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Easter Giveaway

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Melbourne Mamma is very excited to be joining with four fabulous local businesses to offer one lucky person the opportunity to WIN a $250 Coles Gift Card, just in time for Easter.

 

 

Prize Partners

           

 

 

How to Enter!

 

Enter the draw via entry widget at the end of this post.

 

In order to have a valid entry you will need to “LIKE” the Facebook pages of the ALL the contributing businesses. Each LIKE will give you 1 point, so you must have a minimum of these 5 points for your entry to be valid.

 

You can earn EXTRA points (entries) by:

 

  • – Subscribing to Melbourne Mamma’s Newsletter HERE
  • – Sharing the giveaway on Facebook. Simply CLICK HERE and type “Enter Melbourne Mamma’s Easter Giveaway and you could win a $250 Coles Gift Card!”
  • – Leaving a comment below this post telling me “If you win, what will you spend it on?”.

 

Giveaway starts Thursday, 14 March 2013 and ends Thursday, 21 March 2013. Winners will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter on 22 March 2013. The winner will be announced on this blog and contacted by email.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Entry is open to Australian residents only.

 

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Gluten 3 Living Giveaway

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This week I have a fabulous giveaway from Gluten 3 Living. Keep reading to find out how you could win a $200 voucher to spend in store.

Gluten 3 Living is a specialist gluten free store in East Keilor (Vic) that caters for all your gluten free grocery requirements providing an ample product range to choose from.

 

Added to the store is the convenience of an in-store café that serves fresh gluten free coffee & cakes.

 

I popped into the store last week to check out what was available for a family member who has coeliac and I was blown away by the fantastic range of products available.

 

They even have delicious fresh baked gluten free bread 🙂

 

You can check out some of there products here.

 

 

If you or anyone you know is gluten intolerant or likes to follow a gluten free diet you MUST visit this store as soon as you can.

 

They’ve got a great range of gluten free Christmas goodies at the moment too.

 

The store is located at 1/60 Wingara Avenue, Keilor East (just off the Calder Freeway) and is only 15 minutes from the CBD.

 

 

If you would like to WIN a $200 voucher to spend at Gluten 3 Living, enter below.

 

How to Enter!
Enter the draw via entry widget at the end of this post.

 

The giveaway is open to Melbourne Mamma newsletter subscribers only. You can subscribe to my newsletter here:

 

To enter the giveaway you MUST like the Gluten 3 Living Facebook page.

 

You can also earn bonus entries by:

  • – Liking Melbourne Mamma’s Facebook page
  • – Sharing the giveaway on Facebook. Simply CLICK HERE and type “Have you entered Melbourne Mamma’s $200 Gluten 3 Living Giveaway?”
  • – Leaving a comment on this post, telling me “Why you would love to win this prize?”

 

Giveaway starts Tuesday, 17 December 2012 and ends 8am AEST Friday, 21 December 2012. Winner will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter and announced on this blog by 10am and contacted via email. The winner will have 24hrs to claim their prize.

 

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

 

Entry is open to Victorian residents only. You must visit the store to use your voucher. No online shopping or delivery available.

 

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VTech InnoTab 2 Giveaway

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One of the hottest toys hitting the shelves this Christmas is the Vtech InnoTab2.

 

 

The VTech InnoTab2 is an interactive, multi-media educational tablet for children aged 4-9.

 

The all new InnoTab 2 is designed specifically for little hands and the fun interactive games help them develop essential skills like reading, spelling, maths and logic.

 

It features:

  • – 5″ colour touch screen
  • – rotating multi-way camera with video recording functionality
  • – music player
  • – video viewer
  • – ebook reader
  • – in-built microphone & speaker, and
  • – a headphone jack

 

All this and more is housed in a sleek, kid-tough and compact design for easy portability.  It also includes a handy in-built, fold-out stand for easier viewing of movies or for use as a digital photo frame!

 

Downloading games is as easy as connecting the InnoTab via USB to your pc or laptop and saving them onto the 2GB onboard memory. If you run out of space, there is an SD slot for extra memory.

 

With the InnoTab2, kids will have so much fun they won’t even realise they’re learning! (and you might even get your phone back 🙂 )

 

 

The InnoTab retails for $179.95 and comes in pink and blue. It is available from Toys R Us, Big W, Target and David Jones.

 

For more information visit www.vtechkids.com.au

 

I recently attended the launch of the InnoTab 2 and was really impressed with the features and functionality of this toy.

 

With a 5 yr old & 2 yr old who are always jumping on my phone to play games, I love the idea that they can play on the InnoTab and I don’t have to worry about them accessing inappropriate material from the internet or running up a huge bill by downloading games and accessories on my phone.

 

With one of these toys, I can relax and not have to look over their shoulders every 5 seconds to make sure that they’re not getting into something they shouldn’t be.

 

Martine Oglethorpe from The Modern Parent spoke at the launch and really opened my eyes to some of the online dangers young children are exposed on a daily basis. “As increased internet use becomes more socially acceptable and our children become more tech-savvy, a new set of challenges arise that parents have never had to face before”.

 

Whilst at the launch I received one InnoTab 2 for my kids and one extra to giveaway to one of my lovely readers.

 

Therefore, if you would like the chance to win a VTech InnoTab 2 for your kids this Christmas, make sure you enter the giveaway below.

 

 

How to Enter!
Enter the draw via entry widget at the end of this post.

 

The giveaway is open to Melbourne Mamma newsletter subscribers only. You can subscribe to my newsletter here:

 

You can also earn bonus entries by:

  • – Liking Melbourne Mamma’s Facebook page
  • – Sharing the giveaway on Facebook. Simply CLICK HERE and type “Have you entered Melbourne Mamma’s VTech InnoTab 2 Giveaway?”
  • – Leaving a comment on this post, telling me “Why you would love to win an InnoTab 2 this Christmas?”

 

Giveaway starts Thursday, 13 December 2012 and ends 9pm AEST Monday, 17 December 2012. Winner will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter and announced on this blog and contacted via email. The winner will have 36hrs to claim their prize.

 

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

 

Entry is open to Australian residents only.

 

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Free Dear Santa Printable

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Here’s a cute little ‘Dear Santa’ printable  that I made for my kids.

 

Please feel free to print it for your kids too.

 

Note: You can print from this screen but for better quality, right click and save the image to your computer, then open it up on your computer, set to size you want and print.

 

 

Look what’s now at Target

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I recently had the pleasure of attending a bloggers event and checking out the latest products to hit the shelves at Target – designer fragrances.

I love perfume and am always on the lookout for a new scent to add to my collection. Very rarely do I have the time to pop in to a shop to specifically try out new fragrances, so I was super excited to find out that Target will have trained staff available, to help me out next time I’m in store doing my shopping.

 

I was even more excited to find out they’ll be stocking all the top fragrances at up to 40% off RRP.

 

When shopping for perfume, did you know there are four fragrance families – Floral, Oriental, Woody and Fresh?

 

I always have trouble deciding on which new fragrance to buy for myself let alone anyone else, but now there’s an easy way to remember.

 

When thinking about which fragrance family would suit a particular person, just think about the gorgeous girls from ‘Sex and the City’.

Based on their personality types, Charlotte is floral, Carrie is fresh, Samantha is woody and Miranda is oriental.

 

WARNING: If using this measure, just make sure you don’t offend someone by getting them a woody (Samantha) scent, when they see themselves as more of a floral (Charlotte) – awkward!

 

I decided to test this theory by finding out which family my three favourite fragrances belong too. Suddenly I’m feeling very nervous :O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe by Chloe (Floral – Charlotte), Daisy – Marc Jacobs (Floral – Charlotte), Princess by Vera Wang (Floral Oriental – Charlotte/Miranda)

 

And here I was thinking I was more of a super cool Carrie 😉

 

If you would like to learn more about the fragrance families, check out Michael Edwards’ fragrance wheel and see which ‘Sex and the City’ girl you are.

 

If you would like to see the latest fragrance collection at Target, make sure you pop into a store or visit them online at www.target.com.au

 

Thanks to Target Australia, I have a $40 Target gift card for one lucky reader to win. To enter the giveaway pop over to Target’s online store, have a look at their fragrance collection and then leave a comment below telling me which fragrance is your favourite.

Note for the winner: PLEASE use the voucher to buy something for YOURSELF!!! Your kids will be getting enough gifts for Christmas, so use the voucher to buy yourself something nice (eg perfume).

 

How to Enter!
Enter the draw via entry widget at the end of this post.

 

In order to have a valid entry you will need to answer the question below. You can earn Bonus entries by:

  • – Subscribing to Melbourne Mamma’s Newsletter HERE
  • – Liking Melbourne Mamma’s Facebook page

 

Giveaway starts Monday, 3 December 2012 and ends midnight Sunday, 9 December 2012. Winner will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter on 10 December 2012. Winner will be announced on this blog.

 

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

 

Entry is open to Australian residents only.
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