Virtual Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt… Calling ALL Wine Lovers – this one is for YOU!

Six years ago a small group of wineries in Chester County, PA, joined forces to create the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail in southeastern Pennsylvania. Today the region continues to grow in both acres of vineyards and numbers of wineries. Each winery has it’s own distinct personality for you to discover as you tour the local vineyards, taste test in the wine cellars, and picnic on the beautiful grounds.

There are several tasting events going on this Valentine’s Day weekend. Click here for more information and to view the events calendar.

The Wine Trail has two passport events each year at which passport holders are able to take part in wine tastings and a variety of events at each member winery.

The Brandywine Valley Wine Trail is giving away two Barrels on the Brandywine Passports to one lucky Virtual Valentine’s Day Scavenger hunt winner. The passports (or “tickets”) are good for tastings at all Chester County, Brandywine Valley Wine Trail member wineries on all weekends in March during the Annual Barrels on the Brandywine event. The passport also provides for a commemorative wine glass.

The winner of this prize and their guest will taste the developing vintages in barrels, buckets, bottles, see the new wines firsthand, and enjoy music and the special events planned at the stops on the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. This prize pack is worth $50+ (the value of individual tastings at member wineries). The Passports are transferable. Please note: Passport holders must be 21 years of age to enjoy the wines of the Trail.

Facebook Savvy Readers… Become a Fan of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and stay up to date on events and specials.

Virtual Scavenger Hunt Rules:

Peek around bvwinetrail.com to find the answers to the questions listed below. Enter your answers on the questionnaire. Once you submit your answers, you will be entered in a drawing to win two 2010 Barrels on the Brandywine Passports. ( just to clarify- one winner will win 2 passports.) One of the questions requires you to visit another site to find the answer. It is super easy to find though.. just THINK PINK!

There are 8 questions in this scavenger hunt. To answer all of the questions use the sliding scroll bar on the right of the questionnaire or use your tab key to forward to the next question.

This virtual scavenger hunt will end at 10:00 on Thursday, February 11th. We will use random.org to select a winner from the people who have COMPLETE and CORRECT submissions. We will announce the winner here on chestercountymoms.com, on Twitter (@Chescomoms) and on Facebook by 10:30PM on 2/11/2010.



Congratulations R. Perna! You are the lucky winner of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail Passports. Please email us chestercountymoms@gmail.com to claim your prize.

<Notice: The Brandywine Valley Wine Trail members pour controlled amounts of their wines for tasting. However, tasting at several wineries, in close succession, can cause one to unwittingly consume alcohol above the legal limit. If you intend to visit more than one winery in a day, we recommend you employ a designated driver. Please drink responsibly!

Virtual Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt for a little taste of spring…

Journey around the globe with breathtaking stops in India, Brazil, the Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand and Singapore. See thousands of plant and floral design entries of local enthusiasts in hundreds of categories at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Follow the Philadelphia Flower Show on Twitter @PhilaFlowerShow or click here to become a fan on Facebook. You can also follow along on all the behind scences action on The Flower Show Blog.

This year the Family Lounge is sponsored by Fisher Price. Families can stop by and children can create crafty projects, play with new toys, put on a puppet show, or watch their favorite movies. Pick up a Kid’s Passport to learn new things and find great surprises throughout the Flower Show gardens.

As the most trusted name in quality toys, Fisher-Price® has been helping to make childhood special for generations of kids.

This fabulous Virtual Scavenger Hunt is for:

These tickets are good ONLY on opening day, Sunday, February 28th. The Fisher Price Brunch is being held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel (which is right across the street from the show) and begins at 9:30am. At the brunch your family have lots of tasty food and get to mix and mingle with Fisher Price “Little People” characters, live and in person. This will be the most kid friendly brunch you could ever imagine!

For more information on the Fisher Price Brunch please click on the image to the left to enlarge it or call 215-231-7357 to make your reservation.

Virtual Scavenger Hunt Rules:
Peek around philadelphiaflowershow.com to find the answers to the questions below. Once you submit your form, you will be entered in a drawing to win the Family Fun Pack ticket package AND tickets to the Fisher Price Brunch, this family day of fun is valued at $170. ( just to clarify- one winner will win tickets to the brunch & flower show)

Please limit one entry per household.

There are 6 questions in this scavenger hunt. To answer all of the questions use the sliding scroll bar on the right of the questionnaire or use your tab key to forward to the next question.

This virtual scavenger hunt will end at 10:00 on Wednesday, February 10th. We will use random.org to select a winner from the people who have COMPLETE and CORRECT submissions. We will announce our Flower Show & Fisher Price Brunch Tickets winner here on the blog, on Twitter (@Chescomoms) and on Facebook by 10:30PM on 2/10/2010.

Good luck, but most of all…… have fun!

This contest has ended! Congratulations to K. Young….we hope you and your family have a great time at the Philadelphia Flower Show and Fisher Price Brunch.

Virtual Valentine’s Day Fun….Win a Barnaby’s Gift Card!

15 South High Street

West Chester, PA 19382

610.696.1400

The downtown West Chester location of Barnaby’s of America has offered us a GREAT $50 Gift card for one of our lucky readers! Barnaby’s has a great food and drink menu, has a great historic district ambiance, and is centrally located for most Chester County readers..oh, and no need to worry about driving around town looking for a parking spot. Barnaby’s is right across from the High Street parking garage.

Barnaby’s is kid friendly…and kid’s Eat FREE on Wednesday. Yep! Free… (1 child per accompanying adult) on Wednesday. Wednesday is also taco night beginning at 3pm … 3 Taco’s for $3. Yum!

Facebook Savvy Readers – Click here to become a fan of Barnaby’s and stay up to date with events, dining and drink specials at Barnaby’s in West Chester.

Valentine’s Day Special: Valentine’s food specials will run Friday thru Sunday and on Valentine’s day with the purchase of 2 entrees you will receive a complimentary bottle of wine!



Take your sweetie out to diner on Valentine’s Day and take advantage of the fantastic Valentine’s Day special.

This contest has ended! Congrats to M. Todd.. hope you and you enjoy your Valentine’s Day dinner at Barnaby’s in West Chester .

Virtual Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt…Who doesn’t love a little bling?

Wouldn’t you LOVE to give a nice piece of jewelry to you sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Or, maybe you’d love to have a Happy-Valentine’s-Day-To-Me gift from Benari Jewelers? OR…maybe you would like your special someone to suprise you with something special?

Well, we have a $50 gift certificate to give away from Benari Jewelers, the premiere jeweler in our area, that will help make that happen for you! Benari Jewelers has two convenient locations and one is located right here in Chester County at Main Street at Exton. (The other location is….sorry, that is a scavenger hunt question – you will have to search for that information)

Benari Jewelers offers many of the top brands in the industry and you will be thrilled with the selection that they offer in their store. It will be so fun to browse their extensive cases of beautiful pieces to use this gift card on!

Click here to become a fan of Benari Jewelers on Facebook and stay up to date on sales & events.

This contest is over…Congratulations to R.Pederson on your fabulous win!

Firecreek Restaurant and Bar Valentine’s Menu

Chester County locals, have you made it to Firecreek Restaurant and Bar in Downingtown yet? This restaurant is certainly one of my favorite restaurants in the area and if you haven’t been there yet, it deserves top billing on your MUST TRY restaurant list!

A visit to Firecreek would make a perfect Valentine’s Day evening! Check out this awesome prix fixe menu that Firecreek has put together for Valentine’s Day.

Join Firecreek for Valentine’s Day, February 13th and 14th and enjoy a romantic dining experience with our special Valentine’s Day Prix Fixe for $100 a couple or choose from our a la carte menu. Make a reservation.

Valentine’s Day Menu

First Course

(Choice of)
Butter lettuce with sliced beets, avocado, macadamia nuts, and pomegranate – Serrano vinaigrette and shaved “prima donna” Gouda
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Trio of fresh oysters with grey goose cocktail sauce and green apple mignonette
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Maryland crab soup with fried quail egg and snipped chives

Second Course

(Choice of)
Broiled parmesan crusted oyster Rockefeller with creamed spinach
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Lobster and corn quesadilla with avocado crème fraiche
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Trio of herb marinated lamb lollipops with porcini dusted brioche and a chocolate infused demi

Third course

(Choice of)
Slow roasted beef tenderloin with a truffled potato au gratin, grilled asparagus and a pinot noir infused demi
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Twin Firecreek crab cake with a lobster mascarpone risotto, local micro greens and a 30 year balsamic drizzle
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Pan roasted duck breast with Kennet Square mushroom ragout, cedar plank polenta topped with a natural duck jus

Fourth Course
Chocolate mousse dipped strawberries and a warm waffle butter dipped chocolate brownie

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Mom’s Night Valentine’s Day Trivia Extravaganza… Prizes for the Little Guys!

Welcome to our Valentine’s Day Trivia Extravaganza for the Little Guys in your life…

Tonight we have some fabulous prizes up for grabs…. Please take a look at the prizes below and remember… please only play for the prizes that you really want as to give other moms an opportunity to win.

Have Fun & Good Luck!

Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition DVD

Now you can kick off all-star family fun with the heartwarming Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition, featuring exclusive all-new bonus action: Sports Channel play-by-play quarterbacked by the Buddies! This time out, Buddy, the hoop-shooting, hotshot canine, tackles a new sport—football. When his teenage owner reluctantly becomes the school’s new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and joins the team. Soon, the two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to the state championship. But victory hopes are sidelined when two sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone’s plans and dognap Buddy for their star attraction.Give three cheers for Disney’s hilarious hit that goes the whole nine yards for outrageous fun and adventure.

Hyper Blast Game

Keep your kids active with Hyper Blast, a game that challenges the body and mind. Based on the listen-think-move concept behind award-winning predecessors (Hyper Dash, Hyper Jump and Animal Scramble), this new game is a high-energy alternative to sedentary entertainment. Kids stomp their feet to send numbers flying, and then run to retrieve the numbers as quickly as possible. The game has a base unit with a central launch pad and a speaker that calls out which numbers to run to and pick up. Players must return the numbers to the correct location on the base to receive their next command.

Battle Strikers Starter Pack

This was one the top toys of Holiday 2009 as predicted by our friend and co-emcee of the Chester County Moms Holiday Extravaganza, The Toy Guy, Chris Byrne.

We LOVE Wendell August and you will too!

Main Street at Exton

103 Woodcutter Street

Exton PA 19341

610-363-2426

The decades old tradition of handcrafted artistry, craftsmanship, and innovation established throughout the rich history of Wendell August Forge continues with the retail store and workshop in Main Street at Exton, located at the intersection of Route 30 and Route 100 in Exton, PA.

Situated in the historic Ashbridge barn, guests are invited into the workshop to watch the skilled artisans handcraft the finest metal giftware made in America today. You will witness first hand how each piece of Wendell August metal giftware goes through an exacting process and is created one-at-a-time, by hand. Inside the workshop, aspiring craftsmen young and old alike can take a turn at being an artisan in our interactive hand hammering room.

The gift shop presents handcrafted one-of-a-kind pieces in dramatic fashion, highlighting the Philadelphia-inspired line, stylish design work, and classic mainstays of the Wendell August assortment. Wether you are shopping for a unique and beautiful Valentine’s Day gift, wedding gift, baby gift, military remembrances, or handcrafted home decor piece. We invite you to experience the workshop and showroom and to enjoy the legendary Wendell August Forge customer service!

Personalized engraving is available on most items within 1 hour.

Workshop tours are free to the public and are available Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. There is also a children’s make & take hand hammer room, where kids can pound away and create their own piece of art.

Below is a coupon for a FREE Dogwood Pattern Decor Tray with any $20 purchase. This coupon is good while supplies last and is limited to one per customer. Shoppers will also receive an extra offer to use in March.

Minnie’s Bow-tique released on DVD today…

Walt Disney Studios released Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Bow-Tique
on DVD today!

This new release features four Minnie-themed stories including a never-before-seen episode and a fun Minnie magnet bow frame. ‘Minnie’s Pajama Party,’ and ‘Minnie’s Bee Story,’ include Disney’s Adventure Mode – an interactive game using the remote control with multiple play levels.

Click here to purchase your copy of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Bow-Tique …for only $12.99!

It’s the grand opening of Minnie’s Bow-tique, a store jam-packed with every kind of bow and bowtieimaginable. The selections include: the “Glow-Bow”, a bow that changes color with every mood;the “Grow-Bow”, a bow that grows to tremendous size by just adding water; flying “Butterfly-Bows”;and a “Photo-Bow” that snaps instant pictures. Problems arise when Pete, embarrassed aboutbuying a lady’s bow for his favorite aunt, causes a few accidental mishaps in the new store.However, super salesperson Minnie finds the perfect bow for Pete. The Bow-tique’s grand openingis a success – and it all ends in a Big Bow Show with the Clubhouse gang modeling the latestfashions under the biggest bow of all, a colorful, sky-high Rain-Bow.In a never-before-seen episode, Minnie’s Pajama Party Minnie and the girls set up a fun PajamaParty sleepover for the day – but it’s not as easy as it sounds, especially with the addition of Peteand Willie the Giant!

A Virtual Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt from NatureScripts that you are sure to "Love" …

NatureScripts by Lisa Ochwat offers inspirational and unique creations for your home or someone you love. Lisa’s original photography of naturally occurring letters in nature framed into words presents the opportunity to see ordinary things with a new outlook. Each frame is handcrafted by a Pennsylvania Amish artisan.

Love….we all need a little more of this, so why not spread this positive message and join us for a little website scavenger fun and enter to win your very own “LOVE” print from NatureScripts…

Rules of the Game: Peek around naturescripts.com to find the answers to the questions below. Once you submit your form, you will be entered in a drawing to win the beautiful “Love” wall art pictured above, valued at $48. This prize will come framed ( just in case you were wondering)

Please only enter this contest once.

There are 6 questions in this scavenger hunt. To answer all of the questions use the sliding scroll bar on the right of the questionnaire or use your tab key to forward to the next question.

This virtual scavenger hunt will end at midnight on Sunday, February 7th. We will use random.org to select a winner from the people who have COMPLETE and CORRECT submissions. We will announce our Nature Scripts “Love” Wall Art Winner here on the blog, on Twitter (@Chescomoms) and on Facebook! (NatureScripts is on Facebook – click here to become a fan. NatureScripts is just a few fans away from reaching 200 fans….can we help get them there?)

Good luck, but most of all…… have fun!

Oh… and I almost forgot! This weekend ONLY! Use coupon code “SNOW” to receive 10% off your order at NatureScripts.com

This Virtual Scavenger Hunt has ended.. Congratulations A. Watson on finding all of the correct answers. We hope you LOVE your fabulous print from NatureScripts!

Valentine’s Day Quizzo…Girly Night Give Aways

The Little Pink Turtle offers a unique selection of hair accessories for your girls, toddlers and babies at reasonable prices. With a growing selection of bows, clips, headbands and pacifier clips, your baby is sure to stand out! Whether you are looking for the perfect compliment to an outfit or you want an everyday piece, you have come to the perfect place. Each piece is personally handmade for all occasions – from holidays to weddings to seasonal designs and more. Bring out your child’s personality with fun, bright colors and delightful patterns.

One lucky Chesco Mom will receive 2 Valentine’s Day theme bows!

LIV Fashion Doll – Daniela

Retail Value $19.99

My daughter LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her Liv Dolls. The dolls include 14 points of movement, easy to change wigs, insertable glass eyes and modern fashions. Liv doll’s have unique access code that opens an online world and invites girls to learn more about each Liv doll and play wth the Liv doll’s virtual closet.

Printies Pet Design Studio – Retail Value $19.99

Create your own stuffable pets at home by designing them online, and printing them on Printies Fabric sheets using just your inkjet printer! On MyPrinties.com you select a shape and start designing using dozens of easy to use art tools. When your pet looks exactly how you want it, you can print it out on a Printies Fabric sheet.

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love… and more importantly my almost 5 year old daughter LOVES fashionplaytes.com. Fashionplaytes.com lets the “designer” choose from a collection of garments (shirts, dresses, skirts, jackets and even hair bands & bags) in various colors and then customize them with ribbons, ruffles, graphics, buttons, appliques and rhinestones. Click here to read our original review of fashionplaytes.com

One lucky Chesco mom is going to win a $25 gift card to Fashionplaytes.com

Deluxe Cookie Factory

Ages 6 & Up

Price $15.99

This deluxe wow-look-at-all-the-stuff cookie shaping set lets kids create fun cookies using a wide variety of crazy tools! It’s so easy! Place dough in the dough chamber and attach a fun-shaped card. Turn the crank and Presto! Crazy cookie shapes! For even more fun, try the cookie shaper tool- plunge dough into the mold shape of your choice! Bake the cookies in your own oven at home (get help from an adult). Decorate them using the frosting tools. Then eat… mmmmm…

Twenty piece set! The Deluxe Cookie Factory set includes one large giant extruder with crank, six removable fun-shape cards, one plunger/frosting decorator, two frosting tips, six cookie molds, one flour shaker, one cutter wheel, one rolling pin, one spatula, and an instruction booklet. Cookie dough is required but not included