There are few phrases in a child’s vocabulary that make a parent cringe more than the “I’m-bored” whine. (Matched only by its counterpart “Are we there yet?”) In a house full of toys and neighborhood full of playmates, it’s hard to imagine how a kid could possibly get bored.
But before jumping to rash responses, “You’re bored kid? No problem, mommy will give you a load of laundry to do!” we as parents have to teach kids how to play. No, not how to use another new toy, but how to use their imaginations to play with things they have (or around the house); how to fulfill their own sense of wonder and entertain themselves. It is a learned skill that helps make for a well-rounded and fun child.
To fight boredom and encourage children to actively play, Tori Spelling has teamed up with Lunchables to launch the Never Be Bored Again campaign. This campaign seeks to celebrate boredom-busting activities and provide up to $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America for their sport and recreation programs.
Lunchables invites families to capture photos of boredom-busting activities and share them by visiting the “Never Be Bored Again” application at Facebook.com/Lunchables. Every photo that’s uploaded from today through October 15, 2012, will generate a $1 donation to Boys & Girls Clubs across America, up to $100,000, to help amp up the fun. In addition to making a donation on behalf of each photo uploaded, customers will also receive a $1-off coupon for new Lunchables with Smoothies.
I remember eating Lunchables when I was a kid. It didn’t happen often, but when it did it was a treat. Today Lunchables has introduced fruit to the meal in the form of a CHIQUITA® Strawberry Banana Smoothie. The new smoothie addition accompanies three Lunchable varieties:
- NEW Chicken Strips with CHIQUITA® Strawberry Banana Smoothie and Double Stuf OREO Cookies
- NEW Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni, CHIQUITA® Strawberry Banana Smoothie and Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies
- NEW Turkey and Cheddar Sub Sandwich with CHIQUITA® Strawberry Banana Smoothie and Double Stuf OREO Cookies.
In addition to being about to help the BGCA with a donation made for uploading your photo via the Facebook app, kids ages 6-13 can also enter to instantly win one of more than a million boredom-busting prizes on the Lunchables website. (Yes a million prizes!) Prizes include 25,000 Hasbro™ toys and games and 1,000,000 video downloads plus the three grand prizes are mega-cool hangout spots; a Tree House of You Dreams, a Sport Court® backyard court or an Ultimate Game Room.
So if you are ready to encourage some good-old-fashion playtime fun head over to the Lunchables Facebook page to upload your boredom-busting photo to have $1 donated BGCA on your behalf and snag a $1 off coupon. Then help your kids enter the instant win contest.
GIVEAWAY!
For even more boredom-busting fun one lucky reader will win a Lunchables and Hasbro prize pack from The Suburban Mom that includes everything pictured above – three Hasbro games, a Terracycle Lunchables messenger bag, free product coupons for Lunchables and a $50 AMC gift card.
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Disclosure – I was provided a promotional item to thank me for my time, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
usuaully the standard ham or turkey/cheese and crackers – but its usually the “snack” that makes the final decision! They are going to love the smoothie!
We like the turkey and cheddar subs here 🙂
turkey/cheese with mayonnaise
The turkey and cheese sub sounds just right for my son. He usually picks any lunch able with turkey in it!
my kid loves the pizza lunchables.
would love this
pizza
Turkey flatbread with fruit.
My daughter’s favorite Lunchables variety is Ham and Cheese…or whatever comes with cookies!
My kids like the Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni
I think the Light Bologna + American Cracker Stacker looks good.
My kids would love the Deep Dish Pizza Lunchables with smoothie.
My grandson would like the Ham + American Flatbread Sandwich with fruit.
Our favorite lunchables is Turkey And Cheddar with fruit!
Nachos are my son’s favorite
chicken strips
The love the Pepperoni Pizza
we love the pizza, pepperoni!!
turkey and chedder sub sandwich with smoothie
The Turkey + Cheddar Flatbread Sandwich with fruit sounds great!
Chicken Dunks!
pizza
My son likes the Ham + American Flatbread Sandwich with fruit.
Turkey & cheese.
turkey and cheddar flatbread sandwich with fruit
my kids love the pizzas
my kids love the lunchables with fruit, the ham and american stackers
the grape peanut butter and jelly with fruit
I like the Ham and Cheddar Flatbread with juice variety
Chicken Strips w/Smoothie
Mine likes Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni.
bbq chicken shake ups
I think my daughter would like the grape flatbread pb&j lunchable
OH the Turkey and Cheddar Cracker Stackers!
turkey and cheddar flatbread sandwich with fruit
They like the Chicken Strips with the water.
Turkey cheddar sub with water
we like the turkey with cheddar
Nachos with cheese dip and salsa
I think they’d like the Turkey Cheddar sub!
He loves the Turkey Cheddar sub, because it comes with cookies. 🙂
My grandson’s favorite is Pizza with Pepperoni and the Capri Sun drink.
My son likes the pizza ones
my daughter likes the ham & american cracker stackers with juice the best…
my grandson likes pizza
I think he’d like the pizza lunchables with the Oreos
Ham and American Flatbread Sandwich with the fruit.
Our favorite would be the Turkey Plus Cheddar Sub Sandwich.
Chicken Dunks with juice.
bbq chicken shakeups thanks
turkey and cheddar flatbread – w/fruit
Lunchables with Fruit- Ham and American Flatbread Sandwhich
Thanks for the awesome giveawaY!
My kids like the Chicken Dunks
My kids loved the pizza luncheables.
my daughter loves the deep dish pizza
Without a question, the Chicken Strip Lunchables with Smoothie.
My daughter and I love the cheese pizza with pepperoni ones!
CJ is not a big meat eater – his favorite thing is fruit. I think he’d like the Lunchables with Fruit Grape PB&J sandwich on flatbread.
I think my first grader would like the Turkey sub.
I think they’d like the Turkey + Cheddar Sub w/Smoothie the most!
My kids like the nacho lunchable.
My kids love the cheese pizza ones!
Nachos, Cheese Dip + Salsa with Juice
Pizza lunchables are the best.
My older son loved Pizza Treatza and my little guy loves the little snack packs (any variety)
My kids would probably like the Lunchables with Fruit – Grape PB&J Flatbread Sandwich. (Providing there are no tree nut allergy warnings. 😉 )
The kids would love the Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni, Strawberry Banana Smoothie and Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies – Thanks!
my son loves the ham and cheddar with skittles and a capri sun.all his faves!
we love pepperoni pizza
Extra Cheesy Pizza
my boys love the lunchables that have pizza 🙂 i think they’re going to flip when they find out about the deep dish pepperoni with a smoothie! 🙂
The Cheese Pizza.
They all love the cheese pizza as well as the nachos and cheese variety.
We actually like the Bologna ones the best, but nobody in the house will eat a bologna sandwich if I buy a package of Oscar Meyer bologna. Weird huh?
pizza with pepperoni
Nothing to do with it, but seriously the system to win prizes online from lunchables.com/kids never be bored again sucks! tells me over and over I’m not eligible when obviously my child is. Would not try it if not.