Hello again everyone! How was your weekend, any nice wins to report? A few bits and pieces here including another Heat & Hug koala from Cushelle, a Soft & Gentle deodorant from their Facebook instant win, a Sylvanian families set in an Instagram comp, some Child’s Farm hair products in their Facebook photo comp, a bottle of wine in a simple like & share Facebook comp, a Christmas jumper on the Budweiser app and just now been informed of winning a twin pack of car cleaning products from Ideal World on Twitter. A nice little stash for the last week, so chuffed! Have you started to get yourself organised for the advents now? For me, this mainly means trying to get ahead with all the other comping for November and December, so that I can dedicate more of my comping time solely to the advents. I will still try and enter regular comps too though, as lots of people ignore these entirely and sometimes the entry levels are quite low during December. What are you looking forward to trying to win most? I am still trying to win a nice Christmas food hamper, so that’s top of my advent wish list!
So, autumn is definitely fully upon us now. The mornings are darker, the evenings are drawing in, the weather is beginning to turn and it is all getting rather more grey and dingy. Did you know it is National Road Safety Week this week – 17 – 23 November 2014. During this important week the charity Brake amongst others make a concerted effort to make people more aware of the dangers of roads. As the mornings and nights get darker, school runs can become more perilous, especially for those children walking, scooting or cycling home on their own. As a car driver it is difficult to try and pick out children, often in dark school uniform or winter coats, when they are walking along pavements, or maybe through more rural access-ways with less formal footpaths. To help make children, and adults for that matter, more visible and safer during the winter months, and to highlight Road Safety Week, we have teamed up with Bright Kidz to offer this month’s fantastic competition, which is exclusive to The PrizeFinder members. We are giving away a bundle of high visibility gear from Bright Kidz, including a high vis umbrella, waistcoat, PE bag, zip clip, reflective ted keyring, spoke reflector and lots of other fantastic products to help you be safe and be seen in the dimmer light. The bundle is worth £50 and the winner will be able to choose the size and colour of the waistcoat, and also the colour of the umbrella.
To enter this brilliant competition, all you have to do is to comment below with your best tip for staying safe while out and about in the winter months. One winner will be selected at random after the closing date of 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014. One entry per person and you will need to be logged into your PrizeFinder account in order to enter.
Happy comping everyone, and lots of Lucky Dust to you all!
Kirsty x
Terms and Conditions
- The prize is a bundle of Bright Kidz high visibility gear, worth £50
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014.
- Entrants must be registered PrizeFinder users and logged in to their account
- Entrants must leave a blog comment with their best tip for staying safe in the winter
- One winner will be chosen at random from all entries
- Open to UK residents aged 18 or over
- Only one entry per person
- The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date, and must confirm their postal address within 28 days or an alternative winner will be selected
Comments
Allow extra time for crossing
Allow extra time for crossing wet and/or icy roads and beware of the potential of a car to slide.
I've discovered glow in the
I've discovered glow in the dark tape! I stick it on everything now: my kids' shoes, their backpacks, and even my grocery bags. I feel like next I'll be sticking the tape in my hair next!
Make sure you wear light
Make sure you wear light clothing and carry a touch in dark areas
Buy a bunch of the doggy lead
Buy a bunch of the doggy lead lights (small led ones) and attach to back packs, hoods and shoes - these are light weight, cheap and easy to replace batteries in and help mkae you seen when walking - also if you have to walk on the road remember to walk to the side of oncoming traffic as their head lights will be more likely to pick you up and you will see them if you walk the same way as the traffic your less likely to be seen (most clothes have reflective strips on the front) and you may not notice the lights/vehicle coming
My son has a hi-viz waistcoat
My son has a hi-viz waistcoat thing that we keep in his school bag incase we get delayed walking home, (its getting a bit snug now though!) and we put reflective strips on the pushchair!
Keep visible with reflective
Keep visible with reflective strips on clothing and carry a torch
Don't go out unless you have
Don't go out unless you have to, especially if your driving cars in bad weather conditions
Always wear something light,
Always wear something light, and if you have reflects on them perfect, my kids have wellington boots with reflectors on and a band that goes round their arm which flashes, I even have a bright coat for the dog, which reflects
always have a small torch
always have a small torch with you when out in the dark, and wrap up warm :)
I buy my children and I
I buy my children and I light coloured coats - never dark colours and use reflective tape around the hems and collar- even the dog has a reflective lead and harness!
When traveling by car take
When traveling by car take water and snacks, warn jackets and some blankets incase of emergencies even if you are not going a long distance. Always plan ahead.
Good footwear. I bought my
Good footwear. I bought my kids special grips for their shoes to stop them slipping on ice and snow.
Wrap up warm. Wear
Wrap up warm. Wear reflective gear. Carry a torch. Use lights on bikes, buggies and vehicles.
Bright coats for the children
Bright coats for the children and a flashing collar for the dog!
Always keep some essentials
Always keep some essentials in your car - blanket, water, snacks - I've been caught in a snow storm once and would want to be better prepared next time!
Make yourself visible
Make yourself visible luminous coloured item of have a torch but shine it downwards not directly into people or cars.Have reflective belts or straps on bags & items of clothing.
carry a torch with you and
carry a torch with you and wear reflective clothing and most importantly pay attention to traffic
Stay seen, reflective
Stay seen, reflective clothing, bike light etc
Stay seen, reflective
Stay seen, reflective clothing, bike light etc
Always keep your phone as
Always keep your phone as fully charged as possible when out in the car. Carry a bag of salt or grit and if possible a spade in the car especially if you're driving at night
To wear bright clothing when
To wear bright clothing when out at night
when crossing at lights
when crossing at lights always check the traffic even if they have a green man as cars tend to jump red lights.
Reflective clothing is great.
Reflective clothing is great. Also always use the pavement and don't assume people have seen you
Wear bright reflective
Wear bright reflective clothing to be seen and stand out
wear reflective clothing and
wear reflective clothing and bright colours
Stay inside entering comps
Stay inside entering comps instead.....
If you simply HAVE to go out make sure you wear shoes with a good grip (wet leaves, snow and ice can be slippy) x
Be bright, be seen, wear reflective strips, my children all have flashing lights on their shoes, you always pay more but you can't put a price on your life or that of your children