Category: Giveaways

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving and the spirit of giving than to talk about how grateful we are for our families? I’m incredible grateful for all the time I am able to spend with my family. We eat together, sleep together (pretty easy when you live in 188 square feet of space!) and play together. I love watching them grow and I love how we are developing our relationships every single day. I wouldn’t give up this time for anything!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a group of Outdoor Family Bloggers has gotten together to celebrate families and give away some AMAZING prizes. This giveaway has been in the planning for MONTHS and I’m so excited its finally here!

So, celebrate with us! Let us know why you are grateful for your family, and you could possibly win some really great gear to help fuel your next adventure!

Steps  to Enter:

• Post a NEW photo of your outdoor family on Instagram making sure to include both #ThankfulForFamilies AND #OutdoorFamilies and tell us why you love your family!

• Follow ALL of our awesome participating hosts to win! Tap on MY prize photo (@CurrentlyWandering)  to see where to go next. Follow that host, and find THEIR awesome prize in their feed. Tap on their photo to see where to go next. Repeat until you have come full circle.

• Check out ALL the awesome giveaways and make a comment (one per photo) on the prize(s) you want to win!

Giveaway entry rules:

• Contest will run from November 19-30, 2015.
• Entrants must be a resident of US or Canada
• Entrants’ Instagram account must be a public account.
• Entrants MUST follow all the participating bloggers on Instagram (listed below) to be eligible to win any of the prizes: @mommyhiker @jennifer_fontaine @outdoorfammag @adventuretykes @natureforkids @currentlywandering @meghanjward @mtnmamatales @mountainMomYYC @pedaladventures @playoutsidegal @rockieschick22 @mrmoosefish @chasquimom @activekidsclub @mountainmomtots @co_mtnmom @familyadventureblogger @valinreallife (look to our posts in Instagram to link you up directly!)
• Entrants must post a new, original, and taken by you photo (a re-posted photo or tagging an old photo will disqualify you) to Instagam of their family, or members of their family, outdoors.
• All photos entered in the contest must be tagged with BOTH #OutdoorFamilies AND #ThankfulForFamilies.
• Entrants must comment on Instagram on the specific prize they are entering to win. Photographs of prizes will be distributed among all the hosts’ Instagram feeds. Entrants need to only comment ONCE per prize. Additional comments DO NOT equal additional entries.
• Entrants may post a photo once per day to their Instagram feeds for additional entries, up to  12 entries total. All photos must use the two contest hashtags.
• All photo entries must be submitted by 10 pm MST on November 30th.
• All winners will be chosen randomly from all submitted entries at the end of the week and announced on each of the blogs after December 1st. Notifying comments will also be left on the winning photos on Instagram.
• Hosts will do their best to contact winners. If prizes are not claimed within 48 hours of notification, the prize will go to the next winner.
• This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

What you can win:

**PLEASE note prizes have various shipping capabilities which are described below**

• Slipcovered Boppy Pillow and Nursing Cover (US Only)
• 1 pair of Robeez shoes (US Only)
• 1 pair of Blundstone boots  (US, CAD & Int’l)
• 1 Cooper & Kid kit (US Only)
• 1 Four Person Tent From Teton Sports (Lower 48)
• 1 pair of MyMayu boots – (US and Canada)
• 1 product from Honest Tea kid’s line, 1 Ice Cream Ball from YayLabs, AND Bumps & Bruises from Hylands Health  (US Only)
• 1 top from Aventura Clothing (up to $99) AND 1 Ecoths shirt (US Only)
• 1 Eagle Pack from Granite Gear AND 1 A-45 Comfort Fit Headlamp from UCO (US Only)
• 2 pairs of polarized sunglasses from Optic Nerve  (US Only)
• 1 Trekking the National Parks board game (US and Canada)
• 1 WOOM1 balance bike by Woombikes USA (US and Canada)
• 1 Pair Woom Kid’s Biking Gloves by Woombikes USA (US and Canada)
• 1 pair of mittens from Veyo Kids (US and Canada)
• 1 Gift basket from Action Wipes (US and Canada)
• 1 Ducksday product of winner’s choice from Ollie + Stella Outfitters (US and Canada)
• 1 ptair of Winter Bootz from Stonz Wear (US and Canada)
• 1 Strider bike from The Axel Project (US and Canada)
• 1 Cabin Blanket worth $99 from Stormy Kromer (US and Canada)
• 2 adult & 2 child technical base layer sets from Terramar Sports (US and Canada)
• 1 kid’s climbing bag from Static Climbing (US and Canada)
• 1 Fox 30 kid pack from Deuter (US only)
• 2 pairs of (blue) FLEX JR snowshoes from Tubbs (US only)
• 1 Talkabout T460 two-way radio set from Motorola (US only)  
• 1 pair Armadillo LT Gaiters by Hillsound Equipment (US only)
• 1 “To Go Convertible” Bag by Haiku Bags (US only)
• Family pack of 10 safety reflectors & 4 reflective slap wraps from Activekidsclub.com (US & Canada)
• 1 Wrap or Ringsling Carrier from Beachfront Baby (US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand)
• 1 National Parks Pass from Chasqui Mom (US Only)
• 1 Haze Hoody by Stonewear (US Only)
• TomTom GO 500/600 (US only)
• 2 Stubby Strip Coolers & 1 pair Velo Bling earrings (US and Canada)
• 1 Pair of Boots from Keen (Canada Only)
• 1 $50 Product & Coupons Basket to Daiya Foods (Canada & US)

Participating Bloggers (who worked hard to round up these great prizes!):

*Make sure you check out all of these great blogs!*

1. Adventure Tykes: http://www.AdventureTykes.com
2. The Adventures in Parenthood Project: http://www.AdventurousParents.com
3. Nature For Kids: http://www.NatureForKids.net
4. Chasqui Mom: http://www.ChasquiMom.com
5. Outdoor Families Magazine: http://www.OutdoorFamiliesOnline.com
6. Currently Wandering: http://www.CurrentlyWandering.com
7. The Mommy Hiker: http://www.MommyHiker.com
8. Rockies Family Adventures: http://www.RockiesFamilyAdventures.com
9. The Kid Project: http://www.KidProject.org
10. Rockieschick’s Adventures: http://www.Rockies-Chick.com
11. Play Outside Guide: http://www.PlayOutsideGuide.com
12. Moosefish: http://www.Moosefish.com
13. Tales of a Mountain Mama: http://www.TalesOfaMountainMama.com
14. Pedal Adventures: http://www.PedalAdventures.com
15. Val In Real Life: http://www.ValInRealLife.com
16. Colorado Mountain Mom: http://www.ColoradoMountainMom.com
17. Adventure Awaits: http://www.AdventureAwaits.ca
18. Mountain Mom and Tots: http://www.MountainMomAndTots.com
19. Active Kids Club: http://www.activekidsclub.com/

A HUGE Thanks to our awesome sponsors who have donated the prizes for this contest!

It’s Labor Day. The annual end-of-summer holiday. I can’t believe that soon we will be feeling the crisp autumn air, eating pumpkin pie, and getting ready for Halloween.

Our travels have motivated us to ‘wander’ in the places we visit. We wander to parks, visitor centers, forests, and towns just because there is something interesting there. Our current wandering habits have helped us realize how much we missed out in the places we lived, simply because we didn’t wander enough! We lived in Lehi, UT for about 5 years, and somehow didn’t make it up to visit the Timpanogos Caves, just a few miles from where we lived! Upon our return to sell the house, we rectified that situation and got ourselves up there, and we had a great time.

Part of our motivation for blogging and sharing the stories of our own exploring and wandering was to encourage and motivate others. We don’t expect everybody to take off in an Airstream, but we DO hope that our adventures have encouraged you to explore, wander, and enjoy life just a little more.

Is there a local adventure that you have managed to miss out on? Is there some place that you are waiting to visit? GO! Live your Dream! Then share it with us.

Seriously, we’d love to hear about your adventures. Where did you wander this summer? Was it full of lazy days spent by the pool? Did you finally take that amazing family vacation? Where did you wander to?

Please share a bit of your adventure with us. If you blog, instagram, or facebook, share us a link of stuff already posted. Or email us directly (samandjesscurrenATgmailDOTcom) with some pictures and your story. We would like to periodically share the stories of others and further promote wandering awesomeness.

We hope your fall is just as amazing as your summer!