Taiga Teethers Giveaway!

Win a matching adult & child hazelwood necklaces, you choose the color, from Taiga Teethers, run by one of our very own mamas, Anna! Simply like Taiga Teethers and Taiga Trekkers on Facebook and leave a comment below the giveaway posting on the Taiga Trekker page to be entered. Sorry amber necklaces do not apply. Drawing will be this Saturday, November 26th 2011, also known as Small Business Saturday. Hazelwood is great for little teethers, but also has wonderful healing properties for adults too!

 

Event Organizer Giveaway at AOFN

Thanks to Marci at AK Starfish Co., parents who organize a family friendly, outdoor WEEKEND event on the Anchorage Outdoor Family Network's Meetup page by 6/15/11, will be entered to win a gift certificate. Events can take place after 6/15/11, but must be published on the AOFN meetup page by the 15th.

Check out AK Starfish Co. out on their website, at the Weekend Market or their store on Spenard. She's usually has a booth at all the fairs and festivals during the summer too.

Happy Planning!
The AOFN Crew

Chaos Creations Giveaway!

Brenda, one of our wonderful mamas, has created a delightful little home business, Chaos Creations! She creates & sells items such as handmade jewelry and the most adorable elfin hats, made out of eco-chic, up-cycled recycled sweaters. To put icing on the cake - by supporting her business you not only support a environmentally friendly retailer, but a local one too!

She will give away the elfin hat of your choice by following the giveaway rules...

Rules for giveaway entries:

1. Must live in Alaska, or be able to pick up the hat at an Anchorage Outdoor Family Network event, such as Skeedaddle or Taiga Trekkers.
2. You get one entry for liking Chaos Creations on Facebook.
3. You get one entry for describing the hat you like most from either the Chaos Creations Etsy page or the Facebook page, here in the comments section under this blog entry.
4. You can earn a bonus entry for enumerating the ways buying local is beneficial in the comment section below as well.
5. Entries must be in by midnight April 6th, 2011.

Merino Wool Giveaway from the Outdoor Baby Store

 

Find out how to win this gorgeous merino wool girls shirt from the Outdoor Baby Store on Anchorage Outdoor Family Network website.

'Tis the Season for Giving

'Tis the season for giving! The Toys for Tots drive was a great success! Taiga Trekkers has been given many wonderful products to test drive and giveaway in our first year, 2010! Let us keep the momentum going and kick off a canned food drive!

Bring a non-perishable/canned food to the December 9th hike at the Ruth Arcand Park and be entered to win a fabulous Outdoor Prize!

To Giveaway Winner

Catherine - Thanks for being one of the generous parents who donated a toy for Toys for Tots! You have won the Bath Shapes from your local Independent Educational Consultant for Discovery Toys!

I'll have them with me to give to you at the December 2nd trek. Thanks again to all the generous parents who donated, to Sara & Michael Hodge for collecting them and Leland for initiating and organizing the toy drive!

Upcoming Outdoor Prize - Molehill Mtn. Glacier Mittens

One of Thursday's Out"door" Prizes - bring a toy for Toys for Tots and be entered to win! Thank you to Molehill Mtn. Equipment, makers of fantastic technical outdoor clothing for infants, toddlers and children!

Mountain Blue Eyes Nursing Fleece Winner

Congratualtions Jami L.! You have won the Mountain Blue Eyes nursing fleece! If you would be gracious enough to write a review of it once you've had a chance to try it out a few times, the manufacturer is anxious to hear our input.

Thanks again to Mountain Blue Eyes! Their products can be found at the Nursing Botique at the Maternity Center at Providence Hospital. We have threee other product from them to give away at upcoming hikes.

Remember bring a toy for Toys for Tots to the hike this Saturday, or next Thursday and be entered to win some fabulous out"door" prizes.

Alaskan Family Adventure Essay Contest and Giveaway

Win this beautiful long, brown, large sized insulated skirt by SKHoop…

Taiga Trekkers is about connecting families and sharing the love of our beautiful surroundings here in Alaska. Even those who have lived here their entire lives are always looking for new adventures. Write a descriptive essay about your favorite family outdoor Alaskan adventure. How did you get there? What were the children’s reactions? Were there challenges? What were the highlights? Is it an activity for children of specific ages? What gear was required? The winning essay will be featured on this blog. Please also attach 1 or 2 pictures to illustrate your essay.


Click this link to email your entry. Entries are due by midnight (Alaska Time) December 1, 2010. The Winner will be announced Thursday, December 9th. (Winner will also be asked to write a short review of the SKHoop for the blog and the manufacturer.)

A Sneak Peek at Some Upcoming Out"door" Prizes

... to be given away at upcoming hikes. Keep an eye out for post about details on how to win these fabulous prizes in the coming weeks! I am also looking for sponsors to provide us with some great papa bear giveaway items. Don't want to leave those great dads out of the fun!

 

A medium size, pink nursing tee from Mountain Blue Eyes and a large sized, brown, long SKHoop insulated skirt from Snosmart.com.

Thanks Snosmart.com!

Snosmart.com gave me a super sweet deal to get SKHoops of each length to have for mama's to test drive on hikes. We now have a mini (sz XL) a medium length (sz M) and a Long (sz L). I also have a Long (sz M). I'll have them with me on all hikes starting tomorrow. They are a local business and also the national distributer for the line. They currently have some great 50% off deals on last years colors and styles.

Please take a moment to also look at our sponsor link for other businesses and people who have given their time or products to help out this group.

Mountain Blue Eyes Nursing Fleece Giveaway

We will be giving away this small black nursing fleece from Mountain Blue Eyes, makers of active wear for breastfeeding mothers. Mountain Blue Eyes products can be found locally at The Nursing Boutique at Providence Hospital.

We ask that winner of this great piece of gear write a review for the site which I will also send to the manufacturer.

Here's how to enter:

1. You get one entry for becoming a member of  the Anchorage Outdoor Family Network, 
2. You get one entry RSVP (Yes or No) to either next week's (10/28/10) Taiga Trek or the upcoming Family Weekend Hike on November 13th on the AOFN site .
3. You get one additional entry for coming to next week's Trek.
4. Get an extra entry for becoming a follower of this blog and posting a comment about what activities you would wear a fleece like this for.

Entries must be in by 9pm (Alaska time) November 10th 2010. The winner will be announced on Thursday, November 11th.

Mothering Magazine Give Away Winner!

Congrats Alison F. you are the winner of the year's subscription to Mothering Magazine! You can claim your prize at the next hike.

Stay tuned for more great giveaways!

Mothering Magazine Giveaway!

Thank you Mothering Magazine! I will be giving away a year subscription to Mothering Magazine: Natural Family Living at this week's hike. This is one of my absolute favorite parenting resources! The 1st person to email a new family friendly trail suggestion (trail we've never done) in the Anchorage area takes the prize. Please note if the trail is stroller friendly, the length of the route and the type of terrain/elevation gain. If you have a link with information that would be even better!

Thank You Mountain Mama!

Mountain Mama, makers of some pretty amazing base layers for expecting mamas is sending us some samples to give away to our expecting mamas. They should be here in a couple of weeks. If you happen to be in Fairbanks or Valdez they can be found at Prospector Outfitters or you can visit their website http://www.mountain-mama.com/ for more info.

I love their slogan "Expecting Adventure!"

Thank You Mountain Blue Eyes!

A huge THANK YOU to Mountain Blue Eyes for offering to send us a bunch of samples to check out and give away! They make fantastic outdoor clothing for nursing mamas. We'll let you all know when they are in.

You can find Mountain Blue Eyes products here in Anchorage at the Nursing Boutique at Providence Hospital.