Author: Tammy Litke

Kraft Foods recently debuted their new gum for teens, iD Gum. It’s kinda more than gum. Kinda Amazing. iD Gum offers up a delicious twist to the flavors you love – Peppermint, BerryMelon, and Spearmint – and is packaged in a sleek, innovative, folding pack featuring a new and unexpected magnetic closure. iD Gum is delivered in a semi-transparent cellophane wrapper that hints at what’s inside the pack.

Planning a party can be stressful at the best of times, but even the most complex regular party planning will seem like a vacation when compared to how difficult throwing a surprise party can be. Thankfully, if you follow this checklist, you can be sure to cover all your bases without too much extra trouble.

* Pick a date. You need to know for sure that the guest of honor will be available that day. Remember that changing the date of a surprise party is much more difficult than changing the date of a regular party, so ensure you get this important first step correct.

Oral-B is encouraging consumers to power up this fall, and is giving lucky fans the chance to win a trip to attend a taping of “The Dr. Oz Show.”

Enter to Win a Trip to New York City to See “The Dr. Oz Show”
• Visit https://apps.facebook.com/powerupsweepstakes to enter the sweepstakes. There you will be asked to complete the on-screen registration form and submit a 500-character or less essay (“Essay Entry”) about why you power up with Oral-B Power Brushes.

Young people 8-18 years can travel time to learn about the past and send a message into the future. Enter the Legacy Project’s annual Listen to a Life Essay Contest – Grand Prize is a Lenovo ThinkCentre computer!

STUDENTS TRAVEL TIME TO LEARN FROM THE PAST AND SEND A MESSAGE INTO THE FUTURE

The Legacy Project and their annual Listen to a Life Essay Contest help your children travel time and change lives.

Three Different Directions was recently asked to share about Minted.com’s 2012 Holiday Cards. So I looked through their collection of cards, and found they would serve as the perfect frame to families’ festive photos for holiday greetings.

Enter the world of WRECK-IT RALPH and go on a hero’s journey for the chance to win a trip for four provided by Adventures by Disney! Complete weekly bonus missions to win awesome additional Disney prizes!

What a great prize. We’ve always wanted to do an Adventures by Disney vacation but we end up on the Disney cruise ships all the time instead!

Check out this clip from WRECK-IT RALPH featuring the hilarious Jane Lynch.

What’s the secret to hosting a stress-free holiday gathering? A slow cooker.

Introducing “Holiday Slow Cooker,” a time-saving cookbook featuring easy and delicious recipes for a year of hassle-free celebrations.

It’s never been easier to craft perfect holiday dinners without breaking a sweat… like this Pork Loin with Wine Sauce for New Year’s Day (or even for ‘any’ day, like I made it!)

Shutterfly wants to make your Halloween more magical!

If you’re looking for Halloween inspiration, check out their Storytelling tab! They offer everything from photography tips to design ideas.

After much anticipation SECRET OF THE WINGS has been released!
A magical fairy adventure for the whole family, SECRET OF THE WINGS invites audiences to join Tinker Bell and friends on their new adventure into the never-before-seen mysterious Winter Woods, where Tinker Bell finds out that she has a sister and discovers other incredible secrets that will change her life forever.

Take a Sneak Peek Into the Winter Woods with Tink!

It’s hard to believe that in just a few weeks, we will be changing our clocks back from Daylight Saving Time. This year the time change is on November 4 and it also marks the 25^th anniversary of the annual Change Your Clock Change Your Battery^® program. Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are once again working with local fire departments nationwide to raise awareness on the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes.