Cookie Dough Bites Factory -App Review

Do you have an iPad, iPhone, Use iTunes?

I was asked to review a fun new app called Cookie Dough Bites Factory. It's a FREE app available in iTunes.

I laughed when I got the email because my daughters had just asked me two days before if they could download it. I have it set up to automatically download new apps on my phone. So it popped up on my phone too but I hadn't tried it yet. Once I read my review request, I checked it out more. It is so Fun! I loved it and so did my kids.

In this app you get to make fun candies. 

I started off by picking Factory One. In there you pick the Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix. You head over to the ingredients area.

Mix all the ingredients for your CDB (Cookie Dough Bites). Be careful not to overfill the bins or you will lose your precious batter. LOL 

Next it shows you how much dough you wasted and how much you completed. It loads the dough crates onto a pallet. Fun! 

Then you head over to the candy coating area. This is the exciting part. You get to spray the CDB's with chocolate. But be sure to spray them quickly before they fall through the bin. Very exciting! 

Again, you visit the Pallet room seeing your progress. I didn't waste one CDB. Go ME! 

Now it's time to discard those bad bites on the conveyor belt that don't quite meet standards. ;0) Be quick and remember to place them in the correct place. There are uncoated and rejects. LOL The kids love it and feel like they are little workers.  Oh and they move fast, well not too fast, but its exciting!

One more stop in the pallet dock. I completed 84 successful CDB's. Yeah! I lost a few. :( Can you beat my score? I dare you. HA! HA! I want  to beat my score. I know I can do better. See, its addicting. You and the kiddos will have fun with this! 

Lastly, your progress for the round and given stars. I got 8 out of 10 stars. Not bad for a first time player. Eh?

So, yes there are other factories! 3 to be exact! 

In this FREE version (with ads) you are able to choose from the CDB's and from Cupcake Bites in Factory Two. Mmmm. They are cute sprinkle cupcake bites. It plays the same way as in Factory One, just with different ingredients. It also is a little more advanced. Not much more but I noticed that I spilled a little more of my ingredients in this one. The bins have lids and works with RED lights and GREEN lights. If you go too long, the lid will close and your ingredients will spill on the floor. :( I lost too much the first time and had to start over. But hey! Makes me better at it. A good challenge!

Be sure to check out Headquarters for your progress. It shows you what you wasted and what you completed. As well as how many stars you earned.

There is an Ad FREE version available. Just enter the Warehouse. There you can purchase new flavors, upgraded tools for your stations, and a fun sprinkle pack. Each of them have different prices. But if you are interested in everything, you can get it all too for one price. Since this is a new game, the price is a little higher than normal. From what I understand it is an introductory upgrade price and will eventually be lowered. So keep a look out! 

My thoughts....I think the cost is worth it now too though. If you think about it, apps are the cheapest games out there. My hubby and I chose iPods for our kids over other products for that reason. We thought, "WOW, cheap games that can be downloaded on more than one device or buy one expensive game that can only be used on one device?" Not to mention that if it gets ruined, you have to buy another. So apps are our choice for fun games for the kids. If they delete it, we can always reload it! AWESOME! And there are so many FREE and cheap apps to choose from. That's our thought about that anyway! ;o)

So if you find my review interesting, let me know in comments below. 

Please and thank you!

And please check out all of Cookie Dough Factories links too!

Let them know what you think of their fun new app!

 For more information regarding Cookie Dough Bites® and Cookie Dough Bites® Factory visit: 

http://sunstormgames.com 

www.cookiedoughbites.com 

www.facebook.com/cookiedoughbites 

www.facebook.com/pages/Sunstorm-Interactive/156245999242 

www.cdbfactory.com 

FYI... 

Cookie Dough Bites® Factory Hits #1 Game for Kids on iTunes in just 9 Days 

Very impressive!

Want to buy some of these delicious bites? Visit HERE or on the picture below to see where they are available.

Something else I found interesting...They offer a fundraising program. Wouldn't that be great for your school? I am going to look into this more for my kids school. This would be a fun fundraiser and I think very profitable too! To learn more visit HERE or click on the photo below.

Thank you to Cookie Dough Bites Factory and Promoting Group for requesting a review. This was fun.

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Maukilo Game Review - Animal Upon Animal Balancing Bridge

Maukilo is the leading supplier of quality, timeless toys and gifts. We provide innovative, safe and eco-friendly playthings for all ages. From infant toys to kids toys, they're fun, educational and last a lifetime.

Inspired by European toys and owned and operated by the German based HABA, we're your best source for baby toys, building blocks (from our wooden toys collection), educational toddler toys and everything in between. With Maukilo you Buy Once, Play Forever.

I was excited to find out the my kids were going to get the "Animal Upon Animal Balancing Bridge" game to review. When we first got it in the mail, they had to play right then. They ran in the house, opened it up and started playing. My kids love challenges, animals and building things. This game has all that and more! A perfect game for hours of family enjoyment. Each game come with... a deck of assignment cards, one wooden die, 26 very colorful animals and a 3D playing board bridge. The animals include... some flamingos, giraffes, panthers, one very strong crocodile, bats, and some iguanas. I loved watching the kids play this exciting balancing game. To play they follow the cards and take turns balancing animals across the bridge. You have to take careful turns when stacking these playful animals or they will tumble down. So FUN! I love how it teaches the kids patience and teamwork. This game is perfect for bringing them together. The winning goal is to complete your assignment first. For example, stacking your animals just like on your assignment card. My kids also like to play together and see if they can get all the animals on the bridge in the perfect balancing act. And there have been so many giggles along the way! I am one mommy that loves those giggles. So Thank You Maukilo for sending us such a fun game!

More info about this exciting game.... HABA Animal Upon Animal Balancing Bridge-Flamingo, giraffe, panther, bat and iguana start the adventure of their life and together set of on a big journey. But there is only a wobbly hanging bridge leading over the four valleys. Fortunately the strong crocodile helps. Each player gets three secret stacking assignments. Your task is to pile the animals shown on your assignment cards on the hanging bridge. Whoever proves to be the most skillful will accomplish the assignments first and win the game. A stacking game with animals. German packaging with English instructions. Products are made from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources. Non toxic water based stain. Ages 5-99. 2-4 players.

Maukilo has a huge variety of toys for all ages. 

Here are a few favorites of ours...

Doll Annie... Annie will quickly gain a place in the hearts of little doll parents. Annie has a sweet and comforting face with pretty blue eyes. Her pretty blue dress matches her eyes and her green tights and with red striped socks and little red booties add a nice pop of color! Annie's soft body is perfect for cuddling! Includes a hair band with ribbon. The 12 inch HABA dress sets will fit this doll. Material: padded body, chenille hair, cotton/polyester and velour dresses. She is handwashable (do not spin dry!). Info taken from Maukilo

Road Maker... The Chalk City Road Maker holds 2 pieces of sidewalk chalk and allows kids to easily create cities, raceways, and obstacle courses right in their own driveway. Info taken from Maukilo ***This looks so fun and I know my kids would love using it in our yard. They already love drawing road lines, this would make it so easy and fun. I like to that Maukilo has road stencils to go along with the road maker. You can get road sign stencils and the obstacle course stencils too. I think we are going to keep all three of these in mind for Christmas!

Shake Rattle and Drum... Strike up the band with this handcrafted set including a wood bucket drum with natural rawhide drum head, packed with child-size wood drum sticks and a collection of brightly painted wood instruments: 1 tambourine stick, 1 handled castanet, 2 mini-maracas. Sounds Like Fun music makers are a unique collection of exploratory instruments designed to introduce young children to the benefits and joys of music making. Each product includes a parent-friendly, collectible activity guide highlighting each instruments unique educational benefits. Info taken from Maukilo

These are just 3 of our top favorites. You can visit Maukilo to view all of their amazing products. You are sure to find many that you will love! I encourage you to go now and start shopping. They have something for everyone on your list! Great place to shop for GIFTS too!

You can also visit and follow Maukilo on their FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages. 

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We really enjoyed the opportunity we had to review the "Animal Upon Animal Balancing Bridge". Thank you Maukilo.

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Super Bowl Party Games Review

It's getting close to time for the annual Super Bowl Party! I started having Super Bowl parties when I was a youth director in St. Louis! Lots of good memories. Like the year with the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction...well, we never saw it. I know how "raunchy" those half-time shows can be so instead of watching half-time with the youth group we made up our own commercials and acted them out during half-time. That was WAY better than any half-time show.

Not sure what I love about having Super Bowl Parties, probably just being able to have a party in February (unless I'm throwing Greg a surprise birthday party...sorry babe, no surprise party this year) and getting together with friends to eat good food and ignore the TV is always fun.

This year since my husband has been much more involved with the youth from church we decided to invite them over....and I'm SUPER excited! Not only do I get to go crazy with crafts and decorating (even though I never really get everything done that I plan in my head to do) but I also get to hang out with the awesome youth from our church. And my kids are SUPER excited about that too!

I didn't make a ticket invitation this year (see last year's here) since it's open to all the youth, but I do plan on busting out the traditional Super Bowl quiz that I get from The Source for Youth Ministry. In addition to that quiz, this year I've been given these great Super Bowl Party Games from Python Printable Games.

My plan is to have some fun games around for those who aren't SUPER interested in actually watching the game. This way they can still be involved in some aspects of the fun football atmosphere. You've gotta check out these great Super Bowl Party Games though. The download includes 15 printable games, and once you purchase these games you can print as many as you'd like. You can also purchase the games individually. These games look like lots of fun and will save me time from having to create my own games. Some of the games included may not work so well with our youth group but they'd work great with a group of adults (ex:"Super Bowl Widows Newlywed Game"). And some of the games will be perfect for our party (ex: "Super Stupid Bowl mad libs"). You can check out some of their Free Printables too.

You can see some of the details from the party we had last year and get some ideas for your own party. I'm hoping to get more of the decorations done early next week so if they're ready and I have time I'll post my ideas....otherwise you'll just have to wait till after the BIG GAME to see how it all turned out.

Do you have any SUPER BOWL Sunday traditions?

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Boom Blox Bash Party Review

Get ready for even more blox-busting action with BOOM BLOX™ Bash Party for Wii™, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed BOOM BLOX™ game for Wii. Developed by EA in collaboration with director and producer Steven Spielberg, BOOM BLOX Bash Party takes destruction to new heights, providing the ultimate social gaming experience! BOOM BLOX Bash Party will get your party started with new Versus, Co-Op and Team Play challenges - twice as many multiplayer challenges as the original BOOM BLOX.

★ A few weeks ago I received Boom Blox Bash Party for my Wii from EA games. The kids have had a lot of fun playing this game. In fact my daughter says it's more than Fun, it's AWESOME! The kids have fun exploding blox and get jewels as a reward. The more jewels the more points you get. Very cool! The graphics are really neat too! This interactive game for the Nintendo Wii game system is exciting and fun for all ages. Even my husband and I have had fun playing this together after the kids go to bed. LOL ★

Things that I love...

• Boom Blox Bash Party is an awesome game to play! (My kids words exactly!)
  
• You get to pick your own character when playing this game.
  
• You even get to create your own fort to destroy!
  
• Fun for the whole family! We even had Nana and Papa playing along.
  
• There are many games and levels to choose from.
  

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Giraffalaff Limbo Review

It's the hilarious, bend over backwards game!

GIRAFFALAFF’s got himself all tangled up again. You’ll need to crouch, duck, scoot and crawl your way under him as the music plays. But watch out- he’s extremely ticklish! If you knock him down you’ll get goofy giggles going and be out of the game. How low can you go before GIRAFFALAFF lets his laughter loose?

Includes Giraffalaff plaque with 2 clips, 3 foam tubes, electronic module with support tube, 8 leaf bar supports, two 3-piece limbo poles, two bases, spinner and instructions.

Requires 2 C batteries (not included).

For 2 or more players. Ages 3 and up.

★ I received Giraffalaff Limbo thanks to Hasbro games. Your kids will have a blast playing with this kids game. Giraffalaff Limbo is great for game night at home, birthday parties, playdates and so much more. It plays music, which is adorable and if you knock over the giraffe, he giggles. So no more, "I didn't touch it!" LOL You know because sometimes kids, as innocent and sweet as they are, just don't want to admit they touched the bar. The best part is the kids have so much fun with the giggles, that they don't even care that they didn't win. They are too busy laughing. My kids love playing with this kids game and yours will too! ★

What I love....

• It's fun for all ages. Yes! Mom and Dad you will have fun with this game too!
  
• The music and giggles make this kids game so fun.
  
• Your kids will enjoy playing this together and you will love hearing them giggle. (Get the video camera out. Trust me! It's priceless)
  
• Giraffalaff Limbo is affordable. Only $29.99 WOW! Find it Here.
• They even have a video. Go Here and click on the video tab to see how much fun you can have with this game.

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Squiggle Style Activity Pad Review

SQUIGGLE^® Style ~ Ages 7 and Up

Bring out the fashion designer in you! SQUIGGLE Style lets you mix and match clothing and accessories to create your own unique, hip, funny and wild outfits. Imagine your own cool style and let your ideas come to life.

SQUIGGLE Style opens up to a dry erase drawing art board. Underneath there are 6 coloring dry erase markers to choose from. On the left and right are accessory wheels and spinners which make for a random selection of garments. This random selection of shirts, pants, shoes and accessories is what makes the finished outfit so unique, hip, cool, funny, wacky and wild.

♥ I received the "Squiggle Style" for my daughters to test out and let me tell you they have not put it down. There are countless styles you can do by spinning 4 different wheels. Ok, so I played with it too. LOL First step, you spin to select your type of pant, I just spun and got a "Long Skirt". Next step, spin for your top,"Hoodie". Third, shoes, "Sandals". And lastly I spin for my accessory, "Belt". Take all those and draw the cutest creation on your"Dry Erase Fashion Board". Then strut your picture around the room in your own"Squiggle Style Fashion Show!" ♥

This is so fun for all ages. I definitely give this my "2 Thumbs Up Award"A must buy for any girls birthday or Christmas gift.

And not only is the "Squiggle Style" fun, they have 8 other Drawing Activity Pads choose from.

There's the "Squiggle On-The-Move"

The "Squiggle BarnYard On-The-Go"

And 6 other fun ones to choose from.

Things that I Love...

• They are small and easy to take out for a car ride or restaurant companion
• Dry Erase Board perfect for erasing and drawing for hours of fun
• Comes with a handy compartment for the included dry erase markers. No losing them.
• Promotes Creativity in your child~who doesn't love that.
• Gives your child confidence in their artwork and makes them PROUD of what they have accomplished.

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