Gear up for Summer: Day 2

**Notice!  This giveaway has been extended until 11:59pm CST on June 14th.  The initial entry requirements have changed for the Ju Ju Be bag.  If you have previously entered (before June 3), your entry WILL count, but you may gain an extra entry by signing up for Let’s Go Strolling newsletter! **

The hosts of Day Two of the Gear Up for Summer Block Party are none other than yours truly and Karen from 3 Garnets and 2 Sapphires! Karen is giving away a $15 gift card to RoxStar Designs and a Tracey Singer Kids CD!

If you have plans to head to the beach this Summer, you have GOT to see this bag!  The WannaBe from Ju-Ju-Be can be purchased from Let’s Go Strolling and is probably the most perfect beach bag I have ever seen!

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From Let’s Go Strolling:

Ju-Ju-Be has thought of all the essentials you will need while soaking up the sunshine and has created a tote with spaces for all of them. Need a towel? It attaches easily to the bottom with built in towel holder elastics. Want your ipod? There’s a pocket for that too. Best of all the SandTrap allows you to take everything you brought with you without the sand you didn’t!”

Some of my favorite features of this bag are the towel holder on the bag for super-easy access and the incredible sand trap!  The bottom of the bag unzips to let all the sand fall out while your things are held in with a mesh liner.  Pure genius!  This is organization at it’s finest!

Check out the inside:

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Let’s Go Strolling has generously offered one Not-So-Blog reader the Ju-Ju-Be BeMine bag,  This wristlet holds all of your essentials when a larger tote isn’t needed.  Great for a quick trip to the park or grocery!

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So, the WannaBe and BeMine bags are great for summer outdoor activities, but what happens when it  rains?  Be sure to have some fun activities on hand to entertain the kids!

Who doesn’t love Play-Doh??  The kids (and Mom, too!) can have hours of fun making a yummy Play-Doh spaghetti with The Spaghetti Factory!

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From Hasbro:

Pretend pasta playset lets you create PLAY-DOH-style pasta covered in all of your favorite “toppings!” Mold “meatballs,” “veggies” and more “PLAY-DOH-licious” toppings! Playset comes with more than 25 half-molds, a playmat, fork and spoon accessories and 4 three-ounce cans of compound.”

Here at The Not-So-Blog, you can win a prize pack including BOTH a Play-Doh Spaghetti Factory AND a Ju-Ju-Be BeMine bag from Let’s Go Strolling!

How to enter:

1.  Visit Let’s Go Strolling and sign up for their newsletter.  Visit Play-Doh and tell me which other item you would love to have for Summer!

Additional entries (please leave each entry as a separate comment):

1.  Subscribe to my blog

2.  Follow me on Twitter and tweet this giveaway.

3.  Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook.

4.  Visit the other stops on the “Gear up for Summer” Block Party and receive an extra entry for every other contest you enter (9 extra entries total).

5.  Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog.

Contest ends at 11:59pm on May 31st.  Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited.  Open to U.S. Residents only.

Gear Up for Summer: Day 4

Are you having fun at the Block Party??

I am teaming up with 9 other fabulous blogs to bring you one entire week of unbelievable summer giveaways that you DO NOT want to miss! Make sure you come back every day this week because I will be pointing you in the direction of TWO fabulous giveaways a day.

Today, join the party over at Mommy Goggles, where you can cool down with Tanya in a Sun Smarties Pop-up Pool by One Step Ahead

After you are done there, hop on over to Life Starring Ellie and Eve where the kids can have lots of fun with a Step 2 Sand and Water Table!

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow to see what prizes you can win on the final day of the Gear up for Summer Block Party!

Gear Up for Summer: Day 3

Are you having fun at the Block Party??

I am teaming up with 9 other fabulous blogs to bring you one entire week of unbelievable summer giveaways that you DO NOT want to miss! Make sure you come back every day this week because I will be pointing you in the direction of TWO fabulous giveaways a day.

The party is over at Shannon’s Potamus Prefers, where you can win a women’s swimsuit from SlimPerfect Swimwear!

After you are done there, hop on over to Cool Baby Kid.  Cecilia is giving away Jublo Sunglasses and a $100 gift card for kid’s swimwear!

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow to see what prizes you can win on Day 4 of the Gear up for Summer Block Party!

Gear Up for Summer Giveaway: Day 1

Lily is finished with her very first year of school, so now it is time to

Gear up for Summer!

I am teaming up with 9 other fabulous blogs to bring you one entire week of unbelievable summer giveaways that you DO NOT want to miss!  Make sure you come back every day this week because I will be pointing you in the direction of TWO fabulous giveaways a day.

To kick things off, Renee from What Mommies Need is giving away a brand new Vado pocket video cam!  Go check out her incredible review and enter to win one for yourself.

The second giveway on today’s Block Party is from Sarah at Ohana Mama.  Sarah is giving away a Skitter ride on toy! I know my daughter would LOVE this!

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow to see what prizes you can win on Day 2 of the Gear up for Summer Block Party!

Gear Up for Summer Block Party!

You are cordially invited to join me and Renee from What Mommies Need along with 8 of our favorite blogs for a “Gear Up for Summer Block Party!”  From May 18-22, each blog will point you in the direction of the party to win a fabulous Summertime giveaway each day! We have everything from Swimsuits to Sunglasses to help you gear up for Summer!

Grab one of our Block Party buttons and place it on our sidebar so you will be ready to party!   The blogs on the Block Party are:

Blessings Abound

Cool Baby Kid

Life Starring Ellie and Eve

Mommy Goggles

Ohana Mama

Potamus Prefers

3 Garnets and 2 Sapphires

3 Kids and Us

If you would like you product featured during our Block Party as a giveaway, please email me at notsoblog at gmail dot com!  Your link will appear on ALL 10 BLOGS!

Hope you can make it!