This giveaway includes great stuff like Hi-Liters, labels, GlueStics, binders, dividers,sheet protectors, Marks-a-Lot permanent markers, and t-shirt transfers. The gift basket has a retail value of over $50! 

Avery recently partnered with Box Tops for Education. Now, when you purchase Avery school supplies for the new academic year you also receive Box Tops coupons to clip and return to your child’s school to be redeemed for cash. Each school then uses the cash at their discretion to purchase new supplies, fund programs, or buy much-needed equipment, computers, etc.

I know you’d like to win this great prize package from Avery. As usual, I have several ways for you to earn entries. Of course, the more times you enter, the higher your odds of winning. Here are your options:

1) Leave a comment with something other than “enter me”. Tell me about the school supplies you like or a housekeeping or saving money tip.

2) Tweet about this giveaway on twitter. There is an easy tweet button to your right. Be sure to leave your twitter name or status url in the comment box. You can earn 3 tweet entries per day.

3) Follow @thriftymommy on twitter.

4) Blog about this giveaway or mention it on some sort of forum. Leave a direct url so that I can easily find the info for your entry.

5) Give this post a thumbs up on Stumble Upon, Digg It, add a link on Facebook, or some other way of promoting the giveaway.

6) Add Keeping the Castle and/or Thrifty Mommy to your blogroll.

You can earn entries for each of these things that you do. Please leave a separate comment for each one. It just makes it easier for tallying entries and choosing a winner.

This contest ends Sunday, September 27, 2009. Winners will be contacted via email and will have 72 hours to respond.

Good luck everyone!

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The Live Free for a Year sweepstakes began on Monday, July 6th and closes at the end of business on Wednesday, September 9th.  To enter, visit a Burlington Coat Factory store for an entry form or mail in a postcard to the address shown on the official rules page.  No purchase is necessary to enter the contest.

If you’re like me, it would be very beneficial to win this contest.  Having the mortgage payments made for a year would enable us to pay off debt and to pay additional principal on our house.  We might even get to take a vacation! 

“Money is tight for most consumers, and while Burlington Coat Factory offers budget-friendly prices that are easy on the wallet everyday, we wanted to do something special for one of our customers,” says Garry Graham, Burlington Coat Factory’s SVP of Marketing.  “Through the Live Free for a Year sweepstakes, we will help one lucky customer in a very real and meaningful way.”

Good luck everyone!

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To enter, you must first become a Lands’ End Facebook fan.  Then enter by clicking a form that will be posted on the wall.  The contest will be announced each Friday and contestants may enter once a day through midnight CST Sunday to win. There will be one winner each weekend who will be notified on Monday.  Below are the prizes for each week.

July 17: Lighthouse Golf Bag and towel

July 24: Teak Adirondack Chair and pillow

August 7: Summer Fun Tote

August 14: Kids Flower Adirondack Chair

August 21: Denim Bean Bag

August 28: Luggage Set

I’d like to win some of these prizes for my house.  Which prize do you like the most?

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The contest ends Sunday, June 14, 2009.  Good luck!

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If you’re interested in trying Wisk HE, you can download a $2 coupon from the laundryhe.com site.  Simply click on the site and at the top toolbar, choose Try Wisk HE.

And now for the giveaway! One person can win a bottle of the Wisk HE detergent.  There are several ways to enter the contest.  Pick any of the options below.  Just remember to leave a comment for each one you’ve completed.

1)  Leave a comment.

2)  Follow @thriftymommy on twitter.

3)  Add Keeping the Castle and/or Thrifty Mommy to your blogroll.  You can earn a separate entry for each.

4)  Tweet about the giveaway.  You can earn up to three tweet entries per day.  Be sure to leave a status link here or to include @thriftymommy in your tweet.

This contest ends May 24 and is available only to those with a U.S. address.  The winner will be contacted via email and will have 72 hours to respond.

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Bright Green is a new line of home care products featuring cleaning and laundry soaps made with biodegradable and naturally derived ingredients, energy-efficient light bulbs and paper products made from 100% recycled content.  The Bright Green products are sold exclusively at Safeway stores. 

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment at Thrifty Mommy.

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Thrifty Mommy is giving three winners a Wordlock padlock and bicycle lock.  There are many ways to enter.  Good luck!

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The key Canadian collections include first and only fully indexed Censuses of Canada for 1851, 1891, 1901, 1906 and 1911; the Drouin Collection, which is the complete set of French-Canadian vital records from 1621 to 1947;  and the Ontario and British Columbia vital records from as early as 1813 and U.S. / Canada Border Crossings from 1895 to 1956.

Ancestry.ca is a member of the Ancestry global network of family history websites and has 400 million searchable names.

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering more about these awesome prizes and how you can get involved in this contest.

• To enter, you must be a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec) and be at least 13 years old as of February 11, 2009.  You must also be a registered user of contest.ancestry.ca.
• The contest runs February 16th – April 10th.
• You can obtain 1 additional Prize Draw Entry per day by playing the game at contest.ancestry.ca.
• You can obtain up to a maximum of 100 additional Prize Draw Entries by inviting your friends through the ‘Invite Friends’ link or by adding a widget to your Facebook profile.
• There will be 1 Grand Prize of a $1500 West Jet gift certificate.  (This is non-refundable and cannot be redeemed for cash.)
• Also, there will be 8 weekly prizes of $100 Chapters gift cards.

Here’s a look at the game Word Stump that you can play to earn additional entries.  It’s a word scramble game that is fun, challenging, and a bit addictive.     I finally had to cut myself off from it.  You simply highlight letters to make words.  When you make words, then letters will disappear and make the tower of letters shorter.  Then more letters will appear.  It’s kind of like tetris, except with letters and words.

Have fun everyone and good luck!

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Kimberly-Clark

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To celebrate this amazing Room-A-Day Giveaway, Kimberly-Clark has teamed with Keeping the Castle for a giveaway which includes Kimberly-Clark products and Thom Filicia’s new book, Thom Filicia Style: Inspired Ideas for Creating Rooms You’ll Love!

The prize package includes the following:

1  Ecofriendly Reusable Bag
1 Copy of Thom Filicia Style: Inspired Ideas for Creating Rooms You’ll Love!
1 Roll Kleenex Viva Soft & Strong Like Cloth Paper Towels
1 Roll Scott Extra Soft Toilet Paper
1 Box Kleenex Expressions Tissues
1 Package Huggies Supreme Thick n Clean Baby Wipes
1 Travel Size Package Kleenex Anti-viral Tissues
1 Bottle Huggies Soft Skin Wash for Hair and Body
1 Package Poise Ultra Thin Liners
1 Package Kotex Overnight Ultra Thins
1 Box Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes

How to enter our giveaway for Kimberly-Clark products: 

You can earn an entry for each one, but you must leave a comment for each item completed.

1)  Leave a comment.  Tell me which Kimberly-Clark products have made your life easier, tell me something about Thom Filicia, why you want to win the room-a-day giveaway, or anything along those lines.

2)  Give this post a thumbs up at Stumble Upon and leave your Stumble name.

3)  Tweet this post and leave your Twitter name or status url.

4)  Post this giveaway on your blog and leave a link.

5)  Mention this giveaway on any forums or message boards and leave me a link.

6)  Add Keeping the Castle to your blogroll.

This contest ends February 4th and due to shipping costs, is available to U.S. residents only.  The winner will be contacted by email and will have 24 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.  You will not be put on a mailing list,  but you must include your email address in the second box under your name (not in the comment box).

Good luck everyone!

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The Munchkin Mighty Grip Glass Bottles have molded glass ribs for easy gripping and vented silicone nipples to help prevent gas and colic.  The glass and silicone disc make this bottle safe for storing breast milk.  The bottles also have an ounce/milliliter markings to track portion size, are available in three cute colors, and come in two sizes. 

Munchkin has also made a cushiony silicone sleeve that goes over the glass bottles to provide a secure grip and extra protection against breakage.  The comfortable, insulating sleeve helps keep liquids warm or cool, and can stay on the bottle in the refrigerator.  The vented design makes it easy to see the level of liquid in the bottle.

This Munchkin giveaway is valued at $20.96 and includes:

• one 4 oz glass bottle
• one silicone sleeve for the bottle
• five multi bowls
• four safety spoons

How to enter:

1)  Leave a comment telling me something about this product.  You can tell me why you like Munchkin products.  It could be their toys, sippy cups, etc.  Or you can tell me who would receive this package or why you’re switching to BPA products. 

2)  Give this post a thumbs up at Stumble Upon and leave your Stumble name.

3)  Tweet this post and leave your Twitter name or url.

4)  Post this giveaway on your blog and leave a link.

5)  Mention this giveaway on any forums or message boards and leave me a link.

6)  Add Keeping the Castle to your blogroll. 

Other info:

This contest ends February 2nd and is available to U.S. residents only.  The winner will be contacted by email and will have 72 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.  You will not be put on a mailing list, but you must include your email address in the second box under your name (not in the comment box).

The Bloggy Giveaways carnival is up and running.  I also have other giveaways posted at Thrifty Mommy and Little Fun; Little Learning.

Good luck everyone!

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