Kids Eat Free! GTA and Surrounding Areas!

My cousin's husband Adam started this group on Facebook. Its a group that is open to the public where everyone can post restaurants that allow kids to eat free. Everyone also adds links to the restaurant's  website for parents to check out the menus and locations.

I just posted a link for Kelsey's.... yep... kids eat free on Wednesdays!

Here's the link to the group:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=106600974334&ref=ts

Baby Time Show

Its that time again....The Baby Time Spring Show! Its this weekend... April 30-May 2....and I'm excited to go again. It will be my third time in a row and there will be over 200 exhibitors.

I'm glad my Father called and mentioned it was at the International Center this year...I would have totally driven to the Toronto Convention Center!

http://www.babytimeshows.ca/

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Baby Steals!

I became a fan on Facebook of Baby Steals. It is a site that has a sale every day on baby products at 50-80% off. They send out a post and email (if you sign up for this option on their website) of the daily steal. It is sent every morning... and the stuff goes fast...so you need to check and jump at the deal right away.

They do ship to Canada for $5.50. I have yet to buy anything from this site.... mostly because anything I've ever seen that I actually contemplated buying was sold out by the time I was able to go onto the site.

Really cool stuff though!

Here is the site:
http://www.babysteals.com/

There's also a Kid Steals at:

http://www.kidsteals.com/

And a Scrapbooking Steals at:

http://www.scrapbooksteals.com/

PTPA (Parent Tested Parent Approved) Media Inc

I was referred to this Facebook page by a friend of mine, I took a look... and really liked it. They do contests every Friday, I've signed up to be a product tester (hopefully I get to!) and I've also seen that about 10 people that I sent the link to actually started following them as well.

The site shows you the award winning products, information about them and even pricing. Its a great site to reference when looking for products that are proven to be parent approved and are actually really cool! A lot of the products I hadn't even seen or heard of before. By going to the site it intrigued me to look into them further and found some stuff that I may actually purchase.

Here is the link to the website:
http://www.ptpamedia.com/

Pampered Chef Party

Today I went to my first Pampered Chef Party at a friends house...honestly... I think I'm hooked! A representative from Pampered Chef did some demonstrations of products and we got to look over their catalogue and place an order for anything we wished to buy.

I'm always a little skeptical of going to these types of parties, however I was invited to one last September that I was unable to attend, so I figured that since I was invited to another one, I should check out what it was all about. I really liked the products they had available, I'm hoping the quality is well worth the money once I receive everything, but I guess we'll just have to see :)

Here is the website:
http://www.pamperedchef.ca/

I ended up ordering a few products.... I ordered:

Medium Bar Pan (Stoneware)

http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=9897&catId=9&parentCatId=9&outletSubCat=&viewAllOutlet=

Bomboo Tongs

http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=16889&words=2046

Handy Scraper

http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=486&words=1615

Adjustable Measuring Spoons

http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=27911&words=2258

All-Purpose Spreader

http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=16923&words=1642

Decorator Bottle Set
http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=14144&words=1585

Sweet Caramel Sprinkle
http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=16928&words=9819

Sweet Apple Sprinkle
http://www.pamperedchef.ca/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=29427&words=9708

I'm excited to try the stuff I got... I did however refrain myself from going completely overboard... which I would have found easy to do. Now the question is... do I throw the next one? LOL

Great Sites for Info!

I've found that there have been a few sites that I go back to every now and again when I need to look up something, get a new recipe or find a new way to get "M" to eat her veggies (apparently she doesn't like them anymore.......lol)

Here are some of my faves!

http://www.babycenter.ca/
http://www.babyzone.com/

http://www.parentsconnect.com/

http://www.infomommy.com/

http://www.eblushmom.com/

http://www.yummymummyclub.ca/

http://www.urbanmoms.ca/

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Freebie Sites That Actually Work!

Here is a list of freebie sites that actually work for Canadians!

Anything from baby products to make-up, free trials, coupons and call in samples.

http://www.mysavings.com/

http://www.canadianfreestuff.com/

http://www.save.ca/

http://brandsaver.ca/

Mom Central - hydraSense Product Testing

Mom Central is a site... like many other "Mom" sites... I particularly like this one because of its layout and the great experience I had dealing with Jen, one of their employees on my first campaign.


Mom Central site:
http://www.momcentral.com/

I was chosen by Mom Central to become and ambassador for hydraSense, a company that makes products for babies, kids and adults to help clear congestion and sinus pressure among other things. As an ambassador I was given "Ultra-gentle nasal care" which is a saline mist, "Easy Dose" nasal drops, and a nasal aspirator with extra filters. It was a great campaign, I was in contact with Jen from Mom Central, and she was awesome to work with. The products were fantastic, and if you join the Dolphins Club you get a free welcome kit and correspondence for future savings.


To view hydraSense products here is the link:
http://www.hydrasense.ca/

If you would like to join the Dolphins Club here is that link:
http://www.hydrasense.ca/en/dolphin_club

Wee Welcome

Wee Welcome is a site that has awesome information, contests, ideas and groups for Moms on the go. It allows users to stay in touch with each other, plan play dates and exchange information and experiences.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in checking out Wee Welcome, here's the site!

http://www.weewelcome.ca/

As a user of the site I was chosen to be a reviewer of the Dove Beauty Bar. I ended up getting 2 full sizes bars in the mail. Still waiting to provide feedback for this product.

BzzAgent

In November 2008 I heard about this WOM (Word of Mouth) Marketing company through a friend and decided to give it a try, see what it was all about...and..how everything worked. So I went to http://www.bzzagent.com/ and got hooked!

There are different things you can do as a BzzAgent. You can provide feedback for featured sites which is called the "Frogpond", add info to a BzzScape or take part in a BzzCampaign.

I've done 6 campaigns for them over the past year and a half these include:

South St. Burger Co.

Your Shape and Just Dance from Ubisoft®
Danone DanActive®
Beech-Nut® Let's Grow!™
Nordica Single Serve Cottage Cheese
Nicorette(R) Extreme Chill Gum

Basically what a BzzCampaign does is allow you to try the product for free....get some coupons...and tell all your friends about it! Once your friends have tried the product, you provide BzzAgent with feedback from their/your experiences.

There are different levels/status of agents... here is how the status works!
http://www.bzzagent.com/member/bzzperks/BzzPerks.do?action=howstatus

Here is a little more about what it takes to be a BzzAgent!

http://www.bzzagent.com/pg/Code-of-Conduct

There is some online training that  needs to be completed to become an agent... nothing that would take extended periods of time to complete, and also some surveys for BzzAgent to determine which campaigns are relevant to you. You probably wouldn't be able to do all the campaigns as they wouldn't apply to everyone... but I have done up to 2 at one time.

If anyone is interested in trying this, please put your email address in a reply post and I can refer you (you don't get any bonuses for referring anyone but... I would like to see how many actually come from the blog)

Welcome!

I wanted to take the time to thank you for checking out my blog!

I am a first time Mom of a preemie girl that just turned 1 year old. I have an awesome job, love sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Why start a blog?

I finally decided to start a blog because I do a lot of product testing, have numerous friends with young children and love sharing my opinion!

What will you find on here?

You will hear about product testing I do... and also find links to freebie sites (that actually work), coupons and some of my fave stores, products, product reviews and links!

You may on occasion hear and see pics of "M".... my baby girl... my Sweet Pea.. the one person I continually wonder how I lived without for so many years. She continually amazes me.

Everyone is welcome to post comments and share links on any of my posts. Feel free to contact me if you have questions/suggestions.

Thanks again!