Happy & Safe Holiday Wishes

Don't forget to enter my Sesame Street Live giveaway for FREE tickets to a show near you! After your holiday festivities, of course!

Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 Imagine! (plus Discounts, Freebies, & a Giveaway)

Sesame Street Live is a fantastic musical show including all your favorite characters: Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, and more! I took my oldest daughter to the Let's Be Friends Show in 2001. She absolutely loved it, laughing and jumping up and down throughout the entire show. The characters were larger than life and frequently came down the aisle asking for audience participation. She was 3 years old at the time so I don't think she remembers the experience but I do! There was dancing, music and confetti! TONS. OF. CONFETTI. Do I need to say more? The show was about 90 minutes long with an intermission about halfway through. We were both exhausted after the show but in a good way!!!

Dancing + Music + Confetti + Elmo, Big Bird, & the rest of the Sesame Street gang = Tons of FUN!

1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends is the newest show added to the Sesame Street line up. It's scheduled to hit the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN January 13-17. Even though the show is a good 8 hours away, it would be a great excuse for a weekend get away after the hustle and bustle of the holidays! Here is how the VEE Corporation, creators of Sesame Street, describe the show:

Imagine singing and dancing with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all your favorite Sesame Street Live friends! It’s as easy as counting “1-2-3 Imagine!” This high-energy musical will transport audiences to far away places as Ernie captains the high seas, Elmo dances to the rhythm of the African rainforest and Bert meets an octopus who has the blues. It’s a story of adventure and fun that teaches children they can be anyone, do anything and go anywhere with the power of imagination.

Tickets for the Target Center show dates are already on sale. Prices range from $10 to $36 make this perfect for any budget! Want it cheaper? I have a special $3 discount on all Target Center tickets. Click to buy the discounted tickets online or click for a printable coupon to use at the Target Center Box Office.

Tickets to all the shows are on sale. A pair of tickets would make a great last minute stocking stuffer! Hint! Hint! I also have some Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 Live free printables for your stockings too.

Sesame Street Live
1-2-3 Imagine with Elmo & Friends
Minneapolis, MN Target Center
January 13 -17, 2010

Ticket Prices: $10 up to $36
Click to find a show near you and purchase tickets! (Use code COOKIE for discount to the Target Center show only)

GIVEAWAY ALERT!!!

Vee Corporation and Sesame Street has generously offered one of my lucky readers FOUR free ticket vouchers good for ANY Sesame Street Show in ANY LOCATION! Make sure to check for a show near you before entering the giveaway!

Required Entry - Tell me you or your child's favorite Sesame Street character.

Want more ways to enter??? Check out the bonus entries but, make sure to leave a comment for each entry so it counts.

• Buy tickets to any Sesame Street Show - 5 entries
  
• Link a photo or video of your kiddo (or you) with your favorite Sesame Street Character or watching the show - (you can easily do this through my comment entry box using the YouTube or Add Images button) 3 entries
• Leave a comment with the location of the show you would like to attend - 1 entry
  
• Tell me your favorite Sesame Street memory (can be about your or your kids) - 1 entry
  
• Follow me on Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to the blog - 1 entry per method
• Tweet the giveaway - 1 entry per tweet - no spamming!

Giveaway will end New Year's Eve, December 31st, midnight CST. Winner will be selected via Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to a prize winner's email with a mailing address or a new winner will be drawn. The vouchers will be mailed USPS First Class mail. To redeem, you must take the vouchers to your show's box office location so please make sure a show will be in your area before entering the giveaway!

All downloads are in pdf format! Vouchers were provided by the VEE Corporation. I received no compensation, additional discounts, or special gifts for this post. I believe in Sesame Street's message and dedication to children and was happy to bring this information to you.

WW - Taekwondo Testing = Yellow Belt

Things have been busy around here! There's been baking, candy making and Taekwondo testing.

He had to take two steps and break the board. Tougher than it looks!

Everyone watches with anticipations

It was a lip biting experience!

But he earned his Yellow Belt! I could not coax a smile out of him, he said "Yellow Belts are not suppose to smile. Taekwondo is serious!" L-O-V-E it!

#KmartBLS Ending + Extended Shopping Hours

Don’t forget!: The last day to enter the #KmartBLS sweepstakes is December 23^rd - So keep the tweets coming and use the #KmartBLS hashtag before the contest is over! All those following @KmartDealsnNews on December 23^rd will be entered to win the Grand Prize of a $500 Kmart shopping spree! The winner will be drawn on the 30^th. For full details, make sure to check out http://tr.im/kmartbls Good luck!

Last minute Holiday shopping? No worries, Kmart has extended their shopping hours to 6am-12am through December 23^rd and 6am-10pm December 24^th. Use the following link to tweet about the new shopping hours and enter yourself for the daily drawing! Shop @KmartDealsnNews extended Holiday hours: 6am-12am until 12/23 and 6am-10pm on 12/24! #KmartBLS.

Here are the Bluelight Special teasers for this weekend 12/26 - 12/27:

· Gen gemstone earrings (reg.$ 39.99) sale $9.99

· Mushabellies (reg. $24.99) sale $7.99

· Digital Photo Keychain (reg. $19.99) sale $8.99 ( 65% off )

Our Favorite Holiday Things

Some of our favorite Holiday things happened this week!

We made homemade ornaments and gift tags.

Decorated Christmas Cookies with our scout troop and passed them out to the retirement center residents. (The residents kept trying to pay the boys for them. How sweet!)

We took pictures with Santa at the mall and dropped off our Santa Letter!

The annual School's Winter Concert was a HUGE hit. The highlight was Santa sweatin' to the oldies with Richard Simmons!

We also saw some funky decorations. Namely a stuffed cougar with glittery red reindeer antlers at the Timber Lodge Steakhouse!

Here is a video clip of the Winter Concert. In this scene is Santa is found to be too overweight to pull the sleigh so the chief elf has brought in a specialist to help Santa lose a few pounds just in time for Christmas. Watch as Santa and Mrs Claus sweat it out to the oldies with Richard Simmons.