Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys - Review and Giveaway

Do I have any readers with children who love stuffed animals? Maybe you, like myself are a fan of those cute stuffed animals. If so, I would like to introduce you to Aurora Gift plush toys, who have a great collection of plush toys in their catalog, including their popular Yoohoo and Friends line.

My daughter and I have recently added two new additions to our family of plush animals from the Yoohoo and Friends line and are very pleased with these little snuggly cuties.

Penguin with Sound


The Penguin is 8" in height, blue and white, with big yellow eyes and makes a "magical" sound when you squeeze his belly. My daughter who loves penguins has made it her new sleeping buddy.

Lesser Panda with Sound


The 8" Lesser Panda is purple and white in color, with huge eyes and makes a very funny "boing" sound when you squeeze her belly. The very cute and lovable Lesser Panda belongs to my son who is constantly squeezing it's tummy and laughing at the sound it creates.

YooHoo & Friends are based upon real animals from around the globe, some of which are endangered. Each cuddly plush character makes a distinctive and funny sound when its tummy is squeezed. Each of the YooHoo & Friends, as well as all of Aurora’s plush toys and gifts, are very well made, affordable, and would make excellent gifts for that special loved one.

YooHoo & Friends also has a live online world called Yootopia where your children can play games, raise YooHoos, and watch previews of the upcoming YooHoo & Friends animation series.

Win a Lesser Panda!

One lucky Fun 4 The Children reader is going to win a YooHoo & Friends Lesser Panda.

To enter, leave a comment on this post with your name and who you want to win the Lesser Panda for. Please make sure that I am able to contact you (e-mail address) should you be the winner.

The contest ends October 10th, 2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. A winner will be chosen at random via Random.org.

Rules:

1) Open to the USA only and entrants must be 18 or older.

2) One entry per person.

3) All winners will have 48 hours to respond to the email with the information asked for.

4) If the winner does not notify me within 48 hours their prize will be forfeit and will be given away to another entry selected in a random drawing through Random.org.

5) Winner will also be posted on the Fun 4 The Children blog once the contest has closed and the winner has been chosen.

6) After I receive your information I will forward that to the sponsor who will send out the prize.

7) If you do not receive your prize after one month has passed please contact me. I will contact the sponsor on your behalf about the prize, if in the event the sponsor never sends out a prize I do apologize in advance, but I will not be held responsible.

8) Comments are moderated, so your entry will not appear right away.

GOOD LUCK!!

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Disclosure: Just wanted to let my readers know that I did receive my Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys free of charge as part of a product review.

Children's and Infants' TYLENOL Recall

Just a heads up to those of you that might not have heard, McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the makers of TYLENOL®) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Children's and Infants' TYLENOL® liquid products that were manufactured between April, 2008 and June, 2008.

"All products manufactured met internal specifications. However, the company is implementing this recall because during this period, an unused portion of one inactive ingredient did not meet all quality standards. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it was decided to recall all Children's and Infants' TYLENOL® liquid products listed below, which were made during this time."

For the full recalled products list visit: Children's and Infants' TYLENOL Recall

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Make your own Kaleidoscope

A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles, or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the colored objects presents the viewer with varying colors and patterns.

A kaleidoscope is a fun toy, but you don't have to buy one in the store. It's easy to make one yourself.



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Free Disney Character Autographed Photo

Here's an opportunity for your children to get a free autographed photo of their favorite Disney character.

All you have to do is write to the Walt Disney Company and request a free autographed photo of a Disney character of your choice.

You can get a free autographed glossy photo of your child's favorite Disney character (person, animal, fish, bug, car or whatever) by writing to:

Walt Disney Company
Attn: Fan Mail Department
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Personalization (your child's name) is not available. No SASE required (just the postage on your request). Make sure to include the name of the Disney character in your request.

I would like to thank Toni who informed me that this was listed in Reader's Digest: Free Money, Free Stuff for the freebie. Thanks for the e-mail Toni.

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Free Thomas Trading Card Holder and Thomas Play Date at Toys R Us Saturday 9/12/09 11am-1pm

This Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 11am - 1pm, you can visit your local Toys "R" Us stores for a Thomas Play Date!

They are offering free giveaways, coloring fun, story time, Thomas trivia, and a free NEW Thomas trading card holder.

The Thomas Play Date activities are intended for children 3 and up and parent supervision is required at all times. Free gifts and event materials available while supplies last and distributed to participating children only.

The offer for the Free Thomas Trading Card Holder and Thomas Play Date was listed in the Toys "R" US weekly ads.

TO see the offer, click the above link and then:

Enter your zip code to be taken to your weekly ad of your local Toys "R" Us store.

Click on the image of the front page of your weekly ads and scroll through to page number six. On the bottom of page six you will see the offer.

As always, make sure you call your local Toys "R" Us, just to make sure.

Have fun!!

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School Coloring Pages - part II

Here's part II of our list of school coloring pages. To see the first part visit School Coloring Pages - part I.

Apple, book and pencil coloring page

Books, ruler and pencils coloring page

Large pencil coloring page #1

Large pencil coloring page #2

School books coloring page

Backpack coloring page #1

Backpack coloring page #2

School supplies coloring page

Teacher reading to children coloring page

Teacher at desk with children coloring page

School friends coloring page

School fire drill coloring page

Girl going to school coloring page - waving bye to her mother

Dinosaurs at a dinosaur school coloring page

Fish school coloring page

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One Free Game of Bowling - September 5, 2009

Just a quick post here for anyone looking for something to do with the kids today. You can take them bowling with this free coupon for one free game of bowling at participating bowling centers throughout the USA.

Information from Bowl.com:

The 2009 National Bowling Week Kicks Off On August 29 With The Record-breaking Attempt To Occur On National Bowling Day, September 5.

On September 5, All People Who Downloaded A Free Game Coupon At www.BOWL.com Will Be Able To Bowl A Free Game At Their Local Participating Center.

You can bowl a game for free and take part in the World Record breaking event. For your efforts, you will also receive a certificate to verify your participation!


FYI: "Value of free game up to $6.00. Coupon valid for one free game of bowling and has no cash redemption value. Limit one free game of bowling per person, per valid email address, per coupon. Valid September 5, 2009 at participating bowling centers, when lanes are available and unreserved."

Have a great weekend!!

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School Coloring Pages - part I

Back to school time for some of us, while some may have started the new year already. Here is a list of school related coloring pages for your children to have some fun with. Break out the crayons, markers, stickers, glitter glue and whatever else the children use to design their coloring pages and get to work.

Have a wonderful new school year!!

Back to School


Child grabbing book coloring page

School Building coloring page #1

School Building coloring page #2

School Building coloring page #3

School Building coloring page #4

School Building coloring page #5

School Bus coloring page #1

School Bus coloring page #2

School Bus coloring page #3

School Bus coloring page #4

School Bus coloring page #5

School Bus coloring page #6

School Bus coloring page #7 - children getting on the school bus

Children walking to school coloring page

Children playing on school playground

School Coloring Pages - part II

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