Happy February everyone! Can’t believe how quickly time flies. As I write this post, my son, now two months old!!!, is sitting at my side playing in his new swing. I thought he would never sit still in that thing after two months of utter disinterest and then one day last week he suddenly loves it. Yay! (Those things are not cheap) Last I checked in, I was about to give birth…now here we are two months later and my husband and I are discussing what we want to do for Valentine’s Day. Hope everyone is having a fun-filled day surrounded by loved ones. It gets a little difficult to write when you have a new little one to care for but I am slowly getting back into the swing of things and as I play catch up, I wanted to announce some upcoming posts.
- TOKYO – We visited Japan in Autumn 2016 and it was the most incredible overseas trip we have taken in a long time. I plan to do a post on the traditional Japanese ryokan (inn) we stayed in as well as our family time at the onsen (hot springs-powered spa bath), as well as our first impressions of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. Stay tuned!!
- GERMANY & COPENHAGEN – A few years ago, I was browsing our local mall when I stumbled upon a free event open to the public commemorating Air New Zealand’s 75th anniversary. You literally stood in a long line and when you reached the front, received a ticket that determined whether you would progress to the next step or not. If you didn’t everyone walked away with a voucher to save 10% off your next Air New Zealand booking. The process was instantaneous and when I received my entry, I learned I had proceeded to the next line where everyone was guaranteed to win a prize – you would either receive $100 or a free flight to either London, Australia or New Zealand. Only 75 total winners from that secondary line would be chosen. Well…I won a flight to London!! We decided to make a family outing out of it and used London as our gateway in and out of Europe. SO there will also be a future post on what it was like traveling to Europe with our toddler daughter and the stops we made in England, Germany and Copenhagen!!!
- MY FAVORITE DISNEY SUBSCRIPTION BOXES – As many of you may be aware, I recently learned that there were subscription services you could sign up for which allow Disney lovers like me to receive items sent from the Disney Parks directly to your home on a monthly basis. Since October I have tried many different companies to see which box services really give you the best value in exchange for what you are paying — the best companies I have found tend to have boxes that range between $25 and $180. I did a video not too long ago in which I went through the basics of the then 13 different companies that were unaffiliated with Disney that offer this service (since that time, two more companies have entered the market). However, in this post I will show what I received from each and that will help determine who really does curate the best Disney box!
- SPECIAL GIVEAWAY TO BLOG FOLLOWERS/CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS – For anyone new to my blog or who was previously unaware, I launched a YouTube channel back in October, sort of as the complement to this blog with more of a focus on pregnancy-related freebies and the aforementioned Disney subscription boxes, and the page has already exceeded 100 subscribers!!! My first YouTube milestone! I vowed to myself if I ever achieved that milestone that I wanted to do my first-ever giveaway which will consist of items I have received from various Disney mystery boxes as well as items I specifically purchased just to give back to everyone who has supported me in my passion for all things Disney.
SO… for anyone who is interested in finding out how to enter read on for more details:
STEPS TO ENTER THE YOUTUBE GIVEAWAY (open to US residents only):
- Subscribe to my YouTube channel which is “Play Dates and Travels” (while you’re there, feel free to hit the bell icon which will alert you every time I upload a new video)
- Give the video a like by hitting the thumbs up.
- Leave a comment in the video answering the following two questions: a) What is your favorite Disney Parks ride (can be from any Disney Park in the world) and why? Would love to know the story behind what made that your favorite ride. AND b) What was it specifically about Disney that made you hooked the first time you ever visited?
- As a bonus entry to the giveaway, be subscribed to this blog. If you are already a subscriber, great, I should have your information! Indicate that in the comments on YouTube and you will receive a second entry to qualify. If you are new to this blog and want a bonus entry, sign up to subscribe via this website (the tab should pop up – where it says last name just put your YouTube channel name so I can give you the double entry credit) or on the far right column of this page you should see a place to enter your email. Do that (and check your email to confirm you want to be subscribed) and then let me know in your YouTube comment which email you signed up so I can give you a double entry.
Here is the video to see what items are being included and to leave a comment to enter. Don’t forget to follow all the above steps to qualify. Entries will be valid until February 28, 2018.
That’s all for this post but let me know in the comments below if you’re a fan of giveaways and would like to see something else featured on this blog or the YouTube channel in the future. Thanks all!
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