And the Winner is .. .

I'm so excited to announce the winner of the $100 of Usborne Books! The winner is:

China from over at www.JustForJack.com

Thanks to everyone who participated. I will be contacting China so she can pick out her books!

Congratulations!

Win $100 of FREE Usborne Books of Your Choice!!

Yes! You can win $100 of FREE Usborne Books for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews or any other children in your life. And yes, you get to select what books you win from the wide selection of books that Usborne has to offer. You can view that selection here.

It's simple to get yourself entered in the drawing, and you can get yourself entered as many times as you possibly can. Contest is open only to those in the United States and runs from May 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010. Winner will be announced here on Usborne Activities for Kids at noon on June 1, 2010. Make sure you post a comment letting me know what you've done of the four options below. Make sure you leave your email or a way to contact you in your entry(ies).

How to get yourself entered - You get one entry for each item below that you do and each time you do it:

1. Tweet about our Usborne Summer Reading program including the link to the site: www.UsborneSummerReading.com .

2. Mention the Usborne Summer Reading program and the weblink on your facebook page.

3. Grab the button off my blog and put it on your blog or website for the summer.

4. Write a blog post about the Usborne Summer Reading program.

Good luck! And thanks for helping to promote a great cause!

Happy Reading!

Kristie

How Big Is A Million - Winner's Choice of January's Free Book Give Away

I am thrilled to announce that Elaine is the winner of January's Free Book Give Away. She chose the book How Big Is A Million? (Picture Books) because she wanted to give it to her nephew.

This is a great book! It is the story of Pipkin the Penguin who wants to know How Big Is A Million? (Picture Books) . It's a great teaching tool to let kids know the number concepts of 1, 10, 100, 1,000 and 1,000,000. In a pocket on the back of the book is a poster that literally shows Pipkin and his mom looking at 1,000,000 stats. It's very mind boggling to look at that poster, because I'm sure I'm like you - I've never seen exactly 1,000,000 of any particular thing before.

Free Book Give Away - Win the Usborne Book of Your Choice

I'm so excited about this give away! This month, for Free Book Give Away, one lucky person is going to get a FREE Usborne book of their choice. Yes, you read that right. You get to pick what ever Usborne book it is that you would like to win. I am also going to offer a couple of extra ways to earn more chances for the Free Book Give Away. Here's how it'll work:

Browse through my site at UsborneSC.com and select THE Usborne book that you would like to win the most. Leave a comment naming the book you would like to win and why you would like that book. It's that simple. Make sure you leave your email address or a way for me to be able to track back to your email so I can notify you if you win. Winner will be randomly selected at noon on Jan. 20th.

There are five other ways you can earn more entries to win your book:

1. Post about the give away on your blog.
2. Twitter the book give away link.
3. Follow Me on Twitter.
4. Grab my button and put it on your blog or website.
5. Set up your own eshow. Did you know you can earn quite a bit of free books (a whole lot more than 1) by hosting an online show? You don't have to clean your house nor do you have to make food. All you have to do is promote your eshow by emailing it to your online guests. Oh, and in Jan. hostesses earn double free books. Yes I said DOUBLE FREE books. You can set up your eshow here.

If you have done any of the above for extra entries into the drawing, please make an individual comment for each - include email and your chosen book for each entry again too.

You can also enter Usborne's monthly drawing for $50.00 in free books. Enter here, or on the brown button on the side bar.

Have fun! And enjoy the gift of reading with your children.

Kristie

Free Book Give Away - 50 Christmas Things to Make and Do

I am so excited about this month's Free Book Give Away. I LOVE Christmas, and I have been waiting a looong time to give away 50 Christmas Things to Make and Do for our monthly Free Book Give Away.

For those of you who love to do arts and crafts with your kids, or for those of you with kids like mine who constantly like to create and make stuff, this is a wonderful book to have. As the title states, it has 50 different Christmas arts and crafts and activities that you can do with your child or that your children can do on their own simply by following the step by step directions.

This book will provide hours upon hours of activity for your kids to do - especially once they are home for "winter" break. It will also provide tons of Christmas decorations for your house and tons of gifts that you can give instead of spending your money out at the big box stores. My kids favorite things to make or do from this book are: the foil decorations, printed snowmen, dangling trees, and mosaic snowflakes.

If you would like to win 50 Christmas Things to Make and Do simply leave a comment about your favorite childhood Christmas memory. Contest open to US residents only. Winner will be announced at 12:00 PM EST Nov. 20th. Make sure you leave your email - without it I won't be able to let you know that you are the winner.

Free Book Give Away - Usborne's Going to the Doctor Kid Kit

This month Children's Activities is giving away a Going to the Doctor Kid Kit. This kit includes Usborne's Going to the Doctor book which is part of the First Experiences series. It takes kids on a journey through a typical visit with the doctor. For those kids not used to going to the doctor yet, this book will ease their mind about the experience. In fact, after they get to pretend play with all the doctor tools, they may be excited to go. This book is illustrated by Stephen Cartwright so that means there's a little duck to find on every page. Kids just love trying to find that duck!

Kids love pretend play. This kit includes all the doctor tools they need to be the doctor in your family. It contains a stethoscope, thermometer, reflex hammer, mouth mirror, otoscope, play syringe, glasses, and a prescription pad. My daughter has enjoyed this book and kit for almost three years now. It's funny to hear her in her room taking care of her sick dolls and calling them Jenny and Jack (the names of the kids in the book).

If you'd like to win a Going to the Doctor Kid Kit for your child, please comment below and let me know a little about your aspiring doctor. Make sure you include your email so I can contact you if you are the winner. Winner will be chosen randomly at noon on Oct. 20th.

Also, don't miss out on entering Usborne's monthly drawing for 50.00 in free books. The entry for that is on the big brown square box on the left column of this blog.

Winner of Usborne's Spooky Stencil Cards

I am thrilled to announce that Toni of, It Is Nap Time, is the proud new owner of a set of Usborne's Spooky Stencil Cards. I will email Toni to get her address so I can get these shipped to her ASAP. Make sure you stop by next month to enter the Free Book Give Away. Contest runs from the 1st to the 15th of month each month.

Usborne Free Book Giveaway - Spooky Stencil Cards

Ok, so this isn't a book, but they are great Spooky Stencil Cards. Your kids will love designing their own Halloween or spooky scenes, drawings, and cards. 52 cards are included in this pack. These are wonderful to use for arts and crafts projects too. The cards are made of a nice thick stock, so they are easy to trace. Stencils include classic Halloween subjects such as the ghost shown to the left, bats and skeletons.

I know many of you moms would love to win a set of these so your kids cn create some fun projects. Just post a comment below explaining why you think your kids would like these. The most creative answer will win the set of Spooky Stencil Cards. Just make sure you enable your email so I can email the winner to get your shipping address. Winner will be announced at noon on Sept. 15th.

Happy Stenciling!

Winner of I Can Draw Animals Free Book Giveaway

Congratulations Rachel! You are the first winner of our monthly free book giveaway! Rachel won the wonderful book I Can Draw Animals. Here is the original post on this free book giveaway.

Make sure you come back on September 1st to enter our second monthly free book giveaway.

Free Book Giveaway - I Can Draw Animals

I Can Draw Animals is part of Usborne's Playtime series. It is also included in the combined volume Big Book of Playtime Activities (one of my favorites that Usborne has to offer).

This book has very clear step-by-step picture instructions. Kids can follow the instructions on their own, or you can sit down with your child and teach them the steps yourself. This is a great book for those that can't draw and want to teach their kids how to draw animals - something every kid wants to do.

It's also a great book for you, mom or dad, to go to when Jr. says, "Hey, can you draw me a frog!" Your child will be amazed at how well your frog comes out, and they'll even be more amazed when you teach them how to draw that frog and their frog looks just as good as yours!!

This book will provide tons of fun for you and your kids.

It is also available in a kid kit version with chalk included. My kids love drawing the animals on the sidewalk with chalk. They make full ocean and jungle scenes. The kids on the block come and say "How'd you do that!?!".

Now the fun part! If you would like to win I Can Draw Animals for your family, post a comment on why you would like this book. Winner will be randomly selected at noon EST time August 15th. Winner will be announced, and I will email the winner to get proper shipping instructions. Ok now, get posting. I know you want that book!

~Happy Drawing! ~ Kristie~