Tuesday Tours: What’s Happening on the Web

Contests 

I reviewed Your Baby Can Read on my blog several months ago (it’s terrific, by the way…feel free to e-mail if you have questions) and now Psych Mamma is giving away a complete set over at her blog (valued at $79.95). Deadline: July 16. 

Has anyone else noticed that grocery prices have skyrocketed the past few months? Yikes! I am definitely entering to win $500 cash, courtesy of Libby’s and 5 Minutes for Mom. Deadline: July 17. 

My favorite brand of toddler shoes is…everyone say it together now…See Kai Run! You can enter to win a pair of your choice at The Laughs Will Go On…now through July 18. 

Check out the Numetrex – a nifty sports bra that doubles as a heart rate monitor. Rachel over at Fitness for Mommies is giving one away. Enter before July 18. 

Want a slick digital camera that isn’t huge? Enter to win a Samsung S860 Digital Camera over at Cars for Girls. Deadline: July 20.

Blonde Mom Blog is calling the Ultreo the “Rolls Royce of Toothbrushes” (and I agree with that label). Experience the luxury for yourself. Win an Ultreo. Deadline: July 20. 

I LOVE Oopsie Dazie hair clips – they’re stylish and fun and they stay put! You can enter two clips of your choice over at I’m No Supermom, a brand new blog created by two best friends. Deadline: July 20. 

Jennifer at thesmartmama.com is giving away a brand new Wii consule and Wii Fit on her blog to celebrate the fact that she is going to BlogHer this year. I have been this close to buying a Wii Fit recently so I would definitely do a little jig in my living room if I won. Deadline: July 22. 

Win daily and weekly prizes (including a $100 gift card to a home improvement store), courtesy of T-Mobile and the Silicon Valley Moms Blog. Deadline: July 23. The sooner you get your entry in, the more chances you have to win.

Don’t forget that you can win one of two $100 Crate & Barrel gift cards (plus other prizes) here at MM just by answering one quick question about if you have a home phone line and the reason behind your choice. Deadline: July 23. 

Maid Service for a year! Five lucky winners will walk away with that prize in Weiman’s “Maid for a Year” Contest. Simply submit an essay of 250 words or less describing what The Good Feeling of Clean means to you and why you deserve maid service for a year before July 31st. 

Have a great idea for a business or new product? You could win a $20,000 grant from Whirlpool, plus a new home office and an all-expenses-paid trip to a two-day business boot camp. Apply for a Whirlpool Mother of Invention Grant by July 31st. 

Casual shoes are a mama’s best friend! Win a $1,000 shopping spree to Skechers now through July 31st!

Do You Have an Upcoming Kid’s Party to Plan?  If so, then enter the Best Kid’s Party in the USA Contest today! Fill out the contest Entry Form describing your Best Kid’s Party Plan for up to 25 kids ages 1-13 years-old in your home.  One lucky winner will win the prize of having expert kids’ party planner, Lisa Kothari, organize and execute your party for you (worth over $4,000)! Deadline: July 31.  

Send GoodyBlog your most spectacular, amazing, adorable, hilarious, and fabulous family vacation photographs (past or present) for a chance to win on of two Olympus digital cameras. Deadline: July 31. 

Good Reads

Jennifer James, founder of the Mom Bloggers Club, just wrote a timely and very important article, entitled “Ad Rates for Mom Blogs.” Find out how much to charge (or if you’re charging too much/little) and add your thoughts about the topic. This is an important conversation for mommy bloggers to be having.

Miscellany

How much should you charge your babysitter? Find out the going rate in your area by typing in your zip code and other specifications on sittercity’s rate calculator. It looks like a babysitter (age 22+) in my area is running around $11.75/hour. 

5 Minutes for Mom just launched four new sister sites – 5 Minutes for Special Needs, 5 Minutes for Parenting, 5 Minutes for Going Green, and 5 Minutes for Books. I love 5M4M – the content, the founders, the columns. It’s definitely one of my top five daily “must reads” right now. But I’m curious. Will you be frequenting the new sites? If so, which ones?

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*** If you have a contest or an announcement that you think might be a good fit for Tuesday Tours, e-mail me at stephanie@metropolitanmama.net.