Scholastic has a monthly sweepstakes for teachers. Every month the prize is different! Go enter, and let me know if you win!
Scholastic Instructor Sweepstakes
Sunday, November 4, 2007
GoodNights Boxers- Free Sample
My child was a bedwetter until she was almost 9, and Goodnights worked well for her. They are expensive, so a free sample would have been really nice! They have a new style-worth trying if your child needs them!
Update 12/26/07- No longer offering free sample. Now offering a printable coupon for $1.00 off.
Goodnights Free $1. off coupon
Update 12/26/07- No longer offering free sample. Now offering a printable coupon for $1.00 off.
Goodnights Free $1. off coupon
Contests for Kids
I have found a number of contests for kids, and I keep finding more. I will update this post when I find more contests for children, so keep checking back! I only list contests which are free to enter. I have a new post for contests for kids, updated for 2008. It is a large list and worth checking out. Look in the January 2008 archives and you will find the new contests for kids post!
Humphrey Drawing Contest-Submit your favorite scene from a Humphrey series book, and you could win:
Deadline- Entires must be postmarked by March 15, 2008 and received by March 31, 2008
My Home, The American Dream Contest- Scholastic contest, for grades K-8. Prizes include cash and digital cameras. Deadline unknown, can still enter as of 12/26/07.
Artist to Artist Contest- Submit your self portrait and be entered to win these amazing prizes! Open to U.S. Continental residents, ages 6-9. Deadline- January 4, 2008
Expired Contests:
Write Like Mike Contest-Acclaimed sportswriter Mike Lupica has high scores with his new book series about kids who blow the game wide open both on and off the field. One grand prize winner will have his or her sports column featured in Sports Illustrated Kids magazine, $1000 worth of sports equipment donated to their school, and their name written into a future Comeback Kid novel! Deadline- Entries must be postmarked by Nov. 12, 2007 and received by Nov.16, 2007
Moment Magazine Publish-A-Kid Contest- We invite young readers to write book reviews. Winning entries will be published in the pages of Moment. And yes, there will be prizes, too! Deadline- December 7, 2007
Carole Marsh Mysteries- This is a kid's contest, but must be entered by a teacher for the entire class. It seems they have a shortage of entries as they have extended the deadline. If you are a teacher, enter your students! Parents, tell your child's teacher about this one! Description-You and your students could become literary heroes! Award-winning children’s author Carole Marsh will select an entire class—and its teacher—to star in her upcoming children’s mystery novel The Creepy Crawly Classroom Mystery. To enter, teachers and students in grades 1–8 must submit an essay and photo. Deadline- December 31, 2007
Humphrey Drawing Contest-Submit your favorite scene from a Humphrey series book, and you could win:
Deadline- Entires must be postmarked by March 15, 2008 and received by March 31, 2008
My Home, The American Dream Contest- Scholastic contest, for grades K-8. Prizes include cash and digital cameras. Deadline unknown, can still enter as of 12/26/07.
Artist to Artist Contest- Submit your self portrait and be entered to win these amazing prizes! Open to U.S. Continental residents, ages 6-9. Deadline- January 4, 2008
Expired Contests:
Write Like Mike Contest-Acclaimed sportswriter Mike Lupica has high scores with his new book series about kids who blow the game wide open both on and off the field. One grand prize winner will have his or her sports column featured in Sports Illustrated Kids magazine, $1000 worth of sports equipment donated to their school, and their name written into a future Comeback Kid novel! Deadline- Entries must be postmarked by Nov. 12, 2007 and received by Nov.16, 2007
Moment Magazine Publish-A-Kid Contest- We invite young readers to write book reviews. Winning entries will be published in the pages of Moment. And yes, there will be prizes, too! Deadline- December 7, 2007
Carole Marsh Mysteries- This is a kid's contest, but must be entered by a teacher for the entire class. It seems they have a shortage of entries as they have extended the deadline. If you are a teacher, enter your students! Parents, tell your child's teacher about this one! Description-You and your students could become literary heroes! Award-winning children’s author Carole Marsh will select an entire class—and its teacher—to star in her upcoming children’s mystery novel The Creepy Crawly Classroom Mystery. To enter, teachers and students in grades 1–8 must submit an essay and photo. Deadline- December 31, 2007
Winning Ideas Contest for Teachers
Send your response to this month's Winning Ideas contest question along with photos of your idea, and you'll be automatically entered to win free resources from Scholastic.
This month we're showing you how thankful we are for your Winning Ideas by offering a free gift to every teacher who posts an idea on the contest message board!
Winning Ideas Contest for Teachers
I'm going to get to work on my ideas today! It will be neat to see what other teachers come up with too.
Free Book from Scholastic
Scholastic is offering a free book right now. I'm not sure what book it is, but it seems targeted to toddler through pre-school age children. I usually like Scholastic's books, so it will probably be worth it!
Little Scholastic Book Giveaway
Little Scholastic Book Giveaway
Free Autographed Picture of Drew Carey
Drew Carey fans, Price is Right fans, and autograph collectors- This one's for you! You can mail or email a request for an autographed picture of Drew Carey, the new host of the Price is Right!
Mail request to:
The Price Is Right
Price Productions
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Email request to:
pir@tvc.cbs.com
Mail request to:
The Price Is Right
Price Productions
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Email request to:
pir@tvc.cbs.com
Kay Hooper Autographed Book
This isn't a freebie, per say, but a great deal! Kay Hooper is one of my favorite authors, and so I have been searching for how to get an autograph. I found it! A bookstore in Kay Hooper's hometown offers autographed copies of her books. They don't charge extra for the autograph! You can request a generic autograph or a personalized autograph on any of Kay Hooper's books! So you just pay for the book you want, at regular price, and request the autograph. Awesome!
Fireside Bookstore
Fireside Bookstore
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Teachers-Free $10. Amazon Gift Certificate
I stumbled upon this one by accident, and I am thrilled! Weekly Reader has a new program this year called uBoost. Schools can sign up for a free subscription this year. You sign up your students and they can take a quiz for each issue of the Weekly Reader magazine you choose. They earn points by doing this which you can use for items for your classroom or incentives for students. Right after signing up I saw I had been given 2500 points which I could (and did) redeem for a $10. Amazon gift certificate. Save up your points and get 3 of them as any purchase over $25. at Amazon gives you free shipping.
Homeschools- The offer doesn't specifically exclude your school, so go for it!
Weekly Reader uBoost
Update 11/22/07- It appears uBoost has run out of Amazon gift cards for now.
Homeschools- The offer doesn't specifically exclude your school, so go for it!
Weekly Reader uBoost
Update 11/22/07- It appears uBoost has run out of Amazon gift cards for now.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Survey sites
You may have seen ads online claiming you can make hundreds or thousands just by sitting at your computer and answering surveys. And you only have to pay $39.95 for a list of the companies to register with!! That is bunk. You don't need to pay a thing to join a survey company, and you sure aren't going to make hundreds or thousands each month doing surveys. But it can be fun, and you can make a little money. I have tried lots of companies and found several I am happy with. When I have more time I'm going to check out some others, but for now here are my top choices:
Lightspeed Panel- You earn points for completing surveys and can use them to get gift certificates, PayPal cash (which you can deposit into your bank account), and other items. I have received $25. to my PayPal account as well as gotten to review 2 new air freshener products. I didn't get to keep the products, but had my house smelling fresh for a month for free!
Pinecone Research- You get paid by PayPal or check for completing surveys. I have been with them a little over a month and have already received a check. The only way to sign up with this coveted company is to click on one of their banner ads, which they run every few months. I have seen their banners at online-sweepstakes.com on several occasions.
SurveyPolice- This isn't a survey website, but a website that will tell you about most, if not all, of the survey companies online! You can find out which are legitimate, what other folks think of them, and more! I recently found this site, and of course it is free! A must visit for newbies!
Lightspeed Panel- You earn points for completing surveys and can use them to get gift certificates, PayPal cash (which you can deposit into your bank account), and other items. I have received $25. to my PayPal account as well as gotten to review 2 new air freshener products. I didn't get to keep the products, but had my house smelling fresh for a month for free!
Pinecone Research- You get paid by PayPal or check for completing surveys. I have been with them a little over a month and have already received a check. The only way to sign up with this coveted company is to click on one of their banner ads, which they run every few months. I have seen their banners at online-sweepstakes.com on several occasions.
SurveyPolice- This isn't a survey website, but a website that will tell you about most, if not all, of the survey companies online! You can find out which are legitimate, what other folks think of them, and more! I recently found this site, and of course it is free! A must visit for newbies!
Free Magazines
I wanted to write about where your could get free issues of your favorite magazines, so I started doing some research. From checking out free sites, I thought there would be a few, but not many. I was so wrong!! After searching Google I found lots- I ended up filling 10 pages in my word processor and I am still searching! I decided rather than post that many magazine freebies here I would start a new blog just for those. I started the blog, and am organizing the magazine samples, free trials, and free subscriptions by subject. So if you want free magazines, check out my Free Magazines blog and keep checking back because I will add to each category as I find more magazines!
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