Giveaway: Sid the Science Kid Sing Along DVD

Sid's Sing Along Special is a recent release of NCircle Entertainment.

Here's what this DVD is about: Sid wonders what he could possibly do on his day off from school.  But when all of his friends come over for a play date, they quickly put their science minds together and decide to put on a show in the backyard!  They each take turns rocking out as they sing their favorite science songs for a very appreciative audience of Mom, Dad, and Zeke!

There is a bonus episode included with the Sing Along special. You can find the whole thing for only $6.99 at Amazon. It is also being sold at Walmart, Kmart, Toys R Us as well as at the NCircle website.

This is a cute idea and a nice alternative to a lot of other shows aimed at the younger set. It may be just a tad below my family as my youngest daughter is now 7, but she still enjoyed watching it. I just asked her what she thought and she said, "I liked this movie because it had a lot of action. And singing. And science."

There you have it. But don't take our word for it. Watch a preview here:

It's 60 minutes of silly, sciencey, sing along fun. And at $6.99, it's a steal.

NCircle Entertainment is giving away one copy right now to one of you! Here's how to enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Do you have a favorite character from Sid the Science Kid?  That's an automatic entry. 

•  For a second entry, check out the They Are Learning website and let me know which coloring page you like best.

• For a third entry, follow @NCircle on Twitter and tweet this: #Win the Sid the Science Kid "Sid's Sing Along" DVD via @NCircle and @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.

• For a forth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn . Come back and leave another comment for that one too.

• For a fifth entry, "like" DVDs Kids Love on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn Come back and let me know you did that.

• For a sixth entry, subscribe to the blog, Half-Pint House Handouts or follow it via Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar of that blog.  Note: This is a different blog than the one you are on right now. I'm in the process of switching my reviews and giveaways over there. Sorry for the temporary confusion! Come back and let me know that you did it! 

• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, February 11. The winner will be notified that weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make sure your Blogger Profile has your email address available for me to contact you. If it is set to private or otherwise not visible, you will need to add it in with your comment. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Disclosure: We received the a copy of Sid's Sing Along DVD for the purpose of review. My 12yo didn't care for it so much. My 7yo did. That's to be expected, though, right?  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: Kids Flag Page from Family Matters

Family Matters was a sponsor at the Relevant Conference I attended last October. While there, they gave me a copy of their new Kids Flag Page activity kit:

This is billed as the "operating manual that should have come with each of your kids...but didn't."

They also say this is a "fun way for moms and dads to interact with their kids and truly discover the heart of each child - who God created them to be."

We've been pretty interested in the whole personality typing thing ever since our days with the Navigators, so to have something that does a form of that with our kids is pretty cool. And this is different enough to make it really kid-friendly. More than just going through the stuff on your own and deciding what your child is, this activity bundle allows you to work the process through with your children individually - they tell YOU what makes them tick.

Watch what Tim Kimmel has to say about the program:

His heart for helping parents get to the the hearts of our kids really speaks to my heart. I've read his book, Grace-Based Parenting, and really appreciate his words of wisdom to parents.

The Kids Flag Page includes:

• Game Board
• Instruction Booklet
• 36 Trait Game Cards
• 4 Countries of the World Chart
• Kids Flag Page Book by Dr. Tim Kimmel
• Supplies for 3 Kids Flag Pages
  • Score Cards
  • Stickers
    
    

My primary critique with the program is that it only allows for three kids. Part of the kit has a board game feel to it and part of it has a disposable sticker book type feel to it. If I could offer one suggestion it would be to make it usable for more than these three kids and to make it REUSEABLE so that every year or so we could go over the whole thing with each child again.

They do sell refills for it, but the kit itself is already price-heavy at $44.99. Don't get me wrong - I think this is a worthy resource and worth the initial investment, but I wouldn't want to spend any more than that buying refills or subscribing to the website to do the adult version. As there are 6 of us in our family and the kit supplied materials for 3, we just wrote the info down on pieces of scrap paper for the oldest three of us and let the younger three keep the colorful information cards. When it was all said and done, we were still able to use the program for all 6 of us, it was just a little trickier to manage because we had to cobble together our own method of scoring for the rest of us.

Now while Craig and I really could look at the main countries sheet and make a pretty good guess which countries each of our kids are "from" it was insightful to see which of the cards they themselves identified with and to see how that matched up (or sometimes didn't) with what we also thought about them.

If you are looking for a fun way to engage with your kids on a heart level and also begin identifying some personality characteristics, I highly recommend this activity from Family Matters. I really really do.

Now then, the good news! I am able to give away one of these sets just like the one I received. Here's how to enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. What is it about this program that appeals to you?  That's an automatic entry. 

•  For a second entry, check out the Family Matters website and browse around a bit. Discover anything worthy of sharing?

• For a third entry, follow @Family_Matters on Twitter and tweet this: #Win a Kids Flag Page  personality assessment kit from @Family_Matters and @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.

• For a forth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn . Come back and leave another comment for that one too.

• For a fifth entry, "like" Family Matters on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/haO8Bn Come back and let me know you did that.

• For a sixth entry, subscribe to the blog, Half-Pint House Handouts or follow it via Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar of that blog.  Note: This is a different blog than the one you are on right now. I'm in the process of switching my reviews and giveaways over there. Sorry for the temporary confusion! Come back and let me know that you did it!   

• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

Open to US residents only. The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, February 11. The winner will be notified that weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make sure your Blogger Profile has your email address available for me to contact you. If it is set to private or otherwise not visible, you will need to add it in with your comment. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Click here to see the rest of this week's giveaways and reviews.

Disclosure: We were given our own Kids Flag Page to do with our own family. I can not blame the number of people in my family who are in Control Country on Family Matters. Nope. Nor can I blame that the member who is in Perfectionist Country likes to wage war on the Control Country people from time to time. Ahem. Perhaps Family Matters could come up with a virtual counseling course for families to go through after they make their discoveries from using this game.  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: $25 Build-A-Bear Workshop Gift Card!

I'm not going to lie. I fell in love with Build-A-Bear Workshop last summer during the blogger conference they invited me to here in St. Louis. It was a really awesome experience. Whenever I get an email asking me if I want to do another review and giveaway with them, I always jump at the chance.

So here I am, jumping at the chance again. This time they want you to know about their Valentine's Day collection of Love Bugs and Bears. Take a look at these three cuties:

We opted to make the Sweet Dreams Love Bear to bring home with us today. Here you can see her peeking out of her cute Valentine's Day box:

 

And here she is out of the box:

Cute, huh? Just in time for Valentine's Day, Build-A-Bear Workshop wants to give one of you a $25 gift card to give to the love bug in your life! Here's how you can enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Who would you give a Build-A-Bear Workshop gift card to?  That's an automatic entry. 

•  For a second entry, check out Build-A-Bear Workshop and let me know which bear or other animal you might pick out.

• For a third entry, follow @BuildaBear on Twitter and tweet this: #Win a $25 @BuildaBear gift card via @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.

• For a forth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG. Come back and leave another comment for that one too.

• For a fifth entry, "like" Build-A-Bear Workshop on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG Come back and let me know you did that.

• For a sixth entry, subscribe to the blog, Half-Pint House Handouts or follow it via Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar of that blog.  Note: This is a different blog than the one you are on right now. I'm in the process of switching my reviews and giveaways over there. Sorry for the temporary confusion! Come back and let me know that you did it!   

• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

Open to US residents only. The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, February 4. The winner will be notified that weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make sure your Blogger Profile has your email address available for me to contact you. If it is set to private or otherwise not visible, you will need to add it in with your comment. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Click here to see the rest of this week's giveaways and reviews.

Disclosure: We were given our own $25 gift card to make the cute bear you see in the photos above. If you are in St. Louis, let me suggest you NOT go to the store at the Holy Spirit (aka: West County) Mall on a Saturday afternoon to redeem your card as you will have to get in line behind everyone else in the city who will also probably be there on that day. I speak from experience. Ahem. But the staff were really nice, so do go there another time, just not on Saturday afternoon.  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: Valentine's Pillow Pet

Say it with me: It's a pillow...AND a pet! *giggle* You've seen these all over the place, but have you seen the Valentine's themed versions of the Pillow Pets? Just in time for V-Day, they have:

Luv Pup and Luv Kitty:

And here's proof about how cuddly and lovable these critters really are (and how cuddly and lovable the other critter in this photo really is too...):

She loves it. So it's a bit disappointing that she's not the one who gets it - we're wrapping it up and giving it to my soon-to-be 9yo for her birthday next Saturday! She's going to love it too, though, because she's been begging for a Pillow Pet for a while now.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, you can win your choice of the Luv Pup or Luv Kitty for your own cuddly critter to enjoy!

Here's how to enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Who would you give a Valentine's Day Pillow Pet to?  That's an automatic entry. 

•  For a second entry, check out My Pillow Pets and let me know which pet looks interesting to you.

• For a third entry, tweet this: Win a Valentine's Pillow Pet Puppy or Kitty via @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.

• For a forth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG. Come back and leave another comment for that one too.

• For a fifth entry, "like" My Pillow Pets on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG Come back and let me know you did that.

• For a sixth entry, subscribe to the blog, Half-Pint House Handouts or follow it via Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar of that blog.  Note: This is a different blog than the one you are on right now. I'm in the process of switching my reviews and giveaways over there. Sorry for the temporary confusion! Come back and let me know that you did it!   

• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

Open to US residents only. The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, February 4. The winner will be notified that weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make sure your Blogger Profile has your email address available for me to contact you. If it is set to private or otherwise not visible, you will need to add it in with your comment. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Click here to see the rest of this week's giveaways and reviews.

Disclosure: We were given the Luv Kitty you see above for the purpose of review. I haven't really been that interested in Pillow Pets before this, but it really is cute and cuddly and I know my girlie is going to love it!  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies End of January Sale!

The kids' CDs of Andrew Peterson and Randall Goodgame are all on sale through the end of January. You can get Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies for only $10. That price includes shipping AND a digital download. It also applies to a Slugs & Bugs Christmas CD. Sweet! You can also just get the digital download for only $8, but for the extra $2, why not go for the actual CD? I love liner notes...

One of my girls was given this CD as a birthday gift a few years ago and it's really a lot of fun.

Review: Huggable Teddy Bears

Now *this* is what I call a huggable teddy bear. Seriously. I'm of the opinion that stuffed animals are a dime a dozen and I don't really choose to buy many (any) for my kids, but don't mind if they keep ones they are given. But I've been around the teddy bear block long enough to know that not all bears are created equal.

There are definite quality differences in the way various bears are made. And this guy? Well, he's a $40 bear. That's a bit on the high end in my estimation, but he's certainly a cute, soft, squishy bear and my girls love him. Well, the ones who have seen him love him. He's actually about to be wrapped up and presented to a certain soon-to-be-9-year-old next week. She's going to LOVE him.

The Huggable Teddy Bears website has a nice variety of Valentine's Day Bears and other Valentine's gift options as well.

I really liked how they put together some of their gift baskets. This Fun and Games Gift Basket would make any kid's day, don't you think?

The service was great and the shipping was super fast from the time my order was received. If you needed a quality gift to send to someone this would be a good site to consider. That's my honest opinion.

Disclosure: I received the bear you see in the photo above. I wasn't sure we needed another bear, but when I pulled him out of the box, I knew. He's a keeper.  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: Precious Moments Storybook Bible

Tommy Nelson is kicking off 2011 with another storybook Bible option for you. This one is the Precious Moments Storybook Bible by Sam Butcher.

I used to be a Precious Moments junkie. I collected all the figures I could talk someone into giving me and distinctly remember buying one for myself the first summer I landed a job during high school.

Confession: I still have a couple of these figures. I still think they are kind of cute.

My 7yo really enjoys reading this storybook Bible and has picked it up on her own several times already. Check out the flipbook below to get a better look:

Open publication - Free publishing - More tommy nelson

There you have it! The Precious Moments Storybook Bible.

If you already have a copy of this, be sure to snap a photo of your child enjoying it and upload it to the Tommy Nelson Facebook page. Everyone who does that is entered to win a $25 Thomas Nelson gift card!

But now you can enter to win your very own copy. Here's how:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Are you a closet Precious Moments fan?  That's an automatic entry.

• For a second entry, follow @TommyNelson on Twitter and  tweet this: You can win the Precious Moment Storybook Bible via @TommyNelson and @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG! - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.

• For a third entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG. Come back and leave another comment for that one too.

• For a fourth entry, "like" Tommy Nelson on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/g4IXpG Come back and let me know you did that.

• For a fifth entry, subscribe to this blog, St. Louis, Seminary Style. Come back and let me know that you did it! 

• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 6th entry!

The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, February 4. The winner will be notified that weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make your Blogger Profile has your email address available for me to contact you. If it is set to private or otherwise not visible, you will need to add it in with your comment. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Click here to see the rest of this week's giveaways and reviews.

Disclosure: We received a copy of this Precious Moments Storybook Bible for the purpose of review and it has become my 7yo's school reader this week. She loves reading it and I love her reading, so win-win. I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Baffin Sponge Clog for Kids REI Closeout

REI has these Baffin Sponge Clogs in a variety of colors on sale for $5.43. They are normally $13. And if you choose the option to pick them up at REI, the shipping is free!

Thanks, Kristen, for the tip!

My Savvy Source: Bye-Bye Monster

My Savvy Source is another group-powered deal service, but this one adds a twist. It features primarily things for families/kids and donates 5% of all sales to a preschool fund for children in need.

 Today's national deal is for a Bye-Bye Monster. The deal costs $10 for a $20 value. And if you "like" the deal at the top of the screen they knock another dollar off, so you can get the deal for $9. Nice!

The Details

• Help your child deal with nighttime fears with Bye Bye Monster's award-winning toys and books
• Coupon can be redeemed towards any product on the website such as the Bye Bye Monster story book, Monster Repellent, and Barley the Friendly Monster stuffed animal
• All products are 100% non-toxic and kid-safe
• You can purchase more than one! To purchase multiple coupons, you must buy each one in a separate transaction
• Coupon must be redeemed for use by February 1, 2011!!!
• How Savvy Savings work

 The Fine Print

Coupon must be redeemed for use by February 1, 2011. A coupon cannot be combined with any other gift certificates, third party certificates, coupons or promotions, unless otherwise specified by merchant. The coupon is of no cash value. Coupon is transferable and can be purchased as a gift.

Review: Personalized Tooth Fairy Box

It's probably no big surprise that we didn't teach our kids to believe in the tooth fairy. Nope. But that doesn't mean we don't still have fun with them when they lose their teeth. Indeed, losing a tooth really is a rite of passage and our kids enjoy putting said tooth under their pillow in hopes that the "Tooth Fairy Mama" will come and reward them for pulling random things out of their mouths. *giggle*

I remember having a fun pillow specifically for the purpose of putting my teeth in when I was little and I always thought I'd do something clever and creative for my own kids when the time came. Alas, I never did. And I usually forget to put the $1 under their pillow too which leads to a really funny game of, "Now where DID that goofy tooth fairy mama leave your dollar?" game the next morning.

At least my kids understand it's just my goofiness and not any lack of interest in their big event. Or something.

Anyway, when contacted by the Baby Box people about receiving one of their sweet tooth boxes for one of my girls I was thrilled. I jumped the gun, though, and gave them the name of all of my kids and let them choose. They chose my oldest who probably isn't going to lose many more teeth. But that's okay, she still likes the box. It looks just like this only with her name:

Pretty sweet, huh? These personalized tooth fairy boxes cost $24 each. They also have personalized tooth fairy dolls, sterling silver tooth fairy boxes, and a tooth fairy pillow. All of their items are very sweet and would make very nice (VERY nice) baby shower gifts or special occasion gifts.  I think the box we received is very sweet. I wish I'd made sure they had put my youngest daughter's name on it, though, because then we would have gotten some real use out of it! Ah, well. It's a keepsake for my oldest.

Disclosure: I received one of these personalized tooth fairy boxes for the purpose of review. It's really sweet. I'm thinking M12 might still have another tooth or two to lose, so we might get a little use out of it after all. *grin* I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: I Built It! Game

Now here's an interesting game concept I hadn't heard of before: build your own version of the classics. Check out these games:


I Built it! Memory Match & Tic Tac Toe

Instantly Build your own customized game of Memory Match and Tic Tac Toe that can change as often as your Childs imagination! read more!


I Built it! Checkers

Instantly Build your own customized checker set that can change as often as your imagination! read more!


I Built it! Jumbo Chess

Instantly customize these amazing chess sets! These familiar yet uniquely shaped chess pieces easily hold your favorite pictures. read more!





The main idea of these games is that you can customize them any way you want. You can put in actual pictures of people you know, or use baseball cards or magazine pictures, or color templates they provide for you - they sky is really the limit!

The jumbo chess game really is jumbo. I was a little surprised by the plastic nature of the pieces, but got over that pretty fast. It is a BIG game. Each piece will hold a playing card sized piece of paper which really would make this perfect for making a specialized chess baseball team or something like that.

I love the idea of putting in sets of faces your child will recognize for the memory game - such a neat idea!

We ended up sending the Chess game home with my parents so our kids could play it when we go to their house. I'm a little sad now that we did that because my 10yo has asked for it a couple of times since then. Ah well, it will be fresh and fun when we go to Oklahoma eventually.

Anyway, a neat concept. Now one of you can win your choice of the Memory Match or the Checkers game. Sweet!

Here's how to enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Do you have a favorite game to play with your family?  That's an automatic entry.
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• For a second entry, Check out the I Built It website and discover something unique about what they do. Come back and let me know what you thought.
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• For a third entry, tweet this: Win an "I Built It" Memory Match or Checkers game via @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/dYPpur - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.
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• For a fourth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/dYPpur. Come back and leave another comment for that one too.
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• For a fifth entry, "like" I Built It on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/dYPpur Come back and let me know you did that.
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• For a sixth entry, subscribe to this blog, St. Louis, Seminary Style. Come back and let me know that you did it! 
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• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, January 28. The winner will be notified over the weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make your email address available for me to contact you. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

Congrats to:

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Disclosure: We received one of each of the games you see above for the purpose of review. My thoughts are completely my own.  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here.

Giveaway: Dapper Snappers - Belts for Kids!

Okay, so kids belts - love 'em? Hate 'em? Impartial? We have one daughter in particular who has trouble keeping her pants up. And I'll let you in on a little secret: she's ten. She's a bit on the older side for this product which is really geared more toward the toddler set, but if you have droopy drawers, you have droppy drawers. Saggy pants don't always know their age boundaries.

Dapper Snappers are a helpful tool for keeping the pants up without the hassle a real belt for kids can sometimes cause. You know what kind of trouble I'm talking about? Let's just say it causes bathroom issues. Ahem.

The other trouble I've had with girls belts is not having enough holes in the belt - sometimes the belt itself is also droopy. With Dapper Snappers, you lose the need for the holes and buckles. This is especially nice with very young kids.


 Check out this little video:

There you go: easy peasey.

Want to try it out for yourself? You can win a $25 gift certificate to the Dapper Snappers website. Here's how to enter:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Any funny kids pants stories to tell?  That's an automatic entry.
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• For a second entry, Check out the Dapper Snappers website and learn something about why they were created. Come back and let me know what you found.
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• For a third entry, follow @DapperSnappers on Twitter and tweet this: Win a $25 gift card to @DapperSnappers via @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/fC5Okq - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.
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• For a fourth entry, mention this contest on your facebook wall and include the link to this giveaway: http://bit.ly/fC5Okq. Come back and leave another comment for that one too.
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• For a fifth entry, "like" Dapper Snappers on Facebook and mention you entered this contest on their wall, including this link to the giveaway: http://bit.ly/fC5Okq Come back and let me know you did that.
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• For a sixth entry, subscribe to this blog, St. Louis, Seminary Style. Come back and let me know that you did it! 
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• Go back to my landing page for this week's giveaways and reviews. Choose one of my "review only" posts to leave a comment on and then come back saying you did that. Presto! A 7th entry!

The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, January 21. The winner will be notified over the weekend and will need to respond within 48 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line.  IMPORTANT: You must make your email address available for me to contact you. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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Disclosure: We received a purple Dapper Snappers for the purpose of review. My ten year old has tried it out and approves. It indeed helps keep her pants up.  I keep a proper disclosure statement available right here. 

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Giveaway: Label Lighthouse Stikins

"When Lena Grierson’s oldest daughter started school, and returned home one time too many without a glove, it was time to start labeling her name on things. Mrs. Grierson was surprised to find that there was no fast and easy way of doing that.

“Why not a peel-and-stick label?” she thought.  Why not indeed! Thus LabelLighthouse.com was born. Mrs. Grierson and her company are the exclusive distributors of Stikins™ self-sticking name labels in North America. The Stikins™ self-sticking ID label is a very easy to apply clothing, shoe and item label. The clothing name label sticks on to the wash care label of the garment and is washer and dryer safe. It couldn’t be any easier. And that of course is the idea."

I love labels. There. It's out. I love labeling cups and pans and school supplies and...everything. But I'll confess that labeling fabric items has been rather a baffling thing to me, mostly because of the hassle factor. Enter Stikins from Label Lighthouse.

Now then, if you look closely at the photo above you will see the label isn't actually on the clothing itself, but on the care label. I'm wondering what would happen if you tried to apply the label to the actual fabric. Not sure on that. Just stick with the directions and you will probably be safe. Here's how they say to apply the Stikins:

Ensure that the garment is completely dry. Carefully peel the label from the backing paper, trying to avoid touching the adhesive. Apply the label onto the wash-care label of the garment. Using your thumb, smooth the label down for a few seconds to ensure that the adhesive fully bonds with the material. Do not wash the garment for at least 24 hours – This will allow the adhesive to continue to strengthen. 

Here are the answers to other frequently asked questions.

They suggest you use their labels for other items as well. Now then, my thoughts: I am partial to my labels from another company with the fun colors and pictures and all that. I love them. But I really do like the simplicity of things, particularly for areas that really aren't going to show. The labels are very small which is a plus for labeling clothing and other hidden places. The simple white background with black text makes it easy to read, and again, I really do like the small size of them for the purpose of quickly labeling gloves, shirts, etc.

I also really like that they are peel and stick. I am a seamstress and I know what I'm doing with an iron. And I STILL hate iron on kinds of patches. This is a huge improvement over that. And fast. Did I mention fast?

I always get our labels printed with our last name on them. This solves the problem of hand-me-downs and such. So our labels say, "The Dunham Family" on them. I would show this to you, but, ahem, I can't find mine at the moment. I'm not sure if they are in the pile to the left of my desk, or one of the seven stacks in the basement. But take my word for it: They are small and they say our name.

And now you can win a Starter Pack of Stikins of your very own.

Here's how:

• Simply leave any comment on this post. Are you a label fanatic? Do tell.  That's an automatic entry.
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• For a second entry, Check out the Label Lighthouse website and find out one of the other things they offer. Come back and let me know what you found.
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• For a third entry, tweet this: Are you a label fanatic? Win a starer pack of Stikins Self Stick Clothing Labels via Label Lighthouse and @MeganDunham right here: http://bit.ly/eqqit8 - Come back and leave an extra comment letting me know you did that.
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The winner will be selected by Random.org. This contest will close on Friday, January 14. The winner will be notified over the weekend and will need to respond within 24 hours or risk forfeiting the prize to the next in line. This giveaway is limited to a US address only. IMPORTANT: You must have your email address available for me to contact you. If I can't contact you, I will choose another winner. It's happened before.

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You can see the rest of this week's reviews and giveaways here. 

Disclosure: I received a my own starter pack of Stikins labels and once I find them - watch out! I will be labeling everything in sight. It isn't the fault of Label Lighthouse that I don't know which stack they are in. That's my own therapy session waiting to happen. See my proper disclosure statement here.