Miscellaneous Mentionables

I frequently receive email from companies asking me to share news or discounts with my readers. Each week I’ll gather the best requests and share them with you here.

Play-Doh Ready, Go Play-Doh contest

Embracing the idea of creating food, Play-Doh has created a “Ready, Go Play-Doh” contest where our kids can come up with their own Play-Doh “food” creations for a chance to win a makeover of both their playroom and their school’s playroom. You can visit www.ReadyGoPlayDoh.com to enter by uploading a photo of your child’s food-inspired Play-Doh creation along with the “recipe” to make it.

The grand prize winner of the “Ready, Go Play-Doh” contest will win $10,000: $5,000 for a playroom makeover as well as a $5,000 “Doh-nation” to their child’s school. Contest entries will be accepted through September 30, 2009. On October 15, 2009, the ten finalists will be posted on ReadyGoPlayDoh.com and the public will vote on who receives the $10,000 prize! The website will also feature a gallery of entries, so even if you don’t win, everyone can see your child’s creation.

Care.com Year Of Care Giveaway

www.care.com is running the Year of Care Giveaway. It’s a sweepstakes open to all families across the U.S. We’re giving away $12,445–the cost of a year of child care for the average American family as part of an effort to raise awareness of the high cost burden and stress families are under when it comes to caregiving.

All parents have to do to win the $12,445 prize is to visit Care.com anytime from Sept. 14-Oct. 9 and sign up for a free Basic Membership or subscribe for a full Premium Membership. Or if you’re already a Care.com member, register through their homepage.

Wallet-Friendly Fall Hair Tips from Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

Whether still coping personally with the down economy or just sticking with new recession-savvy spending habits learned this year, moms today consider value-conscious beauty options of high importance. Fantastic Sams® Hair Salons is offering some tips on affordable and cutting edge styles for this fall. Fantastic Sams Hair Salons is one of the world’s largest full-service hair care franchises and provides the same quality services as independent salons, but at a fraction of the cost.

Recession-Friendly Fall Color – Fantastic Sams Hair Salons Tipping & Highlift Services

This year’s trends point to fall themes that will take on a more natural look, with more color applied under the crown area rather than surface. As a result, the new growth will be less noticeable and will allow clients to stretch their salon visits during the economic crunch. Fantastic Sams Hair Salons’ tipping and highlift services allow customers to receive face framing highlights on the ends of the hair rather than full head foils. These color applications light up the face, are less costly and are low in maintenance.

For Blondes – Clarifying Services

Spent the summer in the pool with the kids? At Fantastic Sams Hair Salons, blondes receive clarifying services to rid the hair of product and mineral buildup that may cause the blonde tones to look flat or off tone, especially if they have been in chlorinated pools. An affordable “clear glossing treatment” for blondes adds shine and enhances blonde tones.

For Brunettes & Redheads – Glossing Treatments

At Fantastic Sams Hair Salons we keep brunettes’ and redheads’ color looking fresh by providing affordable glossing treatments in between color services. Fantastic Sams stylists can add in color pigment to the gloss to bump up the color and keep it looking great in between visits.

A full listing of Fantastic Sams Hair Salons can be found at www.fantasticsams.com.

Tags: Care.com, Fantastic Sams, Play-Doh

Category: Announcements