This Saturday, April 5 from 10 am until 3 pm, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be at Yonge–Dundas Square in Toronto for the #innerninjaturtle event. Hosted by Nickelodeon and Walmart, this totally tubular turtle takeover will kick off a special competition and you're invited to join in for a chance to win.

Event highlights include:

So mark your calendars and be sure to stop by to check out the totally awesome artwork. Then don't forget to vote over at www.innerninjaturtle.com to see you favourite piece featured on a t-shirt exclusively available at Walmart. 

UPDATE:


While it was a cold morning, we did hang around long enough to meet Michelangelo and Raphael and catch a glimpse of the graffiti art in progress. If you head over to innerninjaturtle.com, you can watch a really cool video documenting the event. And don't forget to vote for your favourite! Who did I pick? Well, it was a tough choice but I voted for José-Gabriel Sandoval. I think he channeled his inner ninja quite well!


(The following giveaway is now closed.)

And did I mention I have a special TMNT giveaway for you, too? Up for grabs is a $55 prize pack which includes a book, a t-shirt, a TMNT action figure and a DVD.

Shout out "COWABUNGA, DUDE!" and enter using the Rafflecopter form below.

Ah, to be a kid again! As I watch my son as he is immersed in imaginative play, I feel a twinge of longing to be able to completely ignore the thousand and one items on my to do list. The kid is so enthralled by his collection of toy cars that he is utterly oblivious to what is going on around him. He often turns the sofa into a parking lot and could easily spend an hour driving the cars and parking the cars. When I was his age, I was into 'playing house' and treasured my miniature set of groceries and food. I even had a little shopping cart. The one toy I always wanted was a doll house. There is just something about using your imagination to create a whole new world. While a doll house was never in the cards for me, I chose to build my own pieces of furniture out of cardboard instead. It wasn't the nicest but it did the job just the same. Nowadays, with Fisher-Price toys, you can easily create an imaginative world with your favourite Nickelodeon characters from Dora the Explorer. Take the Snack Time for Baby Boots Dora set for starters.

Cowabunga dude! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back! Nickelodeon just launched a brand new version of the show that I used to watch a couple of,... er... decades ago. All four original Turtles return: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael, each sporting their signature coloured bandanas. The show has now been updated with a new CG animated look and it almost feels like I'm watching a full-feature film. The graphics and animation are that impressive. To celebrate the launch, Nickelodeon has teamed up with Toys "R" Us to bring you some totally cool action figures and accessories.

For parents of preschoolers, watching TV often means tuning into Nickelodeon for D-D-D-D-D-Dora and her trusty friend Boots as they embark on a myriad of adventures. With help of Map, Dora and the viewer must solve problems and overcome obstacles along the way to their goal. At the end of each episode, Dora and her friends, along with the viewer, celebrate with her signature "We Did It" dance. Now young viewers are invited to join Dora and Boots by taking part in a digital adventure unlike any other. With some adult help, Dora fans can create a personalized story featuring Dora and the gang along with a customizable likeness of themselves. When you purchase specially marked Dora products at Walmart, you will find a unique PIN code which will grant you access to the Dora Digital Story Book.

Imagine waking up one morning in your ordinary bed, in your ordinary house, and greeting your normal parents before heading out on a normal day and then bumping into a fairy who will forever change your life. You discover you are no longer that ordinary girl from the city of Gardenia who leads a perfectly normal life but rather Princess Bloom, one of the strongest fairies in the magical world and the last survivor of planet Domino. Soon you find yourself packing your bags and moving away to Alfea College, the finest fairy school in all the realms, where you will make new friends and form the Winx Club.

Winx Club is Nickelodeon's first girl-targeted animated t.v. show, a modern fantasy adventure series starring fairies who rely on their strength, smarts, teamwork, and magical powers to fight villains and protect the world from evil. The six fashion savvy fairies, Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna and Aisha, each have their own unique power that helps define their own individuality and defeat villains as well. The Winx characters were created to represent today’s modern girl, heroines that girls can relate to. With the aim of providing positive messaging, the show empowers girls to embrace self-expression, friendship, adventure, magic and fashion.

As one of Canada's new Nickelodeon Moms, I am excited to share with you some exclusive product launches, reviews and giveaways. Think Dora The Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, and a soon to be re-launched childhood favourite. First off, we have a LEGO SpongeBob Bikini Bottom Undersea Party building playset that contains 471 pieces and is recommended for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Now that school is out for summer, it's time for me... er, I mean... my kids to enjoy some imaginative play!