Winner :

Bridget – ” I would love to try these for my Step Daughter’s 9 th Birthday on the 9th of July!”

Please contact me ASAP so I can get your goodies sent out to you! CONGRATULATIONS!

I was recently given the amazing opportunity to try a new Betty Crocker product that has not even hit the shelves yet! These guys are AMAZING! It takes the frustration out of icing the top of a cupcake! Combining cake mix and filling pouch in one box, Fun da-middles have a special creamy filling that bakes inside the cupcake. What kid doesn’t like a surprise in the middle?!?! Available in three delicious flavors, Vanilla Cake with Creamy Chocolate Filling, Chocolate Cake with Creamy Vanilla Filling, and Vanilla Cake with Creamy Vanilla Filling, Fun da-middles are a fun and portable treat that children can take everywhere they go! With Fun da-middles, you’ll never need to frost cupcakes again. Because after all, it’s what’s on the inside that matters. You can learn more about it by following Betty Crocker on Facebook.

We had my niece spend the week with us and I decided that this would be a great thing to have all of the girls do as an activity. They had a blast! I would show you a ton of pictures but the batteries in my camera died and I did not have any batteries. I let one girl put the liners in the pan, another cracked the eggs and did the measuring, another mixed all of the ingredients, and the baby girl just stood by with a spoon ready to “lick” the bowl! There are only a couple of things I will complain about:

1. Not enough mix in the box. One box is only good for 12 cupcakes (which is standard) but if you are going to make somthing this yummy you need have enough mix for at least 24! It was HARD to stop at just one but it is bathing suit season.
2. You have to let them cool for 20 minutes before eating them. Its hard enough you have to smell them while they are baking but then you have to let them cool for 20 minutes because the filling is HOT! The kids (and I) wanted to eat them straight away!

As you can see the only complaints I have about this DELICIOUS new item is because they are so yummy! The kids had a blast making them and I had a blast watching. Since I only had the one box I will have to wait until they are available in the stores to get another however, thanks to Betty Crocker and Myblogspark, one lucky reader will win a box of Betty Crocker Fun da-middles!  To enter the giveaway leave me a comment sharing an upcoming event or gathering at which you would most like to debut the new Betty Crocker Fun da-middles.

You can also feel free to do the following:

• Follow me on Facebook at Get Groceries Free

• Blog about this giveaway.

This giveaway will end on Saturday, July 02, 2011 at 11:59pm and winner will be chosen on Sunday, July 03, 2011!

Good Luck and Have Fun!

One winner will be chosen by using Random.org! The winner will BE ANNOUNCED HERE on my site and will also receive an email from me. The winner will have 48 hours to respond! If winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen! This giveaway is open to all US Residents age 18+. All entries will be verified. All entries without valid contact information with be considered invalid and will be deleted.

Disclosure:  The Betty Crocker Fun da-middles product, information, and giveaway have been provided by Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark. The opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own! Regardless, I only recommend products or services I have tried personally and believe will be good for my readers. The giveaway prize is being offered by Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark.™.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

 General Mills and Nickelodeon’s The Penguins of Madagascar teamed up to bring the action-packed fun of these crazy little penguins to your very own breakfast table.

Inside specially marked boxes of General Mills cereals, you’ll “commence operations” with one of five characters from The Penguins of Madagascar; Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, Private or King Julien. Each participating cereal contains one character launcher with mission details outlined on the back of the box including:

• Dive In, Soldier – Set an empty plastic cereal bowl on the table and try to pop your launcher into it. Wear a helmet or you’ll be squid bait.
• Longest Propulsion Launcher – Challenge your troops to see who can launch their character the furthest. Go long or go back to the zoo.
• Target Practice – Create a landing zone with a spoon and try to strategically drop your character into the sweet spot. Hit the target or go back to the drawing board.
• Clear the Wall – Do you have enough projectile pop to push your launcher over the top of the box? Proceed launchin’ troops, earn those wings!

Each character is unique and has their own specific role, and together, they’re a team with lots of character. With five character launchers to collect, make a splash this summer and try to successfully complete all of their missions.

My kids absolutely LOVE this cereal! It does not stay around my house very long when I bring it home. I must also confess I too love the fruity goodness this cereal offers! SSSHHHH! Don’t tell anyone.

Ok, now onto the good stuff!

THE GIVEAWAY:

General Mills and Nickelodeon, through MyBlogSpark, will give one Get Groceries Free reader a Penguins of Madagascar prize pack, including:

• (1) box Trix cereal
• (1) Penguins of Madagascar launcher
• (1) The Penguins of Madagascar movie, The Penguins of Madagascar Operation: DVD Premier.

How do you win???:

To win you need to complete the main entry and then you have up to three more entry opportunitites!

Main Entry:

• Leave one comment (with your email address included) telling me who your child’s favorite character form Penguins of Madagascar is!

Other ways to enter:

•  “Like” Get Groceries Free on Facebook:

Head over to Facebook and “Like” Get Groceries Free! Please say “Hello” when you get there! Be sure to pop back over and leave a comment (with your email address included) to earn your entry!

• Share with your friends on Facebook:

When you come back over here from Facebook click on the “Share” button at the top of this post and share this giveaway with your friends! Leave another comment (with your email address included) to gain another entry!

• Subscribe to the Get Groceries Free Feed:

Subscribe to the Get Groceries Free feed. For this entry to count you MUST verify the the subscription! Feedburner will send you an email and you need to click on the link included in the email for this entry to count! Then you need to come back to this post and leave a comment (with your email address included) to earn the entry!

• Follow me on Twitter:

Follow Get Groceries Free on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway! Make sure you copy us on your Tweet by adding @freegroceries. Come back here and leave a comment for your entry!

• Join my Google Friend Connect:

In the left sidebar you will find my widget for my Google Friend Connect. Join me there and come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did! Don’t forget to leave your email address in your comment!

• Follow my blog on Networked Blogs:

Follow me on Networked Blogs. You will find the widget in the left sidebar. Once you have done this come back here and leave me a comment letting me know you did! Please leave your email address in the comment.

• Make a post on your blog about the giveaway:

Make a post on your blog about this fantastic giveaway. Come back here and leave a comment with the link to your post!

• Join me on my community in BlogFrog:

Become a member of my community on BlogFrog! Not only can you learn about great deals from other members but you can also share your great find with us!

Giveaway ends August 20, 2010 at MIDNIGHT!

Each activity counts for one entry so you should have a comment for each entry with your email address included. It is very important you leave your email address so that you can be contacted if you are a winner. Also, be sure to leave a link whenever needed so it will count!

If a comment does not follow the rules I will delete it so that those who do follow the rules get a fair chance at winning! If I do not have a way to contact you I WILL DELETE YOUR MESSAGE!

One last thing:

GOOD LUCK!!!

Did you know that in the United States the average age of cars and light trucks on the roads today has reached a record high of 9.4 years? That means it´s more important than ever to take proper care of your vehicle. 

With the informative Web site www.MotorOilMatters.org (created by the maker of industry-leading brands Pennzoil and Quaker State) you can easily locate key information about how quality motor oils can help prolong your engine´s life and improve overall efficiency, as well as help answer other questions you may have about motor oil. In addition, the site offers a fun, educational game for you to play called “M.O.M. Knows Best” where you can put your motor mind to the test with an interactive quiz. 

Did you know?

• According to a recent survey from the Automotive Service Association, more than 54 percent of customers who take their vehicles for service and repair are women
• Using a high-quality motor oil in the right grade can help maximize fuel economy
• Low-quality oils that do not meet industry standards or the vehicle manufacturer´s requirements could cost consumers in the long run by potentially damaging the vehicle´s engine or possibly voiding the manufacturer´s warranty
• Another reason to look to a high-quality motor oil – like Pennzoil and Quaker State – is that it is designed to meet the demands of today´s engines

One lucky Get Groceries Free reader will win a $35 Jiffy Lube gift card which will cover most of the cost, if not all, of a conventional oil change at most Jiffy Lube locations. To win this awesome prize the first (and required) thing you need to do is to take the M.O.M. Knows Best Quiz and tell me your score.

To earn additional entries you can do the following:

If you would like to earn additional entries you can do the following (making sure you come back after each one and leave a comment stating that you did so! Don’t forget to leave your name and email address in each comment too!):

The Jiffy Lube $25 Gift Card that were provided to give away were all provided by Shell Lubricants* and MotorOilMatters.org through MyBlogSpark. Contest ends May 14, 2010 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. One person per household may enter. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

Go-Gurt, the unique yogurt in a tube, is a fun snack for kids! My daughters love being able to eat it on the go. Store it in the freezer, toss one in your kids’ lunch in the morning, and it’ll be thawed by lunchtime.

The new Simply… Go-Gurt is made from simple ingredients. Available in two kid-friendly flavors, Strawberry and Mixed Berry, it contains no high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors or flavors, and each convenient portable yogurt tube is a good source of calcium and vitamin D. Simply stated, Simply… Go-Gurt is a good-for-you, low fat yogurt snack that you can feel good about giving to your kids. Like other Yoplait flavors we’ve tried in the past, my daughters loved both the Strawberry and Mixed Berry varieties.

TRY IT!
Would you like to try Simply… Go-Gurt? Click on “Free Yogurt” below. The first 30 people will get the chance to download and print a coupon for a free* 8-pack of new Simply… Go-Gurt! After the 30 coupons are claimed, you’ll still have a chance to grab a $1.10 off coupon, which is a great deal! There are also some snacking tips and a chance to “Weigh In” and give your opinion on this fun new product.

*This coupon offer for free Simply… Go-Gurt is not valid in some states, including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota and Tennessee.

WIN IT!
One reader will win a Go-Gurt “Simplify Your Life” prize pack that includes a pocket Etch a Sketch, a very cute weekly planner, a seat back organizer, and a coupon for a free box of Simply… Go-Gurt, of course! To enter, please share your wholesome snacking tips that make your child(ren) smile!

For extra entries:

If you would like to earn additional entries you can do the following (making sure you come back after each one and leave a comment stating that you did so! Don’t forget to leave your name and email address in each comment too!):

Recently, Kelly Ripa and accomplished master baker and cake decorator Buddy Valastro, from TLC’s “Cake Boss,” recently joined forces at a fun event to bake lavishly decorated cakes in support of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). To add to the excitement, five teams of baking enthusiasts were invited to take part in Kelly’s Cake Off, where they used what they learned from Kelly and the Cake Boss, to decorate their own cakes.
You can visit Kelly-Confidential.com, and cast a vote for your favorite cake from Kelly’s Cake Off.  

Everyone who logs on to the site and sends a virtual cake will be automatically entered for a chance to win every baker’s dream: a stylish new Induction Range from Electrolux.

If anyone is interested I have a Gymbucks certificate for Gymboree that I am not going to use. It is for $25 off of $50 and it expires today! It can be used online so I can email you the code and pin numbers needed. The first person to leave me their email address in the comments section below will receive it! 

Please make sure you are subscribed to THIS  blog so you will get email notifications or networked blog updates to find out if you are a winner of a giveaway.

As if  Taco Night wasn’t the best night of the week already, Old El Paso is giving it a whole new flare. El TacodorTM, the world’s only Family Taco Night Game, is a fun and easy way to keep your family laughing at the dinner table. Challenge family members to quick fire trivia, wordplay and pantomime, and share a laughter filled night at home.

It’s easy to play the El Tacodor Dinner Game. All you need are Old El Paso® taco fixings and a FREE game-ready El Tacodor Pack which includes instructions, a scorecard and a challenge sheet which you can download at  www.ElTacodor.com.

Some examples of the challenges include:

• Crunch Time: Name at least 10 animated movies within 1 minute
• Meat-N-Greet: Name 5 things that you´d bring home from your favorite vacation place and let the table guess where you traveled
• Lettuce Play: Act out different animals – no noises! Your partner must guess 3
• Lime Light: Cheer, “We love tacos, yes we do! We love tacos, how `bout you?”
• Say Cheese: Pronounce the name of everyone at the table backwards!

As if that wasn’t exciting enough – you can also enter the Old El Paso El TacodorSweepstakes for a chance to win $5,000 just for having fun with your family. Other prizes include monthly giveaways of $300 cash cards, and weekly giveaways of gift certificates for Old El Paso products for the next five months. When you visit El Tacodor you will also find a link to coupons, a calendar to schedule your next taco night, topping choice chart and more!

What do you win???

One reader will win the “El Tacodor” prize pack which includes – information and a link to the El Tacodor game, as well as (2) two coupons to purchase Old El Paso dinner kits and a $10 gift card to purchase any additional meal needs (i.e. meat, cheese, lettuce, etc). Dinner compliments of Old El Paso and MyBlogSpark!!

Entry Details

To enter you can leave me a comment telling what your favorite part of Taco Night is with your family. You must leave an email address so that you can be contacted if you win!

Additional Entries:

If you would like to earn additional entries you can do the following (making sure you come back after each one and leave a comment stating that you did so! Don’t forget to leave your name and email address in each comment too!):

Giveaway will end Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 11:59 pm. The winner will be selected by Random.org and announced on Monday, November 16. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or I will have to select a new winner.

Good Luck and have fun!

*Disclaimer -  Old El Paso provided me with the free product, information, and a prize pack through MyBlogSparkTM.

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Crayola has created this amazing new application called Lights, Camera, Color. Kids and parents can log onto the site and spend hours creating their own coloring pages.

Whether it’s a family vacation, a birthday celebration or a momentous moment on the soccer field, “Lights, Camera, Color” makes kids photos one for the books – personalized, one-of-a-kind coloring books, that is.

Here’s how kids (and ahem moms) can transform their memories into customized coloring pages:

• Upload a new or existing digital photo onto the “Lights, Camera, Color” application at Crayola.com/colorme.
• Print out your coloring page or save and send it to Coloring Page Maker to customize with fun graphics.
• Choose a background: you can choose from several including a desert, a beach, a haunted house and more.
• Add props such as a hat, mustache, wings, etc.
• Select words/phrases: “Best Friends,” “Kids Only,” “All Star” to name just a few.
• Save and print.
• Start coloring your one-of-a-kind creation.

I am thrilled to be able to offer you a special one-day pass so you can experience this awesome application for yourself. Simply go to “Lights, Camera, Color” and register using this code: PRT77F3S

Don’t fret, even though this is only a one-day pass you can find in specially-marked Crayola crayon boxes (48, 64, 96, 120-ct. as well as the 150-ct. Crayon Tower)  a code that lets you print custom coloring pages. Kids and moms can try the application for free online at Crayola.com/colorme at anytime, but a code is required to print out the personalized coloring pages. Each code found in 64-count boxes and larger is good for six months of unlimited prints. The 48-count box has a code that is good for three months of unlimited prints.

What will you win?

The winner of this contest will win a Crayola 150-count Telescoping Crayon Tower that comes with a code to gain access to the Crayola Lights, Camera, Color application to test for yourself.

How do you enter???

To enter you can leave me a comment telling about your favorite photos of your family. You must leave an email address so that you can be contacted if you win!

Additional Entries:

Herbal Essence is hosting a George Giveaway from 10/8 until 10/12. You will have the opportunity to try an Herbal Essence shampoo or conditioner you’ve never used before or you can pick up one of your favorites.

Herbal Essence will be giving away 75,000 FREE Herbal Essence Product coupons when you register for the coupon at Herbal Essence Free Product Gorgeous Giveaway!

This is a  first come first serve and the daily count begins each day between 10/8-12 at 11:30pm EST. That means they will be giving out 18,750 product coupons per 24 hour period so check in the morning if you don’t feel like staying up!

You will need to become a fan on Facebook and RSVP for the Herbal Essence Gorgeous Giveaway to qualify. You must be 18 years old or older to participate in this contest. These will go fast! Good Luck!