Wednesday, October 19, 2011

One Year Blogversary Event: My Own Story Review and Giveaway! (5 Winners) - CLOSED!

Do you have a major life event happening in your life, such as divorce, a hospital visit, or getting a new dog, and you need a good way to explain it to your child? At My Own Story, you can do just that! You can create a personalized story for your child to explain to him or her about this event. I made a couple of books for Sam and was able to print them as soon as I created them! He thought it was great, being the star of his own story!

More About My Own Story:

Real stories for real children

MyOwnStory is the premier provider of customized children's storybooks set within the context of your child's actual life experiences. MyOwnStory not only makes your child the star of his or her own story, but also serves as an important and useful tool for helping children and their families understand change and various life events.

We provide a supportive narrative which you and your child can work together to customize in a matter of minutes. Our stories were prepared under the careful guidance of educators, doctors, and child development specialists. Parents and caregivers are given the tools to build customized stories which help children better adapt to a wide range of events and topics. Our Collection of Stories covers subject matter that is significant to children and their families, such as a having a new baby in the family, the first day of school, going to the dentist, moving to a new city, and many more. Once you customize these stories, you can save them, print them and enjoy them for years to come.


BUY IT:

You can purchase and create your very own story from My Own Story right here!

WIN IT:

Thanks to My Own Story, five lucky Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy readers will each win a $10 gift code to My Own Story! Each winner will be able to make 2 personalized stories! (Worldwide)

You MUST be a follower of Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy via Google Friend Connect (located at the right) for your entry to count. And you MUST include your email address with each entry.

Mandatory Entry:

Follow Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy via Google Friend Connect. AND Like My Own Story on Facebook. (both combined = 1 entry)

That's all you have to do! But, if you'd like to receive extra entries you can:
  • Follow My Own Story on Twitter here. (1 entry)
  • Like Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy on Facebook here. (1 entry)
  • Follow Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy on Networked Blogs. (1 entry)
  • Follow Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy on Twitter here. (1 entry)
  • Tweet this giveaway. (1 entry daily, include the link)
  • Enter another Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy giveaway. (1 entry for each giveaway entered)
  • Post the Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy button (located at the right) on your blog. (5 entries, leave me a link)
  • Post the One Year Blogversary Event button (located at the right) on your blog. (5 entries, leave me a link)
Please include your email address with EACH entry. If you don't have your email attached to your comment, I won't be able to contact you if you win! Post a separate comment for each entry (if it says 3 entries, post 3 separate comments.)

This giveaway ends November 6, 2011 at 11:59 pm. Good luck!

* Lucky winner or winners will be selected through True Random Number Generator.* If your profile page does not show your email address, please include your email address in your comment. For example: adventuresofathriftymommy@gmail.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected as the giveaway winner. * Each giveaway winner has 48 hours to respond to my email about getting the awesome giveaway prize to him/her. If the winner does not reply to my email within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator. * I do contact each winner via email

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for this review. No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours. Because I do not directly ship most giveaways from my home, I cannot be held liable for lost or not received products.

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