Frankenweenie Monstrous Sweepstakes

Enter the Frankenweenie Monstrous Sweepstakes for a chance to win a spooktacular vacation for four to experience all the fun of Halloween Time at the Disneyland® Resort. Plus, don’t miss The Art of Frankenweenie Exhibit only at the newly expanded Disney California Adventure Park, where you can get an up-close look at the amazing world of Frankenweenie through sets, puppets, props and more. And for a limited time Guests will be treated to a special 4D extended preview of the film at the Muppets Vision 3D Theater before Frankenweenie comes to theaters in 3D October 5th!

Visit www.disney.com/frankenweeniesweeps to enter the Monstrous sweepstakes and you could win Halloween Time at the Disneyland® Resort for some frightfully family-friendly fun!

Dates:

August 23 - October 7, 2012

Entries:

Online: www.disney.com/frankenweeniesweeps

Mobile – Text EDGAR to DISNEY (347639*) to enter for a chance to win. *Msg and data rates may apply. If you’re under 18, get your parents’ permission first.

Prizing:

One (1) Grand Prize – A 4 day/3 night vacation for four to Disneyland® Resort and Disney California Adventure Park to experience the world of Tim Burton and Frankenweenie during Halloween Time.

Five (5) First Prizes – An Autographed Frankenweenie movie poster

I'm entering and wish you luck should you decide to enter!

Be sure to "Like" FRANKENWEENIE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Frankenweenie

FRANKENWEENIE arrives in theatres everywhere on October 5^th!



Disclosure:  I received nothing in exchange for this post.  Just hoping Disney will appreciate the joy I get from sharing fab Disney giveaways and notices on their upcoming releases.  :-) 

Add Big Time Rush: Dance Party (Wii) to Your Wishlist

KEEP ON ROCKIN’; GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT REVEALS THE BIG TIME RUSH: DANCE PARTY IN-GAME SOUNDTRACK

Dance and Sing Along to the Boy Band’s Hit Songs Including “Til I Forget About You,” “Boyfriend” and More

GameMill Entertainment, an independent publisher of entertaining mass-market video games, today revealed the partial Big Time Rush: Dance Party in-game setlist featuring more than 15 fan-favorite hits from the teen music phenomenon, Big Time Rush, based on Nickelodeon’s hit TV show and boy band. Big Time Rush: Dance Party on the Wii™ system from Nintendo and Big Time Rush: Backstage Pass for the Nintendo DS™ hand-held system will debut this holiday.  

The Big Time Rush: Dance Party soundtrack is loaded with more than 15 songs from the band’s biggest hits including:

• “Boyfriend”
• “Til I Forget About You”
• “Worldwide”
• “If I Ruled the World”
• “Oh Yeah”
• “Count on You”
• “Big Night”
• “Elevate”

In Big Time Rush: Dance Party (Wii), players dance and sing along with Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan as the guys record their album, practice choreography and start touring on the way to the big concert.  Players can unlock exclusive cut scenes for up close and personal footage that can only be found in the game. Big Time Rush: Backstage Pass (Nintendo DS) offers on-the-go fun, featuring songs that include fan favorites such as “Til I Forget About You,” “Boyfriend,” and “Stuck.” Players follow along to the beat of the selected tracks, using the touch screen to tap, hold, drag and scribble on cue to earn maximum points. Fans can watch music-style videos to see behind-the-scenes views of the band in action from on stage to the tour bus and more. 

Now in its third season, Big Time Rush – which follows four best friends from Minnesota who trade in their hockey sticks for music superstardom in Los Angeles – averages 3.6 million total viewers. The launch of the hit series on Nickelodeon drew 6.8 million viewers, making it the most watched live-action series premiere in the network’s history.

Big Time Rush: Dance Party on Wii and Big Time Rush: Backstage Pass for Nintendo DSis developed by Black Lantern Studios and rating is pending. For additional information about Big Time Rush and GameMill, please visit: www.game-mill.com

Additional information about Big Time Rush, including tour details and music videos, can be found at http://www.btrband.com










Disclosure:  Many thanks to the PR firm for sharing this notice of this video game release.  I received no compensation in return for this post.  

How to Train Your Dragon - Mommy Bear Media Review

Looking for the perfect movie for Family Movie Night is easy when you shop at Mommy Bear Media.  I recently found DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon during a recent online DVD shopping adventure. 

A winner with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks Animation's How To Train Your Dragon rolls fire-breathing action, epic adventure and laughs into a captivating and original story. Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes - a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds in this "wonderful good-time hit!" (Gene Shalit, Today)

Features:
Behind The Scenes With Cast And Filmmakers Who Brought The Dragons To Life!

Our Thoughts:  This is a wonderful story of friendship and trust.  Hiccup and Toothless become quite the pair but their friendship does not come easy.  Poor Hiccup isn't quite the warrior his father is and Toothless is one of the most feared dragons until he gets injured.  Hiccup helps Toothless as he heals and a friendship is forged.  The original theater version was in 3D and I thought the kids wouldn't like the movie as much because it wasn't in 3D, but I was wrong.  They enjoyed watching How to Train Your Dragon as much as they did in the theater.  

The movie was such it success it has been developed into a cartoon series and we can hardly wait to watch!  

Buy It:  Visit www.mommybearmedia.com to purchase your copy of How to Train Your Dragon.

$150 Paypal Cash Giveaway

Today could be your lucky day! I Heart Giveaways and The Coffee Chic present a brand new giveaway where you can get a chance to win $150 Paypal Cash.

The rules are easy! All you need to do is to enter on the rafflecopter widget below to earn entries. Make sure to provide the correct details. Good luck!

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Save Up to $13 on Hasbro Games

As we wave goodbye to the lazy days of summer and slip back into the fall routine, why not spice things up by adding some games into the lineup? Hasbro is excited to offer you and your readers (U.S. only!) some special savings that will help you refresh your game supply and turn any old day into a party!      

• $4.00 off any two of: Elefun, Battleship, Connect 4, Operation, Twister, or Monopoly Electronic Banking
• $4.00 off any two of: Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, The Game of Life, or Sorry! 
• $3.00 off any two of: Candy Land, Memory, Chutes and Ladders, or Cootie 
• $2.00 off Scrabble Electronic Catch Phrase 

Speaking of Scrabble Catch Phrase, have you seen the new Neil Patrick Harris commercial for everyone’s favorite grab it, guess it, and pass it game?! NPH spent some of his summer vacation shooting some laugh-out-loud Hasbro commercials that have just started airing on a TV screen near you! Keep an eye out for our favorite funny man’s Scrabble Catch Phrase commercial, and in the meantime here’s a peek at Neil on the set! 

So, how do you get these awesome coupon offers?

• Step 1: Head to HasbroRewards.com
• Step 2: Click on the coupon offers you’d like
• Step 3: Print coupons by clicking on the box in the upper left of the page where you’ll see the total value of your savings
• Step 4: Head to the store to stock up on your games and let the fun begin!

If you have trouble with the site, check your browser settings to make sure you’ve enabled cookies.

The coupons are only available online through Sunday, 9-9-12, while supplies last!

Disclosure:  Many thanks to Hasbro for sharing this savings opportunity.  No compensation was received in exchange for this post. 

2012 Sports Illustrated "SportsParent" of the Year Info and Snag a FREE SI Kids Tablet Issue

For the first time ever, Sports Illustrated Kids is naming a “SportsParent of the Year” and would like to invite you and your readers to enter or nominate an inspirational SportsParent!  Modeled after the famed Sportsman and SportsKid of the Year awards, the SportsParent of the Year title will honor a parent who embodies the essence of sportsmanship.  After all, we wouldn’t have a Sportsman or SportsKid without the role model who initially set the example.  A true SportsParent is dedicated to using sports to support family and community, not scores and trophies. The SportsParent will exemplify qualities that SI Kids aims to impart to children through a shared passion for sports, including fun, dedication, healthy living, and the value of community and team.     

The “2012 SportsParent of the Year” Grand Prize Winner will receive a $1,000 gift card to support his/her child’s or community team’s sports needs! The winner may also be featured in an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated Kids magazine and/or on SIKids.com. Deadline for contest entries end 9/24.

As a special offer for Three Boys and an Old Lady blog readers, SI Kids is providing their SEPTEMBER tablet issue COMPLETELY FREE! The tablet edition has everything that the print magazine has, but also includes bonus photos and interactive features like games and sports cards that kids will love! Simply download the SI Kids app on iPad or Kindle Fire, and use these credentials to access this latest issue:

•           Login: freeissue@sikids.com

•           Password: september2012

Or click HERE to receive an entire year of SI Kids in print and on tablet for only $19.95.

It’s not too late to nominate their exceptional young athletes for this year’s “SportsKid of the Year” award, sponsored by Goldfish. This award honors a young athlete, ages seven to fifteen, for superior performance on the field, in the classroom and in service to the community. To nominate your athlete go HERE. 

Disclosure:  I will receive an SI Kids goody basket and a year subscription to Sports Illustrated Kids in conjunction with such posts.

Game Night at BW3 - Family Style

This post brought to you by Buffalo Wild Wings. All opinions are 100% mine.

Football season looms near.  The preseason games are just a hint of what's to come and the Three Boys and an Old Lady household is ready for the season to begin.  The battle lines are drawn when it comes to NFL in our household.  Hubby likes his teams, I like mine and the kids, well I'm convinced they're just in it for the food.  We usually watch the game in the comfort of our living room surrounded by a smorgabord of snacks but this year I think we may do something a little different.

I've never thought of treating the fam to dinner outside the house on game day but now that I think about it, it makes great sense.  

Let's think about this for a moment:

1. I won't have to cook - CHECK
2. I won't have to wash dishes - CHECK
3. I won't have to share my snacks - CHECK
4. Oh, did I mention I won't have to cook? CHECK AND CHECK

Buffalo Wild Wings is one of my fave places to go and hang out on Girls Night Out so why not treat the fam to some of their delicious wraps or the Buffalo Wild Wings fish tacos.  

I imagine Hubby wouldn't mind a guy's night out watching the game at BW3. Sort of a Protect the football. Get to B-Dubs Guys' Night Out.  I'm sure they'd have a blast!  I mean the girls and I have loads of fun whenever we go.  You know what, I think a family game night at BW3 may be in order this season, it actually sounds like fun.