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Free Samples, BOGO Movie Tickets and More!

2/19/2014

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Free Perfume Sample of Bvlgari Omnia Perfume at http://bvlgariomnia.bulgari.com/en/try-the-fragrance
Free Tea at https://www.teamonger.com/samples/
LEGO Store: FREE LEGO Spring Tree Mini Model Build Event on March 4 If you have a LEGO store nearby, on March 4 at 5 p.m., head over there with the kids, so they can attend the LEGO mini model build event and take home for FREE a LEGO Spring Tree! Quantities are limited and the offer is good while supplies last. - See more at: http://www.freebiefindingmom.com/#sthash.0xo02VT3.dpuf 
Sample Curel Lotion at http://www.curel.com/sign-up/optin.aspx
Dog Food Beneful at http://www.startsampling.com/sm/beneful103069/order.iphtml?key=98b445883d58470a2b7c65be0879fcd7&source=sn-escalate
Start saving for college with free money http://www.upromise.com/
From the site: 
  • Upromise is a simple, yet powerful idea. 
  • Join today & turn everyday spending into money for college.Over a decade ago, Upromise was launched based on the philosophy that everyone should be able to afford a college education. Today, with millions of members, Upromise is helping make that a reality for many Americans. For more information about what Upromise is all about, check out our YouTube channel.

  • Simple Idea:
  • Create a college savings service that harnesses the purchasing power of parents, extended family, family, and students to make it easier to pay for college.
  • Members direct their spending to Upromise partners—including more than 950 online stores, 10,000+ restaurants, grocery and drugstore items—and earn money for college.
  • Powerful Results:
  • Everyone can earn money for college—parents with young children; family and friends who want to contribute; students and graduates with eligible student loans to pay.
  • Members have earned $767,000,000 and counting for college with their everyday spending, and it is helping more families use those earnings to contribute toward college tuition, expenses or loans--quicker and easier.

BOGO AMC Movie Tickets Good Monday - Thursday until Feb 27 get it here  https://www.amctheatres.com/offers/oscar-buzz-days  
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FREE Letter from the White House this is just really cool I haven't done it yet been waiting for the baby to come so I know the actual birthday. If you do this or have done it in the past please share yours with us! 

  • Send a letter to White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20500 or a fax to 202-456-2461 with the following information:
    • Baby’s Name
    • baby’s birthday
    • address and phone number
    • your name
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A Southern Moms Search & 10 Tips to Sun Protect for Kids

2/10/2014

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By: Ashley Crossman 
Blog Fabnewsblog.com 

As you know it's very important to protect young children in the sun. Here are some great tips and ways to protect your little one while having fun with the family. I surfed the web to find the best resources so you can save the time here's every I found: 

First Site is a full study and write up from the U.S Environment Protection Agency and has some great info on smog safety as well. full pdf here: http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/summertime.pdf

Top Tips I found ready this study where:
Teach kids to Slip, Slop, Slap, and Wrap: 
Slip on a shirt. Less skin exposed means less skin damage.
Slop on sunscreen. Twenty minutes before heading outside, 
generously apply products of at least SPF 15, and re-apply 
every 2 hours or after swimming or sweating.
Slap on a hat. Find a hat you like and wear it.
Wrap on sunglasses. Look for ones that block 99–100% of 
UVA and UVB rays.

 Know the day’s UV Index learn about the index in the pdf linked above. Or visit EPA’s UV Index Web Page
www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html  

If you have a smart phone get the free UVI smartphone app from EPA at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/mobile/

To find the Air Quality Index visit EPA’s AIRNOW Web Page www.epa.gov/airnow/

Visit EPA’s EnviroFlash Web Page https://enviroflash.epa.gov & Sign up to receive the daily UV Index, Air Quality Index, and occasional UV Alerts directly by e-mail.

10 Tips for Sun Protection.

  1. Always wear sunscreen. Apply sunscreen whenever kids will be in the sun.
  2. Use a sunscreen with an SPF rating of 30 or higher. Put on sunscreen 15 to 20 minutes before going out in the sun.
  3. Take frequent breaks from the sun by going indoors or moving into the shade. This is especially important between 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon, when the sun's rays are strongest.
  4. Don't forget about lips, hands, ears, feet, shoulders, and behind the neck. Lift up bathing suit straps and apply sunscreen underneath them (in case the straps shift as a child moves).
  5. Don't try to stretch out a bottle of sunscreen; apply it generously.
  6. Reapply sunscreen often, approximately every 2 hours, as recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology. Reapply after a child has been sweating or swimming.
  7. Apply a waterproof sunscreen if kids will be around water or swimming. Water reflects and intensifies the sun's rays, so kids need protection that lasts. Waterproof sunscreens may last up to 80 minutes in the water, and some are also sweat- and rub-proof. But regardless of the waterproof label, be sure to reapply sunscreen when kids come out of the water.
  8. Cover up. Clothing that covers your child's skin helps protect against UV rays. Although a long-sleeved shirt and long pants with a tight weave are best, they aren't always practical. A T-shirt, long shorts, or a beach cover-up are good choices, too—but it's wise to double up on protection by applying sunscreen or keeping your child in the shade when possible.
  9. Get a hat. Hats that shade the face, scalp, ears, and neck are easy to use and give great protection. Baseball caps are popular among kids, but they don't protect their ears and neck. If your child chooses a cap, be sure to protect exposed areas with sunscreen.
  10. Wear sunglasses. They protect your child's eyes from UV rays, which can lead to cataracts later in life. Look for sunglasses that wrap around and block as close to 100% of both UVA and UVB rays as possible.




Sources:http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/summer_safety.html#
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/summertime.pdf
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/sun_safety.html#
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/children.htm

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List of Places to get a Free Education 

2/6/2014

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7 places where you can get a free online education
Whether you're looking to brush up on your calculus or test your brainpower against Ivy League students, you can do it for free online.
ByShea Gunther 
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:43 AM
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Related Topics:MNN lists, Education, Web, Schools

ONLINE EDUCATION: Although tuition has been increasing, a plethora of free online options has become available. (Photo: Ina Peters/iStockphoto)


Anyone who has paid tuition or sent in checks to repay a student loan knows that education is not cheap. The cost of a college education can easily reach six figures, with some graduates leaving school with a diploma and more than $200,000 in debt.
 
The costs associated with higher education are climbing even faster than inflation. When you factor in the added costs of books, meal plans and housing, it's enough to make even the most frugal savers cringe.
 
Luckily, while tuition has been rising, a plethora of free online options has become available. Some websites like the Khan Academy exist to help students round out their understanding of subjects like trigonometry and calculus while top-notch universities have begun to put courses online for free. We can't all get accepted to Harvard, but we can click over and watch every lecture from an Introduction to Computer Science course and do all the assignments and tests like real Harvard students do.
 
There has never been a better time to flex your brain with free online courses, so we scoured the Web high and low and found some of the best options for increasing your brainpower from the comfort of your computer without paying a dime in tuition. Here are some of the best options to be found. Enjoy!
 
Khan Academy
Khan Academy was started when founder Salman Khan started making videos to help his cousins with math homework. As he made more videos, he began to attract an audience outside his immediate friends and family. He has since branched out into science, history and economics and he quit his day job as a hedge fund analyst in 2006. He’s created more than 2,600 videos and attracted fans and financial backers like Bill Gates and Google's philanthropic arm.
 
If you are looking to round out your knowledge of math, science, history or economics, a visit to Khan Academy is good place to start. The website has a great feature that will track your progress and test your comprehension in any given focus, giving you points for your work, just like a video game.
 
MIT
MIT is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the world and has produced scores of Nobel Prize winners and Rhodes Scholars, astronauts, famed architects and successful entrepreneurs. The coursework is well known for being fast-paced and challenging, and the institution prepares its graduates to face a hungry sea of tech companies clamoring for their employment post-graduation.
 
MIT is highly selective and tuition and expenses will set you back around $50,000 per year. If you don't have the grades, availability or cash to shell out for a proper MIT education, you can click over to the MIT OpenCourseWare site and dive right into whatever class you'd like. The school has put nearly all of its courses online and also makes homework and tests available for virtual students. The school spends millions of dollars every year on the effort and can be credited with spurring other colleges like Harvard and Stanford into doing the same with their coursework.
 
University of Reddit
The University of Reddit is an offshoot of the popular link-sharing website Reddit and was founded by people dedicated to the idea of setting information and education free. Classes are taken and taught by anyone and cover a variety of topics, including drawing, introduction to filmmaking, beginning computer programming with java, puppy training, how to speak Korean and Arabic, and how to play the (notoriously difficult) video game Dwarf Fortress. Since the University of Reddit is open to anyone who wants to teach a course, quality can be spotty, but it's easy to view each lesson to find the best material. The class formats make it easy to learn at your own pace.
 
Stanford
Stanford University, one of the top technology schools in the world, was founded in 1891 as a West Coast answer to Harvard. The university has deep ties in the world of technology and was an early booster of Silicon Valley. It counts as its alumni founders of companies like Google, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard. Stanford has been making many of its courses available online since 2006 and has a large presence on iTunes where you can download free lectures in subjects like business, engineering, history, math, science and education.
 
Harvard
Harvard University is perhaps the best-known top-tier school in the world and was established in 1636, making it the oldest university in the United States. It's also the richest school in the world with an endowment in the tens of billions of dollars. This wealth allows Harvard students with parents making less than $60,000 a year to pay no in tuition, and those making up to $80,000 a year pay just a few thousand dollars. That money has also allowed the university to make its online courses free to the world. Visitors to the Harvard Extension School can take eight online courses in their entirety.
 
Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is another top school that has invested in putting its coursework online for free. The university was founded in 1866 and is one of the top-ranked schools in the world with a widely respected standing in research and technology. The institution has been affiliated with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and its alumni have been credited with discovering 16 elements on the Periodic Table of Elements. Berkeley's online offerings cover many of the school’s courses and are recorded as videos on YouTube.
 
Yale
Yale University is the third-oldest university in the United States and was founded in 1701. Yale is another extremely rich school with a total endowment of nearly $20 billion. Yale has churned out five U.S. presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court justices and countless business, political and academic leaders. And now, thanks to the school’sOpen Yale Courses, many of the school’s introductory level classes are available to anyone with a Web browser. Courses are available in departments like English, astronomy, music, political science, environmental studies and more, andthey are available via video, audio or transcript.
 
Photos: Khan Academy, University of Reddit, AntyDiluvian/flickr
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List of Baby Giveaways to Enter 

2/6/2014

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I just Had to share this list of giveaways I just found and entered myself enjoy!

http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11890351

http://redtri.com/landing-page/win-best-baby-essentials-from-red-tricycle-bump-baby/?utm_source=hip2save&utm_medium=baby&utm_campaign=hip2save-baby

Ends 2/18/2014 http://www.vivaveltoro.com/2014/02/easy-go-dispenser-giveaway-babyguide2014.html

Lists of giveaways:
http://www.pnmag.com/?s=giveaway

http://contests.about.com/od/housegardensweepstakes/tp/baby-sweepstakes-free-baby-stuff.htm

http://www.sweepsadvantage.com/sweepstakes-search-Baby.html


Weekly/ Monthly giveaways:
http://www.littletikes.com/page/babyontheway

http://www.usscpromotions.com/moms-babies/

http://www.pnmag.com/category/baby-buzz/giveaways/


Have fun entering and good luck! 

Ashley Crossman
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