Disney Baby Store Grand Opening Preview

I was fortunate to be invited to a special VIP Grand Opening Event of the very first Disney Baby store at the Americana at Brand in Glendale earlier today.

It was an amazing event that not only showcased exclusive Disney Baby products but it honored military families with the biggest, and probably the only, baby shower at the Americana at Brand. Operation Shower is a non-profit that provides baby showers to service members and their families. 20 moms-to-be and new moms were given gifts and a $250 Disney Gift card and were the first the shop at the Disney Baby store.


Disney Gift bag filled with goodies!

It was a fun event with baby shower games, delicious food, and Disney Baby themed shower gifts.

As a treat to Montebello Mom readers, you can enter to win something from my Disney Baby gift bag! The giveaway starts on Saturday, September 8, the same day Disney Baby has it's grand opening celebration.








Books with a "Small World" theme.
One is a cookbook featuring kid-friendly recipes from around the world.

Small World themes board books for babies, complete with fuzzies and mirrors.

The Illustrator of "It's a Small World", Joey Chou, autographed a book for my daughter.
The book comes with a 13+ minute CD of the Small World song. It's a great version, starts with the ticking of the clock from the outside of the ride, has the gong of the clock, lots of instrumental like I've never heard it before. The full length song is like you'd hear on the ride. It's sung in different languages, includes the verse about the golden sun, and changes style as the song/ride travels from one culture to another. I'm listening to it now and can't help but imagine being on the ride.
 A must for any Small World fan!

Kenny Loggins singing his famous "Return to Pooh Corner" song. So awesome!



Basq, a new line of products for women. Cream for stretch marks, lotions, oils, great stuff.

  

OperationShower.org
 





The reveal of the Disney Baby store!

Adorable outfits for babies!

 

I love that Disney incorporated characters from a wide variety of movies.
On top a plush from Aristocrats and on the left are Bambi and Boo bodysuits!

  

Princess Bodysuit Costumes! Perfect for infants that love dressing up! Available in sizes 0-24 months.

  

Section devoted to Mickey & Minnie. Anyone have boy/girl twins?

  

For the little Cars fan in your house.

I love Fisher Price Little People sets and I am in love with this Princess Songs Palace! It comes with Cinderella and Snow White. Belle/Beast, Ariel/Aurora, and Cinderella/Prince on their wedding day sets are sold separately.
 

 I couldn't resist. They were too cute! $7.50 for the newlyweds.

 

Not just stuffed animals, they are Heirlooms! This edition of Disney baby products are in a neutral cream color and come with a keepsake bag for keeping it safe for the next round of babies.

 

More Heirloom Edition plush, crib sets, and Vinylmation, "It's a Girl!" and "It's a Boy!" figures.

 

Pajamas! The Disney Baby store carries clothing in 0-3months through 3T sizes.

 

Hanging mobile decoration featuring the latest t-shirts.
 

Bath time! Robes, towels, washcloths, tub toys.
 

The mommy section! Complete with diaper bags, the Basq cream collection, and strollers!

 

Here's something you don't see everyday, Eeyore walking down the street.

Many of the products can be purchased at DisneyStore.com, right now enter code BABY15 and save 15% off of your purchase through September 23.
 

If you have young ones, it is worth your time to browse through  DisneyBaby.com which is a website that helps parents plan for baby, shop, get advice & ideas, and share photos of your little ones!

 



Taste of East L.A.: E.L.A. Civic Center, Saturday, 9/8

Labor Day: What's Happening?

Happy Labor Day!

Set the DVR! Nickelodeon is showing the movie, E.T., commercial free tonight! I can't find information online, but commercials for the movie are playing throughout the SpongeBob marathon. It says it starts at 8pm/EST. In California that means 5pm. A new SpongeBob episode starts at 4:30.

Enjoy free admission to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles today! Thanks to Target Free Holiday Mondays. Pick up your free tickets at the ticket box office and enjoy the day. While there sign up your kid's for the museum's NEXGEN kid's club and visit the museum anytime for free! Click here for details.

GIVEAWAY TIME FOR TEACHERS: Captain Underpants Book!

Many of MontebelloMom readers are teachers and I want to thank them by running a special giveaway just for them!

I have a brand new, only read once, pristine hardcover copy of the new Captain Underpants book! A perfect addition to any classroom library.

 I will deliver the book to any school within Montebello or within 5 miles outside of Montebello.

To enter the giveaway post a comment on the MontebelloMom facebook page, leave a comment with your email address below, or email me at montebellomom@gmail.com! Enter by Tuesday, September 4 at 11:59pm. Only one entry per teacher please!

Congratulations to Mrs. Jimenez of Eastmont Intermediate, she won the Captian Underpants book!

Soccer & Cheer at Montebello/Commerce YMCA

 

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Eyebrow Bargains @ the Shops at Montebello

Beauty treatments are a special treat for me and whenever I can save a few bucks it's even better. There are two great deals for taming your eyebrows at the Shops at Montebello. The first is free and the other is only $5! Here's to beautiful brows!

 

Benefit Cosmetics offers a free eyebrow waxing, a $20 value, during your birthday week!

The Brow Bar is located in Macy's, call 323-201-2111 to make an appointment or walk-in and they may be able to take you if it's not busy.

This offer is good through the end of the year, sorry Spring/Summer birthday people.

Ziba is a new store that offers hair removal by threading. The first eyebrow treatment is $5. Ziba is located upstairs near Forever 21. There are usually a few threading experts available and getting a walk-in appointment is never a problem.

Jake & the Never Land Pirates Event: Disney Store, 9/15 & 9/22

Cinderella Craft Event: Disney Store, 9/29

Pre-School & Day Care: Montebello

Licensed Day Care Facilities

 

Search for licensed childcare options in your area via the State of California website. You can search by:

• Child Care Centers, larger facilities such as Maple Avenue Preschool, church run centers, YMCA, City Parks & Rec. Departments that care for kids usually ages 2+
• Infant Care Centers, larger child care centers that also care for infants
• Family Child Care in Home, licensed providers who take care of children of all ages in their own home, such as Cisneros Family Daycare.
• School Age Child Care Center, such as the YMCA, and city Parks & Rec. Departments that provide before/after school extended daycare and "camps" during school vacations for kids.

Parent/Child Classes, think Mommy/Daddy & Me, are offered through Montebello Adult School. The classes are offered on various campuses in Montebello Unified. Parents attend the classes with their children. Registration is $16 for a full semester of classes. Classes are held 2-3 days a week. Contact Montebello Adult School for more information or email Miss Katie who leads the Bella Vista Elementary classes for information at hellokatie@earthlink.net.

Back to School Shopping at the Shops at Montebello: GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

The Shops at Montebello gave me a $50 Shops at Montebello Visa card for Back to School Shopping!

You can have a chance to win a $50 card too! Read on for details!

I spent some quality time with my 9-year-old son last Tuesday at the Shops at Montebello with the goal of finding new shirts. We visited all the stores that carry children's clothing; the Children's Place, Gap Kids, Kids Foot Locker, JCPenney, The Disney Store, Gymboree, and Macy's.


Hurley t-shirt $14.40,  Champion long-sleeve shirt $12, Quiksilver t-shirt $9.60, Quiksilver t-shirt $14.40.

He liked the designs of the Quiksilver, Champion, and Hurley t-shirts at Macy's the best. They have bold and bright graphics, fit him well, and look cool.

None of the shirts were on sale and the subtotal was $63. I am not one to pay full price, so I asked the Macy's associate if there were any coupons that I could use. She told me about the Glam Pass which costs $10 with proceeds going to charity, but takes $10 off the total and comes with a 20% off coupon; both discounts could be applied at once. I bought the pass and the subtotal came down to $50.40.

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GIVEAWAY TIME!!! Now it's your turn to go shopping! You can have a chance to win a $50 Visa card for Back to School shopping courtesy of the Shops at Montebello!

To enter leave a comment below sharing what you would buy for back to school with the Shops at Montebello Visa card. Be sure to include an email address that I can use to contact you if you are a winner.


Enter by Saturday, August 25, 2012, 11:59PM. Entries will be numbered according to time of entry and a random number generator will chose the winning entry. One entry per person. The winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours another winner will be chosen. Gift card will be sent to the winner via the USPS.

A special thanks to the Shops at Montebello for sponsoring my Back to School shopping trip and for donating the $50 gift card for the giveaway.

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Out of 27 entries the winner comment #3! SKMBRUIN@... Check your email! If SKMBRUIN does not respond within 48 hours another entry will be chosen. The winner has been verified. Congrats SKMBRUIN!

Once a winner has been verified I will hide the entries to prevent you all from getting spam. Thanks for entering! -Bernadine

Pay L.A. County Library Fees ONLINE!

The Los Angeles County Library has taken the shame out of paying late fees. 

A new feature allows fees to be paid online with a credit card. No more cowaring to the librarian to admit you lost the book or worrying about the stares you'll get when library patrons overhear that your fees are over $30.








Thank you L.A. County Library, I'll add paying fees online to the list of great things about using the
library!

Visit the L.A. County Library website here: http://www.colapublib.org/index.php You'll need your pin number which is usually set as your birthday, for example: June 23 = PIN # 0623.

Groundwater Event: Pico Rivera, Saturday 9/8

The event is located at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds at 9764 Whittier Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA. Park across the street. Bring the bicycles!

Car Show: Uptown Whittier, Sat, 8/18

On Greenleaf Avenue, in Uptown Whittier. Should be fun!



Free Krispie Kreme Doughnuts!

Make a donation of new school supplies and get free doughnuts in return!

1 New School Supply = 1 Original Glazed Doughnut

1 New Backpack w/ Supplies = 1 Dozen Orignial Glazed Doughnuts

FYI: Original Glazed Doughnut is $1.09, a dozen is $8.49.

August 6 - September 9, 2012

East L.A. Yard Sale: Saturday 8/11 & 8/25

Bike Metro East L.A. Bike Ride: Saturday, 9/8

Join Bike Metro on a free bike ride through East L.A. on Saturday, September 8! Check in is at 8:30 am and the bike ride leaves at 10:00 am, starting from 4801 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles 90022. Activities include a bike decorating contest and of course a scenic ride through East LA. The family bike ride is 1.8 miles and the East LA Bicycle Ride is 4.3 miles, so bring the whole family and don't forget your helmets!

For more information visit Bike Metro's Facebook page and scroll down to August 7 for the original posting!

Back to School Resource Fair: El Monte

New Disney Baby Store: Grand Opening: 9/8

Celebrate the Grand Opening of the very first Disney Baby Store.

The first 500 guests get special gifts and the first 100 babies get special Disney Baby Mickey Mouse ears! Meet and greet with Pooh & Friends from Noon-4pm!
See a preview of the store here.

 

Saturday, September 8

10:00AM

Americana at Brand, Glendale

Free Tito Puente Jr. Concert: Baldwin Park, Thursday, 8/9

Head to Baldwin Park to hear a free Tito Puente Jr. concert and enjoy some great food available for purchase from Baldwin Park eateries.

Free Shutterfly Photo Book with My Coke Rewards + Free Points Codes!

You can earn a free Shutterfly 8x8 photo book during the month of August with the MyCokeRewards program. Enter 5 codes during the month of August and receive a code for a free photo book.

MyCokeRewards is a great way to earn freebies and enter giveaways. I buy soda only a few times a year for parties and I've won a $50 Southwest airline gift card, coupons for free Coke products, and 200 free 4x6 photo prints on the site.

As a bonus use these codes 10096122897198 and 10096071476917 to earn 20 extra points on your account. These codes are good to use every day until August 12.

Back to School Events @ Shops at Montebello Mall, Saturday, 8/18

The Simon Kidgits Club is for children up to 10 years old. For a $5 annual membership fee your kid will receive a t-shirt, badge with lanyard, a prize every time they visit the mall and more. Visit the official Simon Kidgit website, where you can get more information about the program and your kid can play games and activities.

Giveaway Policies: The Fine Print

At the end of the entry period all entries will be counted and assigned a number. A random number generator will chose the winning entry. Winners will be contacted via email. In some caes, winners will have 48 hours to verify their entry by replying to Montebello Mom with a mailing address if an address. If the winner does not reply within 48 hours another winner will be chosen by the random number generator.

For giveaways that allow for multiple entries, each entry will be given a number based on the type of entry, for example: facebook likes, sharing the post on facebook, leaving a comment on the giveaway facebook post, follow by email, and leaving a comment within the post on MontebelloMom.com. All the entries in a specific type of entry will be numbered and a random winner will be chosen.

One entry per person or email per method of entry. Duplicate entries under the same method of entry will be deleted.

All prizes are delivered via the United States Postal Service or in person if you live within 10 miles of Montebello and the prize is large. In the case that a prize will be delivered by a third party, i.e., the manufacturer, the prize may be delivered by another method.

MontebelloMom.com does not sell or use email address for anything other than giveaway purposes, unless the entrant states in an entry form that they wish to be added to the MontebelloMom.com newsletter.

Contact me with your questions at montebellomom@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Bernadine



Winners: This is how I hope you feel after you receive the email that you won.

Baskin Robbins: Family Scoop Night!

I know many of you are hard-core Thrifty's/Rite-Aid ice cream fans, but if you want to induldge in Baskin Robbins every once in a while, Tuesday nights are your night to go.

Participating Baskin Robbins locations serve up a Kid's Scoop for $1.29 and a regular adult scoop for $1.69, a full dollar off the regular price! These prices are available after 5pm only.

The Montebello location on the corner of Montebello/Beverly Blvds and the two Pico Rivera locations at Whittier/Rosemead & Washington/Rosemead are participating at the above prices.

The Monterey Park location, at Atlantic/Riggin said that they offer a regular scoop for $1.50 on Tuesday nights and they have a 16-pack kid's scoop pack for $16.99.

16-pack Kid's Scoop Tray, $16.99 at Baskin Robbins, Monterey Park.

GIVEAWAY TIME! 8x8 Shutterfly Book!

I'm hosting a giveaway on my Montebello Mom facebook page. If you would like a chance to win an 8x8 photo book from Shutterfly, head over to my facebook page, then read the details! Good Luck!

Clean Up Commerce: Citadel, Saturday, 8/11

CLEAN UP COMMERCE

Community Event

Saturday, August 11

6:00 - 1:00

Citadel Outlets will host the second annual “Clean up Commerce” event, in partnership with the City of Commerce.

Individuals, families, and organizations are welcome to volunteer. All volunteers must be pre-registered, register by sending an email to nicole@citadeloutlets.com or by calling 323-888-1724 no later than Friday, August 3.

All volunteers will receive complimentary breakfast and lunch catered by Ruby’s Diner, commemorative t-shirts and a gift bag at the event’s conclusion, at 1 p.m. In addition, volunteers will have an opportunity to enter a prize drawing and take part in a slide presentation dedicated to all sponsors and contributors on the Citadel Outlets digital billboards over the I-5 freeway.

Registration will begin promptly at 6 a.m., followed by trash pick-up; curb scrubbing and painting, debris removal, landscaping activities and asphalt repair work will be conducted on and around the Citadel Outlets shopping center on Hoefner, Smithway, Tubeway, Gaspar, Camfield and Telegraph roads.

In addition to the day’s cleaning efforts,eWaste Center, Inc. will collect old electronic devices in the Citadel Outlets parking lot on Telegraph Avenue from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Items accepted include televisions, printers, keyboards, cell phones and personal electronic devices. For a complete list of accepted recyclables, visit www.ewastecenter.com.

March for Montebello: Saturday, 7/28

Geoffrey Games Event: Toys R Us: Saturday, 7/28

Geoffrey Games Event

Toys/Babies R Us Stores

Saturday, July 28

Noon - 3PM

Two events are occurring this Saturday. I've been to a few Toys R Us events and they usually involve an activity and a small freebie giveaway. The kids always enjoy themselves and leave with a free small gift or coupon, which I love.

I picked up the flyer with the information at the Montebello Toys R Us location, usually these events occur at all large Toys R Us locations, not outlets.

Toys R Us:

"Celebrate summer games the "R" Us way! Parents bring the kids and join us for fun activities where everyone's a winner!"

Babies R Us:

"Celebrate summer games the "R" Us way! Parents can win prizes competing in events such as What's in the Diaper Bag?, Travel System Challenge, trivia and more."

New Book Store in Montebello! Dollar Book Fair @ Shops at Montebello

Montebello once again has a book store!

The Dollar Book Fair sells used books, comic books, movies, and children's books at the bargain price of $2 or less.

Paperbacks and children's books are $1 and hardback books are $2. 

The stores offers a selection of comic books and movies and music.

A children's story time is held on Wednesdays at 6pm.

If you want to save some money and clean out your house at the same time Dollar Book Fair offers a trade-in program. For every 5 books donated to the store a $1 credit is given to use toward any purchase.

The Dollar Book Fair can be found at the Shops at Montebello Mall on the lower level next to JCPenney.

For more information visit www.DollarBookFair.com or call the store at 323-725-8500.



The updated Children's Section.

Rows and rows of books!

Free Lollypop @ See's Candies on July 20

Stop by any See's Candies store on Friday, July 20 and celebrate the day with a free chocolate lollypop!

See's is also hosting a sweepstakes with a grand prize of a trip San Fransisco! Enter the contest here.

Click here to find a See's near you.