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The Bar Method is pleased to offer ONE of our readers the opportunity to win a copy of their new Pregnancy Workout DVD and a Bar Method Onesie! Now, I am sure you are curious to know that  The Bar Method DVD is all about. Check out the details below:

The Bar Method is full-body exercise program created by Burr Leonard. The workout utilizes a ballet bar fitness technique and draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. The result is a noticeable “Bar Method” sculpted body featuring:

• Firm, elongated muscles
• Reduced body fat
• High muscle definition in the chest
• Improved posture
• Long, narrow thighs
• A lifted seat and defined hamstrings
• Strong, flat abdominals
• Increased stamina and energy
• Extended youthfulness

*Also available, Beginner’s Workout DVD and Dancer’s Body Advanced Workout DVD.

The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD Master teacher Lee Potter in her third trimester with twins adds her own special wit and playfulness to the Bar Method’s pre-natal workout, a long-standing and popular class at its flagship studio in San Francisco. Lee leads you through this 45-minute long series of gentle, safe and challenging moves, including free-weight work, thigh exercises, standing seat-work, and abdominal strengthening exercises performed while propped up on pillows. Lee’s fellow performers are Hannah Blue, co-owner of the Downtown San Francisco studio and Lauren Dunning, a teacher at the Downtown San Francisco studio, both appearing in this DVD in their second trimester. As Lee puts it, this DVD “will help you feel strong during your pregnancy, will assist you in delivering your baby, and will snap you right back into shape.” Retail: $20.00 About The Bar Method www.thebarmethod.com

WIN IT : If you wish to win a copy of The Bar Method Pregnancy Workout DVD and a Bar Method onesie (size 6 months), here’s what you need to do:

• One mandatory entry – Head over to The Bar Method website and tell us, one benefit gained from this workout when you’re pregnant
• Two additional entries – Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway “Win  Onesie and The Bar Method Prenancy Workout DVD“  with a link back to this post. Please leave an additional comment including your twitter id and your tweet url. You can do this daily until the giveaway closes.
• Two Additional Entries- Are you a subscriber? You get 2 extra entries just for that! If not, best you subscribe right now!
• Two Additional Entries- Post this on FB and share this piece of good news with your friends!!!! Let us know if you’re a fan too!
• Giveaway open to US shipping addresses only.
• Giveaway ends March 8th 2011 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

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Here are the winners of our October 2010 email  subscriber draw. Each will receive a copy of “Chicken Soup : Think Positive” each:

1. Julie Kieras

2. Sarah Osborne

3. Anggie Siah

4. Pending for reply from winner

5. Pending for reply from winner

6. Pending for reply from winner

For November 2010, we’re giving away THREE of our email subscribers a copy of OPPOSITE DAY on DVD each!
Genre: Children, Comedy, Family
Director: R. MICHAEL GIVENS
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$26.98 retail

About The Movie:

Opposite Day is a hilarious new comedy that puts the kids in charge and the adults in the place. Nine year old Sammy and his eight year old sister Carla go on vacation with their grandparents when their overworked parents are unable to take them. On the first night of their mountain vacation, Sammy makes a childlike wish, ‘I wish kids ruled the world.’ Little did he know what was about to happen! Little did he know what was about to happen!

You can also watch the trailer here:

Opposite Day is an awesome family comedy you do not want to miss. All you need to do for a chance to win  is subscribe to our feed via email. What are you waiting for? Just sign up – button on the top of our right side bar.

*Prizes will be shipped within US only.

Disclosure : Giveaway copies of the above DVDs are proudly sponsored by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered is a remake of the 1998 version of the game under the same title. This game celebrates the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew’s book which debuted in 1930.

Meant for ages 10 up and available on PC as well as Mac, Secrets Can Kill Remastered is a point and click game which features Nancy Drew going back to school to investigate a murder. The game commences with the option to select the level of difficulty from “Junior” to “Senior”. The teen sleuth makes a visit to her Aunt Eloise in Florida and was asked to help solve the murder of a student who was mysteriously murdered the night before at the local high school. Nancy goes undercover as a transfer student to get to the bottom of things before the killer has a chance to strike again.

For parents who are worried about this game featuring a murder in the plot, have no fear as there are no gory scenes involved. Though there are some spooky music and scary sounds, the fear factor was pretty mild to me. My only caution to parents is to be aware that the game does make reference to drugs.

Comparing my earlier experience with Nancy Drew’s Trail of The Twister, I am pleased to see that there are no petty chores required to be done by our young sleuth. Instead, Nancy Drew gets to solve a number of pretty easy and straightforward puzzles in the game. This of course, is the point of view of an adult. I honestly doubt my 10 year old son have the capability to solve these puzzles by himself as some of the clues are harder to decipher, for example, the coded message which involved 18 steps. Thus, I would recommend this game for older kids.

Location wise, it was somewhat limited as the bulk of the game was played in the local high school, Maxine’s diner or Aunt Loise’s home. As for the story,  it is rather short but there are plenty of interesting turns to keep you on your toes. One thing’s for sure, you will definitely be surprised by the ending. It was absolutely brilliant how the mystery was solved. I don’t want to divulge more but trust me when I say it’s worth all your patience and effort *winks*.

As far as visual was concerned, I thought that HER Interactive did a wonderful job. This remastered edition of the game had beautiful graphics of the characters and environment. On top of that, the enhanced soundtrack was great and the voiceover was equally impressive.

Overall, I would recommend it to older kids of age 12 and above and for fans of Nancy Drew games, this is definitely a classic you would want to have in your collection.

BUY IT : Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered is available now at Target and Wal-Mart stores for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game is also available to order online, or for those who can’t wait, as a digital download exclusively at www.HerInteractive.com. The game is a dual format disc, playable on both Windows PCs and Apple Mac computers. Secrets Can Kill Remastered is rated E10+ with Violence, Drug Reference.

WIN IT : Thanks to the good folks at www.HerInteractive.com, we are giving away a copy of Nancy Drew’s Secrets Can Kill Remastered DVD to a lucky reader. Here’s how you can enter for a chance to win:

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As a homeschooling parent, I love finding great new tools that make my job easy and fun. The great minds behind The OrganWise Guys have done just that. From plush toys to activity books to exciting and fun DVD’s, The OrganWise Guys have everything needed to get children excited about learning about… their own amazing bodies. With names like Hardy Heart, Windy the Lungs, Peter Pancreas, the Kidney Brothers and more, The OrganWise Guys sing, dance and teach their way into little ones hearts and minds.

About The OrganWise Guys:

Since 1993, The OrganWise Guys Inc. has partnered with a variety of public and private entities to bring science-based nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle behavior messages to children. Their specialty is combining a depth of knowledge of the research on nutrition and preventive health care practices with creative, attention-getting, curriculum-linked resources that challenge listeners to change their behavior.

Beyond simply teaching children about nutrition, proper exercise and other beneficial practices, our purpose is to instill a healthy habit mindset early on which they continue to build on throughout life. These habits include:

• Maintaining a low fat diet
• Consuming high fiber foods
• Drinking plenty of water
• Performing regular physical activity

As a result, through extensive research, we are pleased to present actively engaging, age-appropriate programs and products that are as appealing to the adults who facilitate the education as they are to the children.

We were thrilled when we recently received a great Summer Fun Kit from The OrganWise Guys- chock full of fun items including: The Kidney Brothers and Hardy Heart soft plush toys, 2 great Educational DVD’s, a hardback book, activity book, and a great assortment of OrganWise Guys tattoos. My daughter immediately claimed the Kidney Brothers and Hardy Heart as hers- my son didn’t object because they were “girl toys”. After my little guy realized that the Kidney Brothers and Hardy Heart were parts of our bodies- they went from “girl toys” to “really cool” very quickly.

• One Mandatory Entry- Go to The OrganWise Guys website and check out all the great items they have available. Then come back here and share one great product you found that was not mentioned in this review.
• Two Additional Entries- Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway “Win a OrganWise Guys Kit at Parentreviewers.com“. Then leave us an additional comment including your twitter id and the tweet url.
• Three Additional Entries- Blog about this giveaway including a link back to this post. Then come back and leave us an additional comment including the post url.
• Giveaway ends on September 27th, 2010.
• Giveaway is open to US and Canada shipping addresses only.

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There is nothing as special as giving a gift to someone personalized with their own name. I love finding gifts to give the special little ones in my life that are special and “just for them”. I was very excited when I was recently given the opportunity to review the new Hooray My Name Activity DVD. This great, personalized and interactive DVD provides children with 8 fun and educational activities that teach letters, numbers, colors, animals, and much more. My children were both thrilled to receive copies of the Hooray My Name DVD with their own names on them. Although the DVD’s are geared for a slightly younger audience, my children thoroughly enjoyed the fact that “Jack and Rocco” knew their names and were talking directly to them. The activities on the Hooray My Name Activity DVD are cute and entertaining with bright colors, clear graphics and fun educational activities. Including a child’s personal name is a great way to keep their attention and the great concept of these DVD’s combines fun and learning and is sure to please.

About Hooray My Name Activity DVD:

At Hooray My Name, we recognized that with all the amazing assortment of educational content available to children, one thing was missing when it came to television and DVD entertainment – a personalized connection to the content. Inspired by many of our friends children, our soon to be born daughter and our adopted Boxer, Rocco, we set out to create a series of activities that not only provided entertaining educational content, but would also engage each child on a more personal level by incorporating their name. Considering a child’s first form of identity is established through their name, it’s our feeling, at Hooray My Name, that by combining educational content while incorporating a child’s name, children are much more likely to be engaged in the material presented.

Buy It! : The Hooray My Name Activity DVD can be purchased for the little ones in your life by visiting their website. But you can preview the activities on the Hooray My Name Activity DVD here.

Win It! : Thanks to great people behind the Hooray My Name Activity DVD, we have FIVE copies of DVD to give to our readers. To enter:

• One Mandatory Entry- Go check out the Hooray My Name Activity DVD website and then come back and leave us a comment including the name you would choose for the little one in your life.
• Three Additonal Entries- Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway. Please leave a comment including your twitter id and the tweet url.
• Five Additional Entries- Browse our website and read one of our great parenting articles. Leave a comment on the article you read then come back and leave a comment here including the article url.
• Giveaway ends on July 5th, 2010.
• Giveaway is open to US shipping addresses only and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

Good Luck!!

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Rock ‘N Learn sent out a DVD “Phonics Vol.1″ for a review and my boys had an absolute blast, watching it. My second child, is into learning to read and I have to say, this DVD absolutely rocks!

The cool introduction with the rock-ish songs immediately drew his attention. *Whispers : This DVD has been in our DVD player and has not had a chance to come out*. He has been repeating the words, and trying to read it before the presenter does. Sometimes he gets it, sometimes he’s too late. But, it’s like a game to him, and he enjoys the challenge very much.

What’s so cool about Rock ‘N Learn? As Elina and many of our readers have found out, it is the colorful and vibrant way of presenting educational material to kids. These kids don’t even know they’re learning something. It’s animated and when it comes to pronouncing the vowels, consonants, etc, you’ll see a mouth, mouthing these words. Allowing the child to mimic it.

About Rock ‘N Learn :

Rock ’N Learn, Inc. began as an idea that would help children learn by putting educational material to music with a current sound—the kind of music that kids enjoy and find motivating. Now with over 50 products, we have sold millions of audio/book and video programs to teachers and parents throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries.

Rock ’N Learn programs help students learn math, phonics, reading, early childhood, social studies, Spanish, test-taking strategies, writing, and science. Our DVDs incorporate cool music with exciting, colorful imagery.

Headquartered in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston, Rock ’N Learn is owned and operated by its founders, Richard and Brad Caudle.

Buy It! : Rock ‘N Learn covers an extensive range of subjects including Math,  Science (Earth, Physical, Life) and Languages. In fact, there are just too many to mention and it’s pretty specific to the age range. I found it easier to browse by age, and then by subject. Some kids are a little more advanced than others, and this helps see if the subject level is appropriate for them. My boys continually play this DVD because, in their words, “it is so much fun watching and ‘singing’ along”!

Win It! : The new Phonics Vol.1 DVD will be released on April 20th and we’re giving 2 lucky readers a chance to win a copy!

• One Mandatory Entry- visit Rock ‘N Learn and leave a comment letting us know which of their fabulous and fun DVDs  you would like to win.
• One Additional Entry- read one of our parenting articles. Leave a comment about it in the post and return here, with the article’s URL.
• Two Additional Entries- follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway. Please leave us a comment including your twitter id and your tweet url.
• Giveaway is open to all shipping addresses.
• Giveaway ends 10th April 2010 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

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