Summer Fun Giveaway ~ Day Five: PRIZE PACKAGE!!

If I were going to win any of my own giveaways...you know, like rig it so that some random "Laura" wins...this would be the one I would choose! 

But I of course would never do that. ;)

Folks, we have Christy at The Purple Petunia to thank for this adorable giveaway:

A Mini Market Tote

 Personalized, of course.

How perfect would these be to store your reading materials, sunscreen, towel, and insulated cup when headed to the beach or pool?

Or maybe you want to put your family last name on one and use it for library books or a trip to the farmer's market. The totes are collapsible for storage and all the materials are removable for washing. The ribbon on this one can also be interchanged for the season or holiday...making it a fantastic and unique gift idea!

 

Or if you are like me, you might have a busy little daughter 

who likes to carry all kinds of personal belongings around with her. 

Wouldn't this mini market tote be perfection on a long road trip to hold all your darling's activities?

 

And let us not forget our boys! I see a camping trip in your future...

The possibilities are truly endless with these mini market totes.

I am such a sucker for fun stuff that can organize my kids gear, has our name on it, stores easily, AND happen to be the cutest things ever!

Please visit The Purple Petunia on Etsy and snatch up a few of these for all your summer activities.

Now...if you are planning a summer vacation road trip with your child's mini market tote, I thought you would probably need some stuff to put in there and might want a couple super useful and cute activities to add to the basket.

That's right, we have another Prize Package today!! 

Yeah....I LOVE free stuff!

Kazee Kids is offering one Summer Travel Coloring Set of your choice to a lucky winner.

 This hand sewn kit comes with colored pencils and a notepad...

Velcro closes it into the size of a small book.

You will be able to either choose this bird set or this rocket set:

These Coloring Sets are perfect for long car or airplane trips, going out to eat, and quiet time in hotels!

Please go "LIKE" Kazee Kids on Facebook for an extra entry in the contest!

And finally....

yep, one more!

I stumbled upon the sweetest little Etsy site while browsing for my Summer Fun Giveaway called  Kidbiz2010.

You all have GOT to go read their profile! 

They are a family of nine children who have started an Etsy shop to raise money for their summer camps and activities. Six of the kids are adopted and all of the children actually make their products that they sell. When I contacted them to donate one of their I Spy bags to my giveaway, 13 year old Emily responded right away by saying,

 "Yes, ma'am Ms. Laurie. Our Mom says we can." 

Awwww! I just about melted. 

I knew I had to save the best for last because even though their product isn't the flashiest or most expensive item I've showcased, it is very much the one I felt MOST honored to have offered up in my giveaway. 

By the way...what a fantastic mother to have her children put together a business to raise money for their summer fun so that they can afford for all of them to participate. Teamwork, money management, personal satisfaction, and graciousness are just several of the life skills and values taught with this business endeavor. 

Well DONE!

I am very proud to show you their hard work:

As part of today's prize package you will win an I Spy bag to keep your kids busy during all your summer travel. It is a little bean bag with tiny toys sewn inside and a small window so that your child can use the treasure hunt key to look for all the items. I just love this idea! But more, I loved the concept of an adoptive family working together with their talents to sell something useful for other families to enjoy.

Readers, I don't ask anything of you except for the occasional prayer. But may I request that EACH one of you go over to KidBiz2010 and purchase an I Spy bag. For only $10.75 with shipping, you can help this family send their kids to summer camp and receive a great little item for your own crew. Why not buy one for every child you know? I would love for these kids to see the fruit of their labor abound this summer and for my readers to have a big impact in that!

 Purchasing an I Spy Bag is a great way to say:

Way To Go, Kidbiz2010!!

You are part of what makes Etsy SO great.

So there you all have it, the end to my week long Summer Fun Giveaway! Today's prize package (with all shipping costs included) comes to a total of more than SIXTY DOLLARS!

Please join on as a blog follower if you have not already and leave a comment. Then leave a second comment that you LIKED Kazee Kids on Facebook and you will be entered twice to win ALL three of these wonderful prizes!!

Winners of all 5 days worth of prizes will be announced throughout the day this Saturday, so stay tuned and a BIG, GIANT Thank You to all my vendors for offering up these fantastic gifts, and to all of you for supporting Adoption Creates Families.

I adore blogging and I adore gift giving...

so this week has been a joy filled one for sure!

Summer Fun Giveaway~Day Four

 

HOW CUTE ARE THESE?

That is really all I think needs to be said about today's giveaway...

but of course I have to say more! 

Needless to Say Embroidery and More 

is offering one of my readers a personalized matching sippy cup and snack container set for your little tot.

These are perfect for all those trips to the park and mall this summer, and even the pools and waterparks. This way there will be no question with the other kids there as to whose items your child's are!

 

There are boy and girl designs, although you all know I am partial to those zebra stripes and polka dots!!

You of course can go LIKE her Facebook page for an extra entry.

But that's not all today, my peeps!

Surprise! We have TWO gifts in this giveaway...

MelissaBeeDesigns has put together this adorable Family Summer Activity jar to help make filling up those long hot months a little easier on Mom. Kids can choose an activity out of the jar to do that day, and will look forward to 75 choices. Some of the activities are Paint Rocks, Family Movie Night, Make S'Mores, Go on a Nature Walk, Make Root Beer Floats and a Water Balloon Fight.

She also sells a dinner conversation jar which I think is brilliant!

Please visit her Facebook page and "LIKE" it to earn another entry in this giveaway. 

And of course if you blog or facebook about my Summer Fun Giveaways, you can leave a comment here again. That means you can enter today's contest up to FOUR times!

The sippy cup/snack container set PLUS the Family Summer Activities Jar makes this a prize package worth more than $30. 

Fun, fun, fun!!!

Summer Fun Giveaway~Day Three

 

Today's giveaway is one of my favorite gift items:

A Personalized Insulated Drink Cup

I bought cups from this seller for my teacher gifts this year.

The Posh Diva is offering one of my reader's a cup of your choice...in any colors and fonts!

 

Might I suggest this one not be for your kids? :)

Think about the long months of summer and all the driving you will be doing and hours spent at the pool. Wouldn't it be nice to have your own cup that your kiddies cannot paw all over and slobber on?

Just sayin'.

And at less than $15 a cup (with shipping) this would be perfect for your summer vacation plans:

 So go ahead and enter the contest...but maybe you should head on over to The Posh Diva today and order a couple for your Mother in law and sisters too! What a useful and unique gift these would make.

As usual, please go to The Posh Diva's Facebook page and LIKE them for an additional entry into the giveaway!

Best Wishes on winning this awesome gift!!


Some, including me are having problems with the Facebook link above, so here is the direct address to copy and paste in your browser:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Posh-Diva/140489499368170

Summer Fun Giveaway~Day Two

Today's giveaway is a 

 Monogrammed Beach Towel.

Are ya'll detecting a theme yet with my summer giveaways? ;)

Yes...I am a HUGE fan of having my kids names on their possessions.

Maybe it's a southern thing.

Either way, I so wanted to share my joy for all things personalized with my faithful readers.

So here you go! Please go check out the Etsy seller, Dear Baby Boutique.

She has super cute personalized onesies, hair bows, and other baby items.

And for one of my readers, she is giving away a beach towel.

I am sure she would love to work with whatever colors you desire for a girl OR boy.

To enter the giveaway just follow my blog and leave a comment with the name you would want to have on a beach towel.

For a second entry into the contest, please go LIKE Dear Baby Boutique's Facebook page and come back here to say you did!

And for a THIRD entry, you can facebook or blog about my

 Summer Fun Giveaway by copying and pasting this link:

http://www.adoptioncreatesfamilies.com/search/label/Summer%20Fun%20Giveaway%202012

Then come back and tell me you did!

Summer Fun Giveaway~Day One

 

We start off this week of giveaways with my new

 favorite summer product for kids: 

Personalized Beach Buckets!!

This gift comes from the Etsy seller Bean Stalk Baby and Child.

Mary Catherine is so kind to offer one of my readers a matching bucket AND water bottle of your choice with your child's name on it in waterproof vinyl.

They are just so so cute! You can fill the buckets with goggles, flip flops, snacks, and other summer items and your child will be thrilled to receive such a fun and thoughtful gift.

 

These sets sell with personalization for $15.00 on her site. 

To enter: you must become a follower of this blog: Adoption Creates Families and leave a comment with who you would give this bucket to. For an extra entry, you can go LIKE the seller's Facebook page and come back here to tell me you did. A winner will be chosen by random this weekend to win the bucket and water bottle set. Please go browse Bean Stalk Baby and Child and check out all of her adorable products.

My Reader Surprise!!

It's BACK!!!

 

Another week of giveaways! 

At the beginning of the school year last August I offered up my weeklong~

 Back to School Giveaway. 

So why not end the school year with another giveaway, right?

Starting this Monday, June 4th I will have a daily giveaway to fit the theme: 

Summer Fun.

You will have multiple opportunities to enter each day's prize, and you do not have to have a google or blog account to enter.

The following weekend, my kids will announce the winners staggered throughout the day.

These are some super great prizes and ya'll are going to 

LOVE them!