TJ & Pals Launches Sweepstakes for App Savvy Moms

(PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Umachaka Media Inc., the company that created the popular new kids website TJandPals.com, have just announced an exciting new sweepstakes. The winner will receive a brand new iPad 2 and a TJ & Pals Apps gift card for their child. The Apps card will allow the child access to a variety of TJs interactive Games, Stories, Videos, Activities and How Tos where young kids can create, learn, play, and be entertained.

TJ & Pals Apps include TJs Art Studio where kids can team up with their favorite TJ characters to create their own works of art. The App includes five videos to watch and learn from, fun stickers, backgrounds, shapes, letters, numbers, and a color palette for the children to choose from. There is also TJs Puzzle Fun, an App for puzzle lovers, or for kids who are just beginning to learn how to fit shapes together. There are four levels of difficulty, and when the child completes the puzzle, the picture comes to life as an animated song or video. TJs Remember is the classic memory game for young children. In TJs Remember the child gets to choose a theme she can play with animals, toys, fruits and vegetables, or TJ & Pals characters. When a child finds a match, he, or she, is rewarded with sound effects and a spoken word definition. These are just some of the Apps that are included in the package gift card that is being offered by TJ & Pals.

TJ & Pals is an imaginative educational website that has been approved by educators and has attracted children ages 3-5 from all over. The site revolves around the lives of a friendly inquisitive pencil named TJ and his group of friends as they take children on a journey of Games, Videos, Stories, Activities and Songs. The site was created by Ashley Lazarus, an award winning film director, who has worked on popular childrens educational projects for Sesame Street, and Disney, and Mattel. Lazarus strongly believes that the more fun and interactive learning is, the more effective it is. Just sit with a five year old playing a fun game, or learning to count through a catchy song, and you will see that the principle of learn as you play really helps kids learn and remember what they learned, especially in this interactive mobile age. Every Game, Activity, How To and Story we create at TJ&Pals is based on this principle."

Anyone 18 years and over is eligible for this sweepstakes. One simply has to go to the sweepstakes page on the TJ & Pals website and fill out your name and email address where you become eligible to win an iPad 2 and a TJ & Pals Apps gift card for the kids.

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New Nancy ODell Recipe Book Shows Moms How to Whip Up Meaningful Photo Albums, Posters, Cards and More

ST. Cloud, Minnesota (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

A doll is cute. An iPod is cool. But a handmade photo gift personalized with a few words from the heart can be one of the most treasured gifts you ever give. Thats the promise of Secret Ingredients: Step-by-Step Recipes for Creating Meaningful Gifts, a brand-new book by acclaimed entertainment host and broadcast journalist Nancy ODell and scrapbooking-industry leader Creative Memories.

Available Nov. 1, just in time for the holidays, Secret Ingredients outlines easy ways to create meaningful photo albums, posters, cards and more. You dont have to go to the mall to find the perfect gift, ODell says. You already have all the ingredients you need. Simply combine your photos with messages of love and affirmation.

As an avid scrapbooker, ODell is uniquely qualified to talk about the value of such gifts. I still look back on the albums my mom and grandmother made for me and feel like the most loved child in the world, she said. So when my husband and I first married, I wanted to make albums for my two stepsons. In the process of collecting photos and stories, I got to know each boy better and was able to show how much I love them.

ODells approach in this new book helps busy moms easily create personalized gifts for family and friends. Project recipes range from a Countdown to Christmas Calendar filled with personalized activities and inspirations to a Display of Gratitude, where family members jot down and display what theyre grateful for on a magnetic display board, to planting a tree and taking your childs picture next to it each year as they both grow.

"You dont have to be a professional designer or greeting card writer to craft a gift that matters, ODell says. All it takes is a few photos mixed with a handwritten note or two to express your love. It truly is the thought that counts.

ODell will share her easy tips and ideas for creating meaningful, personalized gifts Oct. 26-28 while visiting media outlets in New York City. In addition to Fox & Friends, the CBS Early Show team and Rachael Ray, ODell will visit with staff at Self and American Baby magazine, as well as other New York City magazine editors, and shell be on the airwaves with Sirius Radio.

About Nancy ODell

Nancy O'Dell is one of the country's leading entertainment journalists and TV hosts. She joined "Entertainment Tonight" as co-host in 2011 and was previously the anchor of "Access Hollywood" for 13 years. In partnership with Oprah Winfrey and Mark Burnett Productions, Nancy hosted one of OWN network's premiere primetime shows entitled "Your Own Show." Viewers have also seen O'Dell as host of "The Golden Globes Arrivals Special" for nine years and co-host of "The Tournament of Roses Parade" on NBC for 10 years and FOX's New Year's Eve Special to ring in 2011. Learn more at nancyodell.com. Follow Nancy on Twitter @nancyodell and on Facebook at facebook.com/NancyODellsPage. Visit O'Dell's page between now and the end of November and you can enter to win one of each product in the Nancy O'Dell Collection by Creative Memories.

About Creative Memories

Creative Memories is the 2011 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journals Minnesota Brand Madness Champion. The company pioneered modern scrapbooking 25 years ago and is a leader in the $ 2 billion scrapbooking segment of the craft industry. Based in St. Cloud, Minn., Creative Memories markets its photo-safe albums, papers, tools, pens, digital photo books and organization software through 35,000 independent sales Consultants worldwide. The company is well known for its quality and innovation, having won a variety of design and readers choice awards. Learn more about the company and ways to celebrate memories at creativememories.com.

Join the Club, get the rewards you deserve

The Creative Memories Rewards Club brings you the scrapbooking products you love and the rewards you deserve. Each retail purchase earns Club Credit to spend on your next purchase, so saving money is fun and easy. For an annual fee of $ 39, Club members receive an immediate $ 10 Club Credit during enrollment plus 15 percent Club Credit earned on the retail amount of each order.

Where theres hope, theres action

Join the Hope in Action Movement, a grassroots effort to encourage everyone to experience the affirmation that photos and words can provide to families everywhere. Together we can raise and inspire the next generation of happy, healthy, confident kids. Become an agent of hope today!

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