Bob the Builder, Thomas & Friends, and International Delight Giveaways Winners

By Ken in Giveaways on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Good morning, readers. I have three winner announcements this morning. But first, here are the current open giveaways on my dad blog:

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Battleship Movie Review – the aliens sank my battleship

By Ken in Reviews on Friday, May 18, 2012
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Battleship ~ Universal Pictures

My son and I saw a screening of Battleship (Universal Pictures) on Tuesday. It’s an action film about an alien invasion. There’s a lot of action and mayhem in the movie. The story is loosely based on the Hasbro Battleship game. Battleship [Facebook | Twitter] opens in theater today. Below is a quick summary of the film. Continue reading for the full movie review of Battleship.

The 411 for Battleship

The story Alien space ships land in the Pacific Ocean and attack Earth
Appropriateness for children Some bad language and a lot of intense action scenes and explosions. No nudity or sex scenes, but there is one slightly provocative scene.
Positives
  • Nice special effects
  • Lots of action scenes
  • Likeable main character
Negative
  • Bad dialogue
Release date May 18, 2012
Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and bad language
Runtime 131 minutes
Genre Sci-fi, action

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Subway Battleship Rafflecopter Giveaway – win movie tickets and a gift card

By Ken in Giveaways on Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Battleship ~ Universal Studios

Battleship is coming out tomorrow (Friday, May 18th). My son and I saw a screening of Battleship (review) earlier in the week, and we loved it. Now’s your chance to go see the film for free too. Subway is giving away two movie money vouchers that can be used to purchase movie tickets for Battleship at a theater of the winner’s choice. In addition, a reader of my dad blog will also win a $25 Subway gift card. Nice!

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Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide Electric Toothbrush

By Ken in Reviews on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide Electric Toothbrush

Check out my first power tootbrush (see photo above). It’s the Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide. Until now, I’ve always associated electric toothbrushes with kids. But my new Oral-B [Facebook | Twitter] toothbrush is definitely not a kid’s toothbrush. I could certainly use a high-end toothbrush like the Oral-B ProfessionalCare 5000. According to my dental hygienist, I suck when it comes to brushing my teeth. I brush and floss my teeth every night, but apparently I’m not doing a good job. The dentist even charged me $800 for a deep cleaning — that’s $200 per quadrant and four teeth cleaning visits. My poor toothbrush and oral care habits costed me both money and time. Plus it was embarrassing when the dental hygienist brought out a toothbrush and showed me the proper way to brush my teeth. According to my dental hygienist, I was doing a terrible job near the gum area.

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Baby Magic Rafflecopter Giveaway – what to expect when you’re expecting

By Ken in Giveaways on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Baby Magic Bath Caddy Gift Set

Mother’s Day is over, but I have a Baby Magic giveaway for moms with babies or moms who are expecting. Speaking of expectant moms, Baby Magic recently conducted a survey in anticipation of the upcoming movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to be released this Friday, May 18th). According to the Baby Magic survey, the reality of motherhood is very different than moms’ pre-birth expectations.

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MotionX-Sleep Giveaway – 500 winners!

By Ken in Giveaways on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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MotionX-Sleep app ~ Fullpower Technologies

I just want to let the readers of my dad blog know that I’m giving away 500 licenses for the MotionX-Sleep 2.0 app on my geek dad blog. The main function of MotionX-Sleep is to help users track and optimize their sleep cycle. Head over to my geek dad blog if you want to read my MotionX-Sleep app review. Or you can go directly to my MotionX-Sleep giveaway page if you want to download the app now. The first 500 people to sign up can get the app for free. MotionX-Sleep is compatible with the Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices (iOS 4.2 or later).

A behind-the-scenes look at ParaNorman – coming soon to a theater near you

By Ken in Reviews on Monday, May 14, 2012
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ParaNorman 3D stop-motion animation film ~ LAIKA Studios

My oldest daughter and I were invited to a tour of LAIKA Studios about six weeks ago. LAIKA is the animation studio that created Coraline. LAIKA’s next movie is ParaNorman (Focus Features), which opens in theaters this summer (August 17th). My daughter and I got a behind-the-scenes tour for the production of ParaNorman [Facebook | Twitter]. All production on ParaNorman took place in a huge, 151,140-square foot building in Hillsboro, Oregon. A large space was needed because ParaNorman had a crew of over 320 designers, artists, animators and technicians. At any given time during the shoot, there were 52 separate shooting units.

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Avengers, Star Wars, New Year’s Eve, and PearlMountain Giveaways Winners

By Ken in Giveaways on Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Good morning, moms and dads. I have four winner announcements this morning. But first, here are the current open giveaways on my dad blog:

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Movie Review: Otter 501 – it’s not a traditional documentary

By Ken in Reviews on Friday, May 11, 2012
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Otter 501 Movie

My family and I recently watched a screening disk for Otter 501 [Facebook | Twitter] . It’s a documentary about an orphaned sea otter pup. There isn’t any action in this film, but it is informative and interesting for people of all ages. Otter 501 (Sea Studios Foundation) opens in theaters today in Monterey, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Use this list for opening dates and locations for Otter 501 in other cities. Below is a quick summary of the film. Continue reading for the full movie review of Otter 501.

The 411 for Otter 501

The story A documentary about an orphaned sea otter pup
Appropriateness for children It’s safe for children to watch. However, the movie does show a dead sea otter.
Positive
  • Interesting and educational
Negative
  • Video blog format
Release date May 11, 2012
Rating Not rated, but it would be rated G if it was rated
Runtime 84 minutes
Genre Documentary

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Mother’s Day Tips and Giveaway – win some International Delight Iced Coffee

By Ken in Giveaways on Thursday, May 10, 2012
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International Delight Iced Coffee

Dads, Mother’s Day is only a few days away. If you have not found the perfect gift for the mother in your life, that’s OK because International Delight is sharing some great tips today. In addition, they’re also giving away their new International Delight Iced Coffee on my dad blog. They sent me some samples and I love their iced coffee. It will be perfect for this Mother’s Day because it’s going to be warm over here (for a change).

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