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Win-It Wednesday: $100 Borders Gift Card!

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As schools let out for summer, Borders is Double Dog Daring you with their Summer Reading Challenge. Getting kids to do anything that isn’t on a bike, in a pool or in front of the TV during summer break can sometimes be a daunting task, yet continued reading is important for their minds to continue to grow and bend. Have your child under 12 years old sign up for the challenge at the Borders store nearest you. All they have to do is read any 10 books this summer and they’ll receive a FREE book!


HarperCollins and Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot, have provided this week’s tip for getting kids to read:

“If you want to inspire your boy reader, expand your definition of reading to include non-fiction, graphic novels, funny books, wordless books, audio books and magazines. Summer reading is a great time to explore texts that aren’t covered/allowed in school reading.”

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 Borders Gift Card!

To enter, tell me one way you get your kids to read over the summer. What tips and tricks can you share that have them turning off the TV and opening a book?

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Prize:
(1) $100 Borders Gift Card

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, 6/16 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

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Comments

  5. Ruth

    PS…Oh, yes…I forgot! We don’t have a tv…so it’s not real hard to get her away from that! We do have a family movie night usually on Friday nights and we all curl up, eat dinner in the living room and watch a fun disney classic! :)

  9. Emily

    I have two toddlers so in order to get them to read, I sit down and we do picture reading.

  10. luisa

    We use props to keep reading fun!! There is great stuff that can be found at dollar stores like silly sunglasses, huge pencils and caps/crowns.

  11. Jilly

    My son is 5, so he doesn’t do much reading on his own yet. But he loves for me to read interesting chapter books to him at night before bed. Right now we are working through Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief.

  13. Rebekah

    My oldest is in First grade. We home school so school is never really over! ;) However we have decided to make summer reading a fun way to earn money. For each book she reads, she get a quater! She loves it and we get alot of books read! ;)

  15. Karen

    We read with the library or the stores that offer coupons for the kids for reading:)

  20. Christina

    We read before nap time and bedtime as a habit but during the summer we encourage more reading by turning off the cable and putting game systems back in their boxes in the closet.

  25. Kim

    Figure out what things interest your kids…and do your best to find something for them to read that relates to the topic–even if it is a magazine. When kids are interested in what they read it helps. A reading incentive program either from the library or you works well too!

  27. Kandace

    My daughter is still very young and loves looking at books. She’s constantly bringing them to me. The only problem we have is that I get bored reading the same book 10-15 times each day! :)

  28. shopfreak

    We do all the reading programs: Borders, Barnes & Noble, Half Price books and our local library. Thanks for the chance to win!

  30. Melissa

    I love reading myself so I go on the porch with some cold drinks and a bowl of popcorn at the end of the day and my daughter normally follows.