Giveaway! Fun and Educational PBS Kids Prize Pack

February 25, 2010 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 347 Comments 

The holiday gift giving season is over, kids are wrapped up in school, and homework is on the brain. With that in mind, PBS Kids put together an amazingly fun and educational prize pack for one child in your life to encourage a learning and love of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math).

Prizes

Three winners will receive a PBS Kids prize pack, valued at $100 each.

Entry Requirements

Please do the following two things to enter for a chance to win and leave a separate comment for each:

  1. Visit http://www.pbs.org/parents/exploringscience/ and leave a comment here, sharing one game or activity or piece of information from the site you’d like to do or share with your child or another child in your life to help them learn and love STEM.
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  2. Follow @pbsparents AND @pbskids on Twitter.
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  3. Post these messages on Twitter and leave comments here with a link to your tweets:

GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win a @pbsparents prize pack (3 winners/ARV $100 each) http://bit.ly/9YyZka #pbskids #gno PLS RT
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Check out awesome @pbskids site http://to.pbs.org/8NGWsp 4 gr8 kids’ STEM (science, tech, eng, math) activities PLS RT

Extra Entries

The following five entries are completely optional and will earn you one extra entry each. Leave a separate comment on this post for each completed entry.

  1. Post a picture to the Mom It Forward Flickr pool of your kids doing a STEM activity.
  2. Share tips in the comment section on this post for ways in which parents can help their kids learn and love STEM subjects.
  3. Follow @momitforward on Twitter.
  4. Become a Friend of Mom It Forward’s Google Friend Connect (see box in right sidebar).
  5. Subscribe to the Mom It Forward RSS feed (click on orange heart at the top of the right sidebar).

Terms and Conditions

Items featured in image may differ from those included in the giveaway. No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends at midnight ET Wednesday, March 3, 2010. No more than one entry per person via each of the methods listed in the Giveaway details. The odds of winning a Giveaway depend on the number of entries. Winners will be selected randomly by Mom It Forward. All decisions of Mom It Forward are final. Employees of Mom It Forward and the Giveaway sponsor are not eligible to participate. All entries received after the Giveaway closing date and time will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If the winner does not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants who are residents of the US 18 years and older. Void in Maine. Void where prohibited. Taxes on Giveaways are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner agrees to permit Mom It Forward and the Giveaway Sponsor to use her or his name, voice, photo, or likeness for reasonable promotional and marketing purposes for up to 90 days after the end of the Giveaway. Mom It Forward and Sponsor are not liable for late or misdirected entries, entry errors, or transmission problems. Mom It Forward reserves the right to terminate the Giveaway in the event of technical problems, or to correct typographical or technical errors, or to amend these rules. All participants should review the Mom It Forward disclosure and privacy policies. By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Mom It Forward, Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with a Giveaway. Mom It Forward will provide the name of the winner for any Giveaway, upon request, for 90 days after that Giveaway’s entry period ends. Unless otherwise provided by the Sponsor, no substitution, transfer, or assignment of prizes is permitted. Non-winning entries from one Giveaway are not carried forward to future Giveaways.

Help Your Kids Learn & Love STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

February 25, 2010 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 9 Comments 

Helping your kids learn and love STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math)  often feels like a chore. And for some, it can seem overwhelming, especially if you didn’t do so well in those subjects when you were younger.

But today, the educational landscape has changed. STEM is taught in a much more hands-on, interactive way. As a parent, taking advantage of opportunities to help your child learn and love these subjects can be as simple as visiting a local children’s museum, taking your kids rock climbing, or talking about gravity when a spill occurs instead of hurrying to wipe it up.

Want to learn more tips for helping your kids get excited about STEM, then join the #gno gang along with PBS Kids this Tuesday, March 2 from 9-11 ET (8 CT, 7 MT, and 6 PT)!


Note: Mom It Forward accepts paid sponsorships for most #gno Twitter parties. During the parties, brand sponsors provide tips, techniques, expert advice, and information on party topics. Mom It Forward is grateful for the giveaway prizes, coupons, and discounts that sponsors also provide to the Mom It Forward community in conjunction with #gno Twitter parties.

Photo courtesy of Flickr.

GIVEAWAY! Win a PBS KIDS Gift Pack Perfect for Holiday Gift Giving!

November 13, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 346 Comments 

With the holidays right around the corner and with names like Electric Company, Curious George, and Sesame Street, the PBS KIDS gift pack would arrive right in time and be the perfect present for the kids in your life this holiday season.

Prize

Giveaway-PBS-KIDS-toys-gifts-holiday-Christmas-Backpack-Electric Company-Curious GeorgeThree lucky winners will receive the following prizes in this PBS KIDS gift pack (retail value $100 each):

  • Electric Company Backpack on wheels
  • PBS Kids baseball hat
  • Curious George plush
  • PBS Kids T-shirt
  • Steve Songs CD
  • Music from Dinosaur Train
  • Sesame Street Playground (Songs and videos from Around the World)
  • Martha Speaks book
  • Super Why book
  • PBS Kids Color Foil book
  • Super Why Hidden Word Puzzle
  • PBS Kids USB port
  • Sid The Science Kid Toy Microphone
  • PBS Parents photo envelop

Entry Requirements

To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do the following three things. Make sure to leave a comment here linking to each one:

  1. Check out the http://pbskidsgo.org/lunchlab site and leave a comment here about your or your child’s favorite part of the site.
  2. Comment on the PBS Kids Healthy Eating for the Holidays Whrrl story and leave a comment here, letting us know you did so.
  3. Retweet and/or post the following two messages on Facebook and Twitter and comment here, linking to your update/post:

GIVEAWAY! Enter 4 chance 2 win $100 gift pack from #pbskids (3 Winners!). http://bit.ly/3PlZta PLS RT

Visit http://pbskidsgo.org/lunchlab 4 gr8 healthy eating/cooking w/kids tips just in time 4 holiday cooking/baking! #pbskids PLS RT

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Extra Entries

You can earn up to two extra entries this week. Leave a comment for each one on this post!

  1. Follow @pbsparents on Twitter.
  2. Become a fan of the PBS Kids Facebook page.

The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. PBS and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Wednesday, November 18 at midnight PT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If they do not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person.

Full disclosure: Mom It Forward, Inc. offers brands sponsorship opportunities, which include giveaways.

Healthy Eating & Cooking With Kids Tips for the Holidays With PBS Kids

November 12, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 56 Comments 

PBS-Mr. Fizzy's Lunch Lab-Healthy Eating-Cooking-Kids-Children-Parenting-Food-Meals-PBS KidsHolidays are right around the corner. With all the sugary goodness, how do you plan to help your kids—and yourself!—eat healthy during this sweet season?

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab, the new PBS KIDS GO! web-only series launching Monday, November 16, helps get kids excited about healthy eating. It’s a great tool for parents too as it features more than 30 recipes and short instructional videos.

Join the #gno Twitter party Tuesday, November 17 with the creators of FIZZY’S LUNCH LAB and the PBS Parents team where we’ll be sharing tips, tricks, and techniques for healthy eating/cooking!

Also, join the #gno Whrrl story to share your healthy eating tips and techniques for cooking with children! Click here to join, contribute to, or view.