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Summer Reading: PBK Summer Reading Challenge

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Summer Reading: PBK Summer Reading Challenge

Photograph Credit: Pottery Barn Kids

Highlighting 14 summer reading programs in these two weeks, I hope you will find multiple ways to keep your reader learning and exploring this summer. These programs encourage life-long learners with rewards for meeting a goal.

Our summer reading series:

  1. Barnes & Noble Imagination’s Destination
  2. Chuck E. Cheese
  3. Half Price Books Feed Your Brain
  4. H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club
  5. H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge
  6. iVillage Summer Reading Challenge
  7. Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading
  8. PBK Summer Reading Challenge

PBK Summer Reading Challenge

Participants

No age limit given, but the reading lists are for young readers. Check with your local Pottery Barn Kids for their age requirements.

Program Length

This program end on August 26, 2013 with redemption required by August 31, 2013.

Goal

To instill a love of reading.

Requirements

Read the 14 books from one of the reading lists. Besides the two downloaded options, your local Pottery Barn Kids may offer other suggestions.

Redemption

After reading each book, color a book on the Progress Tracker Poster. When all 14 books have been read and the poster completed, return to your local Pottery Barn Kids.

Reward

Children who finish their reading may print a certificate, enter for a chance to win a backpack full of books, and submit their Progress Tracker Poster for a FREE book.

Though the Pottery Barn Kids Summer Reading Challenge focuses on early readers, they may offer other options for older children. Check your local store for their requirements, reading lists, and rewards.

With a young reader in our home, I am grateful for the reading lists. Though we do not live near a Pottery Barn Kids, we can still benefit from this Summer Reading Challenge with a printed certificate. Happy summer reading!

Summer Reading: Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading

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Summer Reading: Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading

Photograph Credit: Pizza Hut

Highlighting 14 summer reading programs in these two weeks, I hope you will find multiple ways to keep your reader learning and exploring this summer. These programs encourage life-long learners with rewards for meeting a goal.

Our summer reading series:

  1. Barnes & Noble Imagination’s Destination
  2. Chuck E. Cheese
  3. Half Price Books Feed Your Brain
  4. H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club
  5. H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge
  6. iVillage Summer Reading Challenge
  7. Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading

Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading

This program is another NEW summer reading opportunity. The site has not yet been launched. To get notification of who, what, where, when, and how, just register your e-mail address. Once the site is launched, you will receive an e-mail with the specifics.

The Book It program has been a favorite in our home for three years. My children enjoy earning pizzas for completing their reading goals. To learn more about Book It, read this post regarding our rewards and the deadline for signing up for the 2013-2014 school year.

While we wait for the Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading big reveal, we are continuing to read and record our progress as there are so many wonderful programs to encourage our readers. Happy summer reading!

Summer Reading: iVillage Summer Reading Community Challenge

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Summer Reading: iVillage Summer Reading Community Challenge

Photograph Credit: iVillage

Highlighting 14 summer reading programs in these two weeks, I hope you will find multiple ways to keep your reader learning and exploring this summer. These programs encourage life-long learners with rewards for meeting a goal.

Our summer reading series:

  1. Barnes & Noble Imagination’s Destination
  2. Chuck E. Cheese
  3. Half Price Books Feed Your Brain
  4. H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club
  5. H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge
  6. iVillage Summer Reading Challenge

iVillage Summer Reading Challenge

Participants

No age limit given.

Program Length

This program lasts for 4 weeks – June 17 – July 12, 2013.

Goal

Keep reading and learning all summer long.

Requirements

Read the daily e-mails with access to games, activities, printable sheets, and crafts.

Redemption

After completing the daily tasks, track your progress through your registered account.

Reward

Participates receive a daily opportunity to earn great prizes.

If you have a visual learner, then the iVillage Summer Reading Challenge may motivate your learner to complete the tasks and record his progress online. At my home, everything is better when the computer is involved.

In gearing up for the start date of June 17, register your e-mail address and wait for the first challenge coming in 10 days. Happy summer reading!

Summer Reading: H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge

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Summer Reading: H-E-B 321 for Summer Fun Challenge

Photograph Credit: H-E-B

Highlighting 14 summer reading programs in these two weeks, I hope you will find multiple ways to keep your reader learning and exploring this summer. These programs encourage life-long learners with rewards for meeting a goal.

Our summer reading series:

  1. Barnes & Noble Imagination’s Destination
  2. Chuck E. Cheese
  3. Half Price Books Feed Your Brain
  4. H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club
  5. H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge

H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge

Participants

Open to Texas residents, ages 12 and younger.

Program Length

June 1 through August 10 with the reading log due by August 31, 2013.

Goal

321: Read 3 days a week completing 10 books, go 2 special places, and eat 1 new fruit and vegetable.

Requirements

Record the titles of the 10 books read, draw or place photos of 2 places you went, and draw or place photos of the new fruit and vegetable on the reading log form.

Redemption

Mail the completed reading log to H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge, 10530 Sentinel, San Antonio, TX 78217.

Reward

Prize fulfillment takes approximately 4-6 weeks.

Our H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Experience

This is a NEW program. I’m not sure if it will end up replacing the H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club, but for this year, both programs have different lengths and different requirements. The programs have separate websites and promotional explanations, but redemption is through the same address.

Though our family does not reside in Texas, we will still submit our reading logs. We will submit 3 reading logs and will wait to see what happens. Completing the reading log is good practice for my children and will make a great rainy day activity this summer.

In using time wisely, the H-E-Buddy 321 for Summer Fun Challenge is worth my family’s time, energy, and money for a postage stamp. Even if we do not receive a reward, the writing, drawing, and reading is good practice for them all. Happy summer reading!

Summer Reading: H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

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Summer Reading: H-E-Buddy

Photograph Credit: H-E-Buddy

Highlighting 14 summer reading programs in these two weeks, I hope you will find multiple ways to keep your reader learning and exploring this summer. These programs encourage life-long learners with rewards for meeting a goal.

Our summer reading series:

  1. Barnes & Noble Imagination’s Destination
  2. Chuck E. Cheese
  3. Half Price Books Feed the Brain
  4. H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

Participants

Open to children – with no age limits listed, but the largest t-shirt size is a youth extra large (18-20). This programs states for Texas Residents Only.

Program Length

The reading log is due by September 1, 2013.

Goal

Read 10 books.

Requirements

Record the titles of the 10 books read and have a parent initial beside each title.

Redemption

Mail the completed reading log to H-E-Buddy 2013 Summer Reading Program, 10530 Sentinel, San Antonio, TX 78217.

Reward

On some afternoon when you least expect it, you will receive a package of prizes including a t-shirt.

Our H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club Experience

Summer Reading: H-E-BuddyTexas Resident Limitation

Though we do not live in Texas, I have submitted my children’s reading logs for the past four years. The last two years have been limited to Texas residents.

The first year (2011), we received our rewards right away. Last year (2012), we received our rewards in November beyond the 3-4 week turnaround. My kids were thrilled as they had forgotten about the reward.

Redemption

I print three reading logs, complete the forms with the books read, and mail all three forms in the same envelope.

Rewards

Every year, I have received one package with the rewards for all my children. The rewards we receive are a pencil, personalized reading certificate, and t-shirt. My children aptly call these shirts – Buddy the Bag shirts.

Though I cannot guarantee you will receive these rewards if you are not a Texas resident, I can share our experiences with this program. We enjoy this reading program with the extra time allowed for submitted the reading form.

In using time wisely, this program has been worth the few minutes to complete and the cost of a postage stamp. In encouraging reading, the H-E-Buddy 2013 Summer Reading Club provides great prizes which my children enjoy. Tomorrow, I will share another H-E-Buddy summer reading program that is new this year. Happy summer reading!