I still have so much great stuff to review and giveaway, that this week is Giveaway Week again! As with last week, you have two ways to be entered automaticallyinto every giveaway! The first is by displaying this banner on your site:

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So what can you win in this week’s giveaways?

• Three winners will choose their favorite Family Talk game from Around the Table Games
• Five winners will each get THREE brand new hardback books from Harper Collins-”Blue Smoke and Murder” by Elizabeth Lowell, “Moose” by Stephanie Klein, and “Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me?” by Kevin Nealon.
• One winner will get the Disney DVD “Minutemen”.
• Five winners will each get the brand new, ADORABLE Fancy Nancy doll, sold exclusively at Target
• One winner will get a $25 gift card from Build A Bear Workshop, where they can make the new adorable Tropical Hello Kitty from Sanrio
• Five winners will each get two boxes of cereal from EnviroKidz, one in Leapin’ Lemurs (tastes like Reese’s Puffs cereal) and one in Penguin Puffs (tastes like Honey Smacks).
• One winner will get a personalized skin iD™ treatment set from new Neutrogena(R) Dermatologics
• One winner will get a copy of The HOT MOM TO BE Handbook
• One winner will get the new Diamond brand cutlery, drink umbrellas, straws and serving ware, perfect for summer entertaining!

Plus all the other giveaways currently running here and on Table for Five! Don’t forget to subscribe to my feed in a reader or by email so you don’t miss any giveaway opportunities! Let’s get it STARTED!

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When her first child was born in 2004, Allison Friedland found that she wasn’t the only Mom who wished she could find fashionable Baby Clothes that reflected her daughter’s unique personality. After her son was born in 2007, she put her MBA and marketing background to work creating a line of clever infant and toddler clothing, called Uncommonly Cute. Her adorable onesies, short sleeve t-shirts and long sleeve t-shirts come in infant, boys, girls, and twins styles, in sizes that fit newborns up to size 6. Look at how cute these are:

Not only is each piece made of 100% super-soft combed cotton, they are also machine washable, safe, durable and made in sweatshop-free American studios. Your child will look great and be socially conscious, too! Uncommonly Cute supports the charities Room to Grow and R Baby Foundation by donating a portion of their profits as well as merchandise to help children in need. Depending on which style you choose, the shirts come in white, blue, pink, or black, and are priced at around $22.00 each.

Uncommonly Cute Baby Clothes can be purchased from the site or at stores in 33 States, Canada, and even in Australia-check the site for locations as well as shipping info. You’ll want to visit the site and look for the onesie or tee that fits your child’s unique personality!

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What combines servings of vegetables, microwave convenience, a just-right portion size, and a terrific taste that kids love? It’s Ragú’s® new Fresh and Simple All Natural sauce pouches! I received two pouches from MomCentral to sample, and for me, it’s a perfect way to serve pasta for lunch! The pouches come in three flavors-Traditional Tomato Basil, Garden Vegetable, and Tomato, Onion & Garlic. Like traditional Ragú® sauces, the Fresh and Simple sauces have no sugar, no artificial additives and no preservatives.

All you do is clip the corner of the pouch, pop it in the microwave for NINETY SECONDS, and pour the sauce over cooked pasta and voila, spaghetti for lunch! Since it’s just Kaitlyn and I having lunch at home during the week, it’s great to have a smaller amount, too. I’ve thrown away WAY too many opened jars of spaghetti sauce that got a little fuzzy around the edges.

Ragú® is committed to providing busy moms and dads with the tips, tools, and ideas they need to fuel their kids’ appetites and imaginations, so they created a website called Feed Our Kids Well. There you will find links to the Ragú® panel of experts including dieticians, nutritionists, fitness experts, and MomCentral’s own Stacy DeBroff (!), a link to the order form for a FREE 34 page Feed Our Kids Well recipe book, and a link to Ragu.com which has HUNDREDS of recipes and great meal ideas. I’ve used it myself!

Finally, the website has a video created to illustrate just why it is so important to Ragú® to provide wholesome, delicious products like the Fresh and Simple sauce pouches. They know how important our children are to us, how much love and joy they bring to our lives. They know we want to nourish both our children’s imaginations and their appetites. They know that our children are a Daily Gift.

Ragú® is a company that I am proud to support and recommend here on MomReviews. Thank you to MomCentral for providing the Fresh and Simple pouches, and thank you for making them, Ragú®.

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Nalgene, one of the oldest and most respected water bottle companies in the world, is a favorite for many of us who are looking to use a reusable water bottle for everyday hydration needs. Nalgene is known for its indestructible product qualities - their bottles have been used for every type of activity including, Everest expeditions, Peace Corps missions and of course everyday hydration use.

Today, the company also unveiled its Everyday line, an assortment of bottles manufactured with Tritan copolyester. The line includes favorites such as the 24-ounce OTG (On the Go), the iconic 32-ounce Wide Mouth, and the Grip-N-Gulp sippy cup. Tritan is impact resistant, dishwasher safe and durable. It also withstands a wide range of temperatures and does not contain BPA. The new Everyday product line will be available in stores this week and at www.nalgene-outdoor.com later this spring.

This is the 32-ounce Wide Mouth bottle:

This is the On the Go bottle:

And these are the cute Grip n Gulps, they have a valve like a sippy cup so they are perfect for younger kids:

For the giveaway, I have one 32-ounce Wide Mouth in the style shown in the photo above, two 24-ounce On the Go bottles in blue, and three Grip n Gulps, two that are blue and one that is green. I’ve been having a hard time deciding how to do this giveaway so finally I consulted a friend and decided that I am going to leave it up to you! Leave a comment on this post with either your real name or blog alias and a valid email address, and tell me which of the bottles you would like to win. I’ll separate the comments and draw names at random to choose, which means there will be SIX WINNERS! Woo hoo! Leave your comment by June 3rd at 9:00 AM. Good luck!

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I received a License Key to try KidsSave, a savings and money management software program designed for kids ages 6 and up. KidsSave shows kids how to save money towards a goal, how to keep track of their allowance, even how to earn monetary rewards like extra money or “interest”. Parents act as the Banker in setting up the initial account and monitoring transactions.

There are two features of the program that I particularly like, the first is the “What If?” feature. Kids can set a savings goal and then see at their current deposit rate, how long it will take them to reach that goal. Or, they can see how much they will have in 3 months, 6 months, a year, etc. It’s a great way to teach how to make adjustments to savings to reach a financial goal.

I also like the Money Counter, which teaches kids how to add and subtract coins and bills to their account. It’s available in U.S., Canadian, and Australian currency. Now, as the Banker/Parent, your responsibility will be to actually keep your kids’ money in an account somewhere. If they decide to make a withdrawal, you’ll need to be able to come up with their cash!

I give my boys their age in dollars for allowance every two weeks, and I do not tell them what to do with it. If Nathan wants to blow the whole nine dollars on a new lego set, that’s up to him, but then if a week later he sees something else, he has to wait until his next payday. KidsSave is a great visual tool to explain the benefits of not spending the entire allowance all at once.

You can download a free trial of KidsSave on the Kidnexions website, or purchase it for $29.95. You might find yourself creating an account and setting up your own savings goals like I did!

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