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TwinsTalk member Amy McCullough is the winner of the Braincandy Mother's Day drawing! Amy wins a full set of Braincandy DVDs for her twins, Jack and Olivia.

Each DVD in this 5-disc series covers one of the 5 senses:

See My World
Hear My World
Taste My World
Touch My World
Smell My World

Through characters in the “Sense Gang,” children explore the world through their five senses. Lots of music, puppetry, games and fun entice young children to engage in their surroundings.

Congratulations to the McCullough family! To learn more about Braincandy products, visit www.braincandykids.com.

BATON ROUGE, LA (April 24, 2008) - Gemini Greetings LLC (www.geminigreetings.com), specializing in greetings cards for families with twins, triplets or quadruplets, announced today the addition of Mother's Day and Father's Day cards to its exclusive line.

These distinctive cards offer a unique way for families with multiples to recognize their parents' special days. Whether the cards are from twin boys or triplet girls, Gemini Greetings has specialized cards available that cannot be found anywhere else. "As a mother of twin toddlers, I know that finding greeting cards that reflect our family is nearly impossible," says Angelice Tyson, President of Gemini Greetings. "I wanted to create a line of cards that not only work for families with multiples but also for those that love them." Click to read the rest of this entry

By Carrie Kauffman

I'm a member of a local Moms of Multiples group. We meet once a month, and it's a great time to get out with other moms who have twins and more. Our multiples group has several outlets for sharing new ideas and helpful hints. We have a monthly newsletter that includes good articles, and we share what's going on for the month. We have several activities throughout the year for our families and their children. We have a Halloween hayride, holiday party, egg hunt, and a family picnic. Click to read the rest of this entry

I am a mom of four children: 19-year-old triplets (two boys and a girl) and a 10-year-old son. Through my initiation and "trial by fire" into parenthood, I learned that we parents of multiples are a tough breed. We will use current products in ways that were unintended or invent things that will keep us one step ahead of our kids. I am just launching a product, On Task On Time for Kids, that I invented when my triplets were five years old and in kindergarten. Click to read the rest of this entry

By Holly Engel-Smothers

Picture books from our childhood evoke warm, fuzzy feelings and can bring back a flood of memories. They remind us of some long lost friends: Winnie the Pooh, the "Goodnight Moon" bunny, Brown Bear. When we rediscover these classics, we can almost smell our childhood bedrooms, feel our blankies, and hear our own mom or dad reading to us.

But picture books are important for more than just the obvious "telling a story" reasons. They are not just for fun! The pictures in books are actually vital for children to learn to build mental pictures of a story. If we have a mental image of details from a story, then comprehension and understanding of the material are greatly increased.

One strategy to increase visual understanding and imaging of a story is to model using all five senses when looking at a picture. Some examples are: Click to read the rest of this entry

By Sam Reich-Dagnen

Once upon a time, when our twins--Blaise and Logan--were almost three, my husband and I had a vision. That vision was enough motivation to rethink our lives, our sense of family and our careers . . . soon Braincandy was born! In April of 2004 we quit our jobs and set up an office in the laundry room of our Seattle home. Having young twins was a handful and like all parents there were times when we just needed a little down time to take a shower or make dinner! In our diligent efforts to be conscientious parents, we discovered that what we were looking for--developmentally appropriate content that truly engaged our children rather than just putting them to sleep--wasn't available. That's when we began to form the ideas and concepts behind Braincandy. Editing our first DVD between "spin cycles" and the zen-like sounds of our Kenmore dryer, we saw our vision turn into reality. Click to read the rest of this entry

By The Nutrition Twins®

Tammy Lakatos Shames, RD, CDN, CFT and Lyssie Lakatos, RD, CDN, CFT

www.NutritionTwins.com

Why do you need protein when you're pregnant?

Protein is necessary for the growth and development of all new cells. It's needed for proper growth and development of the baby, as well as for the placenta, amniotic tissues and maternal tissues. Blood volume increases by 50% during pregnancy and protein is essential for blood production.

How much protein should you get? Click to read the rest of this entry

The following celebrities are twins. Some of them may surprise you!

Mario Andretti

Karen Black

Gisele Bundchen

Jose Canseco

Aaron Carter

Ann B. Davis

Vin Diesel

John A. Elway

Horace Grant

Deidre Hall

Linda Hamilton

Paul and Morgan Hamm

Heloise

Jill Hennessy

Scarlett Johansson

Ashton Kutcher

Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby)

Joel and Benji Madden

Alanis Morissette

Tia and Tamera Mowry

Gunnar Nelson

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Alexandra Paul

Isabella Rossellini

Kiefer Sutherland

Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten

Billy Dee Williams

ONE YEAR OLDS LAND NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN WITH BRAWNY®

New York, N.Y.--March 12, 2008--Twin year old tots, Sabrina and Courtney Walsh, have just landed a national ad campaign with consumer paper towel giant, Brawny®, thanks to TheCuteKid.com, now the world's biggest online child photo and family site.

Veteran talent agent, Tamara Markowitz, hired by Brawny to find the little faces for its new campaign, turned to what has become her favorite trade tool, TheCuteKid.com. After a few lucky clicks, she struck advertising gold, calling Melissa Kay, Talent & Casting Relations at TheCuteKid^TM to report she'd found the Brawny® kids on the site. Click to read the rest of this entry

Every year, more than 3,000 sets of twins of all ages and from all around the world gather in Twinsburg, Ohio. It is the world's largest annual gathering of twins! Held the first weekend in August, the Twins Days Festival is an occasion for fun, as well as scientific exploration. Each year, researchers and scientists show up to conduct various surveys and experiments with twin participants. Other events include a "Double Take" parade, a twins' talent show, fireworks, a golf outing and other contests. There has even been a double wedding-twins marrying twins, of course! So, how did this amazing gathering get started? Here's a history lesson: Click to read the rest of this entry