Here's a Sweet Way to "Kix" Off the New Year: A Giveaway!

So it's been a long time since I did a giveaway, and the great people at MyBlogSpark and at Kix recently gave me the chance to review Kix and do a giveaway. Since Kix is simply awesome, I jumped at the chance to share the awesome with my readers.

This gift set was more for J than anyone else (though C and I also enjoyed a fair share of the cereal), and consisted of a neat straw sippy cup (which I had never seen before, though have since found at Albertson's), a nice lidded snack cup that opens on one side (perfect for the car, and J can actually open and close it himself). We also got 2 boxes of Kix (one original and one new Honey Kix), a beautiful floor puzzle and number flash cards.

The Original Kix are, as always, not too sweet and perfectly crunchy. I think I enjoyed more of them than C, as he preferred the Honey variety. J just likes Kix (he calls them Tix). He really was happy as long as he got some, and didn't care what flavor he had. One thing I really like about Kix is that the cereal is always affordable, is a bit sweet but not so much so that I'd consider it a "sugar cereal" and it's now made from whole grains, so it's even reasonably healthy. Kix has actually been one of my favorite cereals since I was a kid (and was a staple when I was in college), and I am so glad it's got the staying power it needs so that I can share it with my children.

In addition to the cereal, as I mentioned, we received a floor puzzle and flash cards (both counting themed). J hasn't gotten to do much with the puzzle yet but he LOVES the flash cards. He's a big fan of counting to six on every card, even if there are only two items pictured, just because he thinks it's funny. He'll literally spend an hour or more just looking at the cards and identifying the fruit/vegetable/plant/animal on each card and trying to get one of us to count with him. His new sippy cup has seen pretty much constant use as a water cup, since it's harder to spill than just a regular cup but not a traditional sippy, and the snack container gets used nearly every time we go on a longer car ride. J's favorite snack from the cup? Cereal, of course!

Kix and MyBlogSpark not only gave me the opportunity to try the cereal and get a prize pack, but one of you will win one too!

**Giveaway CLOSED**

One lucky reader will win a Kix "Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved" prize pack consisting of a 24-piece counting-themed floor puzzle, counting flash cards, a sippy cup, a portable snack container, and a box each of Original and Honey Kix cereals. 

Here's how to enter:

Mandatory entry: respond in a comment here telling me your favorite part of starting your day. You must include your email address!

Additional entries (please leave your email address in each additional entry so I can contact you if you win):
1. Follow my blog and leave a comment telling me that you've done so, or that you already follow my blog.
2. Blog about this giveaway, and leave a comment linking to your blog post.
3. Tweet about this giveaway, making sure to include @simplytena in your tweet. Please leave a comment telling me you've done so that includes your Twitter name so I can verify each entry.

Good luck!

This giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. The giveaway will close at 11:59pm MST on Friday, January 7th, 2011. Winner will be drawn by random.org.

Disclosure:
I was provided with a prize pack as described above by Kix through MyBlogSpark. All opinions expressed in this post are mine.