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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. Robin

    I don’t have any kids, but I love summer reading at the library. The libraries around here all have programs for adults, and it’s fun seeing how much I can read. I’d love to win the giftcard!

  2. Christina

    My son loves reading – the only thing we do to actively encourage it is having lots of books around he can read and reading to him every night.

  3. Laura Smith

    my son and i try to read a book every night together. he likes when we try to pretend to be the character in the book. his grandma is a librarian so we all know how important books are!

  4. Rebecca B

    I actually don’t have to bug my kids about reading. They love it! We take trips to the library one or two times a week to get more books!!! I have also always loved to read which I think helps.

  6. shannon deitz

    I let the girls chose their own books (ages 3 and 5) at our weekly trip to the library. They love to explore and have the freedom to pick their own selections!

  7. Michael Z.

    My wife and I are avid readers and we are passing that on to our children. We have a 3 year old and a 8 month old and we read to them every night. My son, Atticus, is constantly asking for “just one more book, pleeeeeeease!!”

  8. Jessica M

    I take my 4 yr old to the library every week and let him pick out his own books. Then he is excited to read them together because he picks them out “all by me-self” :)

  12. Cami

    My kids aren’t school age yet but they love the library–it’s a great way to get them interested in new books.

  13. Marcie

    This is a wonderful program by Borders, the kids love to read and we enroll them in a reading group at the library over the summer

  14. Kristi Smith

    I am truly Blessed we have always exposed our children to Books and they Love them Infact my one son is autistic and we have to go to the store atleast once or Twice a month a buy a new book which gets very expensive but wouldn’t change it for anything but would so love to win the Gift card

  15. jennifer

    i have a 7 year old boy who is all “go-go-go”, but he does have a DSI and his games require lots of reading!!!!! i don’t mind him playing his DSI now knowing that he has to read the clues in order to progress in the game!

  17. Sarah

    We don’t have any kids yet, but my niece (she’s 5) loves to read. She’s just learning, but is moving along quickly and is so proud of herself! I bought her first Dr. Suess books, and her mother is a teacher, so she always has quite a selection– I think that’s really important.

  19. Amy

    When a movie comes out that is based on a book, the deal is he has to read the book before we see the movie!

  22. Carrie

    We sign up for the summer reading program at the library so they get prizes for reading a certain amount of time each week which motivates my boys. Plus I have reading time planned in both the morning and the afternoon to make sure we get some done everyday.

  25. Elizabeth

    We read together which is really the best way. Kids will read if they see that you are interested in reading too :)

  27. Heather

    We love reading books at our house!! My kids can’t get enough of them! We visit the library weekly! I have found books that match their interests and we expand on books from there! We have so much fun with books!

  28. Kathryn Kraklio

    My sons are young (3years and 18months), so whenever the tv gets turned off, they automatically bring me books! I’ve always been an avid reader and I really enjoy reading to my kids. If they hop in my lap when I’m reading one of my books, I’ll read it to them anyway. Most of the time they will stay through a page or two until they get tired of there being no pictures lol!