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Well, the temperature outside confirms that summer is in full swing.  We are spending a lot of time outside in the pool and playing on the swingset.  Of course, we are making sure that we stay safe when we do so.  We don’t forget sunscreen, we drink plenty of water and we avoid playing outdoors during the warmest parts of the day.

The one thing that  can’t avoid no matter when I’m oustide however are those pesky allergies.  If you suffer like me, any help you can get to survive them is welcome information.  Dr. Josh Riff, Target’s medical director, created a set of videos to help families this busy summer season.  Check these out:

Target’s Car Travel Tips from Target Health & Well-Being on Vimeo.

Target’s Asthma & Allergy Travel Tips from Target Health & Well-Being on Vimeo.

Target’s Summer PACK Tips from Target Health & Well-Being on Vimeo.

THE GIVEAWAY:

Three (3) lucky Penny Pinchin’ Mom readers will receive a Summer Survial Kit (valued at $50), which includes the some of the following:

Entry is simple — just leave one comment answering the question of the day.  If you would like to gain some bonus entries, you can complete any or all of the additional items listed — just leave a separate comment for each method of entry.  Note:  All comments must be left HERE on the blog.  Comments left via Facebook or Twitter will not be included.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

1.  What is your favorite thing to do in the summertime?

BONUS ENTRIES:

1.  Follow Penny Pinchin’ Mom on a reader or through the daily e-mail digest.

2.  Follow Penny Pinchin’ Mom on Twitter or Facebook.

This contest will be open until Saturday, July 2nd, at 11:59 p.m CST.   This giveaway is open only to U.S. Residents age 18 and older.  The winner will be chosen at random and contacted via email.  Said winners will have 48 hours in which to provide me with their mailing address so that the prize can be forwarded to them.  GOODLUCK!!!

Penny Pinchin’ Mom received nothing in exchange for hosting this giveaway.  All opinions contained within this post are her own and were not influenced by any other parties.  Please be sure to review the Giveaway Terms & Conditions before entering this contest.

Comments

  1. Megan Lyon says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is taking my daughter swimming. We have a blast at the pool!

  4. Michelle says

    My most favorite thing to do in the summertime is going to the pool. Even growing up that was the one thing we did during the summertime. Now that I’m a mom though we don’t go as often as I would like. Something about dragging 5 children to the pool by yourself all the time kinda wears you out! lol

    Oh, and I follow Penny Pinchin’ Mom on Facebook and I check the blog daily! 🙂

  6. Candice Hall says

    Our family loves going to the local waterpark. We buy season passes because we really get our $$$ worth living in Texas.

  11. Kacy says

    My favorite thing to do in summer is grill out with family and friends, and hang out outside talking and eating while the kids play.

  16. Tina May says

    I love to go swimming with my nieces and nephews. And of course a BBQ is a perfect pair with swimming. I love them both.

    I follow you on facebook and via email.

  24. Tracey says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is to swim with my little girl. And go to the amusement parks and wave pools. She loves roller coasters!! Thanks for the contest!

  34. Tara says

    I love BBQ’ing and sitting outside enjoying the evening with good company and good conversation while the kids play. Good fun for the whole family!

  47. tracy says

    go to the pool!!!!! my husband is a teacher so we have summers off together and we love to hang out in the sun!

  48. Aly says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is play in the backyard swimming pool with my 20 month old AND 4 1/2 year old!!! We have a neighborhood pool 5 houses down, but both kids prefer the little pools with the pups with us!

  50. Aly says

    I ALSO use igoogle reader and follow you!!! 🙂 Excited to meet you @ the Midwest Kids Fest!!!

  54. teresa e. says

    I love to lay by the pool with the family and relax after couponing and going to south padre for vacation. I follow you on fb and receive your emails.

  64. casey says

    Summer is the time to take the family on a vacation for a few days!! stay up late and enjoy the tucson weather when the sun goes down

  67. Jennifer Simmons says

    I love family BBQs, even though I BBQ year round its nice in the summer when so many have off!

  68. Patricia G says

    I love to spend all day with my girls. Now that they are getting older 17 and 12 its hard to find time during the school year for some good old fashion family time.

  76. Courtney Erickson says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is relax with my kiddos and play games. BTW i like you on fb 🙂

  80. Theresa says

    In the summer time, my favorite thing to do is to hit the lake!!! Swimming and sun tanning are the top of my list!!

  91. Anna G. says

    1. What is your favorite thing to do in the summertime?
    I love grilling out and swimming. And spending time with my family.

  94. Kay C. says

    I love hanging out with friends and family when grilling in the backyard after a day at the beach!

  96. Julie Anne McNee-Ruger says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer time is go to the beach with my girls. Love to play in the water and read!!!

  99. Christine Temple says

    I am a Kindergarten teacher, so in the summer I loooove to sleep late, read a good book (on my reading level…LOL) and sit out back with the tiki torches lit and chat with the neighbors with an adult beverage in hand! AHHH….I love summer!!!!

  102. Kristen Trussell says

    My family loves to spend the day at the pool and our evenings grilling something yummy to eat!

  103. sharyn B says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer time is have our family meals outside in the backyard

  104. Julie says

    I love cookouts with family & friends during the summer time. I also love summer because I can actually let my dog out at night and not FREEZE! 🙂

  106. Kay C. says

    I follow you on Facebook. Thanks for bringing us the latest alerts & offers available!

  110. Jennifer Jones says

    My favorite thing to do for the summer is spending valuable time with my kids. We really enjoy swimming, going to amusement parks, and visiting the zoo.

  111. Brittany Smith says

    I love spending time with my family in the pool but living in Arizona we tend just to try to do things that are in doors because even the pools get too warm.

  125. Anndell McGuire says

    Not having such a strict schedule so we can do more fun things in the summer like going to the Pool!!

  128. Lisa Sparks says

    We love to go to the pool or to family barbecues! Definitely need the above items for a day outside!

  136. Toni says

    There are so many favorite things to do in the summer but I have to say BBQ with the family has got to be the hands down favorite, then I would have to go woth swimming!! I follow you on facebook!

  141. Jenna H. says

    My favorite summertime thing is hanging out at the pool and actually getting to visit with the other families that we only see in passing the rest of the year.

  145. mary taylor says

    I have been with my boyfriend for 6 years now and he introduced me to Muskie fishing, which he does avidly, so that was the first time I was ever on a boat in 2005, and started muskie fishin, I caught my first Muskie in 2006 ,I was casting it was a 42 1/2 inch muskie. It is so exciting and relaxing. I absolutly love it and we release the fish that we catch very carefully. That is what I look forward to every summer now, I really enjoy it and the fish get huge and we release them and they are happy.

  148. Candace says

    Enjoying the longer days…. so we have more time to spend with family and friends outside BBQing, sipping sweet tea and lemonade and playing with our 3 year old. 🙂

    Follow on FB!

  149. Maureen Darr says

    I enjoying spending it with family and friends eating lots of yummy picnic food and lounging by the pool.

  152. Rachelle Arnett says

    I read your facebook entries daily! We Love Having ICECREAM and doing a Ton of Stuff OUTSIDE, this week the POOL is our FRIEND!

  153. Nicole says

    I love grilling, hanging out with family and friends while swimming, playing in the sand at the lake or sliding down the slip-n-slide with the kiddo’s!!

  157. Christine Rick says

    I love making fruit salad, then playing outdoor yard games with my son. Just having that time with my family is something money can’t buy.

  161. Julie says

    I love taking vacations to the beach with my kids and spending the days playing in the waves and soaking up the sun! We also love searching for seashells to add to our collection (-:

  172. Heather Dougherty says

    Go to the BEACH! We only live about 15 minutes away, but with a 7 month old I don’t get there as often as I’d like.

  180. Emily Bart.....k says

    I spend every free moment swimming or having a picnic at the pool- after all I get hungry being in the sun. It’s the perfect time to swim when it’s 100*F 😉

  181. Mandy says

    My favorite thing about summer is spending weekends at my grandparents cabin at The Lake of the Ozarks!

  196. Danielle says

    We spend as much time OUTSIDE!!! Going to the zoo or swimming or just being together

  204. Leigh Holsombeck says

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to grill and spend time with the family on our deck and taking swims at Nanas 🙂

  206. Laura B says

    My favorite summer activity is reading in the shade by the pool while my daughter plays in the water.

  208. Melanie says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is GO CAMPING!! Love it! The lake, the mountains, everywhere!

  213. Amy N. says

    I’m a working mom. So in the summer I like ot take days off work to play with the kids and just do fun stuff.

  220. Rachel says

    Summer is busy and it’s hard to get everyone together at once. But, every summer my sisters and I have a “sisters day” at Oceans of Fun. Been doing it for years!

  221. Michelle D says

    I love to be outside when it is warm. Still waiting for that warm sun in Washington!

  223. Jody says

    Well, hoping I win something here (I never do), but my best thing regarding summer is that I’m a teacher and I’M OFF! Chillaxing whenever!

  228. Misty says

    Going to the zoo is our favorite thing to do.. If we had one, I would love to lay about in a pool all day!

  255. Kimberly Meyer says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is to play outside with my daughter.

  256. Saman says

    My favroite thing to do for the summer is taking my kids every friday for ice cream.

  260. Karen Peroni says

    My favorite thing to do during the Summer is sleep late!..no having to get up at 6AM to get the kiddos out the door for school!! 🙂

  261. Cathy H says

    Oooo, I have so many favorite things to do in the summertime like…hitting the beach w/my 10yo beach girl, cookouts, camping, waking up late since we don’t have to go to school 🙂

  262. Annie says

    My favorite thing to do is play with the kiddos outside and work in our garden! Thank you!

  270. Marlene says

    I love to eat watermelon and pineapple that’s my favorite thing to do in the summer!

  279. Jennifer Mack says

    I love any outdoor activity with my family. My favorite is hanging out at the river.

  281. Shanna says

    I’m an educator, so summer is my FAV! I spend it alternating between the zoo, the lake and lounging at home…who cares what we’re doing…I’m with my boys!!

  292. amy says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is hang with all of my kids since they are home for the summer. Yay!

  315. Cindi says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is sit on the sandy beach with the warm wind blowing in face, the smell of cocoa butter in the air, and the sounds of kids playing, and seagulls screaming 🙂

  316. Jill Dangler says

    My favorite thing would have to be a healthy combination of using this website to save money and get free things through the mail and some physical activity- walking to the mail box down our long driveway to see what samples I might have gotten and a dip in the pool afterward to cool down.

  318. Patricia Mohl says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is go up to our beautiful Utah canyons and have a BBQ and picnic

  321. Heather says

    I love taking my kids on the boat and going snorkeling with them and my husband! It is so rewarding seeing their excitement when we come across something they have only read about in books. Last weekend we all snorkled with a sea turtle!

  327. Melodie says

    Hmmmm….favorite thing…..well, I’m very pregnant currently, so sitting on the sidelines watching my daughter play in the water is great.

  331. Darcy T says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is take impromptu trips to the beach or park when the weather is nice!

  332. Karen says

    Right now my favorite thing is to stay burrowed inside with the AC! It’s been over 100 every day for a while, and it’s so humid!

  338. Amanda J says

    My fave thing to do in the summer is let my kids burn up their energy outside!!

  340. Stephanie says

    My favorite thing to do during the summer is spend anytime I can with the kids. That’s if it’s at the zoo, or just playing in their blow up pool on our porch..(:

  347. Lisa Markel says

    my favorite summer thing…..I have two….going with my kids to the beach and making homemade ice cream. we love summertime!!!

  350. Tera says

    I love spending time with my children. We build forts, ride bikes and go to the pool. Nothing is better than spending time with my kiddos.

  355. Kierstin says

    I love bringing my 2 little girls to the local fairs & carnivals! And going to the beach of course. 🙂

  370. Karla Kemp says

    Floating down the river and drinking some cold beer with my friends and family!

  375. Sharon Fletcher says

    I love spending time on the water, near the water, or anywhere close. It is so peaceful. I love to clip coupons and study the ads as best I can, so that I may save money to be able to go.

  376. Dee Cindee says

    Watch my grandkids swim in the pool, then make them chocolate shakes–send them home and they fall right asleep. What a great day!!

  377. Kate says

    We love having picnics. Sometimes that just means eating out on the floor of the deck, but it is fun to do something different. The kids always imagine we are on a picnic in an exotic location. 🙂

  378. Cindy says

    As a teacher, I LOVE summers. I love being home with my family and being able to do those projects I have put off because I was so busy.

  380. Stacy Ann says

    i love canoeing! too bad i can’t go this year because i’m 7 months pregnant!

  384. Erin Mount says

    Hanging out with my kids outside after dark, listening to them play and watching the fireflies.

  387. jenny r. says

    I love watching my kids playing outside and I love the smell of dinner cooking on the grill.

  389. Cassie says

    In the summer I love growing veggies in the garden with the kids and trying new recipes!

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  400. Christina says

    Swim! Go to the beach. Camp. Host cookouts and play games. Pretty much anything outside and spending lots of time with family and friends!

  404. april says

    Go to amusement parks! It is our favorite, we buy a kings island summer pass each year!

  416. Lisa Riezinger says

    Our favorite thing to do is set up our tent roast marsmellows and carch fireflies!

  419. sandy morales says

    I love to have people over to swim in the pool, cook out and play horseshoes

  422. Patricia says

    I did the email subscribe and our fav thing to do in the summer is go to the zoo or swimming

  431. Jodi LaLone says

    I follow on Facebook! I love playing with my boys, hiking, swimming being outside!

  435. Lyric says

    One of my favorite things to do in the summer is go on picnics in the botanical gardens with my children. 🙂

  439. krissondra says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is go to the spray parks and watch my son have the time of his life!

  442. Vickie Heydenreich says

    My favorite summer activity is to be able to stay by the pool all day!!!

  451. Susan Barnhouse says

    My favorite summer activity is going to the beach. We go every other weekend!

  453. Rebekah F. says

    My favorite summertime activity is grilling out and enjoying a good meal at the picnic table with my family and friends.

  460. Heather Chandler says

    Eating food from our garden that has been grilled and relaxing with family

  465. keeley nyman says

    my favorite thing to do in the summertime is to sit in a relaxing chair in the sun, close my eyes and relax! I like it when my freckles come out. 🙂

  473. Brigette McIntire says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is to go out on our local lake on a friend’s boat.

  483. Robert Hill says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is to see family and be with my kids home from not going to school.

  484. Wendie Holcomb says

    My absolute favorite summer pastime is lounging around in the pool with my babies and my hubby!!!

  490. Brooke D says

    In the summer, I like to sit in the backyard and watch my kiddos splash around in the pool.

  498. Renee Benson says

    My favorite thing to do is to spend time with my son and the rest of my family and go to Branson.

  500. Tracey says

    Sleep just a little later. No getting up at 6 am to get the kids ready for school.

  503. Megan Wells says

    This summer my favorite thing has been couponing by the pool thanks to my smartphone!

  507. merrilyn harris says

    I LOVE swimming at my sister’s pool! Not crowded and it has the BEST company a girl could ask for!

  512. Stacy J says

    We love to pull out the slip and slide, make slushies, invite the neighbors and have bbq’s, potlucks and just enjoy some of the free time we have.

  517. Anniemichele Laberge says

    I just love to have more day light and be abble to have time with fanily and friends.

  520. Beth says

    I love to go outside and sit on the porch and read while the kids run their fool heads off.

  532. Joanna says

    Relax in the POOL! Although I don’t really relax there anymore with my 1 and 2 year old. =)

  537. Pauline says

    1. We love taking a one-day trip to the beach and hang out for the weekend (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)

  547. Crystal says

    My favorite things to do is play outside outdoors with my family an cooking out on the grill….fresh air an exercise!

  550. Christine says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer time is have cook outs and game nights with my family!

  559. Veronica says

    1. Love to spend as much time as I can with the kids while they are on vacation, play dates, water parks, swimming, slip and slides, bbqs …beach get aways….

  562. liz dawson says

    We follow on fb. Our fav summer thing to do is a beach bonfire with lots of smores and music 🙂

  563. Annette C says

    I love inviting my nieces & nephews over to come swim in our pool in the back yard. It’s always a delight to hear their laughter.

    I’m an email subscriber.

  564. Lilly Roque says

    I love to be able to do anything I like and not have to worry about school, midterms, or finals! At least for a little while.

  570. Tab says

    I love being outdoors during the summer — hiking, swimming at the beach, bbq’ing at the beach.

  571. Karen says

    I love to have no schedule in the summer and be able to spend time with my family!

  575. Belita Higdon says

    I love to have my family over & have cookouts,play with the grandkids, & eat watermelon!

  576. Janice K. says

    I love sleeping in and not having a strict schedule…….it’s only 1-2 times per week since I watch another child the other days, but it’s really nice.

  590. sheri grennille says

    i love to go to the pool in the evening and relax with a book after a refreshing dip!

  595. Shirley says

    My favorite thing is that we have no homework review so we can just relax and enjoy each other as a family. I’m an email subscriber.

  596. Rebecca Z. says

    We love boating in the summer! We’re live in the Great Lakes state – how would that not be my answer 🙂

  597. Stefanie says

    In the summer we love to go on bike rides after the morning rush heads off to work. We also LOVE to swim!

    Thanks!

  603. Delphie says

    FAvorite thing…. mine would be to sit on the deck and have a nice cold adult drink! .. but I’m sure the kids would say swimming!

  607. Sarah P says

    We love to have BBQs and hang out on the deck/in the backyard with friends and family.

  612. LittleFLAR2011 says

    bbq, one crazy road trip to see family, swimming with the kids, and summer sports.

    I am a fb friend too!

  613. Jennifer says

    I love to have get togethers with my friends and family! There’s nothing better than grilling out and letting the kiddos play in the pool!

  615. katherine says

    my favorite summertime thing to do is sitting out in the sun drinking a green monster smoothie!

    katherinedibello (at) gmail (dot) com

  628. Jana Gallagher says

    I LOVE everything about summer! I especially love to go camping with my boys and husband and just spend time together…swimming, biking, hiking, cooking, playing games…the list goes on and on!

  631. Angie Collins says

    We have a wonderful deck and pool and there are many nights we spend outside and watch the sunset. Are view is awesome, even the kids appreciate it!

  632. Jana Gallagher says

    I am now following you on Twitter! I will never be without your GREAT ideas!

  633. Summer Ethos says

    The longer summer days allow more daylight time and I really enjoy sitting on the back porch in the evenings with my family, grilling dinner and spending time just hanging out. Summer seems to add a little weekend to every day 🙂

  634. Jacquelyn says

    Family time…love spending a summer day or eve with the family doing something fun like going to the carnival at our county fair!

  635. Jennifer Huey says

    In the past year, I started a daycare so because of that and it being summertime, I love being able to spend more time with my son!! Even though there are other kids running around, I still get to be with him all day!! We love going to the pool or lake so this give away would be awesome!!

  636. Kelly Woltmon says

    My favorite thing to do in the summertime is watch my son play baseball. Love to sit out in the sun and cheer for him!!!

    I follow you on facebook.

  640. stephanie miller says

    my fave thing in summer is going to the pool with my daughter! we both love the water, and love to hang out by the pool with some snacks, and a floating chair and a cool drink! heaven!

  650. Sheri says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is take the fam to the drivein. The first time we went we didn’t tell the kids where we were going and when we got there they squealed with delight, “we’re going to the car show!” They’ve loved it ever since!

  653. Janell says

    My favorite thing to do in the summertime is spend time with family at the lake. Always a great time.

  658. Carmen says

    My favorite summertime activity is to eat dinner on our deck. Living in the northern states, we only have a few months where it’s nice enough outside to sit and enjoy our backyard.

  665. Thabal says

    Saturday picnics. We have already started having them in the nearby park. Love summer! Thanks for the giveaway.

  678. Emily tracy says

    My favorite thing to do in the summertime is to hang outside and eat dinner from the grill most nights of the week

  683. Jen says

    My favorite thing to do in the summer is BBQ and spend time with the family. I just recently had a baby and we love to get him all fancied up in his little hat and sunglasses!! We go to the beach almost all the time (if it doesn’t rain) and we have a huge BBQ and invite all kinds of people that are at the beach! It’s so much fun, we’ve built many great memories!! <3

  684. Stephanie says

    We spend these hot days outside in the pool or sprinkler. My boys are little (4 & 1). So this is a great way to keep them occupied and let them run some of that never-ending energy out!

  688. Heather Seiple says

    Watch the kids and my husband splash in the kiddie pool and picnics!! 🙂