The Provo Insider, aka the Provo Mayor, posted about an upcoming South Franklin Community Center Open House. It’s Saturday, February 8, from 10-12 am. Read more about it on the Provo Insider.
Peaks Ice Arena Winners from Comcast
Congrats to Debra H. and Teresa H. on winning four passes to Peaks Ice Arena, sponsored by Comcast! Don’t forget about the event tonight and the other giveaways happening on our Facebook page!
Merco Local Winner & New Revolutah Winner
Thank you to everyone who has entered our Merco Local giveaway! We enjoyed hearing everyone’s favorite local business!
Robert G. was our winner. Please email or message us your mailing address.
We also have a new Revolutah winner! Christa S. has won this giveaway!
Enter the Peaks Ice Arena Giveaway on Facebook.
Wayward, The Prodigal Son Review
I had the opportunity to go see “Wayward” last night at the LDS Film Festival at the SCERA. After meeting Rob Diamond and an actor in the film, I was excited to see what the movie was like.
In general, the film follows the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son. In this film, a boy receives all of his inheritance from his father and loses it all. Meanwhile, unknown to the boy, his father is dying. This is a story of love, sacrifice, and sin. And it is absolutely beautiful.
“Wayward” is a family-friendly movie (I would take my family to see this, although younger children may not find it interesting) and has a great message. It is touching and takes you on a roller coaster of emotions. For me, the story was so real and hit home in so many ways – I could just relate to it really well.
Everyone will take away something different from this movie but what it reminded me of is that no matter what my children do, I know I will love them. The love for a child is unique and infinite. Also, forgiving the sinner is important and forgiving yourself is even more important.
I applaud Rob Diamond and his wonderful cast and crew. They did an excellent job of telling an amazing story and portraying so much emotion!
Giveaway: Live Well Utah Event 2014
Join us for a fun night out with entertaining presenters, food and door prizes at Live Well Utah . Choose from four hands-on workshops about food, finances, gardening and family. Everyone will leave with fun take-aways. All presenters have been featured on KSL’s Studio 5! Registration also includes refreshments and all of the take-aways.
Live Well Utah | Conservation Garden Park | West Jordan, UT
Feb. 19 from 7 to 9 PM | $10 per person
Live Well Utah | Thanksgiving Point | Lehi, UT
Feb. 20 from 7 to 9 PM | $10 per person
When you register, get $2 off with coupon code: UTAH
Speaker Line Up:
Teresa Hunsaker – Make Your Meals Easy, Economical and Elegant
Amanda Christensen – 6 Tools to Crack Your Money Code
Jerry Goodspeed – How to Start Your Vegetables Early Indoors
Dave Francis – Fun and EZ Science for Kids and Families
On a side note, I used to work for 4-H Mentoring which is through the Utah State University Extension and have heard Dave speak a few times. Trust me, he has so many great ideas for kids and families to keep them staying and playing together. I sincerely look forward to hearing two of the speakers speak and wish that I could hear all of them!
More information can be found on the Live Well Utah event website.
Giveaway: We will be going to the Live Well Utah event in Lehi and I want one of you to come with me! Follow us on our Facebook page to enter the giveaway for two passes to the Live Well Utah event on the Live Well Utah Giveaway Post. This giveaway will end on Friday, February 7 at 5 pm.
This giveaway is sponsored by Utah State University Extension. All entrants must reside in Utah and be 18 years or older. Facebook does not endorse or sponsor this giveaway. No purchase necessary.
Green Eggs & Ham, February 2014
Come celebrate the Lehi-Rippy Literacy Center’s 15th birthday at Green Eggs and Ham. This annual fundraiser takes place on President’s Day every year in Lehi. A $6 donation to the Literacy Center get you breakfast and entertainment including bounce houses, balloon animals, face-painting, carnival games, and more.
All proceeds benefit the Rippy Literacy Center and help the center with its ongoing needs. The center’s major needs are computer software updates, and reading, math, and ESL program supplies.
Begins at 8:00am and goes through 11:00am
Giveaway: Seven Peaks Ice Arena Passes from Comcast
Comcast has been generous enough to give away four passes to Seven Peaks to two winners to help people get in the spirit of the Winter Games, along with a free party in Provo they’re hosting Friday.
This free community party will be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center with a lot of great activities and the opportunity to meet with two Olympians! For more information, read the event details from Comcast.
Giveaway: Comcast is giving two winners four passes to Seven Peaks Ice Arena. Enter this giveaway on our Facebook page on the giveaway post. This giveaway will end on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 12 pm.
Facebook does not endorse or sponsor this giveaway. Comcast has sponsored this giveaway. Entrants must be 18 years or older and must reside in Utah. No purchase necessary.
Giveaway: Merco Local
One reason why I began this blog was to be able to feature not only local events and activities, but also to feature local businesses. After my husband decided to become one of those small local businesses, I realized how important it is to take my dollars to other local businesses and promote their services to all who would listen to me. And this is exactly why I love Merco Local.
I received the February Merco Local box and here’s some of the products I found in it:
I also am really excited about the Crio Bru, soap, and the drain wig. On top of all of that, there are also gift cards in there to some local companies.
Each box is $19.99 ($60 value!) and you can sign up to get one each month! Here’s what mine looked like when I received it a few days ago (please excuse the picture quality … can’t wait until I get my tablet back to enhance my blogging/photography experience):
Want to win one of your own? Merco Local has offered to give one lucky person a February box.
Giveaway: Enter on our Merco Local Giveaway post on Facebook. Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside in Utah. This giveaway will end on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 5 pm.
Facebook does not endorse or sponsor this giveaway. UVM received this package in exchange for a review. All opinions are our own. This prize has a $19.99 value. No purchase necessary.
Modcloth Make the Cut Contest
Modcloth is hosting a fun contest, especially for all of you designers out there!
ModCloth Make The Cut Contest: ‘Prints Charming’
Have you always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer? Well now that dream can come true! The ModCloth Make The Cut program is a recurring design contest that invites the ModCloth Community to design garments, graphics, or fabric prints. Its main purpose is to further their mission of democratizing fashion by producing clothing designed by community members. YOU can become a designer at ModCloth!
How does the contest work?
Entrants will design a new print for a private label dress silhouette that is already being produced! Contestants have two weeks to submit designs. After the submission period, the ModCloth Creative Team will narrow down the submissions to 20, which will be sent to the guest judge, Amanda Needham, Costume Designer for Portlandia. After Amanda has chosen the 10 finalists, they will be posted on the Be The Buyer page for voting. There will be a week for the Community to vote, then ModCloth will contact the winner and update the contest announcement with the big news!
• Contest is Live Now!
• End of Submission Period: Friday 02/14/14
• Launch voting on Be The Buyer: Monday 03/03/14
• End voting on Be The Buyer: Monday 03/10/14
• Winner announced on ModCloth Blog & winner will be contacted personally: Wednesday 3/12/14
Send your entry in now and good luck! Let us know if you make any of the cuts!
This post contains affiliate links and UVM will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on our links.
Winter Festival 2014: Fire and Ice Event, Saratoga Springs
This upcoming Winter Festival Fire & Ice event will be held at the Marina (156 E. Harbor Park Way) in Saratoga Springs.
“Fire and Ice”
Join us for ice skating (bring your own skates) or learn how to play broom ball. There will be entertainment, hot chocolate, lots of ice and of course…fire (bring your own chairs and s’mores supplies).
Friday, February 7 from 6-9 pm
Recent Winners, January 2014
I’ve been a little overwhelmed lately with our upcoming event, but here are some of our most recent winners:
Revolutah:
Debbie and Brittany
Yogurt Bliss:
Tory & Brandon
Spartan Race:
Jeffrey
Girlie Glue:
Julie
They have been notified. We have some great giveaways coming up including Seven Peaks Passes, Disney On Ice, and a Blackjack Pizza gift certificate package! Stay tuned to Facebook for these giveaways!
Midway Ice Castles Tour & Review 2014
All photos are courtesy and property of Kristin Savage.
As you probably saw, Utah Valley Moms was given the opportunity to visit the ice castles in Midway a few weeks ago. Utah Valley Moms was also given another opportunity to go visit again and take a tour.
We arrived at the ice castles on a Friday afternoon a few minutes before they opened. By the time I had the kids all bundled in warm clothes the castles were ready to open. The ice castles are located right next to Midway’s outdoor ice rink and because we got there so early we were able to park in the parking lot. Even though it was a Friday, the ice castles were not very crowded during the afternoon. That night when we went back and it was very packed. If you don’t like crowds and want to see the lights on in the evening I would definitely recommend going on a week night.
During our tour we were able to learn how much hard work goes into building the ice castles. It takes a lot of time and effort to build them and to keep them maintained so they look beautiful and are safe. The ice castles take about a month and a half of prep time to get ready for opening. Plus every morning they spend hours clearing the paths because they have frozen over. Because they have to take their ice picks and a machine with ice picks through the paths so it’s safe to walk through, it makes about a foot of slush and ice and snow that you have to walk through on the paths. I would highly recommend wearing boots. Especially snow boots if you have them. I heard many people wishing they had worn boots because of how deep some parts of the paths got.
The ice castles are continually melting a little and refreezing. Plus everyday they grow new icicles that they harvest and then attach to the top of the ice castles. Every time you go the castles will look different.
The ice castles are an amazing work of art and they have a couple of fun features. They have a maze you can wander through and they have “slot canyons” you can enjoy. They built the slot canyons to resemble one of Utah’s other beauties the slot canyon’s in Southern Utah. I thought all of the ice castles had a great resemblance to Southern Utah’s Goblin Valley. Not just the slot canyon’s but all of the formations were unique and beautiful in their own way just like in Goblin Valley.
This year the ice castles have two water features. A waterfall and a fountain that both glow with different colored lights in the evening when the lights have been turned on. There is also a tunnel and slide that kids can climb through. Plus you can’t leave without getting your picture taken with Snowlof (since they can’t technically say it’s Olaf).
I really enjoyed seeing the ice castles during the day and at night with the lights on and I would really recommend doing both if you can. During the day you can really tell how the formations are each intricate and beautiful. The ice castles are such a work of art and you can’t really see the details of it all at night. But seeing them at night with all the different lights is also incredible.
When you see towers like this where the tower is top heavy and it looks like it has little flower pedals it is because it is too cold for the ice. It’s so cold that the ice freezes upward instead of downward like icicles.
Each of those little towers at the top are icicles they harvested and placed on top a couple of days earlier. Some of them they place horizontally to help the castles grown in length.
When we came back at night there were some men blowing and juggling fire outside the ice castles for entertainment. It was pretty cool to watch that before we went inside.
All photos are courtesy and property of Kristin Savage. These images may not be used without written permission and a link back to this blog post.
UVM was given a tour in exchange for this post. All opinions are our own.
Blackjack Pizza Coupon Package, Customer Value Package
Customer Value Package is a local company that offers their customers not just a coupon, but a whole deal package for local companies. Their Blackjack Pizza coupon package is only $12.50 yet it is worth $140!
The Blackjack Pizza package includes a $25 gift certificate plus many other appealing offers like buy one, get one free. The rest of the offers that come in the one Blackjack Pizza coupon package can be found at Customer Value Package. Our favorite thing about Customer Value Package is that they are not like other sites in that you get 50% off of a gift certificate and that’s it. No, they offer the 50% off or other percentage off of a gift certificate plus a whole list of more coupons. You are getting way more out of their package deals than your cost and it is so worth it!
Photo courtesy of Customer Value PackageI’ll be honest. I meant to take some photos like we did of our last Customer Value Package experience, but we were so hungry that we devoured the food way too quickly. We decided to first use the $25 gift certificate. I had sent my husband in to order the food while I stayed out in the car with my daughter who was fast asleep from feeling sick. I had no idea what he could order with $25 and it turns out, he could order a lot of food! We ended up with two extra large pizzas and cheese breadsticks. We only paid an extra dollar which means that our coupon package is already very worth it! If you’re like us who like to buy from the same restaurants over and over again, these types of gift certificate and coupon packages are absolutely perfect! We will still be able to use this package for many more times and still get a great deal on our purchases!
Stay tuned for our giveaway of the exact same package next week on our Facebook page sponsored by Customer Value Package!
Customer Value Package has other categories for coupon packages and is currently looking for other businesses that you might enjoy. Make sure to find them on Facebook and let them know what sort of coupon package deal you would like to see next!
UVM received this package in exchange for a review. All opinions are our own.
Free: Yogurtland 2014
Happy National Frozen Yogurt Day! Head in to Yogurtland for free frozen yogurt on February 3, 2014 from 4-7 pm.
Kids Choice Consignment, March 2014
Utah Valley Moms is proud to announce the upcoming Kids Choice Consignment (KCC).
The Kids Choice Consignment is a great way to sell you children’s old clothes and toys and/or buy your children other items. The KCC was started in 2013 and was a success! Our favorite thing about the Kids Choice Consignment is that you are able to sell your items and receive a higher percentage of the sale than at most other places, and you are allowed to price them yourself! There are also some great items that are sold – but make sure you arrive early the first day! Many of the good things go fast!
This year their first semi-annual event will be held on March 14-15 at 65 East 200 South in Pleasant Grove.
Giveaway: Follow KCC on Facebook and register to consign and be entered to win a waived consignor fee!
This giveaway is sponsored by Kids Choice Consignment. Facebook does not sponsor, nor endorse, this giveaway. This giveaway is open to Utah residents 18+ and will end on February 9, 2014. No purchase necessary.
