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Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

4.26.2011

Tasty Tuesday: Easter Bunny Cake

This will officially be my last post about Easter!

Wilton Step-by-Step Bunny Pan
For the last several years, the Kindergartner and I have made an Easter Bunny cake for dessert.  I make it and he decorates it - it is a tradition.  Really, I bought a bunny pan on a whim and now I have this thing and what can you really do with a bunny pan anyway...  






The first year, I read that adding a packet of Kool Aid to frosting is a great way to color and sweeten
frosting but... it was waaaaaay, way to sweet.  I mean hurt your teeth, can't eat it sweet.  Even the Husband, who adds an extra cup of sugar while making Kool Aid thought this was to sweet.  Eh, live and learn.

4.20.2011

Website Review & Giveaway: I Caught The Easter Bunny & So Can You!!!

Sponsored by Tomoson.com


My Kindergartner loves the Easter Bunny.
I mean he really loves the Easter Bunny.  I think he looks forward to the Easter Bunny more then Santa Claus... Okay, maybe, not that much but the kid has always liked the big furry guy.  Who doesn't though?  I mean, he brings chocolate!  Who wouldn't love the bunny.  So, when I came across iCaughtTheEasterBunny.com, I jumped (or clicked) at the chance to check it out and can I just say... so cool!  


Impress your kids with more then just an Easter basket this year.  Catch the Easter bunny in the act!  Okay, you got me, you really are not catching the Easter bunny in the act but you will look like you did and in three super easy steps!


Here is what you do:


Step 1:  Take a picture of somewhere familiar that the Easter Bunny might be hanging out.

I picked our living room since it is dark and rainy out.  I also picked it because... you see what looks like a mess on the train table - not a mess.  It is my son's reenactment of the movie Twister and I am sure the Easter bunny would like to see it!  He is somewhat obsessed with tornadoes since our visit to the Science Center and he is very proud of what he... um... created(?).

Step Two:  Upload the picture to iCaughtTheEasterBunny.com and add the Easter bunny by following the super easy instructions.  There are several bunnies to pick from and all in different poses to fit your background perfectly.  You can also make the bunny bigger or smaller, adjust the color and even adjust the background.  By the time you are done, you will think the Easter bunny visited!

Step Three:  Share it!



With out further ado...  My finished "I Caught the Easter Bunny" moment!



A little creepy but this will be something to show & tell his friends about when they get back from Easter break.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

2.19.2011

Product Review: Wholesale Costume Club - Mary had a little...

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com

Mary had a little lamb and she got it from Wholesale Costume Club!


I know what you are thinking...  A costume for Easter?!?!

But look how cute she!

I was given the opportunity to review an Easter costume through Wholesale Costume Club's infant and toddler selection of costumes and I was pleasantly surprised by the selection and the material.

First of all, I never think about costumes for baby other then Halloween and when I do... it is a always a half hearted trip to a major clothing store's website who has cute and cheap costumes appropriate for baby.  I only dress baby for Halloween for the cute picture; not for trick or treating and dressing the baby for another holiday...?  So, when I took a look at the selection for Easter, I was excited!  I could see the photo opportunities!

I was really torn with which costume to choose... the bunny, the bunny cape...  so many choices!

I ultimately picked the Infant Pink Lamb costume.

I also checked out some other costume sites for the same costumes and all but one was more expensive then Wholesale Costume Club.  The one that was cheaper only had ONE Easter costume and it was not my favorite...  besides that one costume, that had only one size option (that would not fit my baby) and shipping was more.  So far I am really liking this Wholesale Costume Club... better prices, cheaper shipping and if you become a member the prices are even lower.  The cost for the yearly membership is only $5 and it is not automatically renewed so no surprises if you don't use the website again.  I can see this as a huge bonus with two kids and a husband who get dressed up for Halloween (okay and me).

I can also appreciate the layout of the site...  nothing is hidden.  Prices are right there and you don't have to add your purchase to the cart to figure out shipping cost.

Then it came...

It is THE softest costume I have ever touched... I mean ridiculously soft, I could not stop touching and petting this costume it is that soft.  The costume is also really light weight.  Looking at it I thought for sure it would be a pain to put on her but it is made just like PJs and has snaps to open from the bottom for easy diaper changes.  Even the lamb's hat was light and easy for her to wear - in other words she did not try to tug it off, not that she could, it is secured under the chin by two snaps.

My only issue with the costume was that when I pulled the snaps at the top apart - one of the snaps pulled away from the fabric.  A quick email to the company and was told that any orders under $15 they would replace for free and anything over could be exchanged and they would cover shipping both ways.  As you could see it did not stop us from taking pictures!  

To recap: The pictures say it all...


I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.
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