I Choo Choo Choose You
I have a confession to make. I miss the excitement that was Valentine’s Day in elementary school. I secretly love to receive pun-y cards professing friendship and love. I love little heart shaped chocolates and despite my insistence now that I don’t really care about Valentine’s Day… I really do! So as my public service [...]
Masterful Silhouettes from a Master craftsman.
*** GIVEAWAY *** You could win a free silhouette ($25 value) for your child! Leave us a comment (in the Speak Your Mind section), and tell us where you’ll hang up the silhouette in your home if you are the winner. Comment entries will be accepted until January 27, 2012. A random winner will be [...]
HEB’s Scary Good Costume Contest!
H-E-B wants to see how creative everyone is getting with their costumes for Halloween this year. Upload your costume photos (or pet photos) for a chance to win H-E-B gift cards. The first 5,000 entrants will also receive a coupon to enjoy for “$2 off Medium Candy Bags priced at $4.50 (Mars, Hershey and more). [...]
GIVEAWAY! Study Skills Class for 3rd-8th grader from Thinking Caps
Through my experience as a teacher, successful students share common characteristics. What do I mean by successful? Of course passing classes is a given, but I am talking about students who set goals for themselves. Successful students have the “know how” to achieve their goals, and at least from my experience these kids have a [...]
GIVEAWAY from Sweet Life Family Photography by Emily Pechal
A tremendous thank you to local photographer Emily Pechal of Sweet Life Family Photography for generously offering a mini photo session to one lucky Little Austinite family! You will only have until Monday (October 3, 2011) to enter. The winner will be selected and announced Tuesday (October 4, 2011). GIVEAWAY – 30 minute mini session [...]
All Things Kids (Georgetown)
July 8, 2011 by Julia
Filed under Contests, Featured, indoor playscapes, Leander and Georgetown, stores and products
Kudos to All Things Kids in Georgetown for many, many reasons. This store could just as easily be renamed “The Thinking Child’s Store” where every toy for sale has been carefully selected for the explicit purpose of stimulating a young mind. Five years ago when I started taking my daughter out and about, I said [...]
Daisy by Marc Jacobs – Mother’s Day Giveaway
Thank you to our friends at HEB for the lovely Mother’s Day basket! Happy Mother’s Day to all! If you have not yet purchased a Mother’s Day gift — or don’t like what “the kids” picked out (gasp) — then stop by HEB to pick up one of these terrific Mother’s Day baskets. The one [...]
GIVEAWAY: Family Membership to The Blanton Art Museum
May 4, 2011 by Julia
Filed under Austin (downtown), Contests
It’s been too long! I blame it on having to prepare and administer students for the TAKS test, but we’re back with another giveaway. (By the way, look for more giveaways to come this summer.) We’re giving away the Groupon deal from today, a one year family membership to The Blanton Museum of Art plus [...]
Kids having a bad hair day? WINNER!
February 28, 2011 by Julia
Filed under Austin (northwest), Cedar Park, Contests
WE HAVE A WINNER! Kristen, check your email! No, we’re not giving away this bovine, but if your kids are looking a wee scraggly, we’ve got two Groupons for Pigtails and Crewcuts to give away to a lucky one of you! (Click on link to see the details of the Groupon. Winner may choose either [...]
Earn It, Learn It by Alisa T. Weinstein (book review) – Winner!
Earn It, Learn It is a book targeted for parents with children ages four to twelve to teach children about the value of money, associating allowance with career work. The first few lines in the book immediately grabbed my attention as it resonates with my own parenting philosophy. We are living in an era of [...]
