GIVEAWAY: $500 worth of baby products from Red Tricycle NYC
You know how celebrities always go to these fancy events and not only do they walk away with the memory of brushing shoulders with George Clooney and double air kissing Lady Gaga, and perhaps instructions for their publicists to play matchmaker with each other or whatever else goes on, they also get to leave with these amazing SCHWAG BAGS?
As if they aren't already more fabulous than the rest of us and what they really need is a free $500 pair of sunglasses?
Now, imagine that party wasn't attended by Beyonce and Jessica Simpson, but instead it was attended by Blue Ivy and Maxwell Drew.
What kind of schwag would they get?
The bag of schwag I am about to offer all of you…
Today, to promote the launch of Red Tricycle NYC, I am giving away a GREAT BIG BAG 'O BABY SCHWAG worth over $500 to one lucky reader.
In addition to a Red Tricycle kid's t-shirt, this bag includes G cloth disposable diapers, a Wee-Knees yoga mat, a Summer SwaddleMe infant wrap, a ba Baby Bottle Holder, a Kalencom diaper bag, a New York Baby! book, Itzy Ritzy lunch bags, a Zoli Straw Sippy Cup, Lula Clips, a Blumm box, a Plum Organics sampler box and so many more items that I'm not gonna list them all here for fear of boring you all to tears.
(Personally, I am most excited about the Lula Clips which work to clip back stroller and carseat straps so you can more easily get your kids inside. Why didn't I know about this two years ago???)
Red Tricycle is a digital city guide for parents (already very popular in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and LA) that just launched in NYC. It offers five local picks each week of new things to do, see and eat with your kids.
Which is a good thing because even in Manhattan, a city that pretty much has EVERYTHING, I still have no idea what to do with my two-year-old most of the time. For instance, I'm guessing Red Tricycle doesn't suggest taking your kid to PC Richards for entertainment, but that's where I found myself on one particularly desperate day.
In addition to the $500 schwag bag, which is being offered exclusively to my readers (see entry rules at the bottom of the post), Red Tricycle NYC is having a huge giveaway on their facebook page with $5000 worth of prizes to some of the best kid offerings in New York City.
If you "like" them before June 7th, you will have the opportunity to win:
1. $350 Gift Card to Michael Kormos Photography
2. 15 kids Yoga Classes from Karma Kids Yoga
3. $250 Giggle Gift Card
4. Tasting Dinner Menu for 2 at Eleven Madison Park
5. 3-Month Summer Membership to Citibabes
6. Brooklyn Childrens Museum Globetrotter Membership
7. Annual Membership to Sittercity
8. 1 Semester of Classes at Kidville
9. VIP Concierge Pink Olive Membership & $300 Gift Card
So basically, I'm talking about so much schwag, it's got no chance of fitting in the bag.
To enter Red Tricycle's facebook giveaway, click here. To enter my GREAT BIG BAG 'O BABY SCHWAG giveaway, see the rules below.
SCHWAG BAG GIVEAWAY RULES
1) You must be a Mommy Shorts facebook fan or subscriber to enter. You do not have to be from NYC but you must be from the US. Then answer the following question in the comment section below:
Which celebrity would you have your publicist set you up with?
2) For an additional entry, enter the Red Tricycle NYC facebook giveaway described above.
3) For a third entry, tweet:
I entered to win a $500 Bag 'O Baby Schwag via @MommyShorts and @Red_Tricycle http://bit.ly/KV25BZ
Winner will be announced on June 7th.
Good luck!
Katy Perry
Drew Barrymore
George Clooney.
I would be set up with Jon Stewart, love him.
Reese Witherspoon FOR SURE. But only if she’d let me raid her closet too.
And tweeted: https://twitter.com/bybreenah/status/207814978613428224
Tina Fey, clearly.
Chelsea Handler π
Dave Grohl
Jake Gyllenhall
Wentworth Miller.
For me? John Taylor of Duran Duran. For a playdate for Jess? Probably Jennifer Garner.
Angelina, along with her whole brood. What a fun playdate that would be!
Clive Owen
I tweeted, too…
Thanks for the chance to win this great prize!!!
Is there some sort of celebrity that is known for pampering pregnant ladies with trips to the spa and house cleaning? No? Hmmm…maybe I’ll take a celebrity chef like Ina Garten so at least I can get a few delicious meals!
Tweeted!
I think it would be fun to hang out with Michelle Williams for a day.
Anthony Bourdain. I feel like I could be my crass self around him without any judgement. Plus, he could get us into any restaurant I wanted in NYC! I would request a ‘restaurant crawl’ style date…
I’d love to be set up with Bruce Springsteen.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Justin Timberlake, sexy and funny!
Ellen! She seems like she’d be an awesome friend
Don’t laugh, but Kanye West would be my first choice…
Tina Fey is by far my top choice “celeb bestie” but our Mommy crew would include Debra Messing, Katie Holmes, Jessica Simpson and Me.
Tina Fey= the funny one
Debra Messing= the thoughtful one
Katie Holmes= the uber rich uber skinny one
Jessica Simpson= the one we make fun of behind her back
Me= the one who actually raises her own kids, and therefore can get us through our millions of photo-shoots without a nanny in the shot.
Susan Sarandon
I entered to win on their FB site.
Matt Damon!
Usher. I would make him pretend to be my boyfriend for the day. I’m married but me and my husband have an agreement that If I ever get the chance to make out with Usher its a free pass.
Maybe I’m crazy, but I’d LOVE to meet Johnny Depp!
Matthew McConaughey…I’d just stare for as long as his security people would let me.
Jennifer Garner
I know several people who are pregnant/have young babies right now and I don’t plan on getting pregnant again for several more years. All that said? If I win it, those bitches can suck it because I am keeping this all for myself if I win!!
Also, I think I want to be hooked up with Bradley Cooper. We would just talk, of course.
Paula Deen
Oprah Winfrey!
Jennifer Garner for sure, I could see u’s being besties!
I’m gonna say Ben Affleck since they might be our new neighbors!
I entered on Facebook as well so I’m definitely gonna win this one
Betty White. I would love to meet her. She is hilarious.
Johnny Depp, without a doubt.
Clint Eastwood! I want him to be my dad <- I can say that because I don't have one!
I would choose Curtis Stone to cook for me!
Oh crap, just one? I think I’d go Tina Fey, so she’d realize we should be writing partners.
Jennifer Garner!
Rachel McAdams b/c I β₯ her!
Reese Witherspoon
Jennifer Garner
I can’t enter. Oh well, is fine as I won a Canadian giveaway from a different blog so am fine to share the love. Plus I am sooooo not having another baby – though the $500 Schwag Bag does create a reasonable reason to create another life … But – for the record – Adele. Why? Because she would not make me feel insecure at my post-baby weight but rather that a woman can look absolutely stunning at any shape/size!!
Ellen DeGeneres π
Channing Tatum. π
Jennifer Garner-I would love to know how to stay normal in a crazy world! π
John Cussack I have always loved him
McDreamy.
I entered the FB contest so here’s to second chances!
BRITNEY SPEARS
Arrg! This type pad thing doesn’t work on my iphone!
Angelina Jolie- she doesn’t eat so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat and could finally lose the baby weight. You know she has a hell of a nanny. She has about a million kids and even if my kid couldn’t find one to be his friend, she would consider adopting another one to suit his needs. Oh, and she’s married to Brad Pitt.
I did the twitter thing too.
Aleksander Skarsgard. A big, strong viking would come in handy around my house (sorry, husband)!
Betty White
Tweeted
Totally totally Jared Padalecki, and not only becuase his last name is superfun to say over & over…
tough choice between who’d i’d like to stare at (ryan gosling, duh) or who i’d like to hang out with – tina fey or ellen!
Rachel McAdams. Cause she’s hot and I have a girl crush on her {I mean, who doesn’t?}. I’m crossing every limb and digit in hopes that you pick me. I have a new baby coming in October, a month before my twins turn two. Catch that? THREE BABIES UNDER TWO! {I was under the impression that only a doctor wielding fertility drugs could get me pregnant…I stand corrected.} So yeah, I’m gonna need all the help I can get. Pick me.
Harrison Ford
If I was single, Ryan Gosling. For a playdate, Tina Fey.
I also entered the FB giveaway. I love your blog too by the way! π
Julia Roberts
Tina Fey
Which celebrity would you have your publicist set you up with?
Jennifer Garner and her cool gaggle of kids
Ellen. I would want to be set up with Ellen. She just seems like she would be so sweet and fun.
Denzel Washington!
I’d love to meet Tina Fey and the scoop on her working mom “how she does it” type advice. Plus I bet she is stinkin’ funny!
liked red tricycle on FB
and tweeted!
Michelle Obama
Why, the lovely Ilana of Mommy Shorts fame, of course!
i tweeted – https://twitter.com/laurenlamoureux/status/207912232502300672
Ryan Gosling obviously… those “hey girl” memes get me every time.
I’d have to hang out with Maya Rudolph for the day – that chick is HI-larious! Not to mention the fact that I’m pretty sure we could annhiliate a few bottles of wine in between the snort-laughing and almost-pants-peeing.
I’d love to meet Suri Cruise. The fake one. Not the real one π
I entered the Red Tricycle NYC facebook giveaway
Here’s my tweet! https://twitter.com/lisacng/status/207929016777314304
Rachel McAdams!
Jessica Alba – she is a great mom π
Now that’s a great question. I think it would have to be David Tennant.
Every mommy should want Fran Dresher – the Nanny!
Willie Nelson. He’d just be like – what the f#$@#???? Plus, I sat inches away from him in Maui – we ordered the same dish, and I never noticed it was him until he was long gone and my husband was like — did you see Willie Nelson??? He and his friend were the only other patrons there. I was too focused on watching the burger that I ordered be placed in front of him (he has good taste!) I’d ask him to serenade my husband for me with the song Always on My Mind.
I would love to be hooked up for the day with Reese Witherspoon!
Ellen DeGeneres for sure π
Entered on facebook & tweeted!
https://twitter.com/MommyMegz/status/208205272034979842
Ellen because she’s so much fun! Dancing, laughing, and just having a great time….she’d be a great play date for my daughter as well! =D
I would love to be set up with Reese Witherspoon. She has done such an amazing job of being a successful actress while keeping her family private.
PS- i tweeted and facebooked
Amazing giveaway! The celebrity I could see being friends with is Julia Roberts, she seems so authentic and warm.
Katherine Heigl….I swear we were separated at birth! (personality-wise, of course. like I could ever look like her!) And our kids could be BFFs!
Ryan Gosling!
Jon Bon Jovi!
Entered on Facebook as well!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/myownkatiebug/status/208389102301757441
Matt Damon
I’d have to say Amy Poehler. I’d have my publicist (in my dreams) set up a playdate with her two boys or a double date with her and Will Arnett.
Jennifer Garner.