The Cradle, the premier lifestyle destination for new and expectant parents, has partnered with Pregnancy magazine to search for America’s favorite independent baby boutique!
The program, which launches today, September 15 on TheCradle.com, is looking for the shops that go above and beyond selling baby basics. Whether they offer the best selection of hard-to-find stylish baby clothing, the latest in eco-friendly toys and furniture, parenting classes, or in-house consultants to help moms navigate the new world of mothering, The Cradle wants to hear about Stylish Moms readers’ favorite baby boutiques.
To enter, please click here!
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Ask any Mermaid you happen to see – what brand is asking consumers to get creative? The answer is Chicken of the Sea! Chicken of the Sea International is asking moms, with a little creative help from their kids, if they have what it takes to create a new and fun verse for the company’s famous, catchy jingle!
The Mermaid Jingle Jam, an online and interactive contest, is giving Stylish Moms readers the opportunity to get creative and come up with a 30 to 90 second jingle that incorporates Chicken of the Sea’s original lyrics, key messages about seafood and the contestant’s new verse into a fun music video! Your jingle should include four key themes focusing on health, convenience, quality of life and dietary requirements. Want to see a sample? Head on over to Chicken of the Sea’s YouTube page!
One lucky grand-prize winner will receive a celebrity-style trip to Universal Studios Hollywood! In addition, Chicken of the Sea will donate $100,000 of Chicken of the Sea seafood to the winner’s local America’s Second Harvest food bank.
Want to become part of Chicken of the Sea’s history? For more information, contest rules, guidelines and prizes, please visit: mermaidjinglejam.com or chickenofthesea.com – Good Luck!
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Beginning August 4, entries are being accepted for the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest. Kids are urged to invent new, creative peanut butter sandwich recipes to win a $25,000 scholarship fund. Sandwiches are judged on creativity, taste, appearance, nutritional balance and ease of preparation.
Four runners-up will each receive a $2,500 scholarship fund. For rules, entry forms and information, please visit Jif.com. All entries must be submitted by November 14 – Good Luck!
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Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the premiere of Sex and the City? Do it like the girls of SATC and connect with friends over a Cosmo and a movie! Enter the Sex and the City Party Idea Contest for a chance to win a private screening for you and 200 of your friends! One weekly prize winner will also be chosen at random for two free movie passes to see Sex and the City. See Celebrations.com for entry details!
Don’t forget you can be the first to see Sex and the City on Thursday, May 29th at the “Ladies’ Night Out” screenings in select markets. Check these links below to find a late night screening near you.
Movietickets, Moviefone and Fandango – Have Fun!
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This summer The SAK is teaming up with HarperCollins Publishers to give 15 lucky readers a trendy Silverlake Convertible Clutch in one of four bright colors packed with three of the season’s best reads. So, being smart has never been so stylish!
Click here to enter the contest which runs through May 31 – Good Luck!
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In honor of Mother’s Day, we have partnered with Baby Chapters to give one lucky Stylish Moms reader a professionally produced hard-cover baby book!
All you have to do is visit Babychapters and start creating the pages for your online baby book. It includes an introduction, family tree, journal, milestones, baby’s favorites, growth charts, guest book for your family & friends, photo/video gallery, events, gift lists and much more!
After you have completed your online book, you have to come back to this blog and post a comment telling us your child’s favorite activity. It could be anything from sleeping, eating, coloring, singing, etc. – this must be all done by midnight Sunday, May 18 (eastern time).
Brianna will be helping me randomly pick the winner out of those readers who leave comments. The winner will be receiving a beautiful hard-cover baby book which will be a lasting keepsake for years to come. It will help you preserve your baby’s precious memories and is a perfect gift for baby’s first birthday or other important events!
Remember you have until Sunday, May 18 (about two weeks) so tell your girlfriends and head over to Baby Chapters and get your online book started.
Good Luck!
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Babies and Moms: Birth and Beyond – the Podcast for moms, is giving away hundreds of dollars in products in April & May including:
PediPeds valued at $25
See Kai Run Shoes valued at $25
2 Sign Babies Board Books valued at $6 each
Squeaker Sneakers valued at $25
Robeez Shoes valued at $35
4 Zoobie Pets valued at $35 each
It is easy to win! Just listen to Babies and Moms podcasts posted during the months of April and May and follow the on-air instructions to enter to win at www.babiesandmomsradio.com or listen to Babies and Moms: Birth and Beyond in iTunes. Products given away each show and the show today features Shoes We Love, Spring Cleaning Tips, and More!
Babies and Moms brings important information to moms of babies and toddlers from birth to three years of age each week through innovative podcasts. Babies and Moms hosts Nancy, Shelly, Stacey and Tricia interview experts in every facet of child-rearing. Additionally, the four hosts are experts in their own right. With 19 kids among the 4 hosts, they’ve seen it, done it, used it or lived it.
Good Luck!
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The perfect nanny must secure your utmost confidence and inspire your trust with knowledge, compassion, patience, dedication and commitment. Then add love, stir in some courage in the face of challenges and voila – the best nanny in the world is the result!
If you feel your nanny exhibits those outstanding qualities that set her apart from all other nannies – this is your chance to tell the world. You will honor your nanny and might win some prize goodies, too.
To enter, describe in 500 words or less some personal stories, share your nanny’s accomplishments and maybe even the challenges they have overcome in caring for your children.
Winners will be announced during the festivities at Baby Celebration LA. (where hip moms and their trendy babies, tots and everything in-between gather to see the very latest in the world of children) held April 12-13, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The deadline is March 15, 2008 and you can click here to enter – Good Luck!
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Chicco is giving away one of their new You & Me Deluxe Infant Carriers every day until February 29 (5pm Eastern Time). The You & Me Infant Carrier is valued at $99 and allows baby to face in for extra closeness, or out for exploring. And, in either position, baby stays snuggled close to your heart!
No purchase is necessary - just visit the Chicco site and fill out a brief survey to enter the contest. Good Luck!
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Swiffer and Warner Music have teamed up and created a contest called the Swiffer Break-up Music Video Contest. The best part of the contest is that the Grand Prize is $15,000!
Here’s how it works:
Swiffer-lovers can submit a short video to YouTube that demonstrates how they “broke up” with their old cleaning products and now use Swiffer for all their cleaning needs. If you enter, you receive 10 downloads of “break-up” songs to use in the video (that’s one of the requirements). The top 10 videos will be posted to YouTube for the general public to cast a vote for their favorite and the video with the most votes wins $15,000.
You can find a complete list of rules, prizes and approved “break-up” songs at the Swiffer brand channel at http://youtube.com/SwifferBreakup - Good Luck!
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Kimberly-Clark’s trusted brands offer solutions to clean, organize and beautify every room of your home, making life happier, healthier and more fulfilling. As we go through our whirlwind days as Moms, we are busier than ever trying to balance it all. We juggle daily tasks inside and outside of our homes, trying to succeed in every task we undertake.
So, if you are ready to relax, restore and renew by creating a fresh, new space in your home – then the Kimberly-Clark’s “Room-A-Day Giveaway” is for you!
From January 28 to February 15, one person per weekday will be announced on The View and win $25,000 to renovate any room in their house (cozy new living room or spa bathroom?). The final contestant winner will be announced March 21st on the “Room-a-Day Giveaway” website.
Enter the giveaway by clicking here - Good Luck!
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TurboTax is holding a contest called “America’s Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction.” Parents with children born in December 2007 are invited to upload a photo of their newborn to the contest’s web site, where their fellow taxpayers will vote for the cutest and most original photo of the baby that will win a $5,000 savings bond ($10,000 upon maturity).
Visit CutestTaxDeduction.com for more details. The contest ends January 9 and voting starts January 14 – Good Luck!
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