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Great Recipes, Games, and a Scrapbook to Make as Disney Releases DUMBO on September 20th!

September 16, 2011 by The Mom Jen Leave a Comment

In anticipation of Disney’s September 20th release of DUMBO as a 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def & DVD Combo Pack in celebration of the 70th Anniversary, I have some great things for you and your family to enjoy.

Here are some recipes your whole family will enjoy! These kid-friendly recipes feature fun afternoon snacks that you will just have to share! Bon Appetite!

Next, some fun Dumbo-inspired puzzler sheets your kids will love! Featuring fun “spot the difference” puzzles, intricate mazes and games, these puzzler sheets will surely entertain the whole family!

Just as Dumbo’s unique ears made him special, create this scrapbook with your kids that celebrates what makes each of them such unique people! Draw or paste photos in your scrapbook expressing what is special about you and your children and display them for everyone to see!

Loopz: The Memory Game

July 14, 2010 by The Mom Jen Leave a Comment

Remember Simon? I had that game as a kid and I sat there for hours trying to remember the musical/color pattern and replicating it. It was definitely a brain work out. Combining music, memory and motion, LOOPZ will challenge your rhythm and reflexes as you try to repeat its changing patterns of light and music by using your hands!

Accommodating up to 4 players LOOPZ is 7 different games in one!

Memory Games
Repeat the Beat-follow the pattern by motioning your hands in and out of the lit up areas. How long can you last?
Head to Head-play repeat the beat with a partner.
Musicology-create music one instrument at a time.

Reflex
Reflex Master-how many lights can you match (timed)
Rythym & Flow-keep a song going by matching the lights without missing a beat!

Make Music

Music Studio-play LOOPZ like an instrument in the band!
Freestyle DJ-remix tracks by making your own sound

This game provides a ton of fun for adults and kids alike, sit on the couch, in the car, on your bed with the LOOPZ or use the provided legs to stand it up on the floor or on a table.

Our take: This game is a blast, it looks unique, but the games are really fun! My son was first to try it out and it takes a bit to get the hand motion down to register on the memory game and on the reflex games. If you don’t put in in far enough it won’t mark it as followed and you’ll hear a buzzer and “keep trying.” We all had a training period for sure that was frustrating but don’t give up! We’re all trying to move from Silver to Gold medals in our scores! Playing Musicology makes you want to start dancing and creating a tune you can replay. Being our own DJ is completely hilarious, we love scratching records and watching my youngest dance to the songs!

For a little taste of what Loopz can do, check out the LoopzBand. Five guys got together to produce one-of-a-kind songs using nothing but the Loopz music and memory game. Link to the video here then follow along to see where the Loopz Band will show up next! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXI85o5iNn8

You can buy LOOPZ for $29.99 at major retailers and Amazon.com. For more info and instructions how to play, visit www.playloopz.com.

My giveaway: One lucky reader of Jen is on a Journey will win their very own LOOPZ- The Memory Game!
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—-Contest ends 7/27 you must include your email address or your entries will not be counted. Open to US only! Winners will be contacted and have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen.

I was sent product in exxhange for my review. Opinions are our tried-and-true experience and were not influenced by any source.

Club Penguin’s 101 Days of Fun

June 16, 2009 by The Mom Jen Leave a Comment

With summer just around the corner, the popular snow-covered virtual world of Club Penguin (www.clubpenguin.com) has introduced a program designed to help entertain children both on and off the computer during their school holidays.

101 Days of Fun features daily suggestions for activities players can enjoy within the virtual world of Club Penguin and in the real world. From tips on how to uncover secret game levels online to examples of recipes and crafts players can do at home, the program is designed to help children discover Club Penguin in a whole new way while keeping them entertained all summer long.

“Our players are always looking for new ways to explore and enjoy Club Penguin and we think 101 Days of Fun is a great way to help them discover more of the activities and secrets the virtual world has to offer,” says Lane Merrifield, one of Club Penguin’s founders and executive vice president of Disney Online. “As parents ourselves, we also recognize the value of getting children out to play and explore in the real world, and we hope the printable list of things to do offline will encourage kids to get outside and take the fun of Club Penguin with them this summer.”

The lists of suggested on and offline activities are available on the “Fun Activities” (http://community.clubpenguin.com/funactivities/ ) section of the Web site and in the Club Penguin Times, the world’s weekly virtual newspaper. Offline activity suggestions include making Puffle™ (the penguins’ cute fluffy pets) sugar cookies and taking a nature walk to find rocks to paint to look like Puffles.

Club Penguin is one of the largest and fastest-growing virtual worlds where children can explore, play games and interact with friends. With its imaginative play environment, word filtering technology and live moderators who monitor chat and activity on the site and work to prevent the sharing of inappropriate or personally identifiable information, Club Penguin has built a reputation as an online environment that provides fun for kids and peace of mind for parents.

A parent’s email address is required to create a penguin, and parental permission is necessary in order to activate an account and play in the virtual world.

Parents can also create their own account and logon to view their child’s account history, change their child’s password, choose a different chat mode, and set a time limit for how long their child is allowed to visit Club Penguin.

Club Penguin is free to play, however special features such as priority access, exclusive parties and opportunities for players to customize their penguin and igloo require a membership.

Club Penguin launched in English in 2005 and is now also available to play in French and Portuguese with Spanish coming soon.