Obviously I can’t celebrate hitting 300 shows without having some sort of scrapbooking giveaway since all my shows are scrapped! (Maybe some day I will finally catch up and have some layouts to show you!)
One winner will receive a XYRON Mega Runner and 2 Refill Cartridges. Each refill cartridge is 100 ft of Acid-Free Permanent Dot-Pattern Adhesive and is one of the supplies on my scrapbook table right now helping me out with layouts.
Contest provided by ConcertKatie
Looking for something fun to do while watching HGTV’s House Hunters? Look no further than House Hunters Bingo! House Hunters Bingo is one of the revolutionary new bingo games created to give players a sense of luck with high payouts and real money wins. 2 winners will receive a set of HGTV bingo cards, dry erase markers, coasters, napkins and wine danglers w/ the HGTV logo!
The bingo cards are designed with “key words” that might be said during the shows airing. To learn more about this, you might want to visit www.barbadosbingo.com. Almost all online bingo has this and you can play almost all of them on your mobile phones. You decide how strict to get with the rules! (Can “I Love It” be marked off even if they say “I love this counter top”?) Guaranteed to make watching House Hunters a lot more fun!
To enter simply leave a comment! It can be just saying hello, talking about why you love House Hunters or why you love ME ConcertKatie 😉 Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact a winner.
Contest ends October 18, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Winners will be chosen from all eligible entries and will have 48 hours to respond to the winners email with their mailing address to claim their prize. For full contest details check out http://www.concertkatie.com/contests.htm
In celebration of my having attended my 300th concert, we will be holding a series of giveaways over 4 days here at Concert Katie!
Today’s Giveaway is “Air Picks” and there will be 4 winners! The first prize winner will receive the complete set of all 3 picks from Series 1! 3 runners up will each receive one pick.
Grip the pick with your fingers and thumb, flick your wrist while you are strum! Feel the rhythm, bob your head! Ready to play. Time to shred!
Air Picks can be a great addition to your keychain, or just to keep around the house as a fun toy! Show that you really know how to do your air guitar 🙂 (Recommended for Ages 6+)
The 3 sets are:
The Rolling Stones
-I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
-Paint It Black
-Brown Sugar
Pick 2 (Red)
-Smoke on the Water
-What I Like About You
-Wild Thing
Pick 3 (Blue)
-Sweet Home Alabama
-Born To Be Wild
-Mississippi Queen
Contest will end on October 17, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST. Winners will have 48 hours to respond to winners email with mailing address to claim their prize. First Prize winner can only win 1 prize. Runners Up can win multiple picks if their name comes up more than once.
This Giveaway is paid for by Concert Katie
Winners & Losers documents Bob Latham’s trips to various sporting events as well as his thoughts on some others that he didn’t attend. It is broken down in to 5 chapters and each chapter has several different stories that fits into each category/chapter. These chapters are – Places I Remember, Being There, Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind, Learning From The Game, Not Your Everyday People, Happy To Be a Fan and Taking a Look Back.
The first chapter is almost like a bucket list of sporting events – and it is really cool to read his thoughts and experiences at all of them. It’s kind of like what I do with the blog, but in book form – a compilation of his articles (hmm that gives me all sorts of ideas!). There are also his thoughts on some other aspects of the sports – like should athletes try and sing? (It seems like his answer is yes – if it is for charity.) Thoughts on coaches and cheating, etc.
I think pretty much every sport is represented at least once in the book – baseball, hockey, tennis, racing, rugby etc. I have to say I think my favorite story (though they all are great and well written) is the one about his buddy and one of the Texas Rangers players. They had seats in the front row near 3rd and Bob’s buddy was heckling the home third baseman constantly. What the player does in retaliation is great. Bob also got the chance to hear the player’s perspective on it as well – I don’t want to give too much away though!
I also liked his article on Why The Wild Cards Win. The Giants, a wild card team, beat the 15-0 Patriots in the super bowl. I was interested to read Bob’s thoughts on it.
I would recommend this book to any sports fan, it is definitely interesting, funny and well written.
I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley in order to write this review.
About the Book
I am all for teaching kids more about science. And this book certainly does just that. In addition to being a biography on the life and times of Albert Einstein, it also includes little experiments that kids can do that help illustrate some of Einstein’s theories. There are also short write ups on other great scientists as well.
It is part biography, part text book and part hands on activities. I think that the hands on part is the most important – I could always read all I wanted on different theories but actually seeing it in person in a relevant example was what I needed for things to make sense.
I really like how this book is written and I wish that something like this was around to help me out back when I was in school! This is a great book if you are looking to supplement your child’s learning of science or even if you are an adult and feel like your knowledge on science is sub-par.
I received a free e-copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in order to write this review.
About the Book
Best known for his general theory of relativity and the famous equation linking mass and energy, E = mc², Albert Einstein had a lasting impact on the world of science, the extent of which is illuminated-along with his fascinating life and unique personality-in this lively history. In addition to learning all about Einstein’s important contributions to science, from proving the existence and size of atoms and launching the field of quantum mechanics to creating models of the universe that led to the discovery of black holes and the big bang theory, young physicists will participate in activities and thought experiments to bring his theories and ideas to life. Such activities include using dominoes to model a nuclear chain reaction, replicating the expanding universe in a microwave oven, creating blue skies and red sunsets in a soda bottle, and calculating the speed of light using a melted chocolate bar. Suggestions for further study, a time line, and sidebars on the work of other physicists of the day make this an incredibly accessible resource for inquisitive children.
Jerome Pohlen is a former elementary school science teacher, an engineer, an editor, and the author of a dozen award-winning science kits, including Famous Experiments,Microscopic World, and Wild Weather. He lives in Chicago.
Recently our home was put on the market. In order to get things straightened up for realtor photos and open houses, we’ve been packing some of our “extra” stuff into boxes. I was sent 2 boxes to try out from their “Classic” line, 2 different sizes one green and one blue.
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free usingTomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.
Katie