Christmas Giveaway 2009

It is happening! The Christmas Season is on its way.

Stores are lining their shelves with red, green and all things shiny and stocking up on all the latest toys and gifts.

You may be already anticipating the budget pinch and wondering how to make it through the shopping season. Well, as usual we are here to help with lots of prizes to win, our Under the Tree program for families in need, and tons of shopping ideas!

So whether you are an early planner or a last minute shopper, we can get you in the mood for Christmas with our Christmas Giveaway 2009 and Under the Tree 2009.

Our Christmas Giveaway 2009 is even more jam packed than last year! (Please scroll down to see our current list of prizes.)
Our first post will be going up shortly, be sure to check back later today.

We will have well over 30 giveaways in the next month to ensure you have lots of fun, lots of chances to win and lots of shopping ideas!

AND, since last year’s Under the Tree program went so well, we are doing it again this year!

Under the Tree 2009 is our chance to spread some Christmas love to families in need through the generosity of the companies contributing to our Christmas Giveaway. We are so grateful for their participation!

In addition to providing the fabulous prizes for our readers to win by commenting on the individual reviews, the wonderful companies participating in the Christmas Giveaway 2009 are providing presents to selected families who are in need this Christmas.

If you know a family who will not be able to provide presents for their children this Christmas, click over and read more about Under the Tree and how you can nominate a family in need.

And don’t forget to click over and comment to show your support and enthusiasm for Under the Tree and for the participating companies!

Now, it is time to get into the Christmas Giveaway fun! if you’re looking for some great ideas for your Christmas shopping list – and you would you like to win some fun prizes and maybe check off some people on that list, it is time to get started with our Christmas Giveaway 2009!

Post one of our Christmas 2009 buttons and then keep checking back for new contests and keep commenting to win.

Here is how it will work:

• Add a comment on the giveaway you want to enter. PLEASE note: You need to enter each giveaway individually so we know who wants to be entered in what giveaway. So, make sure you click over to each giveaway and leave your comment there.



• Either link back to this post and include a Christmas Giveaway 2009 button in that post or on your sidebar, or link to the individual giveaways you choose to enter. We have several buttons for you to choose from. Click here to get the button codes. (If you post and include the button, either in your post or on your sidebar, and link back here, you are good for all the giveaways. No more linking required.)
• You may earn additional entries on each giveaway for the following:
  1. Subscribe to our Feed
  2. Sign up for our Newsletter
  If you are already subscribed and are on our newsletter list, you qualify for these two additional entries. Please remember though to leave comments for these additional entries, as your comments are your entries. Comments such as, “I am subscribed” and “I am on the newsletter list” qualify for those entries.
• Comments that we deem in our opinion to be “spam” will be either deleted or disqualified. So please leave meaningful comments to show that you are indeed a real participant who has read the review.
• As always, non bloggers are welcome to participate! We understand you can’t link – but please spread the word to your friends.
• Some giveaways may be open to Canadian shipping addresses. Please check individual giveaways.
• Due to legal restrictions, these giveaways are void where prohibited.

We will begin posting giveaways Thursday, November 5th, 2009 and continue until Monday, November 30th.

Entries for all giveaways will be closed Friday, December 4th at 12pm EST.

Winners will be drawn randomly and we will announce the winners Saturday, December 5th. We will email winners at the address accompanying the winning comments.

Please make sure to check our site and your email address to see if you have won a prize. Winners will be contacted via our contest administrator, Cara, her email address is Contests5m4m(at)gmail(dot)com. Please whitelist that address, so your notification email doesn’t end up in your spam folder. We want to try to ensure that winners receive their prizes in time for the holiday, so we must receive your reply within 5 business days. (If you want your prize to arrive in time — the sooner we hear from you, the better!)

Please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our Contest and Giveaway Rules.

We will add the giveaway links to this post as they are published during the course of the event. Please click on each of the links below and comment on the giveaways you wish to enter:

PLEASE REMEMBER: You need to click over and comment on each giveaway you want to enter. We will be linking to all of the giveaways in this post and we need to know who wants to be entered in WHAT giveaway. Remember you can enter in as many of the giveaways as you want.

We will CLOSE the comments on THIS post so that people do not get confused and comment here to win the prizes. Head over to each giveaway you are interested in and comment at THOSE posts.

Merry Christmas!!!

OUR 2009 CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY PRIZES
• $150 SHOPPING SPREE in our two stores, Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles and A Rocking Horse to Love
  
• Veggie Tales Entire DVD Library
• Rock Candy Princess Electric Guitar Pack
• Shred Sled
• Hasbro Giveaway
• Epson Workforce 600 all-in-one Printer
• $75 Maukilo Gift Card
• Snapfish Photo Cards
• Sesame Street:Celebrating 40 years of Sunny Days DVD
• Band Hero Super Bundle
• Melissa & Doug Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand
• Young Scientists Club Science Kit
• Tickets to see Finian’s Rainbow on Broadway
• Wiggles Prize Pack
• Kids Trayblecloth and Activity Center
• Moody Mamas Maternity Wardrobe
• Doll House Building Blocks
• 5-in-1 Tasty Baker
• RUVAcards Giveaway
• Things Remembered Giveaway
• Oreck Halo Vacuum
• Child’s Sewing Kit and a Twelve Days of Christmas Ornament Set from The Land of Nod.
• Minky Dinky baby blanket
• $250 Gift Certificate to Mommy Tags
• Pillow Pet
• Dayspring Jesus Is The Gift Snowflake Home Collection
• minui Handysitt portable high chair
• Playskool/Hasbro Toys For Boys
• Hasbro Toys for Girls
• Playskool Explore ‘N Grow Toys for Baby
• Lands’ End Cashmere Blend Throw
• Spa Robe and Gift Certificate to EdibleGiftsPlus.com
• Ben 10 Alien Creation Challenge
• French Toast School Uniform Wardrobe
• Personalized Jewelry from Isabelle Grace
• Trunki Ride-on Suitcase
• Gifts for baby
• Cheeky and Swank Magnetic Bibs