When I was growing up, my brothers and I would often pool our allowances to get my folks some nice birthday or Christmas gifts. I also enjoyed when my dad would take me shopping with him to "help" pick out something for my mom. Whenever I could, I would stand in front of the glass display at one of the local Hallmark stores - carefully examining the Precious Moments figurines and reading their titles until I found the perfect one.
Fast forward to today, proudly displayed in my hutch are a variety of figurines, including the large Precious Moment that was my wedding cake topper and one that was gifted to me by my grandmother. Now that I'm a mom, I don't much think about peering into the Hallmark cases. Once I had kids, I would only step near such breakables when my children were not with me.
So when BSM Media offered to send a figurine to help promote Precious Moms, I was overwhelmed by flashbacks of those childhood shopping outings.
Fast forward to today, proudly displayed in my hutch are a variety of figurines, including the large Precious Moment that was my wedding cake topper and one that was gifted to me by my grandmother. Now that I'm a mom, I don't much think about peering into the Hallmark cases. Once I had kids, I would only step near such breakables when my children were not with me.
So when BSM Media offered to send a figurine to help promote Precious Moms, I was overwhelmed by flashbacks of those childhood shopping outings.Thanks to PreciousMoments.com, I can peer through the virtual looking glass at all the wonderful figurines. Sans kid related bull in a china shop fears.
But there is more to the story. Precious Moms isn't just about figurines. Actually, it's nothing like that. The site is a wealth of useful information such as listings of volunteer programs that parents can do with their kids. Or how to prepare an emergency kit for your car. BSM Media even put together "The Precious Party Package" containing recipes, activities and a party checklist to take some of the stress out of planning a birthday celebration. Precious Moms has adult themed cheat sheets too. There is even a message board to interact with other Precious Moms!
Well, just like twins, Twinkies and buy-one-get-one-free offers... good things come in twos. The great folks at BSM Media and Precious Moments sent a second "Birthday Wishes With Hugs And Kisses" figurine along for one of my lucky readers.
The Prize
One "Birthday Wishes With Hugs and Kisses" figurine valued at $37.50
Rules:
Participants -
... must be able to provide a United States mailing address.
... must provide an email in the comment or have email accessible from their profile. If winner cannot be contacted immediately upon drawing, I will move on to the second random selection.
On August 2, a winner will be chosen at random from all comments left.
How to enter:
For the first entry -
(1) Stop by Precious Moms and see what they have to offer.
(2) Come back here and post a comment about something you found helpful, useful or interesting. Feel free to post the URL in the comment so other people can go see it! Irrelevant comments will be disqualified.
For additional entries -
(a) Add my button to your sidebar, as well as a Precious Moms link. Come back here and leave an additional comment stating that you did so.
(b) Publish a post regarding this contest and link back to it. Come back here and leave a comment providing the link to your post.
Thanks again to BSM Media and Precious Moments for providing the prize for this contest and for putting together a great new site, Precious Moms!!
But there is more to the story. Precious Moms isn't just about figurines. Actually, it's nothing like that. The site is a wealth of useful information such as listings of volunteer programs that parents can do with their kids. Or how to prepare an emergency kit for your car. BSM Media even put together "The Precious Party Package" containing recipes, activities and a party checklist to take some of the stress out of planning a birthday celebration. Precious Moms has adult themed cheat sheets too. There is even a message board to interact with other Precious Moms!
Well, just like twins, Twinkies and buy-one-get-one-free offers... good things come in twos. The great folks at BSM Media and Precious Moments sent a second "Birthday Wishes With Hugs And Kisses" figurine along for one of my lucky readers.
The Prize
One "Birthday Wishes With Hugs and Kisses" figurine valued at $37.50
Rules:
Participants -
... must be able to provide a United States mailing address.
... must provide an email in the comment or have email accessible from their profile. If winner cannot be contacted immediately upon drawing, I will move on to the second random selection.
On August 2, a winner will be chosen at random from all comments left.
How to enter:
For the first entry -
(1) Stop by Precious Moms and see what they have to offer.
(2) Come back here and post a comment about something you found helpful, useful or interesting. Feel free to post the URL in the comment so other people can go see it! Irrelevant comments will be disqualified.
For additional entries -
(a) Add my button to your sidebar, as well as a Precious Moms link. Come back here and leave an additional comment stating that you did so.
(b) Publish a post regarding this contest and link back to it. Come back here and leave a comment providing the link to your post.
Thanks again to BSM Media and Precious Moments for providing the prize for this contest and for putting together a great new site, Precious Moms!!
I LOVE the recipe for "Cool Treats"... YUMMY!!!!!
I also found the article on having a spouse who doesn't like to travel. I love to travel and my husband hates to. The article is called "Coping as the Non-traveling Spouse".
Thank you for the adorable giveaway.
Kimberly
HunnyV "at" Optonline "dot" net
I like the fact that you can print party invites:)
Jo
jceko77@yahoo.com
Neat site! I like the Automobile Emergency Kit! I printed it out to do today!
mom2sagecambria at gmail dot com
i liked the Displaying Collectibles video!
I love the crafting ideas. I love things I can make that are original for parties, something that will last in pictures and people will talk about afterwards!
Just to let you know, Your posting on Prizey says the date of the giveaway ends February 8th. :)
Have a good day!
I love all the party ideas. What a great way to encourage parents to forgo the "chucky cheese" parties and throw a great party themselves!
jeepcutie82 at msn dot com
Great advice in the Auto Emergency Kit article. My daughter will be getting her license soon and the checklist they provide will be very useful.
gkstratos@ yahoo.com
I liked the Family Fun Ideas-my favorite was "Hide-the-Button"-very neat! :)
I liked the article on 'coping as the non-traveling spouse'. My husband travels on business alot and it can be stressful at times. This article was very useful.
http://www.preciousmoms.com/content.cfm/coping_as_the_non-traveling_spouse
Great giveaway, thanks!
I linked to you and to Precious Moms.
Blogged ya:
http://mommyland512.blogspot.com/2008/07/win-precious-moments-figurine_22.html
Thanks again!
I like that you can send a message from Precious Moments Messengers. Great idea for the little ones.
I found your giveaway from the Mom Bloggers Club! We checked out Precious Moms and I found the Traveling with Young Children article to be quite helpful! http://www.preciousmoms.com/content.cfm/traveling_with_young_children
I have travelled with my son when he was younger but travelling with more than one can be tricky! The recording yourself reading was a great tip!
phillipsonlygirl at gmail dot com
I blogged about the contest:
http://kristiniac.blogspot.com/2008/07/top-finds-of-hour-and-yes-its-late.html
This baby/toddler travel list will definately come in handy! http://www.preciousmoms.com/content.cfm/travel_checklist
I really like the newly created precious girls club! If I had a daughter, I'd be signing her up!
What a fun contest and wonderful site referral. My four year old and I visited precious moms and had a ball looking through the party and recipe ideas. We found a recipe for watermelon shaped/decorated sugar cookies and well, we totally are going to make them.
http://www.preciousmoms.com/content.cfm/watermelon_cookies
Thanks for this great referral!
PM jonbonjovious on slickdeals.
added your button and blog to my blog
http://jonbonjovious.blogspot.com
Ok, I know I did this before ! I like the disney ones they have now. I would love to win, my birthday is this month!
jenni0873 at hotmail dot com
We blogged! http://kristiniac.blogspot.com/2008/08/august-1st.html
phillipsonlygirl at gmail dot com
p.s. I'm adding your button permanently to my sidebar as well! :)
This was my first time on their site, and I did not know they had Disney figures. They closed the Hallmark store in our town, so it is nice to know they are available online. This birthday figure would be great for my niece's 8th birthday. thanks!
i found the video on how the figurines are made to be extremely interesting - from the drawings to the sculpting. the making of the mold and the painting. they are very beautiful pieces and i have a few already. would love to have another to join my collection.
I can't believe they have all these great articles on their website...like the back to school traditions and decorative veggies. These are all great ideas, super easy to read and do. Thanks for teh chance to win!