Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Win a Hawaiian Prize Pack

Host Blog: Go Visit Hawaii
Deadline to Enter: August 31, 2007
Prize: A Hawaiian Prize Pack (value $60)

For those who can't make it to the Hawaiian Islands, how about some great local products to make you feel like you're there? Go Visit Hawaii is giving away an awesome prize pack to one lucky winner. All you need to do is subscribe to their blog via email or RSS. Then look for a secret message and email them to be entered into the drawing.

If you link back to the contest and your name is chosen as the winner, you'll also get $25 to Amazon.com. How cool is that?

Win with Chittypulga

Host Blog: Adventures in Babywearing
Deadline to Enter: August 3, 2007 9pm CST
Prize: $75 to Chittypulga

Just stop by Adventures in Babywearing, sign the Mr.Linky, and leave a comment saying you'd like to win. Then link back to the contest post and/or put this button on your site.


Monday, July 30, 2007

Want Your Very Own MomSpit?

Host Blog: From Dates to Diapers, and Beyond
Deadline to Enter: August 4, 2007
Prize: 7 oz. bottle of MomSpit

Quoted From Dates to Diapers, and Beyond - "Inspired by the original, MomSpit works so much better to clean away the dirt and grime, leaving skin feeling clean and moisturized. MomSpit does not contain alcohol, or other harmful ingredients, and it even comes in two scrumptious scents - fig & green tea and lemon & white tea - so it smells way better than the original, too!"

To win your free bottle, send an email to FromDatestoDiapers@yahoo.com stating how MomSpit came about. A random winner will be selected on August 5th.


Run with Sk*rt

Host Blog: Sk*rt, The Blog
Deadline to Enter: August 5, 2007
Prize: a pair of Ryka Shoes

To celebrate their official launch, Sk*rt is giving away 20 pairs of Ryka Shoes, and you get to choose the one you want! There are 3 ways to enter:
  1. Vote on at least 10 items (in either the up-and-coming section or the popular section) every day this week (M-F).
  2. Submit a link every day this week (M-F)
  3. Leave a comment on at least 2 sk*rt items every day this week (M-F)
Then email them at sharethelove@sk*rt.com by August 5th and let them know which option(s) you chose. Winners will be announced on August 7th.

Simply A Boy Sportscar Giveaway

Host Blog: Design Mom
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007, midnight PST
Prize: Play Toys Sports Car by Simply A Boy

How cool would this little sports car look in your playroom? To enter this giveaway, just stop by the contest post and leave a comment. That's it! Hurry, time is running out!

Win $100 from Amazon.com

Host Blog: Making Money Online
Deadline to Enter: August 27, 2007 or after 400 entries (whichever comes first)
Prize: $100 Amazon.com

Socrates O'Doul is the writer of Making Money Online, a blog dedicated to helping people navigate through the maze of online financial opportunities. Right now he's holding a giveaway to one lucky random winner.

All you need to do to enter this giveaway is write a 100 word post and link back to Making Money Online. When you're done, include this line:

"Socrates O'Doul is giving away $100 in Amazon.com cash. Link to him and make money."

Then leave a comment on the contest post so that he knows you're participating.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Back to School with Gymboree

Host Blog: Love Shak, Baby
Deadline to Enter: August 17, 2007, midnight
Prize: $250 gift certificate to Gymboree

What parent doesn't love Gymboree? They have the most adorable clothing for kids! To help get your kids ready for back-to-school, Love Shak, Baby is giving away two gift certificates to Gymboree worth $250 each.

To enter, just visit the contest post and leave a comment saying what is your child's favorite thing about going back to school. You'll also need to publish a post on your site with the image below and link back to the contest.

The winners will be announced on August 18th.

A FLOR Giveaway

Host Blog: Tangled and True
Deadline to Enter: July 29, 2007, midnight, PST
Prize: FLOR Square Dance Area Rug (in blue/brown)

Check out these cool and unique area rugs from FLOR. To win a set for yourself, just enter Tangled and True's giveaway by leaving a comment on their contest post.

Win $300!

Host Blog: Marketing Pilgrim
Deadline to Enter: August 31, 2007
Prize: $300 (possibly $600)

To enter, just subscribe to Marketing Pilgrim's RSS feed and keep an eye out for a secret message on the bottom of one of their posts. You must be subscribed to be able to see this message. Once you do, just email them at contestATmarketingpilgrim.com. One lucky winner will be selected.

As a bonus, if they reach 10,000 subscribers by the time a winner is chosen, the prize will be increased to $600! Spread the word! For more info, please see the contest post.

Win a 37 inch Flat-Panel LCD HDTV

Host Blog: 5 Minutes for Mom
Deadline to Enter: August 17, 2007, 12:00 am, EST
Prize: Insignia 37" Flan-Panel LCD HDTV courtesy of Best Buy (value $799.99)

Can you believe this? 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away this awesome prize to one lucky random winner. To enter, just publish a post on your site linking back to the contest post. Then stop by 5 Minutes for Mom and leave a comment. Hurry, you have to get in on this one!

Get Ready for School with Sesame Street

Host Blog: 5 Minutes for Mom
Deadline to Enter: August 15, 2007
Prize: Sesame Street's Ready for School DVD

Perfect for getting your child ready to go back to school. The ladies at 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away this DVD to 10 lucky winners. To enter, just leave a comment on the contest post and the winners will be selected on August 16th.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL COMMENTS!

THE WINNER IS: Beanish and Other Languages I'm Learning.

Today is the beginning of the Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway! Woo Hoo! Free stuff!

It will be held all week and winners will be announced on Friday. For a list of participants, please stop by Rocks in My Dryer where Shannon will have a Mr. Linky up for your convenience. All you need to do is visit the various blogs and enter a comment on each giveaway post. That's it! The more giveaways you enter, the better your chances of winning something!

Here's what I'm giving away:

A Charm Pen from my favorite store in Hawaii, Cinnamon Girl.

I love this pen so much that I actually bought a few of them a while ago. One I use for work and receive so many compliments on it. One I recently gave away to a bloggy friend for her birthday. And one I'll give away here.

It's a silver and black pen (blue ink) with a pink crystal heart on the top. It comes with 4 charms - purse, shoe, dress, martini glass. You can attach any number amount of these charms to the pen's clip.

Talk about a fashion statement!

To win this cute pen, just leave a comment below and a random winner will be selected and posted on Friday. Good luck!

Don't forget to stop by An Island Life to see what I'm giving away over there!


The C3 Project

Host Blog: Carbon Conscious Consumer
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: $6000 landscape design package from Jim Pollack Design

C3 is dedicated to to helping people eat locally grown foods. To do this, they've started a campaign to get people involved by giving away a grand prize worth $6000. All you need to do is be the person who refers the most participants. For more info, please visit Carbon Conscious Consumer.

Thank you to Aimee for this tip.

Computer Games for Kids

Host Blog: Spilt Milk
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: DVD Computer Games - Finding Nemo, ET Away From Home, & Lego Preschool

All you have to do is copy and past the following info (as is) and then leave a comment in the contest post.

I am entering a blog contest run by Tee at Spilt Milk. Spilt Milk is a blog about many things, including, a meddling mother-in-law, her Latino husband, motherhood, raising boys, reviews of cool products, books, funny life observations, and her struggle with religion and self esteem. The prize is a 3-pack of popular kid's computer games, and all I had to do to enter was to cut and paste this code onto my blog. I hope I win!
A random winner will be chosen on August 1st.

Looking for a Make Over?


All you need to do is put this image up on your blog and link back to Splat Designs. Don't forget to sign the Mr.Linky!


Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Win a Laptop Briefcase

Host Blog: Blog About Your Blog
Deadline to Enter: August 7, 2007
Prize: Eco-Friendly Laptop Briefcase (value $180)

Blog about your Blog is hosting another great contest where you can win a 180$ laptop briefcase from Eco-Handbags. Eco Handbags produce eco-friendly handbags, because they are all made from recycled products.

To enter, just write a post and link back to the contest site and their sponsor. A winner will be randomly selected.

I wonder if it comes in pink?

Transformers DVD Set Giveaway

Host Blog: Bullz-Eye
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: 14 DVD Set of The Transformers

My nephew would love me forever if I won this! For a chance to win 14 Transformers DVD movies, just email them at contests@bullz-eye.com. You would need to put "Transformers DVD" in the subject line and include your name and mailing address in the body of the email.

Jet Settin' Travel Kit

Host Blog: The Opinionated Parent
Deadline to Enter: July 26, 2007, midnight MST
Prize: Jet Settin' Make-Up Artist Sketch Book

What a great gift this would make for any tween girl. Here is the manufacturer's description:
This travel size fashion design sketch book set is the perfect size to take along on trips... It's a great "carry-on" for fashion design fun! Includes trifold sketch book, 25 sheet croqui pad, 12 mini colored pencils, eraser, sharpener, 9 mini markers, color chart and fashion style guide.
To enter this giveaway, just email The Opinionated Parent at theopinionatedparent@gmail.com with Make-Up in the subject line and list another cool Fashion Angle product.

Win a Set of Dado Cubes

Host Blog: Mums The Wurd
Deadline to Enter: July 27, 2007, 10pm
Prize: a set of Dado Cubes

And what are Dado Cubes? "A contemporary twist on classic stacking blocks, Dado™ engages the imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures."

To win a set of your own, just leave a comment on this contest post including your contact info. Two lucky random winners will be selected.


Monday, July 23, 2007

Win an iPod Shuffle

Host Blog: Brandon-Hopkins
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: iPod Shuffle

Here's another chance for you to win an iPod Shuffle. All you need to do is link back to Brandon's contest post and his sponsor, Business-Cards-Free.com. A random winner will be selected on August 1st.

Love For Parker

Host Blog: Slurping Life
Deadline to Enter: July 27, 2007
Prize: various

For those who do not know Parker, he's an amazing little boy with huge medical conditions. Not only was he born with Down Syndrome, he also has Pulmonary Hypertension, a Tethered Spinal Cord, Bowel Obstruction, and a Failure to Thrive. You can just imagine what his medical bills amount to! Unfortunately, the family does not qualify for medicaid.

That's where Love for Parker comes in. Melody from Slurping Life has come up with a great idea to help Parker's family with some of the medical costs. Between now and July 27th, you can donate a monetary amount via the PayPal button at Slurping Life. Everyone who donates will be eligible to win some fabulous prizes such as:

HP Photosmart R837 digital camera, camera case, and HP Photosmart A616 compact printer, carrying case, and an HP Custome 110 Series 120-0sheet Photo Value Pack.

There are also many other prizes being donated by various bloggers, myself included. So, stop by Slurping Life and donate to this worthy cause.

Love for Parker

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Product Review: Metamucil

I recently had the opportunity to review a couple of new items from Metamucil - Fibersure & Berry Blast. Actually, I made DH try them since he's always been a big fan of the leading competition. The only thing he didn't like about the "other" product was that the tablets had a chalky taste and a glass of water always had to be kept handy.

Not so with Metamucil.

Now, if it were me, I would just add Fibersure to my everyday cooking so that no one would know the difference. However, DH is the type to just go for it. He added it to plain water and amazingly it quickly desolved. It looked like an ordinary glass of water! He couldn't even taste the difference! What a great way to get your 20% of the daily recommended allowance of fiber.

Now the Berry Blast was more for me since I prefer things with a little taste. The powder mixed into a clear reddish liquid and it actually looked like juice! Even my daughter wanted to try it. The taste was not too sweet and I was able to completely drink it without constantly thinking about what it was. That was amazing.

Of course, everyone knows that Metamucil is a great way to get your daily dose of fiber. But did you know that it's also great for preventing heart disease by lowering cholesterol? So, even if you're a pretty regular person, Metamucil can still benefit your overall health.

In our opinion, Metamucil is a great product. In fact, DH has decided to switch over and see if COSTCO sells it in bulk! How's that for an endorsment?

Remember Your Worst Date?

Host Blog: Dating Tales
Deadline to Enter: August 13, 2007
Prize: $20 gift certificate to iTunes

Remember your worst date? Well, Dating Tales wants to hear all about it. To enter, just write a post about your date from hell and link back to datingtales.net. Three random winners will be selected on August 15th. For more info, please stop by the contest post.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Christmas in July Giveaway

Host Blog: Lulu's Laundry
Deadline to Enter: July 27, 2007, midnight EST
Prize: Your choice of book (up to a $20 value) from Amazon.com

Lulu is celebrating Christmas early this year. To join in on the fun, just stop by her contest post and enter to win a book from Amazon.com (your choice up to a $20 value). All you need to do is tell her what your favorite book is and she'll randomly select a winner. Good luck!

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Entertain with Henry Road

Host Blog: Hostess with the Mostess
Deadline to Enter: July 26, 2007, midnight PST
Prize: Tablecloth & 6 coordinating napkins from Henry Road (value $175)

How would you like to throw your next dinner party using one of these beautiful tablecloths? To win one, just leave a comment on the contest post. The random winner will be able to choose from the 2 designs below.

Bounce in Style

Host Blog: Design Mom
Deadline to Enter: July 22, 2007, midnight PST
Prize: a Bouncer Seat by Svan (value $120)

How cool would your baby look bouncing in this prize? To win this bouncer seat, just leave a comment on the contest post. That's it! The random winner will be announced on July 23rd and will have their choice from 3 different colors.

Who's Your Favorite Character?

Host Blog: A Mom's Review
Deadline to Enter: July 28, 2007
Prize: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Friendship Edition (value $19.99)

What child (or parent) doesn't love Winnie the Pooh? To win your copy of this DVD, just stop by the contest post and tell them who your favorite character is.

My favorite is Roo.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

XBox 360 Anyone?

Host Blog: SweetHacks Dot Com
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: XBox 360 Premium

Due to a computer crash at SweetHacks Dot Com, they're restarting this giveaway for an XBox 360. If you didn't enter then, now's your chance. There are 5 ways to enter:

  1. Comment
  2. Trackback/Pingback
  3. Favorite at Technorati
  4. Subscribe to RSS feed
  5. Donate towards the PS3 Fund (50 cents for 1 ticket)
A random winner will be selected on August 1st.

Mother & Daughter Jewelry Giveaway

Host Blog: Mums The Wurd
Deadline to Enter: July 23, 2007, 10pm
Prize: Mommy & Daughter Bracelet set by Belle Pearl

What little girl wouldn't want to wear what her Mommy is wearing? Mums the Wurd is giving away a bracelet set for you and your little princess. Just leave a comment on the contest post and you're all set! The winner will be able to choose from the following two designs.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Support A Worthy Cause

Host Blog: hello! yoshi
Deadline to Enter: by the end of the Blogathon
Prizes: $25, $15, $10 gift certificates to Amazon.com or ThinkGeek (your choice) or a 1GB USB Memory Stick

My good bloggy buddy Yoshi is participating in this year's Blogathon. To help promote his cause, he's giving away gift certificates to either Amazon.com or ThinkGeek. All you need to do is make a donation and you'll be entered in his random drawing. Donations are tax deductible!

This year, his charitable organization is the Susan G Komen for the Cure. Their motto is To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

Help make a difference and support yoshi's efforts in this great cause.


Product Review - Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters

First of all, let me say that I've never been a big fan of raisin bran cereals. I'm more of a Frosted Flakes or a Lucky Charms kind of gal. Therefore, when I received a free box of Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters to try, I wasn't really expecting much.

This new cereal from General Mills is made with whole grains with over 40% of the daily value of fiber (11 grams per serving). It also claims to be #1 in fiber among the leading raisin brans. I decided to give it a try.

Out of the box, it looks like your average raisin bran. However, I noticed that the flakes had a smooth texture which would probably make it easier to eat. It could have had more raisins, though. I love raisins.

Surprisingly, the taste was actually pretty good. I was expecting bland but the lightly sweetened wheat & bran flakes really stood out. Not bad at all. In addition, considering that I can never finish a meal in one sitting without the kids needing something, this cereal stayed pretty crunchy as it sat there in a pool of milk. Any cereal that can do that gets a "thumbs up" from me!

But don't take my word for it, try it yourself!

Carry Your Baby Around in Style

Host Blog: I'm Not Obsessed
Deadline to Enter: July 22, 2007
Prize: a baby MetroWrap (value $139)

You've probably seen this cool baby wrap that's being used by Tori Spelling. In Style Moms and I'm Not Obsessed is giving you a chance to win one of your very own.

How to enter:
  • First visit In Style Moms and take note of their contact number. It can be found on their customer service page.
  • Then launch the reader survey and fill it out entirely.

Win a COACH Handbag

Host Blog: Anna DeStefano
Deadline to Enter: July 31, 2007
Prize: a COACH Handbag

Stop by Anna DeStefano and leave a comment on any post and you'll be entered to win this fabulous COACH handbag. For more info, you can view the contest post here.

The Amazon Hop Giveway

Host Blog: The Opinionated Parent
Deadline to Enter: July 18, 2007, midnight MST
Prize: The Amazon Hop Game

The Amazon Hop is a simulated jungle board game by Moms on Edge. You choose a Good Behavior card and ask your child how they would behave in a certain situation. If you think they've answered correctly, they get to spin the Jungle Activity Spinner. The first player to cross the jungle river wins.

The Opinionated Parent is giving away this game to one lucky random winner. Just email them at theopinionatedparent@gmail.com with Amazon Hop in the subject line and tell them how much this game sells for.

Hurry! This giveaway ends tomorrow night!

Get Organzied with FranklinCovey

Host Blog: Your Heart Out
Deadline to Enter: July 23, 2007, 10pm
Prize: Business Tote by FranklinCovey

Who wouldn't love these stylish business totes? Your Heart Out is giving away 2 of them courtesy of FranklinCovey. All you need to do is leave a comment on the contest post and 2 random winners will be selected. Very cool!

Guess The Next PageRank Update And Win Google Gear!

Host Blog: Ryan Shamus dot com
Deadline to Enter: ?
Prize: Tons of Google stuff!

Apparently, the next big Google PageRank update is coming soon! Where will your site rank? To celebrate this upcoming event, Ryan Shamus dot com is holding a contest. All you need to do is guess when it will happen.

There are additional ways to earn entries:
  • Digg this contest post - 1 ticket
  • Stumble this contest post - 1 ticket
  • Subscribe to his RSS feed - 1 ticket (if you already do, let me know and I’ll award you the ticket based on the “honor” system. I trust you guys:)
  • Post a comment on another blog about this contest - 1 ticket
  • Make a mention about this contest on your blog or website with a linkback to the contest - 5 Tickets
Then contact Ryan with the number of entries you're claiming.

My guess is August 18, 2007!

Monday, July 16, 2007

Zip Bin Giveaway

Host Blog: The Opinionated Parent
Deadline to Enter: July 17, 2007, midnight
Prize: Unicorn Playscape by ZipBin

These cool bins unzip to form a playmat and back into a bin when you're done. How convenient is that? You can win your very one Unicorn Playscape from ZipBin by entering The Opinionated Parent giveaway. Just email them at theopinionatedparent@gmail.com and tell them the name of the company behind ZipBins.

DKNY Summer Bag Giveaway

Host Blog: Pinks and Blues Girls Blog
Deadline to Enter: July 23, 2007
Prize: DKNY Canvas Tote filled with summer surprises (value over $150)

What a great way to celebrate Summer! Stop by Pinks and Blues Girls Blog and check out what you can win (there are too many to list here). To enter, just leave a comment on the contest post. That's it. A random winner will be selected on July 23rd, 8pm EST

Oodles at Kangaroodle

Host Blog: Adventures in Babywearing
Deadline to Enter: July 18, 2007, 10pm CMT
Prize: $50 gift certificate to Kangaroodle

Adventures in Babywearing is giving away a $50 gift certificate to Kangaroodle to help launch their new site Mama Speaks. To enter, just write a post and link back to the contest, Kangaroodle, and Mama Speaks. Then go to the contest post and leave a comment.

A Very Bloggy Giveaway

Host Blog: Rocks In My Dryer
Deadline to Enter: July 23, 2007
Prize: varies

Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer has come up with a great idea. Why not every one who's been thinking of hosting a giveaway launch their campaign all on the same day? All giveaways will go live on July 23rd and winners should be announced on July 27th. Are you in?

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Sunday, July 15, 2007

6 Days of Prizes

Host Blog: The Prize Blog
Deadline to Enter: July 22, 2007
Prizes:

  • First Day Prize: 6 Months of a High Traffic Blogroll Link on The Prize Blog.
  • Second Day Prize: Phillips 512MB MP3 Player Originally Featured on ArsGeek.
  • Third Day Prize: $25 Cash Through PayPal courtesy of Bloggeries.
  • Fourth Day Prize: Regular Listing at Bloggeries Blog Directory.
  • Fifth Day Prize: Full site review from The Prize Blog.
  • Sixth Day Prize: Full blog review from Bloggeries (Blogs Only).
The Prize Blog is having a really cool giveaway! It's a 6-day blogging competition and some of the prizes you could win are cash prizes, MP3 players, blogroll back links, Bloggeries Blog Directory listings and complete site reviews.

There are different ways to enter.
  • Subscribe to The Prize Blog RSS Feed. (5 Entries)
  • Leave a comment on another site letting them know about the contest. (5 Entries)
  • Link to the competition via a review on your blog. (20 Entries)


I Need a New Design Contest

Host Blog: lifeBLUE
Deadline to Enter: August 8, 2007
Prize: a new blog design

Does your blog design suck? If so, you're in luck. The guys at lifeBLUE are giving away a free blog design to the person with the worst template. To enter, just go to their contest post and submit your blog. Then have all your friends stop by and vote for you. The person with the most votes will win a new blog design!

This is the one that's winning so far.

Who's My Daddy?

Host Blog: Mum's the Wurd
Deadline to Enter: July 19, 2007, 10pm CST
Prize: Who's My Daddy onesie (6-12 months) by MeMo

Great item for your little one or to give away as a gift. Mum's The Wurd is giving away this cute onesie to one lucky random winner. To enter, just leave a comment on their contest post with your email address or url.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Baby Brown Diaper Bag

Host Blog: Facipiers and Stinkytoes
Deadline to Enter: August 5, 2007
Prize: a Mustard Sprout Marshall diaper bag set (valued at over $120)

Facipiers and Stinkytoes is giving away another great diaper bag from Baby Browns. All you need to do is stop by the contest post and leave in comments some of your favorite items at Baby Browns. You may enter once per day!


b.glam baby

Host Blog: The Opinionated Parent
Deadline to Enter: July 16, 2007, midnight MST
Prize: $50 gift certificate to b.glam baby

These kids tees have the greatest phrases on them like My Aunt's a Hottie!, Grouchmeister, and Shopping with Mommy. To enter this giveaway, just email The Opinionated Parent at theopinionatedparent@gmail.com with b.glam in the subject line. Just tell them the names of the ladies behind this cool site.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Put Some Bling in Your Music

Congratulations to Spiritual Thoughts by Jenny V!

Host Blog: An Island Review
Deadline to Enter: July 13, 2007
Prize: Retractable MP3 Earphones with Swarovski Crystals (value $50)

Listening never looked so good! Be the envy of all your friends with this hot new style of earphones. These are stereo quality and work with Ipod, portable stereo, or computer audio system. Genuine pink Swarovski crystals.

How to Enter:
  1. Mention this contest on your blog with a link back to this post.
  2. Leave a comment below as to why you think you should win the bling (your comments will not increase you chances of winning but it should be fun to see what people say).
  3. A random winner will be selected on July 14th and contacted via email.
Good luck!

Shoes by Simbako

Host Blog: mod*mom
Deadline to Enter: July 16, 2007
Prize: a pair of shoes from Simbako

I don't know about you but my daughter seems to outgrow her shoes on a weekly basis. That's why I'm thrilled to have come across mod*mom's giveaway. To enter, just stop by Simbako and pick out your favorite pair of shoes. Then leave a comment at mod*mom's contest post as to which is your favorite.

These are the ones that I chose:

Win An iPhone, PS3, Wii or XBOX360

Host Blog: John Cow Dot Com
Deadline to Enter: August 14, 2007
Prize: iPhone, PS3, Wii or XBOX 360 (or anything else up to a $500 value)

Woo Hoo! Talk about the giveaway of the century! John Cow Dot Com is giving away $500 worth of prizes to one lucky winner, courtesy of his web hosting provider. You can choose anything you want! How about an iPhone? Or a PS3? Or maybe a Wii? Just write a post and link back to his contest. A random winner will be selected on August 15th. Good luck!

Win a 30gb Video Ipod

Host Blog: RussellWagner.com
Deadline to Enter: August 14, 2007
Prize: 30gb Video Ipod (black or white)

Now this is something that I definitely want! If you'd like a chance to win this Video Ipod, just write a post about this contest and link back to Russell Wagner and his contest post. A random winner will be selected on August 15th. Don't forget to email him the link to your post!

Want a Humping Dog?

Host Blog: AU Interactive
Deadline to Enter: August 7, 2007, midnight
Prize: a USB humping dog (wth?)

Someone obviously had too much time on their hands to come up with the USB humping dog. However, if you'd like one of your very own stop by AU Interactive and enter your idea of what you think Googlebot looks like. It can be a drawing, a photo, or anything else you can think of.

For the non-artistic blogger (like me) you can enter by writing a post and linking back to the contest. The person who send the most traffic over will also win one!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Product Review: Brighter Minds Children's Books

When I was asked to do a product review on a couple of books from Brighter Minds Media, I was thrilled. I've always felt that reading to your child is one of the best gifts you could ever give them. In fact, I read to my daughters before they were even born!

Brighter Minds Media is based in Columbus, Ohio and Toronto, Canada and have been publishing award winning items since 1998. Their fun and educational books and software are geared toward children ages 3 - 12.

The books that we received are:


Winter Spring Summer Fall - A Touch-and-Feel Seasons Book
This was the perfect book for Baby Bug since she's now in the put-everything-in-your-mouth stage. This sturdy and durable board book is filled with various touch-and-feel textures as well as bold colors which definitely helps to keep her attention.


30 Minutes a Day Learning System - Kindergarten
This colorful, 396 page workbook is a great supplement to Girlie Girl's school work. It includes 50 30-minute study sections which were developed and assessed by actual teachers. The pages are perforated for easy removal and there's even a Certificate of Completion which your child can proudly display when they're done.

Girlie Girl loves it so much that she actually sits there for more than 30 minutes at a time and will even prefer to complete the assignments rather than watch television. Now that's a miracle in my book!

Get Organized!

Host Blog: Blog About Your Blog
Deadline to Enter: July 17, 2007
Prize: Day Planner

Rules: Need a way to keep track of all your kids' activities? Blog About Your Blog is giving away a Day Planner to keep track of all those important dates. There are 4 ways to enter:
  1. Mention this contest on your blog and link back to his site.
  2. Leave a comment on his contest post.
  3. Subscribe to his RSS feed
  4. Stumble It!

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

What would you do with $200?

Host Blog: My Affiliate Journey
Deadline to Enter: Contest ends when 100 comments are received
Prize: Up to $200

Rules: Just stop by My Affiliate Journey and respond in comments on what you would do with $200. If you're the 100 commenter, you'll get $100. If your trackback is the 100th comment, then you'll win $200.

Win an XBox 360 Premium

Host Blog: SweetHacks.com
Deadline to Enter: July 12, 2007
Prize: XBox 360 Premium

Rules: Hey all you gamers out there - look what SweetHacks.com is giving away! Now how cool would you be if you won that? There are 5 ways to enter:

  1. Comment - 1 Ticket
  2. Grab our RSS Feed - 2 Tickets
  3. Favorite us via Technorati - 3 Tickets
  4. Review our site/Send a trackback (Linking to our main page [www.sweethacks.com] & this competition page) - 4 Tickets
  5. On top of all these, I will consider an extra ticket for every $0.50 you PAYPAL him.
For more info on this contest, stop by SweetHacks.com.