*GIVEAWAY* $500 in Gift Certificates -10 winners!
Congratulations to the winners of this great giveaway! They have all been notified by email on how to get their address to us to claim their prize. From the comments section: Tina, Beth, Janice, Shannon Bryant, Angie S, Courtney, Bobbie, and Michelle. From Facebook: Julie Williams. From Twitter: Jillyrh. Thank you so much for entering! Several of our readers have the same name so please check your inbox to see if its you! Gratefully, Christy
It’s that time of year again.
Cotton is in bloom…
Apples are being picked
and the last bit of summer is ours for the taking!
and MAYBE sharing.. 🙂
But you know what else is right around the corner? It’s time to start thinking about our Halloween and Harvest costumes! I’ve recently been introduced to a wonderful company called Sensational Beginnings. They are a toy company 
that offers educational toys, that stimulate the imagination, the mind, and the senses!I don’t know about you, but if I had a dime for every time I spent money on plastic toys that barely outlived the life of the cardboard box they came in, I’d be a wealthy woman today!
I love the toys at Sensational Beginnings and I know you and your child will, too.
As a special offer JUST to Southern Plate readers,
Sensational Beginnings is offering a 10% Discount on all orders over $75.00 through September 20th, at 11:59 PM.
To get this exclusive discount, enter the code SOUTHERNPLATE at checkout. Click here to shop.
I always like to start buying Christmas the moment fall hits and I get it a little at a time to make it more budget friendly, so this is a great opportunity for you to do that.
They also have an EXTENSIVE Costume department. Katy Rose was thrilled when she first laid eyes on this pink super girl costume:
We rounded it out with the Strawberry Shortcake Wig. Of course is Super Girl is Super, it only stands to reason that she’d have pink hair (according to my Katy Rose).
Bradybug will be going the Deluxe Iron Man route this year…
Even though I REALLY tried to talk him into this one – if it was in my size I’d soooooooo be wearing it!
In addition to offering us an exclusive discount code, Sensational Beginnings is also offering an exclusive giveaway!
TEN Lucky Southern Plate Family Members
will each receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to
Sensational Beginnings!
Get your child a costume or get a head start on Holiday shopping! I’m so excited to be bringing this giveaway to you and I want to thank the wonderful folks (who are also parents!) at Sensational Beginnings for being so generous with our Southern Plate Family.
Here is how to enter:
- Leave a comment below telling me about your favorite toy as a child or your child’s favorite toy. ( 7 Winners chosen from the comments!)
- Tweet the Following:
- Link to this giveaway on your facebook and come tell me you did it on the Southern Plate Facebook page.( 2 Winners chosen from Facebook!)
@Southernplate is giving away $500 in gift certificates! http://snipurl.com/12rn83 ( 1 Winner chosen from Twitter!)
There are 3 Ways to enter and 3 ways to win!
1 Winner will be chosen from Twitter
2 Winners will be chosen from Facebook
7 Winners will be chosen from the comments on THIS POST!
All winners chosen at random. Contest closes at midnight Sunday, September 19th. Winners will be notified Monday, September 20th and announced on this post.
Disclosure: I was not financially compensated for this post. However, Sensational Beginnings did provide me with a catalog and a gift certificate for review purposes. They are providing the discount code within this post as well as the gift certificates for this giveaway primarily because they are really nice and we think they rock :).
A orange bean bag type dog with button eyes.
My barbies, cabbage patch dolls & bike were probably the most favorite childhood toys I had. My 8 yr old loves her barbies, mp3 player & books. My 4 yr old loves anything to do with cars, hotwheels etc & Spiderman, Transformers, Batman. My 2 yr old absolutely loves baby dolls she probably has about 8 and she carries them around, pushes them in her baby stroller & feeds them.
My bike!
My kids absolutely love their sidewalk chalk! I have to keep some in stock at all times for when they go outside to play. Having three girls has been an awesome experience, but what is best is seeing them being so creative with each other. Not only do they draw pictures and their names, they’ve made games out of it. We all know about hopscotch and so forth, but they sometimes draw a floorplan for their house and play in it. Or sometimes they draw a store or even a car. Their imaginations are endless at this age!
My favorite toy was a baby doll that had a yellow dress. the fabric body with plastic legs. My sister and I were fighting over one day and SHE tore the leg off!! Not sure if I have totally got over the trauma ~laughing ~ I kept the doll for a long time after that and then one day when I was gone for the weekend my aunt was helping my mom do some “spring cleaning” and SHE THREW MY Doll away!
I was totally upset for weeks after that.
Linked you on my facebook page!!!
My favorite toy by far was a little stuffed dog my uncle won for me at the fair. That poor thing went with me WHEREVER I went! I’m 53 now, and I still can’t bring myself to part with it! It’s threadbare, missing hair in patches and has lost an eye, but it’s carefully wrapped in cloth and stored in my cedar chest!!!