You are hereby invited to participate in a contest hosted for my own purely selfish motives.
The prize: A free copy of my book, Weak and Loved, available soon.
My selfish motives include, but are not limited to, the following:
I want you to share my website.
I want you to help me have a peaceful road trip with my children.
I want you to read my book.
The contest: That's a good question!
How to play:
Imagine you are stuck in a car for innumerable hours with six children under the age of nine. Imagine the strong desire you have to keep the peace, so Father can drive. Imagine also that you are a dreamer; that even in this cramped van smelling like chicken nuggets, you aspire to create a family bonding experience.
Now, get creative. Work with me. Let's get the children talking, thinking, and imagining. (I need your help, because this is when I start staring blankly out the window and the creativity disappears in car sickness and clock-watching.)
Write a good question, using one of the following formats:
What would you do if…
If you had to choose between…
Questions may be simple or complex, and they may contain more than one clause or question.
Good example:
What would you do if a giant rat knocked on your door and asked you for some cheese? What would you do if that rat was a mother rat with babies?
Bad example:
If you had to choose between eating cereal covered in dog drool or sleeping on a pillow made out of dirty diapers, what would you choose?
(This is a bad example because 1. It's gross and 2. The responses would mostly be limited to "ewww." Not much intellectual stimulation.)
Please avoid the following subject matters: body fluids of people or animals, potty humor, private body parts, or other gross stuff. The children will already be talking about most of these things.
How to enter:
Leave your ideas in the <a href="http://www.weakandloved.com/20…..in-my.html">comment section of my webpage, or email me at emilymariecook AT weakandloved DOT com. Then, please share this post with your friends. The contest will be open until midnight Wednesday, January 18. Multiple entries will be accepted and will count individually for the random drawing.
How to win:
Two winners will be chosen.
1. The Creative Genius will be chosen by my children and me, after our upcoming very long car ride. The winning question will be the question that gets the biggest and best reaction from the children. It will get them thinking, debating, and imagining… for at least 5 consecutive minutes. (I'm dreaming big!) If all goes well, I will have stories to share!
2. The Lucky One will be chosen at random via random.org.
I will announce the winners on January 30.
(Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping. See complete contest rules here.)
Soooo…
If you had to choose between entering this contest (thus helping me and my kids, giving yourself a chance to win my book, and sharing my site, and making my day), or ignoring this completely….. what would you chose?
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http://www.weakandloved.com/20…..in-my.html
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