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Welcome to the Home for the Holidays Giveaway Hop, hosted by So Easy Being Green and Viva Veltoro!

It’s almost Christmas, can you believe it?! The stockings are hung on the mantle, the smell of baking cookies fills your home, and giveaways are waiting to be won. I’ve teamed up with a great group of bloggers that want to help you feel at home for the holidays. The Home for the Holidays Giveaways are all centered around the perfect products for your home. From decorative gifts to appliances each blogger has something for your home! Hop around to each giveaway and be sure to enter to win the Grand Prize for this event too! The hosts have secured a wonderful prize package worth $1,000 to include a Sebo X4 Upright Vacuum from from Allergy Buyers Club, a 5×8 Mohawk Rug {of Winner’s Choice}, and a $75 Gift Certificate to WallsNeedLove.com. So Easy Being Green, Viva Veltoro, the Blogging Mamas Network, and the Home for the Holidays participating bloggers are not responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill prize obligations.

Our sponsors for this event are Upside Down Games and Red Cup Living. One lucky winner will receive the YOGA! Spinner game and 8 Red Cup Living cups (18 oz.) for a total retail value of approximately $68.

Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. The giveaway is open to US readers ages 18+, void where prohibited by law. Good luck!

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Upside Down Games offers high-quality educational games that pair lifestyle choices with challenging board game style. Perfect for the family to enjoy together, their YOGA! line is motivating and engaging for kids. If the weather outside is frightful, stay in and play some yoga together. The games encourage reading skills, active play, and just plain fun. We reviewed three of these games and my kids enjoyed them very much. If you’re going to be Home for the Holidays, why not have a family game night? The Magic Path of Yoga Board Game might sound a little bit daunting but it’s very child-friendly. The game helps to initiate discussions about things like healthy food choices and requires kids to learn the steps in playing a board game. The first one to reach OM wins. My only complaint about this game is that I could see some people not purchasing this game simply because of that meditation aspect. That might sound silly but I do come from a pretty conservative background, there are people like that. Otherwise this game is fun for the family and gets people laughing!

Our next game was the YOGA! Spinner. There’s a reason why this game has won all kinds of awards! If you’re a classroom teacher, this is a great game to have in the classroom for those five minutes before lunch. Let a different student spin each day. This is even something a pair of students could play together. If you’ve got small children at home, this is the perfect game to pull out on a rainy day. The tasks on the cards are pretty simple to follow; you could easily modify them for children of higher ability or even with disabilities. Although there’s a winner in this game, you could also adjust the rules so that everyone just participates and there’s no competition. If you need some basics about the poses in yoga or just want some easy tips to follow, be sure to check out the Parents page at Upside Down Games. Upside Down Games is offering one reader a Yoga Spinner Board Game in this giveaway ($19.95 value)! Do use common sense while playing, of course. What I mean is, don’t allow your child to try any poses that are uncomfortable or painful.

We also played the game Tapple together. Well, my kids played it while I cracked up on the sidelines. The game is a lot more challenging than it looks. It reminds me of something like Scattergories, where you have to list several items from a certain category. The problem here is that you don’t name those items, you spell them. Oh, and not all the letters are available on the unit. The timer is ticking, which makes you panic, and you just can’t finish in time. It’s a lot of fun and moves quickly. This is another great classroom game. One suggestion I have for you, though, is remove the batteries from the unit when you’re finished playing. My kids tried to get this game out all the time and the ticking of the timer drove me crazy. This is a game that the kids can play on their own. You could even let your kids make up their own categories to keep things fun!

Now, you’ve got to add an element of snacking to your game night, of course. And what better to serve up your drinks than in a red cup? I’m not talking about that plastic red Solo cup that gets tossed at the end of the night. Oh no, you deserve something way better. What about these reusable, dishwasher-safe cups from Red Cup Living?

Santa would love to drink his milk from these reusable earth-friendly cups -- Red Cup Living featured on savingsinseconds.com

These are actually our favorite cups now. We love that they hold a lot of iced water (18 oz as a matter of fact!) and they are BPA free. Santa will be getting a plate of cookies as usual, but his milk will be served in a cup from Red Cup Living. You can read my full review to see what else is available!

Comments

Sherry Compton says

December 16, 2013 at 7:57 AM

I was surprised by how many different styles Red Cup has. I like their 15 oz. Margarita Cup.

Sherry Compton says

December 16, 2013 at 7:58 AM

My daughter-in-law would love those yoga games for my grandkids. How fun to get them involved in what she is doing. I really like Yoga Spinner.

Dorothy Teel says

December 17, 2013 at 11:55 AM

I love that the Red Cups are made in the USA and I like the new 24 ounces beer stein cup, we would love to drink our iced tea out of them. LOL

Dorothy Teel says

December 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM

I think it would be great for exercise and getting more movement out of your child to play this Yoga game, I did not find a store that sells it in Oklahoma, but there are a lot of mail order sites for it.

Sherry Compton says

December 18, 2013 at 8:05 AM

Today is free shipping at Upside Down Games. That is always a big help.

Lana Bradstream says

December 19, 2013 at 5:26 PM

I like Memo Yoga

Lana Bradstream says

December 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM

I would drink Crystal Light out of my Red Cup

Sherry Compton says

December 21, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Fun products. I just bought one of the keychains for my daughter-in-law.

Mayla M says

December 24, 2013 at 2:36 AM

I entered http://www.savingsinseconds.com/dvd-shelf-studio-c-seasons-1-2/

Emi says

December 25, 2013 at 5:59 PM

the 24 ounce mug on Red Cup would be great for keg beer at our summer barbeques.

Emi says

December 25, 2013 at 6:05 PM

The Yoga Spinner would be a great moms club gift – I am sure that Upside Down games meant it for kids but it could be fun for adults too.

MonaG says

December 25, 2013 at 7:58 PM

The Yoga Spinner game sounds fun. I’ll probably play with hubby, our daughter, and her friend. No surprises on who will win 😉

Thanks 🙂

MonaG says

December 25, 2013 at 8:04 PM

I like the 12 oz coffee mug b/c of the size and material(stone).
Thanks 🙂

Sacha Schroeder says

December 26, 2013 at 10:57 AM

If I win, I will definitely play this game. I think Yoga is great for everyone including kids.

Sacha Schroeder says

December 26, 2013 at 10:59 AM

I would drink Iced Tea out of my red cup!

allie says

December 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM

My family loves to play new games! We will play this one!

carol marr says

December 27, 2013 at 4:27 AM

I didn’t know they had yoga games to play

carol marr says

December 27, 2013 at 4:30 AM

the red cup really gives back and you can see how they are making there social mission a reality with just a red cup!

cheryl s says

December 27, 2013 at 11:35 AM

we would use the red cups for all kinds of drinks when we have people over to swim in the summer. Great for kids so they don’t break any glasses

Paol Trenny says

December 27, 2013 at 11:16 PM

entered the Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway

Cynthia Sizemore says

December 28, 2013 at 6:37 PM

I like the upside games,lots of great games to play with your kids.

Bo says

December 29, 2013 at 9:23 PM

Memo Yoga looks like fun! I’d love to try that game as well.

Bo says

December 29, 2013 at 9:23 PM

I love the idea of Red Cup Living! I would use these cups at parties I host to reduce waste.