Baby Candy Mama & Child Giveaway!
I am offering a great giveaway for both mama and child that is already wrapped and ready for the holidays! Baby Candy, a small, mom owned company, makes cute shirts and onesies for babies, toddlers, kids and mamas, too. I am giving away a matching “Sugar Mama” chocolate brown 100% cotton tee shirt size L for mom and the same adorable shirt size 2T for her toddler.
The way they are packaged is very unique – it looks like candy and comes with a “nutrition facts” label on the back listing the size and what it is.
This giveaway is worth just about $50 and makes a wonderful gift for the holidays!
To enter (up to three chances to win!):
- Please leave a comment telling me some of your creative ideas for holiday gifts for kids that are inexpensive or homemade. I think we all will be trying to economize this holiday season and I hope you can share some tips that I may not have thought about yet!
- If you would like another chance to win, subscribe to my feed via RSS or email and leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so.
- For yet another chance to win, just link to this post on your blog and then leave another comment here with the link to your blog’s post.
- Be sure to leave a valid email address
- Contest is open to US and Canadian citizens
- Contest will end on Saturday, November 1st at 12:59pm EST
- Winner will be chosen by Random.org and contacted by email
Be sure to stop by the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival to see all the other great giveaways!
October 27 2008 10:53 pm | giveaways and holidays and photos and special events
October 27th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
We did a completely “homemade” Christmas last year and this year will be the same. Last year we made my daughter a play kitchen! Really simple, and with wood, decor, and everything included, it only cost about $35 total!! (incredible price compared to what those thing sell for!)
October 28th, 2008 at 6:53 am
My children made calendars for each family member. They wrote all families b-day on them. It was cute.
I am making afghans for the children.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Jill
http://tonsofsons.wordpress.com/
October 28th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I am doing a handcrafted Christmas this year. We did jams in the summer which I have put a pretty cloth circle on top of the jars, they look really nice and always go over well. I also crochet dishcloths (easy and quick, takes only 1 small skein of handicrafters crochet cotton each, and I actually get requests for these since I started making them). I am also making really cute little Christmas trees out of felt, and ornaments as well. It’s going to be a frugal Christmas but everything is made with love.
ebickell (at) hotmail (dot) com
October 28th, 2008 at 7:16 am
We make photo tins..decorating them with photos of the kids we have taken throughout the year and then fill it with homemade yummies
3beez at bellsouth dot net
October 28th, 2008 at 7:39 am
One thing I’ve done lately (not the MOST creative, but kids LOVE it) is to give a dollar bill for each year of their age. When kids are only like 7 years old, it is cheaper and easier than any other gift.
lizzykristine @ Uplifted Eyess last blog post..If Only I Were As Tough As A Roach.
October 28th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Hot chocolate mix layered in a glass jar is a nice inexpensive christmas gift. A cute mug full of christmas candy is pretty inexpensive too.
Emilys last blog post..The past few days
October 28th, 2008 at 8:27 am
My own kids haven’t arrived yet (still have a few months to go!), but when I was teaching, I would give my kids the gift of books…I think this could be easily adapted for parents too – each flier of the Scholastic/Troll book club fliers always has at least one book for 99 cents – if you start buying those 99 cent books at the beginning of the school year, you’ll have a nice collection of great books at a price that really can’t be beat. I know Scholastic/Troll also has programs for homeschooling parents, so homeschoolers can benefit from their great prices too!
sabrina999 AT rogers DOT com
October 28th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I give edible gifts, just add a couple of ingredients and they can wow their guests!
vinceandkara@yahoo.com
October 28th, 2008 at 9:17 am
My favorite gift for kids is the gift of time – usually in the form of coupons for visits to the park, the zoo, game together etc. Really, that’s what my kids remember and enjoy more than “stuff”
One year I sewed a huge frog pillow for the S. It’s in storage now, but I think it’ll be great for stretching out on to watch movies together in our new house.
(and I’m already subbed to your Rss
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October 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am
How fun! I love home made fleece blankets for gifts. All the kids love to snuggle up with them throughout the year.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:31 am
You can make your own playdough, package it in some cute tins or little plastic storage containers and give them that with some kitchen items like plastic cookies cutters.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I save on wrapping paper by making my own. The boys seem to like the comics used as wrapping the most.
October 28th, 2008 at 10:29 am
My answer is simple:Dollar Tree stocking stuffers!!!!!!!!!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:48 am
We try to avoid to many material things, and instead focus on nature and our family. The kids love helping me string popcorn and cranberries for the birds, and we also fill orange halves (hollowed) with peanut butter and enjoy the birds.
October 28th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I need to be reading ideas, I’m not all that creative. However what about paper dolls?
Thanks for the chance to win. =)
Andrea
October 28th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
To save on holiday gifts for kids I enter for contests to win prizes!
It works!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
This year I’m going to have our kids draw each others names and then make some sort of homemade gift. I think maybe I’ll have them make each other a Christmas tree ornament.
Stacys last blog post..Because I’m Tired…
October 28th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Cute set! Jasper and I would rock that…
I like to have Roo make cards and we also love to bake together.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I am making stuffed felt monsters for the kids for Halloween. No candy!
For Christmas: I may make coasters with the kids pictures for the grandparents. For the kids I thought about making felt story boards.
Thanks for the giveaway!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I am making my son some soft blocks to play with for Christmas
October 28th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
So far for holidays we’re doing a photo calendar with pictures of all our kids (for the grandparents.) We also saw some cute ideas on-line, one was letting the kids draw pictures on cardstock and cutting it out, then placing it on a magnet sheet (inexpensive at the craft store) and cutting around the drawing for fridge magnets. They displayed it in a cd case and I wish I could better describe it – it turned out really cute. We also took pictures of our kids in profile and traced around their heads to make silhouette ornaments, like little cameos. I just can’t post pictures yet on our blog or I’ll ruin the surprise but I can email you pictures if you want to see either one. We’re also making home made fudge and truffles for gifts.
Thanks for the chance to win, those shirts are adorable.
October 28th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Second entry, I subscribed with RSS feed. Thanks again!
October 28th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I’ve made up homemade gift baskets last year with homemade pancake and cocoa mix, coffee (which I bought in bulk) and I knitted some dishcloths. You could also have the kids make their own wrapping paper by getting a roll of butchers paper and letting them draw on it or decorate it.
Kathleens last blog post..Winner: Klean Kanteen from Buygreen.com
October 28th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I have been taking my daughter to Michaels Craft store every Saturday. They have a special craft for kids on that day and it’s only $5.00 for the kit. Last week my daughter made a scrapbook for grandmal for Christmas. This week they are making snowman. Good deal check out your Michaels store.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
We are going to do family entertainment basket exchanges with extended family. Instead of buying for every person we will jsut do a family basket that can be a family fun night activity for the entire family and save money at the same time!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
For months we have saved our glass baby food jars to make homemade candles – large & small. We saved the formula cans for cookie treats! thanks!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
My husband and I will buy my son small toys for Christmas, with a very strict budget of $10- Target’s dollar section is a great place to find things!
adorablyconfused at hotmail dot com
Carries last blog post..I think my son has meatloaf in his hair and I’m too tired to care
October 28th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
I’ve never done it before but I’ve seen the homemade fleece blankets (the ones where they’re double-sided, and the edges are fringed and tied together). SO cute, and if you could find fleece on sale, it would be cheap too! I also make great use of the Target dollar area!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:11 am
My sister in law makes clear bags filled with rice that have all sorts of little toys in them. Kids love to try to find all of the little toys in the rice. Its a great homemade gift.
katie staceys last blog post..Another post about snot…
October 29th, 2008 at 7:25 am
We do a lot of baked items and items that are mementos (handprints on a pillow, etc).
October 29th, 2008 at 9:15 am
We make peanut brittle and give them away as gifts- from the kids because the kids help. thanks for the giveaway!
October 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I always like to make caramel corn and give it to people
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I am putting together art kits and putting them in a tote bag that I personalized with fabric paint.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Make a blanket or pillow and put their pictures on it, my sister made me a pillow with photos of the two of us on it- I loved it, and what kid doesn’t love photos of themselves or Mom and Dad to snuggle up with at night. You could head to the dollar store also to fill up those stockings, they have suprisingly good stuff sometimes, or the dollar section at Target is great too. For others I love the idea of the mason jars with the layered cookie ingredients with the recipe strung on the outside. You could go to Shutterfly and make a calander for them using family photos as well.
Khill8@Gmail.com
October 29th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
My favorite craft we do is to get our pictures with Santa taken early. I then let the kids pick out fabric and we make simple picture frames for them to give to grandparents. We all enjoy this.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
These ideas are great! I’m racking my brain trying to think of one…how ’bout homemade playdough?
Deborah
dbstout{at}juno{dot}com
October 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I love photography, so I usually find a way to incorporate photos as gifts. There are a lot places that make inexpensive gifts from photos that are uploaded (try artcows.com). What an awesome prize, thanks for the chance to win!
October 29th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
This is only my second year with children and we’re doing things very simply. We’re making it much more about what we do rather than what we get. We’re just going to do a family gift and we’re not sure quite what that is yet.
Thanks for offering it!
princesslimey (at) gmail (dot) com
emilys last blog post..I Just Needed to Share
October 29th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
well let me see here what are we not going to do at x-mas i well i’m looking forword to my little ones 2nd x-mas last year she was to little to know what to do and well this year i’m going to try and make it a realy good one for her i’m going to look in to geting a x-mas tree here next mo. and every thing and well we also are going to bespending it with her dads family as well thanks please enter mme in to the giveaway i love to win this thanks
jennifer bowens last blog post..ok got a new party for you
October 29th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I made a wascloth puppet for my daughter out of 2 wash cloths. I cut them in the shape of a teddy bear, did some sewing and embellish. Quick puppet that makes baths fun!
The giveaway prizes are the exactly right size
for my daughter and I!!
quitecontrary1977@hotmail.com
October 29th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I love making jar mixes
Thank you for the great giveaway!
kerin0874 (at) yahoo (dot) com
October 29th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
i plan on doing photo calendars
ebies last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival
October 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Kids love hot chocolate. ANd they love fancy packaging. You can make an ice cream cone looking package of hot chocolate with clear plastic frosting decorating bags. Put one serving home made hot chocolate mix in one, tie it off and set it inside the other bag. Layer chocolate chips on top of that bag and then top with marshmellows. Close the top and seal with ribbons. You can make a tag with the directions to attach to it, too.
Qtpies7s last blog post..Yoplait Bloggy Giveaway
October 29th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Fun baskets, like popcorn and a movie basket, chocolate basket, art basket.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I was reading somewhere about taking personal photos and they can be developed into coloring pages. I thought that would be fun and meaningful.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I really love homemade gifts! We made some cool Daddy t-shirts with stencil one year. He loved it!
grayjones5 at yahoo dot com
October 30th, 2008 at 1:02 am
can make sweatshirts with designs over stained shirts they already have
sign them up for a community class
you know redoing a kids room is affordable- not free but paint and stuff and would be a great gift they would cherish if they don’t need alot..
I actually started building each of my kids at a certain age tools for the car/home- so when they had their own car they had it – they had it and was affordable- people thought how stupid at the start but the ones that drive have tool boxes with everything and anything they might need for repairs and some I got on clearance or cheap
October 30th, 2008 at 1:11 am
i think a baking mix would be a fun gift for a kid, along with some cookie cutters…that makes it easy for them to create their own culinary masterpieces.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:29 am
framed pics of my boys is a go to with us! daisy_collections(at)yahoo(dot)com
Ashleys last blog post..I Won!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am
I think we will be making homemade food gift for a lot of friends this year. Cute T-shirts!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I am making my daughter felt food for her play kitchen. It’s SO easy and looks really cute. I know she is going to love it!
I am also making her some felt pillows and handstiching her name or Bible verses on them. Felt is about .29 cents a sheet and really goes a long way. Plus I am having fun doing it!
October 30th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I’ve thought about making photo calendars or photo books as gifts. I’ve also made chocolate dipped spoons for gifts. Easy and yummy!
thanks for the giveaway
Heather
poncey76 at hotmail dot com
October 30th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I am making some books scrapbook style. ABC book for my daughter. Family Tree book for some siblings. fun and creative! thanks for the giveaway!
October 30th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I think craft kits are fun for kids- especially ones where they can learn a new skill (needle point, beading, etc)… The kits usually don’t cost too much and they can make stuff for themselves or even give their creation to grandma or grandpa as a gift.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I think passing on a cherished item is a great gift that doesn’t cost anything. If you have the talent to sew or knit those are also great gifts.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I also subscribed to your blog in my Google reader!
Chrysas last blog post..Thrifty Thursday: Living on the Cheap
October 30th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I’m trying to make stuff instead of buying them this year. Such as making holiday cards and other small stocking stuffers.
Thanks for this great giveaway!
callmeabookworm AT gmail DOT com
October 30th, 2008 at 11:33 am
An inexpensive gift for the holidays that I’ve given my daughter was a photo book. I got a free code from Shutterfly and I put all her favorite pictures in it of her friends and family. It came out perfect and she loves it! Come check out my giveaways!
October 30th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
For teenagers I would suggest a jar of homemade hot cocoa, a canister of homemade cookies and a book or magazine reflecting their age level and/or hobbies.
October 30th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
i’m going to be making baking mixes in a jar. these are great and easy for the kids to help with.
October 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
These shirts are such a fun idea! I have a baby due in January and would love to win!
I’m trying to do everything handmade this year. I’ve been shopping on Etsy (of course)!
I have several little boys on my list and I thought it would be fun to make them each a superhero cape!
October 30th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
For our neighbors and close friends we make a whole bunch of goodies and put them on a plate that they could reuse later! Other than that, I’m not too crafty! LOL!
October 30th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
How cute! I love them!
I may be sewing a baby blanket for Christmas.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
This year we are making cookies and putting them in tins to give as gifts.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:19 am
Try to make the holidays about the meaning of the day and shared times, and forget all that commercialism
October 31st, 2008 at 8:31 am
I shop the dollar bin at target to find cheap stocking stuffers, all year long, so I don’t have to buy expensive things at the last minute.
Michelles last blog post..Peony Paperie GIVEAWAY
October 31st, 2008 at 11:35 am
We make spa gift sets for girls, with homemade soaps, lip balm, etc
Thanks for the chance to win, please throw my name into the hat!
mommyhoodisthankless{AT}gmail.com
Rebecca Cs last blog post..Giveaways 10/31
October 31st, 2008 at 11:55 am
I always take some pictures of the kids and let them cut and scrapbook a page or album for their grandmother and aunts.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
My little girl is really getting into helping out in the kitchen – so this year, I plan on making her a Dishtowel Apron & some felt food (for her play kitchen). I also picked up a little mixing bowl & measuring cups at the dollar store – I know it will all be a big hit!!
October 31st, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Those are just our sizes!
This year I’m crocheting all my nieces animal purses for Christmas.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Just subscribed to your RSS feed!! Woo-hoo! Thanks!
Aprils last blog post..Who wants {-FREE-} stuff?!?!
October 31st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
There is a website called “Makebabystuff.com” that has some easy toy making tutorials. I did the kool-aid dyed playsilks and plan to give them to my boys for Christmas!
onlycancan at hotmail dot com
http://www.MomMostTraveled.com
October 31st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Last year a made a felt book and finger puppets of the 3 little pigs for my nephew.
Richelle Fs last blog post..It’s Giveaway Time!
October 31st, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Things we will be making for kiddos are:
wooden block out of birch sticks and hand made draw string bag to put them in.
felt crayon rolls to put some crayons or colored pencils in.
tree house made out of branches and logs.
Maybe a log roll made out of birch with candles for my parents fireplace.
Just a few on my list.
Thanks for the give a way!
Mom to 2 boyss last blog post..Summer Is…(4th) and a announcement!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Those are really cute!
A couple of years ago I knit my nieces little purses. They were pink and felted with colorful stuff on top. They knit up really quick and were a hit!
abbyandygaige@gmail.com
October 31st, 2008 at 10:39 pm
The shirts are so cute, I would love to win them for myself and my youngest son!!
My idea for homemade gifts, my favorite thing is to make holiday photo frames with magnets on them for the fridge, it makes a really cute gift. Your child can even help decorate them, with holiday stickers and such.
Shastas last blog post..Trick or Treat, Pokemon Style!
November 1st, 2008 at 1:03 am
what i like to do is bake them homemade treats! i’m making cookies and brownies for them this year.
November 1st, 2008 at 10:53 am
nicole’s extra post.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:02 pm
For older kids, you can buy the school supplies when they’re super cheap from Office Depot and Staples at the beginning of the school season, and then you put them together in a nice box and they have an art set! It takes a little planning ahead, but it’s really cheap if you catch the deals. Thanks for the giveaway!
Angela
itsahumanzoo(at)gmail(dot)com
P.S. Stop by my blog later, I’ll be giving away a fun prize from Bath and Body Works to kick off NaBloPoMo!!
Angelas last blog post..Happy Halloween!
November 1st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Stopping by to find out what Colorado thinks is the definition of a person . . .
But, since you’re offering free stuff.
I’m a frugal nut. My kids aren’t addicted to packaging so most of what they get under the tree is used from a garage sale, thrift store or ebay. This way I can make all their dreams come true and still retire. The 2 year old is getting a “new enough” bike for $5.
I also send out a note in Oct. telling the extended family what the giving boundaries are. It took a few years but we’ve got a White Elephant party on one side and a Drawing Names for one sibling’s family on the other.
I’m not getting my brother-in-law who complains at every gathering and won’t do dishes a gift and skipping my husband who does dishes every night to save money. And I’m not touching a credit card.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
I look all year long and buy items on sale and do not ask the kids what they want they get what ever santa brings