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Elisa Murray

Elisa Murray is the Out + About editor for ParentMap, which means she has the fun (and challenge) of trying to cover all the amazing opportunities for affordable and fantastic family fun and arts in the Puget Sound region. Got a tip, complaint, or story idea? She loves 'em all; just email her at emurray@parentmap.com.

ankanaturaltablebmpToday, we have another awesome giveaway associated with our new BabyMap portal: From Tottini, a Svan Mini Furniture Set in Natural, including a table and four chairs, worth $200.

How to enter the giveaway:

It's easy! Just leave a comment on this post about your favorite current baby or toddler product. Include your email in the comment form so that we can contact you if you are the winner.

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest

2. Like ParentMap on Facebook

3. Follow ParentMap on Twitter

4. Follow Tottini on Facebook.

5. Share this post on Facebook

6. Tweet this post on Twitter

This giveaway ends Friday, May 24, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!

And be sure to hop over to our new BabyMap site for the latest baby/pregnancy news and resources, including baby sleep tips, hottest apps for new parents, monthly milestones that matter, and much more.

Listen to the Birds
Listen to the Birds

Today, we're giving away two copies of Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music, book/CD set that is introduces kids to classical music through the discovery of similarities between notes produced by instruments and birdsong. The accompanying CD offers excerpts of 20 different recordings performed by world-class orchestras.

To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post, and include your email in Disqus (not publicly) so that we can contact you!

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Become a ParentMap e-news subscriber
2. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest
3. Like ParentMap on Facebook
4. Follow ParentMap on Twitter
5. Like Sugar Mountain on Facebook
6. Share this post on Facebook
8. Tweet this post on Twitter

The giveaway ends Monday, May 20, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!

This giveaway is now closed. Winners were chosen and we hope that makes them Tweet, Chirp, Peep - or make any other happy bird noise. Thanks to all who entered!

get_logo_urlToday, we have another awesome giveaway associated with our new BabyMap portal: a $100 gift package from Washington GET, Washington's 529 plan, which you can use at nearly any public or private college in the country.

The gift basket includes a $50 enrollment fee waiver to Washington GET, as well as a baby T-shirt, bath thermometer, baby calendar, diapers, wipes, bath soap and lotion.

How to enter the giveaway:

It's easy! Just leave a comment on this post about your favorite current baby or toddler product. Include your email in the comment form so that we can contact you if you are the winner.

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest

2. Like ParentMap on Facebook

3. Follow ParentMap on Twitter

4. Follow Washington GET on Facebook.

5. Share this post on Facebook

6. Tweet this post on Twitter

This giveaway ends Friday, May 17, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!

GET this - we have a lucky winner! Thanks to all who entered - you GET us happy! - and this giveaway is now closed.

And be sure to hop over to our new BabyMap site for the latest baby/pregnancy news and resources, including baby sleep tips, hottest apps for new parents, monthly milestones that matter, and much more.

And don't miss our upcoming BabyMap events (May 15 and 18) featuring leading relationship expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., who will offer valuable advice on the transition to parenthood and ways to stay close and connected to your partner.

cinderella-header-450hToday, we're giving away a four-pack of tickets to Evergreen City Ballet's Cinderella, the timeless rags-to-riches story of dreams coming true and living happily ever after. The tickets are for June 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center.

To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post, and include your email in Disqus (not publicly) so that we can contact you!

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Become a ParentMap e-news subscriber
2. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest
3. Like ParentMap on Facebook
4. Follow ParentMap on Twitter
5. Like Evergreen City Ballet on Facebook
6. Follow Evergreen City Ballet on Twitter
7. Share this post on Facebook
8. Tweet this post on Twitter

The giveaway ends Monday, May 13, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!


Someone did their chores - sweeping, cooking, mending - and gets to go to the ball. Thanks to all who entered, the lucky winner has been picked and this giveaway is closed.

What's better than humor for Mother's Day? peealonecoverIn honor, we're giving away 3 copies of I Just Want to Pee Alone, a collection of essays from some of the Internet's funniest moms on topics ranging from a “magical” Disneyland trip to the miracle of baby enemas. (Read our review!)

How to enter the giveaway:

It's easy! Just leave a comment on this post about a funny saying (or doing) of your kids recently. Include your email in the comment form so that we can contact you if you are the winner.

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest

2. Like ParentMap on Facebook

3. Follow ParentMap on Twitter

4. Follow Frugalista blog on Facebook.

5. Share this post on Facebook

6. Tweet this post on Twitter

This giveaway ends Monday, May 13, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!

Peeing alone is awesome. Or at least I've heard. Thanks to all who entered, the winners have been chosen and this giveaway is closed.

banner_1Today, we have an awesome giveaway associated with our new, just-birthed BabyMap portal: a $100 package to Bootyland,  a Green America-certified business that has become Seattle's resource for modern eco-conscious clothing and toys for women, kids, toddlers and babies.

The Bootyland gift package includes:

- a $25 Bootyland store gift certificate
- a ladybug rattle
- a Thirsties duo snap cloth diaper wrap
- monster feet cashmere booties
- a Thirsties hemp diaper
- So Anna Chenille Bib

bootyland-thirstiesHow to enter the giveaway:

It's easy! Just leave a comment on this post about your favorite current baby or toddler product. Include your email in the comment form so that we can contact you if you are the winner.

Additional entries will be given for the following (leave an extra comment for each action to let us know):

1. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest

2. Like ParentMap on Facebook

3. Follow ParentMap on Twitter

4. Follow Bootyland on Facebook.

5. Share this post on Facebook

6. Tweet this post on Twitter

This giveaway ends Friday, May 10, at noon. We will leave a comment reply for the winner by the end of the day.

Make sure to check back to see if you've won if you haven't already heard from us by email!

Thanks to all who entered this bundle of joy! This giveaway is now closed and a lucky winner has been chosen.

And be sure to hop over to our new BabyMap site for the latest baby/pregnancy news and resources, including baby sleep tips, hottest apps for new parents, monthly milestones that matter, and much more.