Shop and Save at Borders {Giveaway}
November 24, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under giveaway, shopping
Why wait until Black Friday? It’s time to start shopping those Holiday sales now!
Borders makes finding the perfect toy or game easier for those of you who are looking for high-quality educational gifts. In fact, this week when you shop at Borders, in their new Toys and Games section, you’ll receive $10 off a purchase of $20 or more! Shelves are stocked with items from leading brands like Creativity for Kids, Thinkfun, Scientific Explorer, ALEX and Blue Orange Games.
Last week I had a chance to spend some time in Borders, browsing their new Toys and Games department. Yes, I went alone! And, boy did I have fun. I picked up some great items for the kids and an Entertainment Book (thanks, Borders!) and saved a ton.
There really are some great deals…. I received the Bionicle pictured here for FREE, because I purchased $25 worth of items from the game section. I received a $5 gift card for purchasing the Entertainment Book. The Melissa & Doug toys were buy one, get one at 50% off. AND the games were buy two, get one free! These deals were available last week, but I’m sure there are some great ones this week, as well!
Guess what? I have TWO $100 Border’s gift cards to give some very lucky readers who are ready to shop!
Here’s what you have to do to enter:
- Visit Borders Toys & Games and leave me a comment, before Monday, November 30th at 9pm (pst), telling me about the toy or game you most remember playing with and why it would be good choice for kids today.
- Tweet about this giveaway, using the hashtag #D2Dgvwy, as many times as you like before next Tuesday night, and leave me a separate comment for each tweet.
Two winners will be selected at random, each to receive a $100 Borders gift card, and emailed.
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I remember playing board and cards games in general a lot growing up. I was really drawn to UNO..it taught me major patience and how to take turns.
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I remember playing Operation, I think it’s good for kids to help with focus, concentration, and patience.
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I remember playing Chinese Checkers and games like Clue. They are fun and a bit more exciting for parents than Chutes and Ladders!
I remember playing pick up sticks, I think it teaches patience
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I use to have the American Dolls when I was younger. I think they are still a great toy for kids today because they also teach you a part of history!
I had a robot that helped me learn how to spell, I took him everywhere! I know an updated version would be great for my son.
I would have to say Monopoly Jr. It is great for vocabulary, especially for kids today that text and IM and don’t use real words.
I tweeted this giveaway at http://twitter.com/GMERRELL/status/6209739638
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I LOVED Operation…I think it reminds us how to be patient. Thanks for the chance.
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Pick up sticks used to be a fav game of mine
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I liked playing Monopoly. I think it’s a good game to teach kids how to mange money.
I liked Kerplunk! It’s still a good choice because it’s fun for all ages and can be played cooperatively or competitively.
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Candy Land would be the best! Awww, such great memories!
I loved to play with paper dolls when I was a little girl. I don’t see them much nowadays, but have gotten some for my daughter. Thanks.
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The Tub Tunes Water Piano would be a great toy for my daughter. She loves her little toy piano and she’d be happy to have one she could play in the tub.
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The Rainbow Color Cones are so sweet! What a cute way for kids to learn their colors. Growing up, we spent the majority of our time outdoors riding our bikes and making up our own silly games with shadows and whatnot.
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We played alot of monopoly when I was younger.
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I remember the fun our family playing Scrabble. It is a great way to learn vocabulary and spelling. Thanks for this offer.
I remember playing with handmade and store bought puppets growing up. It really sparks the imagination and gets kids to be creative, rather than sitting in front of the tv playing video games. We’d spend hours making up our own crazy storylines!
As a kid, I remember playing candyland a lot. IT is one of those timeless board games that kids today would love playing too.
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I like the Paper Bag Puppets! We used to make tons of them when I was a kid!
I loved my diary as a kid so the Pink Diary with Lock would be cute for girls now!
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I remember loving Clue as a kid. It’s good for today also because it teaches kids problem-solving skills and deductive reasoning.
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I played Monopoly all of the time and I still do, its a fun family game, thanks!
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I would love to buy an American Girl mini doll and book for my 9 year old daughter. I also love the Melissa and Doug games! Great giveaway!
We played card games like old maid…the little kid’s version of poker…reading “tells” to stay away from the old lady card, we also played pick up sticks which was an excellent exercise in eye-hand motor control. And we had kaleidescopes which showed us how beautiful symmetry could be. In loved my kaleidescopes and still have them. Good times! Thanks for the walk down memory lane and for a great giveaway. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Here’s another tweet!
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I don’t remember having any of the toys from their site when I was a kid (oh, so many many years ago), but I see in your picture of the store that they have lego sets. I remember every year getting a new lego set from my aunt for Christmas. Now, she gets them for my little boys, and I think they are the most fabulous presents. They really awake the engineer in my boys, and I’m always so impressed that they are able to construct all the vehicles and buildings. I remember only being able to make towers and pyramids with my legos!! Would be great to win the gift card. Thanks for the giveaway.
The chemistry kit! I remember getting one for Christmas. It’s a great gift because it teaches kids science!
My fave toy from childhood was the Ready Ranger backpack. It was a plastic backpack with a periscop, a clip board, and walkie talkies. I would wear along with a paior of bouncy moon shoes.
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I loved playing Monopoly. It teaches money management skills.
I loved playing with Monopoly with my brother. It taught us about money, and I think my will love also love it. Thanks
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Lincoln Logs. All out construction and hands on fun. Beats using a computer
Candy Land is a game I enjoyed as a child. It is cool to see my 6 year old daughter playing this game. She says it’s her favorite game ever!!
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Monopoly. The whole family can have fun together!
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Operation, pick up sticks, uno, the ungame. All kinds of great games to teach gamesmanship.
Monopoly. We used to have tournaments, and extend the rules to have more fun. It was a way to get together with my cousins and to learn how to negotiate, which I think my kids could also learn.
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I loved playing Clue as a kid. I think it’s good for developing reasoning skills.
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I remember making Sock Puppets as a kid, this is a great thing for kids to do. It lets them use their imagination
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we used to play it all the time!!
In fact weplayed it all this past weekend!!
I remember playing with legos and they’re still great today for creativity and dexterity
Monopoly
Lincoln logs because you can make so many things with them
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