Halloween with Hyland's

What a gorgeous October day in Western Pennsylvania! For many of you, mid-October means making plans for Halloween parties and trying to decide what to do about Halloween costumes. Neither of these things have been an issue for me, since my family does not participate in Halloween, for a variety of reasons that I have blogged about these past few years. 

However, I know lots of you do, at one level or another, and so, when I was asked me to be part of the Halloween with Hyland's, I couldn't refuse. After all, there are some fabulous prizes to win.

And it's all about fun! What they're looking for is pictures of your kids in the cutest, most creative, or most elaborate costumes you can come up with! Between now and November 5th, you can visit the Hyland's Facebook page to enter to win the costume contest. 

Alternatively, you can also enter the contest via Instagram and Twitter, by tagging photographs using the hashtag #halloweenwithhylands. 

After the submission period ends on November 5th, fans will be able to vote for their favorites by selecting the vote link adjacent to every submission. The voting period will end on November 9th. At that time, the Grand prize winner will be determined by votes. 

In addition to a Grand Prize winner, there will be three additional second place winners chosen in the categories of Most Creative, Cutest and Most Elaborate. These will be chosen by a juried review. 

Here's the best part! The winners will receive the following:

Grand Prize:

• $100 VISA gift card 
• Hyland’s Backpack 
• Hyland’s Sore Throat
• Hyland’s Cold Tablets with Zinc
• Hyland’s Compete Flu Care
• Hyland’s Complete Flu Care 4 Kids
• Hyland’s Nightime Cold n’ Cough 4 Kids
• Hyland’s DEFEND Nightime Cold & Cough
• Hyland’s Sniffles ‘n Sneezes 4 Kids
• Hyland’s Baby Tiny Cold Tablets 

• Approximate value: $200

   Most Elaborate, Cutest and Most Creative winners:

• Hyland’s Backpack
• Hyland’s Sore Throat 
• Hyland’s Cold Tablets with Zinc
• Hyland’s Compete Flu Care
• Hyland’s Complete Flu Care 4 Kids
• Hyland’s Nightime Cold n’ Cough 4 Kids
• Hyland’s DEFEND Nightime Cold & Cough
• Hyland’s Sniffles ‘n Sneezes 4 Kids
• Hyland’s Baby Tiny Cold Tablets

• Approximate value: $100

Now, when it comes to costumes, I know what I'd like for those of you in the GG community to do -- 

First of all, stay away from evil or adult-themed costumes. Little girls do not look cute dressed up like sexy devils, or French maids, or whatever. Seriously, folks. And it's not endearing to see little boys carrying bloody hatchets or chain saws. No. Notta. Not cool. And no children should be dressed up like characters from R-rated movies. They shouldn't even know about those characters, right?

Secondly, I think it would be awesome if one of you won for a costume made entirely out of repurposed or recycled material! Costumes with plastic masks from Kmart just won't do. If you are going to let your kids dress up for Halloween, why not use this as an opportunity to teach them more about taking care of the earth? Go green on Halloween! I'm certain Pinterest has lots of ideas for you crafty moms and dads out there. Of course, they do.

This post is all about the costumes and the prizes. But I'll be posting a Halloween safety guide next week, so be sure to check it out. Beyond anything, I want your kids to be safe this Halloween. And then, I want you to win the Halloween with Hyland's contest, because, let's face it, the GG community members and their kids ROCK!

Wishing you a burst of creativity,

Hana

GG is not the only one who cares about your family's health and safety! Check out Hyland's Health Naturally and their Mom's First eNewsletter.

And, by the way, I received a backpack full of Hyland's goodies for posting this. But that's just a bonus. I would have done it anyway :-)