Monopoly 75th Anniversary Giveaway (2 Winners)

The dog was always in time out. My sister and I both always wanted to be the dog, so no one got to be the dog. I think by default I usually choose the hat. Did you know kids have been fighting over their choice of a dog, top hat, wheel barrow, race car, boot, iron, battleship and thimble for 75 years? LOL That’s right Monopoly is 75 years old. When you play Monopoly, which game piece is your avatar?

If you ever dreamed of winning REAL money from playing Monopoly, here’s your chance:

TO CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF MONOPOLY, WE ARE GIVING AWAY THE BANK!

Starting on July 15, the Monopoly “Money Makes It Real” contest kicks off. To enter, simply describe what       you would do if the money in the Monopoly game were turned into real money—in 75 words or less.

Would you travel around the world? Buy the Scottie dog you’ve always wanted? Repair your home? It’s           your turn to tell us what you’d do if you won the Monopoly bank! Enter by September 2nd to be considered.

For more details on how to enter, visit the Family Game Night Facebook page.

In addition to bringing you details about how you could win real Monopoly money, I also have two Monopoly games to giveaway!

Buy it – You can buy Monopoly on Amazon.

Win it - Two lucky TheSuburbanMom readers will each win a Monopoly game for their family.

Mandatory Entry – Tell me your game piece of choice.

Additional entries:

• Sign up for my newsletter. (You must confirm your subscription – thanks.)
• Become a fan of TheSuburbanMom on Facebook. (Already a fan, that counts too, just leave a comment.)
• Follow TheSuburbanMom on Twitter ( @SuburbanMomClub) and tweet about this give away. “Enter to #win a Monopoly game from TheSuburbanMom @SuburbanMomClub #giveaway http://wp.me/pQHaE-1jq”
• Subscribe to TheSuburbanMom’s RSS Feed
• Leave a comment on any other post on my blog, including entering another giveaway! (1 entry)

Contest ends August 31, 2010 at 11:59 pm. Open to U.S. residents in the continental U.S. only. Winning comment will be chosen at random by Random.org and contacted for shipping information. Winner will have 72 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Disclosure – Hasbro Games provided the Monopoly game for giveaway, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. No compensation was received.

Toy Story 3 Mr. Potato Head

I ♥ Disney, and it is rubbing off on my daughter. Our house is like a Disney Store replica. (Ok, maybe not that much… but we do have a LOT of Disney toys.) And, of course, my daughter’s no stranger to Toy Story. But somehow Mr. Potato Head wasn’t in our toy line up – until now. Why hello Mr. Potato Head, welcome to our home.

When Mr. Potato Head arrived I wondered how he might fair in the sea of pink that is my daughter’s world, but this potato stud fit right in. (Yes, pun intended.) Mr Potato head has been around the block a few times, in fact, according to Wiki the plastic potato like we know today has been around since 1964, and he is still a fun toy even in our high-tech world.

After I initially introduced my daughter to Mr. Potato Head, I left him on the floor. A few hours later, I looked up from what I was doing and found this:

Yep. Mr. P was an immediate hit!

Friday night my daughter requested a movie before bed, and we settled on Toy Story 2. As soon as I told her what we were watching she got up from her chair and wandered away. When she came back, she had Mr. Potato Head with her and was ready to watch her movie. Yes, Mr. Potato Head is an oldie but a goodie!

You can find the TS3 Mr. Potato Head on Amazon.

Disclosure – I was provided a Mr. Potato Head to review for this post, however, all thoughts an opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.