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Looking Back on our "Summer of Popsicle"! {GIVEAWAY}

Disclosure: This post was created in connection with my appointment as an Ambassador in the Popsicle® Blogger Program.  Visit facebook.com/popsicle to join the conversation. All opinions are my own.

When I first announced my appointment as an Ambassador in the Popsicle® Blogger Program I was ecstatic. My whole family was! It was the beginning of summer, and we were all looking forward to cooling off with our favorite Popsicle® flavor at our leisure. I live in the valley in Northern California and it does get pretty hot where we are, soon even my littlest one knew where the magical Popsicle’s were and he was out in the garage opening the freezer for a taste of our stash! We have had so much fun enjoying so many varieties of flavors and sizes, each of us choosing claim over our favorites!

For the Fourth of July we had a fun get together with our neighbors and other friends. We passed out Firecracker Popsicles to our guests that went so well with my fun and festive Fourth of July cake. We also had a fun pop up party to close out our summer of Popsicles, but the fun isn’t over yet! We are still keeping plenty of Popsicles on hand, because this is California -it’ll be warm for at least a few more months! While Autumn is actually my favorite season, there’s still plenty of fun to be had with our fun treats. Popsicles are perfect for the scratchy throat season, and we have some fun craft plans for all those Popsicle® sticks we’ve accumulated! You can check out the other Popsicle® Mom’s fun ideas on the Pinterest page. There’s so many great crafts and ideas, I can’t wait to try some out!

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Throughout our own “Summer of Popsicle” we also witnessed the Pop-Up Party Tour and had fun following along at every stop, and making use of all of the fun printables. In addition, over the summer Popsicle celebrated 1 million fans on their Facebook page! Speaking of which, we enjoyed the interactive fun that was featured on the Fun Lab link on Facebook! Now that the seasons have changed and everyone’s kids are back in school, the Holidays are just around the corner. I know for me I try to save every penny, so another giveaway is a fantastic bonus! I’ll be giving away a $25 Target gift card and some Popsicle® Product coupons! 

Here’s how to enter:

Prize: One (1) $25 Target Gift Card plus Popsicle® Brand Product Coupons.

Giveaway runs through the evening of October 6th.

Eligibility: U.S. Residents only, must be 18 years old or older to enter. See full contest rules in the rafflecopter form. You will be notified via the email you used in the rafflecopter form if you win, and you will have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be chosen.

Enter using the rafflecopter form below. You can sign into the form with Facebook, or you can use your name and email address. Good luck!


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  1. Mami2jcn says

    September 30, 2013 at 10:49 pm

    I’d use popsicles as a Halloween treat.

    Name on rafflecopter: Mary Happymommy

  2. JC says

    September 30, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Popsicles are perfect for kid’s party treat all year round.

  3. Jessica To says

    October 1, 2013 at 12:21 am

    These are great to take to my son’s class as a treat.

  4. Elena says

    October 1, 2013 at 12:44 am

    I would use Popsicles as a holiday treat

  5. akronugurl says

    October 1, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    we love them all year around

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  6. Aubrey Laine says

    October 1, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    To take to my son’s classroom!!

  7. Tabathia says

    October 1, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    We eat them throughout the year and my kids usually eat them after dinner or lunch on the weekends

  8. MANDY83 says

    October 1, 2013 at 11:05 pm

    I would still use them for projects and things

    Amanda Sakovitz on rafflecopter

  9. Thomas Murphy says

    October 1, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    I would just eat them.

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  10. Heavensangel2387 says

    October 2, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    I eat them for dessert after dinner all year round. I like the sugar free ones! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

  11. Helena Lemon says

    October 2, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    I’d use them to cool off b/c even in the winter I get hot going through peri-menopause.

  12. Laura J says

    October 3, 2013 at 1:56 am

    Oh even though its cooler out tonight, little Carter has a sore throat…so he had 2 popsicles! Perfect for those sore throats!

  13. rachel says

    October 3, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    It’s still warm here (in the 80s!!!) so we’d still eat them with no problem! I’d also use them when we had sore throats.

  14. Gina Wildorchid says

    October 4, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    I still love to eat them even though the weather is cooling off!
    Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  15. David Balkin says

    October 4, 2013 at 10:38 pm

    They’re great for a sore throat day.

  16. Kristen says

    October 5, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    We just keep eatin’ em all year round!

  17. jenmalonee says

    October 6, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    We would use them for an evening snack.

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