother's Day dessert recipe in Woman's Day. As soon as I read the words, 'cheesecake,' I started drooling. When I saw the pictures of these desserts I decided I needed to share.

 I love the idea of serving these decadent treats in clear jars with lids - add a pretty ribbon and these jars of scrumptious cheesecake desserts would make perfect Mother's Day gifts to hand out to teachers, friends and anyone you have on your list. Plus, the basic recipe is easily adaptable so you can add chocolate, blueberries, lemon, etc...and create your own fabulous creation.

Make a few of these 'jarred desserts,' add some tea, mugs and a new book all stashed snugly in a basket, and I think you would have one very special handmade Mother's Day gift to give someone!

See the recipe and more pics here!