I think I spend more money on books than just about anything, and most of that money is spent on Amazon. Because of that, I was thrilled to see the contest on the Amazon Books Facebook page to win a $1,000 Amazon gift card.

It’s easy to enter. Just visit the page and click “Like” to be taken to the entry page. The entry page is just name, email, and phone. You must be over 18 and a US resident to enter.

Contest ends January 23, 2012.

Disney announced this past weekend its newest contest, One More Disney Day. The sweepstakes coincides with 2012 being a Leap Year. Each day from January 1 through February 29, 2012, you can enter to win one of 60 vacation packages for 4 people to the Walt Disney Resort in Florida or the Disneyland Resort in California. One entry is allowed per pers0n per day.

One winner will be chosen for day and the prize includes 5 days/4 nights at the Disney resort, Park Hopper tickets, a $1000 Disney gift card, transportation, and choice of PhotoPass, a shopping spree worth $500, or spa services.Drawings will be held once a week.

See the One More Disney Day Sweepstakes page for more details.

My kids love playing online games! One of their favorites is Club Penguin. In particular, they love Card Jitsu Fire and Water. The games are played in a safe environment without advertising or a chance for kids to be exposed to anything (or anyone!) that they should not be. And for a limited time, your kids can play Club Penguin Card Jistu Fire and Water for free without even having to give a credit card. Simply click on this special link:

Free Disney Club Penguin Card Jitsu All Access Ninja Games

and then set up an account. It’s a great way to let the kids play online in a controlled environment for free and test out the Club Penguin system. After the special access is over, your kids will still be able to play Club Penguin for free, but the games will be more limited.

Be sure to take advantage of this special free Disney Game opportunity soon because it ends December 6.

(If you kids do end up really liking Club Penguin and want a membership, check out the Club Penguin Coupons on Sunshine Rewards)

Everyone who knows me knows that I love Disney Cruises! I have been on 6 so far and would go on many more if I could afford it. Our entire extended family went on the Disney Dream this past summer to celebrate my in-laws’ 45th anniversary and we are already trying to figure out when we can go again.

Wouldn’t it be amazing to win a Disney Cruise? Family Fun is giving away a trip on the newest Disney Cruise ship, the Fantasy. You can enter via their website or by cell phone text. The grand prize is a trip for four aboard the Fantasy on March 26-29, 2012, plus roundtrip airfare and gratuities. Contest ends December 31. Visit Family Fun to get entered!

Betty Crocker Fun da-middles

Every now and again I am sent a prize box that is so cool that I don’t want to give it away. The Betty Crocker Fun da-middles box is definitely one of them! The good news is that I get to keep mine AND Betty Crocker will send out another one just like it to one lucky reader of my site. But more about that later.

If you haven’t seen them yet, the new Betty Crocker Fun da-middles are a way to make gourmet-like filled cupcakes in your own home from a box. You get both the cupcake mix and the filling in one package. It’s almost like magic the way that they bake! You simply mix the cupcake mix with eggs, oil, and water and fill cupcake liners 1/3 full. Then you squeeze a little bit of the filling into each and complete by pouring in the rest of the batter. Watch the video and then see how to get entered to win your own Cupcake Prize Pack. Then download a Fun da-middles coupon so you can try them for yourself.

The yummy cupcake prize pack I am giving away includes: a sample of the new Betty Crocker Fun da-middles Cupcake mix, a cupcake pan, an oven mitt, a package of cupcake liners, and a box of cupcake gift notes.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below telling which variety you most want to try: Vanilla Cake with Creamy Chocolate Filling, Chocolate Cake with Creamy Vanilla Filling, or Vanilla Cake with Creamy Vanilla Filling (one entry).

2) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Sign up for our newsletter at the top of the page and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place September 26, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

“Disclosure: The Betty Crocker Fun da-middles product, information, and giveaway have been provided by Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark.”

I’ve mentioned before that I am a major fan of Yoplait yogurt. I would venture to say that I eat it almost every day, sometimes twice a day. I love all of the Light flavors and particularly partial to the ones that are “dessert” flavored like Banana Cream Pie, Black Forest Cake, and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. My older daughter always swipes the Red Velvet Cake before I even get a chance.

One of my favorite combinations is now available in a lighter variety–Yoplait Light Yogurt with Granola. I saw Hungry Girl mention it a couple of weeks ago and had been on the lookout for it. I was not disappointed! I tried the peach flavor, which was kind of like “fruit on the bottom” so when you mixed it altogether it combined the chunks of fruit with the yogurt and the crunch of the granola. Perfect!

My kids love Yoplait yogurt as a snack and in particular the Trix yogurt flavors that are for “kids only” (but I have to confess that I sometimes eat them). And I love that my kids want to eat the yogurt as a snack because it is good for them in so many ways.

Right now is a great time to stock up on Yoplait at Sam’s Club and My Blog Spark has teamed up with them to make that happen for me and for one of my lucky readers. They sent me $40 in Sam’s Club Gift Cards plus one of my readers will win $40 in Sam’s Cards.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below telling which Yoplait flavors are your favorite (one entry).

2) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Sign up for our newsletter at the top of the page and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place September 23, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

Visit Yoplait’s Facebook or Twitter page. Visit the Sam’s Club Facebook or Twitter page.

“Disclosure: The Sam’s Club gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Sam’s Club and Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.”

We love when big name brands give away fun family trips! Southwest Airlines is currently giving away a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The vacation is for 4 people and includes:

• Roundtrip air fare for four via Southwest Airlines to Orlando
• 3-Night stay at one of 3 onsite hotels at Universal Orlando (we love these!!)
• Complimentary 3-Day/2-Park Tickets for 4 people to Universal Studios and Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme parks.
• 4-day/3-night rental car
• (2) Chocolate frogs from Honeydukes
• (2) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter wands
• (4) Blue Man Group show tickets
• Exclusive (Private) One-Day/Two-Park VIP Tour for 4 people

Our family just got back from our first trip to Universal Studios this summer and loved it!! You must enter by September 15, 2011. See the Southwest site for more details.

Ever since my daughters started into school, we have been Box Top savers. I never really understood how much a school could make off of them until I became the PTO president and saw our annual budget. The Box Tops were a nice chunk of it. What’s most exciting about them is that you can raise money for your school with them without having to spend anything extra. Just buy the same great products you have always bought and take the time to cut them out.

This month you can help your school even more with the Sam’s Club 6 Box Tops on a Pack promotion. When you buy select items at same like Honey Nut Cheerios, Nature Valley Oats ‘N Honey Crunchy Granola Bars, and Totino’s Pizza Rolls, you can get bonus Box Tops. More Box Tops means more money for your school, and all of our schools are in need of more funds these days.

Sam’s Club is a great place to stock up for school and I would love to help you with that! Sam’s Club is giving me a $25 gift card to give away to one of my readers. It can be used at both Sam’s Club and Walmart.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below telling which Box Tops items you regularly buy (one entry).

2) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Sign up for our newsletter at the top of the page and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place August 25, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

“Disclosure: The Sam’s Club gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.”

Kroger Cartbuster

In addition to the regular savings, Kroger will also be featuring a “Deal of the Day” beginning August 3 and running through August 16. You can visit www.cartbuster.com starting on the 3rd to download exclusive deals to your shopper card. (*Please be sure to check your local Kroger Co. Family of Stores for participating dates and deals. The Deal of the Day promotion is not valid at: Fred Meyer or Food 4 Less.) You can also visit the Kroger Facebook and Kroger Twitter pages.

Do you know who else is included in the Kroger Family of Stores? Even if you don’t have a Kroger in your area, you may have one of these: Ralphs, King Scoopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith’s, Fry’s, QFC, Baker’s, Owen’s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Fred Meyer, Pay Less Supermarkets and Scott’s food & Pharmacy.

In celebration of the Kroger Cart Buster Savings Event, I’ve been given an opportunity to give away a $25 Kroger gift card (good at any of the stores listed above) to one of my readers. I’ve already used the one that they sent me! I stocked up on Weight Watchers Smart Ones and Yoplait yogurts to have for lunch for the next couple of weeks. Since I work from home, they are a perfect way for me to eat healthy and quickly while sticking to my budget.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below telling how you would use the $25 Kroger Gift Card (one entry).

2) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Sign up for our newsletter at the top of the page and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place August 16, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

Disclosure: The Kroger gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Kroger and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

Delta Vacations has announced a new Disney contest that will allow the winner to spend the night in Cinderella’s Castle. This is an absolute dream of mine! The winner will receive:

• Roundtrip flight to Orlando from any city Delta serves
• One-night inside the Cinderella Castle Suite inside the Magic Kingdom park
• Two nights in a Disney Deluxe Resort Hotel
• Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper Option
• Disney’s Magical Express roundtrip airport/hotel transportation service

You must enter by August 15, 2011 and the trip must be taken September 16-18, 2011 with no substitutions. Click here for more information and to enter.