Win with Nickelodeon and Playnormous.

Our first CD-ROM ever “Playnormous: Fun For A Change Health Video Games” has been selected as a feature item in the Nickelodeon Parents Connect Back-to-School event!

On Thursday August 19, 2010 from 9 AM to 10:45 PM CST (that’s tomorrow), thousands of moms will gather together for one of Nickelodeon’s highly acclaimed Parents Connect online parties.  During the event, members get to know each other by playing games, chatting about the latest parenting topics and winning prizes.

Playnormous will be a featured partner for the annual Back-to-School Party tomorrow and will give away a Playnormous CD-ROM to one lucky participant!  You can also enter to win dozens of other amazing back-to-school prizes.

Not only that but our party is being hosted by the National PTA and actress/mom Tichina Arnold.  You probably know Tichina as the matriarch character Rochelle on the TV show Everybody Hates Chris or the Fox sitcom Martin.

Party with us!

You can join this amazing online party with Nickelodeon and Parents Connect by simply visiting their RSVP page.  It’s free to enter!  You could win a bus load of amazing free PRIZES to start you and your child off the right way this school year!  We hope to see you there!

About Parents Connect

Parents Connect is a member of the Nickelodeon media network and is designed specifically to meet the needs of parents.  To support their motto “We’re not perfect, we’re parents,” ParentsConnect.com provides moms and dads with daily tips, recipes, activities, product recommendations and other family-friendly resources alongside opportunities to socialize about raising children in all stages of life.

Take 2010…action!

They say you’re not official until you’re on YouTube.  I’m not quite sure who “they” are, but regardless, we’ve been lucky to get some pretty amazing Playnormous-related videos over the last two years.  A little press here, a little iMac contest celebration there.  Yep, all in all we’ve very pleased with our video coverage.  The only thing we’ve been missing is a place to put them all.

So, without further ado…I am pleased to announce the launch our very own Playnormous Channel on YouTube!  Take a gander (or a goose) around and let us know what you think.  Want your own Playnormous video added?  Just send us an email at info [at] playnormous [dot] com.  You could be our next Playnormous Channel star!

A movement about movement. 

Our amazing TEA (that’s the Texas Education Agency) notified me today that Wednesday May 5, 2010 is Make the Movement Day.

This is the ACTIVE Life Movement’s annual, day-long initiative to encourage the public to create and share their “Moments” of physical activity (Move), healthy eating (Fuel), and personal and environmental health (Honor) to promote healthy, ACTIVE lifestyles.

Create your own.

Hundreds of teachers, families, and kids have already pledged to make their classroom a healthy one tomorrow.  For example, one teacher in Houston, TX is going to have her class do 10-minute aerobic activities in their classroom tomorrow.  Another in Galveston, TX has pledged to have her class eat fruits and vegetables as snacks during the school day.

To join in the efforts, participate in an existing moment or create your own in the Create a Moment section.  Consider adding Playnormous to your goal!

Top of our game.

Bizymoms.com is one of the largest mom websites in the U.S. with more than 25,000 articles, 800 city websites, and 200,000 pages. Recently, they’ve been on the hunt for the top 10 game bloggers to be featured in the Games section. And guess who made the list.  That’s right, it’s none other than Playnormous Monster’s Blog!

Monster’s Blog is now listed as the number one place for Bizymoms to get information about online health games. We’re amongst other great names like The GamerDad (the number one independent expert on the issue of videogame violence and children) and iPhone reviewer Damon Sainter.  Awesome!  Read our entire interview with Bizymoms by visiting their site!

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Is it just bologna?

Yesterday Kraft Foods announced they are cutting about 10% sodium out of more than 1000 Kraft products, including their famous Mac ‘N Cheese and Oscar Mayer Bologna.  The company says that over a period of two years, consumers should see an average of 10-20% salt reduction for Kraft products sold in North America. By 2012, that will be a whopping 750 million teaspoons of salt eliminated from Kraft Foods.

According to Rhonda Jordan, president of health & wellness at Kraft Foods,

“We are reducing sodium because it’s good for consumers and, if done properly, it’s good for business. A growing number of consumers are concerned about their sodium intake, and we want to help them translate their intentions into actions.”

So expect your favorite cup of Easy Mac to now only have 560 milligrams of sodium versus its traditional 700.  That’s still 24% of an adult’s daily allowance for sodium, but it’s a start.  We’re glad to see Kraft is taking the salt down a notch, especially in kid-popular foods.