Screendreams Giveaway

I recently had the chance to review 3 DVDs from Screendreams.  MoMA-The museum of Modern Art, Living Earth and Living Aquarium.  These are beautiful DVD’s that display images on your TV while you listen to soothing music.  It is just like a screen saver for your computer but instead it is for your TV.

I really love the DVDs because they are great for homeschooling?  I bet you wonder why that is.  Let me talk about each one of them and you will see why.

First I will talk about Living Earth because that is the one I watched with my kids first.  Living Earth has 42 beautiful scenescapes and 12 relaxing musical selections to choose from.  You can choose to play all the scenes, change the seconds between each scene and change the music to what you like best.  I love that the music is so calm because that helps calm my kids.  So why is this good for homeschooling?  With all the scenes to see you can work with your children on seasons and also teach them about different habitats.  Two things that we have already gone over in homeschooling with my 5 year old.

Next there is the MoMA- The Museum of Modern Art.  Now be careful with this one because if your don’t want your children to exposed to nudity at a young age then this is not a right choice for them.  I should’ve known being a lover of art that there may have been some nudity involved in this DVD.  It just slipped my mind.  As an adult I loved the different art and also that you have an option to select info about the artwork.  My favorite Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night is the very first painting in the series.  I love that in the future  for homeschooling I can go through and fast forward to get to a painting that is appropriate for my children and we can pause it and learn about what medium was used, who painted the picture, when he/she lived and also what the painting was about.  Talk about great art history.  Of course this will be used for homeschooling when my kids get a little bit older.

Saving the best for last, well the best for my kids is the Living Aquarium.  What kid doesn’t like to watch fish swim.  It is also so calming for them.  My kids are 8, 5, 2, and 1 and just love to watch these fish go across the TV Screen.  Of course instantly my kids found this DVD to be fun not only because of the fish but also they made it into a game of eye spy!  I also think it is a great DVD to use to count how many color fish that are on the TV.

So if you are looking for DVDs that have beautiful music, beautiful scenes and great for learning then you should check out Screendreams.

You can find all of the DVDs here.  Living Earth can be purchased for $10.95 here,  MoMA- Museum of Modern Art can be purchased for $14.95 here, and Living Aquarium can be purchased for $10.95 here.

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Just Dance Kids 2 Wii (Giveaway)

Just Dance Kids 2 on Wii is back with 40 fun and crazy dance routines designed especially for kids, featuring the songs they love! Includes covers of today’s hottest hits for older kids, like “Love Me,” “Whip My Hair,” and “Just The Way You Are.” Also included are popular songs from kids’ favorite TV shows and movies, such as “Despicable Me,” and “The Robot Song” from Yo Gabba Gabba. Plus, Just Dance Kids 2 includes mixes of classic kids songs like “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and “The Hokey Pokey” for younger kids to enjoy.

We received a copy of Just Dance Kids 2 Wii to review and thought it was a great way to get the family up and dancing. This Wii game comes with 40 fun dance routines with songs that almost every age will recognize. They had songs for Kaila (Five Little Monkeys & Itsy Bitsy Spider), songs for Kiana (Yo Gabba Gabba Hold Still & I Am a Gummy Bear), and songs for Kacie (Burnin’ Up & Rocketeer). It’s so hard to find a Wii game that all my kids can enjoy and this is definitely one of them.

Just Dance Kids 2 Wii gives you the option to play together on one team or in competition mode. Basically, you just pick the song you want and copy the kids dancing on the screen. The more accurate you are the more points you get. There’s also a little silhouette on the bottom of the screen that shows your child which direction they should be moving. And of course, there are little messages like “Perfect” “Good” “Yeah” that encourages your child along. Kacie and Kiana loved dancing along while Kaila preferred to just watch what was happening on screen.

And if your kids have their personal favorite songs, like mine do, they can create their own playlist for easy song selection. However, one of my favorite feature is the Shuffle Mode where you can create the amount of time, play mode, and types of songs kids dance to for a continuous non-stop dance party!

Just Dance Kids 2 Wii is such a nice change from all the “catching the bad guys” games out there. This one allows my kids to be just kids and dance to their hearts content.

Purchase your copy for $29.99 at Amazon.com.

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Happy Feet Two: The Video Game (Giveaway)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces the launch of Happy Feet Two™ – The Videogame, a 3D musical adventure game for the entire family inspired by the whimsical Antarctic world of the upcoming animated film Happy Feet Twofrom Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Productions. The game is available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™, and Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ hand-held systems.

“Extending the film experience, kids and families can tap to the beat of the music to progress through their adventures using the game’s controller-based dance system.”

“Happy Feet Two – The Videogame brings the Antarctic world of the film to life with fun penguin dance showdowns, belly sliding races and cooperative puzzles,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Extending the film experience, kids and families can tap to the beat of the music to progress through their adventures using the game’s controller-based dance system.”

In the game, new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it’s going to take everyone’s favorite penguins, Mumble and Ramon, working – and dancing – together to save it from extinction. Players use each character’s dance moves to recruit penguins with unique abilities that help advance the adventure, stun opponents and enemies, as well as manipulate the environment around them to solve cooperative puzzles.

For the ultimate experience, players can dance their Antarctic adventure in 3D. The game is available in full 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. In the Xbox 360 and PlayStation versions, the game is made specifically for stereoscopic 3D TV sets with the ability to disable 3D functionality at any time. The Wii and Nintendo DS versions feature traditional 2D.

Purchase your copy at Amazon.com.

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Slingo High Roller Vegas Weekend Sweepstakes (Giveaway)

Slingo, Inc., one of the original casual games companies and now a leading cross-media gaming giant, is celebrating its 15^th anniversary in style by offering its fans a chance to win an extravagant weekend getaway in Las Vegas.  Slingo’s “High Roller Vegas Weekend Sweepstakes” is a three-day/two-night whirlwind for two in the gaming capital of the world, and is Slingo’s way of saying “thank you” to its fans who have made Slingo.com one of the premier online casual game communities in the world.

The sweepstakes kicked off on October 1, 2011, and all high rollers can enter by following the simple instructions at Slingo.com/refer.  One Grand Prize winner will receive:

• First class, roundtrip airline tickets for the winner and a guest;
• Roundtrip limousine transportation to and from the airport;
• Plush hotel suite for two at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV;
• $100 in spending money;
• Dinner for two at a renowned restaurant;
• Two tickets to an exclusive show accompanied by a meet and greet with the talent;
• A special thank you lunch;
• 1,000 Slingo BUX to spend on Slingo.com together with a Slingo prize pack.

200 second place winners will receive a 15^th Anniversary Limited Edition Slingo T-shirt and a Slingo Joker plush toy, while 1,000 third place winners will be awarded 1,000 Slingo BUX to spend on Slingo.com.

“The multi-billion dollar Slingo brand is based on a continually growing foundation of loyal players, and we appreciate their continued support during the past 15 years,” said Richard Roberts, CEO of Slingo, Inc.  “We are thrilled to offer our fans the chance to help us celebrate this great milestone with our ‘High Roller Vegas Weekend Sweepstakes’.”

About Slingo, Inc.

Established in 1996, Slingo, Inc. was one of the first casual games companies and is currently one of the leading cross-media gaming companies worldwide.  It currently develops and licenses the intellectual property for the Slingo^® brand of games, to include casual and social games; casino slot machines and table games; lottery tickets, TV programming and more.  The Slingo brand reaches over 55 million people through casino slots, online, retail, mobile and other platforms, and its website has over 4 million registered users.  People can play free games, as well as join the social networking community and enter sweepstakes for a chance to win cash prizes by visiting http://www.slingo.com.

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