Review of Sterno S'mores Maker

On Friday the 24th I hosted a party thanks to Tryazon and Sterno. I was selected by Tryazon to host the Sterno S'mores Party. I received 2 Sterno S'mores makers, 2 packages of extra Sterno gas cans (2 cans in each package), coupons for guests to use for purchase of their own S'mores maker, and $15 Target gift card to purchase S'more supplies. I was excited to host another Tryazon party (here is their link if you want to apply for a party http://www.tryazon.com/) and the S'mores theme. I made S'more brownies, caramel popcorn balls, and bought S'mores pretzels. I set up lights for outside and had light up sling shot copters to entertain the kids who were done eating the S'mores. The S'mores maker was a hit. The most difficult part of setting up was opening the Sterno can, everything else was easy. The skewers were the perfect size to roast marshmallows with and you can have all of the ingredients out on the maker ready to go. I thought the marshmallows would melt on the top row because they were close to the Sterno can, but they didn't. Also the can burns for an hour. I am not a fan of fires in the middle of summer because it is too hot where we live, even at night time. The Sterno S'mores maker allows my children to have s'mores without going into the heat or even traveling to a cooler place. I also am not a fan of the smoke camp fires create so another plus for the Sterno S'mores maker since there is little (when a child puts the marshmallow too close to the cover) to no smoke from it. The clean up it easy as well, the flame cover's handles stay cool to remove off of the can to take out the used can. I gave the maker 4 stars out of 5 because I would like more roasting forks so my kids can all roast at the same time. Here is a link from Amazon to purchase it: https://www.amazon.com/Sterno-70228-Family-Smores-Maker/dp/B01F1SQDDS/ref=cm_rdp_product 

 

June 27th-July 3rd

I lagged and did not realize that Bass Pro Shops started their summer camp on June 25th & June 26th it was a flowerpot with seeds.

This week from Monday (June 27th) -Thursday (June 30th) Springs Preserve is having a Springs Preserve Strikes Back with Star Wars themed activities and free admission into the Springs Preserve https://www.springspreserve.org/apps/event/details.cfml?id=2043

Thanks to http://www.myvegasmommy.com/ I found a new event I was unaware of. It is Disney Stores Day of Play events where each day of play you get a new wristband. It is only at specific stores and the store I found it at is the one in the Fashion Show Mall. Since the Microsoft store is in the Fashion Show I checked there since I signed my son up for Microsoft's YouthSpark Camp for kids 12 + Here is the link for the Disney Store info so you can contact the store for more information like timehttp://stores.disneystore.com/nv/las-vegas/382/?utm_source=Disney+Store&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Store+Locator  
The Disney Store Day of Play is also at the Meadow's Mall
http://stores.disneystore.com/nv/las-vegas/690/?utm_source=Disney+Store&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Store+Locator

Monday June 27th
The Cosmo Dive-in $5 Movie is The Bourne Identity
https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/dive-in-movies/

Tuesday June 28th
Regal Summer Movie Express at 10 AM $1 Pan and Smurfs 2
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

Bass Pro Shops craft Noon-2 PM Patriotic Bandana
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=86326&cm_sp=SmrCpStltJun2016_MT

Wednesday June 29th
Regal Summer Movie Express at 10 AM $1 Pan and Smurfs 2
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse at 10 AM $1 Pan
http://www.cinemark.com/images/smc2016/2016%20SMC%20-%20414.pdf

Thursday June 30th
Bass Pro Shops craft Noon-2 PM Patriotic Bandana
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=86326&cm_sp=SmrCpStltJun2016_MT

Town Square Movie in the square The Adventures of TinTin
http://www.mytownsquarelasvegas.com/sales-events/movies-in-the-square

DownTown Container Park 8 PM- 9:30 PM Captain America Winter Soldier
http://downtowncontainerpark.com/

Summerlin Movie in the Park Captain America
http://summerlin.com/events/

Friday July 1st
First Friday on Freemont Street
https://ffflv.org/

Saturday July 2nd
Home Depot Craft at 9 AM-Noon is Ice Age Bowling Set
http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/kids-workshops

Barnes and Noble Storytime  at 11 AM "Hello, My Name is Octicorn"
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/stores?searchText=89015&view=list&storeFilter=all

LakeShore Learning craft is a Star Spangled Wreath 11 AM- 3 PM
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/store_locations/storeCrafts.jsp?f=m

Bass Pro Shops craft Noon-2 PM Patriotic Bandana
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=86326&cm_sp=SmrCpStltJun2016_MT

Sunday July 3rd
Bass Pro Shops craft Noon-2 PM Patriotic Bandana
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=86326&cm_sp=SmrCpStltJun2016_MT

Lake Las Vegas 4th of July fireworks 2 PM- 10 PM
http://lakelasvegasevents.com/event/july-3rd-symphony-and-fireworks-show/?instance_id=16271

June 20th- June 26th

Thanks to http://www.myvegasmommy.com/ I found a new event I was unaware of. It is Disney Stores Day of Play events where each day of play you get a new wristband. It is only at specific stores and the store I found it at is the one in the Fashion Show Mall. Since the Microsoft store is in the Fashion Show I checked there since I signed my son up for Microsoft's YouthSpark Camp for kids 12 + Here is the link for the Disney Store info so you can contact the store for more information like time http://stores.disneystore.com/nv/las-vegas/382/?utm_source=Disney+Store&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Store+Locator  
The Disney Store Day of Play is also at the Meadow's Mall
http://stores.disneystore.com/nv/las-vegas/690/?utm_source=Disney+Store&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Store+Locator

The link to register your child for Microsoft's YouthSpark Camp is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/locations/nv/las-vegas/fashion-show/store-1025#events

Apple Stores has a summer camp as well, however I have not found the information about it. I've signed up to be notified about it too.
https://www.apple.com/retail/learn/youth/?cid=OAS-US-DOMAINS-applersvp.com

While talking about stores ToysRUs is having a birthday party for Geoffery for all the registered club members here is the link for more info the in-store party will be July 16th
http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4311963

Remember I do not post the many free activities the libraries around town have happening as they have multiple libraries with multiple events on every day, I do have their links on the side of the page though.

Monday June 20th
Sonic will have half price cheeseburgers all day long

The Cosmo dive-in movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Off
https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/dive-in-movies/

Tuesday June 21st
Funset Kid's Club at the Galleria Mall at 10:30 AM
http://www.galleriaatsunset.com/events/

Regal Colonnade on Eastern $1 movies at 10 AM are: Goosebumps and Iron Giant:Signature Edition
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

Seasons Market at Lake Las Vegas is having it's grand opening ribbon cutting at 11 AM
http://lakelasvegasevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SeasonsMarket_Promo_EventsGraphic_Mon.jpg

Wednesday June 22nd
Regal Colonnade on Eastern $1 movies at 10 AM are: Goosebumps and Iron Giant:Signature Edition
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

CineMark $1 movie at 10 AM is The Peanuts Movie
http://www.cinemark.com/images/smc2016/2016%20SMC%20-%20414.pdf

Thursday June 23rd
Summerlin Movie is The Peanuts Movie
http://summerlin.com/events/

Downtown Container Park Movie is Avengers: Age of Ultron
http://downtowncontainerpark.com/

Movies in the Square at Town Square is Hotel Transylvania 2
http://www.mytownsquarelasvegas.com/sales-events/movies-in-the-square

Friday June 24th
Summer Concert Series at The District
http://shopthedistrictgvr.com/events-and-promotions

Barnes and Noble is having a Relive The Magic of Harry Potter event at 7 PM
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2745

The City of North Las Vegas will have an event with a movie at Craig Ranch Regional Park here is their Facebook link to see more info
https://www.facebook.com/craigranchregionalpark/timeline

Saturday June 25th
Barnes and Noble Storytime at 11 AM
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2745

Lowes Build and Grow 10 AM- Noon is Iron Man
https://lowesbuildandgrow.com/

LakeShore Learning Craft from 10 AM-3 PM is a crabby headband
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/store_locations/storeCrafts.jsp?f=m

Music by the Lake at Lake Las Vegas the group is James Presley Band
http://lakelasvegasevents.com/event/lakeside-music-wolfcreek/?instance_id=16221

Micheal's Craft stores has a summer crafting event that is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the classes are $5 a child
http://www.michaels.com/classes-and-events/classesandevents

Tuesdays this month Cowabunga Bay has tickets for $22.22
 http://www.cowabungabayvegas.com/

For horse lovers there is a Peruvian Horse Show the 24th-26th at the South Point Arena here is the link for more information
http://www.goldrushclassic.com/

A few additions

So on Facebook I saw that this Friday June 17th is Flip Flop Day at Tropical Smoothie. If you are wearing flip flops, and they do check, you get a free 24 oz Jetty Punch smoothie from the hours of 2 PM- 7 PM
http://www.tropicalsmoothie.com/funraising

I also found something free for Dad's at a neat place called FLIPnOUT Xtreme on their page you can click to get an offer for Dad's to get free entry on Sunday June 19th.
Here is their Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/flipnoutxtreme/

Another mention is On_Camera_Audiences.com still has some free tickets for live tapings of American Ninja Warriors this weekend.

June 13th- June 19th 2016

Throughout the week Micheal's has $5 classes for children here is a link to see the classes if you wish to go to them
http://www.michaels.com/classes-and-events/classesandevents 

Bass Pro Shops is having it's Fishing events all week long
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=94&storeID=9

Monday June 13th
Cosmo Dive-In Movie is $5 Father of The Bride
https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/dive-in-movies/

Tuesday June 14th
Regal Summer Movie Express at Colonnade $1 movie choices at 10 AM showtimes only are
The Lego Movie or Max
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

Wednesday June 15th
Regal Summer Movie Express at Colonnade $1 movie choices at 10 AM showtimes only are
The Lego Movie or Max
http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express#Nevada

Cinemark Summer Movie Playhouse $1 at 10 AM
Alvin and the Chipmunks Road Chip

Thursday June 16th
Downtown Container Park has a free movie it's Minions
http://downtowncontainerpark.com/events/

TownSquare has their free Movie in The Square and it is Minions
http://www.mytownsquarelasvegas.com/sales-events/movies-in-the-square

Summerlin has a free movie DownTown and the movie is High School Musical 2
http://summerlin.com/events/

Friday June 17th
Music at the District 7 PM-9 PM
http://shopthedistrictgvr.com/events/greenvalley-summer-concert-series

Saturday June 18th
Barnes and Noble has a special Father's Day Storytime at 11 AM
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2745


LakeShore Learning's craft is an Out of This World card for Father's Day
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/store_locations/storeCrafts.jsp?f=m

The District has a Baby Loves Disco Party that starts at 3:30 PM- 6:30 PM
http://shopthedistrictgvr.com/events/greenvalley-baby-loves-disco 

RoosterFin Games

I have this blog not only to share the deals around town, but also to review products that I get for free to review. Last week on June 7th, 2016 I got the chance to host a RoosterFin Summer Break Party thanks to RoosterFin Games and Tryazon.  I stumbled upon Tryazon from a friend's link or a blogger, can't recall now, but I applied for their party. Before Tryazon I had never heard or noticed Roosterfin Games. As it was my first experience with Tryazon I was a bit hesitant about really getting the products, I know there are some sites that aren't always trustworthy.
Tryazon is trustworthy and they do send the products if you are selected to host. After being selected I looked up more about Roosterfin Games and "liked" them on Facebook. They have some fun game titles, here is their link https://roosterfin.com/  They are available on Amazon as well.
 I was excited when my box of games came, as were my kids. They wanted to start playing the games we got right then. Again being new to Tryazon I did not want to start something before knowing what they wanted from me as a host. They have a policy that I think is a fair one, but one I have not encountered before, "if chosen as a host and you do not uphold your end of the agreement by actually having a party, posting on social media, writing reviews, and doing the end of party survey, you are responsible for sending the items you received back to Tryazon." I think that is fair because it holds the hosts accountable for their party and the items they received for free. I was also impressed by the e-mails that were sent to help plan the party and to also check-in on any questions that I might have had about hosting. I asked if it was OK to hold the party before their scheduled date due to the fact that more could attend sooner rather than later, I got a quick response of yes and they would take note. They did suggest waiting until after the scheduled date that they had to post on social media, which I did wait.

The games that we played were Monkeys Up for ages 6+ and up to 6 players https://roosterfin.com/products/monkeys-up, Turtle Flip for ages 6+ and 2-4 players https://roosterfin.com/products/turtle-flip, and PongCano is for ages 8+ and 1-6 players https://roosterfin.com/products/pongcano.  RoosterFin has YouTube videos to show how to play the games, I watched them and was still a bit confused. When I read the directions the YouTube videos made more sense to me.

My kids and I tried the games out before the party and learned in Monkeys Up when the die rolls onto the word Flip you only Flip monkeys that are not numbers up. The point of Monkeys Up is to get the highest amount of points with the monkeys you have. The game has one dice (which I know is usually a die, but typing it I think of death), and on the dice it has the words "flip, reverse, switch, and steal." Every player starts with 3 monkeys and all of the monkeys are down, meaning all of the numbers are not showing. There is X-15 (X=0) written on the monkeys. The players can look at their monkey's numbers but not at any others', unless it has been flipped to the up(number showing) position. The game stops when one player has at least 3 Monkeys Up, the players total the amount on the monkeys and whoever has the highest amount wins. We enjoyed this game and it does teach math skills. I would and have recommended this game to friends. The red monkeys remind me of the monkeys in a barrel.

The next game that we played was Turtle Flip. When I watched the video on how to play all I saw was cards moving and smaller cards being used. After getting the game and reading the instructions the video made more sense. I thought while playing this game it was like Monkeys Up in a card version. Instead of a dice you have tokens (the smaller cards) and they have directions on them, "to the right, to the left, and flip." Each player starts with one card and one token, each you can view as a player, but do not share with the others. Then each player takes turns taking a token and choosing between two tokens. If the token says "to the right" all the cards upside down are slid to the person to the right of each player. If the token says "to the left" all the cards upside down are slid to the left. If the token says "flip" all cards are flipped and the player with the highest card gets the "flip" token and that token is kept by that player until a player gets 3 "flip" tokens. The cards that were flipped are discarded and each player starts with a new card after every flip. This game is fun, but can get a bit confusing if all of the players are not paying attention to what is going on. There is some strategy to the game and it has helped me win against my children, they haven't figured out my secret and I'm not sharing it here as I have offered to have friends come over to play.

The third game we played was PongCano. This game comes with a ping pong ball, a volcano, and chips. To start the volcano is n the middle of all the players (a table is good for this). Then the chips are evenly passed out between the players and if there are any extra then the go into the volcano. Each player takes a turn bouncing the ball into the volcano. If the player misses they have to put a token into the volcano. If the player gets the ball into the volcano the player wins the tokens in the volcano. The game is over when one player has all the tokens. This game seemed to be the favorite game of the group, it also was the most difficult because getting the ball into the volcano was tricky.
I did get these games for free, the opinions are 100% mine and those of my party guests. There are some pictures of where I set up the games in my house at the beginning of this post.
 

June 6th-June 11th 2016

Monday June 6th
Cosmopolitan Dive-in Movie pool opens at 7 PM $5 Casino is the movie
https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/dive-in-movies/

Tuesday June 7th
Funset Kid's Club at the Galleria Mall at 10:30 AM
http://galleriaatsunset.com/event/funset-kids-club/2145469923/

Wednesday June 8th
CineMark's Summer Movie ClubHouse $1 at 10 AM Paddington is this week's movie
http://www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse

Thursday June 9th
Movie in the Square at Townsquare is Inside Out
http://www.mytownsquarelasvegas.com/sales-events/movies-in-the-square

Summerlin Movie is Finding Nemo
http://summerlin.com/events/

Downtown Container Park Movie is Inside Out
http://downtowncontainerpark.com/

Friday June 10th
Barnes & Noble is having what they call B-Fest Teen Book Festival at 7 PM
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/stores?searchText=89015&view=list&storeFilter=all

Downtown Container Park has Jeff Mix
http://downtowncontainerpark.com/events/

The District has concerts Fridays and Saturdays
http://shopthedistrictgvr.com/events.php

Wet'N'Wild has dive in movies (I can't seem to find the cost) this week's movie is The Incredibles
http://wetnwildlasvegas.com/events/dive-in-movies.aspx

Saturday June 11th Fee Free Fishing Day in Nevada
Watercolor painting  for free at the Wetlands Park  11 AM-Noon
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/parks/Pages/cc-wetlands-park-programs.aspx

Lowes Build and Grow is Captain America 10 AM-Noon
https://lowesbuildandgrow.com/

Micheals Stores will have a craft for $2 10 AM- Noon and it's a You're My Hero Card
https://classes.michaels.com/OnlineClasses/control/dateView?storeId=2870&zipCode=89015

LakeShore Learning Store is doing a Rocket Ship 11 AM- 3 PM
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/store_locations/storeCrafts.jsp?f=m

Bass Pro Shops is hosting a fishing event
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=94&storeID=9&omniture=zipcode&userZip=89015

Barnes & Noble Storytime 11 AM Oh The Places You'll Go
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061784189-0

Barnes & Noble B-Fest Event continues at 1 PM
http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061784189-0

Black Mountain Rec Center in Henderson is having Poolaplooza with free entrance to the pool that day. It will also be at The Whitney Ranch Pool and The Henderson Mutligeneration Pool where it says in the Henderson Happenings prices vary but the time is 10 AM- 6 PM

At Lake Las Vegas there will be lakeside music by Fleetwood Mac Tribute 7 PM- 10 PM
http://lakelasvegasevents.com/event/lakeside-music-wolfcreek/?instance_id=16219 

Freemont Street will have the band 3 Doors Down for free at 9 PM
http://vegasexperience.com/free-las-vegas-concerts-fremont-street-experience-2016/