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 I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Borders is Double Dog Daring you with their Summer Reading Challenge. This summer, they want to encourage kids to read — and enjoy doing it — with a fun reading challenge/ Have your child under 12 years old sign up 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!
Harper Collins has this tip for helping kids enjoy reading:
Bring Your Book to Life!
A good book lets your child’s imagination run free to visit new worlds. After your child reads a book, help him or her to use other creative parts of their brain and build the world even more by acting out their favorite scene from the book. It’s a great way to have family fun on a summer night, or to bring together your child’s friends on a rainy afternoon. Even better, video the performance and you’ll have a great memory to revisit later!
Here are a few tips:
- Have your child imagine what the book would look like as a movie
- Let them design what the scenery would look like
- Encourage your child to choose their favorite character, and explain why
- And have fun!
Today, another lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 Borders Gift Card!
To enter, tell me what challenges you face in trying to encourage your kids to read more.
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 the challenges to getting your kids to read?
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 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, 6/30 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!
dan s.
My biggest challenge for my son to read more is that he is a newborn and can’t read yet.
dan s.
I also subscribe via email.
Jeryl
My daughters love to read and be read to. The only challenge is there are so many things to do in the summer. It is hard to get to everything.
Stacey
My kids don’t read yet so I read to them. They love listening to stories!
Jeryl
I’m an e-mail subscriber.
Stacey
I subscribe via e-mail.
Stacey
I am a Forum member.
Jessica S
My kids really love to read! The only challenge is my 3 year old is so busy, he wants to read all of the books at the same time, we can never finish one! :)
Elisabeth N.
I don’t have children yet, but I have a niece that hates reading – she finally found a series of books she likes and is hooked. I am totally happy for her because I am a book-aholic! :)
Thanks, Elisabeth
Elisabeth N.
Deal Seeking Mom is on my blogroll
Mary
I let my son read Stephen King. It got him hooked, because he thought it was really grown-up.
Mary
I subscribe to your emails.
Elisabeth N.
subscribe to email
Jessica S
I subscribe by email.
Najla
The challenges I face are not having enough time, and finding books that are interest enough for both my niece n nephew…
Erin
I subscribe to your email
Elisabeth N.
A member of the Deal Seeking Mom Forums
klandmeier
Oddly…. my VERY active 2 year old only slows down for books – the book store is a big treat for him ;)
klandmeier
I’m a subscriber too, thanks!
Najla
Im an email subscriber!
Bryan M
Finding time to read on busy nights
Carol
There are many distractions, like video games and tv, so we make a weekly trip to the library for books so they read more.
Carol
button ceeceeblogger.blogspot.com
Laura S.
My children love to be read to but they can’t yet read themselves. It’s a challenge to find the time to sit and read to them but we manage.
Carol
email subscriber
Laura S.
I’m an e-mail subscriber!
Amanda Y.
I’m an email subscriber!
Carol
Joined the Deal Seeking Mom Forums
Amanda Y.
No kids, but my own difficulty with reading is it puts me to sleep–even if I love the book I’m reading!
traci s
for our son it seems its just actually getting him started