Mama Manifesto: Homegoods for the Holidays (and a $50 Giveaway!!)

This is a compensated review by BlogHer and HomeGoods.

Can we talk about how much I love TJ-Maxx/Homegoods? I shop there all the time. It is such a great place for bargains. I am especially fond of the shoes. And the clothes, And the home decor. All of it.
So when Homegoods asked me to go Christmas shopping with a $50 gift card, it did not take much arm-twisting. (I might have actually exclaimed to my husband, THIS IS THE BEST BLOGGING PERK EVER!)

Can you see the joy on my face behind the squinting?

This morning I set out on a mission. My goal: find a gift for everyone in my family for UNDER $50.
But as I walked in the door, I was sidetracked by this adorable wallet. It’s yellow!! What to do? Buy it for
myself, or focus on the family? Let’s just put it in the cart and decide later.

Oooh! Cute wreath!! That would look so cute on my orange door. WAIT! Keep walking. Focus on the family . . .

Okay. Here we go. Toys. TONS of them. Name brands, characters my kids like, in a variety of prices. All marked well below the prices at other stores.

So much to choose from. Until I turned around and saw even more:

Oh my. It’s a good thing I came without the kids.

My first find was a fairy doll. My 4-year-old daugher is a huge Tinkerbell fan but she didn’t yet have this particular doll. She will be thrilled to add it to her collection. Price: $7.99

Then I found a two-pack of Batman action figures. My 5-year-old Jafta loves Batman . . . and it was marked down to $5. Score!

Now, on to my toddler. This ball bopper looks like a lot of fun. And if I know my kids like I think I do, I have a feeling my boys will be playing with this one, too. $9.99.

Then, I found this Little Einsteins toy for Kembe. It combines two things he loves: Little Einsteins and water play. A steal for $6.99.

Before I left, I went in search of something for my husband. He had for some casual t-shirts, and he likes Quicksilver, RVCA, and Billabong. I saw each of those brands at Homegoods, but settled on this brown Hurley t-shirt for $9.99 in a supersoft cotton.

So, my grand total so far:

Tinkerbell doll: $7.99
Little Einsteins doll: $6.99
Ball bopper: $9.99
Batman action figures: $5
Hurley tee: $9.99

Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Yeah, that’s right. I can go ahead and grab that $9.99 yellow wallet for myself, too.

Grand total for a gift for each person in my family of six (including myself):

$49.95

And now, the best part (for you): I have a $50 gift card to Homegoods to give away! You can get one entry by simply leaving a comment.

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Sweepstakes ends at 5 PM PST on December 29, 2010. This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected. The Official Rules are available here. For more chances to win, visit the other bloggers offering their own Homegoods gift card!

Kristen

married, mom of 4 : desperately trying to avoid buying a minivan : has a goal to fix her own lunch instead of grazing off her children : resident expert on psychology and sarcasm, regularly fantasizes about sleeping in, blogs at Rage Against the Minivan.

Ali

married, mom of 2 : has googled “developmental milestones” more times than she can count : loves all things truly healthy and organic : resident expert on creativity and healthy living : regularly fantasizes about her kids sharing, blogs at Leaning In.

Heather M.

married, mom of 3 : expecting a baby boy, a fan of organic-living, mess-making, and cookie-baking, blogs at Cookie Mondays

Julie

married, mom of 3 : wife to a drummer-turned-youth pastor, resident expert on crafty goodness, blogs at Joy's Hope.

Heather K.

married, mom of two : has been known to rap to get the kids to do what she wants : over-thinks and second-guesses far too often : working on improving her skills in all areas of “playing cars”, blogs at The Extraordinary Ordinary.

Cari

married, mom of 2 busy boys, professional chef-turned-teacher-turned mom, avid cook, recipe collector, food blogger, blogs at Can I Get the Recipe?

Jessi married, mom of 3, a tasky homebody pastor's wife who likes routine, candles, and strategizing naptimes. Jessi blogs at naptime diaries.

Grace

married, mom of 2. jane of all trades, master of none: constantly battling her pack-rat tendencies: lover of pretty stationary, nap time, and playing hostess: born a New Yorker, grew up a Texan, currently masquerading as a California girl : always gets what she wants but never the way she expects it, blogs at Formerly Gracie

Sharon

married, mom of 3 exuberant children ages 7, 8 and 9; struggling to balance work as a writer with the kids’ demanding schedules; on a mission to get the kids to eat healthy, adventurous “grown up” food; resident expert in pre-‘tween backtalk; blogs at Whatever Things Are True and Be Bold or Go Home .

Michele

married, mom of 2 (one a missionary, the other a hostage negotiator), co-founder of Radiate PR (rad PR skilz used for building harmonious family brand - oh, and for consumer-tech clients too), resident expert on good kid reads, blogs at ReadOutLoud.

Meleesa

resident stylist and beauty expert : has a "costa rican" peaceful vibe flowing through her veins, runs her own salon and spa and creates natural beauty products and candles, she might be speaking English but she thinks in Spanish, blogs at Meleesa, the salon.

Elizabeth

married, three children, former pastry chef who can bake a cake, pretend to love boy sports and be a fierce advocate for her severely disabled child all at once; loves to steal away to daytime movies whenever she can and reads voraciously into the night; blogs regularly at a moon, worn as if it had been a shell.

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Homegoods for the Holidays (and a $50 Giveaway!!)

Grand total for a gift for each person in my family of six (including myself):

$49.95

Grand total for a gift for each person in my family of six (including myself):

$49.95

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