WIN a Contigo Kids Autoseal Gizmo Sip $9.99 value (4 winners) #SpillProofGizmo #giveaway #DiscountCode

Make every day Earth Day, with little steps, like reusable Contigo water bottles, that add up to make a BIG difference for our planet and our children's futures!

Happy Earth Day! We're celebrating with a great giveaway through midnight May 28th, from Contigo, one of our favorite Eco-friendly companies to partner up with! They're Chi, IL locals who can already claim the best stainless travel mugs and a host of top reusable bottles for all ages. Yet, they're still creating and innovating new lines that are even better than the best. We got to see all of their new releases at The Chicago Home and Housewares Show in March and we're so excited to share them with our readers. 

Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Contigo again for a great giveaway. They have compensated us for sharing their new products with you and provided product for review purposes and for our giveaway. As always, all opinions are our own.

FOUR of our lucky readers will each WIN one of THE best new products for active kids who have outgrown sippy cups, but haven’t outgrown spilling: The AUTOSEAL Gizmo Sip Kids Water Bottle.

ENTER HERE for your chance to WIN through midnight May 28th. Open nationwide US and Canada. Then come back and enter again... like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often.

All our readers are winners:

ChiIL Mama's got an exclusive coupon code for ALL our readers. Redeem it at GoContigo.com by entering Coupon Code: “GIZMO25” for a 25% off discount on any Contigo Kids product order through May 31.

Why do we adore Contigo's Gizmo Sip Kids Spill-Proof Water Bottle?

BECAUSE GYMNASTS MAY FLIP AT ANY MOMENT...

BECAUSE DOGS...

BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONE MACBOOK PRO DUE TO KEYBOARD SPILLAGE FROM AN OPEN CUP...

BECAUSE MOST SCHOOLS NOW ENCOURAGE KIDS TO BYO WATER BOTTLES...

BECAUSE SPILLS HAPPEN

With spring approaching, kids will soon be on-the-go again, and keeping children hydrated and spill-free without putting a damper on fun will be a concern for moms everywhere. The Gizmo Sip provides the perfect solution to this dilemma – its AUTOSEAL technology ensures that the water bottle is 100% spill-proof, and a see-through lid and colored parts allow kids to watch the internal parts move when they press the drink button.

Contigo's design team knows that kids tend to grab a water bottle or a cup with both hands, so they designed this water bottle to include an extra-large AUTOSEAL button that has room for two fingers to press! And it seals between sips. How cool is that?!

We also totally dig their 4 rockin' designs that aren't babyish at all but more funky and fun than the plain adult water bottles. 14oz is a great big kid size, Gizmo Sip is easy to open, and they actually mean it when they say spill-proof!

Love the stylin' gear flowers on the Cherry Blossom design!

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama all spring and summer long, in Chi, IL and beyond, for hot events, cool giveaway, and rockin' reviews! It's rewarding. 

Disclosure: Once again, ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Contigo for a great giveaway. They have compensated us for sharing their new products with you and provided product for review purposes and for our giveaway. As always, all opinions are our own. 

GIVEAWAY: All About Earth DVD & 2 SKRUB'A GLOVES For Kids/Adults ($36.92) #eco friendly #green living #giveaway #sponsored

Win 2 pairs of Skrub'a gloves--adult veggie ($12.98) & kids' carrot ($11.49)

AND The Magic School Bus:   All About Earth DVD 

($12.95)

*Disclosure:   Thanks to Fabrikators and Scholastic for giving us the prizes for our readers.   All opinions are our own.

ChiIL Mama's Earth Day Every Day Giveaway

Celebrate EARTH DAY Every Day!  JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF OUR PLANET AND BACK WITH AN ECO-FRIENDLY DVD FEATURING ALL-NEW EPISODES WITH MS. FRIZZLE AND HER CLASS THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: ALL ABOUT EARTH Brand new April release SRP: $12.95    PROGRAM DESCRIPTION    For more than 40 years, we've gathered together on April 22 to celebrate the planet with Earth Day.  This year, over 1 billion people participated in Earth Day activities, making it the largest civic observance in the world.   Scholastic invites families to get inside the earth like never before with THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: ALL ABOUT EARTH.  Featuring three all-new, never-before-released episodes of the long-running Emmy® Award-winning science adventure series, the DVD also offers English and Spanish language options and includes the bonus episode "The Magic School Bus All Dried Up". Grab a seat on the bus and hang on for the three episodes, including "The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed", where the class' garden is going to be featured on the cover of Plant It!Magazine, but Phoebe's garden plot is glaringly empty; "The Magic School Bus Blows its Top", which explains volcanoes and shows Ms. Frizzles class how the earth makes islands and "The Magic School Bus Goes on Air", which covers the mysteries and miracles of air pressure. FEATURES Bonus Episode  English and Spanish Language Options  PROGRAM INFORMATION    Type:  DVD Catalog #:  NNVG283530 Running Time: Approx. 90 mins. Genre:  Kids'/Animation Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo For more information on this title or any other Scholastic Storybook Treasures release, click here.   Also, visit New Kideo, the online home for the DVD line, at their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/New-Kideo/169330949777241

  

Win 2 pairs of Fabrikators  Skrub'a Gloves for adults & kids  VALUE:  ($23.97 total) Click here for further product information. Skrub'a Veggie Gloves Use for - Removing dirt, loose skin, rinsing, and cleaning any kind of vegetable including beets, radishes, leeks, mushrooms, corn, etc Materials - Durable food-safe nylon (machine-washable, dishwasher-safe) Skrub'a Kids Carrot Gloves Use for - Removing dirt, loose skin, rinsing, and cleaning carrots, parsley root, turnips, and many other vegetables Materials - Durable food-safe nylon (machine-washable, dishwasher-safe)

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and win some green goodies to celebrate Earth Day 2013!   Earth Day happens April 22nd every year, and "Earth Week" is currently underway.  Here at ChiIL Mama we try to make every day Earth Day, with green living features.   

To celebrate Earth Day, we're bringing our readers a super sweet giveaway that will run through May 19th.

Click the Rafflecopter link below to enter to win kids' and adult Skrub'a Gloves and an All About Earth DVD. (TOTAL VALUE:  $36.92)

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We'll be adding cool green products to our giveaway through Earth Week.   Enter to win any or all.

Click here to check out more of ChiIL Mama's green product favorites from the 2013 International Home and Housewares Show Tuesday recap.

Click here for more of ChiIL Mama's IHHS2013 eco friendly favorites from our Monday recap

Photo Credit:  http://www.earthday.org/

Happy Earth Day: The Tick Season 2 Episode 2 - Alone Together

We always dug the animated Tick episodes and raised our kids on them.   They're hilarious, well written, and have some of the best quotes ever.   So here's one of our favs about saving the earth.

The Tick is sent to the moon to revert Chairface Chippendale's attempt to write his name on it. He ends up traveling through space on Omnipotus (a parody of Galactus), the devourer of planets. (This episode was not included on the U.S. Season 2 DVD release, although it was included on the UK DVD set.)

"You're about to eat my planet.   What kind of friend is that?"

The Tick

"You can't destroy the earth.   It's where I keep all my stuff!"

The Tick

Happy Earth Day all, and SPOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ChiIL Mama's Earth Day Eco Giveaway ECOBAGS® 5 Classic String Market Bags™ ($40 Value) #eco friendly #green living #giveaway

Photo Credit:  http://www.earthday.org/

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and win some green goodies to celebrate Earth Day 2013!   Earth Day happens April 22nd every year, and "Earth Week" is currently underway.  Here at ChiIL Mama we try to make every day Earth Day, with green living features.   We walk what we talk, with a rain barrel and composter in the back yard, green products in our home, community activism & educating.   

It's a process.  We still drive 2 cars but work to minimize our carbon footprint.   We're working toward zero waste school lunches, and we try to make choices that will leave our planet in better shape for our kids and their kids to come.

To celebrate Earth Day, we're bringing our readers a super sweet giveaway that will run for a month, through May 19th.

Click the Rafflecopter link below to enter.

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We'll be adding cool green products to our giveaway through Earth Day.   Enter to win any or all.

First up, we've got a set of 5 stylish, colorful bags from the original ECOBAGS® that hold an amazing amount of groceries!  It's great to see the number of Eco friendly bags and products growing exponentially every year, but we're careful of greenwashing, and fakers out there.   The awesome companies we've partnered up with are the real deal.

1.  ECOBAGS® Classic String Market Bags™ in Earthtone sold as a set of five. Available at www.ecobags.com

VALUE: 40.00

Classic String Market Bags™ in rich, earthtone colors. All bags have easy to grasp and carry tote handle. A set of bags perfect for all your around town and out-of-town shopping and toting.

• Item Code: Earthtones-Tote
• Sold as a Set of 5
• Handle: Tote handle
• Color Pallet: Chili, Cranberry, Celery Seed, Storm Blue, and Natural
• Capacity: Great for shopping or the beach
• Material Type: Natural cotton
• Care Instructions: Machine wash cold, hang dry

All our Readers Are Winners:

Rockin ECOBAGS® Discount for everyone for the duration of our Eco Giveaway

15% off when you use code 13EarthDay 

15% off all retail - web orders. does not apply to shipping or custom services. Cannot be combined with other offers.

25.00 min order.

Through midnight May 18th, 2013

Why we chose this company to partner with:

About

ECOBAGS® - The Original. Since 1989. www.ecobags.com
We are the original reusable bag brand; designed in New York and responsibly made, with internationally recognized certifications, in India, China and the USA.

Mission

ECOBAGS® exists to provide products, information and inspiration that help people re-think, reduce, re-use and recycle.
"Cleaning up the planet one bag at a time (tm)."

Company Overview

ECOBAGS® began in 1989 introducing the concept of reusable bags, in the USA, as an alternative to single use bags.

We introduced our ECOBAGS® Classic String Bags at the 1990 Earth Day celebration on Sixth Avenue in New York City selling out in four hours and inspiring many conversations.

We offer a complete line of ECOBAGS® Brand bags in recycled or recyclable materials in a variety of shapes and sizes, direct on our website.

For businesses we offer our line wholesale as well as Custom Branding Services and Made To Order products.

ECOBAGS® Brand products are internationally recognized and can be found at many retail establishments and online. ECOBAGS® are used as promotional tools for retailers, non profit organizations and internationally recognized Fortune500 Brands.

Featured on the Oprah Show and lauded in the press, from Time Magazine to Glamour and Martha Stewart Magazines, ECOBAGS® is thankful for being recognized as a pioneering socially responsible and mission focused brand.

Eco-Bags Products, Inc. is a certified BCorporation.

Earth Hour Tonight at 8:30pm

Earth Hour is Today (Saturday) starting at 8:30 pm
It's time to turn off, tune in and drop out.   Turn off your lights, that is, for (at least) one hour on Saturday starting at 8:30 pm. Earth Hour is a demonstration of how much energy we use/overuse. People in at least 135 countries will participate.  Click the link for more info. 

Kick the TV & video game habit and read together by candle light, sing songs, or hang outside in nature.  We love to camp as a family and as much as we LOVE city life, we need to go to where the trees are taller than the buildings, to see stars and recharge.   Tonight the light pollution will ease up and we may even be able to see some stellar sights from our own urban back yards!

p.s. Earth Day in the Parks is April 21

Instead of staying inside for Earth Hour, Tula Yoga is offering aspecial candlelight restorative yoga class appropriate for all levels. Live
acoustic music will also be provided by Logan Square resident, guitarist
and yogi, Neil Dixon Smith.

Class is from 8:30-9:30 and you can just drop-in for $15 (regular class
price). Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to check in before we 'shut
down'.