Travel Mamas Anniversary Round Up
By: Colleen Lanin, The Travel MamaApril 3rd, 2010
Here’s a little round-up of the Travel Mamas Anniversary Prize A Day Giveaway posts and comments!
Friday you voted for the Best Travel Mamas Guest Blogger. According to the votes, here are the Top 3 Guest Blog Posts:
1. Top Five Tips for Traveling Through Ireland with Kids
by Jody Halsted, Family Rambling
2. Five Texas Hill Country Family Activities
by Sarah V., Wandering Off
3. How to Camp with Kids
by Roy Scribner, Camping Blogger
Congratulations to Jody! She will receive a $30 gift certificate to KidsTravelHappy.com for being voted the year’s best Travel Mamas Guest Blogger! Check out Jody’s blog Family Rambling for tips and destinations from a traveling family.
One voter was drawn at random using Random.org to win the same prize. Ironically, the winner of the drawing was the second place blogger, Sarah V. of the blog Wandering Off. Congrats, Sarah!
Thursday you helped me out by submitting Suggestions for Travel Trivia Questions. Did you know what is the most popular ride at Disney World? Well, according to Caitlin G. it’s Spaceship Earth. Who knew?! Thursday’s winner, chosen at random, was Rachel of ZipSetGo.com.
Wednesday I asked you to Share Your Travel Tips. Everyone had great tips to share! I especially liked Trisha’s suggestion to play games that educate, like the Alphabet game (where one each family member names an animal starting with a letter of the alphabet). I also loved GoApril’s suggestion to hold coloring contests for families who have more than one child! Wednesday’s winner was Brooke of weeshenanigans.blogspot.com
Tuesday I posted 10 Most Popular Blog Posts (plus my 5 personal faves) and asked you to vote for your favorites. Prize winner Molly said, “My vote is for Why We Travel with Children. It was good to (be) reminded that traveling with children is really special even though it can be tiring. It’s special to spend time like that together!”
Monday highlighted the 10 Most Popular Travel Mamas Pages (none of which are officially blog posts) and asked you to tell me what you like best about TravelMamas.com. Since Packing Lists is the most popular page beyond the home page, it was no surprise that this was also the feature that received the most votes. That day’s prize winner, a Travel Mama named Kim, said, “I think the packing lists are most helpful! I am a procrastinator and these lists help me stay on task and get things gathered up with ease and swiftness! I think without them, I would forget something very important!”
Everyone who entered any of the contests this week was automatically entered to win a grand prize $50 gift certificate to KidsTravelHappy.com and a $50 prize pack of goodies from the Travel Mamas Store. The winner of the contest is Stephanie Vollowitz. Yay, Stephanie!
You can save 20% at KidsTravelHappy.com on purchases over $20 through April 30, 2010. Simply use the special check-out code just for Travel Mamas, TMSD20. Here are just two examples of what you could buy with your discount!
Custom Activity Kit
Here’s a cool idea. Go to KidsTravelHappy.com, answer some brief questions about who you’d like to buy a kit for, like their age, interests, type of travel they’ll be doing and a Custom Activity Kit will be designed to meet your specifications. It’s great for any age or type of travel!
Gibbon Slackline
Here’s an activity that bring the family together outside. Find a couple of trees, attach a Gibbon Slackline, and let the balancing act begin! This is fun for kids and grown-ups too. This seven-pound item packs small, so it’s ready to go to the park, beach, grandma and grandpa’s house, or wherever!
You might also like:
• The Best Travel Toys & Activities for Kids, from Babies to Teens
Tags: guest blogger, packing lists, travel tips, travel toys, Travel Trivia, why we travel with children
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Congratulations Travel Mama on your 1-Year Anniversary from your biggest fan!