Winner of V.Reader From V-Tech
Congratulations to the following reader for entering and winning the V.Reader from V-Tech. The winner is : Kim D.
Please email me at plussizemommy@gmail.com with “V, Reader Winner” in the subject line. You MUST respond within 48 hours to claim your prize or another winner will be chosen. (No Exceptions).
I will need your name, address, and phone # for shipping purposes. The company will be shipping the V. Reader direct to you.
I am not responsible for lost or damaged prizes.
THANK YOU to all who entered. And to Kim D. ENJOY !!!
The Plus Size Mommy
*Disclosure – I was also sent a V. Reader and the prize will be shipped to the winner at no charge to me.
Kindle, Nook, & Now V.Reader For Kids And YOU Can Win One!!!
I was recently contacted by V-Tech Toys to see if my 4 yr. old daughter would like to experience the newest of E-readers. The V-Tech V. Reader! I was so excited as you could imagine. I mean my family #1 LOVES V-Tech toys and we buy them and play with them all of the time. And #2 I, as a mom LOVE the value of my child learning while playing. It teaches Phonics, Rhyming, Word Building, and Reading Comprehension. It is a wonderful tool that my daughter is already in love with. Her little sister who is 2 years old, has also been enjoying it.
My daughter who is 4 will be going to her 2nd year of pre-school this year due to her not meeting the age requirement for the cut-off for Kindergarten (Her birthday is Oct. 5th!) She is eager than ever to learn and so it is the perfect time to introduce her to this great tool/toy.
The recommended age for the V.Reader is ages 3-7. There are a ton of cartridges to choose from with new books for your kids to read from. As your child reads along with the book, the words light up so they can stay with the reader. There are games to fill in the letters and promote spelling. You can bookmark pages while reading too. There is also music and the characters come to life and make reading so exciting for kids.
The child can personalize the V.Reader too by entering their name. I love to take this in the car with us, my daughter has been reading her books over and over and loving it.
The V.Reader comes with a book cartridge called, “What’s That Noise?” It is an adorable story about a dog who moves to the city from the country. It also comes with the USB Cable and the user manual. It takes 4 “AA” Batteries (Or you can use an AC adapter). You can download additional stories from your computer to the V.Reader. SO the library is very large to choose from, in fact it has over 100 titles in it. (See the library at www.vtechkids.com) There is also a story dictionary that children can use to see what a word means.
Overall I am VERY impressed with the V.Reader. However it doesn’t surprise me because like I said, we buy V- Tech learning toys all of the time and love them.
Where can I find a V.Reader to buy? V.Reader will be available exclusively at Target stores and online from June 21 to August. You can see more from Target Here : http://bit.ly/b9RBSL
The cost of a V.Reader SRP is $59.99 and the story cartridges are $19.99 each.
Now, you too can experience the V.Reader with your child by entering to win one right here on my blog!
Here are the ways for entering :
- Follow V-Tech toys on Twitter at : @VTechToys comment and tell me you are = 1 entry!
- Follow Me on Twitter at: @plussizemommy comment and tell me you are = 1 entry!
- “Like” V-Tech on Facebook Here : www.facebook.com/VTechtoys (tell them I sent you on their wall) = 1 entry!
- “Like” The Plus Size Mommy on Facebook and/or follow me via networked blogs (click on follow on right sidebar) = 1 entry
- Visit www.vtechkids.com Browse the V.Reader story titles and come back and comment which book would be the first you would buy your child if you are the winner of this giveaway = 1 entry
- Become a subscriber to my blog , comment and tell me you are = 1 entry
- Tweet the following on twitter : ” Win a V.Reader by @VTechToys on @Plussizemommy ’s blog here : http://bit.ly/bYO0uC ” – comment with your tweet thread, can do this up to 4 times per day = up to 4 entries. (Separate comments please)
This giveaway begins NOW and ends on 7/8/2010 at 9PM Est. You must be a subscriber to this blog to be eligible to win. Winner must be living in USA only. Winner WILL NOT be emailed, Winner will be posted to this blog by 7/9/2010 with instructions to claim your prize. Winner must claim the prize within 48 hours of being posted or another winner will be chosen. Winner will be chosen via random.org.
Prize will be sent directly from the company to the winner. I am not responsible for any damage or lost prizes. If there is a problem please email me and I will see if I can help.
Thank you to ALL who enter and GOOD LUCK to you ALL!!!
The Plus Size Mommy
*Disclosure – I was given a V.Reader by VTech for my review. I was allowed to keep the product, but the opinion I am sharing remains my own.
Ride & Learn Giraffe from VTech Toys*
The Jungle Gym Ride & Learn Giraffe Bike teaches toddlers (ages 18–36 months) letters, objects, numbers, animals and melodies through active play.
FROM ME : I was sent this toy from VTech Toys prior to Christmas, and cannot believe I forgot to do the review and let you all know about how wonderful this toy is. (I am so ashamed believe me 
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This toy is one of my daughter (who is now 21 mo. old) favorites and she learns form it. Not only educationally but also I think she will be learning to ride a bike this summer! And although it makes an awesome Holiday gift around Christmas time, it still is an awesome gift at Easter as well. So if your wondering what you can get your toddler this Easter or for their birthday this is definitely a toy they will love. It has music, games, and it is a cute giraffe that looks like a stationary bike. When your child is playing the games they can win as they pedal the bike part! It is a great invention for children. It is very stable too. This was one of my concerns as I didn’t want it to be able to tip over. But it’s platform is spread wide so chance of tipping is minimal. The base also is adjustable so that as your child gets older and bigger, it “grows” with your child for many fun years of play!
You can see more about the Ride & Learn Giraffe and also more of the great VTech toys here : http://www.vtechkids.com/
My household has always been a VTech Toy family. I have 4 children and all of them grew up playing with VTech toys. They are educational fun which I love and so do they 
VTech Toys was also so great to work with over the Winter Holiday Season, they allowed me to Donate some wonderful toys to a local church to brighten 4 children’s Holidays. I was able to donate 2 of the VTech Kidizoom camera’s and also 2 of the V-Smile Motion game systems. I donated them to 4 children in the community where I live. These children’s parent’s were not able to provide too many presents for them this past Christmas and so I was happy to be able to help them with some great presents for their children. The children were VERY happy and thankful to receive these very nice presents this Christmas.
THANK YOU VTech !!!
The Plus Size Mommy
*Disclosure – VTech sent me the Ride & Learn Giraffe and also the 4 presents for donation FREE of charge to me. My review of the Ride & Learn Giraffe from VTech are my own honest opinions on this product. The idea’s are mine as well. Please also know that the PR firm OlilvyPR, that VTech uses maintains a HIGH standard and code of ethics with bloggers. Also maintains a very high standard of integrity. Therefore in no ways shall this Free product sent to me for me to review shall be held as compensation for a favorable review. As stated before all of my reviews and comments and idea’s about a product are my own honest opinions.
Healthy Choice & Me…. And YOU!
In about 3 days I will be on my way to Las Vegas travelling to the Blog World Expo. I am on an assignment there from a joint mission from Collective Bias, Blog World Expo, and Healthy Choice. They are my sponsors who enabled me to go be a part of this conference to learn more about blogging, and I hope some of the technical side, and also networking.
While there I have been chosen to be a “Healthy Choice Ambassador” Spreading the word about how Healthy Choice is on a mission as well, that is parallel to mine to be more “out there” in the world of social media.
Let me tell you how big this is and how much this means. For a company such as Healthy Choice from ConAgra Foods to be at a Social Media conference to LISTEN to us bloggers, to learn from us bloggers, and to learn more about the realm of social media in general is huge.
The whole social media, blogging, mommy blogging, Brand, PR, Company connection is a relatively NEW media. And having a company there such as Healthy Choice to want to be a part of this is so wonderful. I am hoping to form a relationship with them as I stated in one of the previous posts I wrote on “This is Why I Blog”.
When Brands start listening to what bloggers are saying and then bloggers listen to the needs of the brands things can work so well. We can learn as we go supporting one another.
So this brings about a question for me. WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO LEARN FROM HEALTHY CHOICE ? A LOT !
- I have heard of them, I have bought and eaten their food, but I would like to know what their goals within social media are.
- I would love to know more about the company, what their mission is, what their history is, how Healthy Start came about.
- I would love to know what their company is doing, if anything in the ways of sustainability, as this is a subject I tend to be interested in. I am a consumer that is trying to become more “green” in my life and within my family, so I would love to know what they as a company are doing.
- I would like to know if their company is apart of or supports any special causes. One thing that ranks high with me is when large companies give back in ways of charities, fundraisers, donations, things like this.
- I would like to know what their company feels is important to consumers and see if it matches up with how “I” the consumer feels.
- I personally would love to tour one of their manufacturing plants to see what it is like there. I don’t know if this is a possibility, but sometimes to understand a company, and especially to learn more about their products, how they are made, where they are made, it is nice to have a “hands on” approach.
- I would like to know how I can assist them in the land of social media. What they would like me to convey to other consumers.
There is a lot to think about when working with a large company on campaigns. There is a much bigger picture of what information they are trying to get out to the public about their brand. I want to know what expectations they have in the social media space. I want to share with them my story of how I got into social media and have as much as a personal relationship as I can with them. I want us to share goals and then work to accomplish them.
I am thrilled to be the Healthy Choice Ambassador. I really think it is a great fit. I have been wanting to get a healthier lifestyle and having good, nutritious foods to eat along the way is a definite plus.
I would love to ask, if any of my readers have any input into this new relationship I am forming? What types of questions would you love to have answered by Healthy Choice? What goals would you love to share with corporations within the social media space? What would you like to see brands learn from bloggers, and what can you teach brands as a blogger or as a social media expert ? PLEASE SHARE your idea’s in my comment section.
A learning process cannot work without a lot of input and idea’s and Q& A.
Being a Healthy Start Ambassador to me, means being a liaison between the brand and the bloggers. I would love to hear what your thoughts are on this. I am sure we will all have more questions along the way but I wanted to start a conversation here to kick it off with.
Also, if you will be attending Blog World Expo in Las Vegas this week. Healthy Choice is wanting to also schedule time with YOU !!!! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet with them and discuss social media. This Brand is taking time to meet with YOU. If you would like to be a part of my list, PLEASE email me at plussizemommy@gmail.com and let me know. Only so many people off of the list will be selected so be sure to get your name on it!
In the meantime, let me hear (and them hear) what your thoughts are. Please leave a comment.
Thank YOU!
The Plus Size Mommy
