Hey! Just a couple of things to be sure to look out for in this weeks newsletter. The winners of circus tickets and tickets to see The Borrowers are listed below. There are 2 new give aways this week and a really amazing discount for tickets to Lollipops and the circus.  

If you have not entered to win some of the awesome prizes in our New Year New You Guide get to it! 

Below you will find our top picks for activities this week. You can find the rest of ...

We have rounded up a great group of businesses who want to help you meet your 2012 New Year's Resolutions. We also have some amazing prizes for you to win. You can check out the full guide at this link. 

Prizes include $50 to Terrace Cafe (YUM!) 

4 weeks of Boot Camp from Charlotte Adventure Boot Camp (value $199!) to whip you into shape

An amazing facial from Ageless Remedies ($150 value) 

Body Wrap and Fat Fighter from It Works ($100 value) 

A chance to win an amazing pantry makeover from Total Nutrition Technology worth $1000 (winner drawn by TNT)

AND some amazing discounts exclusive for you! 

Make sure you check out Jazzercise, Try Sports, No More Fleas Please, MH Photography, Carolina Classic Remodeling and Providence Eye & Laser Specialist to see these great offers! 

We are also pleased to introduce you to other businesses that are committed to helping you be your best in 2012! Menchie's Frozen Yogurt (YUM!), Pediatric Dentistry of South Charlotte and  Carolina Sports Clinic all have great ways to help you meet your 2012 goals! 

Want to enter to win? Fill out this form to enter and for contest rules. 

I LOVE the Charlotte Symphony's Lollipops series. It has so much for kids to do and is so kid friendly you will be blown away. There are few events that I will say this about....this is a do not miss! I know you think I'm crazy sending you to the orchestra with your children. Trust me, if my kids love it yours will also! 

On February 11, Charlotte Symphony presents A Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra. Your family will be treated to the sounds of the instruments as they play the music of the Beatles! 

Charlotte Symphony was so impressed with your awesome response to the Disney give away we ran a few weeks ago that they are offering an exclusive ticket discount for you! Tickets start at $12.50 and Macaroni Kid subscribers can receive 20% off their tickets! Use the code MACARONI where it asks for a promotional code and you're all set! ! You can get your tickets at this link.

We have one family 4 pack to give away! Leave a comment below telling us your favorite Beatles song! Don't wait to win them! Order your tickets with the promo code, if you win the tickets, you can take your bestie and her kids! She can pay for lunch!

YAY! Ashley Levy!! 

I loved The Borrowers when I was a kid. I recently bought the book for my own child to read. I was so excited to see the CTC was bringing this great story to the stage.

Based on the classic book by Mary Norton, The Borrowers tells the story of the Clock family. Arrietty Clock is a just like a typical tween except for one thing. Arietty and her family live under the floor boards of the humans house. The Clock family borrows what they need to ...

This Week's Picks:

Ringling Brothers is back this year with a new super charged circus show! This year there will be stunts you have never seen, new acts from around the world, the hilarious clowns and much more! 

The circus arrives in town February 1 and shows will run until February 5, 2012. 

You can find full show times and dates at this link. You can use the discount code in the picture above to receive $6 off each ticket for select shows! 

Muniza Lakhany is our winner!! 

This year I am determined to have my kids make their own Valentines.  Every year I say we are going to do this, and every year we are those people standing in the Valentine aisle at the grocery store picking through the left over boxes of valentines.  Well not this year.  This year, thanks to my Pinterest addiction, I have been inspired.  There are so many wonderful ideas out there that I just couldn't miss out on the fun this year.  Here are some of my favorites that we ...

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The Buddies are back! This time the super cute pups are on the adventure of a lifetime. Set against the backdrop of Egypt, the Buddies set off in search of the greatest treasure known! I screened Treasure Buddies last week with 15 kids and the feedback from the kids was great. Treasure Buddies is avaible for purchase January 31 and can be pre-orderd at this link (great Valentine's Day gift!) I have 1 DVD/Blue Ray combo pack to give away! Leave a comment below and tell me which Buddy your kiddos like best and why!

My daughter loves her vegetables (yay!) but we're still always looking for new ways to give them to her.  She prefers raw, which is good, but we still like to mix things up.  We found this cool idea and made it our own.  We hope you like!

What you need:

1/2 Cup Flour

1/4 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 Cup grated zucchini

1/2 Cup chopped yellow pepper

1/2 Cup grated carrots

1 ...