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The Jim Henson Company, Random House Children’s Books and Paramount Home Entertainment have partnered with Amtrak for a nationwide promotion in August to support the season premiere on PBS KIDS of Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City on August 22 and the DVD release on August 23.

From August 1 – 31, families can embark on their own DINOSAUR TRAIN adventure by entering the Amtrak – Dinosaur Train Sweepstakes. One lucky family of 4 (2 adults / 2 children) will win an Amtrak Vacations® Rocky Mountain National Park Tour to visit the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado as part of thegrand prize. In addition, the promotion will feature DINOSAUR TRAIN placemats on Long Distance Trains, while seatbacks, counter cards, activitybook giveaways will be in over 100 stations nationwide to promote the sweepstakes and DVD release.

The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD includes eight fun and engaging learning adventures, as well as interactive games, coloring pages, a dinosaur reference guide and information for parents. The DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99 U.S./$15.99 Canada. The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English SDH subtitles. The run time is 100 minutes. The DVD includes the following:

Adventures:

· Dinosaur Big City – Part 1
· Dinosaur Big City – Part 2
· Dinosaur Big City – Part 3
· Dinosaur Big City – Part 4
· Troodon Train Day
· King Cryolophosaurus
· The Theropod Club
· Laura Giganotosaurus

Special Features:

· Interactive Games
· Coloring Pages
· Dinosaur Reference Guide
· Dinosaur Discoveries with Dr. Scott, the paleontologist

In “Dinosaur Big City,” join Buddy the T. rex and his Pteranodon family as they gather all their Theropod friends together to travel to the big Theropod Club Convention which is being held in Laramidia, the “Dinosaur Big City!” Among the travelers is King Cryolophosaurus, who’s more than a little nervous about giving a concert in front of his biggest audience ever. Can Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his fear of performing?

Since we are such great Dinosaur Train fans, I’ve arranged for one lucky reader to get their own Dinosaur Big City DVD. Here’s what you need to do:Read More »Dinosaur Train Giveaway!

Carmex is one of those products that I know we all use in the winter.  I just remember the little yellow container.  However, they have a great new line of products coming out.

Carmex Lime Twist and Vanilla click sticks are pretty awesome.  These are great flavors (though I do like the lime better!).  They also are SPF 15 and have all the moisturizing ingredients of the Carmex lip balm line.  However, these premium lip balms have 3 additional moisturizers not found in the original line.  It is one of those products that you won’t have to reapply every 15 minutes to keep your lips moist.

I really like these products.  Carmex is just a brand for me that has always worked and worked well for my family.  This lip balm line just makes me love them even more.

Since my family is such a fan of Carmex, I have arranged for one lucky reader to get their own Carmex Prize Pack.  In it, you will find 1 Carmex Lime Twist click stick, 1 Carmex Vanilla click stick, and 1 picnic blanket!  Here’s what you need to do:Read More »Carmex Giveaway

Join Dora as she gets ready for her big dance show in this compilation DVD which features four of her dancing episodes. A quick synopsis of the episodes on Dora’s Ballet Adventures:

Dora’s Ballet Adventure
Dora’s dance class is getting ready for a special dance recital and her whole family’s there to watch her perform. They just need to wait for the Delivery Duck to deliver their ballet slippers. But the Delivery Duck brings scuba flippers instead of ballet slippers! Dora and Boots must get the slippers before the recital begins.

Dora, La Músico
C’mon and join the musical parade! Dora and Boots are leading a parranda over the Piano Bridge and through the Singing Gate to free the instruments that were locked up by the evil Señor Shhh!

The Super Silly Fiesta
Dora and Boots are invited to the Big Red Chicken’s Super Silly Fiesta where there will be silly snacks, silly games, silly hats and even silly dancing. But, the Big Red Chicken lost his party cake! Dora and Boots set off to save the fiesta. After searching forever, they find the cake in the silliest place Big Red Chicken could have left it – on his head!
Surprise
It’s Boots’ birthday! Dora tells him that all of his friends are waiting at her house to give Boots a big party. To reach Dora’s house, they’ll have to climb a long flight of Stairs and cross the Troll Bridge.

My kids have always loved Dora (and me too for that matter).  That is why I have arranged for one lucky reader to win a copy of Dora’s Ballet Adventures.  Here’s what you need to do:Read More »Dora's Ballet Adventures Giveaway!