Balloonatiks Review and Giveaway

Ok, I am just going to come out and admit it!
You ready, take a deep breathe.............................


I am guilty of using the babysitter to get dinner made.  You know, that box in the living room that glows and captures the attention of little ones everywhere?  It is either turn on the babysitter, or fight with a 4 year old that does not quite grasp that when mommy says the stove is hot, she means it is an inferno that will scorch your skin and create a huge "OWIE" that even mommy kisses cannot relieve.
Well, there are 2 BIG problems with using the babysitter (at least that I see):
1. At dinner time most the shows on Disney are for the tween (or up) crowd.   The reason I brought up Disney is because of problem number 2
2. Commercials!!!!!   Most the other cartoon channels have commercials for every stinking toy ever created in the history of man.
So, it is either fight the hands of the little one or listen to the wonderful chorus of "I want that!" every 5 minutes at nauseum.

This is where the wonderful world of videos comes to my rescue.  Let's face it though, you need some variety, and I really hate putting in a video that is 1 1/2 hrs or longer, because getting the kids into the kitchen when dinner is actually done is impossible if we are right in the middle of the movie "but mom, this is the best part, can we pause it?"  "wait, I want to watch this part" and on and on.

Well, I was given the opportunity to test drive Balloonatiks and the kids thought it was GREAT!  I love that it has a running time of 23 minutes, which is just about perfect for getting dinner ready and NO commercials!
Even my 4 year old found it funny and it kept her attention(and that girl usually only pays attention to commercials!)
The premise:
Five normal kids are accidentally gooped in a science experiment that goes awry at the Hot Air City Fair, and wind up with stretchy, bouncy, rubbery qualities that make their lives, zany, wild and balloony.  They have become the Balloonatiks®, with odd and unexpected abilities. But they are still kids at heart. What mattered to them before the accident still matters to them now, only now they have rubbery ways of tackling any challenge that is presented to them. Sometimes these abilities help them solve problems with ease; sometimes they only complicate things even more. And they have one problem they never had before – how do you blend in with all the other kids when you’re a Balloonatik?

In a sentence, they are super heroes made out of balloons!  What kid doesn't love super heroes or balloons? :)  I listened from the other room and found myself distracted a little from making dinner(so much that I snuck a viewing in after the kids were put to bed, lol).

Check out some more information for yourself on the Balloontiks at their website or on their facebook page.

And now, the giveaway.  The fine makers of Balloontiks (Animagic Entertainment Group) has graciously offered a giveaway to my readers.  I can give away one copy of Balloontiks.

To enter, head to the  website and read up on the characters.  Which character do you think you would like the most?
Giveaway will end Nov. 30th and winner will be chosen at random.  Good luck.