Send a Digital Flower via the Flowerling App and Have a Real Tree Planted

Flowers make a wonderful gift for almost any occasion - holidays, birthday, anniversary, graduation, housewarming, Get Well Soon, Thank You, Be My Valentine...just to name a few. But unfortunately they can't be a gift that will last. No matter how much care you give to a beautiful bouquet you receive, it is bound to wither and die in a matter of days. I hate to see those expensive flowers going into trash. It's really wasteful, especially when you take into account the layers of elegant wrapping paper used for presentation, oversized boxes used for delivery and all the carbon footprints associated with packaging, delivery and disposal. To my delight, a new mobile app called Flowerling offers a more socially responsible and eco-friendly way to buy and send flowers. Isn't it cool to send a digital flower in this digital age? Better yet, for each virtual flower sent, a REAL tree will get planted!

The Flowerling app is free to download in iTunes app store and works on both iPhone and iPad. The first time you open the app, you will be prompted to create an account, which is also free and only asks for your name and email. Ready to buy some flowers from the Flowerling store? You will need to purchase coins, with a price range from 99 cents for 5 coins to $9.99 for 55. The coins never expire.

The Flowerling store offers a wide variety of flowers, bouquets and vases starting at 3 coins each. You can browse all the available items by category, or simply type in what you'd like using the search function on the upper right corner of your screen. You can pick your favorite flowers and assemble them into a bouquet. I find the pre-made bouquets to be a more economical option as each costs up to 10 coins (which amounts to just $1.99). That's way much cheaper than sending real followers and there's no need to deal with stinky water ever!

By default, all your purchases will be stored in your greenhouse. You can discover more things to do with each item when you click on it.

Like real flowers, your flowerling ages over time, with a lifespan of 8 days. You can extend that for several days by watering your flowerling or buying food for it. You also have the option to send it to a loved one or compost it. For me, it was fun to water the flowers and see the green bar (which indicates its life span) grow.

Picjoy Photo Organizer Review & $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway (4 Winners) #PicJoy #MomBuzz

This is a sponsored post created in partnership with Mom Buzz Media.

If you were asked to bring up your favorite photo stored on your phone, how long do you think it would take? The answer might range from several seconds to quite a few minutes, depending on how your pictures are organized. Have you ever wished there were a fast and easy way to search through your camera roll and find exactly what you want? Then you may want to try out the newly launched Picjoy iPhone app. It's FREE to download and could increase your chance to win 1 of 4 $25 Amazon gift cards!

Picjoy is an intelligent photo library that automatically organizes all of your precious photos and helps you locate them instantly. Can you imagine having all of your photos organized? That’s what’s so exciting about PicJoy.

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Record the details and stories behind each of your photos.
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Talking Anya Dressup & Pet Puppies Free iPhone/iPad App Review

Now that there are so many new games you can play on your mobile devices, it has become more of a challenge to pick only the best ones, especially those that can provide hours of creative fun to your little one. I was recently introduced to Talking Anya Dressup & Pet Puppies, a FREE app for iPad and iPhone users. As the only 3D Dress Up Doll with Pets in the App Store, Talking Anya incorporates tons of interactive features that are sure to bring a big smile to an otherwise bored kid.

Talking Anya is not your ordinary doll. She reacts to your actions in realistic ways. For instance, she makes a funny face when you touch her nose; she dances when you taps her feet; you can tickle her by swiping over her belly; and she can repeat what you say with her special voice.

Talking Anya may change her look the way you want her to. She can wear different dresses, hairstyles, sunglasses and accessories. Even the colors of her hair and eyes can be changed to match her outfits. You can dress her up a bee, ladybug, princess, fairy, cinderella, santa or even Rudolph (Not all options are included in the free version)!

Like all little girls, Talking Anya loves sweet treats like cupcakes and strawberries. You can show her your love by giving her a treat from time to time. Talking Anya is good at playing games too, such as bubble-popping, Hula-hoop twirling, snowball fighting and more. Plus, you can play a beach ball toss game with a friend by connecting two devices with Anya on them. Isn't that cool?

You can also share your Anya creation with the world via an e-card like the one I made.

Anya owns 5 adorable puppies, which you can hug, pet and feed. They can do tricks like stand, spin, shake hands, fetch and crawl. The pet feature is not free tough ($1.99). Right now you may take advantage of the "Unlock Everything" sale and get all the add-ons and upgrades for just $6.99.

Download Talking Anya for free today and let your little fashionista start her virtual playdate with Anya!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Sprite Kids. All views and opinions expressed are my own and may differ from yours.

$25 Gift Card Giveaway: Choice of iTunes or Goolge Play (3 Winners)

What's your favorite pastime when you have to wait at the airport or the doctor's office? How do you keep your kids entertained during a long flight or a road trip? How about playing games on your mobile devices? We'd like to recommend a couple new games that are fun to play for the entire family. Plus a chance to win your choice of a $25 iTunes or a $25 Google Play gift card that you may use to try them for free!

Your Strong Tower and South Florida Savers are bringing you this giveaway sponsored by Big Fish Games! There will be three winners!

Help Children Learn Important Skills Through Fun, Interactive Educational Apps

There have been numerous attempts to make learning more fun and enjoyable for young children. The one that is trending in recent years is educational apps for mobile devices. Kid's Academy, one of the most successful developers of apps for kids has released what might be their biggest app yet--123 Tracing.

123 Tracing is an excellent educational app designed for younger students. This cute game helps kids trace numbers and get in the habit of writing and forming these letters that they will use the rest of their lives. The app is available for download via iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.

Kid's Academy is all about helping children learn verbal, writing and math skills in an easy and fun manner. Apps such as 123 Tracing and Bingo ABC have been top-50 educational apps in the App Store, and Kid’s Academy has also brought the well-known stories and nursery rhymes The Three Little Pigs and Five Little Monkeys to life with interactive apps. The simple interfaces of the apps allow children to take the reins and play on their own, but the sing-a-longs and other activities are perfect for parent or teacher engagement, as well. Research has shown that singing along with nursery rhymes has cognitive and physical benefits for children. Not only are children learning new words and the context in which to use them, but strengthening tongue and mouth muscles at an early age will help with pronunciation skills.

About Kid’s Academy Company
Kids Academy is an early childhood education start-up specialized in development apps for major mobile markets: App Store, Google Play and Amazon. The rapidly growing company is bringing value through education for children aged 2 to 6 teaching kids numbers, upper- and lower- case letters, word-letter associations, phonics, and spelling, and brings them endless fun and excitement through play activities. Founded in the end of 2011 with the first application released in July 2012, Kids Academy has six nice apps and recently reached 2 million downloads. The apps developed by Kids Academy received dozens of positive reviews and were top rated by Children’s Technology and Parent Reviews. Interactive ABC by Kids Academy was featured by The Guardian in mobile tech review.

To learn more about Kid's Academy, please visit www.kidsacademy.mobi, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post provided by Kid's Academy.

Have a Happy & Mobile Halloween with Blurb!

As much as Halloween is supposed to be about “scary,” in reality, it’s a lot about “cute.” It’s about kids in costume, creative pumpkin art, colorful home decor, and tons of fun for everyone involved. Halloween is a holiday of sights and sounds. I'm sure you won't miss the spooktacular opportunity to shoot photos and videos that you’ll want to share on the big night, as well as keep forever. You can create a beautiful photo book right from your iPhone or iPad with Blurb mobile this Halloween!

Blurb mobile is a FREE app that lets you create sharable online stories—and turn those stories into elegant 7x7 inch books. With the aid of a sequence of photos and other media you capture on your mobile device, Blurb books can tell a very literal story, with beginning, middle, and end. Just take photos and video with the app, or import them from your camera roll (including those saved Instagram photos on your phone). You can add captions too. You can even record your little monsters saying “trick or treat,” and attach the audio track to your photo.


Want a printed version of your book? No problem. Blurb’s Small Square books start at $12.99 for a 20-page softcover, and shipping is just $3.99. Don't forget to use coupon code AUTUMN15 to receive 15% off your order!

Whether you lean toward the scary or the cute or some awesome combination of the two, you can easily share your stories on Halloween night on your favorite social media sites via Blurb mobile. And then in a few weeks, get a beautifully bound photo book that you can look at for many Halloweens to come.

Have a happy and mobile Halloween!

Sing, Read & Play Prize Pack Giveaway {Whatever Goes Giveaway Hop}

I'm excited to join over 60 bloggers, including the lovely hosts Mommy's Favorite Things and Mama's Baby Cupcakes, in the Whatever Goes Giveaway Hop. There is no limit to what a participating blog can give away, but what you know for sure is that you could win a prize valued $25 and over on each site! After entering my giveaway, please feel free to visit all the other blogs on the linky to find out what they have in store for you.

My Giveaway

I have put together a what I call Sing, Read & Play Prize Pack for one lucky reader of mine. The package includes $45 worth of fun goodies for kids:

Super Simple Songs DVD $16.99

Sweet Pea Sue Makes a New Friend $7.95

Chatter Zoo 12" x 12" Wall Art $20

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Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents iPhone/iPad App Free Now Through President's Day!

In celebration of President’s Day, GreatApps.com is offering "Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents" Encyclopedia Britannica’s first mobile application for free now through the end of President's Day on Feb. 20, 2012! Available for iPhone, iTouch and iPad, this app (which normally sells for $2.99) teaches young learners an important aspect of U.S. history by taking them on a fun and educational meet and greet with the 44 U.S. Presidents.

I love educational apps for kids. Don't miss this limited time free offer if you do too!

The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application: Make Your Own Looney Tunes Digital Card!

Another major feature of the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application is the "Digital Card", which allows you to create a custom e-card with your favorite Looney Tunes character or your own picture, along with a personal message.

It takes 3 simple steps to make a digital card from scratch, one that you can't find elsewhere. First, choose a header that fits your occasion, such as birthday, anniversary, and major holidays in the U.S. Then, choose an image from the Toon library or the photo album on your mobile device. Last, draft your message to the recipient. Now your card is ready to be sent!

Check out the "Thinking of You" card I sent to my friend who just moved to California. The intense hug of Pepe Le Pew perfectly represents how much I miss her. I think the card is both cute and hilarious.

Wanna try making your own Looney Tunes digital card? Download the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine App from the iTunes Store here today: http://bit.ly/lbpx84!

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application.

The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application: Make Your Own Looney Tunes Frame!

Besides the fun "Scene Maker" I told you about earlier, the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application also features the "Frame Creator" and "Wallpapers", which allow the user to create picture frames or iPhone wallpapers with her favorite Looney Tunes character.

What do you think of this picture frame I created with the app? I picked the cute frame first and thought the picture was a perfect match for it. Marvin The Martian looks a bit intimidated by Daffy Duck while he appears to be fearless on his own. What could the two be possibly talking about on Mars? There must be an interesting story behind this picture.

Wanna try making your own Looney Tunes frame and wallpaper? Download the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine App from the iTunes Store here today: http://bit.ly/lbpx84!

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application.

Moby: A Cool New Way to Stay Connected w/ Family & Friends!

I'm very excited to be introduced to a new iPhone app called Moby, which allows me to keep track of the exact locations of my family members and friends without having to call or text them.

The Moby app is completely FREE and very easy to use. Family members can securely and privately share their current location with one another by sending a check-in or requesting a check-in. You have full control over whom you want to share your location with and for how long.

After downing the free app onto your iPhone or iPad, you need to register for an account with name, email and phone number, and then add friends from your iPhone contact list. Once you see yourself along with your current location on the Moby map, you can start a sharing session with your chosen friend for a specified time, send a check-in without starting a sharing session, or send an alert. I love that you have the option to send a message along with your check-in. So you can let your friend know not only where you are but also what you are doing. You can see how each feature works via the video demo below. More instructional videos are available here.



Moby works best if all your contacts have the app installed on their iPhone, but anyone can benefit from it as long as you have the app on your device and the others have access to email. You can share your location instantly with anyone who can receive messages from you via email. You can always invite your family members and friends to join Moby so that they can share their locations with you when needed.

The Moby app is so much fun to use and makes locating my family and friends a lot easier. I've recommended it to every friend of mine who uses an iPhone and I would like you to give it a try as well. The Android version of the app is set to launch in late August or early September, including the ability to share locations between iPhone and Android devices. Be sure to get on the pre-registration list here.

Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Moby and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application: Make Your Own Looney Tunes Scene!

I've got exciting news for Looney Tunes fans. Now you can be the director of your very own Looney Tunes show with the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application, the first Looney Tunes app for iPhone and iPad.

One of the major features of the new app is the "Scene Maker", which allows you to create your unique Looney Tunes scene with an array of colorful, funny backgrounds, props, signs and effects. And you can choose from a cast of wacky characters, including Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and more.

Here's one of the scenes I created with the Scene Maker. It features my favorite Looney Tunes characters: Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, and Porky Pig. The scene may be called "The Mystery Love Letter". It shows that one a sunny day, Porky Pig receives an anonymous love letter and he tries to figure out whom it is from, with his naughty friends, who tease puzzled Porky Pig with some wild guesses. I can easily share the scene with my Facebook friends or save it to my photo gallery.

Wanna try making your own Looney Tunes scene? Download the Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine App from the iTunes Store here today: http://bit.ly/lbpx84!

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote The Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine Application.

Six Free Children's Books from Yoplait Kids & iStoryTime

For a limited time, you can download 6 FREE iStoryTime narrated children's books onto your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, courtesy of Yoplait Kids yogurt! Free titles include:

• Binky the Pink Elephant
• The Wiener Dog Magnet
• Invisible Alligators
• My First Day of School
• Peanut Butter Bob Gets in a Jam
• Nate's Big Hair and the Grapefruit in There

Simply search for “iStoryTime” in the Apps Store on your digital device, then filter the search results by device and price (select free), and you'll see all the free books in one place. Check out the full collection of iStoryTime books here. Enjoy!

About Yoplait Kids:

• Yoplait Kids provides and excellent course of calcium and vitamin D, and a good source of protein to help build strong bones.
• Yoplait Kids yogurt has 25% less sugar than the leading kids' yogurt*
• Yoplait Kids yogurt has the delicious taste that kids love
• Yoplait Kids package size is 4-3.0 oz. cups
• Yoplait Kids yogurt is available nationwide and in three varieties: Strawberry, Strawberry Banana and Vanilla
• Packaging features kids' favorite characters like Dora the Explorer, Lightning McQueen from the hit movie "Cars" and the Disney Princesses

*Yoplait Kids has 9 grams of sugar per 3oz. The leading kids´ yogurt has 13 grams of sugar per 3oz.

Disclosure: I received part of this information from Yoplait and iStoryTime through MyBlogSpark. No compensation took place.