How to Beat the Holiday Break Blues with the Chipmunks {Giveaway}
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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My kids are with their grandparents in Waco for the last few days, but tomorrow they come home and I'm afraid. So afraid. Hold me. Someone save me from the Holiday Break Blues before they strike our house! If they DO appear, I'm armed and ready with help from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Have y'all seen Chipwrecked yet?
There are so many ways a Mom can go crazy over the Holiday Break. Kids are out of school, husband is STILL on vacation, in-laws are in town, and there just isn't ONE TEENY TINY LITTLE minute to simply breathe... or in my case... blog. So, what do you do if:
1. Cabin fever sets in? Head over to your local theater with the kids to hit a matinee of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. The warm island scenes will have you laughing and comfy from the cold weather. Be sure to check out my review of Chipwrecked beforehand.
2. The weather is too bad to go out? I'm in Texas and the weather is usually warm and a bit chilly, meaning on the really cold days all I need is a long sleeve shirt. If you aren't lucky enough to be in the great state of Texas, you're probably battling chilly temps and possibly snowy days. So, stay in.... and dance! Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked video game will get you guys moving with cool songs, available on the Nintendo Wii, DS, and XBOX Kinect. We got the Wii game a couple of days ago and I'm DYING to check it out with the kids. Look for our review real soon.
3. You need to get out to run errands? Nothing is worse than needing to run errands when you have sugar hyped children with you. Keep the kids busy in the car with the new Alvin and the Chipmunks books. This line of beginning reader books, junior digest novels, storybooks, and sticker books will keep little ‘‘Munks” excited to read over the holiday break. Ages 4-12.
4. Momma needs a little fresh air? My husband likes to joke that his Mom would do two things when him and his sister drove her up the wall. She would either work in the yard (they didn't follow her out there) or go to Sonic for a drink. You might be at that point, but it's too cold do to yard work and you may be watching what you eat after all those Holiday treats. So, hit up the Christmas sales and clearance aisle at your local grocery or drug store to get a head start on next year. Alvin and the Chipmunks have some of the CUTEST ornaments that you need to grab up for your little chippymunk.
5. You need a little peace and quiet? Before the kids left, it was INSANE here. The boys were fighting, the girl was jamming her music too loud, both TVs were going, and I just needed one minute of silence so I can hear myself think. Ever get that way? These easy Alvin and the Chipmunks printables will keep little hands busy while you lay your head for a 10 minute power nap. Need longer snooze time? Head over to www.munkyourself.com where kids can "munk themselves". Seriously, my kids took hours upon hours perfecting their own little chipmunk mini me.
So, how are YOU beating the Holiday Break Blues?
Alvin and the Chipmunks Giveaway:
We're all "munked" out after the Holidays and we want to give one lucky Momma Findings reader some goodies to "munk yourself" with during the next few weeks. The winner will receive a Chipwrecked Prize Pack that includes (sorry I don't have a picture):
- One Chipmunks Ornament
- One Chipmunks book
- Three Chipmunks plush toys
How to Enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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I'm missing my alone time! I just try to enjoy their company and remember how I miss them when I don't see them much
My kids are at each others throats.. Is it Tuesday yet!?!
Need a little peace and quiet. After all the craziness of Christmas morning I just crave some alone time, so I throw in a video and go hide in my room with a good book. LKVOYER at aol dot com
We had really bad weather during Christmas so we just stayed warm and cozy by the fire and played family games.
lenz.nicole(at)gmail(dot)com
Boredom so he gets sent to the library to play on their computer instead of mune.
They are getting tired of each other, so they take turns going to friends house and having a friend over.
mintstatesportswear(at)juno(dot)com
I follow you on GFC(Linda G)
mintstatesportswear(at)juno(dot)com
I could use some peace and quiet. It is very busy and very loud when all are around.
Running out of things to do!
Right now they are out of town at my sister in laws house with grandpa. So I'm getting some peace and quiet while getting organized before school starts.
My scenario this holiday was getting sick, but luckily I'm feeling much better now so I hope to get outside and enjoy the season again!
GFC follower as Sarah453
slbastin at gmail dot com
My kids have said the "I'm bored" many times. I get each of them a book out to read and suddenly they can find plenty to do.
monster6236 at gmail dot com
My grandson having multiple meltdowns! Terrible 2's! I just have to leave the room and let someone else deal with it...
I did not receive the present I planned on for the boys. Was kind of bummed out, but there was nothing I could do (it was a contest win from an individual). So I just acted like it was not expected. Thank you
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
Getting overwhelmed with too much to do, but I just take a deep breath and do one thing at a time.
twinkle at optonline dot net
getting all the presents to everyone crystletellerday@yahoo.com
We encounter Cabin Fever a lot, it is rather irritating because we always plan to just stay home and never seem able to achieve it.
mummytotwoboys@yahoo.com
encountered no peace and quiet! :) just had a baby and have lots of family in town. amypugmire@live.com
Cabin fever is setting in here for sure...going to do some errand today to combat it! Thanks for the chance, justicecw at hotmail dot com
To much together time inside can get crazy especially when it is cold outside and you can't send the kids out. So we have our own individual quiet time at our house. Patricia
Mommy needs some peace and quiet. Hubby watches the kiddos while I enjoy some Mommy quiet time.
wdwfla at gmail dot com
getting my kids to clean up and keep their room clean, study for exams and make sure all homework is completed.
My son has gotten tons of gifts for Christmas, yet he still wants to buy toys at the store. I made him buy gifts for his cousins instead.
Needing peace & quiet. I escape to my room & pray the Xbox controllers don't need new batteries!
Kid boredom...I fix it with chores!
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
cabin fever set in..so we went to see alvin and the chipmunks at the movies
nannypanpan at gmail.com
get out to run errands! gets a bit noisy, but have to just get out there and get it done.. I bribed a night our trip to the local bowling alley.. let them run off some of that built energy.
Cabin fever sets in. To combat it....took my daughter and her gift cards to the mall today!
Thanks!
my house is small with alot of people and very unorganized. to combat it, I asked for a little extra help and a few family members pitched in and helped make things a little smoother.
cweller75@gmail.com
mine's the opposite - my kids are always gone with their friends
Need some quiet time after holidays and celebrations
elena150980@yahoo.com
We've had cabin fever since the close of camping season. To help remedy the problem, we've been playing board games and the Wii. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Trying to help my 10 year nephew over come his on going lying, screaming, name calling and bad behavior he does for attention. His parent don't feel he needs any help professionally but I can see the child is crying out for help. I pray for him and others that read this please pray for him also. There is only so much I can do for him. I love him very much. It is a sad situation.
So much excitement for the grandkids an chocolate overload,I kept some new DVDs to put in to have them sit an calm down a bit
heres the tweet link,it would NOT let me put it in the blank
http://twitter.com/#!/vickiecouturier/status/153814567187787777
This year we definitely had cabin fever so we did go to see Chipwrecked - we loved it
we moved right before christmas so unpacking has been a combat but everyone pitched in together and we got it all done in time to enjoy the holiday together.
I needed a little peace and quiet. I told everybody not to interrupt me under penalty of death and took a long warm bath.
(Susan Chester)
my kids have gotten along pretty good during the christmas break but we have kept busy making goodies, playing games, and visiting families
dragonflychick7@hotmail.com
Grandkids, neices and nephews all think I am the climbing tree. "Hold me, Pick me up!!".
russrpm@gmail.com
kids being bored i take them outside or play games with them
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
family drama- take deep breaths
jessicawedwards@gmail.com
I've encountered cabin fever in my 6 and 3 year old boys the last couple of weeks. I'm so tired of hearing "I'm boring!" from the 3 year old. He means he's bored of course. I usually combat it by bringing out the arts and crafts supplies.
Thanks for the giveaway!
eswright18 at gmail dot com
I miss alone time, but I try to remember how lonely I was before I had him.
tjranch@ymail.com
Christmas was crazy need alone time
I definitely needed some peace and quiet over the break. Getting my little one into a good book or even letting him play a video game for a few minutes worked for us!
mommastaci33 at yahoo dot com
Mine are homeschooled, so it's like a Christmas break that never ends! O_o I'm starting to get used to it though. :D But sometimes...yeah - I wish I could have my own "recess". Hahaha.
I miss the daily routine, sometimes travel and such throws kids off the schedule. Thanks!
aleksa91 hotmail com
Cabin fever! Get bored too easily
i was hospitalized with kidney stones on the 23rd of December.. and begged to be home for Christmas... my doc agreed! :)
well i needed some alone time and ended up in the hospital for a week, horrible chiristmas break but i did have a few days without the boys fighting and i got all the sleep and and tv i wanted. even read a nice book
my nephews came to the house between Christmas and New Year's Eve and they are rambunctious!! I was never so happy as to have to go into work...that was my peace and quiet (and I work retail)
theresa _ heppner at yahoo dot com
I am the WORST at planning ahead. I am always juggling at least 4 projects and pushing my work up until the deadline. I am not a procrastinator by any means, I just try to get as much out of every opportunity and every day as I can.
Naturally this means that time passes quickly for me--the danger is in events sneaking up on me. You know the time that you spend with family and friends... My solution is to stockpile gifts and goodies so that I have great stuff that I did specifically pick for an individual, just not with a day and time in mind to give it.
Being able wave my hands and produce an extra fancy dress or sparkle shoes for my daughters or a great card & gift that I bought months ago has been a life saver. Naturally this is all a top secrete operation so that every new dress or pair of shoes feels very special.
My little girl though since she was on vacation and she was going to watch tv the whole time.. haha wel mommy had other plans. Spelling words and math problems. She fought it at first but then she started having fun with it...
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at christmas we just spent time with family and it was great to see my daughter opening presents on her second christmas
It is boredom here with just one child at home now. So to combat that we do things together.
stanleybilly(at)bellsouth(dot)net
When I need to run errands with my son I write out a list of the places we need to go so that he can check them off as we complete and I always make sure he has a "special" job during our run. I also make sure to bring snacks.
arudig at comcast dot net
My husband ended up in the hospital 3 days before Christmas. I learned to make best of the situation that was at hand. We did end up having a nice Christmas. Even though our Christmas day ended up being like the "Christmas Story", it's a Christmas our little ones won;t forget.
yje kids get bored so fast so every day we planned an art activity game or movie just to keep them entertained
melissamiller2002@yahoo.com
I needed to go out and run errands during the holiday season and with two boys under 3, it was chaos. I always made sure I had things to keep them busy and not correlate it to nap time.
TaraBurkhart at juno dot com.
I definitely needed a little peace and quiet! My inlaws stayed with us for 10 days. Enough said!
We've had Cabin Fever, and we did go see the Chipmunks to combat it. We also saw Puss n Boots. And we went sledding!
msurosey@yahoo.com
Needed some peace and quiet! We had 14 people in our home for 4 days. It was great, but loud:)
My kids have had to share a room, because we've had to host visiting family. ANd they have been fighting and arguing non stop. So I taped a line going down the room and told them that they needed to stay on their side. It worked....for about an hour lol
Syndel Valle
Farm_mommy3@ yahoo dot com
We had terrible weather, so we went to the movies!
i need a little peace and quiet. i usually take a hot bath (with the door locked) lights off and a candle burning.
thanks
traceyj40@sbcglobal.net
I need peace and quiet and a break from everybody's constant demands!
You need a little peace and quiet..been there done that and I usually take a hot bubble bath
Finding something new to do to keep them entertained
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I encountered no relaxtion but that evening I did.
erma2167@sbcglobal.net
I work right now in a Daycare so during Christmas break not only are my children with me so are 30 other children. My children don't quite understand why I have to spend most of my time with the other children so at night I hear "do you like them better than us?"
lauraemerson17@yahoo.com
We've had to deal with cabin fever! We were sick, so there wasn't much to do about it except watch disney movies, and try to rest.
akuzmeskus@hotmail.com
send the kids with dad for a father/son trip to cici's
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
I always have the running errands part...every time I even pick up my purse Monster Boy runs to the door. When I go to the store without him, the cashiers freak out!!
Marcella Cook
emmerswee at gmail dot com
I couldn't find a pink Leap Pad but then at the last minute I found one on Amazon and it came right before Christmas. Thank you.
Kids fighting was one!
We had extra kids over the break. We set up a huge tent in the living room for the boys to sleep in. They had fun and it saved room
mall crowds were horrendous, so I ordered gifts online
eddingsfamily@prodigy.net
Getting presents to everyone and having to do xmas at 6 different family get-togethers. I love my family but it was overwhelming becasue there are a ton of small children, including my 3 year old. Not to mention the financial hit I took. I just kept chippin away and got everything done :o) I love the holidays but I am so glad it is over.