Deal Seeking Mom

Win-It Wednesday: $100 Borders Gift Card!

by

Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday. I’ll be posting 24-hour giveaways at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET to give you plenty of chances to win!

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?

+++++++++++++++

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!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What are your tips for getting your kids to read over summer vacation?

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. Come back and 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) $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!

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!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. Janelle

    Create a quiet time every day where your kids have to be on their bed to either rest or read… chances are they will choose to read!

  7. Amber

    My daughter doesn’t have summer vacation yet, but we encourage her reading by making sure the placement of her bookshelf is somewhere that she really wants to play – her toys are a little harder to get to. She loves books though so it’s really not a struggle getting her to read in the frist place!

  8. terrae

    Take the kids to the library (or Borders if I get the giftcard) and let them stock up on the books they like.

  11. lulu

    i subscibe via email.
    bribery works well on my daughter. There’s always something she wants to buy.

  17. helen f

    I get my son to read more over the summer by sitting together on the couch and reading our books quietly…..he likes it because it’s like we’re bonding over books….

  18. valerie g

    I have a contest between my twins, whoever reads the most books during the week gets a prize. I always reward both of them.

  19. sara s

    It’s easy to get my kids reading since they are still young and love to be read to. My oldest (3) now “reads” to us here favorites.

  24. Angie

    I like to set a goal for how many books and some type of a reward afterwards like a trip to the Seaworld.

  27. Katie P.

    We don’t allow a lot of t.v. at our house, so to encourage my kids to read we pick out books that have movies that go along with them (such as Stuart Little, Charlottes Web, pretty much any Disney movie, etc.). Once the kids finish the book they can then watch the movie. We then sit down and write a small report that list the differences between the book and the movie and which we liked better. This has worked great for my eldest son. He has decided that the book is almost always better than the movie, so he would rather just read the book! My younger kids love when I read to them, but they also love watching the movies.

  28. Sarah

    My kids are very young, but we like to have my 5-year-old read a sentence during mealtime. My goal for this summer is for her to read 5 books. Wish me luck!