Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Coursing Around Review & Giveaway


Summer is coming and I am always looking for ways to get my kids off the sofa and outside playing. One of the things that all kids love to play with is sidewalk chalk. I know my kids can cover the whole neighborhood in artwork whenever they get a box. But there is more to chalk than you may realize. It can encourage physical activity and even be educational. If you don't believe me, just check out the amazing book, Coursing Around by Debbie Tougas.

Coursing Around is a fun book that is all about the exciting ways your kids can have with sidewalk chalk. The book includes instructions on how to create fifteen different activity courses. Kids will love drawing their own courses and inviting friends to join in. All the neighborhood kids will want to hop, skip and draw with Coursing Around. The instructions are simple to follow, and children ages four and up should be able to complete the courses with little to no help from adults. It will provide hours of fun, and once it gets washed away, they can start all over again. The book comes complete with two jumbo pieces of chalk and a ruler to help create your courses.

Coursing Around from Iain Grainger on Vimeo.

Coursing Around was a winner of  an iParenting Media Award because moms know how important it is to get kids moving and enjoying the outdoors.  This book will help improve social skills, endurance, and increase motor skills, creativity, and their overall fitness level.  If you would like a copy of this amazing book for yourself, it is available online for only $14.99 with free shipping. With summer vacation lurking around the corner, this is definitely a book you'll want to add to your collection.

One lucky winner is going to receive a copy of Coursing Around which comes with two big pieces of sidewalk choke and lots of fun ideas. To enter, just visit Coursing Around and tell me something you learned. For additional entries, you can do any of the following, but you must complete this initial entry first. Any entries that do not follow these guidelines will be deleted.

1) Subscribe to my blog by email
2) Follow my blog on friend connect
3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama & Coursing Around (5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
5) Become my friend on face book  or a fan of New Age Mama on Face Book (one entry each)
6) Grab my main button and tell me where I can find it
7) Follow New Age Mama on Network Blog
8) Follow my author blog on friend connect, twitter, or  face book (one entry each)
9) Post this giveaway on any sweepstakes site, Mr Linky, or other networking website-leave the link where I can find it (1 entry each)
10)\ Become a fan of Coursing Around on face book
11) Follow Coursing Around on twitter


This giveaway will end at midnight on  5/15/11 and is open to the continental US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to Coursing Around for offering this great prize!


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.  Please note that I  am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***

75 comments:

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I learned that Coursing Around's founder Debbie Beam-Tougas has 18+ years of experience being a certified fitness specialist, an aerobics instructor, a personal trainer and a post exercise therapist.

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Anonymous said...

This was created "with sidewalk chalk and imagination"!

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