GREAT Giveaway Two $25 Amazon Gift Cards & KidsEmail.com Subscription

YAY! IT’S A GIVEAWAY!

Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints has teamed up with DenSchool to giveaway one free year of service from KidsEmail.org AND a $25 Amazon Gift Card to TWO lucky winners! Good luck to all of the entrants.

Allowing kids to have an email is such a debatable subject.  We don't want them to have free access to all the junk that's out there and lets not forget all the horrible spam emails that come in to our own.  Have your kids asked you about having their own email account yet? Are you still telling them no? KidsEmail.org is a email monitoring service to keep your children's email account safe. With a variety of setting options, you can have emails sent to you for approval first and block certain content - even if it comes from a "trusted" contact!

 

 Stop by DenSchool to read their full review.

Disclaimer: Raising Little Saints was not compensated for participating in this giveaway. Raising Little Saints was not responsible for prize shipment/delivery.

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Congratulations to the Winner of the Music Box

Thanks to everyone that entered our little giveaway of the beautiful music box from Catholic Family Gifts.

We have a winner:

Congratulations Laverne!  

Thank you for participating and for being a loyal friend of Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints!

     

Lilla Rose Hair Product Line Giveaway {ends 3/28/12}

When I think of hair clips or pulling your hair back, I think of my second grade year of school. Second grade is a year I will always remember, besides being the year I received First Holy Communion, it was the year just after my father passed away and the year the Lord blessed me with the gift of Mrs. Mary Cento, my teacher at Loyola School in Florida. Mrs. Cento had beautiful skin and long blonde hair, to me she looked like an angel, and that year it was she who gave me so much needed love after loosing the love of my life, my Daddy. Mrs. Cento loved me, but she never liked seeing my long straight hair in my face. She would use what she had in a classroom, rubber bands, to remove my hair from blocking my view of my school work. Although a simple act, I always loved her for caring for me so much that year. I'm not sure if I didn't wear my hair back because we didn't have the money to buy something or if it was because my mom put something in my hair before leaving the house and I purposely wanted the beautiful angelic teacher of mine, to love me more that morning by taking care of me or what? But I never had my hair out of the way! Isn't it strange the little things that we remember as kids? Years later I was able to reconnect with the beautiful woman at a Catholic School Teacher Conference, now as peers. She remembered me as much as I remembered her! She really did love me! :D

This is similar to the beautiful clip
I received for my honest review.
Isn't it beautiful? 

Honestly, I have always had trouble finding the right clip for my dark chocolate brown hair, my whole life actually, this has been an issue. When I do find the right one, I treasure it like gold because I like being able to pull my hair back out of my face. This is why I want to share Lilla Rose with you! My dear sister in Christ, Sarah contacted me a while back about doing a review, I was a little skeptical as I have had trouble finding the right clip for my voluminous head of straight brown hair. Sarah said, "watch the video and measure your hair", I was still a little skeptical but it worked! I received my beautiful clip in the mail, while it looked fragile because of its beauty, it was super tough (it survived my toddler's little inquisitive hands) and it fit perfectly - I had found my new little treasure for my hair. Now as a mommy, home educator, hair in my face would also not work - Mrs. Cento was so right! :D

I'm excited to extend this little treasure to one Raising Little Saints friend. Sarah is generous enough to offer me the opportunity to run a giveaway here so that one of you can try a clip of your choice! YAY Sarah! (Sarah is also a Catholic Homeschooling Mommy, btw).

Don't want to wait for the Rafflecopter (see below) to end in two weeks? I don't blame you, here's where you can go to order yours today! The St. Patrick Day's one is adorable!

Here are the details on how to reach my friend Sarah and order your clip today:

• You can purchase your own Lilla Rose clip on her website 

• You can visit her on Facebook here.

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Thank you for entering, best wishes!

     

Disclosure:  I was given one free Flexi clip from Lilla Rose for free in return of my honest review.  :D

Catholic Bloggers Network Share-A-Thon (Giveaway) $350 in Prizes Ends 2/27/12

Here it is! The first ever Catholic Bloggers Network Colossal Giveaway. Prizes total over $350 (with shipping) and up to 16 winners!

What are we giving away?

Thanks to all of the participating Blogs!

• Miracoli Rosaries

• Mountain of Grace

• Wondering

• Ladies Of Our Lady: Denver

• Mountaineer Country

• Hair Bows 4 Life Bowtique

• A Slice of Smith Life

• Happy Saints

• From The Pews

• Catholic Homeschool Support

• Conservamom

• Through My "I"s
  
  
• Our Village is a Little Different

• Blossoming Joy

• My Life's a Treasure
  
  
• The Rosary Chick
  
  
• Crafolic ~ Catholic Crafts and More!
  
  
• Day by Day in Our World
  
  
• A Catholic Life
  
  
• Equipping Catholic Families (Arma Dei)
  
  
• Homeschooling With Joy
  
  
• Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints

How do you enter?  Please follow the Rafflecopter form below!  Each action is worth a certain number of entries....Best of luck!

Catholic Bloggers Unite!

I am now a new contributor to the new Catholic Bloggers Network.  If you haven't had a chance to visit, please do.  A group of Catholic bloggers from all walks of life are contributing and participating in this endeavor.  

It is really a neat concept there are weekly round ups, content shares, an online Facebook community, a Blog Academy where you can learn neat tips and even a place to link up items you are selling in the Catholic Shoppe.  

Here is the mission of the group:

In acknowledgment of the Vatican's strong interest to embrace social media for evangelization, this Catholic Bloggers Network was created to enhance communication of Catholic social media users. Here Catholic bloggers can connect and share efforts to bring the Catholic faith into the social media discourse. By creating this webpage directory of Catholic bloggers and connecting the online portals they use, our Catholic community grows larger. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

And now a group of bloggers are getting together to have a colossal give away.  So if you are a blogger and want to participate in this, here are the details:


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The First EVER

Catholic Bloggers' Colossal Share-a-Thon (&; Giveaway) 

An opportunity for all of our Catholic Bloggers to
share and promote their Catholic products,

receive new followers and discover new Catholic blogs
...and to WIN awesome prizes!

All Catholic Bloggers are invited to participate...
small entry fees will be collected from Bloggers who want to participate
(and receive new followers) but don't sell Catholic products through their blogs. 

The cash collected will comprise the cash giveaways!

Lots of prizes, lots of chances to win and lots of winners!

Just fill out the form below and hit the 'submit' button...
to be a part of this Rafflecopter

Catholic Bloggers' Colossal Share-a-Thon!

Spread the word. 
The GIVEAWAY will be live for 2 weeks
and ANYONE can enter to WIN!

Rafflecopter Launch Party Giveaway: Win an iPad & a Kindle Fire

This is a REAL giveaway, I'm sharing it to help spread the word (and if you win the iPad, I get a Kindle, so when you sign up, make sure you say that Raising Little Saints referred you), here are the details:

Happy New Year from Rafflecopter HQ! To start 2012, you’ll have a chance at winning an iPad2 or one of two Kindle Fires in what we’re calling the ‘Rafflecopter Launch Party Giveaway’!

Say ‘Hi’ To Rafflecopter: 

Rafflecopter makes the whole process of running giveaways on your blog really, really easy. Over 80,000 giveaways have been created with Rafflecopter, and if you didn’t know yet, there’s a new version in town! Oh yeah, it’s free. If you haven’t used Rafflecopter, sign up and launch a giveaway in the matter of minutes.

Now… Let’s Give Away Something Awesome!

To celebrate the new year, we’re going to give away a 16GB Apple iPad2 and several Kindle Fires. The giveaway starts Monday 1/9 at 12:01 a.m. and lasts for a month. To enter, simply tell us who referred you to this giveaway! You can receive additional entries by tweeting about this giveaway, following us on twitter, and giving us feedback. In addition, we’re doing something a little special to make things more fun:

Suggest a Mascot Name – You’ve seen the Rafflecopter smiley-face dude hanging around the web. The poor guy needs a name, and we want to leave it up to you to decide what his (or her?) name should be. For an additional entry, suggest a name! After the giveaway is over, we’ll go through the list of names and pick out our favorite suggestions (be creative!) and bring it to a vote on Facebook. If your name is chosen, you’ll win a Kindle Fire and be immortalized in Rafflecopter history :)

This giveaway is open for the US and Canadian residents and will close February 9th at 12:01 a.m. EST.

Thanks for sharing the love!!

* Be sure to say that Raising Little Saints referred you! *

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Blessings,
Mama Erika

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK - Tomorrow!

The Virtual book tour will stop by RLS tomorrow, July 15th, we will have an author, Eric D. Goodman, stop by to answer questions from his most recent book, Flightless Goose. I will be posting a review for this book in the morning with questions/answers I asked Eric.

In the meantime, you may want to check out the book's Facebook Page to get a sneek-peek at what this great children's book is all about.

Of course, we will also be giving away a copy of the book to one lucky blessed RLS reader!  So please stay tuned. 
Blessings,
Mama Erika

Reviews & Giveaway Over at 3 Boys & a Dog

As you may already know, I am a contributor/reviewer over at Mama Kelli's blog, 3 Boys & a Dog. Currently, there are a bunch of reviews and giveaways that she and the seven contributors have put together. I have two that I posted myself that I wanted to tell you about.:




1. Playtex Lil' Gripper Training Cup, 1 winner, US/CAN {ends 6/20}

"Do you have a hard time finding the right cup for your little one? You know they tops don’t fit right or the cup can’t easily wash, or the tops (worse)! Sometimes finding the right cup for your toddler seems like a daunting task….it does lilgripper Review & Giveaway: Playtex First Lil Gripperme. After five kids I think I’ve tried every brand and style (no kidding). Here’s one I must confess, I really love! Why???

What I Love: First off, it is a great cup if your child is transitioning from either bottle or breast to cup, or like my little one, using it and still nursing. The next reason why"......[to read more and a chance to win one of these great training cups, go to 3 Boy & a Dog]

2. Rock N Learn Educational DVD Collections, 4 winners, US/CAN {ends 6/17}

I want my kids outside active but sometimes they need good things to watch on TV…okay I’m guilty I do use the tube as a sitter sometimes but with five kids I call it survival some days.  It does make me feel guilty sometimes and is probably why when it comes to what my kids watch on TV or DVD, I’m one picky Mama!  I’m always on the hunt for good DVDs to take in the van for a long ride or to use as a supplement in our homeschool.  So as I mom and teacher to these lovely kiddos, I have to tell you that I am mighty impressed with Rock N Learn!  ......[to read more and a chance to win one of 4 DVD Collections, go to 3 Boy & a Dog]

Many Blessings,
Mama Erika

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK Coming soon!

On July 15th, we will have an author, Eric D. Goodman, stop by to answer questions from his most recent book, Flightless Goose. I am working on a review for this book and questions for Eric. But on July 15th he will be visiting us here at RLS and anwering any questions you may have. In the meantime, you may want to check out the book's Facebook Page to get a sneek-peek at what this great children's book is all about. Of course, we will also be giving away a copy of the book to one lucky blessed RLS reader!  So please stay tuned. 
Blessings,
Mama Erika

Baby Clothes Boutique $25 Gift Winner!!

We would like to thank all of the readers who participated in the Baby Clothes Boutique Review and Giveaway!  Also Baby Clothes Boutique for sponsoring this lovely product review and giveaway!

We have a winner:

GrannyLove38

I have your e-mail and will be forwarding it to the company so that they can give you further instructions.

Remember friends, you can place your order with FREE shipping and find great deals on:  tutus, baby headbands, baby clothes and baby hats from newborns to 4T!

Thanks again Baby Clothes Boutique for sponsoring us!

Blessings,

Love big families?  Join our "Be fruitful and multiply!" Genesis 1:28 BLOG HOP!



Juan Diego Messenger of Guadalupe DVD **WINNER**

The winner is entry #4, Judy (Benmakesten)!!! Congratulations Judy!!!! Go visit her blog and congratulate her! :) Thanks to everyone who participated in this giveaway and thanks to CCC of America for offering this wonderful DVD to a lovely Catholic family!

Judy, please e-mail me with your mailing address so that I may forward it to CCC of America! :) raisinglittlesaints {at} gmail.com

Blessings everyone!

Don't forget we still have an open giveaway on RLS for $25 from Baby Boutique which ends on 5/15!  Hurry and enter today!

Baby Clothes Boutique {Review & Giveaway}

{Our Review}

As a mother of five, finding the right everything is key...especially when it comes to clothing and shoes!  Organizing these two key elements from storage to laundry to daily wear is key.  So when I find the right item, I am in love and I want to buy it in all the sizes available - no kidding!  So when I volunteered to review for My Baby Clothes Boutique I was excited yet apprehensive at the same time.   But let me tell you mommies, you will not be dissapointed.  I was given the option to select something from their website to review and I'm glad I chose wisely and practically yet adorable! 

So what did I get?  The cutests little baby shoes ever!  Mommies of little ones, you know how hard it is to come by the right shoe for your baby...they are either too heavy, too hard, or too something!  Well, let me share what happened with our new little shoes!  Our little Dominic was in the pre-walking stages at exactly 12 months old.  As a mommy I knew he had all the mechanics to walking but he just wouldn't do it.  I have no idea why but my guess would be that he wasn't confident enough to do it (mind you he climbs up and down two flights of stairs in 2.4 seconds flat).  Anyway, by the afternoon of the day he started wearing these little shoes, he was walking!  I'm not kidding or exaggerating! 

My mother-in-law calls them the "magical walking shoes" because really he started taking more steps and by day three Dominic was walking!  YAY! 
Their real name is Navy Fisherman Shoes and not only are they cute but they are soft, and gentle on a new walker's feet.  What I thought was reallly cool was the cork sole inside of them, giving our little baby extra cushioning as he takes his first steps.

{Our Rating}
We give these lovely little shoes:

{The Giveaway}
The lovely people over at My Baby Clothes Boutique is offering one of our Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints reader, a chance to win any item on thier website worth $25!  But wait, there is more...they don't charge for shipping - ever!  So it really is a lovely item from their website for $25! 

If you are like me, when I got to their site, it was hard to select just one item!  In addition to the shoes, they have the cutests tutus, baby headbands, baby clothes and baby hats from newborns to 4T!  -
So what do you have to do to win this?  It's simple:

REQUIRED: Visit My Baby Clothes Boutique, come back and leave a comment with which item you would love to have for your little one = 1 entry.


BONUS ENTRIES (1 entry each):

1. Like My Baby Clothes Boutique and RLS on Facebook.

2. Follow My Baby Clothes Boutique and  RLS on Twitter.

3. Blog subscribers for their blog & Newsletter subscribers

4.  Follow us with Google Friend Connect (click the follow button on the right).

5. Tweet about this giveaway. {you may do this daily 1 entry per tweet}

6. Post this give away on your Facebook Status with a link to this post {you may do this daily 1 entry per status}

7. Share this on Facebook (just click the FB button at the bottom of this post).

8. Subscribe to our RSS Feed or via e-mail (place your e-mail addres in the box on the right).

9. Blog about this giveaway (just don't completely repost it...add a teaser and a link back to us).

10. Vote for us on On the Fence and Top Mommy Blogs.

For each item that you do listed above, please leave a comment here telling us what you did. Remember, each item you do is an entry! Also, if you already subscribe to any of these listed, please leave a comment, "I already follow you on Google Friend Connect."


SUPER BONUS ENTRY (= 5 entries):

Read another post (that isn't a review or a giveaway) and leave a comment. Come back here and tell me where you went (the title of the post).


Official Rules:
One winner will be chosen via random.org. Only entries that follow the above rules will count. Entries close May 15th, 2011 at 11pm EST. Winner will be announced on May 16th, 2011. US ONLY!

About My Baby Clothes Boutique, our Sponsor:

My Baby Clothes Boutique – your online baby boutique for designer baby clothing, children’s clothes, baby hats, baby headbands, baby shoes, and much more!


We feature the most fashionable and trendy clothes and accessories available. Our mission is to bring you a distinctive selection of designer baby apparel for your little girl or boy. We take pride in offering high quality, comfortable and unique children’s clothes. I hope you enjoy browsing our large selection of cute clothes, dresses, baby outfits, and baby gift sets.

We offer seasonal clothing and accessories for newborns, infants, and toddlers. Your baby will be in style with our hip clothes for spring, summer, winter and fall.

Our sets are also the perfect gift for a baby shower. Give the mommy-to-be a designer baby outfit and matching hat or headband and you will be a big hit at the baby shower. Add an adorable hat or beautiful hair bow and your baby shower gift will never be forgotten.

 
Best wishes,

 
 
Disclosure (ah, yes, the fine print): Special thanks to My Baby Clothes Boutique for partnering with Raising {& Teaching}Little Saints on this giveaway. My Baby Clothes Boutique, has provided us with the any item from their website for up to $25.00 for our contest. I was compensated with one item from their website for under $25.00 for offering this review and awesome giveaway!  Thank you!