Getting Ready for Labor Day with Simply Heinz — Giveaway FUN!
On Tuesday, our kids will head back to school.
While much of the continent has already been packing lunches and stuffing backpacks for a few weeks, here in the Pacific Northwest we have been lingering in the sun and staying up past bedtime. The party doesn’t end for us until the day after Labor Day.
But wherever we are, whether we are back at school or holding onto our last hours of summertime freedom, Labor Day is special. It is time to relax and pull out the barbecue. It is time to enjoy the sunshine as we say good-bye to summer.
So, for this last barbecue themed holiday of the summer, we have Simply Heinz™ – our favorite condiment! – here to celebrate with us.
I grew up with Heinz® Ketchup. I honestly don’t remember my mother ever buying a bottle of ketchup that wasn’t Heinz.
Now, in my house, the Heinz® Ketchup loyalty lives on.
And we go through a ton of it! My son LOVES ketchup – seriously loves the stuff. I don’t think the child could live long without it. He eats it with Macaroni and Cheese, Grilled Cheese, Eggs, Sausages, Brats, Bacon, Hash Browns, Roasted Potatoes, and even Steak.
Our Favorite Ketchup just got BETTER!
So, with our heavy consumption of ketchup around here, I was ecstatic when I heard that Heinz recently came out with Simply Heinz™ Tomato Ketchup, which is made with sugar, instead of high fructose corn syrup.
I actually squealed. I know – kinda pathetic. But this is blogging ladies. Gotta share the truth!
So, since it is Labor Day this weekend, and we will be gathering around our barbecues once again, we thought it was perfect to have Simply Heinz™ sponsor our Labor Day Link Up.
One Labor Day, but TWO Chances to Win…
On Labor Day, we will put up a linky post for you to add your Labor Day themed post’s link. And, to add to the fun, we will have a $100 gift card and one year’s supply of Simply Heinz™ (coupons for 12 free bottles) ketchup for a random winner.
But that is not all! We will also have a winner drawn from the comments on this post too! We will choose one random winner from the comments on this post who will also win a $100 gift card and one year’s supply of Simply Heinz™ ketchup (coupons for 12 free bottles) .
So make sure you come back after you celebrate Labor Day and link up your Labor Day post and find others to visit!
It is our way of making sure the celebrations continue as you share your memories with your online friends, old and new. So make sure you hop around the linkies next week and leave comments as you go.
There is no rush to get your link up on September 6th — so enjoy your holiday and link up when you have your post ready on your site.
How To Enter
Please leave a comment below by Friday, September 17th, and tell us about your Labor Day plans or traditions.
To make entering simpler for you, only one entry per person please. (We will be having a second giveaway on the Labor Day Link Up. You are welcome to enter both this giveaway and Monday’s Labor Day Link Up.)
While we limited entries to make it easier for you, we REALLY appreciate you taking the time to TWEET or SPREAD the word about our giveaways and Link Ups. Linking makes the blogosphere go ’round. So please hit the Twitter button or the Facebook buttons for us. THANKS! And since you didn’t have to do it, that is great bloggy karma!;) And while you’re at it, be sure to check out the Heinz® Ketchup Facebook page!
This giveaway is open from September 2nd, 2010, to September 17th, 2010. We will announce our winner on Saturday, September 18th. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and is void where prohibited by law.
For more information about our giveaways, please see our site’s terms and conditions of use.
Don’t Forget: to enter our second giveaway, come back on Labor Day for our Labor Day Link Up. And thank you so much to our sponsor, Simply Heinz™.
Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom.
Please Note: Simply Heinz™ is sponsoring our Labor Day Link Up. Our opinions, as usual, are ALL ours!
276 Comments
We always meet Grandma and Grandpa at the Sportsman Park Fishing Lake in our small town, Grandpa, Dad and the kids fish. Grandma and me get the picnic and snacks ready. We spend the whole day there and always finish the day with s’mores by a fire, Good times!!!
We took the family out to the Katy Trail for a nice bike ride this Labor Day. Beautiful weather!
We spent our Labor Day at the beach!
While it’s fine for consumers to choose ketchup sweetened with high fructose corn syrup or with refined sugar, I hope that consumers don’t get caught up thinking that one is somehow healthier than the other. They are handled the same by the body, and have the same number of calories.
I took my dog to the beach and then went to a family cookout after that I went to a fundraiser for rescue dogs, which I just adopted on in july her name is Annie!
We spent the weekend at a juggling festival — my son was in his glory!!
I’m happy to hear about the new ketchup. We try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup so I think we’ll buy this kind next time…
Our 4-year-old loves ketchup – on french fries, scrambled eggs, etc.
We relax with friends an famiy outside an have a great big cookout with dogs an burgers
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Annual Church Labor Day Picnic
wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net
We don’t have any Labor Day traditions. We usually don’t plan to do anything. This year my hubby decided last minute to take the day and do things together as a family. We took a hike as a family and then we barbecued and ate a terrific dinner. The rest of the day was spent relaxing at home. It was a great end of summer celebration. No friends or extended family… just us.
We go to the circus every year on Labor Day weekend!
For Labor Day, we traditionally go swimming. We went swimming at my dad’s house, and he made bbq. We had lots of fun.
mommieseatsoggycereal at gmail dot com
We always have a bbq at my parents for Labor Day. This year, we spent the morning hunting Monarch caterpillars so we can see them make their chrysalis and change into butterflies! So fun!
We had plans to spend the weekend at a water park. But Friday my son woke up sick, so we spent a quiet sick weekend at home.
We went to a parade and then to a carnival and flea market.
pbclark(at)neitns(dot)net
We didn’t do much, cooked inside and watched a movie. we don’t have a lot of money for anything fancy
We just stayed home and relaxed this year,had a nice cookout indoor grill meal & heinz ketchup as always was there! We won’t buy any other brand! barb g. directorylanesuperstore(AT)gmail.com
We had our 2nd annual family retreat on Labor Day weekend! It was GREAT!
Every year for Labor Day, we go to the LA County Fair. They have dollar day on that day, so it’s a great deal.
Well my labor day was a cookout with my family and then I had to work, when you work at the hospital, there’s never such thing as a free holiday. It was nice though, I work in labor and delivery so that’s my “labor day”
we went up to columbus, ms (we’re in florida) to visit with friends we haven’t gotten to see in two years, and pick up the baby furniture they gave us
Since my birthday is Sept 1st & my nephew’s is the 8th, we usually have a family birthday party/cookout on Labor Day to celebrate!! Thanks!
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we had a fish fry at my inlaws over the holidays. good food, good conversation, good times! thanks clallen at ntin dot net
Labor Day is our last blast of summer. The kids start school the Wednesday after Labor Day so we try to pack it with fun and usually top it off with a fire and roast some marshmallows. It’s a nice way to end our summer.
Since Labor Day denotes the end of Summer, I figured to let it go with a bang. Went on a cruise and came back with a tan that will last me months!
Every Labor Day we always have one last huge BBQ. So much fun! tylerpants{at}gmail.com
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