#Giveaway Valentines Day Lovehearts

2014 is set to be the biggest year yet for lovehearts, as the iconic sweet brand is celebrating its landmark 60 year anniversary.

My children adore Lovehearts although I am not sure an entire packet is supposed to be demolished in seconds!!

To celebrate they are giving fans the chance to win a money can't buy experience - the chance to design and create their very own Lovehearts message and to win a tour of the factory to see their very own Loveheart being made.

Full details and how to enter can be found on their facebook page.

But, before that we have a little giveaway of our own. If you would like to win a very cool Lovehearts tube and tin

Entering is simple...

To be in with a chance of winning some Loveheart goodies please comment below what you would write on your very own love heart and who would you give it to ?

To gain an extra entry, please head over and follow LoveHearts on twitter, dont forget to leave a comment telling me your twitter name

Good Luck

Closing Date 11th February 2014

#WIN Fortnum and Masons Hamper and talk about Pigs!

The World’s Most Popular Pigs

Pigs! At the moment Tyrus is completely and utterly obsessed with Pigs, it started with the obvious, one Miss Peppa Pig, but has since grown from there. Every time Peppa comes on the TV his little face lights up and if it is an episode he knows, he strats to giggle even before the funny part comes on. For whatever reason, perhaps it’s their cute little noses or their docile simplicity or maybe it’s their disregard for personal hygiene… whatever it is, we just love pigs. We’ve written stories about them, made films featuring them and have even turned them into a child saving holder in the form of Piggy banks. Although the ones now look a little different to the two that my sister managed to save up for! We just love pigs and here are some the world’s favourites.

Porky Pig

We owe Porky quite a debt. Without this lovely anthropomorphic mammal this list would almost certainly not be possible (and wouldn’t that be a shame), for Porky was one of the first talking pigs to ever make it to our screens. He was born in Warner Brother’s Studios over 70 years ago. This downtrodden, stuttering, diffident little character could really be described as the King, or at least some kind of chief, of the Pigs.

Miss Piggy

If there is to be a Queen of the Pigs (a coveted title despite the, er, title) then surely Jim Henson’s most strong-willed creation would win hands down, unless you ask any two year old, in which case I think Peppa could give her a run for her money! Piggy (as she is affectionately, known by the more self-effacing figure of Kermit the Frog) was initially a minor character on the Muppet Show but pretty soon she became one of its more central figures.

Babe

A rare non-anthropomorphic entry on the list, Babe taught us all that we could be whatever we wanted. Labels were just that, they didn’t define us dammit! If we wanted to be a doctor or a footballer or even a sheepdog, of course we could. Or at least that’s what we might have thought after Babe’s adventures on Hoggett’s Farm. (This makes me chuckle as it is my sister's married name)Or we would have just laughed at the funny mice. Such silly, silly mice.

Piglet

The timorous and often terrified best friend of Winnie the Pooh surely deserves a place on the list, if only because we couldn’t stand to tell him he didn’t make the cut. Piglet appeared in the very first A. A. Milne Pooh book (Winnie the Pooh, 1926) but was almost omitted from the Disney movies. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree was the first major Pooh-related release and Piglet was not scheduled to be in it. He was to be replaced by the more all-American seeming Gopher. In a mid-60s version of people power, fans of the books protested and Piglet appeared in the next Winnie the Pooh adventure: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968).

Giveaway

If you would like to win this Fortnum and Mason Piccadilly hamper, tell us who your favourite famous piggy is in the comments below. Good Luck!

Closing Date : 2nd March 2014

Good Luck

Pig Goes Pop Review and Giveaway

My children adore any kind of game to play, so they were incredibly excited to be given the chance to review Pig Goes Pop, in fact Kaide had it on his Christmas list, but Father Christmas had forgotten it!

Here is what is being said about Pig Goes Pop :

The Pig Goes Pop games is delightfully compact and easy to play in those frustratingly confined spaces – and everything packs away inside the pig, so you can pop him in your carrying bag when you embark.  All kids have to do is feed the Pig his burgers and pump up his swelling tummy WITHOUT bursting his coat open! On the roll of the colourful dice, each player feeds this friendly hog a purple, red, yellow or green hamburger, pushing his cheery head down the number of times shown on the burger.

Remember, this Pig is a greedy fella and although he can fit more than quite a few mouthfuls into his ever-bulging tummy, it won’t be long (although no-one knows how long) before his coat can no longer take the strain… and to everyone’s amazement and rapturous squealing delight, this little Pig goes POP! If that happens on your turn, you’re out – till the next round.  If not, you’re still in the game.  Just keep on going until he bursts at the seams. For a new game, just rewind his curly tail… and the next round commences.

The game advertises from age 4, but Eowyn aged three adores it too, and finds it incredibly easy to play. The fact that you can pack it all inside is fantastic and means that I don't find too many burgers around the house. It is very simple to play and all of the children had great fun playing, they even got nanny playing too!

It is extremely funny watching the anticipation on their faces as he gets bigger and bigger and most times the actual Pop makes one of them jump!!

For stockists visit www.drumondpark.com or call 01506 855577

The wonderful people at Drumond Park have kindly given me a Pig Goes Pop game to give to one lucky person, details of how to enter are below.
Good Luck xxx

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Sudocrem Skin Care Cream Competition

Sudocrem Skin Care Cream is an innovative beauty related sister product to the iconic Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream and is the perfect handbag accessory, especially in this weather!

They have a fantastic competition running, details can be found below:

Step 1– Go to www.facebook.com/SudocremTube and ‘Like’ the page
Step 2– Click on the Diane Von Furstenberg & iPhone 4S Competition page
Step 3- Follow the competition page instructions: Enter your email and answer the three product related questions correctly
Step 4- Keep your fingers crossed that your name is drawn from the hat of correct entries on 25^th February 2012

The Sudocrem Skin Care Cream competition prizes:
1^st Prize: Diane Von Furstenberg Handbag, iPhone 4S (16GB) and 12 tubes of Sudocrem Skin Care Cream
2^nd Prize: 50 runners up will receive a tube of Sudocrem Skin Care Cream

Competition Finish Date– 25^th February 2012
Competition winners announced– 29^h February 2012

WIN £50 Glitzy Secrets Vouchers

As a very big thankyou for reaching 600 facebook followers, I promised a glitzy comp, well, here it is, your chance to win £50 of vouchers to spend at www.glitzysecrets.com .
They have a superb range of bridal accessories, or if you are not tying the knot, there are some lovely sparkly things for you to enjoy.

To be in with a chance of winning:

~ Either sign up to my blog via email, or sign up via the RSS feeder, located near the top of the page and looks like this .....

To gain extra entries, you can :

~ follow me on twitter

~ Leave a comment on one of my other posts (not giveaways)

Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and don't forget to leave contact details, so that I can let you know if you are a winner.

Closing Date : 26th February 2012

 

Minnie's Bow-Toons Competition

 

In celebration of Minnie Mouse getting her very own show, Hex Mum has teamed up with Disney to offer one lucky winner a bundle of goodies.

Enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning a great prize including a medium sized Minnie Mouse plush teddy, a small Minnie Mouse plush teddy and a Mickey Mouse Blast Off Rocket.

Minnie’s Bow-Toons is on Disney Junior from 5^th – 16^th December at 7:25am and 5:25pm, following this it’s on from the 19^th – 31^st December at 7:55am and 5:25pm.

Head over to Minnies Paint My Bow Game a lovely game for any Minnie Mouse Fan.

To be in with a chance of winning these lovely prizes, just answer this simple question.

Who is Minnie Mouse Married to ?

a) Donald Duck

b) Mickey Mouse

c) Goofy

Please email your answer and Full name to MinniesBowToons@hotcherry.co.uk

Closing Date: 1st January 2012

Minnie’s Bow-Toon Competition

We are offering one (1) winner the opportunity to win a Minnie’s Bow-Toon prize

How to enter:	To enter, answer the multiple choice question set in the promotional material.  Submit your answer with your full name to the following email address MinniesBowToons@hotcherry.co.uk.
Start Date:	01 December 2011
Closing Date:	Midnight, 01 January 2012
Winner will be notify:	Within one (1) week of the Closing Date via email
Entry Age:	Eighteen (18) years and older
Judging Criteria:	The winner will be the first entry randomly selected by the Hexmum from all valid and correct entries received by the closing date.
Prize Details:	There is one (1) prize consisting of:  one (1) Mickey Mouse Blast Off Rocket, one (1) Minnie Mouse Plush and one (1) ‘cutie’ Minnie Mouse Plush.  Prize Restrictions/ Notices: Prize is not suitable for anyone under two (2) years of age.

General Terms & Conditions

The Promoter is The Walt Disney Company Limited, Building 12, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5AN (“Disney”).  If you have any questions please contact Customer Services at help@disney.co.uk (feedback@disneychannel.co.uk), or write to Minnie’s Bow-Toon Competition/Hexmum, Disney Channel UK, Building 12, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5AN.  By participating you (the “you”, “Entrants (s)”) agree to the requirements set out in all promotional materials and the following General Terms and Conditions.

1.         Eligibility.  Please always get the bill payer's permission before going online or calling to enter.  Not open to employees (or their immediate families) of Disney, its agencies or anyone else professionally associated with this competition.  Maximum one entry per person unless otherwise stated. Entries via agents or third parties or use of multiple identities and email addresses are not permitted. Use of automated entries or programs is prohibited and all such entries will be disqualified.  You must be a resident of the UK.  Online entries must be completed by the Closing Date.

2.         Personal Information.  Your personal information may be passed to our agents to administer the competition, send out prizes and to enable Disney to promote the competition and its products and services (including the products and services of any partner sponsoring the competition) in any media including without limitation TV, online and publishing channels and social media platforms. Promoter will not contact you other than in connection with this competition.

3.         Disney’s Liability.  For online entries: Disney cannot guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the website and is not responsible for any disruption to the competition or the website due to technical problems or otherwise due to events outside of its reasonable control.  Disney has arranged this competition in good faith but, to the fullest extent allowed by law, accepts no responsibility for loss or damages as a result of anyone participating in the competition or any aspect of any prize awarded. Your legal rights as a consumer are not affected.

4.         Prize Confirmation & Acceptance.  If winner declines to accept the prize, Hexmum/promoter reserves the right to withdraw prize entitlement and award the prize to a substitute winner chosen at the same time as the first name(s) are selected or judged to be a winner. Any prize which is returned or cannot be delivered will be used for another competition or given to charity. Disney has no responsibility to anyone who has not responded.

5.         Prize Fulfilment. No cash or other alternative prizes are available, except that in the event of circumstances outside of its control Disney (and/or any sponsor partner providing any prize) reserves the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value. Prizes cannot be transferred or sold by winners unless a parent/guardian or grandparent is entering the competition on behalf of a child or family member. Unless otherwise stated in the prize description, winners are solely responsible for all additional costs and expenses associated with claiming the prize.  Disney reserves the right to request proof of identity or to verify eligibility conditions and to award any prize to the winner in person.  Prize will be distributed within five (5) weeks from prize acceptance.

6.         Cancellation or Disqualification.

a.     Disney reserves the right to disqualify late, misdirected, incomplete, corrupted, lost, illegible or invalid entries. 

b.     Disney reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the competition or extend or resume the entry period or disqualify any participant at any time without giving advance notice and will do so if it cannot be guaranteed that the competition can be carried out fairly or correctly for technical, legal or other reasons or if Disney suspects that any person has been manipulating entries or the results, or has provided false information or has acted unethically in any other way.

7.         Publicity. You agree that Disney may publish first name, surname initial, age, town/city and/or likeness without payment.

8.         Winners' details. For information regarding the names of the winners (and, if applicable, their winning entries) or send a stamped and addressed envelope to the Customer Services address on the competition entry page quoting “Winners List” and the name of the competition.

9.         No purchase necessary.  Disney's decision to select any winner is final and we reserve the right not to correspond on any matter.

10.      The laws of England and Wales apply and any disputes will be dealt with in the English courts only.

© Disney

 

Are You A Winner ?

Apologies for the delay in posting winners, we have had so much illness, but we are all fighting fit now!

The winner of the Earth Friendly Baby Giveaway is

Anna Aird    @annieanna24

The winner of Handy Manny is

Joanne Dodd    @mummy2five1

And Finally the winner of The Red Toolbox Giveaway is

KerryHarveysMummy

Please could you contact me at mandijmorrison@aol.com and I will arrange to have your prizes sent out xxx

Bras 4 Mums Review and Giveaway.

I can remember (just!) when I was pregnant for the first time and I had decided that I would definitely be breastfeeding, my lovely sister in law had given birth eight months previously, so she passed on many lovely baby items, and some things for me, loads and loads of Nursing Bras in all sorts of sizes and some very handy Nightdresses with buttons for easy feeding.

I have to admit I took one look at the large pile of Bras and thought I would never need half of them, but how wrong could I be....

It is quite amazing how the size and shape of your breasts can change so much. I wish someone had told me how much I would leak too (but that's another story...)

If only there had been a service like Bras 4 Mums....

bras4mums was set up by Tracey-Jane Hughes when she was sold a nursing bra that fitted one week, but not the next, despite being fitted by a 'qualified' bra fitter. After researching bra fitting for pregnancy and for breastfeeding, T-J trained at De Montfort University, and was also a volunteer NCT bra fitter and trainer.

bras4mums offer a personal bra fitting service via their home bra fitting service & telephone or email advice with trained and experienced bra fitters.The website is brilliant and has everything you need for breastfeeding, including Bras, Briefs, nightwear, swimwear, slings and some fantastic accessories that would have been very gratefully received the first time round.

Now, as an accomplished breastfeeding mummy, doing it for the sixth time was not an issue, although I have to admit, some of my breastfeeding wear was getting a little worn.

The wonderful Bras 4 Mums sent me a pair of Nursing Pyjamas to try out....
To be honest I have never understood a mothers need to go on the school run in her pyjamas, however, after putting on my Hot Milk Calm Rebellion Pyjamas I could quite easily understand why they would do this!

They are lovely, so comfortable and they make me feel quite sexy, which any mother who is constantly covered in milk will know is quite an unusual occurence!

The great thing about these pjs are that they can be worn whilst pregnant, as they are very low fitting, a problem I had with some maternity PJs was they stretched too far and had a tendancy to fall down after I had given birth....

The built-in support in the top is excellent for keeping everything in place, and makes me feel well supported.

The range of nightwear available on the Bras 4 Mums site is great, and I shall definitely be hinting at my darling husband for another pair on my Christmas List this year.

They have a great facebook page which has some great offers and lots of advice available, they really are a friendly bunch.

In fact, they are so friendly, they have given me a £30 voucher to spend on the site as a prize, to be in with a chance of winning, just do the following:

~ Have you breastfed successfully, do you have any tips that would help another mum who is considering breastfeeding, if so comment below.

You can gain extra entries by

~ Following Bras4mums on facebook

~ Signing up to my blog via GFC or Networked Blogs

~ Following Hex Mum on twitter

~ Following on Facebook

Closing Date: 8th December 2011

Bandana Bib Winner

And the winner is....

Ziggy2407

Please send your details to mandijmorrison@aol.com

RED TOOLBOX GIVEAWAY.

If you are looking for the perfect gift for your son, then look no further....

Red Toolbox is a new and innovative concept of woodworking for kids offering parents and children the opportunity to spend quality time together while learning new skills. The world of Red Toolbox includes a wide variety of specially designed tools and kids woodworking kits that let them explore and create woodworking for kids projects with their parents. Families enjoy valuable team time while building unique kids woodworking projects designed with the kids in mind.

Now the whole family can share the fun of woodworking together!

The wonderful people at Red Toolbox have very kindly given me a set of tools and Classic Toolbox.

Product Description: Store and carry all your tools in this Classic Toolbox. Sturdy, easy-to-carry handle makes it fun to take with you!

To be in with a chance of winning:

~ Visit RedToolbox on facebook and tell them Hex mum sent you

~ Head over to twitter and follow Red Toolbox

For extra entries you can

~ Like Hex Mum on facebook

~ Follow @Hex_Mum on twitter

~ Follow my blog on GFC or Networked Blog

Closing Date : 21st November 2011

Good Luck

£500 of Baby Goodies to Be Won

The wonderful people at Blog Match have joined together with Infacol to tell you about a great competition...

Win £500 worth of Baby Goodies

Infacol, the UK’s leading colic relief treatment, is offering one lucky person the chance to win a £500 worth of baby goodies and raising awareness of colic in the process. 

Infacol’s new social media pages officially launched on 3^rd October 2011 (Facebook / Twitter / Blog / YouTube) and together, are dedicated to creating the ultimate parenting and baby wellbeing social community where you can learn, share tips and advice and get updated on all things relating to the wellbeing of your new addition - with a focus on colic of course.

To celebrate the launch of this new initiative, Infacol are running a sweepstake competition on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/infacol), the prize being approximately £500 worth of baby related goods.

COMPETITION DETAILS:

It’s simple – Just ‘Like’ the new Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Infacol) then answer 3 colic related questions correctly and follow the instructions to enter the contest - one lucky winner will be picked to win the prize on 2/11/11.

Competition Start Date: 3/10/11

Competition Finish Date: 1/11/11

The Prize: The goody bag contains an exciting range of premium brand unisex baby related goods, ideal for a newborn. The actual contents of the goody bag remain secret but the total value is equivalent to £500 of goods (RRP).

Why Choose Infacol?

·          Relieves infant colic and griping pain and assists in bringing up babies’ wind

·          It is suitable to use from birth onwards (unlike gripe waters, which can only be given to babies over a month old)

·          Infacol has an integrated dropper so there’s no need to struggle with a spoon

·          It is sugar, alcohol and colourant free, as well as value for money, as it contains up to 100 doses (rsp £4.20 for 50ml dropper). 

·          Official website - www.infacol.co.uk   Official blog – www.infacol.co.uk/blog