Click here to go over to the Try Ons section to enter to win a custom Oral B Stages package for you and your kids! Scroll to the first post on that page after my rating scale description.

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Nickelodeon's Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is a show that promotes and teaches the importance of trying new things, coping with disappointment, tolerance, and understanding. It also teaches about the Chinese culture and before you know it, your kids are speaking Mandarin!

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Enter to win the new Dora the Explorer: Super Babies' Dream Adventure DVD!

This DVD includes 4 new-to-DVD episodes, featuring the Super Babies' Dream Adventure where Dora reads a Super Babies story to her baby twin brother and sister that takes them on a naptime adventure. As the babies are getting ready for their nap, the Dream Fairy fails to show up because she is still asleep. Audience participation helps the Super Babies as they try to wake up the fairy so she can deliver all the good naptime dreams.

The other three episodes are, "Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle", "Pirate Treasure Hunt" and "Benny's Treasure". The Wee Ladies enjoyed all of these episodes and eagerly participated through each one. In true Dora style, they are encouraged to interact with the characters and plot.

This DVD retails for a suggested US$16.99. It has a running time of 95 minutes.

Click here to enter! I will select the winner at random next Monday, June 15.

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PS June's Who's DDM? is up and running.

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Huggies is giving away some free diapers! CLICK HERE to submit your name and email and I will pick the winner next Friday, May 29. The winner can choose either Newborn size, Size 1, or Size 2. They will fit up to 18 lbs. These are the only sizes available so far.


Huggies Pure and Natural diapers feature a breathable outer cover that includes organic cotton and is resourced from 20% post-consumer recycled materials. They are hypoallergenic, fragrance free, and the liner includes a touch of Aloe and Vitamin E.

This product is geared to moms who are interested in using products that include natural and organic materials. They will eventually be available up to Size 5.

Enter to win! Enter to win! Send me your contact info! If your kids are out of the Newborn to Size 2, enter for a friend or someone you know!

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I am giving away a copy of the new Yo Gabba Gabba! DVD titled, New Friends! This DVD had 4 episodes on it and retails for a suggested $16.99. The episodes are titled New Friends and features Jack Black. The second is Find, third is Greetings, and fourth is Share.

The Wee Ladies and I are regular Gabba viewers. I dig this show. It is geared to preschoolers, but I like it just as much. It is colourful, catchy, and memorable. Viewers hang out with and learn simple yet important life lessons with Gabbaland’s friendly monsters Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Toodee, and the robot, Plex. DJ Lance Rock brings these creatures to life and hosts the show by facilitating and encouraging participation, laughter, and fun through dance and interactive segments. Each episode uses repetition and original song to highlight a particular message. At the end, the lessons are reviewed through an original music remix. The music is a nostalgic mix of genres ranging from Hip Hop to rock to British Invasion. There is a definite retro feel and the combination of music, animation, and puppets remind parental viewers of their childhood past.

The Wee Ladies and I watched these 4 episodes now available on DVD. We enjoyed them all. New Friends features Jack Black, who in this episode gets lost in Gabbaland when his mini bike runs out of gas. He meets and befriends all of the Gabba characters who help him out by refueling his bike. He sings and dances and even gets his own DJ Lance jumpsuit. EvieG loves his featured Dancey Dance, and she now knows how to do his ‘Disco Roll’.

Find is an episode where the Gabba characters use their imagination to uncover things that may be different or frightening. They sing songs that encourage their learning about different animals. The classic ‘Keep Trying‘ song is sung and the Wee Ladies played Peek-a-Boo with the Gabba gang.

Greetings is an episode that focuses on manners and greeting others politely. The songs are easy to learn because they are so repetitive. The Wee Ladies and I are always singing along.  Biz Markie comes on and does his Beat of the Day, which is totally fun.

Share is the last episode where the Gabba characters learn the lesson of proper sharing and communication. They learn not to take things away from others and they are encouraged to ask first if they want to play with someone else’s toy.

The Wee Ladies are always singing Gabba songs, even when the show is not on. They will all be sitting around the dinner table and if one of them doesn’t like what they are eating, the other two will break into the Keep Trying song. It is awesome.

This show is a great one for kids to learn from and enjoy. You turn it on for the great lessons it teaches, but stay for the catchy tunes and 80’s video game animation.

Here in Canada, we watch it on Treehouse TV.  You can watch it on Nickelodeon in the US.

To win the copy of Yo Gabba Gabba! New Friends! go to my Contact Us section and submit your name and email address.

I will draw a name from random on Friday, April 24^th.

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At Scarlett Lounge this week, you can enter to win one of five Green-School totes! Click here to read about it.

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Scarlett Lounge is a great Canadian bargain hunting site. They have lots of good deals to tell you about.

They are having a contest. A contest to win a real, authentic Gucci bag!

In order to enter, you have to sign up for their newsletter and fill out a quick shopping survey.

It is open to all Canadian residents.

The winner will be chosen at random and you can only enter once.

Contest closes March 1, 2009.

Click here to enter.

Good luck!

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Dress Down Moms do not need an excuse to drink wine. It is nice to get out for a few hours to have some down time. So that is what we are going to do!

Stargazers on the Thames is a fab local restaurant. You can check out their web site by clicking their banner at the top of the home page.

On Thursday, September 18, we are going to host a night of fun and taste some new wines from the Colio Winery called Girls Night Out. We will have some appetizers to go with it. So 4 slugs of wine and 4 appetizers for $29.95. A good deal for a some fun and chatter. The good times will run from 6:00 to 8:00.

We are going to give away one free ticket. The name will be picked at random. If you are interested, go to the Contact Us page and submit your name and e-mail address. If you are coming anyway, reserve your spot using the same process. You can also call the restaurant directly at 519.351.9351.

We will e-mail and announce the winner on Monday, September, 15.

Come out and hang out for a couple hours!

Good luck!

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We would like to congratulate Laura for submitting the most germ infested story. She is the proud new owner of a shopping cart cover from Generation Baby.
Thanks to everyone for participating. We had some great germy stories. We will be having more contests/giveaways, so stay tuned!

And it wouldn't be complete of course, without posting the WINNING STORY!!! It's a doozy...

One of my kids is a major double finger sucker and has been since she was 3 weeks old. Anyways, she had a great old time playing in the sandbox at school throughout the summer a few years ago and into September. Around the beginning of October, 3 of the 5 of us started to experience some, should we say, "itching" in quite an uncomfortable spot on your body. Well, I got thinking about it and traced it back to the sandbox--yep, pinworms from the grossness in the sand, into her sweet mouth via the double finger suck. It spread throughout our family through sloppy kisses. You also need to 'find' these critters with a flashlight and a bum in the air. Well, I don't know if you're aware of the treatment for pinworms, but it ain't fun. Neither is asking the pharmacist (who you know on social basis for the adult and child version of the treatment). Needless to say you are incapacitated for a few days and the bathroom becomes the family hotspot while the 'worms' are being disposed of into the sewage system.

We are all quite hesitant of sandboxes these days, but at least now I know what to look for!!! That, I must say, is our grossest, although not only, experience with the world's plethora of germs and bacteria.

Thanks, Laura for that story! I can't even imagine the horror of that experience! What we can go through as parents!

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We are having our first contest. YAY!

Up for grabs is a fab shopping cart cover from www.generationbaby.ca.

Generation Baby is a Canadian manufacturer of stylish and functional baby accessories that help make the lives of parents a little easier. The Shopping Cart Cover keeps baby comfortable and safe from germs and disease found on grocery carts handles. This unique product is universally sized to fit all shopping carts and folds into its own front pocket for quick and easy storage.

Here's how to win:

Submit a tale about the most germ infested experience you have had with children.

Did you cringe when your child licked the handle of the shopping cart? Did your child pick up their soother from the floor of a public place and put it in their mouth without having it washed it off? Were they crawling all over a place filled with all sorts of germy goodness? Tell us about it!

Please send your tales to ddm@dressdownmoms.com by Wednesday, July 2, 2008 and the winner will be announced Thursday, July 3, 2008.

Happy tales!

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