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Joules Limited: Joules - Design a Rain Boot Competition

I absolutely love funky shoes & purses! The bolder the better. I hate plain.

That's why I love these rain boots!

Cool competition at Joules. They have recently launched a fun competition inviting all budding designers, doodlers and Rain Boot lovers to design some Joules Rain Boots, with tv host and fashion writer Louise Roe helping us to select the winner. The winner will then see their design put into production (with proceeds of sales being donated to Step Up) as well as winning a trip for two to London worth 1000$! Competition Entry Page and the  Joules Rain Boots page

Competition Details:

WIN A 5 DAY TRIP TO LONDON FOR TWO WORTH $10,000

FLIGHTS, LUXURY HOTEL, SPENDING MONEY PLUS LOTS MORE

10 runners-up will each receive a $500 Joules gift voucher

Submit a design and enter the competition here - http://getcreative.joulesusa.com/

The winning rain boot design will go on sale at joulesusa.com. 

Proceeds from the sale of the limited edition winning welly will be donated to Step Up. 

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Disclaimer: This blog post and the information it contains are brought to you by Joules. Regardless I do love this brand. I May receive product for this post. 

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#allergyFree Join Teal Pumpkin Project #nutAllergies safer treats for Halloween.

JOIN THE TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT FOR AN ALLERGY-FREE HALLOWEEN

Choose Big Buckets of Monsters and Zombies for a Healthy Halloween Handout

Halloween is creeping around the corner and kids are gearing up to trick-or-treat. With this spook-tacular holiday comes the thrill of dressing up and collecting treats at every door. But for the 6 million children with food allergies, collecting candy is a dangerous risk. Kids affected by allergies must rifle through buckets of candy, searching for treats that they’re able to enjoy. Those with severe allergies can’t even consume candy that so much as touches an allergen.

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) is encouraging families to participate in a new Halloween tradition: The Teal Pumpkin Project. This national campaign encourages parents to offer non-food treats for children with food allergies. Participants will mark their intent by placing a teal-colored pumpkin in their yard, informing trick-or-treaters they have non-food Halloween handouts.

Stop letting big buckets of Halloween candy haunt your home…Offer trick-or-treaters a safe and healthy treat that lasts… Big Buckets of Monsters and Zombies!

Each Big Bucket comes with 100 assorted spooky action figures- including zombies, gravestones, humans, werewolves, and even Frankenstein! With over a dozen unique sculpts... down to the poses!

Get $5 off at Blurb this month with the code EARLYFALL5! #ad #BlurbBooks

Hi Friends! Blurb is saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall by offering your readers $5 off their purchase when they spend $20+ during the month of September. All they need to do is use the code EARLYFALL5 at checkout and they'll get $5 off!  Offer: Spend $20+ and get $5 Off with code EARLYFALL5 at Blurb! Valid: 9/3 - 9/30 Code: EARLYFALL5 Details: Offer valid through from September 3 to September 30 2015 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid for printed books only. Get $5 off (USD), 5€ off (EUR), £5 off (GBP), $5 off CAD, $5 off (AUD) discount is applied toward your product total with a minimum purchase of USD $20, CAD $20, AUD $20, EUR 20€ or GBP £20 required. Maximum discount is USD $5, CAD $5, AUD $5, EUR 5€ or GBP £5 off product total with minimum order of USD $20, CAD $20, AUD $20, EUR 20€ or GBP £20. This offer is good for one-time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or used for adjustments on previous orders.

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Summer is a great time to start new projects, especially ones that will bring more traffic to a site, get everyone ramped up for the back-to-school season and earn extra income. Why not join Tea Collection's affiliate program! From July 14-20 They are accepting and reviewing new signups, so if you have a blog and want to join and promote their sales for ca$h, sign up now!

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Kate Quinn Organics - Semi-Annual 10 dollar $ale

You may not have time for Valentine's Day, but make sure to stop by Kate Quinn Organics website! The links included at the top and bottom of this blog post. And there you will find a sale on their beautiful, quality organic baby and toddler and small child, up to age 8- clothing of all shapes sizes, colors, and designs!!! A little more of the sale is sold out every day, so hurry!  Check out some of the cute stuff you can find in the pictures within this blog post.

Thanks for reading Locomotion of Expressions!~

Kate Quinn Organics - Semi-Annual 10 dollar $ale

Disclosure: I was given a small credit to go shopping on their site for free for posting about their sale.

#myImageBraceletMaker: Tune into QVC’s Gifts for #Grandkids at 1pm EST for an exclusive deal on December 11th

Catch the Deluxe My Image Bracelet on QVC

Tune into QVC’s Gifts for Grandkids on December 11th including My Image Bracelet Maker! at 1pm EST for the top holiday gifts, Kids everywhere are pondering if it is better to give or to receive a lovingly made craft from one of Choose Friendship's five creative kits. The blissful buzz on these crafty kits can be heard online, on the school bus and down the street as kids -- boys and girls -- create one-of-a-kind accessories that allow them to unplug and reconnect, including My Image Bracelet Maker.

Tune into QVC’s Gifts for Grandkids on  at 1pm EST for this exclusive deal! December 11th

 A handmade creation, like a picture bracelet, is a wonderful visual reminder of a bond between family members or best friends. When it's handmade, it's made with kindness, affection and thoughtfulness, traits every kid should envelop. Just in time for the holidays, Choose Friendship is debuting My Image Bracelet Maker on QVC during the Gifts for Grandkids segment, December 11th

Charm your arm by using personal photos, magazine pictures, internet images or the included preprinted art cards to assemble bracelets that are totally you! Image Bracelets tell a story, serve as inspiration, and let you keep close at hand your amazing adventures and favorite friends. This one kit is the perfect way to express yourself and share with the people you care about!

Now you’re asking yourself—how do you use your own photos to make an image bracelet?

There is a free MyPhotosizer app  that allows kids to easily upload and crop photos to a 4x6 card then simply print from a home printer or from a local photo center. The enclosed cutting mechanism safely trims images precisely to size and fingers never come into contact with the cutter. QVC's Deluxe My Image Bracelet  at 1pm EST.

Maker makes 2 more bracelets and includes extra orange, red, white and clear glitter tiles and 2 additional holiday image sheets, not found in any other My Image Bracelet Maker kit!

With the holidays right around the corner, don’t forget to tune into this QVC exclusive deal on December 11th at 1pm EST during Gifts for Grandkids! 

Disclosure: I was given free product in exchange for this post. Special thanks from Locomotion of Expressions to My FBM- be sure to check out more great products ripe for the giving on the brands website now: http://myfbm.com

Raise a Giant: Stand Up Against Bullying with Green Giant #MyBlogSpark

Bullying is a big thing. I guess I have been naive to it, until it started this year in 3rd grade. Bullying doesn't always mean hands on pushing or shoving, biting, kicking and physical things. Bullying can be words too. A cut from a scratch will heal, and be forgotten about. But bullying leaves a mark on the heart of a young child forever. Words can carry with you, and sting harder than the child, or you; the parent, might think.

I guess there have been little instances peppered here and there. You know: I had one little girl in the same class as my daughter last year fight and bicker with her all the time. I chalked it up to a clash in personalities, because it seemed like a love-hate relationship. Until one day the little girl was telling the other girls she wouldn't be her friend if they talked to her. It made me really angry. I went to school to eat lunch with my daughter the next day because they sat together I asked her why she would say such a thing.. and told her if it didn't stop I would tell her grand mother. Because it was really bothering Gigi.  It got better, it got worse. I never looked at it as bullying, probably because I assumed Gigi wasn't 100% innocent.

Giana (left) ugly... ??? WHERE? Yeah right!!!  That little boy needs his eyes checked.

But this year, the boys are getting older and more brazen and picking on the girls. She came home from school the other day tearful because a little boy in her class has been kicking her, and pinching her, and telling her she's ugly. He even told her she looked like a boy!!  *Gasp!*  SERIOUSLY? How mean!!!  First of all, let me say, there is no way -- no how Gigi looks like a boy. She is gorgeous, she wears dresses, bows and has very long hair. She is VERY girly.  I think I was more offended than she was. I never knew how insulting that could feel, and if it hurt me;I know it REALLY hurt her.

It starts with name calling like that! I called the teacher right away & I let her know about the situation.

@makitproducts Makin' them is only half the fun. Enjoy your child's #artwork at #dinnertime on plates they designed!! So neat! #iLoveMonsters

What I thought about Makit!

Some of the original templates, we drew so many, we had a hard time choosing which plates to order... in the end, I used some of my own money in addition to the three free plates for the blog review, so we could get more of the plates we drew.

Gianas cat drawing before it was printed on plate

Well if you missed my first post about Makit, check it out and see what they are all about, as well as get a special coupon code for a purchase. I loved that Makit offers you a discount, the more plates you order, the more money you save. But honestly, the best part was the not the quality, which was ON POINT *& impressive BUT instead was speed. see, I mailed off my form with the templates we colored on a Friday and the following THURSDAY not even one full week later I had the plates we ordered in hand. We were gifted 3 plates for this and the last review, but I did pay for extra plates with our own money. 30$ to be exact for the 6 plates. Not too bad, putting them at 5$ a piece for this blog review. In that case, I hate it when blog reviews cost me my own money .. BUT you know I am telling the absolute truth about the plates. I love them, and I am sure they will be treasured in the years to come. They are supposed to be dishwasher safe, but I'll just hand wash them for now... so far so good. I give this company 2 thumbs up!!!  Very unique gift that would be perfect for an adoring grandparent. With the holidays coming up, you should definitely keep Makit Products in mind: My readers save 30% on their Prepaid Art Plate Kit (that’s a savings of over $5!) - 

The finished cat plate is actually darker and prettier, before below.

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About Makit Products Inc

Makit is a proud Texas manufacturer, who has produced more than 1 million plates a year for our customers, and takes over 500 calls a month. Each plate is unique and personal for each and every customer of Makit Products. 

I LOVED my monster plate best! #IloveMonsters

Our orginial Make A Plate is turning 40 this year and is looking better than ever! It's time to celebrate! After 40 years, Make A Plate is still our most treasured and beloved product - known to millions. When life seems strained by the hectic pace surrounding us, it's nice to know that Make A Plate can preserve that special, happy moment-in-time for so many families and is something they will keep forever.

My #warEagle Auburn University flip-flops plate, completed

Makit began as the creation of Bob Hodges in 1969. One day a neighbor, who was a teacher said, "Wouldn't it be fantastic to capture kids' artwork on something useful, instead of it falling off the refrigerator and throwing it out?" With a background in plastics and dinnerware manufacturing Bob saw an opportunity to create a craft medium that children and parents would love.

#SmilingItForward - Why are you SMILING IT FORWARD™? #ad

I’m SMILING IT FORWARD™ because… smiles are healthy and integral part of a persons life. Whether it be a child, a parent, or a grandparent, these moments are moment that we will cherish and have in our memories forever. Don't forget to capture these moments on film whenever possible!!!

What does it mean to you as a mom to see your child smile after they have been sick? (You know, that “feel better” smile that means they’re ready to run around again!) For me, it means no more worries of germs, doctor's visits or fevers. We all sleep a little better, and a well rested child and mother can contribute an all-over better feeling to any household!!

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Win the HUB Halloween BASH by having best costume, #submitYOURentry #ad

The Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families, will host the first “Hub Network’s First Annual Halloween Bash,” to be broadcast on Saturday, October 26, 2013 on the cable channel.

The special will be hosted by Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”), along with Halloween expert Martha Stewart who will lead a panel of celebrity judges, and includes music performances and a nationwide costume competition where 50 semi-finalists from each state will head to Los Angeles to be a part of the two-hour star-studded event.

One lucky winner will win $25,000 and a walk-on role on the Hub Network’s Daytime Emmy® Award-winning series, “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series.”

The “Hub Network’s First Annual Halloween Bash” costume competition is open to all ages, including individuals or a maximum of five people per group submission.

Participants are encouraged to create eye-popping, hair-raising and spooky costumes within one of the following six categories:

CLOSED!!! 2 coupons for Wholly Guacamole #giveaway #punchtab 9/10

 My fave brand Wholly Guac makes the best Guacamole ever. I love their little 100 cal packs, and all the different varieties of guac they offer. and they are always offering coupons, contests and promos, which is exactly why I'm writing now to tell you about them again.

Wholly Guacamole wants you to know about two fun promotions they have going on right now. First, how about lunch two ways? One for an adult lunch and another lunch made with the same ingredients but more kid friendly for the little ones.

"The One Lunch, Two Ways gives you inspiration on how to create two completely different lunches with most of the same ingredients! Take a look and print out the shopping list for your favorite ideas."

"Get OMGuac Lunch inspiration and shopping lists to print
- Watch fun videos to help break out of the boring lunch mode
- Print your $1.00 coupon good for any Wholly™ product."

The second promotion is a sweepstakes! Entering is easy, just snap a picture and submit your entry to show off your lunch. The best lunches will win a lunch box full of guacalicious products and a gift card for $100!

Three winners each week through September 27th! See complete rules on the linked page under the "Contests" tab My widget will appear here. Please wait 60 sec. If it still doesn't appear, try refreshing your page, or you can find it on my faceboook page tab.

This Punchtab giveaway will end on 9/10. Winner will have 48 hours to reply to winning email. Product coupon will be shipped by blogger : Casey of L of E.

Disclosure. Free product coupons were given to me in exchange for this post. I chose to share 2 of them with my readers. Thanks for reading Locomotion of Expressions.  I was given free product coupon for sharing this info

Don't forget to check out all my other GIVEAWAYS!~

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https://www.facebook.com/WhollyGuacamole

Read more: http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2013/08/omguac-your-lunch

#flashGiveaway first 5! Crystal Entertainment #AlphieTHEsquid: cute app for adults & kids to play together

The game is an ocean exploration game for iphone/ipad/ipod/android. 

Care to check the latest mobile game that has been featured as “New & Noteworthy” on the App Store in 36 countries?

You should check out Alphie, a brand new game that is enjoyable for adults to play, but accessible and equally fun for kids to play.  Alphie just launched on Thursday, July 18th and we’re doing our best to spread the word!

Alphie is an ocean exploration mobile game that educates everyone about the natural talents of squids and the fascinating creatures of the underwater world. With top-notch visual graphics, animation and music (by Emmy nominated composer David Ari Leon), Alphie takes you on an immersive adventure through the oceanic currents!  Watch the game trailer now!

I got so wrapped up in this game yesterday. I didn't do much cleaning. That is unlike me, I am OCD about keeping my house clean. Maybe it was just a lazy day, or the amazing graphics and entrancing images that captivated my attention. Devonny sat in my lap, telling me, "go there!" "touch that" she was really excited. It was cute and we had fun with it. If you love to play these kinds of games with your kids on your iPad or iPhone or iPod then this is right up your alley!!!  Watch the video in this post and see for yourself.

Alphie the Squid is a unique ocean exploration game that follows the journey of wide-eyed and cute baby squid as he ventures into the depths of the ocean. Using the natural talents of the legendary giant squids, Alphie hunts, camouflages, and hypnotizes in order to fight sea creatures on a quest to become king of the ocean.

Apple featured our game as “New & Noteworthy” in 36 countries. The game is accessible for both adults and children as it is relaxing and yet immersive to provide hours of entertainment.  

Game website: www.AlphieTheSquid.com

BUY NOW!
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alphie/id657817239?ls=1&mt=8

Googeplay: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crystalent.Alphie

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Entertainment-Alphie-the-Squid/dp/B00DR29HDE

The first five people who comment on this blog post with an email address will get a code to download this app for free for their iPhone or iPad.

If you have an Android, the first few levels are free. Also, as the game is a paid app ($2.99) on iTunes. 

ALPHIE’S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alphiethesquid

Follow on Twitter  https://twitter.com/alphiethesquid

Follow on Google+: gplus.to/alphiethesquid

Note: These codes are for Apple iTunes store so only people with ipad/iphone/ipod can use them (The game is free on Android for the first 4 levels)

Disclosure - This is a sponsored post by Crystal Entertainment. Regardless- all opinions are my own,