Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza – $100 Brainy Baby Gift Pack Plus $5,000 In Other Prizes

It is time for the next round of giveaways to begin! The Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza where there will be over $5,000 in prizes between us and 12 other bloggers that we have teamed up with to help you win some of your Christmas this week! wOOt! wOOt!

We are so excited to announce that Brainy Baby is the sponsor of our giveaway for this round! Why are we excited?  Well, we LOVE Brainy Baby products and have used them for years and have always recognized their products as high quality and engaging. For 15 years, The Brainy Baby Company has been a pioneer and leader in DVDs, Books, Games and Toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

The award-winning line of products introduce educational subjects such as letters, shapes, animals, art and music. Brainy Baby® videos feature multi-ethnic children, toe-tapping original music, nursery rhymes and instrumental classics. Brainy Baby has won more than 75 national awards, including Dr. Toy’s Top 100 Best Children’s Product, the Dove Foundation’s Seal of Approval, Parenting Magazine’s Top Videos of the Year and more.

Brainy Baby sent us a few items to check out and tell you about:

Animals Flashcards –  This is a collection of 36 flash cards of animals from all around the globe. Recommended age is 1-5.  (See all of their flashcard selections).

What we liked:

• The pictures were of the real animals and not animated.
• They are heavy duty cards and more durable for little kid handling.
• The back side includes bullet points with facts about the animal so that older children can learn more information regarding this creatures in an easy and understandable

ABCs DVD – A 45 minute DVD that teaches the letters of the alphabet and upper and lower-case letters and the sounds that they make.

What we liked:

• They use real babies, toddlers and preschoolers as well as real object to help teach the concepts
• There is also some fun computer animation involved to make it engaging and exciting
• They repeat the concept over and over again to help reinforce
• The video starts will several repeats of the entire alphabet and then moves into the letter recognition and sounds for each individual letter.

ABCs Book – A hard bound book and shows the upper and lower-case letters with an object that starts with letter sound.

What we liked:

• The bright colors
• The durability
• Using pictures of real animals and objects
• Our baby LOVES this book!

Classical Tunes CD – Classical music from the classical musicians such as Bach, Mozart Vivalidi and More.  There are a total of 15 melodies.

What we liked:

• Teaches a love and appreciation for classical music
• Our children loved to listen and it was even something the two of us enjoyed as well!

Talking Hands DVD – 45 minute video teaching 30 words using American Sign Language and Signing Exact English.

What we liked:

• I loved this video! In the past, we have used and taught sign language to communicate with our younger children and this video was very concise, clear and understandable making it easy to learn and easy to continue teaching and reinforcing afterward.
• Again, they use real people and objects to teach the concepts and reinforce by repeating many times over.
• Our baby started signing many of the new signs during the video.

Animal Puzzle Game – 10 double sided 3-piece puzzles.  One side was the picture of the animal and the other side was the word naming the animal.

What we liked:

• The pieces are very durable and stiff/thick, making it easy for little hands to work with them.
• Since each of the 10 puzzles is only 3 pieces, it makes for a great learning activity for our baby and our toddler.
• We found that our toddler would help the baby and then repeat the name on the back to her.  It was great interaction for the two of them.

Brainy Baby is running several sales and promotions right now, plus you can shop the clearance to find some awesome gifts for the baby, toddler or preschooler on you list! In fact, starting tomorrow, Monday, December 6th, you can use coupon code: TTCB40 to receive 40% off your Brainy Baby purchase.  We will share some scenarios and ideas (and a gift that our 4, 5 and 6 year olds just think are awesome, let alone our baby!) with you starting tomorrow on how to maximize this 40% off coupon code.

So… How would you like to win a Brainy Baby Prize Pack worth over $100 in value and filled with 10 Brainy Baby products?!?!? It is very easy to enter and you have 4 possible entries!

One winner will win the following prize pack from Brainy Baby:

• Animals DVD
• Animals Flashcards
• ABCs DVD
• ABCs Book
• SingALong Songs CD
• Sleepy Baby CD
• Talking Hands DVD
• Jingle Bells DVD
• Snap Cards Game
• Animal Puzzle Game

In addition, there will be 4 other winners that will win one of the following prizes!

One winner will win this awesome Eucerin Skin Care pack worth $75 in product sponsored by Eucerin.

Eucerin is asking people to treat their skincare as a part of their overall healthcare and the November’s Skin FIRST Movement theme is about helping protect your skin from the cold weather, and teaching you how to improve your skin’s health through total body healthcare.  As it begins to get cooler, here is a tip to help can put your Skin FIRST this winter and keep your skin and body healthy all the way into spring 2011! Follow Eucerin on Facebook or on Twitter.

One winner will win a $75 Visa Gift Card courtesy of RAC Rent-A-Center!

RAC makes life manageable for hardworking people that need an affordable alternative when credit isn’t available or doesn’t make sense. RAC offers an affordable way to get what you need when you need it, without the risks and long-term obligation of a credit transaction. Follow RAC on Facebook or Twitter.

One winner will win a $25 gift certificate to My Baby Clothes Boutique.

Unique Baby Clothes and Accessories.  Online baby boutique for designer baby clothing, children’s clothes, baby hats, baby headbands, baby shoes, and much more!   Fashionable and trendy clothes and accessories. Their mission is to bring you a distinctive selection of designer baby apparel for your little girl or boy. Sign-up for their newsletter to receive coupons and offers. You can also follow them on Facebook.

One winner will receive a Country Bob’s Gift Pack valued at $19.95.

The gift pack includes: 1 Bottle of Original All Purpose Sauce, 1 Bottle of Apple Chipotle All Purpose Sauce, 1 Bottle of Honey Habanero All Purpose Sauce, 1 Bottle of Barbecue Sauce, 1 Container of Seasoning Salt. This is a great gift for family, friends, employees & clients.  Follow Country Bob’s on Facebook or on Twitter.

How To Enter Today’s Giveaway, there are four (or more??) possible ways to enter:

• Just leave a comment – Tell us what Brainy Baby product you can’t wait to try or what is your favorite Brainy Baby product or who would your Brainy Baby gifts be for (son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, godchild, friend’s child, etc!).

For additional entries:

• Like Brainy Baby on Facebook and then leave a comment to tell us you did.

• Like The Thrifty Couple on Facebook and then leave a comment to tell us you did or that you already are.

• Sign-up for our FREE Email Newsletter. PLUS then have our deals delivered to your inbox daily so never miss a deal or another giveaway! You must confirm your subscription before commenting (a confirmation email will be sent to you that you will need to click through to confirm that you would like to receive emails from us!)! If you are already a confirmed subscriber, just leave a comment for another entry.

• Be watching for additional opportunities to enter our giveaway!  We might announce additional entries throughout the week, so be watching here on our site, posts on The Thrifty Couple on Facebook, or even Twitter for additional ways to enter throughout the week!

This Giveaway will end on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Midnight ET and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older.

Get 1, 2, 3 or all 4 entries to increase your chances of winning by following the ways to enter above.

A couple of addition points:

1. Leave a separate comment for each of the above things you do, each comment and activity you complete is an entry.

2. Be sure to leave your comments for entries here on this post to be counted as an entry.

Please be sure to head over to these other sites and enter these fabulous giveaways!

Stockpiling Moms – T-Mobile Blackberry Curve 8520, Country Bobs Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

MoJo Savings – 5 Vera Bradley Bags, Country Bobs Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

DEALicious Finds – $100 credit at Zulily.com, $75 credit at GiftCardRescue.com, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Frugal Living and Having Fun – $100 Picaboo Gift Certificate, $80 worth of high-quality canvases from Canvas Lifestyle, $30 Wow Wee Paper Jamz Instant Rock Star, Country Bobs Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

A Thrifty Mom – 2 Scentsy Companion Systems, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Smart Couponing – $175 Diamond Necklace, $100 Best Buy Gift Card, & $25 Starbucks Gift Card, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Christian Clippers – (1) Bratz Pampered Petz DVD, (1) Bratz 10th Anniversary Doll, (1) Animal Tails DVD, (1) Thomas The Train DVD, (1) Orient USA Mens Watch, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

A Few Shortcuts – Coupon Clutch Deluxe Insert Package, $80 Gift Code Snaptotes.com, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Addicted To Saving – Wii Console, the game Wii Sports, the game Wii Sports Resort, One Wii Remote Plus controller, One Nunchuk controller, Sensor Bar, Standard composite cable, and Power cord Features Controls, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Saving With Amy – $50 Amazon gift card, $100 Graveyard Mall gift certificate, $100 Visa gift card, Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Wicked Cool Deals – Zhu Zhu Pet Giant City Sky Mall Set + 2 Extra Zhu Zhu Pets, One of EACH Hefty Waverly Collection Paper Plates, Bowls, Cups and Napkins ($25 value), Country Bob’s Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

We Use Coupons – Ipod NANO valued at $149, Country Bobs Gift Pack, $75 Eucerin Gift Pack, $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique Gift Card and $75 Visa Gift Card

Disclaimer: We were not compensated to review the Brainy Baby products. The thoughts and opinions are 100% our own.  We did receive the above reviewed Brainy Baby products at no charge for review purposes.