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Game of Your Life – Family Movie Night December 2nd 2011 – #Giveaway ends 12/16/2011

Tomorrow night, December 2nd 2011, at 8/7 C NBC will air the latest family movie from Walmart & P&G for Family Movie Night.  The latest movie is Game of Your Life.

I recently had the pleasure of pre-screening the film thanks to modern technology for allowing me to watch via my computer. We are big fans of Family Movie Night in our house and have loved all of the movies that Walmart & P&G have introduced us to but this film in particular is definitely something that will capture the attention of the boys in our house….the gamers. Yes, the Alex and Zack are both big on gaming and as much as I hate to admit it, Alexander has already taken an interest in gaming too!

You can read the synopsis of the film on the right side of this post.

I personally found it to be a very good movie and can’t wait to share it with the entire family this Friday night. Family Movie Night is a regular thing in our home and I love it even more when we have an original movie to watch.

This film has a great cast, Titus Makin Jr., Nathan Kress, and Lea Thompson to name a few.

If you have a gamer in your family this movie is sure to capture their attention!

In addition to this awesome movie announcement, we are also excited to announce an awesome giveaway with it as well! Once lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy will win their choice of Kinect Sports Season 2 or Dance Central 2 for the XBOX360 AND a tin of candy and popcorn!

Here’s how to enter!

MANDATORY 1st ENTRY:
Tell me what interests you the most about this movie in a comment below.

For additional entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter for 1 entry. Leave a comment with your Twitter ID.
2.Tweet about this giveaway then leave me a comment with the link to your tweet. This is SUPER easy is use the Twitter icon located at the top of this post.
3. Subscribe to my newsletter and leave a comment with your email address for 2 entries.
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5. Follow me on Google+ for 2 entries.
6. Like The Megalomaniac Mommy on Facebook for 2 entries.
7. Follow The Megalomaniac Mommy on Networked Blogs (at the bottom of this page) for 2 entries.
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9. Like Crayola on Facebook and let them know The Megalomaniac Mommy sent you for 2 entries.
10. Vote for The Megalomaniac Mommy on Picket Fence Blogs for 1 additional entry by clicking on the logo below.

 



This giveaway will begin on December 2nd 2011 and end on December 16th 2011 at 12 NOON CST and is open to US Residents Only. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize. For more information on giveaways hosted by The Megalomaniac Mommy, please read the Policies page.

Disclosure: I received a “Game of Your Life” viewing kit from P&G and Walmart in exchange for my honest review and opinion.

The Help on Blu-ray & DVD 12/6/11

Last week, I watched The Help with the Alex, Libby and Alexander.
OH.
EMM.
GEE.
What a movie.
I wanted to watch it again right after but was told I didn’t have time to.

Last month I read this book and was smitten.
It reminded me a lot of my other favorite book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
The minute it was delivered to the house tonight it was opened and placed immediately into the Blu-ray player.
This film……inspiring.
After watching it, the Libby updated her Facebook status to:

you is kind
you is smart
you is important

This movie taught her things.
Things she was not aware of.
She never knew what things were like in the South during the 1960’s.
This film painted a very accurate picture for her.

Synopsis of the film:
The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can‟t stop
talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray™
Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011.

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the compelling
performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
and Bryce Dallas Howard. The Help is a courageous and empowering story about very different and
extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing
project.

In case you haven’t seen the trailer for the film, here is a quick look.

After watching the film, we checked out the bonus features and were very impressed with the “In Their Own Words: A Tribute To the Maids Of Mississippi,” which is an honest observation of life in the South from real-life maids, including director Tate Taylor‟s childhood caretaker, Carol Lee. This was probably one of the BEST bonus features I have ever seen included with a film and we really enjoyed listening to everyone’s stories.

The Help hits stores on Tuesday, December 6th 2011 and has been packaged as follows:

3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) = $44.99 U.S./$51.99 Canada

Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Features:
 The Making of “The Help:” From Friendship To Film
 In Their Own Words: A Tribute To The Maids Of Mississippi
 Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including „Humiliated,‟ „A
Book About Jackson‟ and „Johnny‟s Home‟ (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)

DVD Bonus Features:
 Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor including „A Senator‟s Son‟
and „Keep On Walkin‟
 “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada

Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Features:
 The Making of “The Help:” From Friendship To Film
 In Their Own Words: A Tribute To The Maids Of Mississippi
 Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor including „Humiliated,‟ „A
Book About Jackson‟ and „Johnny‟s Home‟ (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)

DVD Bonus Features:
 Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including „A Senator‟s Son‟
and „Keep On Walkin‟
 “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

1-Disc DVD = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada
Bonus Features:
 Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including „A Senator‟s Son‟
and „Keep On Walkin‟
 “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

High Definition Digital Download = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
Bonus Feature:
 Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including „Humiliated,‟ „A
Book About Jackson‟ and „Johnny‟s Home‟ (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)
 “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

Standard Definition Digital Download = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada
Bonus Feature:
 Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including „Humiliated,‟ „A
Book About Jackson‟ and „Johnny‟s Home‟ (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)
 “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

Disclaimer: This promotion was based on using information provided by Dreamworks Studios. Dreamworks Studios does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or product claims made here, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed within this blogsite. The opinions stated from me are 100% mine and they are my true thoughts.

New Projects from Pop Art Pixies with #Giveaway – Ends 12/13/11

You may recall that last November, the Libby and I took a trip to New York City for the Pop Art Pixies VIP* NYC Party thanks to the fine folks at Crayola!  ( If you’re new to the blog you can catch up on our trip HERE. There are a lot of videos and pictures from our trip.)  We had so much fun creating memories on our trip and learning all about the Pop Art Pixies line and working on a few crafts of our own.

We are even more excited that the Pop Art Pixie line has recently been expanded and now has projects for your tween girl to personalize and customize her own fashion accessories with Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps Wristlet, Fab Snaps Jewelry and Ice Jewelry and bring their rooms to life with the Crayola Pop Art Pixies Ice Chandelier.  There is also a new water bottle kit called he Fab Snaps Water Bottle along with some awesome snaps refill kits that allow you to layer and snap together different combinations of fabric patches creating hundreds of different looks.

We can’t wait to start creating some awesome items with these kits.  So far we created a bracelet with the Crayola Pop Art Pixies Ice Jewelry.  
The Libby really enjoyed this project and thought it was awesome to see how the ice markers turned the silver paper into a pretty jewel. The Crayola Pop Art Pixies Ice Jewelry kit lets you design chic jewelry with “icy effects.” Use Crayola Ice Markers to draw on the metallic discs and slip them into a slot on necklace pendants, bracelets, and rings to show off unique designs. You can even upload your own photos at PopArtPixies.com to perfectly size them to fit each piece of jewelry. Kit includes: 2 rings, 2 pendants (with cords), 2 bracelets, 28 metallic paper discs (pre-printed and blank designs), and 3 Ice Markers. Here she is hard at work coloring away.

And here she is modeling her final project.

She had so much fun she wanted to create some more right away but we ran out of time tonight. I will be sure to post pictures of more projects as we create them.

The great news is we are giving one lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy an amazing Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps prize pack that includes:
(1) Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps Wristlet
(1) Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps Jewelry
(1) Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps Water Bottle
(1) Crayola Pop Art Pixies Ice Chandelier
(1) Crayola Pop Art Pixies Ice Jewelry
(1) of each of the Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps Refill Kits
* Skye
* Mya
* Tatum
* Naomi

Here’s how to enter!

MANDATORY 1st ENTRY:
Tell me which kit you want to try the most.

For additional entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter for 1 entry. Leave a comment with your Twitter ID.
2.Tweet about this giveaway then leave me a comment with the link to your tweet. This is SUPER easy is use the Twitter icon located at the top of this post.
3. Subscribe to my newsletter and leave a comment with your email address for 2 entries.
4. Subscribe to The Megalomaniac Mommy via a reader for 2 entries.
5. Follow me on Google Friend Connect (at the bottom of this page) for 2 entries.
6. Like The Megalomaniac Mommy on Facebook for 2 entries.
7. Follow The Megalomaniac Mommy on Networked Blogs (at the bottom of this page) for 2 entries.
8. Grab my button and add it to your page and leave me the URL for your page for 3 entries.
9. Like Crayola on Facebook and let them know The Megalomaniac Mommy sent you for 2 entries.

10. Vote for The Megalomaniac Mommy on Picket Fence Blogs for 1 additional entry by clicking on the logo below.

 



This giveaway will begin on November 29th 2011 and end on December 13th 2011 at 12 NOON CST and is open to US Residents Only. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize. For more information on giveaways hosted by The Megalomaniac Mommy, please read the Policies page.

Disclosure: The Crayola Pop Art Pixies Fab Snaps products, information, and giveaway have been provided by Crayola through MyBlogSpark.

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Bestselling author Julie Kagawa is back with the highly anticipated fourth book of The Iron Fey series, THE IRON KNIGHT.

Synopsis:
Unable to survive in the kingdom of his beloved due to his supernatural nature, a warrior prince sets out to turn himself human. But first he must cross deadly lands and overcome nightmarish obstacles before reaching the fabled testing grounds, where he will endure a series of challenges. He is joined on his quest by a team of fantastical creatures, each with an agenda of their own—one, a faery prankster whom the prince has vowed to kill for past misdeeds; another, a wise-speaking cat who claims to be a truthful guide; the third, a legendary and villainous beast pulled right from the fairy tales; and finally, the last, a seer who appears to be the resurrection of the prince’s former love, long thought dead but now restored to life and as beautiful and tempting as ever. With these dubious allies by his side, the prince sets off to achieve his ultimate prize, but to do so will require overcoming the greatest challenge of all in his quest for a human soul—himself.

When exiled faery prince Ash swears an oath to his love, Meghan Chase—the half-human ruler of the Iron Fey realm—to return and be with her forever, he knows what that promise entails. Her Iron Kingdom is anathema to a fey creature such as himself, and in order to survive in it he must renounce his powerful supernatural nature and acquire a mortal soul. Only then will he be able to return and be with his love. But even as a prince of the fabled Winter Court, Ash knows only rumors of how an immortal can become human. Ash needs help, even if that help comes from the last set of creatures in the entire Nevernever realm that he would ever want to join him.

Our 11 year old Libby read this book as it seemed like it would be right up her alley and of course, it was. She said it reminded her a lot of the Twilight series and she is looking forward to reading more in the series.

Disclaimer: I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my complete and honest review.

Crazy #CyberMonday Deal on ALL Hosting Services with #HostGator!!!

Since I began blogging in April of 2009, I have been with one host service and that is HostGator. I can honestly say that I have zero complaints about the service I have received and have nothing but good things to say about HostGator.

The great news is that HostGator is offering an AMAZING deal on ALL hosting services for Cyber Monday!

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