Black Friday / Post-Thanksgiving Giveaways

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving… and that you found lots for which to be thankful!  I’m thankful that someone will see this post and appreciate it.

Here’s a few contests/giveaways that I’ve entered that I thought you might be interested in…

• My Four Monkeys is giving away…
  • a Boxcar Children Holiday Prize Pack from Educational Insights… Click here to go enter. (Hurry!  Ends Nov. 26)
• The Mommy-Files is giving away…
  • a Brave on Demand prize pack which includes a $25 Visa Gift Card and a Brave T-shirt (among other things)… Click here to go enter.  (Hurry!  Ends Nov. 27)
• Did You See That? is giving away…
  • a set of four NCircle Entertainment DVDs… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Nov. 28)
• Second Time Around is giving away…
  • a Melissa & Doug Metal Grocery Basket with play food… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Nov. 30)
  • Jumbo Safari Counters from Learning Resources… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Nov. 30)
  • a book, Last Night I Had a Laughmare, by J.E. Laufer… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 4)
• As They Grow Up is giving away…
  • a game for children called Kids on Stage…  It’s like charades for kids.  Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 1)
  • a $50 gift certificate to Magic Cabin… Click here to go enter.  (Ends around Dec. 4)
  • a sampler of cookies from Lucy’s… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 5)
  • a Super Why ABC Letter game… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 6)
• Two of a Kind…Working on a Full House is giving away:
  • a $50 Visa Gift Card… Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 7)
  • a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card and a book entitled Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead…  Click here to go enter.  (Ends Dec. 10)

Veterans Day

So grateful for my dad and all the Veterans who serve and have served in the United States military.  Thank you!

My dad spent 20 years in the Army (with a couple in the Navy), and I’m proud to call myself an Army Brat.  I still don’t know where to call ‘home’, but I’m okay with that.

Bloggers Wanted for the Step2 Lifestyle Fresh Accents Kitchen Event

Step2 Lifestyle Fresh Accents Kitchen Event

Hosted by StuckAtHomeMom.com, TheNightOwlMama.com and TheGiveawayGals.com

Prize: Step2 Lifestyle Fresh Accents Kitchen

Event date: Nov 16th, 2012 to Dec 2nd 2012

Free Blog Event! Sign-up here, BLOGGERS WANTED

Monday Mania

Enter to win a 4-pack of tickets to any Six Flags U.S. theme park.  (Sponsored in part by Discover Card’s “What Would You Do with $1 Million?” campaign.) …

• Simply Being Mommy -  ends 9/15
• As They Grow Up – ends 9/16
• For the Love of Baby! – ends 9/16
• Brain Foggles – ends 9/28

Did you know that September is National Pet Health Insurance Month?  Neither did I.  Apparently, Kroger is a sponsor of this ‘event’ because several blogs are giving away a $20 Kroger gift card in conjunction with this promotion.  (They all end on 9/30, unless otherwise noted.)

• Adrienne’s House (ends 9/29)
• Chaotic Mommy Reviews
• Coupon Clippin’ Mommy
• Growing a Baby in Seattle Reviews
• Just Another New Blog
• Simply Being Mommy
• Thrifty and Chic Mom

And finally, what’s the newest ‘rage’ in little girls’ toys for this Christmas?  Teacup Piggies!  Go to these blogs and enter to win a Teacup Piggies Set…

• The B Keeps Us Honest – ends 9/17
• Mama Dweeb – ends 9/22
• As They Grow Up – ends 9/27
• Blommi – ends 9/28
• Firefly Blog – ends 9/30
• Kindred Spirit Mommy – ends 9/30
• Minnesota Mama’s Must Haves – ends 10/4

Breyers Smooth & Dreamy is really scrumptious! (giveaway)

As promised, here is the Breyers Smooth & Dreamy giveaway!

A few weeks ago, I received several coupons from Mom Central for a free Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Multipack… one for me to enjoy and some others to share with you, my reader(s)!  Not only am I excited to host my very first giveaway on Anita’s Antics, but I am also excited that it is for a company whose products I’ve always enjoyed.  Breyers has long been a favorite of mine for their yummy ice cream (and other products).  I also like that their much of their ice cream is all natural.  For example, the ingredients listed on the side of their All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream are Milk, Cream, Sugar, Natural Tara Gum, Natural Vanilla Flavor.  Compare that to a leading slow churned vanilla ice cream’s list of ingredients: milk, skim milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, whey protein, egg yolks, tapioca maltodextrin, cellulose gum, natural flavor, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, dextrose, annatto color, vitamin A palmitate.  I know which one I pick!

Anyways, this review/giveaway is for one of Breyers newest products, their Smooth & Dreamy treats — YUM!  There are several flavors to choose from, and I decided on the Triple Chocolate Chip since I love chocolate and chocolate chips.

Wow!  One bite, and these bars had me hooked!  They literally melt in your mouth (duh, it’s ice cream!).  But seriously… the smooth, creamy texture is very well-blended and oh so good!!  If you’ve not tried these, go get some now!!!  Breyers is offering a $1 off coupon!  If you don’t want to hassle with printing out the coupon, enter HERE to win a coupon!  Believe me, it’s very difficult for me to not just keep all of the coupons for ourselves.  These bars were that tasty!  Even my kids were arguing over who got to eat the last one.  Speaking of which, that’s my only “complaint” — that there are only six bars per box.

Onto the giveaway!

Wanna win a coupon to try out these luscious treats?  Just head over to the Breyers website and pick out which Smooth & Dreamy treat you’d most like to try.  Then, come back here to this post and leave me a comment letting me know which one.  This is your MANDATORY entry which must be completed in order to qualify for any extra entries.  FIVE winners will be chosen!

For an extra entry into this giveaway, you can do one or more of the following.  However, you must leave a separate comment for each entry to count.

• Follow me on Twitter (@HSBSuzanne) — [2 ENTRIES - leave 2 separate comments] — You must include your Twitter username in both comments.
• Follow Breyers on Twitter (@Breyers) — [1 ENTRY] — You must include your Twitter username in your comment.
• Subscribe to my blog (Anita’s Antics) via email — [2 ENTRIES - leave 2 separate comments including the email address you use to subscribe] — This will be verified!
• Tweet daily about this giveaway using the following (copy & paste) { Win @Breyers Smooth & Dreamy ice cream! http://wp.me/pkXmF-u8 @HSBSuzanne ends 8/10 #giveaway }  — [1 ENTRY per day] — You must have at least 25 followers and a direct link to your tweet must be included for this entry to qualify.
• Blog about this giveaway including a link to this post and to Breyers (http://www.smoothanddreamy.com/). — [5 ENTRIES] — You must have been blogging fairly actively for at least the past six months in order for these entries to count.  (The definition of ‘fairly actively’ shall be at my discretion.)  Also, you must include the link to your blog post in each comment for it to count.

This giveaway is open to U.S. and APO/FPO addresses only.

The giveaway will end on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. mountain time.  Comments left after that time will not be included in the random drawing.

If you do not understand the giveaway “rules,” feel free to email me (roseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com) for clarification.

———-

Also, you might want to check out these other blogs who recently hosted (or are still hosting) a giveaway for the same thing — FREE ice cream!

Other Breyers blogs…

• Spend Freely – ends 7/18
• Thrifty Maven – ends 7/18
• Stockpiling Moms – ends 7/21
• Living & Loving Life As a Mom – ends 7/23
• The Winey Mommy – ends 7/23
• Mommy 2K – ends 7/25
• Days Like These – ends 7/26
• Free Sample Momma Blogs – ends 7/26
• Frugal Coupon Living – ends 7/26
• ‘Cents’able Momma – ends 7/27
• Champagne Living – end 7/27
• The Funky Monkey – ends 7/27
• Hall of Fame Moms – ends 7/28
• Mom Most Traveled – ends 7/29
• My Little Patch of Sunshine – ends 7/29
• Welcome to the Motherhood – ends 7/29
• “Deal”ectible Mommies – ends 7/30
• Robyn’s Online World – ends 7/30
• I Like It Frantic – ends 7/31
• Kiddies Corner Deals ends 7/31
• Minnesota Mama’s Must Haves – ends 7/31
• 24/7 Moms – winner chosen 8/1
• Autism Learning Felt – ends 8/1
• Keeper of the Cheerios – ends 8/1
• A Shopper’s Quest – ends 8/1
• All Because Two People Fell In Love – ends 8/2
• Barefoot Mommies – ends 8/2
• The Black Cell – ends 8/2
• Couponing 101 – ends 8/2
• From One Mommy to Another – ends 8/2
• Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls – ends 8/2
• Grammy Janet’s Place – ends 8/2
• A Happy Hippy Mom – ends 8/2
• Here and There – ends 8/2
• Just Julie’s Kitchen – ends 8/2
• Katie’s Nesting Spot – ends 8/2
• Lisa Cooking – ends 8/2
• The Mom Reviews – ends 8/2
• Mom Start – ends 8/2
• Mommy’s Hangout – ends 8/2
• Real Simple Saving Methods – ends 8/2
• What Mommies Need – ends 8/2
• What’s That Smell – ends 8/2
• Book Room Reviews – ends 8/3
• Frugal Plus – ends 8/3
• Heck of a Bunch – ends 8/3
• Mama Dweeb – ends 8/3
• Susan Heim on Parenting – ends 8/3
• Three Different Directions – ends 8/3
• Mommie Daze – ends 8/4
• Shop with Me Mama – ends 8/5
• Did You See That? – ends 8/6
• Blogfully – ends 8/7
• Happy Healthy Families – ends 8/7
• An Island Life – ends 8/7
• My Silly Monkeys – ends 8/7
• A Nut in a Nutshell – ends 8/7
• Annies Home – ends 8/8
• The Mommy-Files – ends 8/8
• Simply Being Mommy – ends 8/8
• The Angel Forever – ends 8/9
• Babes and Kids – ends 8/9
• Babies Gotta Have It – ends 8/9
• Busy Mommy Media – ends 8/9
• The Dirty T-Shirt – ends 8/9
• Frugal Creativity – ends 8/9
• Jolly Mom – ends 8/9
• Brain Foggles – ends 8/10
• Flying Giggles and Lollipops – ends 8/10
• A Simple Kinda Life – ends 8/10
• Wisconsin Mommy – ends 8/10
• The Suburban Jungle – ends 8/12
• Go Graham Go! – ends 8/13
• Koupon Karen – ends 8/13
• Piece of Me – ends 8/14
• Slice o’ Heaven – ends 8/14
• Mama’s Money Savers – ends 8/15
• A Mom’s Impression – ends 8/15
• No Time Mommy – ends 8/15
• Double Bugs – ends 8/20
• Coupons and Freebies Mom – ends 8/30
• Mommy from the Midwest Reviews – no ending date indicated

–  review only, no giveaway –

• Guessing All the Way
• Hip Mama’s Place
• Mommy Mandy
• She Scribes

FTC Disclaimer:  I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received a coupon for the products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I will receive a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Stay tuned!

Just letting you know that the JumpStart and Breyers giveaways are still ‘on-the-way’!

Stay tuned!

JumpStart and Breyers

What do JumpStart and Breyers have in common?  I’m glad you asked! 

I will soon be hosting a JumpStart giveaway and a Breyers giveaway — my very first two giveaways!  Go ahead and subscribe to my feed and/or email updates (see my sidebar).  Then, keep a look out for these two fabulous giveaways!

Happy Father’s Day

Looking back through my blog entries from May, I don’t think I ever blogged about Mother’s Day.  So, now that Father’s Day is upon us, I hadn’t really planned on blogging about it either.

However, I want to say thank you to all fathers… especially to the ones who really do care about and for their children.  You know who you are… my dad, my grandpa, and my husband come to mind — not to mention brothers-in-law, cousins, uncles, and countless friends who are wonderful dads!

So, to all you dads out there… Happy Father’s Day!

small print… this Father’s Day graphic came from My Free Clipart.com

Outdoor Fun Event

In addition to the summer event I just mentioned, another fun summer-y event starts tomorrow!

Chari at Take Time to Smell the Rose is hosting an Outdoor Fun Event with sponsors like Little Tikes and CSN Stores.  There will be giveaways and reviews all week long.  So, be sure to check this fun event out, too!

Disclaimer:  Here’s the small print…  I’m not reviewing anything or offering anything as a giveaway.  I have received no compensation for blogging about this except to receive extra entries in  the giveaways.

Step into Summer!

One of my favorite summer vacations is the time my husband and I went to New Mexico the first full summer after we married.  At the time, we lived in the HOT Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, so we really enjoyed the temps getting down into the 50′s (Fahrenheit) at night in the mountains near Santa Fe.  It was hard to leave the cool, dry mountains to return to hot, humid DFW!

Felicia of Go Graham Go! and Piera of Jolly Mom are teaming up to bring us the “Step into Summer” Event packed full of fun giveaways!  It all starts on Monday, June 21st… the first “official” day of Summer, so go check it out!

Disclaimer:  Here’s the small print…  I’m not reviewing anything or offering anything as a giveaway.  I have received no compensation for blogging about this except to receive extra entries in  the giveaways.