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		<title>Disney Expands Refunds on Baby Einstein Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OOPS! Big news: Disney is expanding a refund program for its Baby Einstein videos.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://www.fivehens.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/200910241737.jpg" alt="200910241737.jpg" width="138" height="198" />The Associated Press reported today that The Walt Disney Co. is expanding a refund program for its &#8220;Baby Einstein&#8221; videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational claims. The company upgraded a customer satisfaction program beginning last month by explicitly offering cash refunds on any DVDs bought from June 5, 2004 to September 4, 2009. Here are the details of the program directly from <a title="Baby Einstein refund" href="http://babyeinstein.com/parentsguide/satisfaction/upgrade_us.html" target="_blank">Disney&#8217;s website</a>.</p>
<h3>The Baby Einstein™ DVD Upgrade or Money Back Guarantee</h3>
<h4>Participation Guidelines</h4>
<p>To participate, you must have purchased a <em>Baby Einstein</em> DVD between June 5, 2004 and September 4, 2009.</p>
<p>If you are not satisfied with the <em>Baby Einstein DVD</em> you purchased during the period mentioned above, for a limited time beginning on September 4, 2009 and ending on March 4, 2010, you may exchange it for one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>One (1) Baby Einstein Book of your choice</li>
<li>One (1) Baby Einstein music CD of your choice</li>
</ul>
<p>- Or -</p>
<ul>
<li>One (1) coupon for 25% off the purchase of one Little Einsteins™ product. Redeemable with promotion code only at DisneyStore.com.</li>
</ul>
<p>or you may return it, and we will refund the current retail value of the DVD ($15.99).</p>
<p>To request your DVD exchange or refund (limited to four (4) per household), you must follow the steps below for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">each</span> DVD returned (<strong>note</strong>: you may return more than one DVD in the same mailing envelope, but you MUST include a completed mail-in certificate or completed 8½x11 sheet of paper for each DVD you are returning) :</p>
<p>1. Package the DVD, in its original DVD case (if available), into a suitable mailing envelope or package.<br />
2. Include the completed (hand-printed) request form below or an 8½x11 sheet of paper with your signature, name, address, telephone number and email address.<br />
3. Indicate the DVD title you are returning and date of purchase.<br />
4. Check the appropriate box on the exchange/refund request form found below or write in on your sheet of paper your choice of :<br />
(a) An exchange for one (1) Baby Einstein Book OR one (1) Baby Einstein music CD. Please write in the product name or title in the appropriate space found on the refund request form below OR on your sheet of paper;<br />
(b) A coupon for 25% off one (1) Little Einsteins™ product purchased online at DisneyStore.com; or<br />
(c) A refund.<br />
5. Submissions must be postmarked by March 4, 2010.<br />
6. Mail to:</p>
<p>The <strong>Baby Einstein</strong> DVD Guarantee/Upgrade Offer<br />
P.O. Box 3200<br />
Neenah, WI 54957-3200</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the mail-in certificate you&#8217;ll need:</p>
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		<title>Go Wild with the Five Hens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Wild Week on Five Hens!  All this week, we&#8217;ll be featuring posts on how you and your family can enjoy wildlife.  Upcoming posts will include a guest post from Barbara Spagnuolo, Natural Resource Specialist for the City of Castle Rock, Colorado on Experiencing Wildlife Safely with Your Kids.  We&#8217;ll also help you find ways [...]]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s Wild Week on Five Hens!  All this week, we&#8217;ll be featuring posts on how you and your family can enjoy wildlife.  Upcoming posts will include a guest post from Barbara Spagnuolo, Natural Resource Specialist for the City of Castle Rock, Colorado on <a title="Experiencing Wildlife Safely" href="Experiencing Wildlife Safely with Your Kids" target="_blank">Experiencing Wildlife Safely with Your Kids</a>.  We&#8217;ll also help you find ways to get outside with your kids with the National Wildlife Federation&#8217;s &#8220;Be Out There Guide&#8221;, carve some great wildlife pumpkins with the World Wildlife Fund&#8217;s awesome wild pumpkin stencils, and find the Top 10 Zoos in the U.S. for you and your family.  We&#8217;ll also be reviewing and giving away a copy of <em>National Geographic&#8217;s Ten Best of Everything : Families</em> book to help you find even more ways to get out there, as well as reviewing and giving away tickets to one of our favorite wildlife attractions here in Colorado, the Wildlife Experience.  So join us this week and go wild with the Five Hens!</p>
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		<title>The Hen House Newsletter Hits the Stands Today</title>
		<link>http://www.fivehens.com/henhouse_october/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Five Hens are happy to announce the release of the first edition of our Hen House Newsletter. ]]></description>
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<p>The Five Hens are happy to announce the release of the first edition of our Hen House Newsletter.  It&#8217;s chock full of all the Five Hens news and info plus exclusive content not yet available on our website.  You can also get a glimpse of all of our upcoming <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/category/giveaways/">giveaways</a>, <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/category/product_reviews/">product reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/category/do-good-challenges/">&#8220;Do Good&#8221; Challenges</a> and post topics for the month of October.  If you haven&#8217;t already, please <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/subscribe-today/">subscribe</a> to The Hen House Newsletter to get all the latest Five Hens news and information delivered to your e-mail inbox every month. Subscribers also receive exclusive giveaway and freebie offers announced only in our newsletter.  Click <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/subscribe-today/">here</a> to subscribe now.</p>
<h3>October Hen House Newsletter Slideshow</h3>
<p>Check out the lightbox slideshow below for images of the new Hen House newsletter. Simply click on a thumbnail to start the slideshow. Details and information for each screenshot are located at the bottom of the image in the slideshow.</p>

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		<title>Friday Freebies: Smithsonian Magazine&#8217;s FREE Museum Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Five Hens, we love museums and this Saturday, September 26th, the Smithsonian Magazine is doing us all good by hosting a FREE Museum Day. That&#8217;s right. Compliments of the Smithsonian Magazine, you can enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to literally hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide on Saturday [...]]]></description>
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<p>At the Five Hens, we love museums and this Saturday, September 26th, the Smithsonian Magazine is doing us all good by hosting a <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/index.html" target="_blank">FREE Museum Day</a>. That&#8217;s right. Compliments of the Smithsonian Magazine, you can enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to literally hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide on Saturday (and some on Sunday too). To get your free admission, you&#8217;ll need to present a Museum Day admission card at participating Museum Day locations. You can download your admission card from the Smithsonian&#8217;s site by clicking that big Museum Day Admission Card picture right here on our site.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Museum Day Admission Card" href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="Museum Day Admission Card" src="http://www.fivehens.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/admission_card-2009.jpg" alt="Museum Day Admission Card" width="300" height="213" /></a></p>
<p><span id="more-621"></span>If you can&#8217;t visit one of the museums in person, there are great <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/podcasts.html" target="_blank">podcasts</a> available for you to listen and learn without having to leave your house. You can listen to tours, lectures and fun facts from participating Museum Day museums. You can also follow the goings-on of <a href="http://twitter.com/MuseumDay" target="_blank">Museum Day on Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>To find a venue or museum near you, head over here to the <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venue.html" target="_blank">Smithsonian&#8217;s Museum Day Venue Search Page</a>. Have a great time learning this weekend!</p>
<h3>BONUS Giveaway: Enter to Win FREE admission tickets to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science</h3>
<p>In honor of Museum Day, today Five Hens is giving away four <strong>FREE</strong> tickets to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. <strong><a title="DMNS Giveaway" href="http://www.fivehens.com/dmns_bonus/">Click here</a></strong> to find out how to enter for a chance to win.</p>
<h3>This Week&#8217;s Museum-themed &#8220;Do Good&#8221; Challenge</h3>
<p>We hope you enjoy your freebies.  Please visit our special <a href="do-good-challenge-volunteer-at-a-museum">museum-themed &#8220;Do Good&#8221; Challenge</a> to find out a great way that you can give back to our world, our kids, and each other.</p>
<p><a title="Museum Day admission card" href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html" target="_blank"></a></p>
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		<title>The Hen House Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.fivehens.com/the-hen-house-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to The Hen House Newsletter to get all the latest Five Hens news and information about upcoming giveaways, blog posts, special events and more.]]></description>
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<p>The Five Hens are super excited and happy to announce our new <strong>Hen House Newsletter</strong>.  Once a month, we&#8217;ll be sending out a newsletter filled with all the latest Five Hens news and information about upcoming giveaways, blog posts, special events and more. Subscribers also receive <em><strong>exclusive </strong></em>subscriber giveaway and freebie offers announced <strong>only</strong> in our newsletter.  You can subscribe to The Hen House Newsletter <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/subscribe-today/">right here</a> or just click on the little newspaper icon over in our &#8220;Follow the Five Hens&#8221; sidebar on the right.  So, <a href="http://www.fivehens.com/subscribe-today/">subscribe today</a> and find out what&#8217;s going in The Hen House.</p>
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		<title>The Search is on for Disney&#8217;s 2010 Moms Panel</title>
		<link>http://www.fivehens.com/the-search-is-on-for-disneys-2010-moms-panel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you and your family experienced a Walt Disney World Resort? Are you a self-proclaimed expert on all there is to see and do? Well, if so, then Disney would like to hear from you! Disney is currently looking for moms to become part of the Walt Disney World Moms Panel. These individuals will take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Disney Moms Panel" href="http://disneyworldforum.disney.go.com/recruiting/about_the_program.aspx" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;" title="Disney Moms Panel" src="http://www.fivehens.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mom_panel_2010.jpg" alt="Disney Moms Panel" width="154" height="241" /></a>Have you and your family experienced a Walt Disney World Resort? Are you a self-proclaimed expert on all there is to see and do? Well, if so, then Disney would like to hear from you!</p>
<p>Disney is currently looking for moms to become part of the Walt Disney World Moms Panel. These individuals will take the reigns from the current panel of moms starting in January of 2010. Members of the Moms Panel get to share views of their own Disney vacation experiences as they answer questions and provide advice to families planning a trip to Walt Disney World Resorts. As a member of the Moms Panel, you&#8217;ll get a <strong>FREE</strong> trip to Disney December 4-8, 2009. To find out more about the program and how to enter, head over to the <a href="http://disneyworldforum.disney.go.com/recruiting/about_the_program.aspx" target="_blank">Disney Moms Panel website</a>.</p>
<p>Applications will be taken from 9:00 am EDT on September 10, 2009 (that&#8217;s <strong>TODAY</strong>) through 11:59 pm EDT September 20, 2009 or when they have reached 20,000 applicants, whichever comes first.</p>
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		<title>Daily Laughter from Being Five</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Hens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting today, we'll be featuring some daily laughter on our website from one of the funniest online comic strips called Being Five by George Sfarnas.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may have noticed it already, but starting today, we&#8217;ll be featuring some daily laughter on our website provided by one of the funniest online comic strips called &#8220;<a href="http://beingfive.blogspot.com/">Being Five</a>&#8221; by George Sfarnas. We absolutely adore this comic strip. It&#8217;s witty, cute, and it really hits home, especially if you happen to have a five year old! So, check out our new <strong>Daily Laughter Section</strong> of our sidebar and add a smile to your day.<br />
<a href="http://beingfive.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.prunejuicecomics.com/beingfive.gif" alt="Visit BEING FIVE Comics" width="500" /></a></p>
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		<title>Going live September 1, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well folks, we kicked the tires, drank lots of coffee, and got our act together.  Five Hens is going live tomorrow morning, September 1, 2009.  Can&#8217;t wait to see you all right here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well folks, we kicked the tires, drank lots of coffee, and got our act together.  Five Hens is going live tomorrow morning, September 1, 2009.  Can&#8217;t wait to see you all right here.</p>
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