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104 opinions for Bloggy Giveaway: Tessy and Tab

• Tricia
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:04 pm

  We rarely have the TV on, and we spend alot of time reading books and playing…the boys would love this!

• Broad Horizons
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:19 pm

  My kids have gotten in the habit of watching way too much tv these last few weeks, we’re moving in 3 weeks and I’ve been spending every spare minute packing & such. NORMALLY if the girls don’t come up with their own entertainment, we play games, read stories, go outside, make cookies . . .

• Kathy
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  great ideas. Thanks for the giveaways, Kathy

• Kimberly
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:40 pm

  READ! READ! READ!!!! My daughter is in middle school and they are required to read a book a week, which is not always that easy (unless they are small books) so she knows she MUST read as much as she possibly can during the week.

  My son (8) honestly does not watch much TV. He never was much of a TV watcher (THANKFULLY!). He would much rather play with his toys which is fine with us.

  We also take our dog for a long walk (as a family) or go out for ice cream or to the park.

• Shane
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:40 pm

  We play board games, take walks in our neighborhood, jump on the trampoline, blow bubbles, we love to be outside!!

• Christina
  Apr 23, 2008 at 8:50 pm

  We go on walks or play with the duplos or train set.

• Nicol
  Apr 23, 2008 at 9:08 pm

  We love learning new games. My husband brought home a new one just this week called Settler of Catan. fun game!

• Delphine
  Apr 23, 2008 at 9:12 pm

  what do we do when the tv is turned off? talk about tv of course!!!

  just kidding, we seem to sing a lot and talk about deep issues like how to treat animals ethically, disease and nutrition. We also work in the garden a lot this time of year which is great for team building.

• Sharla
  Apr 23, 2008 at 9:58 pm

  I’m a huge fan of TV turnoff week! You should see my giveaway! Great idea!

• stampedwithgrace
  Apr 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm

  we love to play games! card games, board games, etc :)

  we also like to read!!!

• Julie S
  Apr 23, 2008 at 11:40 pm

  We have no-TV weeks, patterned after the Berenstein Beras. They are hard at first, but by the end of the week we are all adjusted. We end up reading more and spending a lot more time outside.

• kerri r
  Apr 23, 2008 at 11:43 pm

  i love having the tv off because it is usually on all the time we play games upstairs and eat a bunch of junkfood its alot of fun

• Terra Heck
  Apr 23, 2008 at 11:53 pm

  When we don’t have the TV on, we play card/board games. We also read books together.

• Lesha
  Apr 24, 2008 at 12:39 am

  I love to read to my son and play with his puzzles with him since he LOVES puzzles. :)

• sue bull
  Apr 24, 2008 at 1:55 am

  great idea - plse count me in! i’m playing along too - come visit!

• julie
  Apr 24, 2008 at 5:02 am

  how cool is this..count me in

• Sandra
  Apr 24, 2008 at 8:00 am

  I would love this kit…we have gone through periods of no TV…but out of desperation on crazy days it seems to creep back in to our lives. I would love to give this a try.

  When we do manage to turn the TV off we usually manage to get so much more done: we have a cleaner house, healthier meals, all things that my son helps with. We also tend to do more reading, being creative with Lego, and walks on the trails outside of our home.

  Thanks for this awesome giveaway.

  owatz (AT) telus (DOT) net

• Lisa
  Apr 24, 2008 at 9:43 am

  When the TV is off, we go to baseball games, play outside, draw, go to a museum, go to the library. That being said, we still watch way too much TV! LOL I’d love to win this giveaway and help my child realize that yes, there really *is* more to life than TV.

• Louise Brouillette
  Apr 24, 2008 at 9:57 am

  Board games

• Cindi
  Apr 24, 2008 at 11:25 am

  Hi, “Tessy and Tab” is a great learning tool that is fun! We really don’t have the television on that much! My husband is a baseball fan and we will watch baseball games on the tv. If the weather permits, our family spend a lot of time in our back
  yard. Playing catch, eating dinner on the deck, playing with our dog, etc. We also have beautiful bike trails everywhere in our area, so we utilize them often. Please enter me in your drawing.
  Thanks,Cindi

• Steph
  Apr 24, 2008 at 11:48 am

  We go for walks, play in the backyard, read books, play Leapster and color when the TV is off.

• Adrienne Gordon
  Apr 24, 2008 at 12:11 pm

  we play board games or go out and ride our bikes together

• Carolyn
  Apr 24, 2008 at 12:15 pm

  Play games or go for ice cream. ;-) Thanks.

• Amanda Perron
  Apr 24, 2008 at 12:18 pm

  Play outside!!! YEAH SPRING!!!

• Mary Ellen
  Apr 24, 2008 at 12:25 pm

  We watch too much tv, love to check this out!
  Enter me, too!

• Patti
  Apr 24, 2008 at 1:39 pm

  We love playing outside no matter what season! Sledding, running, playing on the swingset…Love it outside!

• Elizabeth Ray
  Apr 24, 2008 at 1:59 pm

  My kids are older (18 and 26), but special needs. My son in particular has trouble finding books that are interesting to him that are not too hard for him to read. So, for years now, I read to them during dinner. I’ve read everything from Robinson Crusoe and The Hunchback of Notre Dame to all of the Harry Potter books and all of the Narnia books. We’re currently on Elder, the sequel to Eregon. I think next we may go back to the Oz books. (I’ve only read the first 4 of those to them.) If anyone has some great suggestions, I’d appreciate it!

• Kim Wolff
  Apr 24, 2008 at 2:01 pm

  We love playing outside and boardgames. Our favorite board game is monopoly!

• Vicki Wurgler
  Apr 24, 2008 at 2:10 pm

  the kids enjoy board games in winter and biking in summer

• susan varney
  Apr 24, 2008 at 2:14 pm

  usually work or play in the yard

• Heather
  Apr 24, 2008 at 3:02 pm

  We’d have fun with this! We try to have the tv off a lot. We’ll play with toys, create or play outside instead.

• Noreen
  Apr 24, 2008 at 3:46 pm

  we bake, play princesses, have tea parties and do crafts, we made play dough yesterday

• wendy
  Apr 24, 2008 at 3:59 pm

  We are learning to do jigsaw puzzles, and we LOVE to hassle the dogs!

• Elaine
  Apr 24, 2008 at 4:40 pm

  If it’s nice out, we play soccer. Inside, we play Star Wars and Polly Pockets (yes, together) and read books.

• Catherine copeland
  Apr 24, 2008 at 4:51 pm

  we read books.

• charline s
  Apr 24, 2008 at 5:35 pm

  Preschool Money Manager Kit I like this one too.

  When the t.v is off, we sit on the front porch and catch up with one another.

• Donna W
  Apr 24, 2008 at 6:51 pm

  Our family plays board games on a regular basis. My older children claim this as one of their best childhood memories.

• Marissa
  Apr 24, 2008 at 7:19 pm

  We play games and read to each other… or go outside and enjoy the nice weather playing at a park. This is a great giveaway! Thanks, Marissa :)

• Teri Meairs
  Apr 24, 2008 at 7:50 pm

  We live at the beach, so it is’nt that difficult. We love books, watching the baby ducks pop out of the Marsh, smaller than baseballs! We walk Hank Williams (Hank) our Chesapeake..watch him swim and ride the waves..Spring break is here, the beach is filling up.

• Aimee
  Apr 24, 2008 at 7:54 pm

  We are pretty big tv addicts, and really are trying to take steps to change that — especially for our kids. When we turn it off, we do everything from reading to board games, going out for a walk or even doing things independantly but in the same room just to be close. Sometimes we put music on and our girls perform “dancing shows” for us! Thanks for the giveaway!

• abrianna
  Apr 24, 2008 at 7:56 pm

  We read, do compuer stuff, bake, cook and play outside!

• Tina Rath
  Apr 24, 2008 at 8:05 pm

  We play outside, read together or do crafts together.

• Worlds Greatest Mommy
  Apr 24, 2008 at 8:21 pm

  We play games. We love Big Trouble, Sorry, and the kids love Candyland.

  It’s actually a lot more fun!

• christopher h
  Apr 24, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  we play board games

• CanCan
  Apr 24, 2008 at 8:48 pm

  We play in the yard, to puzzles, play board games, or do art projects. I wish the TV was off more often!

• Stephanie Adkins
  Apr 24, 2008 at 9:11 pm

  We like to play board games.

• toasters
  Apr 24, 2008 at 10:13 pm

  board games, card games, cooking, crafts, playing on computer, going to library, etc

• Lara Aleff
  Apr 24, 2008 at 10:28 pm

  My family loves board games! We get a new one every Christmas, and we love how much fun we have spending time together!

• Skye
  Apr 24, 2008 at 11:06 pm

  We usually play outside or do some sort of crafts. My kids also really like legos and reading!

• lace
  Apr 24, 2008 at 11:20 pm

  We head outside for some fun in the yard.

• Dawn Hudgins
  Apr 25, 2008 at 12:11 am

  I might try the bimonthly magazine!

• Kari Follett
  Apr 25, 2008 at 2:47 am

  Now that the weather is nice, we head outside.

• sarah
  Apr 25, 2008 at 6:26 am

  We play chess a lot.

• Rebecca Snodgrass
  Apr 25, 2008 at 7:00 am

  We like to enjoy the outdoors

• Victoria Kondovski
  Apr 25, 2008 at 7:35 am

  We are outside in the yard or playing at the park

• Lisa O
  Apr 25, 2008 at 8:07 am

  Planning a picnic is a great alternative to tv.

  Thanks for the chance!

• Jennifer M.
  Apr 25, 2008 at 8:10 am

  We do lots and lots of art projects.

• janet lindsey
  Apr 25, 2008 at 8:37 am

  i would play some soft music.

• Hallie
  Apr 25, 2008 at 9:23 am

  Sounds like great books! My kids will love them!

• jeanette malan
  Apr 25, 2008 at 9:37 am

  We play outside, my kids love it and it get their energy out

• Jennifer
  Apr 25, 2008 at 10:05 am

  When the TV isn’t on, we read together … currently we are reading the Chronicles of Narnia series.

• Tara R
  Apr 25, 2008 at 10:19 am

  play outside!

• Kathy
  Apr 25, 2008 at 10:38 am

  I’d love this! What we like to do… Play board games!

• Rebecca
  Apr 25, 2008 at 11:30 am

  we love to play games. our baby isn’t old enough yet, but we’d love to have more tv-less ideas!

  gitrecca at gmail dot com

• Lindsie
  Apr 25, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  play outside, go for walks, read together

• Tiffany Hulbert
  Apr 25, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  We love to play board games!! Monopoly is a favorite with the kids and my husband and I love a good game of Scrabble!! :) Thank you for this opportunity!! :)

• Lisa Fosses
  Apr 25, 2008 at 1:23 pm

  we need this

• Ginny
  Apr 25, 2008 at 1:59 pm

  My kids play outside all the time, riding bikes, rollerskating, walking around with friends. In the house they usually play something like Barbie, Bratz, Polly pocket, dolls/house, etc.

• Telima
  Apr 25, 2008 at 2:43 pm

  We usually dance to whatever music is going when the TV is off. But sometimes, when it’s nice outside, we’ll go for walks. My kids aren’t old yet, so about 15 minutes outside wears them out! Thanks for the giveaway! My little girl is already addicted to TV at 2 years old and we’re trying to keep it off more so she learns there’s more to life than TV!

• Richelle F
  Apr 25, 2008 at 2:44 pm

  We like to read and play outside (if the weather permits!)

• Ed Nemmers
  Apr 25, 2008 at 3:25 pm

  We talk.

• Mom to 2 Boys
  Apr 25, 2008 at 3:57 pm

  My boys are 2 & 4 yrs old so we mostly read, play outside or play in there play room. My 4 yr old is getting pretty imaginative so we are always flying to space or fighting pirates and my 2 yr old copies everything he does! Thanks!

• Julie J Donahue
  Apr 25, 2008 at 4:35 pm

  My kiddos love to play outside. Fortunately it’s getting warm (too warm!)

• Susan White
  Apr 25, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  We read when the tv is not on.
  Thanks so much!

• Becky
  Apr 25, 2008 at 4:45 pm

  I need help in this arena, for sure. The TV is the crutch that gets me through the day, and yes, quite honestly, the thought of the TV not working *does* strike fear into my heart, which also makes me feel terrible, especially since I’ve often considered going TV-free (at least during the daytime, for the kids’ sake).

  One of the most reliable things we can do when the TV is off is puzzles. The kids just love a good jigsaw puzzle, and they eat up a good amount of time without requiring me to expend energy I may not have, or be creative when I just need a chance to rest.

• Linda Moeller
  Apr 25, 2008 at 4:51 pm

  READ!

• Monique Rizzo
  Apr 25, 2008 at 5:46 pm

  We love playing board games! My daughter would play for hours if she could.

• Cathie
  Apr 25, 2008 at 5:59 pm

  We have to drag my grandson kicking and screaming from the tv…..my granddaughter however takes after me and not grandpa. So with no tv my grand daughter and I bake cakes and/or cookies. We love to paint or put on music and sing or dance (dancing great cardio fun) or we read , play board games , have a tea party or picnic, or fashion show and lot’s of other things we may think of on the spur of the moment.

• Max
  Apr 25, 2008 at 6:10 pm

  we play board games

• Renee
  Apr 25, 2008 at 6:17 pm

  Sounds like a great product. We enjoy a variety of family activities that includes TV.

• Chrysa
  Apr 25, 2008 at 6:23 pm

  We love to read inside or else play outside - walking the dog is always fun too. Great prize! Thanks for the giveaway!

• Elizabeth M.
  Apr 25, 2008 at 6:37 pm

  We’re big into games, crafts, baking and cooking.

• Angelia McDonald
  Apr 25, 2008 at 8:32 pm

  My mom got me a trunk 35 years ago, she and I saved everything while I was in school and I am always adding to it even now. My daughter likes for me to pull out something and tell the story behind it. Some items she like so much that we never get to the bottom of the trunk.

• Leah
  Apr 26, 2008 at 12:00 am

  We read, do puzzles, play outside, make play-doh and play with trains/trucks/towns/legos when the tv isn’t on.

• Stacey M
  Apr 26, 2008 at 12:03 am

  My family likes to go fishing, play in the park and play board games together when thr t.v. is turned off. Thanks for the great giveaway.

• Veronica Garrett
  Apr 26, 2008 at 6:07 am

  We have a pizza party or bake cookies.

• Janet
  Apr 26, 2008 at 6:37 am

  make crafts, go fishing or play games

• kathy pease
  Apr 26, 2008 at 7:14 am

  we love to play board games :)

• Ilissa H.
  Apr 26, 2008 at 12:11 pm

  When the TV isn’t on we like to read or listen to music and dance!

• ~ Aliesa ~
  Apr 26, 2008 at 12:28 pm

  ~ Reading books or playing at the park ~

• Cindy Magee
  Apr 26, 2008 at 12:29 pm

  HI! When not watching TV we are trying to learn Spanish or working around the house or going to the gym. :)
  cindyloumagee (at) yahoo (dot) com

• sarah woods
  Apr 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm

  sounds like a wonderful giveaway to promote communication and bonding with infant/toddler. Many Thanks SW

• Cindy Beckman
  Apr 26, 2008 at 1:50 pm

  We go camping!

• Jim Cincinello
  Apr 26, 2008 at 3:07 pm

  Thanks for this contest. We like to crafts together at the kitchen table.

• Katherine Newton
  Apr 26, 2008 at 4:29 pm

  Board games!

• * * HeLeN * *
  Apr 26, 2008 at 5:17 pm

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  Reading books or playing at the park

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• Timothy Sternberg
  Apr 26, 2008 at 5:57 pm

  READ!

• ~ .:: MiC ::. ~
  Apr 26, 2008 at 6:12 pm

  Outdoor walks, exploring nature!

• Gianna
  Apr 26, 2008 at 6:54 pm

  We play all kinds of games and tell stories.

• Miranda Allen
  Apr 26, 2008 at 7:13 pm

  planting our garden

• Jeniffer Scheiderer
  Apr 26, 2008 at 7:50 pm

  we read, play board games, outside playtime,and for my daughter softball season is in

• Lily Kwan
  Apr 26, 2008 at 9:49 pm

  We play board and card games.

• Donna Kozar
  Apr 26, 2008 at 11:00 pm

  We play games or play outside.

• Eliza
  Apr 27, 2008 at 7:20 am

  This is now closed.

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