Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked hits the theaters today! It’s the 2011 return of everyone’s favorite Chipmunks – Alvin, Simon and Theodore. To celebrate the release we have a movie giveaway that the whole family can enjoy.

One (1) winner will receive:
·         Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked [Soundtrack]
·         PLUS Alvin and the Chipmunks and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel on DVD
·         $25 Fandango Bucks

TO ENTER:

1. Email contests@mogulbaby with your first name and place in the subject line Chipwrecked

For additional entries:

2. Like  Mogul Baby on Facebook
3. Follow @mrsmogul on Twitter

That’s it! You must be a U.S. resident to enter. Deadline is Thursday, Dec. 22 at noon EST. Winner will have to reply to email within 48 hours to claim prize. Winner’s first name and last initial will be posted here.

Check out these links:

YouTube:                    http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRealMunks
Facebook:                   http://www.facebook.com/AlvinAndTheChipmunks
Website:                     http://www.munkyourself.com/us
Soundtrack:               http://chipwreckedsoundtrack.com
Twitter:                      http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialAlvin

CONGRATS TO JUSTINE D!

TO ENTER: Email contests@mogulbaby.com with your first name and put in subject line: DINOSAUR TRAIN. That’s it!

Deadline: Monday, Dec. 12. You must be a U.S. resident. Good luck!

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES (send an email after each entry like above)

1. Follow @mrsmogul on Twitter

2. Be a Facebook Fan

Here’s what the DVD includes:

Get on board the Dinosaur Train with Buddy, an adorable dinosaur, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they embark on nine whimsical voyages in the DINOSAUR TRAIN: T-REX TALES DVD available from PBS Home Video and Paramount Home Entertainment.  In these special adventures, Buddy travels to Rexville, home of the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs, and learns that he too is a Tyrannosaurus!

DINOSAUR TRAIN: T-REX TALES DVD includes a bonus holiday episode, interactive games, coloring pages, Dr. Scott’s Segments and a reference guide for parents. Retails for $12.99

And don’t forget to tune-in to PBS KIDS for the special Dinosaur Train holiday episodes,  “Don’s Winter Wish” and “Festival of Lights,” airing on December 14th and 23rd.

In addition here are other new Dinosaur Train products:

Dinosaur Train Time Tunnel Mountain Set
from Learning Curve

Start your motorized train from the station and watch it ascend up the mountain and through the tunnel where it will trigger the lights and sounds on the mountain! The included motorized train can pull up to two train cars and includes Buddy and Mr. Conductor collectible figures.
Ages: 3+. $49.99

Available at: Toys”R”Us, Target, Wal-Mart, Amazon.com + others

Mega Bloks Dinosaur Train Playset – All Aboard the Dinosaur Train
from Mega Brands
Have your little dino-engineers join Buddy and Tiny on their adventures through the Age of Dinosaurs with their tour guide Gilbert aboard the Dinosaur Train! Build and rebuild the authentic Dinosaur Train with two observation cars, openingdoors and replica brown roof as it pulls into Pteranodon Station to pick up a new group of passengers.

The Mega Bloks Dinosaur Train – All Aboard the Train Playset features:
•   Buildable Dinosaur Train and Pteranodon Station!
•   Authentic colors and design straight from the Dinosaur Train cartoon!
•   Mr. Conductor sticker and big red wheels that really spin!
•   Includes bobble head Gilbert, Buddy and Tiny figurines, give em a shake!
SRP: $29.99
Available at: Toys”R”Us, target.com, walmart.com, amazon.com

Dinosaur Train Keepsake Ornament from Hallmark
“All Aboard Buddy!” by Don Palmiter.  3” high.
$12.95
Available at: Gold Crown and chain drug retailers from October 2011

Dinosaur Train Lift-the-Flap Let’s Go to Volcano Valley! from Readers Digest Children’s Publishing
Get ready to board the Dinosaur Train and meet some new friends! Buddy, the adorable preschooler Tyrannosaurus Rex, and this adoptive Pteranodon family are always on the move. Today, they are going to Volcano Valley. Along the way, the train is making stops at the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous stations to make dozens of dinosaur discoveries. With more than 40 flaps to lift, kids will want to explore Buddy’s world again and again!
Ages 4 to 8. $9.99

Available at: Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com

Yeah! Here’s a new giveaway that includes 5 DVDs from NCircle Entertainment! Just in time for the holidays, one lucky winner will receive all of these titles. My daughter’s favorite is The Fairies: Christmas Wishes In Fairyland. She’s so far has watched it five times since we received it last week.

WordWorld: New Happy Holiday WordFriends -  A brand new DVD from the multiple Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids series, WordWorld, featuring three holiday-themed episodes:  The Christmas Star, A Christmas Present for Dog, and Duck’s Family Reunion – plus a bonus music video, Dancing Dog.

The Wiggles “It’s Always Christmas With You!” – Includes a mix of 14 original new tunes and seasonal favorites.  It’s the first holiday DVD in seven years from the beloved platinum-selling band from Down Under, and it features celebrity guests including ‘N Sync’s Joey Fatone, who sings a sweet rendition of “O Holy Night.” (If you were an ‘N Sync fan, you may remember their version of the song, which became a mega hit in 1998!)  “It’s Always Christmas With You!” was filmed on location on three different continents, and introduces children to the diverse ways different cultures celebrate the holidays.

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That: Told From the Cold – This brand new DVD contains four episodes from the popular PBS Kids series.  “Starring” the voice of actor-comedian Martin Short, the four episodes on this learning-and-fun-filled DVD are:  Snowman’s Land, Flight of the Penguin, A Long Winter’s Nap and Reindeer Games

Chloe’s Closet: Winter Wonderland - The debut DVD from the charming PBS Kids Sprout series will unlock preschoolers’ imaginations as they try on all the fantastic winter treasures in Chloe’s Closet.  The DVD features four episodes:  On Frozen Pond, Best in Snow, Getting to Snow You, and Icing Escapades.

The Fairies: Christmas Wishes in Fairyland – With a sprinkling of fairy dust, love and friendship, Fairyland is transformed into a magical Christmas setting. Tinytots will sing and dance along to their favorite Christmas carols and learn new songs as they celebrate the joys of the season with Harmony and Rhapsody!

TO ENTER: Please send an email to contests@mogulbaby.com. Put in the subject line: NCIRCLE and leave your first name.  Deadline to enter is Sunday, Dec. 4. Winner will get an email asking for address and will have to reply within 48 hours to claim prize. U.S. residents only. Good luck!

CONGRATS TO JANET C!

Today’s giveaway is a wonderful interactive book called Razzle Dazzle Ruby. Read along as Ruby goes through her day enjoying the snow.

Each page will have you skating, rolling a snowball, sledding and creating snow angels with Ruby. It’s an enchanting picture book that you will want to keep reading over and over.

(Check out the video on the right column!)

The author is Masha D’yans who is an award-winning artist. If you recognize her drawings, she has a line of greeting cards, clothing, and home décor, which are sold at Target, Macy’s, Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, as well as other major retailers and smaller specialty shops.  Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, and classically trained at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art Lyceum and subsequently at Cooper Union in New York City, she now lives and works in Manhattan.  Razzle-Dazzle Ruby is her first book. Visit her at www.masha.com .

Overall: Love it! I think it’s dreamy. A really nice book for children of all ages. Retails for $17.99.

TO ENTER: Do any (or all) of the following and leave a comment for each entry

1. Tell me what dazzles you.

2. Become a Mogul Baby facebook fan

3. Follow, copy and paste on Twitter: @mrsmogul I want to win a copy of Razzle Dazzle Ruby! (you can tweet this once daily until Nov. 3)

Deadline: Thursday, November 3 at midnight EST. Giveaway open to U.S. mailing addresses only. The Three (3) winners’ names will be posted here. Good luck!

Thanks to Scholastic for supplying the books!

CONGRATS TO ANNETTE, SHANNON & DONNA!

Halloween is coming and The Jim Henson Company is offering a lot of fun stuff for the kids. Read the following!

The Spooky Scavenger Hunt from Grosset & Dunlap – Mr. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny on a nighttime trip to the Big Pond for a spooky nature walk! Mr. Pteranodon and the conductor insist they can’t be scared, but when the conductor’s mom jumps out at them, everyone gets a good scare! Ages 4 – 8. Retails for $3.99.

We’re giving away a copy of The Spooky Scavenger Hunt to one reader. Just email: contests@mogulbaby.com and put in the subject line Spooky. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 30 at midnight EST. You must be a U.S. resident. Winner’s name will be posted here. Good luck!

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Also make sure you check out the new episodes of Dinosaur Train and Sid the Science Kid which are scheduled to air on PBS Kids on October 20.  (Repeats- 10/24, 10/28, 10/30 , 10/31)

In Haunted Roundhouse, dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decoratedtheir Roundhouse into a “haunted house” for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature – a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium, who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep.  And in Big Pond Pumpkin Patch, the Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate “Gourd Day” – a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.

In Halloween Spooky Science Special, it’s Halloween time and Sid and his friends have dressed up in the spookiest andscariest costumes possible.  Sid is a bat with big fangs.  May is a spooky black cat.  Gabriela is a furry, yucky spider.  And Gerald is a super spooky skeleton that goes boo!  Susie (dressed as a silly mad scientist) loves their costumes, and helps the kids discover that Halloween can be spooky and scientific!  The kids investigate how bats are helpful creatures that catch mosquitoes, spiders are expert engineer web builders, cats are leaping aerial acrobats, and skeletons help hold up our body frames!  At the Halloween party, the kids also investigate how to make icky, gooey green slime.  Susie then ends the day with a special “Halloween Parade” song so the kids can march around and show off their spooky and scientific costumes!

Looking for a costume? How about a Dinosaur Train Costume of Tiny

Tiny is one of the main characters on the hit TV series, Dinosaur Train.  This colorful costume includes the green colored Pteranodon jumpsuit, Tiny the dinosaur hood, and green shoe covers to match the costume.  Available for toddlers ages 3-4, and children between the ages of 4-6. Each Dinosaur Train costume is made up of soft fabric to enhance a child’s comfort while wearing them. The costumes are also created in vibrant colors and realistic design patterns to make your toddler look and feel like a dinosaur train character. SRP $34.99 – 39.99.

Sid the Science Kid Happy Halloween Black Trick-or-Treat Bag. Sid and his friends Gerald, May and Gabriela can come along while your child is trick-or-treating with this spooky candy bag that can be personalized with a youngster’s name. available for $14.99 at the following link.

Congrats to KAREN L!

“Back-to-School Survival Tips” from Eight O’Clock Coffee

TIP 1: Become Your Own Brewista – Save time, money and gas this back-to-school season by brewing your morning coffee at home. You can even set your coffee maker’s timer the night before to wake up to great-smelling Eight O’Clock Coffee.

TIP 2: Preplan Lunch – A few days before school starts, sit down with your kids and create a grocery list of healthy snacks and lunches they would like for school.  Rotate each of their selections throughout the week. Make Tuesday “Turkey Tuesday” or Wednesday “Wrap Wednesday” – adding variety to keep lunch exciting. When possible, pack their lunch the night before to reduce stress in the morning.

TIP 3: Assemble Weekly Wardrobes – Every Sunday check the upcoming weekly weather forecast with your kids. Then, have them pick out five outfits for the upcoming school week. Hang them in daily order in their closet to avoid the inevitable, “Mom, I can’t find my favorite blue shirt!”

TIP 4: Be Prepared for School Projects – Avoid late night rushing around to complete school projects by having art supplies on hand. Create an arts and craft bin that includes more than just crayons and colored paper. Collect items like pipe cleaners, stickers, figurines, beads – even coffee beans – and other creative finds, and put the fun back in school projects.

NOW THE FUN PART! YOU CAN WIN AN EIGHT O’CLOCK COFFEE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARENT SURVIVAL PACK!

The prize (worth $30) gets you a travel mug, 2 bags of Eight O’Clock Coffee and a drawstring bag.

TO ENTER:

1. Simply email: Contests@mogulbaby.com and put in the subject line Coffee.

Deadline: Sept 22, 2011 at midnight EST. U.S. residents only for this giveaway.

Winner’s name will be posted here. Good luck!

Today’s giveaway is for Wet Ones® Antibacterial Wipes! One lucky Mogul Baby reader will win:

(a)    One (1) Wet Ones® Hand Wipes Fresh Scent 40 count canister;
(b)   One (1) Wet Ones® Hand Wipes Fresh Scent 24 count singles pack; and
(c)    One (1) Wet Ones® hand Wipes Fresh Scent 15 count travel pack.

These packages will last you for awhile and since it’s back-to-school time, better to be stocked up!

TO ENTER:

1. Simply email your first name to contests@mogulbaby.com and put in the subject line: Wet Ones

Deadline: Friday, September 2 at noon EST. You must be in the US. resident to enter this giveaway. Winner’s name will be posted here. Good luck!

I buy Wet Ones all the time. I give them to the kids at mealtimes, I wipe kitchen counters with it, and also clean the car’s steering wheel. There are so many unseen germs you just to be extra clean so no one gets sick. Check out his germ experiment demonstrations at Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone. In addition, Wet Ones® has tapped William Sears, M.D., pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on childcare, to share simple tips parents can follow to keep their kids healthy, from brain to body.

You can purchase the wipes online at Amazon.com, Soap.com, Playtexstore.com, and DrugStore.com.

Disclosure: I received Wet Ones products for free for this review. I was not compensated in any other manner. The opinions expressed above are my own.

“Energizer Personal Care is providing the prize(s) for this promotion at no cost to
me. This promotion is not being administered or sponsored in any way by Energizer
Personal Care or its affiliates, but solely by Mogul Baby. Any questions or comments
regarding this promotion must be sent to me at Mogul Baby and not to Energizer
Personal Care.”

CONGRATS TO ABBY S!

Here’s a back-to-school contest that will give back to your school.

Enter for the chance to win a $5,000 Shopping Spree to fulfill all your back to school shopping needs at retailmenot.com. They will also donate $5,000 to the school of your choice!

Retailmenot.com is a site that offers coupons for the online shopper.

Sweepstakes end on August 28, 2011. Go here to enter.

Now here’s a fabulous giveaway that I know everyone will love! Vote in the iVillage’s 1st Annual Stuff We Love Awards to win each and every nominated item they love! Giveaway items include an iPad, a Dyson Vacuum, a Leap Pad Explorer, beauty products, shoes, and more!

Voting closes on Tuesday, August 9. After you vote, be sure to ENTER THE IVILLAGE SWEEPS to win all of the nominated items! You can enter once per day every day from July 19 to August 17th! You can also enter via iVillage’s Facebook page.

And that’s not all! One lucky Mogul Baby reader will get to win an Evolution Robotics Mint Floor Cleaner (worth $189).

Mint is a robotic floor cleaning appliance designed exclusively for hard surface floor cleaning. Mint automatically dusts and wet mops hard surface floors using popular disposable electrostatic cleaning cloths and reusable microfiber cloths.  Mint adapts to different home environments using a range of sensors and employs advanced navigation technologies to deliver a systematic and thorough floor cleaning. For more info visit mintcleaner.com.

TO ENTER:

1. Mandatory: Go to iVillage’s 1st Annual Stuff We Love Awards and vote (make sure you enter the sweepstakes there afterwards). Then leave a comment here saying you did. Your comment here will be your entry to win the Evolution Robotics Mint Floor Cleaner.

For Additional Entries (leave a comment for each entry)

2. Copy on Twiiter: @mrsmogul I want to win a Evo Robotics Mint Floor Cleaner! (You can do this daily until Aug. 17)

3. “Like” Mogul Baby on Facebook

Deadline: August 17th at midnight EST.

Winner’s name will be posted here and sent the cleaner from the company. Winner will have 48 hours to reply to email to claim prize. U.S. and Canadian residents can enter! Good luck!

CONGRATS TO MARY F!

Modern dishware? Yes! Boon’s Groovy + Modware offers something else for toddlers to enjoy their fave foods with. The design is of an interlocking plate and bowl that come with two small dipping bowls that attach anywhere on the edge of the plate. A fork and spoon is included too.

Placing it on my daughter’s highchair, it’s perfect. She’s less likely to topple this over than if there was a bowl and plate resting there separately.

They come in three attractive color patterns (blueberry and tangerine, grape and kiwi, cherry and berry cream) and retail for $16 each.

Check out the Boon blog, follow Boon on Twitter and be a Facebook Fan.

One (1) lucky Mogul Baby reader will get to win a Groovy +Modware Interlocking Plate and Bowl Set With Utensils

TO ENTER:

1. Simply leave a comment. That’s it!

YOU CAN ENTER MORE THAN ONCE (leave a comment after each entry)

2. Be a Mogul Baby Facebook Fan

3. Be A Boon Facebook Fan

4. Tweet: @mrsmogul I want to win a Groovy + Modware plate set! (You can write this on Twitter once daily until August 7)

Deadline: Sunday, August 7 at midnight EST. Winner will be chosen from random and picked from all the comments here. Winner will get to choose the color of Groovy + Modware (blueberry and tangerine, grape and kiwi, cherry and berry cream).

Sorry, U.S residents only can enter this giveaway. Winner’s name will be posted here and must reply to email within 48 hours to claim prize. Good luck!

CONGRATS TO KENDRA M!