2012 Archives - Musing Mainiac

EOS Limited Edition Lip Balm Collection Inspired By Alice in Wonderland

December 31, 2012 by Beth

I absolutely despise having dry, chapped lips. I always make sure that I have some sort of lip balm with me no matter what. One of my favorite lip balm companies is EOS. EOS stands for "Evolution of Smooth" and I am completely in love with their sleek round containers and their sweet mint lip balm! eos lip balm is 95% organic, 100% natural, and paraben and petrolatum free. Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos keeps your lips moist, soft … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Alice In Wonderland, EOS Lip Balm

BJ’s Giant Gingerbread Men Kits

December 31, 2012 by Beth

One of the many holiday traditions in my house is making gingerbread houses and decorating them. This year we switched it up a bit and instead decorated giant gingerbread men from BJ's instead! I have to admit that I actually prefer the gingerbread men over the houses. I find that the perfectionist in me rears it's ugly head when it comes to gingerbread houses. I want them to look perfect and that's not going to happen when you have 3 munchkins trying to help you. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes/Food Tagged With: BJ'S Wholesale Club, Christmas, Giant Gingerbread Men Kit

Torani Syrups Give Beverages A Little Extra Holiday Cheer! #Torani

December 20, 2012 by Beth

I love to brighten up my humdrum hot beverages this holiday season by adding a little Torani Syrup to them. If you remember, last year I was sent some Torani Syrup and made a scrumptious Iced Latte using the Hazelnut syrup...Yum! Torani and SheSpeaks were at it again this year and they sent me another 2 bottles of syrup, another Hazelnut and a regular Pumpkin Pie (instead of sugar free). I was really hoping to try the Salted Caramel that everyone keeps talking about...it sounds heavenly! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes/Food Tagged With: cocoa, Coffee, Holiday, Torani Syrups

Scribblenauts Unlimited For Nintendo 3DS Giveaway – Ends 1/1/13

December 19, 2012 by Beth

My sons are really big fans of the game Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS. I actually think this is a fantastic video game myself. I think it's a wonderful game that brings out creativity in kids as well as strengthens their vocabularies! If you have never played Scribblenauts before, "the objective, as implied by its catchphrase "Write Anything, Solve Everything", is to complete puzzles to collect "Starites", helped by the player's ability to summon any object (from a database … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Giveaways Tagged With: Giveaway, Nintendo 3DS, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Video games

A Bazooka Candy Holiday Flash Giveaway – Ends 12/20 #BazookaChristmasCandy

December 19, 2012 by Beth

Santa loves to leave candy in my kiddos stockings each Christmas. My kids are really hoping that Santa leaves them the new Holiday candies from Bazooka this year! My daughter thinks that ring pops and The Baby Bottle Pops are so cool and the boys....well it's candy, so it's all good to them! The Holiday line from Bazooka includes The Baby Bottle Pop which is holiday striped with a special message from Santa and the Push Pop which includes a topper character which can be used as an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Recipes/Food Tagged With: Baby Bottle Pop, Bazooka Candy, Giveaway, Push Pop

It’s A Dr. Oekter Ristorante Pizza Party – Giveaway – Ends 12/26 #Reach4Ristorante

December 19, 2012 by Beth

You know how they say "Don't judge a book by its cover"? Well you also shouldn't judge a pizza by its box! I recently had the chance to have a pizza party in my home, with the Ristorante pizzas provided by Dr. Oekter. I honestly did not have high hopes for this pizza. I hate to say it, but I totally judged this pizza by its box. The box, I guess just isn't flashy enough. I have seen Ristorante pizza in my local Walmart before but I always passed it buy for more eye catching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Recipes/Food Tagged With: Dr Oekter, Giveaway, Pizza, Ristorante

Kids Can Create Their Own Holiday Gift List With Scooby Mystery Workshop!

December 18, 2012 by Beth

Do you need some last minute help for your child's wish list this year? If your children love Scooby-Doo, try going straight to the source and have your children visit the new Warner Bros. "Scooby Mystery Workshop" site where they can customize their own holiday gift list! The site offers Scooby-Doo games, toys, costumes, and fun bedding kids can check off into their wish list to help Mom and Dad solve the holiday shopping mystery. Once their favorite Scooby-Doo items are selected, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment

all Oxi-Active‏ Keeps My Family’s Clothes Clean – Giveaway Ends 12/31

December 16, 2012 by Beth

When you have kids laundry becomes a tad more difficult because let's face it, those buggers are messy! I have 2 boys and a girl and granted, when my boys were younger, they were disgusting dirt magnets. However, they are older now and rarely get that messy. My daughter on the other hand is now a mud magnet. Her favorite activity at school is the sand and water table. She also LOVES to play outside, and since we live in Maine, 9 months out of the year are what we call "mud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: all Oxi-Active, Giveaway, laundry

iPieces From Pressman Toys Giveaway – Ends 12/31

December 14, 2012 by Beth

One of the coolest booths at BlogHer this year in my opinion, was the Pressman Toys booth. Showcased, were the new iPieces for the iPad. I had so much fun trying the games that I knew I just had to review them on Musing Mainiac! iPieces come in the 5 following games: Pool, Air Hockey, Snakes and Ladders, Fishing, and Game of Goose. They are all compatible with all iPad versions and games pieces are made from a special patent-pending conductive plastic! I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Giveaways, Reviews Tagged With: Game, Giveaway, iPad, iPieces, Pressman Toy

Christmas Isn’t Christmas Without A Swiss Colony Beef Log! Giveaway – ends 12/16

December 13, 2012 by Beth

I don't know about you, but it just doesn't seem like Christmas without some cheese and meat from The Swiss Colony! When I was little, sometime right after Thanksgiving, a large green box filled to the brim with goodies, would arrive from The Swiss Colony sent by my Grandfather. In this green box there would be little jars of mustards, jams, candies, cakes and of course cheese and beef logs. I was always so excited when these packages arrived. It would mean that Christmas was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Recipes/Food Tagged With: Giveaway, The Swiss Colony

Zometool BuckyBalls Giveaway – 12/20

December 13, 2012 by Beth

My husband and sons love anything science. It is a frequent occurence around my dinner table to be having discussions about atoms, molecules and the table of elements. so when I was offered the chance to review Zometool BuckyBalls, you bet I jumped! BuckyBalls remind me a little of legos, except instead of building buildings or vehicles, you are building Carbon molecule models! How cool is that? Named in honor of American inventor, thinker and futurist R. Buckminster … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: buckyball, Giveaway, Zometool

Milk Unleashed – The Benefits Of Shelf Safe Milk #milkunleashed

December 12, 2012 by Beth

Are you prepared if there is a big storm or some other natural disaster in your home town? Do you have all the food, drink and other necessary items you and your family will need to survive for a couple of weeks if you can't get to the store for some reason? I used to be one of those pretty extreme couponers and had a huge stockpile of food staples like peanut butter, pasta, bottled water, tuna, cereal etc. One thing I never had though was milk. Powdered milk is so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings, Recipes/Food Tagged With: Milk Unleashed, Shelf Safe Milk

Country Crock Holiday Giveaway – Ends 12/22 #HolidayVeggieDish

December 11, 2012 by Beth

I am very lucky because everyone in my family loves vegetables. In the summer, sometimes all we eat are salads for dinner and lots of fresh corn on the cob. In the winter, we enjoy more seasonable veggies, such as turnip and sweet potatoes. My favorite way to eat most winter veggies is with a bit of Country Crock and some salt and pepper. Country Crock recently sent me a fantastic package filled to the brim with some awesome tools to prepare winter veggies including a veggie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Recipes/Food Tagged With: Calphalon, Country Crock, Giveaway, recipes, vegetables

Teen Bullying: Warning Signs That Your Teen Is Being Bullied at School

December 10, 2012 by Guest Author

Most of us remember what it is like to go through middle school and high school with all the popular kids, as well as the not-so-popular ones. We have been witnesses of school bullying- whether we were simply watching from afar or we were the one being bullied. Now that you are a parent, you want to ensure that your child doesn't go through that torture. Understanding Teen Bullying Bullying is an abuse. Teen bullies try to terrorize, hurt, or scare their victims. They want to induce some … [Read more...]

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White Pages Mailer Makes Addressing Christmas Cards A Breeze! Giveaway – Ends 12/17

December 10, 2012 by Beth

I have the worst trouble remembering where I put my address book. I also always forget to update it as well, which makes sending out Christmas cards so difficult. I feel like I am constantly hounding people for their mailing address. I knew there must be an easier solution. With White Pages Mailer you can create a master list of all your contacts, Facebook friends and what have you in one central location! With WhitePages Mailer, users can easily organize hundreds of … [Read more...]

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Why Not Give Wine This Christmas?

December 6, 2012 by Beth

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I am always bound to forget something. Now I can live with forgetting to bake that extra batch of cookies or that tray of fudge. However it is completely embarrassing to forget to buy someone a gift! That is why having a few extra bottles of wine on hand from The California Wine Club is a fantastic idea! Even if I don't forget to buy a gift, someone inevitably shows up unexpectedly at my doorstep or I get a late minute invite to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes/Food, Reviews Tagged With: California Wine Club, gifts, Holiday, wine