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Have you had a chance to see WRECK-IT RALPH in the theaters yet? My family and I saw it, and my daughter just loved it. She’s a HUGE video game lover (that’s what she’s planning on going to college for, video game design), and so she was completely enthralled with it. She actually said that Wreck-It Ralph usurped her favorite Disney animated movie, which up to now has been Mulan.

D23 is the world’s only official Disney fan club – and a Gold ($74.99) or Silver ($34.99) membership is a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious gift idea for any Disney Fanatic!

Taking its name from 1923, the year Walt Disney founded his world-famous company, D23 brings its members a host of exclusive benefits.

Some highlights of the memberships include:

I am sharing on behalf of the International Carwash Association (ICA) to offer you these great tips for getting your car ready for winter. ICA, through its Wash With WaterSavers consumer awareness campaign, is committed to promoting the importance of using eco-friendly carwashes that use less fresh water and return clean water back into the environment.

To help you get better prepared, they’ve created these 5 Tips to Getting Your Car Ready For Winter:

This recipe comes from a Woman’s World magazine. It’s phenomenally easy and these rich chocolaty confections have a surprise inside. For holiday gatherings you could of course do red/green/white sprinkles, or tint the vanilla flavored candy quick a different color. Add a seasonal flavor of Hershey’s Kiss in the middle for extra fun!

I’m not exactly sure why, but everyone loves anything that’s “mini”! Great desserts like cupcakes, cake pops, bite sized cookies, petit fours. Maybe it’s because you feel like you can try more that way, or you convince yourself it has less calories 😉 Or maybe it’s just because they are so cute! But whatever the reason, petite treats are generally a hit!

Petite Treats is a great recipe book to get you on your way to making smaller versions of enjoyable desserts. Your inner sweet tooth is going to go crazy over it.

Happy almost Thanksgiving! Before we know it, the holidays will be upon us. And, with that means the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties, school events and trying to check things off our holiday to-do lists. One thing you want to be sure of this season is that you don’t forget the batteries for those electronic holiday gifts With Energizer_® MAX_® batteries with Power Seal Technology you can have the confidence in knowing you will have power when you need it most throughout the holidays and beyond. These new batteries hold their power for up to 10 years on shelf! Power Seal Technology takes reliable performance to a new level.

Brand-new from the Cat in the Hat comes the never before seen Christmas special! For many homes I can see this becoming a new holiday family tradition.  Check out this sneak peek:

I just wanted to let you all know about Hallmark’s Business Connections Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale.

By using the special code SANTA and spending at least $250 on premium holiday or greeting cards, Hallmark will also mail you a free $50 dollar gift card ** redeemable at major retailers (Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and more). There’s a HUGE list of retailers, restaurants, travel and entertainment options, to use online or on location.

Many of my blogging friends have had a chance to attend red carpet premieres of various movies, it’s likely that you follow and read some their blogs as well so you’ve probably seen of their posts. Well, I got a chance to host an ‘in-home’ red carpet premiere for Disney Pixar’s BRAVE On-Demand release. With before and after parties to boot! Read on to find out who attended this auspicious event, as well as how you can see BRAVE without ever having to leave your home!

Treat is Shutterfly’s exciting new greeting card brand that makes it easy for people to create and send one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Treat cards are perfect for holidays, birthdays, congrats, thank yous and every occasion in between. It’s crazy fun. It’s super easy. And it’s totally personal.

With the holiday fast approaching, we know that you have plenty of cheer & spirit that you want to share, so Treat want to help inspire you to let that special someone know that you’re thinking of them, with a totally unique personalized card from Treat.