Sorry Spin {Review}

I’ve mentioned before how much my kids love to play games, so whenever there is a new board game out they are usually all over it.  To be completely honest I enjoy playing board games too, though I’m sure my children would tell you what a sore loser I am, and for the record I prefer to think of myself as extremely competitive, because well, that just sounds better to me! 
We received the Sorry Spin by Hasbro game a couple of weeks ago to review and as soon as my oldest girls got home from school they wanted to play.  More about that in a minute, first let me tell you a little bit about Sorry Spin.  Sorry Spin is like the original version on a major sugar rush, after too much Halloween candy!  While the goal of Sorry Spin is the same as the original (be the first to get all of your pawns back home) the game board is not like the Sorry of my childhood.  The Sorry Spin game board  twists and turns and can make you instantly closer to your goal or give your opponents the leg up. 

Here’s some more about Sorry Spin from Hasbro’s website:

The twists and turns never end in this fun game! Just like in the classic SORRY game, your goal is to get your pawns back to their same-colored home. But watch out: in the SORRY SPIN game, if you draw a Spin Card, the playing board turns and you could end up getting closer to your goal -- or whizzing right past it! In a SORRY SPIN showdown, revenge is sweet...unless the board spins and the revenge is on you!
 
Now when I was growing up I was the Queen of Sorry, I beat my sister, my cousins, my friends, anyone who dared play me so when we received this version of Sorry it was on and I was certain I would retain my crown and title of Sorry Champ!  Umm, it kinda, sorta didn’t happen like that…my kids whopped my butt!  But we had a blast and that’s (almost) the most important part..kidding, kidding…kinda!  If you’re looking for a great board game to give to your kiddos this holiday season or maybe even a new addition to your Family Game Night selection I recommend you check out Sorry Spin! 

Buy it:  

Sorry Spin is available at retailers nationwide or online.

You can check out Sorry Spin in Misadventures in Baby Raising’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide along with tons of other great gift ideas!

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Zhu Zhu Pets Review and Giveaway! CLOSED

Since my girls were old enough to know what pets were they’ve always begged me for one, of course we’ve had dogs and cats but they were always outside animals and not at all what my girls had in mind. For the past two years my middle daughter Savanna has begged me for a hamster, and for the past two years I’ve told her “no” more times than I can count! I’ve promised that child for the longest time that I’d find her something better than a hamster and until recently I hadn’t come through, and she was sure to let me know as much!

Imagine my surprise when Mom Select told me that I had been chosen to do a review and giveaway for Zhu Zhu Pets. What are Zhu Zhu Pets you ask? Well they are cute, furry, interactive hamsters! If you (or your child) hasn’t seen Zhu Zhu Pets advertised on TV yet, they will, and they will surely just have to have one! Zhu Zhu Pets offer 4 playful hamster pals for your little one to enjoy; Mr. Squiggles, Num Nums, Chunk, and Pipsqueak, each one has it’s own distinct sounds and personality. Each Zhu Zhu Pet has 2 different operating modes; Loving Mode (Pet them, love them, hear them squeal and chatter) and Explore Mode (Let them scoot, scamper,bump and boogie across the floor through their Hamster Habitat). Zhu Zhu Pets also have their own Hamster Habitats that are almost as cute as they are some of the play sets include; the Hamster Funhouse, Skateboard and U-Turn Ramp, Hamster Car and Garage, Spiral Slide and Ramp, and Hamster Tunnel and Wheel.

From the moment the UPS truck arrived with our box of Zhu Zhu Pets my children were in heaven. Not only does my middle daughter Savanna (she’s 7) loves playing with her Zhu Zhu Pet (Chunk) and it’s habitats so do my two youngest children. My youngest daughter Ki Ki gets the biggest kick out of watching the hamster scurry across the floor. I do have to admit that watching Chunk (that’s the Zhu Zhu Pet by the way not my daughter) ride around in her little hamster car is quite a sight! Savanna really enjoys the feeling of having a pet that she can interact with and I enjoy knowing that her cute and furry friend isn’t going to require any more attention from me than the occasion battery change!

Now I know you’ve been waiting for it so here it is! Thanks to Mom Select one very lucky Misadventures in Baby Raising reader is going to win a Zhu Zhu Pet and a Slide/Ramp!

How to win! To be entered into this giveaway leave a comment on this post telling me who you want to win this for and why! Pretty simple stuff! This is mandatory and must be completed before any extra entries count!

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This giveaway ends on Friday September 11, 2009 @ 11:59 PM EDT. One winner will be chosen via Random.org and posted on this giveaway post! Please include your email address in your comment so that I can get in touch with you if you win! Winner will have 48 hours to contact me and claim their prize, failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting his/her prize.

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Danielle a.k.a Yellie on August 31, 2009 5:51 PM said... 86

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