This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Katherine – congratulations!
The next giveaway today is from Angie Warren Designs, and she is giving one Simple Mom reader a set of 50 mommy cards!
Mommy cards are the latest trend in the blogosphere for busy moms to quickly share their contact info – a veritable business card for some of the busiest, hard-working adults out there.
Angie’s cards are gorgeously printed front and back, and they all feature a photo (or photos) of your cute kids.
One reader will win a set of 50 mommy cards of their choice from Angie Warren Designs! The retail value of this prize is $25. Here’s how to win:
1. Leave a comment on this post, answering this question – What’s your favorite thing to do with other moms?
2. To get a second entry – and a second entry on all the giveaways this week – subscribe to the Simple Mom feed and email me the movie quote at the bottom of any post in your feed reader or email inbox (there is only one quote for all the giveaways). Send it to simplemomblog (at) gmail (dot) com, and put the quote directly in the subject line. The body of the email won’t be read. And you only need to email me the quote once in order to get a second entry for all the week’s giveaways.
3. Finally, to get a third entry, post or tweet about this giveaway – if you use the URL of this post, I’ll receive it – no need to email me.
This giveaway will end this Thursday, January 29 at noon EST. I hope you win!
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My favorite thing to do …. just talk with other adults! It can be over lunch, dinner, coffee, or a playdate at the park. I just cherish the conversation face-to-face with another adult.
stephanie´s last blog post…National Handwriting Day
My favorite thing to do with other moms is to just have coffee and relax, chatting and getting to know each other. Moms have such a special connection, and it’s wonderful to see how each mom can minister to another in a unique way.
Eryn´s last blog post…Relief
Cool prize! My favorite thing to do with other moms is to do a ‘moms night out’ without the kids. Just get away from it all.
walk with kids in the stroller.
life with the wisners´s last blog post…monday january 26 2009
I’m a mom, but my kids are all grown up. I’m also a grandmother now. However, I still enjoy getting together with moms of all ages to just talk, laugh, and encourage each other.
bible study-
alisha´s last blog post…Man My Kid Can Snore
I love to get together to craft with the other moms in my life… coffee is always included.
Liz´s last blog post…Awe Inspiring Art
I love getting together for coffee while the kids are at school or preschool. It’s so nice to chat about something besides blocks, cars, and Noggin for a little while!
My fav thing to do with other Moms? Getting together to catch up on our “scrapbooking” (scrapbooking is code for Martini’s!).
jeri´s last blog post…city girls
Right now, I’m loving to sew with my mom friends. The kids run around, and we may or may not get any sewing done, but we have a lot of fun.
Leigh´s last blog post…My New Thing: Letting Go of Guilt
my favorite thing to do with other moms: leave the kids and husbands at home and head for a cool local coffeehouse where we drink exotic coffees and laugh our heads off for a few hours. it feels *so* good.
Krista´s last blog post…Book Review: The Moon Shines Down
I enjoy hanging out at indoor playgrounds, or the park!
Tanya´s last blog post…Funky Brown and Pink Wedding Shower Cake
A fellow twin mom who had her boys only a few weeks after my girls (in October ’08) and I have been walking at the mall. We live where it’s snowy, and it has been a great way to get out, exercise, and talk about twin stuff!
My favorite thing to do with other moms is go to the park. We live within walking distance of four parks/playgrounds…a fact that makes me hesitant to EVER think about moving. I love running into friends, neighbors, or moms I’ve never met on my way to one of these spots. We usually have our kids in strollers and can talk more or less without distraction. Until we get to the park, of course.
It would be great to keep these cards in my stroller and be able to whip them out when I meet someone new!!
I love to go out for “Mommy Down Time” and have a decent meal and a drink. Without the kids hanging on us, we can finally have a real conversation. Its great to hear another mom’s perspective and know you are not alone in “mommy world.” I would love to get some moms together and stay in a bed and breakfast and shop in a quaint little town. There are a few lovely ones near by. We also have a winery 5 minutes down the road and I plan on taking advantage with some neighborhood mommies.
Cards – what a fabulous idea. I belong to a stay at home mom’s group with hundreds of other moms. What an easy way to share.
These are so cute. And would be handy in our new town! My favorite thing is to just sit and talk. It’s so nice to talk to someone who has even an inkling of what you’re going through!
darah7´s last blog post…hello, choffy!
meet at the park and have it be the perfect time of kids playing and moms getting to chat (which rarely happens this way, but oh well)
My other mom friends and I are all on a ministry team together. And I LOVE working with them. Our kids are growing up together as bff’s and we are super close as we share a common goal. On the special “Encounter” weekends we facilitate, we leaders go back to our rooms at night, and stay up late into the night, slumber-party style, swapping stories and giggling into the wee hours. I LOVE my mom friends!
Freedom´s last blog post…MORE Vivia-isms
I love to get together for drinks and appetizers without the husbands so we can dish and chat!
Sharing life together. There’s something so nice about knowing we’re all in it together!
cheryl´s last blog post…Soaked To The Bone
my current favorite thing to do with other moms is knit and drink wine. Also trying out the idea of a garden seed swap next week, so we’ll see how that works!
anja´s last blog post…Bike/Bus Winter Commute Planning
go to bookclub meetings together.
We usually recharge over a much needed latte and talk each others ears off about food, clothes, and of course, the babies.
Aimee´s last blog post…Foodie Facebook: Michele
Having a cup of tea while the little ones play. Talking about all the positive things motherhood has to offer. Sharing all the things that we can pray for one another.
Or texting. It’s easier than chatting on the phone because you can put it down in the middle of a text, without taking up the other moms time while she listens to you instruct your toddler. : )
Janice´s last blog post…A boring update
Sorry to be redundant but just talk. That way my husband doesn’t have to get all of my 50,000 words per day all of the time. (That’s how many words per day they say women are hardwired to say everyday.)
Wednesday morning Bible study…all moms of little ones. We encourage, laugh, cry and enjoy free childcare at our church!!!!
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Doing nothing with moms has got to be the best. By that I mean doing nothing more than sitting back, talking about how beautiful our world is, and not focusing on all the pressing things in our life (kids, spouses, homes, etc). It’s a great stress detox and I always feel able to get going again after a break with friends.
a simple life´s last blog post…In our news…
These are too cute!
My fave thing to do with other moms is a basic playdate. Bekah gets to play, I get to talk to adults!
Lindsey´s last blog post…Craft Night
I just like to talk while the kids are playing. Those grown-up conversations keep me sane.
My favorite thing to do with other moms is just sit and talk.
I also love to get together and make appetizers, sit, eat and chat too.
Keilah´s last blog post…25 Random Things About Me
I am lucky to have many, many wonderful girlfriends. We love to visit, talk, laugh, drink wine, get pedicures, go to concerts, and do crafts together. Our favorite thing to do together though is probably watching our kids play together and grow up as friends.
I love my girlfriends. We love to take the kids to the Arboretum. They can run around while we watch.
Christy@pipandsqueak´s last blog post…This will make you smile
Love the cards. Like everyone else, I like to sit and chat with other moms– compare notes, questions, stresses, conundrums… you name it.
We love to get together for playdates and eat good food.
Emily M.´s last blog post…22 Years of Boycott…
I love to sit at the park with a Starbucks while the kids play.
Robin´s last blog post…I won!
I’m lucky because I work with many of my best friend moms and we bring our kids to work with us. So it’s like one big playdate all the time. But, we really love when we get together without all the kids and just enjoy each other’s company kid free!
Melissa´s last blog post…Help Needed . . .
My favorite is to talk & shop – kid free prefered! It’s so nice to have an uninterupted adult conversation, and get in and out of stores without a double stroller with kids constantly asking for snacks and to go see the toy isle yet again.
Bethany´s last blog post…Simple Mom
I think the thing I like to do best with other moms is just talk — either while our little ones play at a park or while (by some miracle) we’re out on our own. The best talks are the ones that are authentic — with women you connect with and can be honest about where you are in life. Mothering is an awesome job (the only one I ever wanted), but it’s demanding, and being able to be real about that can make a week!
Laugh and tell stories on ourselves.
Anything that involves spending time together.
I love to take walks with other Moms. We put the kids in the stroller (with snacks, of course!) and get some time to talk.
My fave thing to do with other moms is walk the lake by our house with a cup o coffee!! Pushing strollers of course!!
Sara´s last blog post…Sugar Baby
Oh, go for coffee for sure – sans kiddos!
Michelle´s last blog post…Quick Stuff
All time favorite thing to do is just sit and chat with coffee and snacks! Maybe a bit of scrapbooking thrown in for good measure.
Karilee´s last blog post…There’s Freedom in Napping
My favorite thing to do with friends is to sip coffee in one of our livingrooms with the playful noises of our children in the background. I also love to play tennis with other moms!
Lunch with *drinks* after a playdate at the park
Perfektly Mary´s last blog post…Photo Fun
Going for walks with the kids in a stroller, for sure. Lots gets accomplished that way. Exercise, visiting, kids entertained…….3 birds with one stone. I’m all about being efficient with 4 kids!
go to the pool
mommymae´s last blog post…justice rules
I love to cook with other moms. I recently had a mom from my church come over and show me how to make bread! It was so fun, and the kids had a great time together. I also often have dinner with a close friend and her family, alternating whose home we go to. It’s great!
My fave thing to do with other moms? Take a lunch to a park and chat while kids play.
OR leave kids with daddies and go out for coffee.
Go for a walk and have a good talk!
Love to put the babies in their strollers, and walk and chat!
One of my favorite things to do with other moms is to have knit ins. We get together, bring knitting projects and snacks, and have fun gabbing while we knit. We’re willing to teach newbies, too, so we’ve had fun adding to our group.
Share craft project and activity ideas!
My family recently moved, so right now my favorite thing to do with other moms is to MEET them!
I love to have lunch, or just hang out at someone’s house and exchange stories, ideas and laugh!
Karen´s last blog post…Coming Soon
I have a great group of women friends (all mamas) that like to knit. We get together every Wednesday evening (sans kiddos) and chat, have desert, drink some wine, and knit. I look forward to it every week!
Drinking wine!
Heather´s last blog post…Robots in Disguise
I love to walk around the mall with other moms, with the kids in strollers. Good workout, great conversation… and of course we avoid the cold outside and get to stop at the coffee shop
We try to have a mom’s night out for dinner once a month, with the main goal of being talking about the kids as little as possible and just being adults together instead of mom’s.
I love to cook with my friends while enjoying a great bottle of wine.
I love to actually get together with my friends. I live overseas, and so it is so nice when I get to go back home and actually connect with them. I don’t care what we do, as long as we can catch up in person.
Over here, I don’t get to connect with girlfriends very often, but when I do, I also don’t care what we do, as long as we can have good conversation!
Julie´s last blog post…Renaming the blog
Going for walks, spending time chatting (over coffee or not), crafting (with and without the kids) and spending time together with their children and mine also.
amy salinger´s last blog post…Our Holidays…Happy 2009!
Favorite thing is to talk through challenges and encourage one another with insights and practices that were previously our own little secret.
My friend is a guest blogger today at my site. http://burningbushes.org/
My favourite thing to do with other Moms is to go to the park, my hmmm “older” bones need the workout, love the cards, my friends actually have these, I need some, so please count me in!
A group of us go biking together – figure we can exercise, and chat at the same time!
Playdates, with a bottle of wine!
Our fav thing to do with other moms/kids is to play! Our kids love the simple notion of playing with friends – at the playground, around the church sanctuary, at our home or others’ homes… there’s nothing like good ol’ fashioned play for kids. I love the time to chat and share with other adults while knowing my kids are free to run as they please.
My favorite thing is just having some down time doing something crafty or having dinner. Adult chit chat. We can usually solve all the world’s problems by the time we’re done.
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I would say knit, chat, and share a glass of wine …
or play outside with the kids (hard to do today with a major snowstorm brewing)
We love to swap money saving tips! It’s fun to see who can be the most frugal!
Just sitting and chatting over a cup of tea while the kids play . . . or in the summer, going to the beach with several other moms and their kids. So much fun! I love being able to encourage and be encouraged by others who are in the same stage of life as me.
And those mommy cards are sooo pretty!!
Carrie´s last blog post…Josiah at 9 months
I love to have a playdate and eat good food and our kids down to nap and then enjoy drinking coffee and knitting.
LOL I’m hoping to win this for my husband. Hope she’s willing to do a Daddy card instead (he’s a SAHD and this would be perfect for him). My favorite thing to do with other Moms…well, ummm….whatever I normally do with other adults. I don’t do anything with anyone just cuz they are a Mom.
Swap funny parenting stories, vent, laugh, connect, feel like you’re not “the only one” experiencing this, that or the other.
prepare food and eat together
alison chino´s last blog post…well taught
I like to talk about our kids!
I like to go get lunch and shop. . . .without the babies! But share stories while we’re together.
Talk about the kids of course
Talk.
Love to share a babysitter and knit while visiting over brownies and coffee. Maybe some semi-evil chuckles regarding the common friend that deprives herself of these moments while religiously pounding the treadmill…actually, this is just a dream of mine but I’m full of hope!
just have adult conversation!!
(good food doesn’t hurt either)
I love walking with other moms early in the morning before the kids get up. Great start to the day and you have plenty of time to talk and get some exercise!
Like alot of the other moms, I like to get together and talk. It’s nice to bounce your trials and achievements off another Mom. We even can laugh about the hard stuff.
Go out for coffee once the kids are in bed and our husbands stay home with them….or hanging out at playgroup.
I love justing walking around and chatting with other moms while the kids stroll or play close by.
i’m a new mom-to-be in a new town, really wanting, hoping, wishing to meet other moms and moms-to-be. these cards would sooo help!
tara´s last blog post…who knew the gap did organic crib sheets?
My favorite is having a girls night out when the dads are home with the kiddos. We try to do it at least once a month! Great time.
My favorite thing to cook for my family is chicken tacos. Everyone enjoys the meal and there are seldom leftovers. My children are usually picky eaters so cooking a great meal that they like is a great accomplishment.
BreannaS´s last blog post…Kiddio Giveaway
kids’ arts & craft parties! I’m a more patient mom with other people’s kids – and if you are going to get all the stuff out for a really good session, it is so much more fun with lots of kids (and lots of others to help put things away after the kids lose interest).
Talking about mom-related and non-mom-related things over lunch (sans kids) is my favorite thing to do with other mommies!
I love to get together with other moms and knit or just talk while I knit.
BreannaS´s last blog post…Kiddio Giveaway
I just love talking with other moms. It doesn’t matter where we are…I always want to talk to them, nonstop
World’s Greatest Mommy´s last blog post…Texas in January: A Photographic Study With Rhyme
I love to have dinner with other moms while the husbands watch the kids
My favourite thing to do with other moms is reassure myself that all the weird things she does are normal! My second favourite thing to do is to silently congratulate myself on all the ways she is *clearly* more advance than the other children
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I like just socializing with other moms and exchanging tips with them.
Definitely going to my book and chocolate club!! Eating chocolate dessert while chatting about literature and life. Wahoooooo!!
Heidi @ Mt Hope´s last blog post…The Boy’s Been Busy
I love to go to get our nails done
Giving and getting advice is my favorite thing about hanging with other moms. It’s so helpful to have their opinions!
I like to go out to lunch with other mommies. Boy, its been a long time!
Linda´s last blog post…Pro-Life Inauguration Ad
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