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$200 Walmart eGift Card Giveaway

Disclosure: Affiliate link included. Making a purchases through my link costs you nothing. Full Disclosure Here. With Gas & Groceries being a huge budget buster right now, I bet you would love to win this month’s giveaway. It’s good to use your saving tricks and save on the low prices at Walmart. You can come back every day, look for the entries that have Daily written on the point tab. The Twitter Retweets can be done once every hour! So, make sure to come here to enter as often as you can. The more points you get, the better chance you’ll have to win! Enter for your chance to win a $200 e-Gift card to Walmart! This giveaway is open to the US only where permitted, age 18 and older. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on 8.31.22. See below for terms and conditions This giveaway is hosted by Chatty Patty’s Place and The Review Wire.  All entries will be verified—only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. Any person who has won a prize (or whose household has won a prize) in any promotion sponsored by the Sponsor in the past thirty (30) days before this contest start date is not eligible to win a prize in this contest. Entrants who have created social accounts purely to enter Competitions or Sweepstakes will not be eligible to win. All social accounts used must be public. The winner will be chosen randomly through Sweep Widget and contacted via email. A reply to the winning email is required within 48 hours before a new winner is chosen. Void where prohibited by law. One person entering per household, please.

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August $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

I’m so glad to be a co-host for this amazing giveaway! School checklists will always have some odd thing that the stores are out of. This is the time to use you Amazon Gift Card. After the last few years of stress at school, I hope and pray that everyone will have a happy and healthy year. Can you believe it’s August? Families will be grabbing those school supplies shopping lists to get all the gear ready for back to school. This month we’re offering our readers the chance to win a $100 Amazon eGift Card. This event is HOSTED by The Mommy Island and The Kids Did It and sponsored by the awesome bloggers, authors, and Etsy shop owners! Click Your Way Over To The CoHosts! Sonya’s Happenings…, Sybrina’s Book Blog, Deliciously Savvy , Golden Goose Giveaways, The Frugal Grandmom, LitNuts, Raising 3 Savvy Ladies, Beautiful Touches, Ottawa Mommy Club, Versatileer, Saving K, It’s Free At Last, and Babushka’s Baile! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter ONE entrant will be selected by the entry form to win a $100 Amazon eGift Card! Open for entry WW, 18 years and older from 08/01/2022 at 12:01 a.m. ET thru 08/31/2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. No purchase is necessary. Void where prohibited. This event is not sponsored or endorsed by Amazon. A winner will be chosen after/around September 1, 2022. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to the notification email to claim their prize or a new winner will be selected. See Rafflecopter for official rules. The Kids Did It and The Mommy Island are responsible for sending the winner their prize. Twitter and Facebook dummy/fake accounts are ineligible for entry and will be blocked. Authentic accounts only are eligible to win. a Rafflecopter giveaway Thank you so much for visiting The Frugal Grandmom! Please feel free to browse all the giveaways we have.

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Faith Parenting Reviews

A Film That Families Will Love To See

Disclosure: Many thanks to Pure Flix for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own. Do you have a family with children? This movie is a must see, especially if you have daughters. I grew up in a family with plenty of daughters and had one myself. Oh, this movie and the book by Dr. Meg Meeker would have been such a great help to us back then! This movie could be any family and handles family issues with great care and tenderness. The acting turns really deep and believable, after the first few scenes of hilarity. This movie is great for teens and their parents to watch together. I loved the movie!!! I think it’s the best one I’ve seen on Pure Flix. STRONG FATHERS, STRONG DAUGHTERS will be exclusively on Pure Flix startingAugust 1st! STRONG FATHERS, STRONG DAUGHTERS is based on the New York Times Bestsellingbook written by Dr. Meg Meeker. When a wealthy businessman learns his daughter is engaged to a missionary, he embarks on a quest to keep her closer to home. But when his efforts go awry, he must learn to give up control and trust God with her future. This is the perfect film to watch as a family with your older daughters.It features real-life married couples Bart Johnson & Robin Lively and Maria Canals-Barrera & David Barrera. “This movie isn’t just a heart-warming story. It is a cry from every daughter’s heartto her father, to give her the power only he can give to help her become an extraordinary woman.” –Dr. Meg Meeker #StrongFathersMIN #MomentumInfluencerNetwork Synopsis: Steve loves all three of his daughters – but does he really know who theyare? Discover the heartfelt journey of a dad who is desperately trying to hold ontohis little girls but learns he must give up control and trust God with their future.Watch the movie inspired by Dr. Meg Meeker’s best-selling book, “Strong Fathers,Strong Daughters.” Watch Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters on Pure Flix starting August 1st! Giveaway: Win a 3-month subscription to Pure Flix. This is limited to US winners only. Giveaway closes the night of the 11th. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to claim the prize. If they fail to do so, a new winner will be chosen. No social media is in any way involved in this giveaway. Sponsor is responsible for prize fulfillment. a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Home Parenting

What To Include In Your Backyard If You Have Children

If you have children and you’re also lucky enough to have a backyard, you’ll want them to be out there as much as possible. Fresh air is good for children (it’s good for adults too), and with screens being such a prevalent part of everyone’s lives, it’s good to get away from them and play and learn in other ways. So making the most of your backyard is a good idea. Yet it can be hard to know how to do that in the right way, especially if you’re not someone who spends much time out there yourself. With this in mind, here are some of the things you should try to include in your backyard if you have children.  Photo by Tatiana Syrikova Good Fencing  Before we talk about the things that will benefit your children in terms of fun and play, it’s important to mention fencing. You’ll want your backyard to be safe, and although a lot of the time you’ll be supervising, as children get older, they won’t need you quite so much, and you might feel confident enough to let them be outside by themselves. Equally, you want to know that they are safe and private in the yard – that no one can get in who isn’t meant to be there. That’s why good fencing is important.  Using something of high quality is a good idea. In that way, you can be sure of security, safety, and the fact that your yard will still look good. Make sure this is installed first, and you can feel much more comfortable using your backyard to the utmost.  A Learning Area Nature is an amazing way for children to learn. They can learn about being environmentally friendly, for example, and about how to take care of the natural world. They can also learn about the weather, how to grow plants and vegetables, and much more besides. Almost every lesson can be taught using nature as a guide. Therefore, it’s great if there is a learning area in your backyard for the children.  This area doesn’t have to be signposted as a learning area (in fact, when children don’t know they’re learning, information tends to be more easily retained), and you don’t necessarily have to make too many changes – it will depend on how much you intend to use it. It could be that you keep this one area un-mowed and with wildflowers rather than neatly planted and chosen ones. Perhaps you’ll put in a bee hotel, or you’ll make a special habitat for a sphinx moth. Think about how your children can learn and what kinds of lessons you might like to teach them, and create a space that caters to this, and you’ll be amazed at how much they’ll start to appreciate nature – and so will you.  Play Area Nature is amazing, and it’s good for children to play in the trees, on the lawn, and so on. However, although this is good, it’s also good to have a dedicated play area with a jungle gym, slides, swings, a sandbox, and other fun toys and activities. In this way, you can give them their own space where they can play and have as much fun as they want, either by themselves, with you, with siblings, or with any friends they might ask over for a playdate.  Depending on how much room you have in your garden, this play area could be any size; as long as it’s safe and you don’t overfill it because if there is too much stuff in the area you have, it will be difficult to use. Perhaps you and your child can even design the area together if they’re old enough to have a say in it.  Playhouse Even if you don’t have room for many toys and games, try to find room for a playhouse. Sometimes children, even very young children, just want to be by themselves, and this is the ideal place for them to do that. The playhouse can be filled with books and art supplies – just no screens – and have comfortable chairs and even a table to place snacks and drinks on.  Make sure the kids know this is their space, and they can be as private as they need to be in it. It will make them feel very grown up and have a lot more confidence in themselves as a result.  Shade  No matter what you put in your backyard to keep your children happy and occupied and out in the fresh air, it’s crucial to consider shade. You’ll need to ensure there are some shady areas for them and perhaps even design their playground so that it’s in a shady spot. After all, if they intend to spend many hours out there playing, the last thing anyone will want is to suffer from sunburn, dehydration, or sunstroke.  Shade can be found under trees or, if natural shade can’t be used in your backyard, large patio umbrellas might be a good alternative, or even an awning installed permanently on your home.  Lay Turf A lawn is the best place to play. It can be used to practice cartwheels and handstands, as a ball field, or just as a place to spread out. Choose plants and shrubs that are easy to care for and can stand up to balls and trampling in the flower beds around the lawn to ensure it always looks healthy and lush.  It is possible to install fake grass in your yard, and although this does have many advantages – there is hardly any maintenance required, to begin with – it’s not so great for kids. It can get very hot in the sun, making it an unsafe place to play, and it isn’t always soft underfoot. Plus, it’s not natural, so it’s not helping children understand the world. That’s why installing real grass is usually the best option. If you’re worried about the maintenance aspect, why not

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Nat Geo Kids Ultimate Shark Book Prize Pack Giveaway

Welcome to the Nat Geo Kids Ultimate Shark Book Prize Pack Giveaway. Your kids will love all these great Shark books! Enter below for your chance to win this giveaway prize. Summer is in full swing and that means surf, sand… and SHARKS! Thanks to Nat Geo Kids, I had the pleasuring of receiving and reviewing the best collection of shark books around! Plus, I have your chance to WIN this huge collection at the bottom of this post!  That’s right, you will get all 6 books! That’s a $96 RV! These books are geared for kids aged 4-14 years old. Your kids will love these books, just like mine do! Read all about this collection here: National Geographic Readers: Sharks! (Level 2) (ages 4-7, paperback)Expertly vetted, the National Geographic Readers series has drawn high critical praise from the likes of School Library Journal (“Highly Recommended”) and Booklist (“Reliable in format and solid in execution, this series works well to introduce children of varying levels of reading comfort to nonfiction and research formats.”).  In this Level 2 Reader, young readers will learn all about sharks ― the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth!  Sharks vs. Sloths (ages 6-9, hardcover) In one corner, swinging in ever so slowly, is the chillest dude himself: Sloth! And making a splash in the other corner is Shark, ready to sink her teeth into this competition! At first glance, they might seem too different to duke it out, but wait—- you’re in for a surprise! Readers have a ringside seat to view as they battle it out in 22 kooky and quirky categories, like Coolest Hangout, Weirdest Relatives, Best Smile, Biggest Appetite, and so much more. It’s up to you to follow the action and decide who’s the ultimate winner! A final spread devoted solely to conservation helps further National Geographic’s core mission to save the planet. One thing we know for sure: You’ll be a shark and sloth expert by the end of this epic showdown! Ultimate Oceanpedia: The Most Complete Ocean Reference Ever (ages 7-10, hardcover)  From tsunamis and sea turtles to riptides and reefs, learn all about the creatures, science, and ecology of our oceans, which cover more of the planet than all the continents and are just as important! Travel through all parts of the ocean to learn how it effects our world, including storms and climate. Amazing facts, photos, illustrations, and diagrams are found throughout this thick, keepsake volume, along with conservation tips, weird-but-true facts, and a mini ocean atlas. Challenges to the health of our ocean and its creatures are also presented along with what people are doing to keep it pristine for generations to come. Can’t Get Enough Shark Stuff (ages 7-10, paperback) Dive into the perfect combination of facts, stories, photos, and activities all about the world’s most ferocious and fascinating ocean predator―SHARKS! For animal lovers who are absolutely obsessed with everything sharks, this book has it all: tons of mind-blowing facts, games, hands-on activities and suspenseful stories from shark experts. It also includes tantalizing tidbits about perplexing prehistoric sharks, the latest info on studying sharks in the wild, and surprising, cutting-edge discoveries about shark behavior. Key features include: A glossary game in the front of the book to learn key terms More than 250 photographs Detailed diagrams and infographics Articles on the latest shark research and hands-on accounts from experts “Fin-tastic Facts” gallery spreads showcasing sharks with the fiercest features, the sneakiest defenses, and more Hands-on activities you can try at home Quizzes and games to test your knowledge The Ultimate Book of Sharks (ages 8-12, hardcover) by internationally acclaimed marine photographer and National Geographic Explorer Brian Skerry is an underwater adventure like no other.  With exclusive photographs and personal insight from Skerry, this book takes the reader below the surface and into the minds of these spectacular predators.  Beyond the feared fins and terrifying teeth, readers will learn what its like to swim with these amazing fish, how they live, what they eat, their superhero-like senses and better understand why these graceful, confident, perfectly sculpted predators are also vulnerable animals that we need to protect.   Mission: Shark Rescue: All About Sharks and How to Save Them  (ages 10-14, paperback)  Inspiring young animal lovers to get up close to all different types of sharks and the real-life challenges they face is what Mission: Shark Rescue is all about. This compelling narrative combines fun and amazing adventure stories, gorgeous photography, hands-on activities, fascinating information, and more, connecting the reader in-depth with the animal’s real world. Meet real-life sharks and learn about their habitats, challenges, and successes, plus learn how YOU can take action and save these amazing endangered creatures. Here is a must-watch video featuring National Geographic Explorer Brian Skerry,  photographing tiger sharks! WOW! Sponsored By: National Geographic Kids Hosted By: Love, Mrs. Mommy Winner Will Receive:  This 6 Book Collection from National Geographic Kids!  A $96 RV! Open To US entrants and must be 18+ to enter Giveaway Dates ~ 7/29 9:00AM EST through 8/27 11:59PM EST Entry-Form Disclosure: Love, Mrs. Mommy and all participating bloggers are not held responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill their prize obligations. This giveaway is in no way endorsed or sponsored by Facebook or any other social media site. The winner will be randomly drawn by Giveaway Tools and will be notified by email. Winner has 48 hours to reply before a replacement winner will be drawn. If you would like to participate in an event like this please contact LoveMrsMommy (at) gmail (dot) com.

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