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Give the Gift of Safe Programming with Kidoodle.TV

I participated in a Blogger Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Kidoodle.TV. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to be part of a beta test group for a new site/app called Kidoodle.TV.

If you are not familiar with Kidoodle.TV just yet, let me fill you in! Kidoodle.TV is designed specifially for the use and navigation by kids that ensures an age-appropriate viewing experience for kids ages 12 and under.

Kidoodle.TV is super easy to setup for your child to ensure they are watching age appropriate programming with the Parent’s Room portion of the site. The Parent’s Room is where you setup your child’s account and you control what types of shows you want them to have access to.

Kidoodle.TV Parents Room

The Parent’s Room allows you to setup individual access for each child and you can pick and choose what shows you want them to have access to and you can have profiles for up to 5 kids!

The parental controls include age category filtering along with title selection and de-section so you can cater to your child’s needs.

Once parents have everything setup, just choose a profile and let your child enjoy!

Kidoodle.TV have a brightly colored interface that is easy for little ones to navigate. The content is all age appropriate and free of advertising within the service.

Thoughts From This Mom

I am a HUGE supporter of Kidoodle.TV. With both a toddler and a preschooler who love to watch programs on their iPods, with Kidoodle.TV I don’t have to worry about them watching something inappropriate or commercials and ads popping up that redirect them elsewhere if the click on them. Plus, it’s easy for both of them to navigate without my help!

As an added bonus, I LOVE that if there is a show that I feel they are watching too much of or, let’s be honest, I’m really sick of, I have the option to de-select if from their available programming for as long as I see fit!

Try It Before You Buy It

That’s right! From now until Devember 31st, you can try Kidoodle.TV for FREE and enter to win 1 of 10 tablets or 1 of 10 Kidoodle.TV year-long subscriptions!

To enter the giveaway, go to Kidoodle.TV to sign up for a free trial. Follow the on-screen directions and submit!

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You can connect with Kidoodle.TV on Facebook and Twitter.

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How to Use Throw Pillows and Other Home Accessories to Accent your Home Décor

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The devil doesn’t have to be in the details when you work with your local Budget Blinds to accessorize and decorate your home for the holidays. The decorative accessories available through your local Budget Blinds can help you step up your decorating prowess from average homeowner to Martha Stewart-esque!

The best home décor schemes tie every design element into each other in one way or another. The best way to do this is to go for a common theme throughout the room in question. Does your home have more of a traditional personal style? Or are you going for a more modern or contemporary look? Determining your home’s decorative theme will help determine what kind of accessories would fit best in each room’s décor.

There are many ways to bring out the character of a room, window treatments, bedding, throw pillows, area rugs and decorations adorning the walls and stands. The way that you pull these separate elements together is what determines your home’s cohesive style. Budget Blinds offers a huge array of bedding that can match your window coverings to perfectly bring the look and feel of your bedroom together. Area rugs and throw pillows are also offered. Throw pillows and area rugs are the perfect seasonal decorations. They allow you to completely revamp your décor in common rooms for festive seasons. Bring out an autumn-themed area rug and pair it with some like-minded throw pillows on your couch and easy chairs for the perfect subtle winter decorations without having to bust out a cornucopia and all the fixings!

This same practice can be used to great effect throughout the year. In a few months, stow the autumn rug and bring out an icily beautiful winter area rug and complement it with throw pillows in different shades of blues and silvers, patterned and not-patterned. You can make your home festive without having to go all-out on expensive store-bought decorations like nutcrackers and boughs of holly!

Get your personalized home decorations in order today with the help of a free in-home style consultant courtesy of your local Budget Blinds!

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Can You Believe the Energizer Bunny is 25???

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*This post is made possible by Energizer. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

Can you believe that the little Energizer Bunny is 25 years old this year? I guess it’s true, he just keeps going and going and going…..nothing outlasts Energizer!

He doesn’t look a day over 15 if you ask me! Can you believe it was 25 years ago when the Energizer Buddy first strut his stuff across the television screen.

Age has not slowed the Energizer Bunny down one bit. Rather, it has motivated and expanded his personal mantra to that’s positivenergy_™. In the spirit of bringing that’s positivenergy_™ to the world, the Energizer Bunny has inspired people to race for a brighter world through its one-of-a kind global nighttime running series to help provide solar power to people around the world who do not have access to safe and affordable electricity In communities across the United States, the Energizer Bunny is a beloved friend and partner to thousands of fire departments across the country to remind millions of people to change their smoke alarm batteries each fall as part of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery^®program. And, as pink is the color of passionate breast cancer awareness supporters, the Energizer Bunny is there as the company supports cancer research efforts by donating more than $4M to the cause.

The great news is that the Energizer Bunny wants you to celebrate his birthday too! You can collect Bunny Bucks on select packs of batteries in stores now and turn your Bunny Bucks into money via a check or Paypal deposit. In addition to Bunny Bucks, the Energizer Bunny will be handing out party favors in the way of coupons throughout the year!

Get up to $8 in Bunny Birthday Bucks (via a check or PayPal™) when you buy TWO (2) specially marked Energizer® battery Bunny Birthday Bucks offer packages and redeem package codes online.

Participating $4 offer packs:
Energizer® MAX® AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Advanced Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries

Participating $8 offer packs:
Energizer® MAX® AA/AAA-8 batteries
Energizer® Ultimate Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Recharge® Power Plus AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Recharge® Universal AA/AAA-4 batteries

You can also enter the Energizer Bunny Sweepstakes for your chance to win a gift from the Energizer Bunny worth more than $75! One winner a day and you can enter daily!

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Safe Babywearing with Boba

Anne Younger

When my little Ellie was born in 2011, it didn’t take me long to discover that she was happiest when she was snuggled up on me with her head against my chest so she could listen to my heartbeat. Since I spent a lot of late nights up working, the easiest way for me to remain productive while still caring for her was to use a wrap and snuggle her up to me. Little did I know that this would become her favorite thing to do for months to come.

Ellie is the first baby that I had ever used a baby carrier or wrap with and I’ll admit, I was extremely nervous at first. I read multiple articles online, read reviews on different products. Did I want a wrap? Would a ring sling work for us? What about a baby carrier? Will a Mei Tai provide enough support? These are all questions that went through my head. In my research I learned that Boba is the only brand that sells inward facing only carriers.

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After extensive research and a lot of YouTube videos later, I decided a wrap was best for us. Since Ellie wanted to be close to me, using a carrier that allowed her to face inward and keep her near my heart where she could listen to a familiar sound.

I have since learned that by wearing Ellie facing inward is best for both the psychological and physical health of my little one. Also, by carrying baby facing inward, you are helping baby form a healthy attachment while also preventing hip dysplasia. Discovering all of this made me happy that I had made the decision that I did.

Of course, from the pictures, you will see that I am not the only one who supports babywearing in our family, Alex is all for keeping his babies close to him too!

You can check out more on Safe Babywearing and Babywearing products by checking out my Pinterest board.

Follow Annie Younger’s board Safe Babywearing on Pinterest.

Babywearing is beneficial to both parents and baby by allowing you to stay connected to your child and create a strong bond.

To learn more and connect with Boba, “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boba. The opinions and text are all mine.

To learn more and connect with Boba, “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boba. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Celebrating Baby’s Firsts with Pampers

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*This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.*

Since Joey is our last baby, I am definitely doing my best to capture all of his first moments and milestones. Celebrating firsts is a huge thing in our house, especially now that these will be our last first moments. Of course, there are always important first moments as a parent and my favorite is always meeting my little one for the first time.

This is me and Joey meeting for the first time.

Since birth, Pampers Swaddlers have been a part of Joey’s life and they will continue to be because they are now available through size 5!

Pampers Swaddlers are Pampers’ softest diaper ever and moms have always loved Swaddlers for their newborns. Now that they are available through size 5, baby can have a soft Swaddler on their bottom throughout the diapering years.

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