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Halloween Giveaway Free Event Sign up

09.28.2013 by mumwrites // Leave a Comment

Here is another exciting event sign up for you to join!

Halloween Giveaway

This giveaway is hosted by Empowered Mommy and Joys Of Life

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Prize: $200 Amazon Gift Card
Event Dates: October 1 – October 30
Sign-ups: September 28

Get a Free link {Facebook or Twitter} with an announcement post. Pay a minimal fee o $5 if you do not want to make an announcement post. Additional links are also available for only $3 each. Co-host slots are up for grabs at $20 each and get up to 3 free additional links and a back-link to your blog on the final giveaway post. Host pages/comment pages, on the other hand, are available at $10 each.

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McDonald’s Re-Launches The Iconic Happy Meal Box

09.19.2013 by mumwrites // 12 Comments

announcement, events, food, lifestyle, McDonald's Happy Meal — Cheska Garcia-Kramer with her little charmer Gavin

Yup, you read that right! McDonald’s just recently re-launched the iconic red box of Happy Meal and this mum was invited to be part of the momentous occasion, along with a host of mum bloggers and people from trad media. Dubbed as Happiness In A Box event, it was graced by no less than McDonald’s Chief Happiness Officer Ronald McDonald himself, and Senior Vice President for Marketing, Margot Torres. Celebrity mums Cheska Garcia-Kramer, who tagged his little man Gavin along, and Dimples Romana also joined in.

McDonald’s Happy Meal was launched in the US in 1979 and was also the first meal designed especially for kids. It has become, not just an icon, but a beloved menu item in McDonald’s all over the world by generations of kids and kids-at-heart, as well. Happy Meal is something kids look forward to every time they vist a McDonald’s store, more than just the food and the toy. I am a witness to this as my little man actually look forward to our McDonald’s visit because of the surprise that comes along with each of his Happy Meal. The wonderful experience my child gets and the wide smile it brings on his face is simply priceless!

So, in line with bringing more smiles to more kids, McDonald’s recently made the Happy Meal available for breakfast, too, with favorites such as the 4-piece Mini Hotcakes and Hamdesal, both served with a regular drink and a featured toy. After all, a delicious first meal of the day is a must to start every kids day, may they be getting ready for school or gearing up for one special weekend with the family.

And did you notice that each of your Happy Meal can now come with McDonald’s World Famous Fries, which serve as a perfect addition whether you are ordering Burger McDo, McNuggets, Chicken McDo with rice or McSpaghetti?

And to complete the Happy Meal experience, McDonald’s is very happy to announce that each Happy Meal now comes with the iconic Red Box, to put even more smiles on our little ones’ faces, starting today! Each box, apart from adding the element of surprise, can also be folded into different surprise figures, giving a more exciting meal experience!

Bring home happiness in a box to your little ones now. For only Php85, get a Happy Meal with your child’s favorite Mcdo Meal with drinks and surprise toy. For this month, the little ones can enjoy completing the Transformers and My Little Pony collectible toys.

Apart from being the first to know about the Red Box’s return, we also got first dibs on the new McDo Downtown TVC, that features a child and her grandmother enjoying a visit to McDonald’s together. The good old Downtown song made the TV ad all the more special and heart-warming.

The little man was a bit not-in-the-mood that day, I am just glad we tagged along someone to look after him while mum busied herself. The joy on his face was priceless when I handed him his very first McDonald’s Red Box. He immediately set out to play with his new toy, Optimus Prime!

To know more about the return of the Happy Meal Red Box, like the McDonald’s Official Facebook Fan Page and follow @McDo-PH on Twitter. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #McDoHappyMeal when sharing your little one’s Happy Meal moments

Shout outs to Marianne of Nuffnang for inviting us and to McDonald’s for sending a bunch of Happy Meals to our doorstep! And don’t forget to check out Mumwrites’ Facebook Page for more photos of the event.

Mums + Kids Conquer The Metro With Mom And Me Fun Circuit

09.17.2013 by mumwrites // 15 Comments

Ready to kick-off your October with fun and exciting activities for mum and the kiddos? Join the Mom And Me Fun Circuit every weekend of this month for one perfect bonding activities with your little one. Read more about it from this press release:

Coming from a successful launch last summer, Mom and Me is back with a brand new twist. Every weekend of October, pack your bags and get your game on as they’re taking super active mums and kids on a road trip to the best activity hot spots in the metro.

Spending quality time with the kids, especially in their formative years, is the best expression of love and care. Kids crave for their parents’ affection and undivided attention, especially now that in most families, both parents are working, having to leave the house very early and coming home late at night. There is no better way to spend time with your kids than doing activities they love together with them.

Mom and Me Fun Circuit will happen every Saturday and Sunday of October with each event day featuring three different activities. Hop on a super cool bus and take the weekend off with your little ones, sharing bonding moments as you do sports, cooking and baking, swimming, arts and crafts classes, and more in the stops. Through the variety of activities, get to know more about your kids and maybe even discover what their passions are.

Mom and Me has curated some of the best activities that mums and kids can do together and packed them all into one exciting and adventurous weekend road trip!

Entrance passes to this fun-filled bonding experience is at Php750, good for 1 mum/dad and 1 child. Tickets are now available for the first weekend of October and activities lined up for those days include: {Day 01} arts and music at MabuhayRestop, drawing with KidzArt, and play in the park at The Mind Museum and {Day 02} dance with Dance and Arts Academy, arts and music at Mabuhay Restop, and play in the park at The Mind Museum. These activities are suited for children ages 4 to 8. Pick up will be at 12PM in Ortigas while drop off point will be at The Mind Museum at 6PM. To reserve your tickets now, or for more inquiries, kindly email momandmesales@gmail.com.

Stay tuned to this blog for more updates and do not forget to follow Mom and Me’s Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/mommyandmePH, and Twitter Page, https://www.twitter.com/mommyandmePH

Mom and Me Fun Circuit is participated in by The Mind Museum, KidzArt Philippines, Coach and Kids Inc., Center for Culinary Arts Manila, ACTS Dance and Arts and Academy, Mabuhay Restop Travel Café and Museum, Gymboree, and The Picture Company.

This event is also sponsored by Del Monte Fruitastic, Enercal Plus, Bibibons, Crystal Clear, Salad Box, Tiny Buds, Burger Company, Ink Creations, kristn.com and wheninmanila.com.

Win Free Tickets!

But wait, there’s more! Mom and Me is giving away free tickets to 8 lucky winners. All you need to do is join using the Rafflecopter widget below. Join now and get a chance to score those tickets for free! Good luck and kindly click on the Rafflecopter to open it in another window, thanks.

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Disclaimer: Mumwrites is not responsible for the fulfillment of the giveaway prize. Mom and Me shall be the one to send the free tickets to the giveaway winners.

5 Things You Probably Did Not Know About My 4-Year Old

09.15.2013 by mumwrites // 11 Comments

For Bebengisms Birthday Cyber Party…

My little man is my pride and joy and my source of infinite happiness. I know that he has been the topic of numerous posts here {what can I say he is my favorite subject and I am such a doting mum! }, but I bet out of all the stuff I have written about my 4-year old, you probably did not know much about these things:

He absolutely loves everything pancit! He is such a picky eater and will not eat most of the things I cook for him, but serve him anything that has noodles in it and it will surely be an instant hit! He loves noodles in every form: pancit canton, miswa, bihon and what-have-yous. I do not know where he got this penchant for pancit as even though I love eating noodles from time to time, it is not really one of my most favorite food.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is his current obsession. That is right, for the meantime his beloved Lightning McQueen and his gang have to take the backseat as these green reptiles take front and center in our living room. Ever since we bought this set of the turtles action figure as a gift for his birthday, they are inseparable. He’d play with them from sun up to sun down and would ask me to fix Leonardo’s katana or Michelangelo’s sais in their three-pronged hands from time to time. I really cannot complain, the turtles used to be my fave when I was little, too!
He loves music and singing. Jared has been appreciating music long before he can even speak a word. When he was just a baby he was humming the music I played for him every night before he goes to sleep or the upbeat classical tunes and nursery rhymes we played during daytime. He is prone to bursting into a song out-of-the-blue and can easily pick up the melodies of songs he just heard. I simply love it when he sings those beautiful OPM classics he hears from the soaps on the telly. When he is a bit bigger I will enroll him in a voice and piano lesson and would ask his tito to teach him how to play the flute.
My little man might be ambidextrous. Even his teacher noticed that when he colors he’d begin with his right hand but would switch to his left half-way through. I am not sure if his right hand gets tired easily that is why he tends to give it a break. He uses his right hand when tracing so I am not certain whether he’d grow up to be right-handed or a leftie. Either way, I have no complaints, lefties are such creative lots.
at last year’s Juniorpreneur in Tiendesitas
He loves animals. Jared is fascinated with animals and would often be curious about the stray cats taking refuge in our garage that is why I make it a point to bring him to the zoo whenever we can or take him to places where he can see animals, like the Manila Ocean Park, for example. We do not have pets as of yet, but I will be sure to get him one when he is a bit bigger. A dog or a hamster is at the top of my list, while I do not consider getting a cat simply because they freak me out!

This is my entry for Bebengisms’ Birthday Cyber Party. If you want to join or for more details about this contest, simply visit this post: https://www.bebengisms.com/2013/09/bebengisms-birthday-cyber-party.html