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Elmer’s has been a trusted glue expert for over 60 years. It’s the brand of glue that I recall purchasing each back-to-school season when I was little, and it’s the brand that I seek out to purchase for my own children today.
In addition to their quality glue products, Elmer’s is launching a new app for back to school this year, the Elmer’s 1st Day app, a FREE app for iPhone and Android devices to capture, edit and share those priceless first-day-of-school-like moments year after year!

Full of great features for keeping track of those special back to school memories, the 1st Day app does it all:
- Capture photos within the app or upload existing photos.
- Create photo collages, add quotes or captions, and organize your photos by date, child or album.
- Share your 1st day memories with friends and family. They can even download and print the photos themselves.
And one of my favorite features is that for every picture uploaded, Elmer’s will donate one product to the Kids In Need Foundation which provides free school supplies to students nationwide!

A couple of weeks ago, Elmer’s invited my family to a Columbus Clippers game where they officially debuted the new mobile app and corresponding 1st Day website. We had a blast hanging out with the folks from Elmer’s and cheering on our Clippers against the Norfolk Tides.

We even got to meet Elmer himself — pictured with Krash the crazy parrot! Sadly I didn’t manage to wrangle all of the kids together to get a group photo.
I can’t wait to use this app on the first day of school, and I’ll be digging up all of our older pics to see how the kids have grown over the years. Download the Elmer’s 1st Day app now and then enter to win a fantastic 1st Day Prize Pack below!
Today one lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win an Elmer’s 1st Day Prize Pack, which includes:
- Elmer’s School Glue
- Repositionable School Glue Stick
- Disappearing Purple School Glue Sticks
- Classic Glitter Glue
- Mini Bi-Fold Foam Board
- Project Popperz Reusable Plastic Stencils
- Swirl Glam Glitter Glue
To enter, tell me your favorite way to celebrate the 1st day of school.
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. Tell me your favorite way to celebrate the 1st day of school.
2. “Like” Deal Seeking Mom and Elmer’s 1st Day on Facebook. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!
3. 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!
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:
One (1) Elmer’s First Day Prize Pack as described above.
This giveaway ends at 6pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use And the Winner Is 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!


Christy Anderson
I like DSM and Elmer’s 1st Day on facebook!
Christy Anderson
I’m an email subscriber!
Pam Sims
The first day of school tradition is to dress up in new school clothes go out for a first morning breaksfast then I drop the kids off at school. This year will be the hardest for me because, my oldest is a senior this year,. I expect to be crying shedding tears at her accompolishments all year long.
Rachel
On the first day of school my son gets a special breakfast & his grandmother always makes him cookies!
Rachel
Email subscriber.
Pam Sims
I liked both of you on facebook as Pamela Womack sims
Pam Sims
I am an email subscriber as [email protected]
Julia
We usually just take a lot of pictures to celebrate the day, but I’d like to start making a special breakfast.
Julia
I like both Deal Seeking Mom and Elmer’s First day on facebook
linda
lots of pictures at the bus stop
Julia
I subscribe to emails
Tod
This year we will be taking the ninth picture of the first day of school. After the first day of school we head to McDonalds for ice cream. We talk about the new teachers, and friends, new and old, at school.
Kandace
I like to go to Target. My kids aren’t in school yet so we enjoy that everyone else is.
melissa
We make sure to take the 1st day of school picture and then celebrate with going out to a fun dinner when they get home:)
melissa
DSM facebook fan
melissa
Elmer’s 1st Day fb fan
melissa
Email subscriber :)
Wendy
We let our kids pick a special restaurant for a back to school dinner.
Wendy
I subscribe to DSM e-mails.
Mrs. Schmid
We always take a photo on the first day of school, after a fun breakfast to celebrate the beginning of the school year!
Mrs. Schmid
I’m an RSS subscriber!
Kristi
I like to take the kids out to breakfast on the first day of school.
Kristi
I subscribe via RSS
Kristi
Liked you both on FB.
Pauline
we usually go get ice cream at TCBY or Baskin and Robin to mark their 1st day back….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
Pauline
I am an email subscriber (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)
Heather R
My daughters and I take pictures together on the morning of the first day of school. I am a teacher so I am going back-to-school that day as well.
Heather R
I am a subscriber.
Sam Miller
I email subscribe. We celebrate the first school day by making a “birthday party” complete w leftover misc. decor & a nice cake. From little ones to teens, they all love it!
Jennifer
on the first day of school, go out to lunch.