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Kodak recently sent me one of their Sports Single Use Camera, and I honestly have to say this, it felt so old school. It’s been awhile since I held one of these disposable cameras, it was wayyy before I had babies. *chuckles*

Anyway, these cameras are pretty handy to have when you have kids, because they can now take the pictures for you. It’s very durable, with it’s rubber shell casing, so that’s why I don’t worry if they ever drop the camera. Also, because it’s waterproof, there’s nothing wrong with them, taking it to the waters whenever they liked. I have to say, the boys had a lot of fun with it, taking all 25 photos, leaving none for me.

Although most people would associate such cameras to be used only under water, I have to say, you can use it for ANY outdoor occasion, where there is a lot of action. It may be summertime in US, but it’s winter right where I am! So, we recently had the opportunity to go up to the mountains for some fun snow play! The camera was so light, it wasn’t as bothersome to carry, as oh! say, a DSLR! The fact that it dropped onto the snow so many times, and still managed to capture great memories, was fantastic! Proved it’s durability over and over again!

Buy It! : Kodak’s Sports Single Use Camera is available only at US$11.99 at most retailers near you. You can also get it online here. It is waterproofed up to 50 feet, great for the enthusiastic snorkelers. Also, highly resistant to sunscreen smudges and scratches from sand and snow! Just remember this camera needs lots of sunshine, so your photos will be as vibrant as you will remember it to be.

Win it! : US Readers are real lucky, as Kodak is offering 1 Sports Single Use Camera as a giveaway! This will be a great way of capturing your summer vacation! Or rather, for your kids to do the work, for once. Here’s how :

• One mandatory entry – Visit the Kodak website and tell us, what other products do they offer.
• Two additional entry – Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway “Win a Kodak Sports Single Use Camera“  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 12th July 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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My children are ones who love to play video games and although we strictly monitor the time they spend playing them, a product such as My Virtual Tutor: Reading takes much of the worry out of that idle play time on the DS. My Virtual Tutor: Reading, created by Mentor InterActive, is a children’s educational game that concentrates on five reading areas including Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension, Fluency, and Vocabulary- all recommended by the Department of Education to improve reading proficiency.xx

My daughter, age 5, is one of the most advanced readers in her kindergarten class. We chose to review the Kindergarten through 1st grade version of My Virtual Tutor: Reading, and it was a bit of a challenge for her. The game itself is fabulous with great graphics and a wonderful, clear voice directing the game. Each version includes eight interactive books with four modes of play:

• Read to Me- Virtual tutor reads the story with exciting animation
• I Can Read- Beginning vocabulary word-based activities
• Interactive- Clickable animations with interactive quizzes to test reading and vocabulary comprehension
• Paint- Unleash creativity and illustrate scenes while listening to a story.

Buy It! “My Virtual Tutor: Reading” for the Nintendo DS is available at mass and specialty retailers such as Toys R’ Us, GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon.com.

Win It! We have been given one copy of “My Virtual Tutor: Reading” to share with one of our lucky readers.  Here’s how to enter:

• One Mandatory Entry- visit the My Virtual Tutor website and try the demo version.  Leave us a comment telling us what you enjoyed about it.
• Two Additional Entries- Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway.  Please leave an additional comment including your twitter id and your tweet url.
• Five Additional Entries- Read one of our Parenting Articles.  Leave a comment about it on the post and return here to leave a comment including the article’s URL.
• Giveaway open to US shipping addresses only.
• This product is for use with Nintendo DS (US region only), which is not supplied.
• Giveaway ends 3rd May 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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Good luck!!

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Story Fort has just published an interactive book just for kids, about a cyclops called Carl who has a big dilemma. In this story, kids follow Carl, while he tries to resolve his problems, kids also get to learn in a really fun and interactive way.

The first thing that struck me about this interactive book was the music! We love fun, upbeat music, so this is definitely a plus point. The other thing was, the very colorful illustrations that caught my 4 year old. He wasn’t too sure about the cyclops, and seemed to prefer the monsters more! There are many other lil gems in there, that would keep any kid entertain for some time. One of which, is when you click on a highlighted word, an image would pop out and it would be read aloud. What a great way for kids to learn and build their vocabulary.

There is even a bonus memory game, which all kids love! My son was truly entertained by this book and it is great for kids between the ages of 3-5. It is currently available for PC users only.

Check out the music video!

What is Bothering Carl from Andy Hull on Vimeo.

What is Bothering Carl from Andy Hull on Vimeo.

About Story Fort :

Story Fort is a digital publishing company specializing in interactive books for kids. Story Fort’s products provide fun story telling for children, while developing their reading skills and engaging their imaginations. Founded in 2009 by Andy Hull, who graduated from Brown University in 2003 with a degree in computer science. He then spent five years as a designer at leading toy company, Melissa and Doug, where he created several award-winning, best-selling toys. Andy is also the author, illustrator and programmer of Story Fort’s first title, What Is Bothering Carl?.

Buy It : It’s now retailing at $9.99, right now and you’re able to download a free trial here.

Win It : We’re so pleased that Story Fort is giving away TWO free digital books to 2 lucky readers and here’s what you have to do..

• One compulsory entry – Visit www.storyfort.com and tell us one cool item you can find in the fun stuff!
• One additional entry – Tweet this giveaway
• Three additional entries – Stumble this giveaway (please leave your SU id)
• Giveaway is open to everyone and closes on 28th July 2009.  The 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.