Did you know Canada.. with Valentine's Day coming up Dentyne is exposing what attracts Canadians!
“Dentyne knows fresh breath can make or break chemistry, but we wanted to find out what other ‘Elements of Attraction’ spark a romantic reaction,” Pam Clarkson, Senior Brand Manager of Dentyne Canada is quoted as saying.
Here's some of the results..
When it comes to chemistry which of the following is the most essential trait or element of attraction in someone?
33% say Humorous! - next up was Marriage material at 12%, Successful came in way behind at 9% and I was really surprised to see Adventurous at 8% (thought there must be some pretty Adventurous folks in SK/MB, they put Adventurous at 13%!!)
Which of the following traits would you use to best describe yourself?
25% say Low Maintenance - hmmm.. I'm not so sure I agree with that! AND, only 10% named “Low Maintenance” as the most essential trait or element of attraction in someone else. Next up was Humorous at 21%, that one I can get behind.
When you feel an attraction to someone, do you act on it?
31% said YES and 32% said NO! Leaving the rest saying N/A - how close is that? However, that number jumps to a 43% YES for those aged 18 to 34, and 46% YES for those who speak French! Do you act on it??
This Valentine's Day Dentyne is ready for a chemistry debate. Just visit the Dentyne Canada Facebook site for discussions around the “Elements of Attraction” right up to February 14!
Everyone knows if you want to attract that special someone you better start with fresh breath first, so we're giving away 5 packs of Dentyne gum! That's the big packs holding 12 packs of gum each!! Enter below for your chance to win..
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Moola Love Cash Giveaway
Did you know Canada.. we're joining a group of fabulous Canadian bloggers to present you with the Moola Love Valentine Sweeps cash giveaway today, February 7th, starting at 12:00 am EST, it runs until the 14th at midnight.
Enter to win $100 cash via PayPal!!! ANYONE with a PayPal account can enter to win this "lovely" cash prize; open worldwide. Good luck guys!! And thanks to Tales of a Ranting Ginger and This Lil Piglet for setting the event up!
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Enter to win $100 cash via PayPal!!! ANYONE with a PayPal account can enter to win this "lovely" cash prize; open worldwide. Good luck guys!! And thanks to Tales of a Ranting Ginger and This Lil Piglet for setting the event up!
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Splash'N Boots
Did you know Canada.. voted the Canadian Children's Music Group of the Year, Splash'N Boots was first created back in 2003 in Kingston, Ontario by Taes and Nick. After graduating from Queens University in 2005 they took Splash'N Boots on the road and have been a hit ever since!
My boys have been loving their new DVD "Splash'N Boots Act 2: A Whole Lot of Awesome". Described as Saturday Night Live meets Wayne's World for kids, the new full-length DVD is a mash-up of over 50 minutes of infectious melodies and hilarious music videos with a plethora of skits featuring dedicated Splash'N Boots fans.
The songs are catchy, as a parent I like the boys seeing real people playing instruments and singing, so the boys know that is something they could learn to do too. We've danced, laughed, talked about what we've seen - it's truly one of the more interactive DVD's we've ever had and enjoyed as a family. The boys sure would love to meet Lily the dog in person too. :-)
I've got to say, as an adult I roll my eyes when adults are performing for children and how fake it all feels; but without a doubt, Splash'N Boots have genuine enthusiasm and it absolutely shines all the way through and makes their program enjoyable for the whole family. We're looking forward to seeing them on Treehouse TV in their new "Roll Play" show as well!
Something I think is really fun - currently Splash'N Boots are working on their SIXTH album and they are looking for help from their Facebook fans!! They need help to determine song names, lyrics, and even the album name! Head over to their Facebook fan page today and join in the discussions. I absolutely love that a portion of all proceeds will be going to Sick Kids Hospital as well.
We love Splash'N Boots so much that we want to giveaway a copy of their new DVD to one lucky reader! Please enter below for your chance to win!!
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My boys have been loving their new DVD "Splash'N Boots Act 2: A Whole Lot of Awesome". Described as Saturday Night Live meets Wayne's World for kids, the new full-length DVD is a mash-up of over 50 minutes of infectious melodies and hilarious music videos with a plethora of skits featuring dedicated Splash'N Boots fans.
The songs are catchy, as a parent I like the boys seeing real people playing instruments and singing, so the boys know that is something they could learn to do too. We've danced, laughed, talked about what we've seen - it's truly one of the more interactive DVD's we've ever had and enjoyed as a family. The boys sure would love to meet Lily the dog in person too. :-)
I've got to say, as an adult I roll my eyes when adults are performing for children and how fake it all feels; but without a doubt, Splash'N Boots have genuine enthusiasm and it absolutely shines all the way through and makes their program enjoyable for the whole family. We're looking forward to seeing them on Treehouse TV in their new "Roll Play" show as well!
Something I think is really fun - currently Splash'N Boots are working on their SIXTH album and they are looking for help from their Facebook fans!! They need help to determine song names, lyrics, and even the album name! Head over to their Facebook fan page today and join in the discussions. I absolutely love that a portion of all proceeds will be going to Sick Kids Hospital as well.
We love Splash'N Boots so much that we want to giveaway a copy of their new DVD to one lucky reader! Please enter below for your chance to win!!
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Are you a Coupon Code Hunter?
Did you know Canada.. the first known coupon was conceived in 1886!!
John Pemberton was the first to come up with the coupon, you may know him as the pharmacist from Atlanta who created the recipe for the syrup used to make Coca-Cola. He distributed free drink cards to people on the street encouraging them to try the new drink at a specific pharmacy and the coupon was born.
These days you probably won't be finding too many coupons being handed out on the street, everything is on the Internet now! In fact, Internet distribution of coupons was up 92 per cent and consumer redemption of these coupons up over 360 per cent in 2009 in the U.S. - and Canadian Coupons are showing similar trends.
Perfect for busy families, CouponCodes and shopping on the web are the trend these days. Finding codes on the web through companies websites, advertisements, emails, forums and blogs and then making your purchase online and entering the code at check out. Most often these codes are for free shipping, something we all find to be a bit of a downer on the Internet! Especially for us Canadians.
Sites like U.S. site CouponCodes4u have over 213,000 codes for online deals - unbelievable!
Are you a coupon code hunter on the Internet??
John Pemberton was the first to come up with the coupon, you may know him as the pharmacist from Atlanta who created the recipe for the syrup used to make Coca-Cola. He distributed free drink cards to people on the street encouraging them to try the new drink at a specific pharmacy and the coupon was born.
These days you probably won't be finding too many coupons being handed out on the street, everything is on the Internet now! In fact, Internet distribution of coupons was up 92 per cent and consumer redemption of these coupons up over 360 per cent in 2009 in the U.S. - and Canadian Coupons are showing similar trends.
Perfect for busy families, CouponCodes and shopping on the web are the trend these days. Finding codes on the web through companies websites, advertisements, emails, forums and blogs and then making your purchase online and entering the code at check out. Most often these codes are for free shipping, something we all find to be a bit of a downer on the Internet! Especially for us Canadians.
Sites like U.S. site CouponCodes4u have over 213,000 codes for online deals - unbelievable!
Are you a coupon code hunter on the Internet??
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Superbowl
Did you know Canada.. as the Superbowl is going to start in TEN minutes, I know some of you are mourning the fact that we don't get those special commercials. Well, there is one commercial that Budweiser has made that is only airing in Canada, even though it's gone viral across North America. Check it out here (and you may need to grab a Kleenex if you're a little emotional today)..
I am proud to be Canadian, proud of our rec hockey leagues and we could flash fan games across the nation!
I am proud to be Canadian, proud of our rec hockey leagues and we could flash fan games across the nation!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
A special Walmart run for #EqualCanada
Did you know Canada.. when my boys were very young I used to have a set shop day. Every Friday my Mom would come over and watch the boys while I ran to Walmart, grocery store and what ever else needed to be done. I swear it rained or snowed every. single. Friday.
Now that my boys are bigger I love to run to the store whenever we have time, the freedom is great, although I admit it doesn't always leave me time to prepare.
This Saturday after hockey felt like the perfect time to go to Walmart to grab a few things including Equal to make some sweet treats for the boys to take to school for Valentine's Day. In fact, be sure to check out Equal Canada on Facebook for some delicious recipes! We're going to be making their Chocolate Chip Cookies (and don't tell the kids, but these have 27% fewer calories than the traditional recipe!).
So we headed in and as usual, headed to the toys first..haha.. on our way back from the toys over to the food section what did we spy - the Equal in the Pharmacy section! Who knew!!
There was multiple ways to buy #EqualCanada, including the yellow canister that is on Rollback! That's right, we only paid $7.97 instead of the usual $9.97! I love this canister as it's big (equal to 5lbs of sugar) and easy to use. I find the canister much better, especially when cooking with the boys, bags always spill, rip and dump if you try to pour them.
I also had another reason to stop in the pharmacy section...
..that's right! In a few months we plan on TTC (trying to conceive) again! Very exciting news and fingers crossed it happens quickly and stress free.
SO, we had a great family adventure at Walmart, got our chocolate chip cookie supplies, and saved some money! Be sure to keep up with Equal on the web and Equal Canada on Twitter to stay in the know on their latest deals and recipes.
This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias
Now that my boys are bigger I love to run to the store whenever we have time, the freedom is great, although I admit it doesn't always leave me time to prepare.
This Saturday after hockey felt like the perfect time to go to Walmart to grab a few things including Equal to make some sweet treats for the boys to take to school for Valentine's Day. In fact, be sure to check out Equal Canada on Facebook for some delicious recipes! We're going to be making their Chocolate Chip Cookies (and don't tell the kids, but these have 27% fewer calories than the traditional recipe!).
So we headed in and as usual, headed to the toys first..haha.. on our way back from the toys over to the food section what did we spy - the Equal in the Pharmacy section! Who knew!!
There was multiple ways to buy #EqualCanada, including the yellow canister that is on Rollback! That's right, we only paid $7.97 instead of the usual $9.97! I love this canister as it's big (equal to 5lbs of sugar) and easy to use. I find the canister much better, especially when cooking with the boys, bags always spill, rip and dump if you try to pour them.
I also had another reason to stop in the pharmacy section...
..that's right! In a few months we plan on TTC (trying to conceive) again! Very exciting news and fingers crossed it happens quickly and stress free.
SO, we had a great family adventure at Walmart, got our chocolate chip cookie supplies, and saved some money! Be sure to keep up with Equal on the web and Equal Canada on Twitter to stay in the know on their latest deals and recipes.
This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Chicken Soup for the Soul - O Canada
Did you know Canada.. we've mentioned before how much we love Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Well, you can only imagine how much the O Canada book spoke to us.
With 101 heartwarming and inspiring stories by and for Canadians, I was just floored.
My favourite section is Wilderness and Wildlife, we have so much in Canada to be proud of, often we don't take the time to peek out the window or drive past the gorgeous look out point and really breathe it all in.
There was a line in the story, A Cave with a View, describing Canada as a mosaic of cultures. Which is SO TRUE. I wouldn't bat an eye at seeing a man walk by wearing a kilt or a woman dressed in full Native garb. We have so much to be proud of, and so much hertiage, it's just astounding when you think about it.
Another section I loved was Ice Time, with both my boys in hockey and Grampa as one of the coaches, we are well on our way to being a true Canadian hockey family. I loved the quote by Ken Wregget under the Once a Canadian... story, he said "Hockey is like a disease, you can't really shake it." That just makes me laugh, because it's so true and something to cherish I think. The story, What We'll Do for Hockey, under the Winter Wonderland section had me in sweet tears, it the story of my own life as we build an ice rink in the backyard every winter and there has been many middle of the night trips outside to work on the rink, these are true Canadian memories.
The places I want to visit after reading as well - Saskatchewan, Halifax, Quebec, someone get me a plane ticket! :-)
Oh my goodness, I could go on and on about everything I loved, but I'd love to give you a chance to read it for yourself as well! I think every Canadian should have a copy of this book and would love to give one away to a reader! Please enter below for a chance to win Chicken Soup for the Soul O Canada.
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With 101 heartwarming and inspiring stories by and for Canadians, I was just floored.My favourite section is Wilderness and Wildlife, we have so much in Canada to be proud of, often we don't take the time to peek out the window or drive past the gorgeous look out point and really breathe it all in.
There was a line in the story, A Cave with a View, describing Canada as a mosaic of cultures. Which is SO TRUE. I wouldn't bat an eye at seeing a man walk by wearing a kilt or a woman dressed in full Native garb. We have so much to be proud of, and so much hertiage, it's just astounding when you think about it.
Another section I loved was Ice Time, with both my boys in hockey and Grampa as one of the coaches, we are well on our way to being a true Canadian hockey family. I loved the quote by Ken Wregget under the Once a Canadian... story, he said "Hockey is like a disease, you can't really shake it." That just makes me laugh, because it's so true and something to cherish I think. The story, What We'll Do for Hockey, under the Winter Wonderland section had me in sweet tears, it the story of my own life as we build an ice rink in the backyard every winter and there has been many middle of the night trips outside to work on the rink, these are true Canadian memories.
The places I want to visit after reading as well - Saskatchewan, Halifax, Quebec, someone get me a plane ticket! :-)
Oh my goodness, I could go on and on about everything I loved, but I'd love to give you a chance to read it for yourself as well! I think every Canadian should have a copy of this book and would love to give one away to a reader! Please enter below for a chance to win Chicken Soup for the Soul O Canada.
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