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January Bloggy Giveaways winners, the second batch

You don’t need a Jaeger watch to know what time it is. It’s time to announce the rest of the Bloggy Giveaway winners.

For each giveaway I held I put the number of entries into the Random Sequence Generator on random.org. I matched the number that came out on top to the comment bearing the same number and made sure the comment was eligible. Screenshots are attached.

The winner of the Spa Basket giveaway is #103, Samantha! Samantha’s comment was “I get about 30 minutes to myself at night before I pass out in bed. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.”

The winner of the Create Your Own Pop Up Book Kit is #1, Kat! Kat’s comment was “Oooooh I LOVE this! I would give it to my 2 adorable nieces and their momma who loves doing arts and crafts things with them just like this. This is so clever, never seen anything like it before. I am already subscribed to your feed, I’m now following you on Twitter, and have tweeted it.”

The winner of the Cahootie giveaway is #16, Cathy W! Cathy’s comment was “I subscribe via Google Reader.”

The winner of the Dragon Ball Z Figure giveaway is #27, Debbie R! Debbie’s comment was “Now this I would give to my daughter! She collects and displays a number of action figures and she loves Dragonball Z. Thank you for the chance to win!”

Congratulations everyone! Please contact me within 72 hours to confirm that you wish to accept this prize, and please include your mailing address in your reply.

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway! Please consider subscribing to my feed so you don’t miss out on anything.

Feb 04, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

January Bloggy Giveaways winners, the first batch

The winner of the Paper Shouts giveaway is #30, Heather! Heather’s comment was “I subscribed to your RSS via Google reader!”

The winner of the Day Runner Color Block Organizer is #78, Valerie M! Valerie’s comment was “button http://sweeps4california.blogspot.com/”

The winner if the Yoplait Kids Cooler And Sun Smarties giveaway is #59, Crystal Allen! Crystal’s last comment was “i would go to south padre island beach again. thanks for the giveaway! my child wears a 4t so this coverup would be perfect.”

Congratulations everyone! Please contact me within 72 hours to confirm that you wish to accept this prize, and please include your mailing address in your reply.

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway! Please consider subscribing to my feed so you don’t miss out on anything.

Feb 03, 2009 | 1 comment | View Post

Dragon Ball Z Figure giveaway

One more giveaway for day 5 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival. This time I’m giving away a Dragon Ball Z Super Saiyan Goku figure.

HOW TO WIN.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me who you’d give this prize to if you won. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE SMALL PRINT.

US addresses only please. This contest will end on Monday 02/02/09 at 11:59 pm est. Only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner will be selected by random number. The winner must contact me within 3 days to confirm they wish to receive the prize. Good luck to everyone!

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 30, 2009 | 43 comments | View Post

Cahootie giveaway

It’s day 5 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival. Today I’m giving away a girls Cahootie and a Kajeet notebook.

HOW TO WIN.

THE SMALL PRINT.

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 30, 2009 | 49 comments | View Post

Create Your Own Popup Books giveaway

It’s day 4 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival. Today I’m giving away a Create Your Own Popup Books Kit from Creativity For Kids.

HOW TO WIN.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me who you’d give this kit to if you won. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE SMALL PRINT.

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 29, 2009 | 85 comments | View Post

Spa Basket giveaway

It’s day 3 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival. Today I’m giving away a Spa Basket, a bar of lilac soap and a jar of bath salts.

HOW TO WIN.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me how often you get time all to yourself. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE SMALL PRINT.

US addresses only please. This contest will end on Sunday 02/01/09 at 11:59 pm est. Only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner will be selected by random number. The winner must contact me within 3 days to confirm they wish to receive the prize. Good luck to everyone!

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 28, 2009 | 155 comments | View Post

Yoplait Kids Cooler and Sun Smarties Coverall giveaway

It’s day 2 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival so be sure to check back daily. Today I’m giving away a new Yoplait Kids Cooler and a new Sun Smarties Two Piece Coverall in blue in size 4T.

HOW TO WIN.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me what beach you’d go to if you could go to any beach in the world. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE SMALL PRINT.

US addresses only please. This contest will end on Saturday 01/31/09 at 11:59 pm est. Only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner will be selected by random number. The winner must contact me within 3 days to confirm they wish to receive the prize. Good luck to everyone!

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 27, 2009 | 63 comments | View Post

Paper Shouts Valentines giveaway

Hello there Bloggy Giveaway visitors! Hello to my regular readers as well!

I’ve had the good fortune to be able to review some terrific stationery products in the past few months. One of the companies whose personalized stationery I was lucky enough to review is Paper Shouts. Back in October I did a review of their Christmas cards, and the folks at Paper Shouts were generous enough to sponsor a giveaway at the same time.

Around Christmas time, I did a post about Paper Shouts and how great their products are. Their cards are colorful and unique, and they’re all printed on 100% recycled, high-quality, uncoated paper! With Valentine’s Day coming, I wanted to let everyone know that that Paper Shouts offers Valentine’s Day cards too. Take a look.

This card made me think of TJ, because he LOVES skateboarding.

This card made me think of CJ, because it made me think of Bob The Builder.

Paper Shouts is offering my readers 15% off of their order. To get the discount just use the promo code VALSMAG when you’re checking out. This code is only good until 02/05/09 so don’t wait too long.

THE GIVEAWAY

I’ve also got a surprise giveaway for my readers. The prize is a $25 gift certificate for Paper Shouts!

HOW TO ENTER

To enter visit the Paper Shouts website and then leave a comment on this post telling me which Valentine’s Day card you like the best. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE FINE PRINT

US addresses only please. This contest will end on Friday 01/30/09 at 11:59 pm est. Only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner will be selected by random number. The winner must contact me within 3 days to confirm they wish to receive the prize. Good luck to everyone!

Ifyou like giveaways, be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 26, 2009 | 41 comments | View Post

Dayrunner Color Block Organizer giveaway

I’ll be hosting at least one giveaway every day during the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival so be sure to check back daily. To kick things off I have a Day Runner Organizer to give away! This is a new 6 ring monthly day planner, with a page size of 3 3/4″ x 6 3/4″.

HOW TO WIN.

To enter leave a comment on this post telling me how you currently keep your schedule organized. I’ll give one bonus entry to anyone who subscribes to my rss feed. I’ll give a second bonus entry to anyone who faves me on Technorati. I’ll give a third bonus entry to anyone who follows me on Twitter AND tweets this giveaway using the hashtag #VALMG. I’ll give a fourth bonus entry to anyone who blogs about this contest with a link to the site. I’ll give a fifth bonus entry to anyone who adds my button to their site. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries. There are six entries available in all.

THE SMALL PRINT.

Be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival page to check out all of the other great giveaways!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

Jan 26, 2009 | 120 comments | View Post

Bloggy Giveaways start on Monday

The Bloggy Giveaways start up on Monday. I will be hosting at least five giveaways, and at least one giveaway a day, for the length of the carnival. You won’t need any special tech jobs or anything to enter, it’ll be the standard giveaway entries - commenting, social media, etc. I’ll also be hosting giveaways over on Fun, Crafts and Recipes. Hope to see you on Monday

Jan 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

Big Fish Game giveaway

Good morning! I woke up thinking about hidden object games so I decided to give one away! It’s Day 5 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Giveaway Carnival and I’m offering a coupon code for one Big Fish game of your choice. To enter just visit the Big Fish site and then leave a comment on this post containing the name of any one Big Fish game that looks good to you. One hitch, it can’t be the same as the game mentioned in the comment above you. I’ll give you an additional entry for every relevant comment (relevant to the post) left on another post on this blog, just include the letters BG in your comment. This contest will end on Friday 11/07/08 at 11:59 pm est. Comments must contain the pieces of information specified to qualify for the contest. The winner will be selected using random.org and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within three days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED.

Oct 31, 2008 | 49 comments | View Post

Yoplait Kids Prize Pack giveaway

It’s Day 4 of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival! Today’s giveaway is a Yoplait Kids prize pack, which contains a Yoplait Kids travel cooler, a Brainquest game and a coupon (good in all states of the US except ID, LA, NV, NJ and TN) for a free six pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt.

To enter leave a comment on this post stating what your favorite or your child’s favorite flavor of yogurt is. I’ll give an additional entry to anyone who answers the question posed here on 10/26/08, just include the initials BG (for Bloggy Giveaways) with your answer. An additional entry may also be earned for subscribing to the rss feed. US addresses only please. Giveaway ends Thursday 11/06/08 at 11:59 pm est. The winner will be selected using random.org and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within three days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED.

Oct 30, 2008 | 65 comments | View Post

Box Tops Marketplace Barnes & Noble giveaway

If you’ve ever looked at a General Mills box you’ve probably noticed the little Box Top coupon on it. If your family has children there’s a reasonably good chance that you know that if you send those box tops to your child’s school the school can send them in and get money back for them. That money can be used on almost anything, including computers, equipment, playground equipment and even parties. Both of my children’s schools are registered with this program. I think this is a great program and I don’t know of any reason why a school wouldn’t participate in it. After all, we all eat and the schools all could use some money. Simple stuff. If your school isn’t registered for the Box Tops For Education program, it should be because it could earn up to $20,000 a year by participating. You don’t have to jump through hoops or anything, your school just needs to fit into one of the three following categories.
* Any accredited public, private or parochial school, for grades K-8, in the United States that is organized and primarily operated for educational purposes.
* United States military schools, for grades K-8, worldwide.
* Accredited home school associations, K-8, in the United Sates that are organized and operated primarily for educational purposes and have 15 or more students.

A portion of the Box Tops program called the Reading Room is also available. This program allows you to earn cash for your child’s school by shopping on the Barnes & Noble website. To use this program just sign up and choose what school you want to support. Then, from the Box Tops site go to the Reading Room tab on the top and click to start shopping. Barnes & Noble will donate a portion of all qualified purchases to your child’s school. It’s a big deal, because your child’s school can earn up to $20,000 per year with this program.

The newest portion of the Box Tops program called the Box Tops Marketplace program. The Marketplace earns your child’s school cash every time you shop online at a participating store. More than well known 70 stores participate in the program, so this isn’t one of those deals where you have to shop at some obscure site you’ve never heard of. To participate, just sign up for the program and choose what school you want to support. You can have more than one school in your profile, for those that have children in different schools. Distant friends and relatives can even support your child’s school by signing up. Then, each time you want to shop go to the Marketplace and start shopping. Products sold through the marketplace cost the same if you buy them through the program as they would if you bought them online anyway. You’ll still be eligible for that store’s sale prices, promotions and deals as usual and you’ll also be eligible for special sales and promotions just for Box Tops supporters. A school can earn up to $20,000 a year through this program.

Participating schools can earn up to $60,000 every year by participating in all three of the Box Tops for Education programs and doing things they do anyway. Register with the Box Tops program today. What are you waiting for? This is just about as close as it gets to money falling from the sky, so grab it!

As part of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival there is a $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card waiting for the winner of this giveaway! To enter visit the Box Tops For Education site and check out the Marketplace. Take a look at all of the stores that participate in it. Then, come back here and leave a comment on this post stating one store that participates in the program. There is a catch, your answer can not be the same as the answer of the person who commented before you. You can earn an additional entries for this giveaway by blogging about it, tweeting it, stumbling it and faving this blog at Technorati. Just leave an additional comment for each bonus entry you’re qualified for, being sure to include your twitter, stumble or Technorati name. So you can have up to five entries for this giveaway. This giveaway will end on Friday 11/07/08 at 11:59 pm est. US addresses only please. Only comments containing the requested information will be eligible. The winner will be selected using random.org and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within three days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck everyone!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED.

Oct 29, 2008 | 293 comments | View Post

Bella Sara Baby Bella giveaway

My son TJ loved collecting and playing with his Pokemon and Yugioh cards. I always thought that the different trading card games were geared more towards boys then girls. Thanks to Team Mom I’ve learned that there are trading cards for girls too, called Bella Sara.

From the website - “The online world of Bella Sara at www.bellasara.com boasts more than 3.2 million registered users and offers interactive stables, games, puzzles, coloring pages, storybooks and customizable cottages. Over 55 million cards have been sold since the game’s introduction in North America two years ago. Bella Sara was created in Denmark by Gitte Odder Braendgaard. Braendgaard was inspired to create Bella when she worked as a social worker, caring for mentally disabled young people. In keeping with Braendgaard’s positive values and love of children, Bella Sara features inspirational, meaningful messages and imagination-building game play designed to support girls’ development…. Since its debut, Bella Sara has received awards from numerous child development and parenting authorities, including the “Seal of Approval” from the National Parenting Center, the “Toy of the Year” from Creative Child magazine, the “Excellent Product” and “Outstanding Product” designations from iParenting Media, and “Best Products” award from Dr. Toy.”

Bella Sara, published by Hidden City Games, is designed for girls ages 7 and older. The Bella Sara product line is growing with the addition of the new Baby Bella cards, trading cards featuring the babies of the Bella Sara horse family. Like the Bella Sara cards, each pack will contain 7 cards with a beautiful drawing and a different inspirational message. The cards include activities and rules for play with friends. Each card also contains a number that activates that same item in the Bella Sara virtual world when entered online. In the Bella Sara virtual world girls can care for their horses, read stories and play games.

The Baby Bella collection contains a total of 129 brand new cards. Packs of cards will sell for about $3 and will be available for purchase at Dover Saddlery, Five Below, Flyers, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food and Drug, Kroger, Meijer, NEXCOM - Navy Exchange, Quickie Convenience Stores, Shoppers Drug Mart and Stop & Shop, as well as national chains such as Blockbuster, KB Toys, Kmart-Sears,Target, Toys R Us and Wal-Mart.

Hidden City Games is throwing a ten day long birthday party, beginning on November 6. kicking off a celebration of the launch with a 10-day promotion. Bella Sara fans will have opportunities to win daily gifts on the website as well as read Bella’s journal and get special codes that will change daily. Bella’s new baby will also be introduced to the world, and we’ll all find out if it’s a boy or a girl. Kids will be able to download the foal for a limited time. A contest will also be running, in which winners from different age groups will win Bella Birthday packages and full sets of Bella Sara merchandise and accessories.

With over 55 million cards sold to date it’s pretty obvious that these cards are popular! I don’t know how it is I didn’t know about these! Girls surely love these cards because of the beautiful artwork and because they enable girls to pretend they have a horse. After all, what girl doesn’t want a horse at that age. Parents will love these cards because they’re positive and there are no “battles”. I think it’s terrific that the cards can also be used online, I think that makes them worth the price. The Bella Sara website is a safe place for girls to play as there is no way for anyone to contact you through the site. Parents can set a limit play to 1, 2, and 3 hours or set it for unlimited access in the parental controls section of the website. It is free to register for an account and use the Bella Sara site.

As part of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival I have two packs of Baby Bella cards to giveaway! That’s right, you can win two packs of these brand new cards. To enter leave a comment on this post telling me who you’d give these two packs of cards to if you won and if they’ve ever played Bella Sara before. US addresses only please. Only comments containing the requested information will be eligible. Contest ends Sunday 11/02/08 at 11:59 pm est. The winner will be selected using random.org and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within three days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck to everyone!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.

Oct 28, 2008 | 36 comments | View Post

Chex Basket Of Indulgence giveaway

There’s a new product in the Chex line! New Chex Mix Bars combine crunchy Chex pieces, pretels and peanuts with chewy and indulgent ingredients like caramel and chocolate. Each bar has under 150 calories and provides at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving. Chex Mix Bars come in two flavors – chocolate chunk and turtle.

Not only did we get to try this new product, three of you can too! To kick off the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival I have three gift baskets to give away!Three winners of this giveaway will each receive a “Basket of Indulgence” that has a box of new Chex Mix Bars, chocolate candles, caramel lotion and spa essentials like a loofah, hand massager, nail brush and a spa towel. To enter leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite snack food and your favorite way to relax. Contest ends Sunday 11/02/08 at 11:59 pm est. US addresses only please. Only comments containing the requested information will be eligible. The winner will be selected using random.org and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within three days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck to all!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.