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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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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ashley S

    Right now since mine is only a year old, I read to her & let her watch Leap Frog Letter Factory & Talking Word Factory DVD’s. Also, whenever I read a book, I tell her to go get her book & read it too; even if she is just looking at the pictures.

  4. Angela

    We’ve always made it a habit to read after lunch, starting when the kids were first born to ease them into a nap. Even though they don’t nap anymore, they still enjoy a good book. They also love to visit the library every week to pick out new books — the library is like a treat for them.

  5. Paula

    Thankfully my kids have always loved to read, so we will read books aloud several times throughout the day, EVERY day!

  7. mellisa w.

    My son loves the summer reading programs where you get small treats. They keep him interested enough to get us through the summer.

  10. Kelsey

    This is such a great giveaway! Thank you so much!!

    Tips: reading to my kids. If you have enough expression in your face and voice when reading, you’ll make it a fun time for everyone! I also read during the day, so my child sees me reading and thus wants to read herself. One thing my mom did to encourage her children to read is $. If you read a book, you get 10 cents, or whatever amount you want to use. We kept track of it on a paper taped up on the fridge. It really worked!

  14. Hope Kehrhahn Hyatt

    We have our grandson during the summer, I read to him and then he reads to me back and forth every night before prayers and bed. He enjoys this time together and we work through a summers reading list.

  16. Linda R

    During the summer, we visit the library and the kids get to watch a video for every book they read. Our library lets us check out five videos per person for two weeks each.

  17. Amy

    Luckily my daughter loves when we read to her, so it’s not much of a challenge getting her to read yet :)

  18. Emily

    My son is into Pirate books and space books. My daughter has a new found love for Hello Kitty, so we will need to look for some more of those books for her.

  20. lisa

    My daughter loves to read!!! She cannot be stopped! She is in first grade and is starting to read the Harry Potter Series! She has alreasdydvoured the Ramona books.

  23. sarah b

    She signed up for the library program and read her books already! Signed up for the Borders as well! She loves to read all the time

  24. Lauren Peterson

    I don’t have kids, but for me, I loved the reading programs at the library and getting free books…Oh, I’d read so many books during the summer, at the pool, at home, in the car…Loved it. And miss that free time! :)

  27. Eve

    My daughter loves to read so I don’t have any problems in the department. Thanks for the giveaway!

  29. Crystal

    My two girls are still young and love to be read to. So I don’t really have a problem with them wanting to read