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Welcome to our weekly roundup here at “5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere”.
As you know, you can come back all week and add a post or giveaway to our Mister Linky. Be sure to check back often, as new links will be added daily. You don’t want to miss out on something fun.
Fun at 5 Minutes for Mom
- Win $500: Tell Us YOUR Creepy or Funny Bug Story
- How To Be Gods Little Princess: Review and Giveaway
5 Minutes For Mom: Mother’s Day Giveaways 2011
- HP Pavilion dm1 (notebook)
- $50 Gift Code to ProFlowers
- $50.00 Gift Certificate to Luna & Stella
- SwimSpot.com $50 VIP Gift Card and Fit Session
- Office for Mac 2011 AND Office 2010 for PCs
- Engraved Gift from Things Remembered
- $50.00 Gift Code to Snapfish
- $50 Gift Code to Shari’s Berries
Sweepstakes
- Could you use a $15,000 home makeover?
Take The BISSELL’s White Sock Test (and win prizes):
Your home may be hiding dirt you’ve never noticed – each square foot of carpet can hold up to a pound of dirt before it’s visible!
Take the BISSELL’s White Sock Test: Have your kids put on a clean, damp white sock and do “the twist” in a high-traffic carpeted area for 30 seconds. The carpets’ grime will be revealed in the socks. (eww)
Then upload a photo of those dirty socks to Facebook.com/bissell and be randomly entered to win a $15,000 home makeover.
You can also visit BISSELL’s Facebook page daily for instant-win prizes like Visa gift cards and BISSELL deep cleaning systems. (Cleaner carpets and a home makeover? Sweet!)
Announcements
- The Ming Wang & Von Maur Mother’s Day Appreciation Contest: Prize Pack valued at $3000
Submit an image of your Mom (or a Mom you wish to enter), along with an explanation of why she deserves to be recognized this Mother’s Day. Representatives from Ming Wang, Von Maur and some of the top ranking mom blogs on the internet will serve as judges. The winner will be selected based on their entry, as well as the number of “likes” their submission receives.
Ming Wang is a versatile collection of chic, effortless knitwear for
the modern woman. Machine washable, wrinkle free, and color guarded,
the line is ideal for the active woman dedicated to style and
practicality. - Join the Real Moms Community by going to the Gerber Childrenswear Page on Facebook
Gerber Childrenswear knows that all moms are not the same. The reality of being a mom is that she wears many different faces. The “Many Faces of Mom” campaign celebrates this and gives moms a way to connect by sharing experiences and engaging with other moms; moms who understand exactly what they’re going through.
They are celebrating the “Many Faces of Mom” with giveaways and prizes totaling over $4,500! The first prize will be awarded on Monday, May 2, 2011, and then every day through Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2011. (“Like” their page and click the giveaways tab). - Free Premium Address Labels from Minted.com
For a limited time, Minted.com is offering first time Minted visitors free premium address labels!
They come in 82 colors and combined with clever designs and ‘wrap-around’ from the front to the back of envelopes. Appropriate for kids or Moms! - ALERT: Opportunity For Mom Inventors with the Huggies MomInspired Grant Program
In need of some startup seed capital? Submit your ideas and turn your product ideas into reality. Huggies is accepting applications now through June 30. - Sweet Potato Fry Shout Out
Request a $1 off coupon for a bag of Ore-Ida Sweet Potato Fries.
Plus! Ore-Ida® Sweet Potato Fries is inviting kids to uniquely “shout out” their love for sweet potato fries in a national Ore-Ida Sweet Potato Fry Shout Out sweepstakes where ‘sweet’ prizes are in store for those who enter.
Blog Giveaways
- Nolies Place – Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms (5/5 US & Canada Only)
- My Organized Chaos – Panasonic Genius Inverter Microwave {ARV $250, 2 winners} (5/7 Canada Only)
- Contest Corner – 1 Gallon of Household Traditions Dish Liquid (5/12 US Only)
- Frugal New England Kitchen – Crocodile Hop Floor Game for Preschool Kids (5/2 US Only)
Would you like to share a fun giveaway or a worth our while post? Please add it to the Linky below. You can come here any time this week to add in your link. Don’t miss out on the fun. Be sure to visit throughout the week as the linky grows, and more sites are added.
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Kassandra says
Thanks for hosting ladies!
Victoria Strong says
Thank you so much for the link. We are so excited to have this special Mother’s Day Giveaway in honor of a great cause. Good luck to the entries — http://www.gwendolynstrong.com/2011/04/gsf-mothers-day-giveaway-valued-over-400.html
Kara at The Chuppies says
Sharing not one of my most astonishing moments, but such a great example of the way that kind words can make such a huge impact. I want to learn from my own experience 🙂
http://thechuppies.blogspot.com/2011/04/dear-irs-lady.html
Nolie says
Thank you for including my giveaway this week.