Fairytale Kids Competition with Colorblind Cards

To celebrate the release of the new animated Disney movie ‘The Princess and the Frog’, Colorblind Cards are looking for a new model to grace the front of one of their greeting cards as a Fairytale Prince or Princess.

Multiculturalism is the focus behind the design of Colorblind greeting cards, stocked across the UK, America and available online at www.Colorblindcards.com

The competition is being backed by pop singer and X Factor coach, Sinitta.  Sinitta said “I love the diversity that Colorblind are putting into the high street, I give these cards to everyone and the mummys love them as much as their children! I can’t wait to see who the next cute model is!”

You can win the chance for your child to be the face of the new greeting card by e-mailing one eye-catching photo of your child with your answers to the question below (max. 100 words) to: info@colorblindcards.com.

Which location in the world would you choose to set your favourite fairy tale and why?’

Check the gallery section of the website for clues…

The winner, along with the two runners up, will each receive a handsome Disney ‘Prince Naveen Frog’ soft toy and a ‘The Princess and the Frog’ read-aloud storybook.  Closing date for Entries is April 15th 2010.

Win a family adventure holiday with Chessington World of Adventures

To launch its brand new land, Wild Asia, Chessington World of Adventures has teamed up with wildlife enthusiast and broadcaster Nick Baker and tourist board VisitEngland to find families that take adventure to a different level.

Whether it is a trip exploring the rainforest, making mum hold a tarantula to overcome a fear of spiders, camping in your back garden or perhaps a trip around Britain to go on as many rollercoasters as you can – whatever adventure you have encountered we want to hear about it! If this sounds like your family or a family you know, nominate them now at www.chessington.com/wildasia and they could be crowned Britain’s Most Adventurous Family!

To apply or nominate a family you know, visit www.chessington.com/wildasia and in 200 words or less explain why you think your family deserves the title. Upload photographs if you have them to really show us why you think your family deserves to win.

Three families will be invited to a boot camp with Nick Baker at Chessington World of Adventures on Wednesday 7th April 2010 where exploration of the brand new land, Wild Asia, will be the name of the game. And the overall winning family will be crowned Britain’s Most Adventurous Family after the Boot Camp, walking away with a fantastic family adventure holiday!

Age limit: Please note children need to be between 4 and 14 to enter the competition.

Win some Christmas Stocking Fillers which teach manners in a fun way!

Nice Bear, Naughty Bear cards are the perfect Christmas stocking filler to help teach manners in a fun way to children as young as possible.

We’ve provided more details of these at our sister site - top christmas toys (www.christmastoys.co.uk).

We’ve got 3 sets to give away.  All you need to have a chance of winning is to sign up to our newsletter (see right) and then to send us your contact details to our email at kidszine@xec.co.uk.

All entries by midnight 30 November 2009.

Win Pom Bear Safe Walking Kits for Walk to School Month

Follow the Bear during Walk to School month

October is Walk to School month so leave the car at home and get the kids walking!

Kidszine.co.uk has teamed up with Pom-Bear to giveaway 10x Follow the Bear Safe walking kits (each worth £15). Each kit contains a Follow the Bear high visibility sports cap and book bag, so your child will be seen at all times on their way to and from school, plus a multi-pack of Pom-Bear potato snacks for your child to enjoy as part of a balanced diet.

Pom-Bear recognises the many benefits for kids of walking to school and offers the following safety advice for parents supporting Walk to School month.

Pom-Bear’s safe walking tips

1.     Teach your children the Green Cross Code and ensure they put this into practice every time they’re out walking. Children should not walk to school alone until they have learnt and confidently practice the code

2.     Where possible, walk on pavements, keeping well away from the curb, and always walk between your children and the traffic

3.     Make sure they can be seen at all times by using reflective and high visibility clothing. This is especially important at night and as the mornings and early evenings become darker during winter

4.     Hold their hands firmly at all times

5.     Teach them to pay attention when walking and never listen to personal stereo systems, use mobile phones or hand-held games

Pom-Bear is a fun teddy-bear shaped potato snack that children love. Deliciously crisp and light they melt in the mouth to give a unique taste. And, it’s one snack you won’t mind them having too. Each pack is made from the best quality potatoes and cooked with 100% Pure Sunflower oil making them an even lighter eat by further reducing saturated fat. Pom-Bear is also suitable for vegetarians and contains:

• No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives
• 25% less salt
• Now even less saturated fats. Pom-Bear Original potato snacks now have only 3% saturated fat
• Less than 100 calories per pack

Visit www.pom-bear.co.uk for more information about the Follow the Bear campaign.

For your chance of winning one of the Walking Kits please email the answer of the following question to ‘kidszine@xec.co.uk” and validate your entry by signing up to our newsletter here.

Question: On which Government site can you find out more about the Green Cross Code?  (clue visit http://pom-bear.co.uk/promotions/safe-walking-tips).

Competition ends Midnight 30 September 2009.

Win a £100 Voucher from ASOS

Online fashion retailer ASOS has entered the childrenswear market with the launch of branded kidswear from the likes of Tommy Hilfiger and Cath Kidston in February this year.

The new range will be appear under the brand ‘Little ASOS’ and will offer 40 brands for babies up to 24 months and girls and boys age 2-6, with prices ranging from £6 to £120 for clothing and £4 to £120 for accessories.

Lee Kidz, the US denim label tots’ range, will be available exclusively in the UK via the site, and Bon Jovi’s Tico Torres rock and roll inspired designs will be available as an online exclusive. Catalogue brands Boden baby and mini collections will also be available.

Well we have a £100 voucher to offer one of our lucky readers. For a chance to win these great vouchers you have to get your kids involved and have some real fun. We want parents to send in either a picture/video of their child in their favourite outfit, send in a drawing of themselves (the child that is) in their favourite outfit or for them to colour in a sheet. These will all be posted on the Little ASOS blog (http://littleasos.dbmblogs.co.uk) that they have set up, with the name of the site you entered from (i.e. Kidszine) and people can vote who is the best entry per site involved.

The winners of the vouchers can then fashion their clothes on the Little ASOS site on video if they choose to.

A fantastic opportunity to fill up your child’s wardrobe with new clothes and to have some fun.

Please send all your entries into Rupert@thedbmgroup.com with the Subject: “Kidszine ASOS entry”

Entries must be received by 14 July 2009.

Custard Pie Fight World Record Attempt - 31 May at Horsham Kidz Stuff Festival

At attempt on the World Record for a custard pie fight is being held on the 31 May as the finale to the Horsham Kidz Stuff Festival.

Sponsored by Hawkin’s Bazaar, as many people as possible are being encouraged to participate. Visit the Hawkin’s Bazaar shop in the Swan Walk Shopping Centre to buy tickets for the Kidz Stuff event and register for the pie fight.

Entry to the Kidz Stuff Festival is £8 a day - participation in the pie fight is £5. For more information on the Kidz Stuff festival visit www.kidzstuff.org.uk.

Win Kites with Pom-Bear in our Giveaway

Fly a kite with Pom-Bear

The first National Family Week will run from May 25-31st to celebrate family life. With a bank holiday marking the first day of National Family Week, there’s no better time to spend the day outdoors together.

Flying a kite is great fun and provides a no (or low cost) day out for the whole family.

Pom-Bear’s top tips for flying your kite:

1.     Check that your kite is put together correctly, or it may not fly

2.     Stand with your back to the wind

3.     Hold your kite up by the bridle point and let the line out. If there is sufficient wind, your kite will go right up. Let the kite fly away from you a little, then pull in on the line as the kite points up so it will climb. Repeat this until your kite gains sufficient height to find a good steady wind

4.     If there is a light wind, ask a family member to help by taking the kite downwind and holding it up until you signal to let go

5.     If the kite sinks tail first, there might not be enough wind. If it comes down headfirst or spins, there might be too much wind. Adding tails to your kite helps it remain stable in stronger winds and looks great!

This year Pom-Bear is learning how to fly a kite and we have 10 Pom-Bear kite sets worth over £10 to giveaway. Each set contains a Pom-Bear pocket kite plus a multipack of Pom-Bear teddy shaped potato snacks for your kids to enjoy as part of a balanced diet.  To enter all you need to do is sign up to our newsletter (see right-hand side) and you will be automatically entered into our free draw. All entries must be completed by 31 May 2009.

Visit www.pom-bear.co.uk for information about kite flying, and for your children to join the Pom-Bear club and play fun games. Pom-Bear is also giving away special edition kites every hour from May 18 - August 18 - see promotional packs for details.