Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure Review

Disney Pixar Adventure game for the Xbox Kinect is absolutely amazing!!  I don’t think people can grasp “your body is the controller” until they actually try the game themselves!  If you want your character to run, then you run in place.  If you want your character to jump, then you jump…and so on.   I am completely blown away by this game and how much fun it is!  I had guests at my Rush party ranging from 5 years old to 40 years old and everyone loved it!! 

There are different worlds you can enter and each one is a blast!!  You can enter the worlds of Cars, Toy Story, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and UP.   My oldest daughters and their friends loved driving in Cars.  My second youngest loved being Remy in Ratatouille.  She used her arms to climb, throw things, and zoom down a zip line.  My brother and husband favored the Incredibles because they became superheroes.  They would have to use their bodies to ski down hills and jump in time to make it onto the tops of buildings where they would then fight villains by throwing large objects at them.  My youngest couldn’t pick a favorite, she said “they are all the best”.

I ABSOULTELY LOVE this game.  Children have to use their entire bodies to play instead of just fingers and thumbs.  It is one of the better Kinect games that actually requires you to move, and doesn’t allow you to succeed with minimal movement.  I actually think my kids get more exercise with this game than they do playing outside. 

*Disclaimer - I received the item mentioned above, free of charge, for review purposes. In no way did this alter my opinion of their products. All of my opinions expressed in this post are one hundred percent honest and true.*

Raffle to Benefit March For Babies!!!

This raffle is to raise money for March of Dimes “March for Babies”.  Your donation will support March of Dimes research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives. And it will be used to bring comfort and information to families with a baby in newborn intensive care.  I have walked for the March for Babies for many years, this year I am walking for my nephew, who is in NICU as I write this.  He was born 6 weeks early and currently needs a feeding tube, is on bili lights, and is having a hard time maintaining his body temperature as well. 

Rules & Odds

You earn entries by donating to the March for Babies through my page located at http://marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=1867960&ct=4&w=5367014&u=christy924

Every dollar equals one entry (So a $1.00 donation will get you 1 entry & a $5.00 donation will get you 5 entries). I will check my dashboard on March for Babies & manually add the additional entries to RaffleCopter every night to equal your donation.  For every $20 earned, I will add another prize.  All the prizes can be seen below under “Waiting List” or “Current Prizes”.

Want to know your odds of winning?  I am starting at $0.00.  My March for Babies badge tracking my progress is on the right side of my website.  I am only running this raffle for ten days.  Each $20 allows me to move a prize from the “Waiting list” to the “Current Prizes” list.  Prizes are not limited to one per person, so one person CAN win them all.  Contest is open to continental US and 18+ only!!

You can feel secure in donating to the March of Dimes via Credit Card or PayPal; they use secure socket layer (SSL) technology to protect the security of your information as it is transmitted.  You can also write your donations off on your taxes!!! 

It’s a win/win situation.  You get to donate to a wonderful charity AND have a chance to win a great prize!  EVERY DOLLAR HELPS!!!  Good luck and Thank you for your donations!!

http://marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=1867960&ct=4&w=5367014&u=christy924

Current Prizes:

Victoria’s Secret Prize Pack: VS La Senza Anti Bacterial hand soap
(2) VS Strawberries & Champagne body wash 8.4 oz
VS Amber Romance Hand & body cream 6.7 oz
VS Amber Romance body lotion 4.2 oz
VS Amber Romance 4 oz Shower gel (ARV $46.50) 

Men’s Prize Pack: Stetson gift set with 1.5 oz cologne & .75 oz after shave
Right Guard Professional Strength Anti-perspirant
Men’s Grooming & travel set
Old Spice 1.7 oz Odor blocker body wash
Old spice 1.7 oz After Hours body wash
AVON Today, tomorrow & Always 5 oz. shower gel (ARV $39.57)

Bath & Body Works Prize Pack: B&BW Country Chic 3 oz. fragrance Mist
B&BW Moonlight Path 3 oz Shower gel
B&BW Enchanted Orchid 10 oz. Bubble bath
B&BW Sea Island Cotton 1.7 oz waterless hand foam
B&BW Sun-ripened Raspberry hand gel
Hot pink bath sponge
Home Interiors Hot Apple Cider pillar candle (ARV $44.74)

 

A must-have product for all moms!!!

Children make messes!!

But to this inspiring artist.....

the world is her canvas!!!!

And...unfortunately, that includes my walls, floors, and furniture.



I am grateful I found Mr. Clean's MAGIC ERASER!!  My little artist somehow got ahold of a permanent marker from one of my older girls and drew on the floor and table (as seen above).  The magic eraser got every bit of it off!!  I use it to clean crayon, pencil, paint, and markers from almost every surface.  I also use it to clean shoes, toys, shower doors, and...well....practically everything.  I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!!!!

**Please Note** Mr. Clean did not in any way endorse me, this opinion is my honest review of this product!

Saving Babies

You help save babies lives by walking in the 'March for Babies' or sponsor me here

Saving Babiesby Christy Holbrook

 One in every eight babies born in the United States, which is around 543,000 a year, is born prematurely (March of Dimes). Prematurity is when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation and can cause severe illness and complications that could affect the baby’s health in the future and their survival. A baby born before 25 weeks gestation or with severe defects has a 100% chance of mortality if there isn’t aggressive medical involvement (March of Dimes). If the baby survives, it is almost certain the baby will suffer from some sort of disability. Prematurity can cause distress to a baby’s brain and central nervous system that may lead to permanent damage. Many studies have revealed certain factors to be a possible cause of prematurity; however, in about 40% of premature births, the cause is uncertain (March of Dimes). Because the cause of premature birth is unknown, prematurity is a constant battle, and the consequences can have detrimental effects on the baby, causing them to fight for survival and then possibly live a life with medical complications.

As a volunteer with the March for Babies to help raise funds to help fight against prematurity, I felt that it is necessary to fully understand what prematurity is and what effects it can have on babies. I also have become more passionate about raising money for the March for Babies since I have been working closely with babies in the hospital. I am a newborn photographer, and I often take photos of premature babies, and I see the struggle they endure. I also witness the sadness the parents feel as they watch their child fight for his life. After completion of my research, I feel that I have a full understanding of the complications prematurity causes, not only for the baby, but for the parents. One must fully understand the problem of prematurity before the problem can be solved and the lives of babies can be saved.

Creative Gift Giving!

What do you get the person who has everything?
 A gift they never knew they wanted!!!
I love shopping for those unique gifts that most people have never seen.  How could one add something to their wish list if they never knew it existed?  There are tons of websites that offer great, crazy items.  Could you imagine the look on that special someone’s face when you hand the world’s largest gummy bear??

Or how about a melted clock? (I especially love this one!)

The Queen of Dollhouses!!!

First, I must apologize for my temporary leave of absence.  I left for vacation in November to Florida for a couple of weeks and visited Disney.  Then I was busy with Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping.  Then I spent December playing catch up with finances to pay for our vacation and buy Christmas gifts.  Now I am back and ready to BLOG AWAY!!!

Anyhow, I have to tell you about my quest for a dollhouse.  I needed a dollhouse for all the Disney princess dolls that I bought in Florida.  I was out on Black Friday looking for a great deal and a great house.  I found Barbie’s Dream house and a Princess doll house at Walmart for around $149 - $179.  Although the girls would love either one of those, I knew they would only last a month (if that) because they were constructed with cheap plastic.  I then came across this dollhouse that was wooden and furnished with wooden furniture.  It stood four and half feet tall and four feet wide.  It had 8 rooms, an elevator, and the garage had working swinging doors.  I thought to myself “Do I really want to spend $200 on a dollhouse?”.  After the hour and a half of assembling the dollhouse (by daddy), I was then thinking to myself “I AM THE AWESOMEST MOM IN THE WORLD!!!” 

This dollhouse is AMAZING!!!  I know I played with Barbie dolls until I was 8 years old or so, and the fact that I am going to get the 3-4 more years of play from this house makes the expense worth it.  The best part is the strong construction that will allow me to resell it once the girls are tired of it.  The funny thing is….I could’ve stopped at the dollhouse….they didn’t even care about the other gifts.