Fall back an hour Saturday night before bed

Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2am Sunday

If you don't set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night, you may be running late Sunday morning. 

While you're at it, save your life, or the lives of those you love, by changing the batteries in your smoke alarms.

Santa $1,000 cash, two $500 winners 11/21

 Santa $1,000 PayPal Cash Giveaway

Could you use an extra $500 to spend this holiday season? If you're like me, that answer was a loud yes.

You have a chance to win $500 PayPal cash in the Santa $1,000 PayPal Cash Giveaway. Thanks to some amazing friends and supporters of A Peek Into My Paradise we were able to come together collectively with a cash prize of $1000; which will be devided to two very lucky readers - $500 each through PayPal.

$1,200 in prizes, 5 win Home for the Holidays #HFTH1114 @las930 11/30

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY

Hosted by: Michigan Saving and More

My Wonderful Co-Hosts:
Barbara's Beat

Stellar Manic Mommy

Coupon Crazy Mom

Joan's 5 Star Reviews

Momma of 4 Cutiez

Mommy Makes Time

Deliciously Savvy

Simply Sherryl

Serenity Doesn't Come Easy

Stylish Momme

Mrs. Kathy King

A special thanks to all the bloggers helping to promote this giveaway.

Have you started preparing for the holidays? There's presents to buy, decisions to make about where you're spending the holidays, what decor needs to be put up and when, and the menu. If you haven't started, when you do begin? Could you use a little head start with presents? It's easy to enter and there's so much to win. 

$50 PayPal or Amazon GC giveaway 11/2

Flash Giveaway

Organized by: GiveawayBooster.com
 
Dates: Oct 31- Nov 2

If you need some extra cash, enter to win this giveaway. One lucky reader will receive $50 PayPal or Amazon Gift Card.

Trick or treat, BOGO is sweet, PDQ'sgiving you something free to eat

Go to PDQ in your Halloween costume and get buy one, get one free on any order. Plus, kids 10 and under in costume receive a free kids meal. 

Offer available in-store, drive-thru and on catering orders. Kids must be age 10 and under.

Kids can win a $50 IHOP Gift Card; They geta free Scary Face Pancake at IHOP today

Kids 12 and under, one per child, get a "Scary Face" pancake for dine-in orders at IHOP for Halloween today. From 7am to 10pm, kids can enjoy their petrifying playful pancake portrait for FREE at participating IHOP restaurants.

Win money in the Chipotle Costume Contest;Save on Chipotle food if you come in costume

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Go to Chipotle dressed in a costume from 5 p.m. to close and score a Boo-Rito, bowl, salad or tacos for $3. 

Proceeds up to $1 million will benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to creating a more sustainable and healthful food supply while raising awareness about some key issues. 

Say #TrickorMeat at Arby's for free bacon

Do you like bacon? Arby's likes you. 

Say "trick or meat" today, Halloween, and Arby's will add free bacon to your order.

Get a free Krispy Kreme doughnut today

  Krispy Kreme Halloween Costume Party

Your'e invited to a costume party. Arrive in costume - NO MASKS ALLOWED - at your participating Krispy Kreme store, and get a free boo-tiful doughnut of your choice. One doughnut per guest, per visit. 

Offer good today only, Oct. 31, in the US and Canada. No purchase necessary. While supplies last. 

Customer pays sales tax. 

$50 Amazon GC blogger opp

$50 Amazon Gift Card from LaMode365.com

Sponsored By: LaMode365

Hosted By: LaMode365

CoHosted By: Deliciously Savvy

Sign Ups Close On: 11/01

Giveaway Dates: 11/02 -11/16

This giveaway is for a $50 Amazon Gift Card just in time for the holidays.

iPad Mini blogger opp 11/11

iPad Mini Holiday Giveaway Event

Hosts: MyPoshMedia.com and Poshonabudget.com

Dates: 11/16-12/14 

Sign ups end: 11/11  

Sign up and get a free link.

Do the Monster Mash

Halloween Projector Flashlight recalled

Meijer recalls flashlight due to burn hazard

If you purchased this flashlight you need to take it away from your child immediately.
 

Name of product:
Flashlight
 
Hazard:

The flashlight can overheat and melt the plastic handle, posing a burn risk to the user.

Recall Details

Units About 8,600

Win an Orkin Cozy Fleece Winter Blanket 11/18 #MouseInAHouse

Orkin's Mouse in a House

Fall has arrived, and cooler weather has come with it. Whether or not you know it, your warm house is an open invitation to unwanted guests looking for a cozy winter vacation: rodents. Each fall, rodents migrate from their outdoor “summer home” to the warmth, food and shelter of their “winter timeshare” – your house!

Santa Paypal Cash blogger opp 10/30

What? Two winners will each receive $500 PayPal cash. It was changed from the video system giveaway that is in the picture. 

When? Sign-ups to participate end Oct 30. Links are $5 each and $25 to be a co-host. As a co-host, you will receive 5 links on the Rafflecopter, your photo on the giveaway collage, PLUS a 300 x 300 ad space on APIMP for the month of Nov. 

Totally Awesome Nov. Pinterest #2

 Totally Awesome Follow Page - Pinterest #2

Young Finances 
Barbara's Beat 
Beauty in the Mess  
Bless Her Heart Y'all  
Blog by Donna 
Can't Google Everything  
Deb Knows Best 
Gator Mommy Reviews 
Good Girl Gone Glam
 

What do you plan to be for Halloween?

Halloween Costumes

Our Granddaughter is dressed in the Disney Elsa costume we bought for her. 

Promote your 2014 Christmas/Holiday gift guide

Link up your 2014 Christmas/Holiday Gift Guides on Barbara's Beat. We give you space to show off your Gift Guides for free. We would appreciate it if you follow us on GFC or Bloglovin on our sidebar.

GIVEAWAYS GALORE ONGOING:POST YOURS, ENTER SOME, TOO

Link Up Your Giveaways on Barbara's Beat, any time. We give you space to show off your giveaways for free. We would appreciate it if you follow us on GFC or Bloglovin on our sidebar. 

PROMOTE YOU; YOUR BLOG, BUSINESS, CRAFTS, FOOD, DIY, ETSY, or GROUP

Promote yourself on Barbara's Beat, any time. We give you a space to show off your blog, business, crafts, food, DIY, ETSY shop, or Group, for free. We would appreciate it if you follow us on GFC or Bloglovin on our sidebar.

Win up to a $199 Cariloha Bamboo Sheet Set 11/12

Cariloha Softest Night's Sleep Holiday Sweepstakes

Sponsored by Cariloha

Organized by Budget Earth

Co-Hosted by Monica Rants, Raves, and Reviews

Bamboo is the world's most comfortable material and wicks moisture away from your body. It's naturally antibacterial and the most renewable resource known on the planet. 

Win a Hampton Creek Just Mayo prize package 11/20

Hampton Creek Just Mayo Giveaway with Swag

Sponsored By: Hampton Creek

Hosted By: Deliciously Savvy

Co-Hosted By: Michigan Savings and More, Deals of Sweetness and Just Another Mom

And a big thanks to the other bloggers promoting this giveaway.

Hampton Creek began because they  deeply believe eating well should be easy. They believe that the right thing, for our bodies and the world, should be affordable. And it should be insanely delicious. "That's the only way change will happen: we have to 10x the food system for everyone, everywhere," says Hampton Creek.

And that's what they did with Just Mayo™, their first product. It's outrageously delicious, and you can feel great about eating it. 

Several brand name baby wipes recalledfor possible bacteria; Sold at several locations

Nutek Disposables, Inc. of McElhattan, PA has initiated a nationwide voluntary product recall at the retail level of all lots of baby wipes that it manufactured under the brand names Cuties, Diapers.com, Femtex, Fred's, Kidgets, Member's Mark, Simply Right, Sunny Smiles, Tender Touch, and Well Beginnings, because some packages may contain bacteria. 

These wipes were distributed by Nutek prior to Oct. 21, 2014 to the following retail stores: Walgreens, Sam's Club, Family Dollar, Fred's, and Diapers.com.

Aurorae Yoga Mat and Pledge Candle giveaway 11/18

Aurorae Classic Yoga Mat and Aurorae Pledge Candle 

Sponsored by: Aurorae Yoga

Hosted by: Deliciously Savvy

Co-Hosted by: Mom's Got Mail, Michigan Saving and More, and Deals of Sweetness

If you like to exercise, or do yoga, then you might be in need of this Aurorae Mat. And, if you love scents around the house, then, then you will love Aurorae Pledge Soy Candles.

Check out the #HolidayGiftGuide100Bloggers

Holiday Gift Guide 2014

Brought to you by more than 100+ Bloggers

ndam.weebly.com

We know, it’s not even Halloween , and you are still not ready to think about basting a turkey for Thanksgiving. But the holidays are so close, I can taste the eggnog latte’ from my favorite coffee house. But here we are, more than 100 bloggers ready to dig in, jump for joy, shout out at the top of our blogs to bring you a fantastic, fun, interactive, 2014 Holiday Gift Guide with some really cool twists this year.  

Home for the Holidays blogger opp 10/29

Home for the Holidays Giveaway

Host: Michigan Savings and More

Dates are still being determined. Hopefully Oct. 30 - Nov. 30 (Cyber Monday).

Sign ups end: Oct. 29

Bloggers are needed to help promote this holiday giveaway.

Win Anavita Moisturizing Anti-Wrinkle Cream 11/1

Stylish Momme received one or more of the products mentioned below for free. Regardless, she only recommend products or services she believes will be good for my readers.

Hosted by StylishMom.me

Beautiful, younger looking skin is easy with Anavita Moisturizing Anti-Wrinkle Cream.

Here are some of the benefits:

• Proven to stimulate the synthesis of collagen which makes your skin appear years younger and more vibrant
• Firms and tones tissue structure that cause expression lines around the eyes, mouth and forehead
• Multiple uses: anti wrinkle cream, moisturizer, day cream, night cream, makeup base
• Absorbs easily leaving a moisturized, not oily feeling with a light fragrance
• Paraben free, non-irritating cream helps against free radical damage
• Achieves better results than serums and creams with Vitamin C and Retinol

HGTV DIY Halloween party ideas and more

HGTV has some great ideas for Halloween. Check out their video below for party ideas, then go to their site for more ideas. They share some great ideas from experts on DIY costumes.

Zootastic Park fall fest, costume contest 10/25

There will be snow cones, cotton candy and ice cream for you to purchase. There will be games for the children, and a bouncy house. Buy a bracelet for $5 and you can play all the games and collect candy as prizes.

Dress in costume for the competition for ages 0-3 years, 4-9 years, 10-15 years, and 16-adult. There will also be a family competition for whole families dressed up.

Pinterest Links

Pinterest Links

All entries are optional

The more entries you do, the more changes to win :)

Across the Avenue
Life According to Lina
The Homeschool Village
The Minister's Wife Stamps and Save
WamBam's Corner 
Java John Z's
icefairy's Treasure Chest
Desafío In The City
Stylish Southern Mama
Libby's Library
Queen of Savings

$100 #Target GC for the #holidays 11/8

Saving for the Holidays Sweepstakes

Organized by: Budget Earth

Co-hosted by: Barbara's Beat | It's My Party | Simply Sherryl | Mirth and Motivation | Coupons and Freebies Mom | Your Sassy Self | Finger Click Saver | How Does Your Garden Grow? |Memoirs of a Clueless Woman | Priceless Product Reviews Giveaways and Freebies
| Pretty in Pigment

Are you beginning to feel the holidays creeping up on you? After Halloween, time really flies.

Holiday gift guide blogger opp

Jessi's Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway Event

Event Date:

Nov 21 - Dec 12

One free link (Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram)
Co-Host: Fee $5 for five links on the Giveaway Tool, (no Facebook or G+) link to your blog in the giveaway HTML,

Home For The Holidays - Co Host

a Rafflecopter giveaway

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TWITTER 1

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Mace helps me feel safe at home and shopping #‎MaceBrandMoms

This is part of a sponsored collaboration with MACE and Crossroads Media Hub.  However, all opinions expressed are my own.  
 

MACE Brand Products

We used to leave our homes and cars unlocked without worrying about someone stealing our property. We could send our kids outside to play without worrying about their safety. And, women could walk the streets alone without fear. Sadly, those days are gone. 

Today everything I own is locked. If the kids are outside, someone has to watch them. And, I never walk the streets alone.

Target offers free shipping, new app, exclusive products and partnerships, and half-price toys

 Target Presents Holiday Strategy

Target Corporation knows how to fight bad PR. Today the store announced new initiatives for the holiday season centered on irresistible products, unbeatable value and guest-friendly services – including new and enhanced digital tools and free shipping on all Target.com orders now through Dec. 20. 

Yoga Mat and soy candle blogger opp 10/25

Aurorae Classic Yoga Mat and Pledge Soy Candle

Sponsored by: Aurorae Yoga

Hosted by: Deliciously Savvy

Dates: 10/27 until 11/17

Sign Ups Close: 10/25

Deliciously Savvy recently reviewed the Aurorae Classic Yoga Mat and Pledge Candle. Now, one lucky reader will win an Aurorae Classic Yoga Mat and Pledge Soy Candle in their choice of color and fragrance. 

Hampton Creek's Just Mayo blogger opp 10/26

Hampton Creek's Just Mayo Giveaway

Sponsored By: Hampton Creek

Hosted By: Deliciously Savvy

Hampton Creek began because they deeply believe that eating well should be easy. They believe that the right thing, for our bodies and for the world, should be affordable. And it should be insanely delicious. That's the only way change will happen; we have to have 10x the food system for everyone, everywhere.

Win a Redpack Cooking Kit, a chance to win slow cookers daily, along with a grand prize 11/12

  Redpack Cooking Kit Giveaway

Hosted by: Coupon Crazy Mommy
Sponsor: Redpack

 

Redpack says no one is as dedicated to growing the perfect tomato as they are. They harvest the fields when the tomatoes are at their ripest, and carefully treat those tomatoes with the respect they deserve, until they’re tightly sealed and on their way to shoppers. They go to extremes to make sure every can of Redpack tomatoes are as fresh as the day we picked them.

Win a $125 Electric Lightning Scooter 11/4

Pulse Performance Electric Scooter Giveaway

Hosted by: StellarManicMommy2 Blog

and The Hopping Bloggers

Co-Hosted by:

Mama Smith Review's, Reviews 411, Women and their Pretties

Wouldn't you like Santa to deliver an awesome gift under the tree that you don't have to pay for? That could happen if you win this electric scooter. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 #giveaway 11/4

Enter to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

Sponsored by BuyDig.com
Hosted by Bay Area Mommy
Cohosts: Jenns Blah Blah Blog, Jays Sweet N Sour Life, Finger Click Saver, What's Up? Reviews and Giveaways, and Deliciously Savvy!

With Christmas closer than we may admit, it's time to get those higher ticket items out of the way. Does someone on your list want a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4? If so, you can enter to win one below.

Sam's Club recalls Simply Right baby wipes due to possible bacteria; Return product for refund

Statement on Simply Right Baby Wipes Withdrawal

Our babies have sensitive skin. We don't want to worry about infecting them with a bacteria through baby wipes. If you have any Simply Right baby wipes from Sam's Club, stop using them and return them for a refund.

Win a $200 #YankeeCandle prize package 11/18

Yankee Candle Giveaway

Sponsored and Hosted By:

Deliciously Savvy

Co-Hosted By: Barbara's Beat, Chronically Content, Michigan Saving and More,

Babushka's Baile, Heartbeats~Soul Stains, Mom's Got Mail, and Peacock Reviews

Thanks to all other blogs helping to promote this giveaway.

Deliciously Savvy is a huge Yankee Candle Fan and she decided to do a giveaway of some of her most prized and favorite items. Enjoy and cherish them. They are amazing. This is a prize package worth more than $200.

$25 Glass Dharma Gift Card Giveaway 11/06

$25 Glass Dharma Gift Card Giveaway

Sponsored By: Glass Dharma

Hosted By: Deliciously Savvy

Co-Hosted By: Barbara's Beat, Gotta Chop and Mom's Got Mail

A big thank you to all participating blogs.

Glass Dharma products are created to protect our health and environment while adding a “Touch of Elegance” to everyday living experiences. Each item shows pride in workmanship and creativity. Health and environmental issues are at the forefront when new products and packaging are designed.

DermaMD 4-piece Wasabi Clear-ifyingLine and Resurfacing pads giveaway 10/31

DermaMD Acne Giveaway

Host: Coupon Crazy Mom
  
Jill Seely has always had problems with her skin. She thought she would outgrow the acne on her face, but never did. Now in her 30's she's having even more trouble. She's happy to have been offered a chance to try this line of acne care. She said it is naturally based and the whole experience has been wonderful. This line of Clear-ifying Wasabi skin care has been a blessing. See her full review here. 

$125 Electric Scooter blogger opp 10/20

Pulse Performance Products Lighting 

Electric Scooter Giveaway

Hosted by: StellarManicMommy2 Blog and The Hopping Bloggers

Sign ups close: Oct. 20

The Grand Prize is a Pulse Performance Electric Scooter in the color Pink

ARV $99.97 (w/shipping $125) 

Six win in the Doggie Care Giveaway 11/3

 Doggie Care Event Giveaway

Hosted By: ReviewIt PR and Savvy Pets NYC
Sponsors: Bil-Jac and John Paul Pets 

Thanks to all the bloggers for participating and promoting this event. 

Do you have a four-legged baby? Our dogs are members of our family. We want the best for them. Enter below to win some great products for your pet.

Win $25 Amazon GC or PayPal cash 10/31

 Treat Yourself Giveaway Hop

Hosted by: Blogging Mamas Network

Sponsored by: 24/7 Contests

Halloween is almost here and besides costumes, everyone is thinking about treats. In the Treat Yourself Giveaway Hop you’ll find lots of special treats to keep you entering giveaways until it’s time to go out and gather your own. 

Be sure to hop around to all the giveaways in the hop linky below and don’t miss the AMAZING Grand Prize Giveaway - from Step2.

$50 PayPal or Amazon GC Flash Giveaway 10/19

Organized By: Giveaway Booster.com

Could you use $50? One lucky reader will win $50 US dollars by PayPal cash or Amazon Gift Card. This giveaway is for three days only.

$130 #Vtech Toddler Prize Package giveaway

Win a Huge VTech Toddler Prize Pack Valued at $130

Sponsored By: Vtech Kids

Hosted By: Top Notch Material

Cohosted By: Barbara's Beat

Just Another Mom Blog

If you're looking for a giveaway to get your toddler's Christmas shopping started, you've found the right place. You could win a $130 prize package from Vtech if you enter below. 

$20 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway 10/29

 The first annual "Fight Like a Girl" Blog Hop

Hosted by: Blogging, Freebies and Giveaways, and Up All Night Blogging

Barbara's Beat has joined a group of bloggers who love providing our readers with giveaways and amazing prizes. 

Barbara's Beat is giving away a $20 Walmart Gift Card.

Win a 42 in. 1080p 60Hz. Direct LED Smart HDTV with Wi-Fi from #BuyDig.com 10/29

One-Stop Holiday Shop

Sponsored by: BuyDig.com 
Hosted by: Mom Blog Society 
Co hosted by: Budget Earth and Mom Does Reviews

Have you started shopping for Christmas? I know it's not Halloween yet, but it's going to sneak up on us. Enter this giveaway and you'll have a great start if you win.