Expo Mom 2016: The Motherhood Journey + a Giveaway!

When I was a new mom, I'm grateful there's Mommy Mundo and Expo Mom. I discovered new brands, met mompreneurs who now are my friends, joined Pregnant Pause and even became a mompreneur who sells at Expo Mom because I really believed in Mommy Mundo's advocacy. Now on its ninth year, Mommy Mundo brings you Expo Mom 2016 on April 29-30 at the Glorietta Activity Center!

This year's theme is The Motherhood Journey. Being a mom is very challenging, whether you are pregnant, a new mom, a mom with a toddler, a mom raising a child/ren or even a mom to teens, you'll find both enlightenment and encouragement at this year's Expo Mom. This year, Expo Mom: The Motherhood Journey has four badges that represents what stage you are in this exciting journey of motherhood!

I'm a mom of two pre-schoolers! I still can't believe that R will be in big school already this coming school year. I no longer have a baby at home. Haha! I'm excited but at the same time very emotional about this new milestone. He'll be celebrating his first birthday in school and there will be a lot of firsts for him this year! With the two of them now at this stage, I already know the dynamics. Being yaya-less on/off for a year made me a more independent mom, sometimes it's still hard to handle situations when the both of them are being difficult! Haha! It's really a journey, a challenging but exciting one!

Share your #themotherhoodjourney stories and you might just win a prize! Check the prizes and mechanics below! See you at the Expo Mom!!!

Expectant moms can win a Snug-a-hug pillow, Blanqi supportwear, and Mother-K gift box worth P8,950.

Moms with babies get a chance to win a Georgia Sleigh Cot worth P28,000

Moms with toddlers may win an Aprica Stroller Luxuna Light worth P24,999.75

Moms of kids get to win an ETL Learning Book Set worth P49,915

Consolation prizes from our sponsors are also up for grabs!!

Contest Mechanics: 

1. Follow Mommy Mundo on FB, Twitter, and IG

2. (1 pt) Share what stage you are in your motherhood by reporting the (stage) icon  or using it as your profile picture. For all posts, use the appropriate hashtags as follows:

a. Stork: #bellyblessedmama #themotherhoodjourney #expomom2016 #mommymundo

b. Carriage: #momwithababy #themotherhoodjourney #expomom2016 #mommymundo

c. Sock: #momwithatot #themotherhoodjourney #expomom2016 #mommymundo

d. Pinwheel: #lovemykid #themotherhoodjourney #expomom2016 #mommymundo

3. (1 pt) Share your motherhood story by posting a personal photo and telling us about your motherhood journey. Tag @mommymundo and use these hashtags #themotherhoodjourney #expomom2016 #mommymundo

Make sure to tag @mommymundo and @expomom and set your account to public until April 30

4. (1 pt) Share the Expo Mom 2016 official poster and say that you are going to @expomom

5. Posts may be on Facebook, twitter, or instagram

6. Posts that are published until April 30 will be counted

7. Posts will be monitored and counted manually and winner will be drawn based on  accumulated points via Rafflecopter.

**Full terms and conditions for this contest may be found on: http://mommymundo.com/2016/04/the-expo-mom-the-motherhood-journey-giveaway/#.VwzGGLSFOfQ

Expo Mom: The Motherhood Journey is co-presented by Caltrate Plus, Pampers, and Belo Baby and supported by Sun Life, Clearascar, Mott’s 100% Apple Juice, Downy Baby Gentle, Fuji/Instax, Waters Philippines, and Stanley Ong Photography with Celebrity Mom, Working Mom, Diva Universal and Crossover as media sponsors, Glorietta and Ayala Malls as venue sponsor, and Creative Juice Communications as logistics partner. 

Entrance at Expo Mom is free of charge but a donation of any amount will be accepted for the Mommy Mundo MOMSHARE fund. Proceeds of the fund goes to literacy projects for the street children of Childhope Asia and public School kids under the Alpabasa programs.  MomShare also supports needs of underprivileged moms and kids. Mommy Mundo Passport holders get an Expo Mom tote bag.

Expo Mom is the banner event of Mommy Mundo, an organization dedicated to educating,  inspiring, and empowering moms with useful, relevant, and up-to-date information.

Be a King and Queen of Candies at the Candy Corner Kingdom This Weekend, December 12-14!

I remember when I was younger (younger talaga?! haha!), I would always go to a Candy Corner and grab some of those strawberry gummies and those teeth/gums gummies! But I haven't had those in a long time! Y and R haven't had their Candy Corner experience yet so I'm taking them this weekend to the Candy Corner Kingdom from December 12-14 from 10:00AM to 10:00PM at the Glorietta Activity Center! Time for them to become a #CandyCornerKid at the #CandyCornerKingdom!

Come to the castle made of candies and dreams, and gummy bears, smiles, and yes, jelly beans! You're all invited, so come and have fun! Experience the magic of the Candy Corner Kingdom!

To get a free ticket, just purchase Php500 worth of products from the Candy Christmas Market or buy the ticket for Php300 at the Candy Castle's gates! You can also win tickets by checking out Candy Corner Facebook Page!

There will be fun and exciting games, hands-on activities, interactive booth displays and of course lots and lots of candies!!! Find your favorites from Jelly Belly, Wonka, Brown & Haley, Noble Chocolates, Cacao and Nuts About Candy! See you there!!!

Glorietta's Midnight Madness Sale, Flash Sale and Mall Hours For The Holidays!

More shopping time for you this weekend as it is Glorietta's Midnight Madness Sale!

Get a chance to win a Subaru Forester or Philippine Airlines tickets for two when you shop at Glorietta.

November 28 : 12nn - 1pm

November 29 : 11am - 12nn

November 30 : 7pm - 8pm

Plus a Flash Sale you wouldn't want to miss! An additional 20% discount spree! Just look for stores with FLASH SALE poster!

And if you can't do your shopping this weekend, there's always next time! Check out Glorietta's mall hours for the holidays!

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Facebook: Glorietta

Instagram: @iloveglorietta

Twitter: @gloriettatweets

How We Spent Our Mother's Day Weekend: Storytelling at Gap and The Sexy Chef Cooking Demo

How did you spend Mother's Day Weekend? It was a busy weekend for us. Event, lunch, event, dinner. It was a busy weekend for us!

First event was a Storytelling Event at Gap Shangri-La! Gap released their Paddington Bear X Gap Baby Collection and the Project Mom Authors Amanda Griffin-Jacob and Bianca Araneta-Elizalde were the guest storytellers.

Super cute collection! Look at that jacket!

While waiting for the event to start, Y had  her arms painted with a Paddington Bear!

She asked for flowers so there! :)

Then the Glam-O-Mamas came to read a short excerpt from a Paddington Bear book.

Thank you Bianca and Amanda for that short and sweet afternoon of storytelling!

The next day, we had Mother's Day lunch with my family then we're off to another event before capping off our Mother's day with ramen night with my family!

I asked the hubby to take the kids to ride a train ride while I attend a short cooking demo by The Sexy Chef. I was with Patty, Jackie and Belle! We were able to try and taste the dishes they cooked. And it was good ha!

The Sexy Chef

Tofu Sandwich which tastes like Egg Mayo Sandwich!

Jap Chae

Malunggay Shrimp Fried Rice

Eating all those sample dishes made me even more fuller from lunch but the dishes were really good. I hope I can replicate at home! After the cooking demo, we all trooped to Glorietta's Mom Wellness Fair to check out the booths and activities!

It's an afternoon well spent with the SoMoms! Thank you Janice for inviting us!

A&D Weekend Guide: #NationalFlipFlopDayPH, Pop Up Kids & Craft And Be Merry, Zalora in Glorietta, Shop @ Enderun!

This weekend is all about flip-flops, your favorite brands for your kids and a crafternoon!

Need new flip-flops for your upcoming beach trip? Havainas will have a storewide sale on Friday only! It's #NationalFlipFlopDayPH!

Want to shop? Come to the Pop Up Kids on Saturday! Awesome brands in one pop up!

Want to do some crafting? Listen to good music? Heima is having an event on Saturday! Reserve a slot now na!

Zalora celebrates its 2nd year with its first ever Pop Up in Glorietta this Friday (April 11)  to Sunday (April 13).

Or shop at Shop @ Enderun also this weekend! 

Plan your weekends and visit these awesome events! Hope to see you in one of them!

Glorietta's Back To School Midnight Madness Sale!

Last Monday's activity was probably the most exercise and running I did after giving birth! Haha! It was tiring but also super fun! There's no one boring moment with the SoMoms!

So what's this activity I'm talking about? Ayala Malls invited the SoMoms for a Back-To-School challenge! Eight of us (SoMoms and a SoDad) were divided to four teams. And my partner was Tin of Manila Fashion Observer!

Each team was tasked to come up with the best and most complete Back-to-School concept for Moms and Kids. Prize at stake?

Hello Kitty mp3 Players! Cute!

After picture taking...Here we are!

Ready...

Set...

Go!!!!

We went from one store to another to find good buys! We were given 60 minutes to scour Glorietta for the best deals that will go with concept!

Tin and I browsing thru Papemelroti

And here's some of my great finds!

Notebook starts from Php28 only!

Janilyn Flats at Php399

Super cute dress from Basics for Kids on sale for Php272.50 only!

Hobo Chic Bag for only Php1000 at Payless! Perfect for mommies like us!

Another Payless find: Aztec Body Bag for only Php796!

Although we finished the race first, we didn't win. Boo! But that's ok because I had so much fun running around Glorietta! Heehee!

The Midnight Madness Sale starts today! Make a mad dash to Glorietta later and shop shop shop for your back to school needs and more!