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Friday, May 27, 2011

Father's Day Giveaway: Bedtime Prayers and Promises Recordable Book


My girls miss their daddy during the day when he's at work. I love that the book for this giveaway allows him to be a little more "present" in our home when he's not here.

When I was contacted by Dayspring to do the review for Bedtime Prayers and Promises I wasn't really sure what to expect. I'd heard a lot of hype about recordable books, but didn't know if it would just end up being a gimicky kind of thing that didn't have lasting value to children.


Here is a video of the girls when I first gave them Bedtime Prayers and Promises

M looks a little dazed in most of this video, but I have really been surprised by how much she has taken to the book. She listened to the pages for a long time, and even after an hour it was hard to pull her away to come to lunch. She has listened to it for long periods during her afternoon rest time for many days since then. When R came home the first day she thanked him over and over for making her the "wonderful book." :-)

The recording of the pages is easy to do, but it is set up in such a way that the children are not able to accidentally record over what has been done. My husband did say that the amount of time given to record on each page caused him to have to rush a little in the reading of each page, but it didn't cause a major difficulty.

One of the things I really like about it too is the flexibility. You as the reader have the choice to include or leave out whatever you would like from the text of the book or even to add your own little touches.

The content of Bedtime Prayers and Promises has a lot of nice things about it (each page contains a poem, a Scripture verse, and a prayer), but the thing we like most are the Scripture passages. We are planning to replace what is recorded right now with just the Scripture passages (expanded to include the context). I really like the thought of M being able to listen to her daddy read her the Bible during her nap.

Dayspring has provided one copy of Bedtime Prayers and Promises for me to give away to a reader here at Having Fun at Home. To be entered in the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post.

For additional entries:

1. Write about this giveaway from your Facebook or Twitter account.
2. "Like" Dayspring on Facebook (you will receive a coupon code for 10% off your next order).
2. "Like" Having Fun at Home on Facebook.

For each additional entry, write an extra comment saying what you did.

On Monday, June 6, I will choose the winner using Random.org. All readers in the USA and Canada are eligible.

39 comments:

  1. What a wonderful giveaway!

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  2. I liked "Having Fun at Home" on Facebook.

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  3. Shared this on FB.

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  4. This looks great!  We are trying to teach my son about praying, that it is different from wishing and what sort of things we pray for/about. Right now he usually prays that God will help me do the dishes!

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  5. I've always wondered about those books.  What a terrific idea for when Daddy is away.  I bet they love it!  I'd love a copy for a friend of mine whose husband is being deployed in a couple months. 

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  6. Loved the girls reaction, so precious!
     

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  7. I would love to win this for my toddler!!

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  8. Looks like a very cute book!!!  Love the video, thanks for posting it!

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  9. Liked Having fun at home on FB!

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  10. It sounds like a really sweet book! I hope I win one.
    jenny

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  11. Ooo, what a neat book!  I would love to win!

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  12. Liked it on Facebook!

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  13. Liked Dayspring on FB

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  14. Would love to have a book for my grandson.

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  15. Captain FussybucketsMay 31, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    SO cute!  My son would love this!
    gena1982 at yahoo.com

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  16. Captain FussybucketsMay 31, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    I like DaySpring on FB
    gena1982 at yahoo.com

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  17. Captain FussybucketsMay 31, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    I like Having Fun At Home on FB!
    gena1982 at yahoo.com

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  18. I'd love to win one of these!

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  19. This would be a great gift. 

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  20. aww, this sounds so sweet! alaskawildrose at gmail dot com

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  21. I would love t o win!

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  22. i liked DaySprring on Facebook
    bethwright393@yahoo.com

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  23. My daughter would love this!

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  24. I'm a fan of Having Fun at Home on facebook

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  25. I'm a fan of Dayspring on facebook

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  26. What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks

    Lmbrunken {AT} gmail {DOT} com

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  27. http://twitter.com/Lmbrunken/status/76379240836239361

    Tweeted lmbrunken

    Lmbrunken {AT} gmail {DOT} com

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  28. Like dayspring on fb larissa brunken

    lmbrunken {AT} gmail {DOT} com

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  29. Like having fun at home on fb larissa brunken lmbrunken {AT} gmail {DOT} com

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  30. hope i win!

    enny524 at gmail dot com

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  31. This looks like a lot of fun!

    kathrynbaby2004@yahoo.com

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  32. I love this giveaway! Awesome to see Christian giveaways. :) carrieslack at yahoo.com

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  33. I love this giveaway!

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  34. I liked day spring!

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  35. I liked having fun at home!

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  36. I don't see it on their website to buy..hmm

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  37. Deborah, that is strange.  hmmm, here is an Amazon link for the book
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Y6AQL4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=havfunathom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217153&creative=399701&creativeASIN=B004Y6AQL4">Recordable Storybook-Bedtime Prayers & Promises

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  38. Congratulations!  This is comment number 14- the winning number generated on random.org

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