Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Stouffer's: Let's Fix Dinner Book & Fun Placemats Review & Giveaway (4 Winners!)



Growing up, dinnertime in my family was a time for us all to sit down and share about our days. It was a great way to connect after a busy day and I appreciate that my parents tried to make sure we had family meals as much as possible. Now that I have children of my own, being able to sit down as a family at mealtime has become something that is very important to me as well. That's why I was excited when I learned Stouffer's has the same view.

STOUFFER'S understands that when families come together at dinnertime, wonderful things can happen. That's why they were more than happy to team up with Todd Parr, award-winning author and illustrator, to create a new children's book called Let's Fix Dinner. They have also teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help those a little less fortunate be able to experience the many benefits of a family dinner. All net proceeds of the Let's Fix Dinner book will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

I was excited to learn that we were going to have the opportunity to review the Let's Fix Dinner book. Not only are we big into reading to our kids, but I loved the idea behind this book and couldn't wait to check it out.

When it arrived I was immediately impressed with the quality. I did not expect it to be a hardcover book. I know this may seem like a small thing...but hardcover books always last longer in our household, so I thought this was fantastic!

Kaelyn spotted it right away and wanted to read it together. Of course, I happily said 'yes'. We were both very happy with the colorful pages. They are bright and inviting....something young children will love! The easy-to-read text is also great, as it makes it simple for kids to follow along and understand.
Best of all, the wonderful message is much appreciated. It's a cute story that makes us giggle and grin, while making us think about all the ways dinner can bring families closer together.

Along with the book, we received a set of four placemats, custom-designed by Todd Parr himself! They are fun and make dinnertime even more fun for kids. Kaelyn absolutely loves hers and doesn't like to eat at the table without it now!

We are really happy with the Let's Fix Dinner book. It's very kid-friendly with its bright, colorful pages and simple text...and the message it conveys is great! It's truly a celebration of all the wonderful things that can happen around the dinner table.

Buy It: You can purchase Let's Fix Dinner limited edition for $7.99.

Win It: One lucky winner will receive the Let's Fix Dinner book and THREE others will win a set of 4 placemats like the ones we received.

Mandatory Entry - To enter, visit the Let's Fix Dinner website and leave a comment here letting me know something you learned.

Extra Entries: (Optional and only valid after the mandatory entry has been completed. Leave 1 comment for each extra entry)

1. 2 extra entries- subscribe to A Mom's Balancing Act via e-mail (found along the side column) and leave TWO comments letting me know.

2. 5 extra entries- blog about this giveaway (linking to this post and Let's Fix Dinner) and leave FIVE comments with the URL to that post.

3. 1 extra entry- Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (You can tweet once a day for 1 extra entry every day)! You can copy and paste:

#WIN a Let's Fix Dinner book OR fun placemats from Stouffer's - 4 winners #momsbalancingact http://tinyurl.com/3xmq9z8 Ends 9/18

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9. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave me a comment on which one(s)....ONE entry for EACH giveaway you enter!!

Leave one comment for each entry you complete above including with each, your e-mail address so that I can easily contact the winner!!

This giveaway will end September 18th and is open to the US Only

**The products for this review and giveaway were provided for free by Stouffer's! The opinions here are my own and were not influenced in any way. The experiences and opinions of others may differ from my own**

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