Adventures at School
Contest

Ends on September 14, 2010

Your BIG Scholastic "Adventures at School" Package will Include:


1. Adventures At School 3 Pack DVD

Fourteen school-time stories in a 3 DVD collection. From the best-selling stories The Teacher From the Black Lagoon and Miss Nelson Has a Field Day to newer family favorites Crazy Hair Day and How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?, kids and parents will love watching their favorite books spring to life on DVD. Also includes: author interviews, discussion questions and a few Spanish story versions. Read more...

2 . Goodnight Moon... and More Great Bedtime Stories

This new series offers a groundbreaking approach to learning sign language and helping kids of ALL hearing abilities to gain literacy and pre-reading skills. Featuring three classic stories with narration in both English and American Sign Language, and beautiful musical scores, plus early reading activities. Bedtime stories include: Goodnight Moon, A Creature was Stirring and Glady's Goes Out to Lunch. Read more...

3. A Pocket For Corduroy... and More Great Children's Stories

NEW! A Pocket for Corduroy and two more best-selling children's books (Blue Burt and Wiggles and Big Al) come to life with English and American Sign Language. Narration, beautiful musical scores and extras to support sign language learning and early reading skills. Read more...

4. Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed... and More Great Children's Stories

Introduce your child to sign language! Beloved children's books are brought to life with voice, sign language, and beautiful music scores. Great for all kids! Also includes these favorites: Little Quack and There's Something in My Attic. Read more...

Contest Details:


When: Deadline is September 14, 2010 at 12:00 midnight EST.

The winners will be announced in our weekly newsletter. (By the way, we will automatically subscribe you to our newsletter so you get future contest updates!)

What: One winner will receive a grand-prize package including ALL the DVD (4) sets shown above. We will also have a second place winner who will receive the Adventures in School DVD set, by itself.

How: All you have to do is complete this form! It's a no-strings-attached deal! NOTE: Only 1 entry per person please.

Feel free to spread the "love" about the contest and podcast on Facebook, Twitter, at work, amongst your family and friends . . . hint, hint . . . you get the idea.

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Past Contest Winners!


DiverBabe Lisa was our very first contest winner! She won an iPod Shuffle!

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• DiverBabe Lisa, iPod Shuffle Winner!
We have really enjoyed all the enlightening stories, helpful resources and valuable comments that have been posted on our forum. Thanks for participating in our contest! 12/19/06

• Tina Flotemersch from Ft. Thomas, KY
Winner of the More Nutritious and Still Delicious cookbook as discussed in Nutrition Matters: Organic. 3/28/0

• Tracy Winger from Ft. Thomas, KY
Winner of an autographed copy of The Simpler Family. Listen to the interview with author, Christine Klein here. 4/6/07

• Lauralee Foley from Ft. Thomas, KY
Winner of Dan Zanes and Friends Book/CD Family Dance at the live recording of Reading Matters! Hear Dan speak about his Grammy-Nomination on The Grammy Jam! 4/15/07

• Dave Hetzer from Dayton, OH
Winner of an autographed copy of John Rosemond’s book The New Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children and Dan Zane’s autographed, Grammy-Winning CD "Catch That Train". Thanks Dave for participating in the "Five Friends Referral Contest" and giving us an iTunes review! 4/30/07

• Mindy Hartz from San Diego, CA
Winner of Vicky and Jen's TRIO contest: autographed copy of The Book of New Family Traditions by Meg Cox as featured in "Preserving Family Traditions", a signed copy of Grammy-Nominated Trout Fishing in America: My Best Day CD and the Grammy-Nominated Baby Einstein's Meet the Orchestra CD. 7/11/07

• Natasha Bigl from Loveland, OH
(Organizing Contest Winner!)
Winner of the "Get Organized with Monica Ricci! Contest" Monica Ricci, professional HGTV organizer and owner of Catalyst Organizing Solutions, is going to Natasha's house in Loveland, Ohio to organize! Here's what Natasha requested: "I want to organize MY BEDROOM!!! Since my husband and I have had our daughter (19 months now), our bedroom is the last place anyone would want to be. Time is short with our toddler and so our room is certainly not an oasis, but more of a whirlwind of a storm turned loose with clothing, jewelry, this 'n that, and that 'n this everywhere!" 7/26/07

Read this interview with Natasha about her organizing experience! View the before & after photos here!

• Susan from North Virginia (Parent Life Coaching Winner!)
Winner of the "Parent Life Coaching" Contest with Natalee Ziebro of our Why Just Survive podcast. Susan won two months of free parenting coaching. If you are interested in learning more about the benefits of parent coaching, visit Natalee's site. 7/31/07

•Cindi Simmons from Washington DC
Winner of an autographed copy of Gustafer Yellowgold's Wide Wild World, the highly successful debut by illustrator, singer, songwriter Morgan Taylor. If you haven't met this friendly creature from the Sun, visit his website and listen to our very first interview with Morgan as we chat about his inspiration for Gustafer and how his "moving book" illustrations and catchy tunes entrance adults and children alike. Also read our lastest e-Interview with Morgan about his new release Have You Never Been Yellow! 10/16/07

• CJ Lockwood from Napa, CA
Winner of an autographed copy of Monica Ricci's Organize Your Office In No Time as discussed in The Big O: Home Office. CJ says: "My husband and I moved to a small home in Napa a few months ago, and had to combine our individual home offices into one -- which is still in relative chaos. I look forward to reading Monica's book and implementing the suggestions there." 1/30/08

• Shannon Davis from Cleveland, OH
Winner of The Broken EP, a special edition, autographed and handcrafted CD. Keep your ears open for I Am Jen on MTV, FOX, HBO, and of course on What Really Matters, where we feature her on Stay Safe Online. Our winner, Shannon, is the founder of a niche job board that connects employers with the "untapped" workforce of stay at home mothers. Check out her site beyondmotherhood.com today! 2/19/08

• Marie-Noël Duhaime from St-Hubert, Qc
Winner of Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers: 9 Steps to Get Out of Your Funk and On to Your Future as featured on our podcast The Career Whisperer with Andrea Kay. Thank you for your support Marie-Noël and enjoy your book! 3/25/08

• Monica Ricci from Catalyst Organizing Solutions in Atlanta, GA
Even our show guests wanted to get in on this contest! Our friends at Work It, Mom! gave us a 1 month featured listing on their new Marketplace to raffle off. The Marketplace features products and services to help make your daily juggle easier and more fun! Click here to learn about Marketplace. 4/29/08

• Gayle Martin from Cape Elizabeth, ME
Winner of Hada the Hippo Zoobie Pet. Zoobies are a cuddly plush animal, a soft comfy pillow, and a cozy warm blanket - the perfect childhood companion! 5/27/08

• Naomi Shapiro from Wichita, KS
Winner of Kojo the Croc Zoobie Pet. Zoobies are a cuddly plush animal, a soft comfy pillow, and a cozy warm blanket - the perfect childhood companion! Visit Naomi's blog "Superdumb Supervillain" here. 5/27/08

• Jane Shoppell from Bellaire, TX
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• 6 Winners! Summer Brain Drain Contest
Jennifer Hazelett (Richmond, IN), Christy Lindsey (Dunbar, WV), Lindsay Poulsen (Tucson, AZ), Danica Theodorakos (Annapolis, MD), Michelle Flaherty (Balsam Lake, WI), Patricia Camden (Atlanta, GA). Winners were able to select either a True Learning CD-ROM or a set of Let's Get Ready Books! 7/29/08

• Dianna Kennedy from Louisville, KY
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• Jane Luskin from Vally Falls, NY
Jane is the winner of the "V&J Parent Pack" filled with books, dvds, games, cds, notecards and more! 10/07/08

• 30 Winners! 100th Podcast Celebration Contest
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• Amy from Kewaunee, WI
Amy is the winner of Dr. Tanya Altmann’s book Mommy Calls! Dr. Tanya answers 101 common questions about babies and toddlers. Listen to our interview with Dr. Tanya! We chat about tantrums, tummy aches, fevers, head bonks, poop, breast feeding and other snotty stuff! 12/2/08

• Michelle Weber from Tempe, AZ
Michelle is the winner of a $50 gift certificate from Lands' End. Stay tuned for the next "Lucky You" - contests you can only get details about from listening to our shows on Wednesdays (release day)! 12/18/08

• Lisa Horwich from Cumberland, ME
Lisa is the winner of a $25 gift certificate from StacksandStacks.com. Visit Clutter Control Freak Blog for ideas, advice, and news about how to organize your home, office, garden and life. 12/30/08

• Angela Beadle from Franklin, WI
Angela won a copy of Collectify Home Inventory software and Jamie Novak's book, The Get Organized Answer Book: Practical Solutions for 275 Questions on Conquering Clutter, Sorting Stuff, and Finding More Time and Energy. 1/21/09

• Jennifer Brown from Chicago, IL
Congratulations to Jennifer for winning Shift or Get Off the Pot, 26 Simple Truths About Getting a Life by the hilarious Linda Edgcombe. Jennifer will also receive a copy of Linda's DVD, The Simple Truth About What it Takes to be Successful & Happy, and an audio CD, Shift Happens. 1/21/09

• Shannon Braucht from Stony Plain, AB Canada
"Lucky You" Shannon for listening to The Big O: Organization and catching this give-a-way! You won an autographed copy of Monica Ricci's Organize Your Office In No Time. 1/27/09

• Monir Evers Parker from Hurley, NY
Have a 25 hour day Monir with your new book, 1000 Best Quick and Easy Time-Saving Strategies by Jamie Novak. Listen to our shows with Jamie, Simple Time-Saving Strategies Part 1 and Part 2 for more! 2/17/09

• Katie Armstrong from El Reno, OK
Shop away Katie, shop away! And get more organized would ya? We hope you are as giddy as us about The Container Store $100 gift certificate. Have fun! 3/3/09

• Jamie Dorman from Aliso Viejo, CA
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• Anita Burnham from Denver, CO
Congratulations on winning this 6 CD-set in our "Music Matters" Contest: Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live, Abby and the Pipsqueaks!, Big Round World by Trout Fishing In America, Dan Zanes and Friends Catch That Train!, Putumayo Kids Presents Asian Dreamland and Baby Einstein Meet the Orchestra. 3/24/09

• 5 Pampered Chef Winners!
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• Barbara Jensen from Palmyra, UT and Alysha Witwicki from Milwaukee, WI
You're both Exceptional Women and the winners of our "Lucky You" contest. Enjoy your copy of The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living by Corrie Woods. 4/21/09

• Earth Day 2009 Contest Winners
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• Shannon Agosto from St Petersburg, FL
Winner of the In the Motherhood Contest, 5 great parening books:
Taking Care of Your "Girls", When You're About to Go Off the Deep End, The Simpler Family, The Book of No, The Modern Mom's Guide to Dads. 5/12/09

• Michelle Merida from Cincinnati, OH
Recipe Rescue! Michelle was chosen by our Meal Makeover Mom friends to have her family favorite recipe made over into a healthier, more kid-friendly one and received a copy of their cookbook The Mom's Guide to Meal Makovers. Try this meal makeover yourself: Tater Tot Casserole. 5/22/09

• Beckee O. from Mills River, NC
Winner of the ZÜCA Pro! Listen to our chat with Founder, Laura
Udall, for an audio tour of this famous award-winning luggage
and it's many uses. Listen to our ZÜCA Chat 6/2/09

• Laura Eyerly from Corpus Christi, TX and Margie Hendricks from Bastrop, LA
Winners of the book Millennium Mom by Joanna Zucker. We know these ladies will enjoy Joanna's tips for going from a working woman to a working mom! 5/26/09

• Yolanda Chumney from Dover, OH and Jane Luskin from Valley Falls NY
These ladies scored big with 2 helpful books from Andrea Kay, the country's leading career consultant: Work's a Bitch then You Make it Work and Life's a Bitch then You Change Careers. 6/2/09

• Becky Kleinsasser from Robbinsdale, MN
Becky won How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work by listening to this interview with Jeff Bredenberg and entering the "Lucky You Contest" announced at the beginning of the show. Becky said, "Yay - I am SO excited about this episode as we are landscaping/gardening for the first time and are quite overwhelmed! Thanks for this opportunity to get this book!" Looks like Becky was a perfect winner! 6/9/09

•Valerie Goulart from Fremont, CA and Melissa Christianson from Yakima, WA
These girls won the MONEY Contest. No, we weren't able to give them money BUT we did give them a guide toward financial freedom and security . . . two books: Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom and The Money Coach's Guide to Your First Million from The Money Coach™, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox. Hear Lynnette talk money on our shows Money Sense: Budgets and Money Sense: Debt. 7/7/09

• Melitsa Avila from Centennial, CO
Melitsa (from www.play-activities.com) is another "Lucky You" winner on What Really Matters! Since she caught our podcast Unplug Your Kids the week it was released, she was eligible to win a copy of the book Unplug Your Kids by Dr. David Dutwin . . . and she did! 7/7/09

• Danica Theodorakos from Edgewater, MD
Danica won our contest, "Be a Guest Host", on The Big O:Organization Series with Monica Ricci. 8/4/09

• Nicoletta Stephanz from Washington, DC
Nicoletta entered our Back-to-School contest and is now a proud ZÜCA Sport owner! Congratulations and have fun building your own special piece. 8/26/09

• Michelle Mangin from York, PA
On The Big O: Sentimental Clutter, Monica helps us organize, display and sometimes even part with, our precious mementos. She shared that one of her favorite products is VoiceQuilt™, and low and behold, we got one to give away! Michelle won a beautiful Rosewood Keepsake (a $79.95 value). 9/29/09

• Paige Reuvers-Gowler from Calgary, Alberta Canada
Paige, another Lucky You winner, received a copy of Wear Clean Underwear, an essential guide to legal planning for busy parents. 10/21/09

• Ashley Domes from Bliss, NY
Ashley scored a copy of Feeding Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Program for Healthy, Safe Nutrition. Congratulations on being a Lucky You winner! 10/27/09

• Kim Smith from Middleville, MI
Kim won a copy of Zig-zagging by Tom Wilson, Ziggy Cartoonist. Kim said, "I've been a big fan since childhood! Thanks for doing this interview with the creator." Read the e-Interview here. 11/25/09

• Baby Brains Contest
Arlene Asfeld from Cokato, MN Arlene won our Baby Brains contest featuring three books by Jackie Silberg: 125 Brain Games for Babies, Baby Smarts: Games for Playing and Learning, and Games to Play with Babies. 12/9/09

• Mabel's Labels
Millie McKerley from Bristow, VA Millie is now a NEAT FREAK with her neat Mabel's Labels! She won two label sets to help her personalize, categorize, and organize her spices, canisters, curbside bins and other stuff. 1/12/10

• 100 Q&A About Anorexia
Kristin O'Connor, from Kew Gardens NY and Lori Boehm, from Elsmere KY These ladies entered our e-Interview contest and won a copy of Dr. Sari Shepphird's book 100 Questions and Answers About Anorexia Nervosa. 1/14/10

The Martinez kids using their Cook It in-a-Cup set.

• Cooking with Kids
Nancy Martinez from Yakima WA Wishing Nancy fun and happy times in the kitchen with her family using the Cook it in-a-Cup set, from Kids Cooking Shop, as featured on Cooking with Kids. 1/27/10

• The Coupon Mom's Guide
Vaun Stringam from Nampa, Idaho Cut those coupons and reduce your bill Vaun with the help of your new book, The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half: The Strategic Method Proven to Slash Food and Drugstore Costs. For more tips, listen to The Coupon Mom. 2/2/10

• Lunchbox Love™ Notes
Joyann Eggert from Menasha, WI The winner of 8 volumes of Lunchbox Love™, positive notes and fun trivia to hide in your loved one's lunchbox, backpack, coat pocket, bathroom mirror, or pillow. Click here to read about our experience and visit SayPlease.com for more. Ask them about the VickyandJen.com discount while you're there! 2/10/10

• Clutter to Cash Contest
Congratulations to Joe Snyder (West Grove, PA), Bonnie Boggs (Topeka, KS) and Sarah Flake (Sonora, CA) for winning a copy of Stop Throwing Money Away: turn clutter to cash, trash to treasure -- and save the planet while you're at it by Jamie Novak. 3/3/10

• Lunchbox Love™ Notes
Winners: Cheryl Kaufman - Placerville, CA; Eileen Kunstman - Appleton, WI; and Linda Sauer - Olathe KS These ladies are the winners of two sets of Lunchbox Love™ Notes - one for birthday boys and one for birthday girls. Visit SayPlease.com to see them for yourself. VickyandJen.com listeners get a discount so be sure to ask for details. 3/30/10

•"Play at the Dinner Table" Winners
Winners: Leslie - Estill Springs TN; Jacinta - Dodge Center, MN; Garda - Osburn, ID;
Gwen - Osage City, KS; Ann - Farmington, UT; Ira - North Andover, MA These ladies will be adding some fun (and education) to their family meals with this collection of 51 dinner games! Kids learn creative and critical thinking, social skills, numbers and math, and more. Visit Family TimeFun™ to see all their games. 4/6/10

• Flip & Tumble Winners
Winners: Sheramy - Millville, MA; Deanna - Brooklyn, NY; Edna - Port Angeles, WA; Debra - Chicago, IL; T. Alexander - Pasadena NL Canada; Diane - Fallon, NV; Erin - Waukesha, WI Seven of our listeners won a set of eco-friendly bags from our favorite company, Flip & Tumble: shopper bags, 24-7 bags and produce bags! Yay for saving plastic bags! Thanks for being a part of our Earth Day Contest! 5/4/10

• Rubbermaid HomeFree Series™ Closet System
Cyn Ritter from Wichita, KS Congratulations to our Rubbermaid to the Rescue Contest winner! She is the mom of two who has been waiting for the "catalyst" to save her kid's single-bar closet from the clothes chaos! With the HomeFree Series™ Closet Kit, she should be well on her way to a more organized closet. 6/1/10

• FamilyFun Dinnertime Cookbook
Winners: Wendi A. from Woodbridge VA, Shannon A. from Gatineau Canada, and Sherry D. from Hydes MD We know mealtimes in these households will be easy, quick, healthy and fun! Congratulations on winning a copy of this speical ediition of Disney FamilyFun Magazine filled with more than 98 recipes, time-savers, tips for kids in the kitchen and more! 6/8/10

• Sign Babies Flash Cards
Darcy H. from Chesapeake, VA "I have a two year nephew who is deaf and six year old hearing daughter. This would be a great way for my daughter to start learning signs to learn to communicate with my nephew." Great Darcy! We hope the flash cards enhance the communication between the cousins! 6/15/10

• Colorful Crayola
Winners: Dina H. - Orlando FL; Erin S. - Waukesha, WI; Kathy B. - Bedford, NH; Adina W. - Fair Lawn, NJ; Wendi M. - Batesville, IN; Garda C. - Osburn, ID; Deb P.- Cypress TX; Linda V. - Gainesville, FL Just in time for those summer travels or "I'm Bored Days" comes our Colorful Crayola prizes! These families won both the Crayola Dry-Erase Travel Activity Center and Crayola Color Wonder Lap Desk. 6/22/10

• Ultimate Purse Organizer, Pouchee
Patricia M. from Old Bridge, NJ We hope you enjoy picking out a Pouchee to keep the little things in your purse more organized. 7/13/10