Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Meatball King Giveaway
It’s a Burger King and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Movie-Book giveaway! Of course, there’s a Thinga-spin on this one.
When I was pitched a promotional gift pack, one to keep and one to give away, I debated in my old fuddy-duddy way. I’m on record loving the book and being skeptical of the film (due to the it’ll-be-different-from-the-book reasoning).
Then I thought, ohhh, I’m going to take my 5-year-old daughter to her first in-theatre movie eventually, so it might as well be one based on a book she loves. She won’t be hung up on the plot changes. She’ll love it. So, the gift pack arrived on Wednesday and we decided to see the film this Friday. Except, my wife is a party pooper. She pointed out the film is rated PG. Umm, we’ll watch it on DVD in a few years.
Anyhow, oh yeah, here’s the contest!
The Prizes:
The grand prize gift pack also includes a huge popcorn container and a Club BK newsletter (not pictured). The winner's prize pack will be new, not previously played with by a 5-year-old like this one on my couch.
A) One winner will receive a Burger King gift pack consisting of: one hardcover copy of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, one $40 movie card for AMC Theatres, one $20 Burger King Crown Card, and all of the Meatball movie tie-in toys being given away at Burger King as part of ‘Club BK‘ (the coolest being the bread-pizza-cheese boat).
B) One winner will receive a $40 movie card good at AMC Theatres. This is my card. The lack of an AMC theatre within hundreds of miles of me is my loss, your gain. Sorry, I’m keeping the rest of my gift pack loot. My daughter has already bonded with the toys, if that’s possible in 10 minutes of playing before bedtime.
C) Two winners will each receive one gently used softcover copy of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. These are my personal copies from my Party Favor Book Box that I fill with used copies of our favorite books culled from garage sales to give away at birthday parties. One is in mint condition, the other has a back cover fold that has miraculously been bent very well back into shape.
Your Challenge:
Post a comment using the comment form located at the end of this article. In your comment, place the web address of a parenting website you like, with one catch: Don’t post a link someone else has already posted. No duplicates!
Don’t use HTML. Simply copy and past the web address into the comment. Feel free to state why you like the website, or not. Winners will be selected at random.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2009. That’s this Sunday night. Winners will be contacted by e-mail the week of October 18, 2009 and have 48 hours to reply to the e-mailed winner announcement otherwise a new winner will be selected.
International Guidelines:
Anyone in the world can enter, but the Burger King gift pack will only be awarded to a United States winner (I’m checking whether I can include Canadians in this portion of the giveaway).
The standalone AMC Theatre gift card and my two softcover Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs books can be won by anyone in the world because I’m paying the shipping charges and I’m such a nice guy. No, I’m a great guy. You’re naming your next baby Flynn because you like me so much. Anyhow, AMC Theatres has locations in several regions of the world, check their list.
Here’s the film trailer:
Now post the URL of one of the parenting websites below. Remember, no duplicates!
Comments
58 Responses to “Meatball King Giveaway”
http://familyfun.go.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 1:41 am
http://www.dadcentric.com
October 15th, 2009 at 3:55 am
http://metrodad.typepad.com/
“Poppy cock from a cocky pop”
October 15th, 2009 at 4:00 am
http://www.mattlogelin.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 4:44 am
http://www.coolmompicks.com/
I like the stuff that they review.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:04 am
http://raisintoast.typepad.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 6:08 am
http://www.babycenter.com – Really, I do like it, for popular news!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:13 am
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/
Interesting ideas and hacks, and it’s not just for dads!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:41 am
This mom LOVED cloudy with a Chance of meatballs as a child and I’ve heard good things about the movie (although I do understand not taking your child at 5)
Wow. its hard to choose just one board. I’ll go with Zrecommends. http://www.zrecommends.com/ for their reviews (that are more than “I liked it and so did my kid after playing with it for 10 minutes”) and their indepth research into issues.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:51 am
I like http://www.askdrsears.com I like his theories and immunization information. I get his newsletter by email and it always has something informative.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:12 am
http://www.poissonrouge.com
Not a parenting site in the traditional sense but sometimes my parenting means letting my kid play on the internet while I get something done.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:23 am
http://www.thesoftlanding.com
BPA, PVC & Phthalate-free baby/child/adult feeding/drinking/playing gear. All very well investigated.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:36 am
I don’t know if i can narrow it down to one!
“More fun than wiping someone’s tushy”The have lots of (frugal) ideas for spending quality time with little ones.
http://www.rookiemoms.com/
“Parenting tips from the real experts: actual parents.” Great ideas for re-use of items for baby gear.
http://www.parenthacks.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 7:42 am
http://ecochildsplay.com/ Good source for product reviews and articles relating to eco conscious parenting.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:44 am
http://www.momversation.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 8:07 am
http://www.askmoxie.org
GREAT SITE!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 8:11 am
http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/make-baby-stuff-blog.html
October 15th, 2009 at 8:20 am
http://www.alphamom.com/
great advice and fun, easy crafts!
October 15th, 2009 at 9:13 am
http://www.dadcando.com/
I am not a Dad, but this is a fun site with neat ideas!
October 15th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I like parentdish.com for their coverage of parent related news items.
http://www.parentdish.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 10:12 am
http://freerangekids.wordpress.com
October 15th, 2009 at 11:25 am
I like Baby Toolkit; they don’t post terribly often, but when they do they’re usually interesting.
http://babytoolkit.blogspot.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 11:47 am
http://kidshealth.org/parent/
October 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I check out http://babycheapskate.blogspot.com/ at least once a week.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
http://www.storknet.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I started reading squishytushy and couldn’t stop. Her life has so many similarities to my own. And she adds great photos.
http://squishytushy.wordpress.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
http://www.pregnancy.org
Love the forums and chatting with other parents.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I am canadian so enter me for whichever part applies :)
The site I like is http://parentclub.blogspot.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
http://daddytypes.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I don’t know if this is a parenting website, but it is written by a parent. Read about this mom on some news website and have been following her story ever since. Very interesting life to say the least.
http://www.asiasbulletin.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
http://www.zooglobble.com has great kids’ and family music reviews
October 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I love “Cry it Out: Memoirs of a stay-at-home dad” written by Mike Adamick. His posts almost always make me tear up (in a good way)! http://mikeadamick.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
My favorite is probably http://www.pluggedin.com/ , where I can check movie reviews. That way we know exactly what we’re getting into before bringing home a rental. :)
October 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I will often use this one: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
October 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
http://www.cvparent.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/baby/
October 15th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
http://www.shanegroah.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
great for baby names!
http://www.thecradle.com
October 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
this is such fun! One of my favs for crafty cool stuff-
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/
another one my friends swear by-
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
http://www.gourmetmomonthego.com/
yummy and fun treats to make for the kiddos!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
http://stlouis.momslikeme.com/members/exploregroups.aspx?p=125
October 15th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Ohdeedoh
http://nursery.apartmenttherapy.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
http://mothering.com/
Very crunchy- enjoy!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
http://www.parents.com/
October 15th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Not for the contest:
I want to say that we took our two girls (4 & 6) and they loved it. I did not find anything in the movie that I thought was to much for them. Very mild movie.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
I’m not a dad but a mom and these guys are hilarious.
http://www.dadlabs.com
October 15th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/
I like the author’s natural approach to parenting on this site. Everything is very organic and down to earth. I also love her first book and am wanting to buy her second book that just came out this last summer.
October 16th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Others have already taken the ones I have on my RSS feed, but I do check in at http://safemama.com/ from time to time. They post a lot of helpful information related to chemicals in children’s products that I try to stay on top of.
We have an AMC theater right up the street but haven’t been out to a movie in ages!
October 16th, 2009 at 9:11 am
http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/
October 16th, 2009 at 9:48 am
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/10/birthday-gift-card-ideas.html
I love mom trends because its a balanced offering of food & recipes, mommy style info, and great kid’s items.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I’ve read some of the sites mentioned, and am looking forward to checking out some of the others. Great idea for contest entry.
I like http://healthychild.org/ for their articles regarding children’s health risks and the DIY household cleaner mixes.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
http://www.attachmentparenting.org/
October 16th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
http://wendolonia.com
October 16th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I have several of these on my RSS and look forward to checking the others out. As a nursing mama to a 7-month-old boy, I refer to http://www.kellymom.com a lot for info about breastfeeding, plus other feeding tips now that we’re into first foods.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:22 am
http://kids.woot.com/
October 17th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Great website suggestions so far!
Here is one which I really like … and it was not mentioned before:
http://www.thingamababy.com/ ;-)
October 17th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
http://www.ukparentslounge.com/ (I hope this was not posted before)
October 18th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
http://www.thebabymamas.com
October 18th, 2009 at 9:19 pm