Update: London date added!

I am sooooo excited to run this competition! I have one family ticket (that’s four seats) to give away for each Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic show in England during the 2010 tour.

Join the celebration as 65 of Disney’s unforgettable characters from 18 beloved stories come to life in Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! You’ll be captivated by the one and only Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio, and all the Disney Princesses.  Experience a skating spectacular you’ll remember forever as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! See clips of the show here.

TO ENTER: Please post a comment and tell me a) the name of the character in the picture below and b) what show your family would like to go to.

Here is a list of the shows and drawing dates – Nottingham and Newcastle are up VERY soon so enter quickly!

Nottingham Trent FM Arena – Friday 1 October @ 7:00 p.m.
Drawing on Tuesday 28 September
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is Emma!

Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – Tuesday 5 October @ 7:00 p.m.
Drawing on Thursday 30 September
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is dawnlouise millmoor!

Manchester Evening News Arena – Wednesday 13 October @ 7:00 p.m.
Drawing on Monday 4 October
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is Lisa Evans!

O2 Arena London – Wednesday 20 October @ 7:00 p.m.
Drawing on Wednesday 13 October
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is Amanda!

Birmingham National Indoor Arena – Wednesday 3 November @ 7:00 p.m.
Drawing on Friday 15 October
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is Jenny O’Brien!

Sheffield Arena – Tuesday 16 November @ 6:30
Drawing on Monday 1 November
The drawing for this event is over and the winner is Jenny Price!

T&Cs
1. One winner will be selected for each date of the show to receive the family ticket
2. The drawing for each show has a unique closing date; please see above for dates
3. Winners will be contacted via the email the leave with their blog comment
4. Winners will be contacted on the date of the drawing so postal delivery can be made
5. Winners’ information will not be shared
6. Tickets are for 1st and 2nd price tickets only
7. A family ticket consists of 4 tickets
8. There are 6 family tickets available (one per venue)
9. There are no cash alternatives and no correspondence shall be entered into
10. Tickets are subject to availability, cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount and do not apply to tickets already booked
11. Accompanying paid tickets will incur a service charge per ticket and a processing fee

Two Thursdays ago I was invited by Mission Foods to a blogger event to see the musical We Will Rock You. The promise of free food and drinks will lure me pretty much anywhere (PRs take note!) but the truth is I was REALLY excited to see the show. I didn’t have time to round up a fellow musical theatre-loving friend so E came along as my dutiful date. He was a good sport while I thoroughly enjoyed myself and clapped along – a cheesy plotline full of massive song and dance numbers is SO my cup of tea!

The event was in support of the partnership between Mission Foods and We Will Rock You and a nationwide Mission Wraps on-pack promotion that offers consumers  2-4-1 tickets to the show on every pack, plus the chance to win luxury hotel breaks and an exclusive part on the show. Four million packs of Mission Wraps (Original, Wheat & White, Mediterranean Herb and Multigrain) are printed with a unique code which you can enter on the site WeWillWrapYou.co.uk to claim your 2-4-1 deal and determine your prize.

You can also enter to win a part in the show (one show only, mind you!) by creating an audition video that incorporates the We Will Wrap You slogan within the We Will Rock You chorus and upload it to the site. The most unique and creative audition will win the part. Check the site to see your competition – there are some fun videos up already! The contest is open until 31 December.

I absolutely LOVE Mexican food so getting me excited about cooking with wraps was not a serious challenge. We took some home in our goody bags and have been making breakfast burritos, fajitas and tortilla chips – yum! I’m planning to do another post with some recipes soon.

If you’re not to busy entering my competition to win Disney on Ice tickets (shameless plug!) energyrethinking, a website dedicated to helping you save money and energy, is running two competitions which give you a great chance to win some free energy-saving stuff. Register on the site and post a tip to win one of the following:

*One of five Eco showerheads from Mira, which retail at £38. These showerheads are made using eco efficient technology which aerates the water droplets, saving up to 75% of the water you would normally use.

*One of five OWL Micro Electricity Monitors, which retail at £24.99. These accurately gauge your energy usage to the exact pound and pence via a wireless LCD screen. The benefits of turning off a light or unplugging a device left on standby can automatically be seen on the monitor.

My beloved HobbyCraft is celebrating National Cupcake Week (13th – 19th September) with a cupcake-making challenge!

If you join in the challenge you could win a fabulous mini cupcake maker which cooks your favourite treats in just four minutes! The winner’s creation will also be featured in the Ideas Library on HobbyCraft’s website so that cupcake fans across the country can re-create your recipe for success.

To enter, share your cupcake creations on HobbyCraft’s National Cupcake Week Flickr site. At the end of National Cupcake Week they’ll choose a winner. I have to warn you ladies, the competition is FIERCE!

Have a look at these entries already up on Flickr:

From Little Gem Bakery

From Renata Aguilar

From NaginskiCupcakes

Laura Ashley are running a competition to promote the launch of their new Girlswear collection!  The deadline is 10 September. Read on for more info.

Children aged 2-8 years are invited to enter a creative drawing competition for a chance to create their very own design to be sold in Laura Ashley stores and on-line. The winning designs will also win a £250 Laura Ashley giftcard plus there are also some fantastic runner-up prizes to be won.

The two winning designs will be sold as part of the new Girlswear collection launching Spring/Summer 2011 with 100% of the profits from every competition t-shirt sold going to Barnardos children’s charity.

To enter, get your crayons, pencils and paints out and start drawing on an A4 piece of paper using one of two themes: A day at the seaside or a picnic in the park. Click here for the entry form.

Please post entries to:
Laura Ashley T-Shirt Competition
27 Bagleys Lane, London, SW6 2QA

NOTE: This contest is now closed! Thank you to everyone who entered.

The lovely people at The JetRest are offering my readers 10% off orders at thejetrest.com, plus the chance to win an adorable children’s travel pillow!

The JetRest is a great online resource for all sorts of travel essentials, including The JetRest Travel Pillow. I haven’t tried the pillows but I loooove to travel and I know how important it is to rest up on a long flight or car journey. And it’s even more important to make sure the little ones are comfortable so you don’t have grumpy kiddos on your hands.

The travel pillow is quite a find. It is designed in an L-shape which allows for a more natural sleeping position and fewer cricked necks.  The pillows come in loads of patterns and colours and you can choose from 100% organic cotton, Scottish cashmere and super soft fleece. You can even have Prevence lavender impregnated into your pillow for a relaxing effect!

The children’s range includes a cute pink or blue teddy pattern, a Tiger pattern or even a Paw print pillow for all young animal lovers.  Made from the softest fleece, they are perfect for keeping your little ones happy and comfy on any journey!

The JetRest have two offers for VoucherMum.com readers:

• Visit thejetrest.com and enjoy 10% off your order when you enter VMUM10 at the checkout. The code can be used on travel pillows, travel blankets, luxury eye masks and more until 31 December.

• Win The JetRest Travel Pillow for your little one by answering this question in the comments: What herb can you have in your pillow to help you relax? We’ll randomly pick one winner on 3 September who can choose a pillow from the children’s Junior range. See some snaps below!

The cute mum-run online shop Tutus and Capes is running a competition and I’m helping to spread the word.

Charlene at Tutus and Capes custom-makes tutus and superhero capes for kids and uses two cute characters on her site. She’s asking for help thinking up names for the characters and to make sure she gets the most creative suggestions ONLY kids can enter!

Here are the characters:

Email your kids’ entries to competition@tutsandcapes.co.uk by 12 noon on 31 August 2010.

All entries will be carefully read by Charlene (Tutus and Capes creator) and a panel of children judges.  The winner will be announced on the site by 30 September 2010.

The prize for the children who come up with the winning names will be a custom-made tutu or cape and a personalised fantasy picture from Enhance-Me.com.  For terms and conditions click here.

And by the way: Tutus and Capes is offering 15% off orders for its summer sale.

I ran a giveaway over the past week with the lovely people at Willows Farm Village who generously provided a family day pass to the farm’s Summer Spectacular event for one of my readers.

The competition has ended and our lucky winner is Baking Mad Mama!

During the competition we asked readers to share their favourite thing about visiting a farm park with their kids. Baking Mad Mama shared “Best bit about the farm with a 2 year old has to be his face when the goats come up wanting attention. He bends right down to them and chatters away as if he’s telling them all his secrets.”

Thanks so much to everyone who entered and to Willows Farm Village for the pass.

If you’re looking for something fun to do with the little ones this summer holiday, check out Willows Summer Spectacular!

Note: I originally posted this last week and am extending the competition one extra day because I’ve been so busy!

Ooh have I got something special for you today!

Willows Farm Village is having their annual Summer Spectacular event and have provided me with a family day pass to give away to one of my readers! Two adults and two children can enter on the pass.

To enter, please share your favourite thing about visiting a farm park with your children in the comments below or Tweet your entry to me @vouchermumuk. Entries must be in by 30 July 2 August and we’ll randomly select a winner to be announced on 2 4 August.

Willows Farm Village is near St Albans in Hertfordshire and it’s absolutely brilliant. The Summer Spectacular is held until 5 September and has plenty of events and activities to keep children entertained rain or shine.

Outdoors, there are all the farmyard animals to see and loads of activities, from Panning for Gold to Inflatable Bouncy Haystacks, Fun Fair Rides and the popular Tractor Trek. Indoors, there is plenty of fun to be had with Willows’ indoor play barn, Woolly Jumpers, featuring active play, ball pools and three exciting slides. A new activity for 2010 is Captain Chicken’s Egg Dodge where the Whites and Yolks team dodge each other’s foam ball eggs fired from the egg cannons.

Some of the Summer Spectacular’s highlights include:

• Willows farmer Andrew Wolfe has planted an A-maize-ing Maze grown completely from maize, an adventure the whole family will enjoy finding their way out of with a competition for the children to take part in.

• Willows Sports Day Races, an event exclusive to Summer Spectacular, where participants can enjoy old-school races including the egg and spoon and bean bag race. All children who take part will receive a certificate.

• Around the farm Tristan the Runaway Tractor will be telling his summer story and the popular Sing-a-long-a Woolly sessions return with Willows Entertainer Chris Beebee and Farm Village mascot Woolly Willow the Sheep, leading children in well-known nursery rhymes.

The Farmhouse Restaurant or Woolly Jumpers Coffee Shop offer a wide range of food for visitors. You can also bring your own picnic or pick up picnic supplies at the Willows Farm Shop which works with local producers to provide a wide range of goods with its own butchery counter, delicatessen, fresh fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes and drinks.

Tickets for the Summer Spectacular are £11.95 for adults and £12.95 for children. Concessions are available for senior citizens and disabled customers, and children under two years of age can enter free of charge.

I can’t wait to see your entries in the comments and on Twitter!

Join in the fun over the summer holidays with Chewits Sports Courses and its Summer Sports Roadshow coming to the UK during July and August. Chewits have provided voucher codes for 20 free places to give away to my readers!

Plus, Chewits are offering all VoucherMum.com readers the chance to get free kids places with a special 241 discount when you book on the multi-sports session for your child and their friends to enjoy!

Brought to you by much loved chewy sweet, Chewits, these holiday sports courses are the perfect way to keep your little ones happy and active during the school break.  Your child will love this fun and healthy sporting experience with loads of other kids in their own age group.

The day courses are managed by Premier Sport professional sports coaches and provide six hours worth of multi-sport activity for 5-11 years olds of all levels and abilities during school holiday weekdays. 21 different sports are available, including football, tag rugby, gymnastics, dance and cricket.

To find courses near you and to redeem your 241 session simply enter the following code VM/2010 on the website www.chewitspremiersport.org.

To be in with a chance of winning a place on a Chewits Sports Course near you all you have to do is answer the following question in the comments and I’ll email you a code:

Chewits Sports Courses are being run in association with which company?

a) Sport Fit

b) Premier Sport

C) Kids in Sport

To sign up for the course or for more information visit www.chewitspremiersport.org. More information on Chewits can be found at www.chewits.co.uk.

Terms & Conditions
*Sessions must be pre-booked, no drop-inswill ever be accepted, and are subject to availability
*241 codes can only be used for the roadshow session and venue stated above
*All 241 places can be used in the following way only:
1 person
- One day- No discount applied
- Two days – Pay for one day get second day free
- Three days – Pay for two days get third day free
- Four days – Pay for two days get two days free
2 people
-  One day – pay for one child second child free
*Visit the following link to find where courses are in your area underline;”>www.chewitspremiersport.org
*No cash alternative
*Children require permission from a parent or guardian to attend a course.
*Who can attend- Boys and Girls aged 5-11 years
*You will need shin pads for football and hockey. For ease these can be purchased online and picked up on the day to collect.
*Every child must be signed in and out each day by an appropriate adult.
*You need to arrive between 9.15am and 9.30am for registration
*All participants require a packed lunch