Sprout for Parents Guest Moderator for April

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Guess who’s the guest moderator for the Sprout for Parents blog in April?  Me!  How cool is that?  A big fan of Sprout programing, and a member of their Band of Bloggers group, I was honored to be asked to moderate the blog for the month of April.

As moderator I got to pick the topic for the month — “Love your Planet” in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and I also got to recruit some of my favorite bloggers to share their insights and knowledge with Sprout for Parents readers:

If you have a minute I hope you’ll hop on over to the Sprout for Parents site, check out the posts and be a part of the conversation.  I think you’ll find some great ideas and insights that you can use in your homes.

A big THANK YOU to Jill, Doreen, Becca, Kim, Marianne & Phyllis.  You are all amazing women, parents and writers and I was honored to share this experience with you.


Ringling Brother’s Zing Zang Zoom Dayton Ticket Giveaway

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey’s Zing Zang Zoom is coming to Dayton April 29 – May2 and I’ve got a family 4-pack of tickets to giveaway!

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WIN IT

One lucky Mommy Bits reader will win 4-pack of tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s ZING ZANG ZOOM in Dayton. Tickets are for opening night: Thursday April 29th at 7pm

There are several ways to enter, you can do one or all of them for additional chances:

  1. Leave a comment sharing one of your favorite circus acts or performances.
  2. Follow the Mommy Bits blog on Facebook’s Networked blogs (left side bar, click follow this blog) and leave a comment letting me know you did so.
  3. Tweet  about this giveaway (include @mommybits) and leave a comment letting me know you did so.

Submissions are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 9, 2010. Winner will be selected using a random number generator. Contest open to greater Dayton residents only. Winners will have 48 hours to respond.

DISCLAIMER: Tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Zing Zang Zoom! were provided to me by Mom Central. I received a 4-pack for my family for the Cincinnati show and a 4-pack to giveaway to both the Dayton & Cincy shows.


Doin’ a Dancey Dance W/ DJ Lance Rock

DJLance2This past weekend I took the B-man and his buddy to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live! at the Aronoff downtown.  Included with the tickets that Yo Gabba Gabba event organizers gave us, were three passes to the private meet and greet with the Yo Gabba Gabba crew!  While the meet at greet was a little hectic, the boys had a chance to pose for pictures with both DJ Lance Rock and Plex (my personal favorite).  When you check out the photos below, please note that the Bman was super nervous. It was his first time meeting “celebritites” and he was a little overwhelmed.

After the meet and great we headed down to watch the show where the crew totally rocked the Aronoff.  In addition to performing some of the Yo Gabba Gabba favorites, which the boys totally danced and sang along too, there were also some surprises.  Bootsy Collins showed up to do the Bootsy Collins Dancey Dance, and Biz Markie did some beat-boxing with the little ones. Overall it was quite the show for both parents and children alike.

Thank you to the Yo Gabba Gabba organizers for inviting us not only to attend the show, but to the meet and greet. This day was one that the Bman will remember and talk about for many years to come.
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