Elfishki Interactive iPad Book Giveaway + $100 Gift Certificate to Restaurant [dot] com

ATTENTION BLOGGERS

Elfishki and DPF have teamed up to offer a GRAND giveaway in marketing their next Interactive iPad book, titled, "Elfishki and The Unwelcome Guest". 

DPF is happy to extend an invitation to other Bloggers with this giveaway and have each of you participate in a fun filled giveaway! 

                       

INFORMATION ABOUT ELFISHKI

The Giant Cake is the first kids bedtime story in the Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends of Elfishki series. The iPad app has already received several awards, glowing reviews and holds a perfect rating of five stars. Three more interactive books for children will hit the iTunes Store in 2012.

They are inspired by the best fairy tales such as Alices Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and the most famous of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale stories for kids.

Their iPad books for kids are not just captivating stories with cute pics, but teaching aids. On every page, you can find comprehension questions which help your child develop his or her conscious reading skills. 

Each of their interactive iPad books will teach your elementary school-age child to: 

• Retell short stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of the central message or the lesson of the fairy tale; 
• Answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how. 
• Acknowledge and appreciate differences in the points of view of the characters in the short story. 
• Use illustrations and details in the kids stories to describe characters, settings, or events. 
• Recall prior knowledge related to the information and events in the text. 
• Make and confirm predictions about what will happen next in the fairy tale text.

 GIVEAWAY DETAILS

The giveaway will officially kick off on Monday February 20th and continue to Friday February 24th. Its a GREAT opportunity for those of you who want to gather some exposure. 

The Prizes will be as follows:

                                       Monday 2/20

• "Elfishki and The Giant Cake" Interactive iPad Book

                                       Tuesday 2/21 

• Elfishki Series Interactive iPad Book [Exact title will be released on Monday 2/20]

                                       Wednesday 2/22

• Elfishki Series Interactive iPad Book [Exact title will be released on Tuesday 2/21]

                                       Thursday 2/23

• Elfishki Series Interactive iPad Book [Exact title will be released on Wednesday 2/22]

                                       Friday 2/24

• Elfishki Series Interactive iPad Book [Exact title will be released on Thursday 2/23]

                                               &

• $100 Gift Certificate to Restaurant [dot] com

 Links

Cost of links are as follows:

$3 For Facebook
$4 For Facebook & Twitter

Payments are to be sent through PAYPAL to the following Email Address: DPFreebie@gmail.com and should be accompanied by the Sign Up Sheet. [IF you should need an invoice, I can send one to you at the email address you provide for "payment" on the sign up form] PLEASE be sure that you submit both as soon as possible. The deadline for Sign Ups will be on Friday February 17th, 2012 so time IS limited

Elfishki and the Giant Cake [Review]

About Elfishki and the Giant Cake

The Giant Cake is the first kids’ bedtime story in the Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends of Elfishki series. The iPad app has already received several awards, glowing reviews and holds a perfect rating of five stars. Three more interactive books for children will hit the iTunes Store in 2012.

They are inspired by the best fairy tales such as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and the most famous of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale stories for kids.

•  Elfishki and The Unwelcome Guest will be next and is being currently developed

You may view the application directly on watching their YouTube video! They also have many other stories, artwork, and videos that you are more than welcome to look at on Elfishki's website!

Additionally, you may "follow" them on Twitter or "like" them on Facebook!

Every interactive iPad book teaches:

Their iPad books for kids are not just captivating stories with cute pics, but teaching aids. On every page, you can find comprehension questions which help your child develop his or her conscious reading skills.

Each of their interactive iPad books will teach your elementary school-age child to:

• Retell short stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of the central message or the lesson of the fairy tale;
• Answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how.
• Acknowledge and appreciate differences in the points of view of the characters in the short story.
• Use illustrations and details in the kids’ stories to describe characters, settings, or events.
• Recall prior knowledge related to the information and events in the text.
• Make and confirm predictions about what will happen next in the fairy tale text.

My Review:

It was illustrated beautifully with detailed images! To be honest, my Goddaughter is three years old and extremely hyperactive. She can barely sit still long enough to finish eating, so you can imagine my surprise when I allowed her to use the Elfishki and the Giant Cake Application I had recently downloaded on my iPad, and she showed great interest! She LOVED the detailed stories and the beautiful pictures. She enjoyed touching the screen everywhere to see what images allowed her to interact with, and all the noises they made! Its not just for entertainment, but its a GREAT educational learning aid as well! It asked her questions for reading comprehension, it allowed her to retell short portions of the story to be sure she was paying attention, it even allowed her to try and predict what would happen next. It seemed as though every page she was laughing and showing me what it was doing now. I know many mommy's out there are busy and could use a break to do laundry or dishes, so let me emphasize on ONE of the many GREAT features, the application actually reads to the child! Your not forced to sit there and read and then let them play, it reads and allows them to interact so that it gives you time to finish chores or to kick back for a bit. By the time it was finished, she was ready to do it all over again. The entire application was just phenomenal! Definitely a 5 out of 5 star rating!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

MyCouportiera Pine Bros Giveaway

Over the course of the giveaway, prizes for the Pine Bros Giveaway will include: (GRAND PRIZE)

• February 3, 2012 

1. -   8 pack of Wild Cherry pucks
2. -   8 pack of Natural Honey pucks
3. -   CVS gift card for $25 (blank)
4. -   Pine Bros. reusable tote with CVS green bag tag. 

  



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Free Sample Of Kristiansand New York Fragrance

Just complete a simple form to get yours!

February-March Points System

So you'd like to win a Mystery Surprise Gift courtesy of JB Valentine, huh? This gift (or gift package) is valued at OVER $38, and its a pretty great gift. 

You may earn "points" for participating in various activities between DPF's Facebook Page AND/OR DPF's Twitter Page. At times we will randomly select fans to receive points simply for being fans, for posting on our blog, for commenting on posts, for sharing posts, and for liking a post. We also intend on awarding fans in "points" for games and participating in daily activities (riddles, jokes, recipes, etc).

Fan Point Updates will be updated on a regular - WEEKLY basis, based on points earned through the day - week. That means, I will have a WEEK to post the updated copy of the points earned by each member. There will be NO cheating the points system or you lose ALL earned points with a possibility of being permanently banned from the Fan Page(s).

RULES:

•  I intend that we will all play nice and play fair. If a game is being played I do NOT want to see that you marked a post as "spam". If this happens you will LOSE your points. I do NOT tolerate cheating of ANY nature, and I have access to seeing whether someone "spams" another fan!
• You MUST be a fan of DPF in order to earn points. You MUST be a fan of DPF on FACEBOOK in order to participate. 
• Winner has 48 hours to confirm the winnings at the end of the Points Period, otherwise a winner from the top 5 will be randomly selected via random.org and notified.
• By Participating in the Points System you automatically agree to these terms otherwise you will automatically forfeit your prize if any rules are broken. You ALSO understand that any rules may be added or modified as I see fit, and that the Points System is NOT limited to these rules alone, but include them.

Points are for the period of February 1, 2012 - March 31, 2012

Updated Points List:

Points List was last updated on: Thursday February 2, 2012 at: 7:44PM (est)

17 Points Sara B.

7 Points Mandy K.

5 Points Melissa C.

 2 Points Elaine B.

MyCouportiera Pine Bros Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to

Pine Bros Scavenger Hunt!

How To Play

Step 1 - In the RaffleCopter below there are 2 clues for you to solve. (please note you will be looking for images)

Step 2 - In order to SOLVE the clue . . .Click on the link provided with the (clue) and it will take you to the page/ video where you can find the answer.

Step 3 - Once you've figured out the answer to both clues, come back to this page and enter your finding into the Rafflecopter and press submit.

You will have until 9pm PST (6pm EST) to enter your answers ! ! !

The winner of the day will be announced on MyCouportiera Fan Page, on the RaffleCopter below and sent an email that night. (The winner will have 48 hours to confirm the email, and fill out the prize form before we draw another winner.)

3 Winners will each Receive . . .

2/1 - Day 1

• One Puck of Wild Cherry
• One Puck of Natural Honey
• One Bag of Wild Cherry 
• One Bag of Natural Honey

2/2 - Day 2

• 4 Pucks of Wild Cherry
• 4 Pucks of Natural Honey
• 4 Bags of Wild Cherry 
• 4 Bags of Natural Honey

 
 

come back to this page for a NEW SET OF CLUES & NEW PRIZES from the Pine Brothers tomorrow

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MyCouportiera Pine Bros Giveaway

Over the course of the giveaway, prizes for the Pine Bros Giveaway will include: (GRAND PRIZE)

• February 3, 2012 

1. -   8 pack of Wild Cherry pucks
2. -   8 pack of Natural Honey pucks
3. -   CVS gift card for $25 (blank)
4. -   Pine Bros. reusable tote with CVS green bag tag. 

  



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FREE Box of Macaroni & Cheese

Everyday at Noon EST until March 4th Kraft Macaroni & Cheese will be offering a limited number of coupons each day. They will mail you the coupon. Watch the Kraft Mac & Cheese wall on FB OR watch for DPF's FB wall for updates to know when this will go live!

FREE Key Ring Bottle Opener by L&M

Its back! If you've already snagged it in the past, you may not be able to get it again.

Just Register (or log in) and then click "Promotions"

Joke Wednesday - Memory

A 90-year-old couple were having problems with their memory, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them.

They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple out, the doctor told them that they were in good health, however, the best thing to do was to start writing things down and make notes to help them to remember things.

Later that night while watching television, the man got up from his chair and his wife asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To the kitchen." She asked, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" He replied, "Sure honey." She then asked him, "Don't you think that you should write it down on a note so you can remember it?" He said, "No, I can remember that."

She then said, "Well I would also like some chocolate syrup on top. You had better write that down because I know you'll forget that." He said, "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup." She replied, "Well I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you will forget that so you better write it down."

Now irritated, he said, "I don't need to write that down! I can remember that." He then goes down stairs to the kitchen. After about 20 minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs. She stared at the plate for a moment and said angrily: "I TOLD you to write it down! You forgot my toast!"

Joke Wednesday - Adopted?

Checking out of the grocery store, I noticed that the bag boy was eyeing my two adopted children curiously. They often draw scrutiny, since my son is a blond Russian, while my daughter has shiny black Haitian skin.

The boy continued staring as he carried our groceries to the car.

Finally, he asked. "Those your kids?"

"Yes, they are!" I answered proudly.

"They adopted?" he asked.

"Yes," I replied.

"I thought so," he concluded. "I figured you're too old to have kids that small."

Joke Wednesday - Adoption

The couple was delighted when their long wait to adopt a baby came to an end. The adoption center called and told them that there was a wonderful Russian baby boy available. The couple accepted him without hesitation.

On the way home from the adoption center, they stopped by the local college so they each could enroll in night courses.

After they filled out the forms, the registration clerk inquired, "What ever possessed you to study Russian?"

The couple said proudly, "We just adopted a Russian baby. In a year or so, when he begins to talk, we want to be able to understand him."

MyCouportiera Pine Bros Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to

Pine Bros Scavenger Hunt!

How To Play

Step 1 - In the RaffleCopter below there are 2 clues for you to solve. (please note you will be looking for images)

Step 2 - In order to SOLVE the clue . . .Click on the link provided with the (clue) and it will take you to the page/ video where you can find the answer.

Step 3 - Once you've figured out the answer to both clues, come back to this page and enter your finding into the Rafflecopter and press submit.

You will have until 9pm PST (6pm EST) to enter your answers ! ! !

The winner of the day will be announced on MyCouportiera Fan Page, on the RaffleCopter below and sent an email that night. (The winner will have 48 hours to confirm the email, and fill out the prize form before we draw another winner.)

3 Winners will each Receive . . .

2/1 - Day 1

• One Puck of Wild Cherry
• One Puck of Natural Honey
• One Bag of Wild Cherry 
• One Bag of Natural Honey

 

 

 

2/2 - Day 2

• 4 Pucks of Wild Cherry
• 4 Pucks of Natural Honey
• 4 Bags of Wild Cherry 
• 4 Bags of Natural Honey

 
 

come back to this page for a NEW SET OF CLUES & NEW PRIZES from the Pine Brothers tomorrow

a Rafflecopter giveaway

MyCouportiera Pine Bros Giveaway

Over the course of the giveaway, prizes for the Pine Bros Giveaway will include: (GRAND PRIZE)

• February 3, 2012 

1. -   8 pack of Wild Cherry pucks
2. -   8 pack of Natural Honey pucks
3. -   CVS gift card for $25 (blank)
4. -   Pine Bros. reusable tote with CVS green bag tag. 

  



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Joke Wednesday - Comfortable

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull from the stockyard in a far town so that they can breed their own stock.

They only have $600 left. Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, 'When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.'

The brunette arrives at the stockyard, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office and says, 'I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.'

The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, 'It's just 99 cents a word.' Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.

After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says, 'I want you to send her the word 'comfortable.'

The operator shakes his head. 'How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her just the word 'comfortable?'

The brunette explains, 'My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll read it very slowly ... com-for-da-bull.'

FREE Onion Rings at Burger King (value $1)

February 4-5 Burger King is offer a free order of Onion Rings. No purchase necessary.

Value: $1 

Valentine Giveaway Sign Ups

ATTENTION BLOGGERS

I wanted to offer a giveaway to one of our FANTASTIC fans that we have all grown to love and offer YOU the opportunity to show them how much you appreciate their support.

This will be my FIRST giveaway and I'm so excited to have the opportunity to team up with a dear friend whom I have the privillege to write a review about one of her most recent "products". As a creative artist, she has decided to pass along a "Deal of a Lifetime" to us bloggers! She has handcrafted a One of a Kind Crochet Valentine / Decor. In addition to the one being pictured, she has also agreed to create a Customized Crochet Valentine to our lucky winner as well. The TWO Crochet Valentine Pieces are valued at $65, however we are invited to take advantage of her SPECIAL rate and receive them BOTH for $36 (shipped)!

PRIZES

There will be ONE winner, however they will be receiving a Prize Package which will include the following:

• One Customized Handcrafted Crochet One of a Kind Valentine / Decor
• One Handcrafted Crochet One of a Kind Valentine / Decor (randomly selected)
• FULL Set of Coupon Inserts from February 5, 2012
• One Gift Card of the winners choice (from a list of places) [Mystery Value: $5 MINIMUM]    *Please note: It is MYSTERY VALUE because I have the cards already, each one ranges from $5-$20 value so the winner will choose their favorite gift card and have the value of that card!

COST OF LINKS

Links will cost $3 each! I am looking for 10-15 Bloggers that want to sign up. If you are interested in signing up, please send me an email to: DPFreebie@gmail.com and let me know how many links your interested in purchasing. Please do NOT send payment yet. I just want a count to see who would be interested. I would LOVE for this to be a BIG event, but in order to do that, I need your help. I would LOVE for the event to last 2-3 days and for it to begin this weekend. So if your interested, I need you to get back to me by: Thursday February 2, 2012

MyCouportiera Pine Bros Giveaway

Over the course of the giveaway, prizes for the Pine Bros Giveaway will include: (GRAND PRIZE)

• February 3, 2012 

1. -   8 pack of Wild Cherry pucks
2. -   8 pack of Natural Honey pucks
3. -   CVS gift card for $25 (blank)
4. -   Pine Bros. reusable tote with CVS green bag tag. 

  



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