
In today’s economy, a family outing to the movies can put a strain on most budgets! You don’t even want to know what a recent trip to the movie theater cost our family. We dropped over $100 and didn’t even get to watch the entire movie between bathroom breaks and tantrums. From now on, we’re definitely waiting for the DVD!
Luckily Walmart and Hasbro have partnered to help families make memories and enjoy each other at home. This week, stores across the country have Family Game Night aisles dedicated to helping you put together your own Family Game Night for under $40.
Choose a theme like Sweet Tooth Sunday — with Candyland and the sugary sweet movie Pollyanna along with soda and makings for a homemade ice cream sundaes — or Special Mission Night — all about solving puzzles and using your smarts to uncover a mystery and play Pictureka along with secret recipes of creative snacks to enjoy while you watch National Treasure. Or pick from your all-time favorites at affordable prices.
We headed out to Walmart today with $40 in hand to check it out, and the kids were thrilled with both the selection of games and movies. We finally narrowed it down to Trouble and Operation (both faves of mine when I was younger), and the girls picked out High School Musical. We snagged all 3 for just $35, so we have $5 left over to pick up some simple snacks. $40 for a fun and relaxing evening at home compared to $100+ for a disastrous and stressful outing is a huge bargain! Plus the entertainment isn’t limited to a single 2-hour span.
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom winner will receive a $40 Walmart giftcard to put together their own Family Game Night theme!
To enter, tell me what your family’s favorite board game is. Do you have young children who love Candyland, or do you prefer adult games like Apples to Apples?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me about your favorite family board game!
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Join the Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!
4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
(1) $40 Walmart gift card
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday 9/23. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!


Christina
Deal Seeking Mom has been on my blog roll for a loooong time!
Christina
I’m a registered user in the forums!
Christina
I’ve been a subscriber via RSS for a long time! LOVE your site! Keep it up!
msm
My husband and I like Settler’s of Catan.
Jennifer Jones
Two of our favorite games are Sorry! and Hungry Hungry Hippos!
Angela
My favorite game is Scrabble.
Jennifer Jones
I’m an email subscriber.
Sarah
We love Catan for grown ups. Uno Spin for older kids. Junior Monopoly, Pretty Pretty Princess, and Junior Clue for the younger kids.
Jennifer Jones
I’m also a member of the forums.
Sarah
I’m a subscriber, too :)
Angela
Registered at Deal Seeking Mom Forums.
Angela
I subscribe to your RSS feed in Google Reader.
krista
Hi Tara! Devoted to your page =) Lol Our family of 5 could really use a great game night!! Thanks!
Lindsey Day
My favorite board game is Monopoly, but it’s not my husbands favorite because I always whoop him at it!
krista
Also Registered with DSM forums =)
Lindsey Day
I just joined the DSM forum! Can’t wait to get on and see what everyone’s saying!
Melissa
Our family loves almost any game that involves all 7 of us! We play charades a lot, Taboo, Horseopoly, a many others. We like to play and laugh together!
Melissa
Just subscribed to your feed via e-mail.
gretchen
Our new favorite is Bananagrams, a scrabble-like movie!
Lindsey Day
You’re on the blogroll http://www.linandmatt.blogspot.com
april humphreyl
my family loves to play monopoly!
Lindsey Day
I’ve been subscribed to your RSS feed for a long time!
gretchen
um, not a movie….a game….shouldn’t comment and watch the Emmy’s at the same time!!
karlee
My son loves to play operation.
Mary Lutz
I am subscribed and have been for a long time as well :)
I LOVE games, so it’s really hard to pick a favorite, but Scrabble ranks right up there along with any other word game!
Joni
My sons favorite board game is Monopoly. He loves all the play money.
cwaltz
We really enjoyed the Cranium games for sit down board game fun. The kids also enjoy the Totally gross science game.
If I won the card I’d end buying a game called Querf which looked hilarious or Boochie(which isn’t a sit down board game but would allow the kids to alternate with Hyperdash.)
Jaime
we play card games like nerts and a stock market game called Pit
Jessica
We love to play all kinds of games from Candyland to Pictionary! We like playing games not only as a family, but with our friends! We try to get together 1-2 times a month for “Friends & Family Game night!
Shelley263
Are you smarter than a 5th Grader? is our favorite….it’s challenging but fun!