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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!!!
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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!
Tasha
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Erin Walsh
Registered forum member.
Erin Walsh
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gina
No challenge for me–my kids love to read!
gina
I am already a forum member
Jeaneth
The biggest challenge is great weather. It was a VERY wet spring in Portland, Oregon so the kids want to be outdoors enjoying the sun! But reading before bedtime is a wonderful pleasure…for all five of us.
gina
I am an email subscriber.
Melissa A.
I’m an e-mail subscriber!
Melissa A.
My daughter loves to read, so no problem!
Nicole
My kids are young and really enjoy reading. A challenge is having them not pick the same book every night.
Nicole
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Nicole
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Katrina
I don’t have kids yet, so there’s the challenge :)
Katrina
I am an e-mail subscriber.
Adina
biggest challenge is he’s ready to move on faster than his class in learning to read
Adina
I’m a e-mail subscriber
Adina
i’m a forums member- anonymom
Renee
I subscribe via email. I have four boys and it is always a challenge to get them to sit still long enough to read. :) That being said, I have seen great changes this school year and am happy that they are working on their Double Dog Dare challenge with Borders! Would be thrilled to encourage more reading with a gift card!
Jenna
Since my son is young keeping his attention while reading a book is my biggest challenge!
Jenna
I am a member of your DSM forum!
Jenna
I subscribe to your daily emails!
Kate
I don’t have kids, but I know kids like to play outside instead of being inside reading.
Kate
I’m an email subscriber.
Kate
I’m a member of the deal seeking mom forums.
shannon
Well, no challenge yet a I don’t have any old enough to read. I guess the greatest challenge is making time to read.
MaryBeth
It’s always hard to find time to read!
MaryBeth
I’m an RSS subscriber.
Emily
both of my kids love books. they are still young so I read to them a lot but they also love to sit and “read” to themselves.
Emily
I am also an email subscriber
carla
Wouldn’t it be a fun suprise to win this!?!