Receiving the Gift of Giving

grant a wish. So I went to see what it is all about and saw that Sears and Izea teamed up and selected some very lucky bloggers to go out shopping with a $500.00 shopping spree. The bloggers also get to grant a wish. The first blog I went to visitChris Pirillodid the most awesome thing ever.He and his wife went and bought toys and gave them to a donation center. How awesome is that? Not to many people I know would do something like that. So for his grant a wish he has put together a few prize packages to

As a fully paid up Geek I have to ensure I keep up date with the King of Geek’s – Chris Pirillo. He recently blogged about ‘Receiving the Gift of Giving’ and went on a $500 shopping spree to buy a whole load of toys for his local donation center. Firstly you should check out his shopping reciept on flickr then have a look at some pics of his trip below …

I entered another contest today. And, contrary to popular belief, many contests are all fun and games.This particular contestis offering 3 different game packages, each worth $500, as provided by Sears: Lego Wonderland, Star Wars Smiles, and Family Game Night. The contest opened today (12/15/08) and ends at midnight December 23rd, 2008. One winner from each of the nine

thoroughly enjoyed taking a trip across town and down memory lane as we tore through the “Toy Shop.” The goal: to find $500 worth of toys to give to a local donation center.” Read all about it here:http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/12/15/receiving-the-gift-of-giving/.  While you’re at it, go ahead and join in on the contest Chris has going on!  Merry Christmas, Chris and Ponzi, and thank you for your generosity!

Take advantage of the chance to win some great stuff this holiday season by visiting one of the blogs below and reading their posts about how they granted a wish to someone and have put together some great packages for you to win at the same time.Chris Pirillo, Jim Kukral, Steve Spalding, Tamar Weinberg, Aaron Brazell, Liz Strauss, Ted Murphy, Joseph Jaffe Let us know if you win! Image: Collage from promotional email from Izea and SEARS by Jason Bean Tags:

online, but since each one has something a bit different that is being given away, I’m entering each one. And by posting about it, you get a chance to get your butt over to the sites and try to win one, too. Win/win, right? Geek bloggerchris pirillo is giving awaya choice of three toy bundles at his blog. The LEGO and Family Game Night seem fun, but you just know I’d have to pick the Star Wars Smiles pack. All the details you need to know to enter are over at Pirillo

I loved Don’t Break the Ice when I was a kid! Also Don’t Spill the Beans, and all the other ones like that. I’d like to win the Family Game night package. I’d probably keep one or two for my own family, but I’d like to do the same thing you did and donate most of them. I usually try to give a lot to Toys for Tots, but just like everyone I have been laid off and can’t give as much this year. Here’s to a better 2009 for all of us, and thanks to Sears too :)

Nice contest. My kids would really love the LEGO Wonderland bundle, and I’d really love to get them something nice for Christmas. :D

I would love to win the LEGO Wonderland set for my boys. Both of them love LEGOs and are budding engineers.

I would love to get the LEGO Wonderland so I could send it to Australia as a gift to my FFundercats fellow podcaster, Johnny Worthington, who is the most deserving of such a LEGO prize.

I know my son would love the Star Wars Smiles bundle!
But regardless, this seems like a great thing to be doing! I’ll get started on a blog post myself!

I’m really pleased that Sears is doing these promotions – advertising that gives something back is a good thing. All the Lego prizes sound wonderful and I’m torn, but I know all the family will get a buzz out of the LEGO Wonderland package.

Hope this post does well and that the food back donations are high! Every little helps.

Wow, just saw your pointer on FriendFeed and have to say I’m amazed as well. Put me in the running for Lego Wonderland. My son often has the neighborhood kids over and there’s *never* enough pieces to go around!

Chris! How can you go wrong with LEGO. I do the Toys for Tots thing every year and go for what I wanted when I was a kid. I was a recipient of some of those gift baskets when I was little.. as akid you don’t get the whole story, but as an adult you come to understand that someone went out of their way to make sure you had a christmas.

Ha… This is too awesome. I, too received (and still have in my basement along with my AT-AT) a Millennium Falcon one year. I was in Toys ‘R Us just last week and saw the new one which looks just as awesome.

Here’s hoping for a Star Wars Gift Pack

LEGO! Although my kids wouldn’t argue with the games either. I just think the LEGOS are more fun.

Sounds like a cool contest. My brother and lots of my friends love Lego. I would love to treat them this year, so the LEGO Wonderland would be my choice.

I would like the Family Game Night (but any would do). My family is on the most geeky Star Wars lovers. We actually camped out for the midnight shows. I have taken the opportunity to ingrain the young one (she is 11) on all things Star Wars.

Now the legacy has be passed to the next generation ;-) She loves the 1st 3 episodes as well as the last 3 that she was able to experience in her life time.

Now with a 4 year old niece we must “use the force” to indulge her is all things Star Wars…HELP me start the young Padawan off right!

All the bundles are awesome! I have to pick the Family Game Night bundle though – so many ways to have fun with the family this Christmas.

What is a Christmas without stepping on little LEGO pieces! Put me down for that one! My boys and my nephew would love it!

My son (six years old) has just recently started getting into LEGOS like you wouldn’t believe. We spend quite a bit of time building kits together and have a blast with them – both during the build and after! The LEGO Wonderland bundle would be just the thing to keep the passion alive and take it to the next level with the Mindstorm kits!

Thanks!
Jeff

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I tweeted – http://twitter.com/zwriter/status/1059181766

My kids dream of going to LEGOLand, they watched a documentary about the park on TV and really want to go!! They love Legos and would love the LEGO Wonderland!!

Wonderful of you to spread the holiday spirit, the stories from when you were younger are a nice touch. I would like to enter the drawing for the “Family Game Night”. My wife works in a middle school and she could donate these to kids she knows could use some additional family interaction. Thank you to all involved…

Being an amateur Lego engineer and having five nephews (age 4 – 12) who all love lego building it’s a no brainer – the Lego Wonderland. Keep up the great work Chris.

Chris, it is great to read about what you did this year. I wish more people would realize just how great it feels to give and help others. My father does something similar by requesting from others to only give him stuffed animals and toys as gifts throughout the year. He then takes this around Christmas time to the local children’s hospital and shelters for the kids to ensure that as many as possible get something this time of the year and aren’t forgotten. I know this simple act has led many others in the family and outside to start doing the same. His motivation is simple and I never questioned it knowing his past and growing up in orphanage and boys home.

Anyway, I am also witting to request to be entered into the LEGO Wonderland give away. If selected I hope to turn the gift over to my father to help with his tradition.

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Wow, this is a great giveaway! I would love the Family Game Night Bundle because we are having family over for Christmas, and this would be a great way to entertain them!

I would give them to my brother and sister.

I would like the Lego Wonderland bundle because, as a child, I coveted every building and inventing toy in existence. I have a five year old daughter who is already doing puzzles she should not be able to – and I think, with such a Lego package, she could become an evil Supergenius (or…maybe she’d be the GOOD supergenius). In any case, that is one cool Lego package.

I would really like to get the Lego Wonderland bundle because of those NXT things and the Lego Mindstorms. I’ve heard that they are really cool, but haven’t had enough money to buy one.

I would love to win the Lego Wonderland bundle. My two sons loved building complex Lego structures and we still have some of the most treasured ones on the shelf of my son’s room. I think they are underestimated as a teaching tool and would love to be able to donate them. This is a very rough year for many folks so being able to spread such a gift around would be fantastic… besides..why shouldn’t some other parent get the joy of stepping on a lego block late at night…ouch!!! Happy holidays and thanks so much for sharing and setting such a great example!!

Oh definitely the LEGO Wonderland!

As a Civil Engineering student I still love the stuff – I’ve got a digger and a concrete truck on my window sill here at Uni!

Have a good Christmas everyone!

I know my son loves Star Wars a lot. But I’d have to say that Lego’s would be a best fit for him. (He loves himself some Lego Star Wars)

I think that who ever wins this is getting a great gift, and I love this idea you and your wife are doing.

I’ll be twittering in a bit. :)

I have an 11-year-old son who is a complete Star Wars fanatic. He would be thrilled to pieces to receive even a few of those items. And, since so many are less fortunate these days, we would also be happy to share as well. I’d love to be able to give half of that stuff to the Richmond Police department for their annual gift giving program.

I’d love the family game package to be able to donate it to a local library that runs Family Game Nights. Their games are old and there isn’t a budget to replace them. There is hardly an operating budget. I just went to speak to the town council about giving them more money so they can stay open for 4 hours on Sundays.

Personally we’d all love the LEGO sets but honestly, I’d probably give them to my child’s 3rd grade teacher. He has young boys of his own and he’s going to graduate school parttime to earn a PhD, all the while being the best teacher in the whole school. He’s really taken extra time to consult with us about our kid. Everyone in the district says he goes the extra mile and I can really see it.

We are working on one small salary but we have plenty. I’m not being a saint here! I grew up very poor and could never imagine the middle class life I have (and worked so hard for) now. I don’t need to win anything. I’ve already won.

Kudos to Sears and Chris and Ponzi! Giving makes the heart grow stronger! :)

Thats a fun Idea. I would have to say the Star Wars Smiles Bundle would be the best choice. I remember those years as a little boy, watching Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi on the big screens and playing with the action figures and play doh sets at home with my older brother. Priceless memories.

I Would LOVE to give like you guy got to It’s always something I’ve wanted to do. If I won any of the three bundles I would take them to the donation center in a town a few miles from my house. That would be really exciting and a good memory. If I had to choose one I would choose the Star Wars Smiles Package. To be able to share all those great gifts with children would be great! Star Wars was a big part of my childhood and heck it still is. Every kid should have Star Wars Toys. Thank you and Merry Christmas.

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I would love to get the LEGO Wonderland, my boys would disappear into their bedroom and play for HOURS!

Can’t post to my blog, Worpress is broken, I have a ticket open. :-(

I can’t imagine anything more fun than to do what you did. I’ve done that myself a few times, in smaller doses, not quite $500 but about half that each time, and oh wow was it amazing. One year, I knew my brother-in-law was having a rough time financially and he had two boys, small boys. I had no kids yet at the time, but I dearly loved these two kids as if they were my own. I knew that their parents were too “proud” to accept help or a hand out, so I went out, spent a ton of cash, literally about $250 and remember, this was probably 25 years ago so that was a lot of cash back then…..
Anyhow…. I took all the presents home, wrapped them and labeled them all for the two boys, then went to the hospital where I worked and contacted the minister of the hospital and asked him to find a “secret santa” to do the delivery for me. I knew if my brother in law found out it was me they’d never accept it, or they’d feel guilty and that they owed us something and I didn’t want that.. I just wanted those two boys to have a great Christmas…… So, they got a HUGE Santa delivery, and had the Christmas of their lives…… The best part, they never knew it was me, even tho they suspected the possibility they never knew for sure….. I was more amazing for me than it ever was for them…….

NOW, that being said, I want the Family Game night because I’d want to make that happen for another family and give it all away to let someone other family have the Christmas least expected………

I would love the “Game Night” bundle as I love multiplayer games

I’m actually pretty torn between all three sets … my son LOVES lego and star wars. They’re his two favorite things in the World, actually. And, my family tries to spend every Sunday night playing a board game or two.

However, I think the Lego wonderland would be the best used in my house. We have more games than we can play, and my son is at an age in which the mindstorms would really be fun … and hopefully get my daughter into Lego as well!

Tweeted AND blogged it too. Go me! :-)
http://tj.hanton.net/post/65022096/geeks-gift-of-giving

My Choice – LEGO Wonderland.
I have never grown out of loving my LEGOs. To this day I still collect and assembly them. Receiving LEGOs for Christmas as an adult and child has always been one of my favorite gifts. My favorite gift was the Collectors edition X-Wing. My favorite design was my version of the BatWing.

Gotta be the Lego package! There is no such thing as too many Lego sets, or too old for Lego. I’ve officially hit a quarter century of collecting and I don’t intend to stop. My kids are now old enough to enjoy them and have started collections of their own. This would be another great way to share time and a great hobby with my kids!

High School Musical 2 Deluxe Plug N Play TV Game is the one I would love to have because I love watching those movies with those great actors in it!

Put me in the running for the LEGO Wonderland! I have four kids ranging in age and alot of young ones I could share the gift with, they would all really enjoy them! Merry Christmas

I’d love to win the LEGOs!

In an effort to continue the Xmas spirit, I would love any of these packages so I could donate to a local non-profit organization I help out throughout the year. It’s having it’s annual Christmas party later this week. Thanks to you, Chris and Sears!

Sorry, forgot the why: My family would have a great time building them when they come up for Christmas!

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Okay, now this is a sweet contest, my kids and I hope to win the Lego Wonderland Bundle! All commented, posted and twittered!!!

Thanks for coming up with some really fun contests.

:-)

As a college student at Indiana State University, I don’t get to spend a lot of time at home. When I am home, my family usually sits in front of the TV, often in separate rooms. My mom does love to play games, but we don’t have any in the house. We could probably get my step dad to play to if it’s a game he would enjoy. With all options this giveaway provides, I’m sure we could find one for him to play. When I’m at school, my friends and I play board games all the time. That’s what we do for fun in our free time. So this Family Game Night pack would help in continuing to bring college students together for good clean fun and hopefully bring my family together at home.

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That was a really nice thing you and Ponzi did. I hope those toys do give many happy memories for the children who are going to get them.

As for the contest I would like to win the Star Wars Smiles because I remember also getting many neat geeky gifts, such as Star Wars toys, for Christmas and being really excited about it and after reading what you and Ponzi did I’d love to be able to spread that feeling around to those who are less fortunate than myself.

Merry Christmas,
Evan Ross

My family and my kids have plenty. They are not ‘wanting’ for anything. I would love to get the Family Game Night package so that I can take it and donate it as you did. Star Wars and Legos are fun, but as donations go I think that games that bring families together are a gift that keeps on giving. Our family always enjoys game nights and I wish we did them more often.

That was truly an awesome thing you did for those children. I want to win the LEGO Wonderland prize because my family has taken a young 4 year old into our family this year because his mother did not want him anymore. We hadn’t planned it but we could not turn him away to fostor care. The most hurtful thing was that the mother did not want to keep him because he had a small handicap, and he wanted to know why his other brothers got to stay with his mom. I am almost in tears because I never knew I would meet someone that could do that to a child. I hope I win and can make him and my family smile this year. I would also like for you all to keep Jacob and my family in your prayers this year.

We’d love to have the Family Game Night package! awesome Chris!!! THX!

Here’s my blog post: http://silverambz.livejournal.com/275706.html

Here’s my twitter link: http://twitter.com/Silveramberz/status/1059249178

I’d pick the Star Wars Smiles package. See, my bf is a big gamer geek and we have lots of gamer geeks come to our apartment on weekends to do roleplay games with us. Star Wars is a game we sometimes play. One year my bf made a bunch of figurines for our characters using Legos, so I almost picked the Legos package, but he liked the Star Wars one better.
So, I’ve told him if we win I’ll give him first selection of what’s in the package and then we can give the rest to our gamers for being so awesome. We even have a few gamers that are children. They and their parents come to game with us on weekends. So toys for all!

Cheers for this wonderful idea! I would go for Star Wars Smiles bundle because who wouldn’t want to have their very own Millennium Falcon!

I would so love to win the Family Game Night! I’ve also twittered this contest and will be blogging about it too. Good luck to all, but best luck to me! ;)

I always remember getting some rubik-like puzzle every year and getting frustrated with it. Finally I figured it out. I would love the Family Game Night Bumdle. :)

One look at my profile and you could easily guess that my choice of prize package is Star Wars Smiles. The new Millennium Falcon is on my list (and it’s marked down to $99 at Wal-mart!). Anything that I already have would go to a(nother) good home. I would make the toys and books very happy!

My Tweet: http://twitter.com/Auriette/status/1059284932

Blog: http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/12/15/receiving-the-gift-of-giving/

Our friends are missionaries at an orphanage and baby home in Mexico. I would love to take the Star Wars Smiles to the kids down there to create some Star Wars Smiles!

Hi,

I would love to have the ‘Family Game Night’ bundle because it would be great for all of my family to have some quality time together this christmas. Not sure if i can win it or not as i am in the UK who knows!!

Thanks

I got over excited and posted the wrong link for my blog. Here’s the right one:

http://auriette.blogspot.com/2008/12/toys-for-christmas.html

I’d go with the Legos for my nephew. I’ve got tons of my own, little guys that have been around so long they can’t stand up anymore. I had to make bench seating for them, and the oldest guys are sitting at the front.

The other packages look great too, good luck!

I have always loved board games. The best one that I remember playing with my family the most when I was a kid was Pay Day! I loved that game simple but very fun. If I would win this I would give most of it to my girl friends little brother. He is 10 years old and the only entertainment he has is video games. Now dont get me wrong I am a gamer myself, but he is locked onto them, and I think that if I would give him the chance on playing board games he would love it! I remember a year ago him and I played Clue and he fell in love with it, but sadly the game got destroyed when the back part of my house flooded. If I were to win it would be the Family Fun Night Bundle. But thanks Chris Pirillo for give me the chance to win this gift for him it would be the greatest thing in the world to him and I.

Thank You and Happy Holidays

Marcus Dunn

I would probably take the Family Fun night package because my whole family can benefit from it. We had a tradition where we all would gather around one night and just play for fun. That was before we had a computer. Now with a computer in the house, all of that is gone. If we ad a whole bunch of board games, we can revive the tradition that we once had and then pass that down to our kids. Plus the games in the package will be new and we can add some modernism to tradition. Won’t that be nice?

When I was a kid, we had so many games. I really miss it. Enter me for Family Board Game Night please!

WoW Chris, this is just too awesome…If I were the lucky winner I’d definitely choose the Lego Wonderland as it has so many things to give to my family and also to family friends!!!!

Please count me in!!!!
-barbarabaker :)

I’ve just tweeted this over at: http://twitter.com/barbarabaker

Thanks again Chris!!!! You’re too kind!
-barbarabaker :)

I would love to receive the Lego Wonderland set for a few reasons. The first reason is that I am currently president of my school’s robotics team, and all the mind-storms utilities would make a great addition to the middle/elementary school program we are trying to generate. I remember when I was at middle school, starting with the First Lego League, the robotics stuff always intrigued me, and I would love to pass that feeling along to others. Also, my younger brother LOVES legos, and the look on his face when he is playing with them is truly a gift to see.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Frilior/statuses/1059319309

I’d love to win the Family Game Night package. now a days families do NOT spend enough time together doing things that require interaction. Turn the TV OFF and let’s PLAY! What a great promotion!

My family is all adults now, and I live away from home- but thispackage would really help us have fun and celebreate being together. Family Game Night. This will give us way more interaction than sitting and watching tc together! and i’m sure the Christmas Angel wish would use 1 or 2 of those things too! Plus in in grad school and they might be a fun break from studying with my friends!
Great article!!

any of them please oh please

Humm… can I change my pick? I didn’t realize most of the Lego stuff is books, and well I don’t think the kids at the hospital will enjoy most of those books if I win.

I would like to put my name in the running for the Star Wars Smile pack please.

wow this contest is awosome and i wish to add more legos to my lego collection. even though i dont really like star warz a little bit, i still want it. being a 12 yr old kid and still be having legos i think are still all right.

I would probably take the Family Game Night package (although any of them would be fine). I would pass it along to our local Salvation Army and/or Operation Christmas to give to less fortunate families. Thanks for considering my entry.

I am not particular about which bundle. All I ask, if I get drawn, is for you & Ponzi to make another delivery to one of your local donation centers in the Seattle area.

Usually at this time of year, I try to drop off a few gifts for the kids. This season, i’m a bit strapped for cash…so thank you for the opportunity to share a few smiles with the kids. :)

This is a really excellent thing you guys are doing, Chris & Ponzi.

Merry Christmas!

The prize is pretty good exspecially the Lego. My brother loves Lego the prize will be just amazing for him because there’s so much of it exspecially at Christmas.

Great Christmas Package Lineup Chris !

I was a huge Lego Fanatic when i was younger!
I know my god-daughter Zoe would go crazy with such an incredible Lego package, though I would probably give it to my favorite children’s home and animal rehabilitation center in the Atlanta area.

http://www.noahs-ark.org/

I would like to get the Star Wars smiles pack, My 10 yr old son would LOVE it.

I don’t want any of the collections. Don’t get me wrong, they are all very nice, but I would much rather see these gifts go to someone less fortunate than me. Perhaps to a hospital orthopedics ward or rehab center.

I know how hopeless being in a hospital can feel. How terrifying, lonely and desperate it is. Especially during the holidays. I also know how good it feels to have something, anything, to take your mind to a better place.

So if I should be fortunate enough to win any package (I don’t care which) that would be the right thing to do.

The prize is pretty good exspecially the Lego. My brother loves Lego the prize will be just amazing for him because there’s so much of it exspecially at Christmas.

Merry Christmas

To put it simple, I would give away ALL of what I got from the Family Game Night bundle. I know plenty of families that could use a great Christmas. And this would be perfect.

My brother in law would love the Star Wars package.

I personally was always a fan of family games so obviously i would like to get the family game night package but i would probably keep 1 or 2 for my own family but give most of them to friends and family as most of them are very young. I think i would donate a good number of them to a charity but i’m not sure which one just yet. My school is doing a special Christmas hamper which i would probably donate some of these to that as well if I won. I only have one chance to win so unlike some people that have three! I would really really like to win so please pick me.

Andrew (pc_geek)

A great cause coming from a great guy. Count me in for the Family Game Night package please, as it would be a great gift to give to my family.

Thanks Chris, and keep up the great work!

Merry Christmas!

Chris – This is a rad idea!
I would have to go for the Family Game Night bundle. With our fast paced lives and busy work schedules it would be nice to slow it down for one night and just enjoy some great board games together. I would be thrilled to win all of these games.

Happy Holidays. Best of luck to everyone who enters!

4four1ones

I would love to win the Lego Wonderland package. Have grandsons 12 and 10 years old. It would be the perfect gift! Thanks for having this contest.

I love putting my legos together when I don’t do my homework. All of the other prizes are good as well! Merry Christmas

I was just looking that Falcon this weekend.. I want to see the actual toy.. compare it with the awesome one I got for christmas in the eighties.. damn was that a good christmas.

I think I would want that star wars bundle

I want LEGO! I’ve been asking Santa for the Mindstorm NXT since it came out! That’s right, I’m entering this contest for me, although I might share the LEGO bundle with my 14yo son. :)

I personally would rather have the “family game night” bundle as opposed to the Lego and Star Wars bundle, mostly because that bundle offers more of something for EVERYONE. We love board games and party games, and we have plenty of friends with kids who would love the more “kiddie” entries in that bundle (and I’m sure that many of the Transducers (my old “Rocky Horror” cast) would love to play the “Harry Potter Scene It? Game”).

Just have to say Chris, you’re the MAN for doing this!

I would love to get the family game pack. there are always times that people need a little excitement. We also have some friends who don’t gave much, and it would be great to give them some entertainment this holiday season! It is great way to also bring my family closer together! The possibilities are endless

I would love to win the LEGO Wonderland for my niece & nephew!

It would be really great if I could win either the Star Wars bundle or the Family Game Night bundle. They would be for my son mainly.

He is 3 years old and so completely into Star Wars right now because of Clone Wars its unbelievable. We just haven’t been able to get him many things at all this year due to the way the economy is going.

I just really really want to do good by him and I feel really depressed when I see the cheap stuff I had to get for him. Hopefully sometime in the future things will get better and we can make it up to him.

Anything that we might win would be good, though, just to make things a little brighter around here when he sees new toys from “Santa”. :)

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When I was a kid, I loved family game night and I’ve started the tradition now that I’m a parent. My daughter is 4 and loves to play Candyland and Chutes and Ladders among others. I would like to enter the Family Game Night bundle so that we can continue the tradition as she and her little brother get older and so that we can share some with other family members and friends. Thank you Chris for putting this together.

Great idea Chris.. I just bought one of the all time classic toys as a gift for Xmas. The happy drinking bird… Classic

I didn’t even come CLOSE in the HP Magic, but I’m going to try this one, mainly because this year I have an 8-year-old grandson (in-law) that I have to buy for as well as my 7-year-old granddaughter and I just had to take my 17-yr old “furry baby” (cat) to the vet today (potentially serious problem) so now I have no Christmas money left. I guess if I don’t win, I will have to try to explain to the kids that Christmas with “nana” will be in January.

I have no problems choosing “girl” presents (been buying for girls for 28 years now ), but holy hoppin’ do I ever have a problem with what to get for an 8-yr-old boy who LOVES Dr. Who (yep, he loves Dr. Who) and Spiderman.

Safest bet would be the LEGO prize pack (I know my granddaughter also builds things with her step-brotherso I could split it up between the two of them).

Keeping my fingers crossed this time Chris…

That sure would make a bunch of kids happy.
They may be in the hospital for the holidays or kids in an orphanage or just kids who’s parents aren’t able to afford to buy them a gift this year.
I’d like this card to make some one else’s kids happy this year.
Now if some one has a little extra cash to donate, why not give it to the Salvation Army. They help lot’s of folks in need.
I’ve made it easy to do that at:
http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/tis-the-season

Merry Christmas everyone.

This is kind of tough. Having been laid off earlier this year I would have to say I would like to keep a couple of gifts for my son since I still am unemployed. I would take the rest to our orphanage (St. PJ’s) where I adopted my son from. Things can be really rough for those little guys.

I would think the Lego’s might be able to be stretched in their community room.

Family Game Night – my son and I love games!

I would really like the Family Game night.

Now, I don’t have to use it with just my family do I? I don’t live near the rest of my family, and my son (2yrs) is too young for most of those games. I do however, have a group of co-workers (fellow geeks) that do like to get together and play board games. I know it is rare for geeks to put down the game controllers and play a board game these days, but my friends and I do it. :-) And it is a lot of fun, every geek should try it.

Wow! I still have my don’t break the ice game! I loved that one….
What you did was truly and awesome thing Chris. You have brought joy to many people this holiday season. This Giveaway has really inspired me. I wish I could do this….

The Lego set looks awesome! I love building Lego models^^

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Merry Christmas to all, I am a disabled Veteran and I really believe that what you are doing is a great idea. Thank you Sears. If I would win, I would like the Star Wars Smiles for my grandson who is really getting into the Star Wars.

ponzi looked great in one of the photos.
good job chris!I wish i had an opportunity to do something like this.

I want family game night, because I can have fun with my family (It sounded better in my head). And I love Monopoly.

I would like the Family Game Night. I recall fond memories as a child playing all kinds of board games with my parents and friends. If I win I would keep a few of the games for myself and share the rest with others.

Love this post, well done Chris and Ponzi. Nice example of what bloggers/new media types can do to share the love.

Gotta go with the Lego stuff. I grew up on Lego blocks, and still think that they’re one of the very best toys in existence. Great for budding engineers! :D (I still have a handful of stuff, including a little truck that i built in round 1979—with a few alterations later.)

Loving that so many bloggers are participating, what a win for IZEA!

I’d go for the Family Game Night bundle!

Id have to go with the family game night .Id bring back me memories as well as my 2 kids. Id might also donate some of the games to some of my local charity.keep up the good work chris

Chris, this is pretty cool. I’d love to receive the Star Wars smile list since I am a huge Star Wars fan but haven’t been able to delve seriously into the hobby since we had twins 3 years ago. It looks like there is alot of stuff I’d be able to share with my kids on this list and share with them the joy of Star Wars. Thanks!

Wayne

I would like the LEGO wonderland bundle.

I’ve been a LEGO fan all my life really. Since 1999. Such a great toy, and I’ve advanced my building techniques over the years.
A few of my younger friends in my town might find LEGO as well, so that’d be nice.

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[...] Chirs Pirillo made an interesting post today at his blog at http://chris.pirillo.com . It talked about giving this holiday season and ow Sears is giving that opportunity. As I read through it it really made me think about my actions lately. Have I really been grateful for what I have? Have I given to others in need? Living in LA , is one of the best places to do it. So, after reading the entire post, there was a section at the bottom where you could enter to win  bundle pack. Lego, Star Wars, and a Family Game Pack. And, I decided to enter, not just for me, but to give it to people who are in need. For example, I have a couple of people at my school who are not exactly in the best financial place, I think giving them a little fun might help this holiday season due to the Economic slowdown. So, this is what I plan to do. Please comment on this and let me know your thoughts. Thanks, and Happy Holidays. BTW the blog post can be found here [...]

Family Game Night. What’s better than getting the family together and doing something other than watch TV! Of course, there are way too many games here, so I’d have to donate half of them to a local shelter or school.

I would love to get the Lego Wonderland. I remember getting my first Lego set as a kid, and my mind was just blown by the possibilities of what I could create. And if I did win, I would love to be able to pass that on to some of my nieces and nephews, while hanging on to a few of the sets myself :)

Chris I am your father. Of course star wars FTW ! I was 11 when A new hope (Episode IV) was released and it still brings me back to my childhood watching it.

Hello,
I would love to recieve the Lego Wonderland as my top choice but when it comes down to my reasoning, it doesn’t really matter which bundle I get. I would love to donate a majority of these games and toys to my local Christmas Drive at my shopping mall. I think there are a lot more kids that could benefit from these toys and I would be honoured to donate such a prize pack to them.
Happy Holidays,
James H.

I would love an Family Game Night,
what’s better than gathering the whole family and playing some games?

Both my kids (11 and 6) are gaga over star wars, so if I win, I’d like the SW set for them.

Man, this is a tough one, but I think I’m going to have to go with the Lego package. My kids would go bonkers with that.

LEGO Wonderland. I might give a few to my nieces and nephew, but I’d give most to local charities. I’m involved in helping our community a few ways, and I know there are so many families and children that are really struggling right now.

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Hi Chris boy did your post bring back some memories. I was champ on “Don’t Break The Ice” game. It was my all time favorite for a couple of years. Do you remember “Don’t Spill the Beans”? I switched to that for a year. Monopoly, we would play for 6hrs or more just to finish a game and my brother was always the winner. My sisters and I just couldn’t seem to beat him in that game. I still play “Trouble” and “Sorry” with my kids now on family night. The game “Clue” is my favorite so we play that once in a while too. Game night is a big thing in this house and we always are looking for something new to try.Our games are getting pretty worn out so I would definitely pick the “Family Game Night”.It looks like you had a great time of giving. It must of been so fun doing that. Thanks for Sharing and for Caring. Happy Holidays from our house to yours~!

Great concept! I’d like to be in the running for the Family Night package.

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Back from tweeting about this article and your great sharing giveaway at twitter. Check it out here
http://twitter.com/exotic1/status/1059798906
I just wish you could post more about the site your twittering.
Thanks for sharing.

I’m having trouble making my links active for some reason but I did blog about this wonderful story and giveaway and left the link and instructions to copy and paste in their browser to come directly to this site. (Sorry) Any suggestions on how to get my links active is appreciated. Thanks Again.

What a great giveaway! I’d love to win the Family Game Night, so important to spend time together as a family (with the tv off!)

I would love to have the Lego giveaway. Growing up for Christmas I always got Legos for Christmas and had countless hours of fun building, playing, and tearing down my Lego castles! If I win this contest I promise to give these Legos to the Boys & Girls Club where I live (I am a board member).

I’ve seen how many hours of fun and joy Legos can generate. We have a Lego-like submarine in the library that tons of kids love to play with. If I won the Lego bundle, I’d use them as prizes in next summer’s reading program at the library because we’ve offered prizes the past two summers and have seen more kids read and read well while having the excitement of winning something.

What a wonderful idea. We have a stack of toys to be fropped off at Toys for Tots this week. My kids always are so proud to carry them in and hand them to the volunteers, knowing they are helping other kids. It’s a win-win.
We would love to win the Family Game Night set.

I would love to be in the running for Family Game Night. Our pile of games we currently have (munchkin 1&2, taboo, monopoly and settlers of catan) is right under our Wii, so that we can have HUGE amounts of fun in our living room, plugged in or not!

Thanks!

I’d love to win Star Wars Smiles and give it to all of my friends who are PhD candidates in Computer Science. I’m far away from them at the moment so it would be nice to send something to make their day!

Me personally would like the Star Wars or the Lego Package, but this wouldn’t be for me, this is for my daughter. We moved from Michigan to Arizona at the beginning of the year in hopes of more work. My wife has a job, and I have already gotten laid off. We all know the economy is tight, and I don’t want to sound like everyone else, but it really is hard to buy Christmas presents for a six year old on one income. So, basically I want that package so I can give my daughter an awesome Christmas, plus, board games are her favorite.

My favorite gift EVERY Christmas is the way my family all comes together to celebrate, and I think I learned that because there were some years when money was tight and as a family we decided to make gifts for each other. Now I’m older and money is tight for my own family, didn’t really see it coming, but my gift to my family is to forge ahead doing my best to provide a safe warm home, food and clothing, basic needs. The silver lining, they may take away the importance of family and the true meaning of Christmas. My older children will understand, but it won’t be as easy for my 6 year old, still believing in Santa and expecting toys under our tree. I didn’t mean to present a sad story, I am happy to have my family together and healthy. My son has a spectrum disorder and is fascinated with Legos and building, he constructed his own “palm pilot” just the other day, I am posting a photo on my profile, it even had a “stylus”. If he won the Lego set, the entire family would be overjoyed to see him happy Christmas morning. Thankyou Chris and Ponzi for your generosity. Merry Christmas to all.

I would love to win the Star Wars Smiles package! I am sort of a big star wars fan, and have a uncle (Phil no relation to the chat room phil) whom suffers from muscular sclorarosis ? I dont think I spelled it right, who is a huge star wars freak! I would love to give him something this year.

I’ve been a star wars fan for many years now and I’m a kid at heart to say the least. That Star Wars Smiles pack caught my eye simply because a lot of the stuff shown there was a lot of the stuff I wanted when I was younger but couldn’t afford it or didn’t bother getting with it. Anyways, to finish this off. I’m very grateful to you for doing this and helping share in the community. It seems as if you are having fun every day on your live stream and we enjoy watching you have fun!

-Joel

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The bundle I would desire is the LEGO Wonderland bundle. I would want this because it brings me back to my childhood and how much fun I had playing with them creating my sculptures and literally letting my imagination run wild! If I win, I would like to donate some of the toys to charity to share the Christmas spirit! LEGO’s is something any child can learn to love, I know it’s something I still love!

hey chris i love your shows and your random stuff, i would love to win

starwars collecting has been my thing since i was 6 years old and i know many kids who would love to have the stuff your giveing out some of those items your giveing away will be a good christmas present

chris you have the biggest heart ever!

That sounds so fun to be able to do!
I would want the Family Game Night.
In this electronic age I think that the fun from a board game is getting lost.

I would probably only keep the Harry Potter Scene It and give the rest away, a couple to my niece & nephew then see who my church knows that needs gifts for needy kids.
I can’t wait till I am debt free so I will be able to do more fun stuff with giving.

Here’s my blog post:
http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/my-receiving-the-gift-of
Here’s my twitter link:
http://twitter.com/PurpleKissa/status/1060036773

While my brother in law (40+!) would go absolutely crazy over the Lego package, if I win I’d instead take the Family Game night package. I might keep 1 or 2 for myself, but the rest I’d donate to organizations that support local youth. I love that you gave away all of your games and I hope to pass it on as well!

Me and my family would love to have the Family Night Pack. We really cant afford things like this and with school and all its hard to get a little of time in to have a family night. This Pack will really help with that…

I’d buy a puppy for a girl I know.

It’s not all about me really. But when you announced that you were giving away a LEGO bundle it instantly brought back memories of last year when I was building LEGO NXT robots at my Technical school! We were to build a robot or machine and the best one would win a $1000 scholarship. My teacher went online with us all and bought tons of NXT kits and cables and books, bluetooth dongles, etc… to get this project rolling. Me and my partner made two test bots. The first one was a car that would drive to my instructor and throw a ball at him, the other was a scanner that you could attach a pen to and it would actually draw what it scanned on paper! I was amazed at how LEGOs could be so much fun. After looking back on their website I see that the kits are just about $240 per. I really wish I could just buy it all because the products LEGO made inspired me that day. What could I build, what could I have this do?? I would really appreciate it if I were chosen to get the LEGO Wonderland. I wouldn’t be needing everything on there. Most of it would go to the younger ones in the family as they would get more use out of it than me. I mean…you read how much fun I had with an NXT kit, imagine how much joy they would get out of it!

PS: If you were wondering my partner and I did not win the $1000 scholarship. We built a Trebuchet / Catapult that came in 2nd place. We lost by other members of our class that built something the night before the competition (go figure..). And I did put a video on youtube of it throwing a ball: (sorry if it’s a tad shaky at first)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4qAbRunbQg

Thanks for reading!

- The actual Aaron from chat

Lincoln Logs – boy does that take me back, as did your whole post. I think I’d have to go for the Lego bundle. Our six-year-old grandson would go nuts! :)

Bless your heart for thinking of the kids that have to go without. If I win this, the grandson may get some and I just may pay the rest forward.

Chris Pirillo what a great thing to do. Keep up the Christmas spirit. Big thanks to you and Sears. The Lego Wonderland is what i would go for. I would give it to the church to be passed out to family’s in need. Merry Christmas Thank you

Hi chris… to bad i’m not an US resident.. and don’t live in US soil :( hiksss
I want Star Wars Clone Trooper Helmet soo badddd… I never win any stuff in my life.
I hope u be the tropic Santa to flew it to my doorstep in Indonesia.. :) pleeeazee

Wow this is great.
My childrens school is sponsoring a family with two boys, ages are 8 and 12 with a single mom. This would easily put a smile on everyones faces. My boys would be able to take this to school and donate to a family that is less fortunate.
We have been wanting to do this the last couple years, and this woold actually make it all possible.
The data sheet says they are interested action figures, so i think the Star Wars bundle would work out the best.

Thanks Chris, keep up the good work!

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Chris Pirillo, thank you for being able to give these gifts. It’s really something that’s inspiring me as well to do the same thing. I just wanted to say thank you in advance for making the christmas spirit flourish.

Peace.

I’ve got to go with the Family Game Night package. We love playing board games at our house. Growing up my favorite game was Operation.it was the first game I bought my son for Christmas. I was also a big fan of “Go to the Head of the Class”. Nowadays we play Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly so it would be nice to add a little variety into game night.

Great cause…great package!

Oh my gosh! What a fun shopping trip! You can sit back Christmas morning and imagine the smiles you brought out!
I would have to pick the family game night since I have 14 grandkids. Lately they have been telling me that my games are all old and tired! ( What do they expect after the wear and tear of all their little fingers?)
Thanks for the chance to win and for having a caring heart. Happy Holidays!

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I twittered: http://twitter.com/hondaray6

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I think it’s an awesome thing you and Ponzi did, Chris ….We tend to forget that there are so many children in the world who dont get a gift in their sock, a lot dont even HAVE socks, so any bundle would bring so much joy to those kids, if I would win, I’d love for you guys to donate it to a childrens home over there :)
Merry Christmas and God Bless you both :)

well IM not that big on starwars but if i ever got the game iD Give it to my Brother that is it
see ya later

yes i said it.. LEGOs! it would be awesometacular to have this Bundle.. B-but not for me but for my future step-son Tion who’s 5, going on 30 (currently a know-it-all in the 1st grade) that believes the only joys in life are Guitar Hero & Naruto. The boy has the brains, but lacks creativity. Yea i know the boy is only 5, but to have such an awesometacular gift for Xmas would possibly turn em into Di Vinci! ok, ok i’ll cut the malarky, maybe a minime lol Honestly i grew up with a few sets of LEGO (many from happy meals too!) & my most fondest memories were of building the impossible with the sets i had. (a Limo, apartments for my fishtank, etc.). I know this would cause me to spend more time with the lil lad & this fantabulous LEGO bundle (i’ll ground ‘em if he doesn’t share) but i think it would be a great one for the both of us (maybe more for me than for him……?)

HOw wonderful this is,I keep foster children,an the lego gift set would be great for them,I have older ones sometimes, but they can help the littler one,we just adopted one of our foster daughters at age 16,so we have already been blessed,thanks for the chance

All I really want for Christmas is Peace on Earth and Goodwill Towards Man.

And the LEGO bundle!

LEGO Wonderland for sure. As a kid my favorite toys were always LEGOs and they still are.

Eggman

Chris,
This is amazing. I’m very touched by your generosity.
We need more people in the world willing to do things like this.

Now, as far as the contest is concerned, I would love the Family Game Night gear. Not only would my family love it when I am home on various holidays, but I am a college student and it would be awesome to give my fellow collegiates a blast from the past with some of the games, and even moreso, the memories associated with playing family game night when we were younger.

Very Nice!
My wife and I did something similar a few years ago. We bought a handful of Barbies and Hot Wheels and dumped them in a “Toys for Tots” bin. We had such a good time picking out the gifts for anonymous children that we’d never meet. It’s a little anti-climatic after spending an hour picking out “just the right gift”.

Way to go Chris. Your efforts are inspiring.

Wow, my boys would love the star wars wonderland… as they live, eat, sleep and breathe star wars.

Great thing you’re doing Chris… keep up the good work.

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I’ve got three young boys at home who love Lego, and Dad’s a computer geek – the Lego Wonderland would be, well, Wonderful ! I’d be sure to spread the joy to the boy’s daycare too of course. Thanks for the contest – such a cool idea.

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I’ve posted to my blog: http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/christmas-friendsmiddlesex

I’ve Tweeted (and will probably get ReTweets)
theretrometro #Sears @chrispirillo http://bit.ly/giftwish – For Christmas Friends!!! http://tinyurl.com/6m9zbt Please RETWEET! I want them to have this.

I want Christmas Friends to have the Family Game Night Package…. AND….

As per my blog…I CHALLENGE any of you to match my $25. I’d prefer it went to Christmas Friends but I’m sure that matching it to your locale would be equally wonderful.

Wishing everyone an incredible holiday with lots of love….

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The Millenium Falcon rocks! I still have my original Falcon from 1978 (got it for Christmas).

I’d love to be able to give the Family Game Night package! We do a toy drive and additional activities throughout the year with the Trinity Children’s Foundation and this year we have come up short for gifts for the kids in the San Bernardino/Riverside county foster homes. The Family Game Night package would mean so much to them and provide them with hours of entertainment!

I dunno i want lego starwars then i could build it i guess and use for display unless it shves in closet and collects dust. ahah. I see the 2 qualifcations up above it says i just ned to leave a comment. with other to qualification U meantion the word “IF” that tell me this is optional if you dont have thse anyhow id love building stuf hehe. it be kewl if id win

What a great post. Please read my blog post I could really use you and ponzi’s help with this one!

wow the legos- we have alot of the games for family game night, but could take it and donate all we already have—stopi it- you are making me think and my brain hurts when I do that lately

My favorite of the three is the Family Game Night. Spending time playing games with the family is wonderful! This is a wonderful giveaway! Thanks much!

Good job Chris, I enjoy the website and I REALLY enjoy the Christmas spirit!

Thanks.

i twittered
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and blogged too
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, star wars

Chris, You rock!

I would LOVE the Family Game night package. It was hard to choose, are we allowed to change our minds? :)
I also blogged http://yourethebossbrandice.com/2008/12/i-entered-them-all/

Thanks!

Aw gee whiz – I just realized that only people in the US can enter this, so can I change my entry so that the gift pack is donated to St. Jude’s Hospital for Children ?

I am a noob. Just to let you know I love your programs.
As I can remember, I have been an Star Wars fan my whole life. Now that I have a young pad one, she would love to have the Star Wars smile package. We thank you for this opportunity.

God Bless.

Chfis, this is a wonderful idea. I have three boys between 8 and 12, and all are Lego freaks. I can’t imagine what happiness they’d have with what they would think are all the Lego things on the planet. I’ll spread the word on Twitter and my blog as well. Thanks for the opportunity.

The Lego Wonderland from Sears is fantastic! Legos remain my kids’ favorite toy. My aunt toured their factory in Denmark. She says it’s as wonderful as we would imagine it to be.

Generous giveaway. Nice going!

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This sounds like a great give away idea Chris, bless you for sharing the spirit. There is a lot to be said for each package, but in the end, I think the Lego pack is the one for me and my family. The Mind Storms would be the perfect way to add more science to the home school courses I use with both my children as well as having plenty to share with my two nephews. You can read more detail about the what and whys here http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/gift-of-giving

I also joined twitter at http://www.twitter.com/csmcclendon

again, thanks to you, seems your good at inspiring me to do things I had never considered before.

Cheers.

This is a great give away! Lego has kept me going right into my teens so it’s the lego wonderland for me.

Thanks Chris!

Merry Christmas all!

Would love the Family Game Night pkg..We have large family and love to play all sorts of games when we all get together..Lots of competition, taunting, etc. but lots of fun, too.

Family Game Night would be my choice.

I’d probably go with Family Game Night. We all play a lot of games around here as is and it would be fun to spread the wealth by giving out some of the others to other families!

I would love to win the family game night. My sister and I were given “Don’t Break the Ice” as kids also…what a blast we had with that all-plastic toy that (no electricity/technology involved).
I don’t have children either, but I usually participate in our company’s Angel Tree drive and donate a gift. However, this year is a lot tighter than usual, so I didn’t participate. I would definitely give the majority of it away to a big shelter in my town, and toss a couple to my nephews/niece. Nothing like seeing kids’ eyes light up, especially the less fortunate ones. Thanks for the chance at this!

I wouldn’t care which package I received, living in SC, there is such high unemployment and charities have totally run out of toys and food for the holidays. That is where the package would go .

Thanks

I wouldn’t care which package I received. The area I live in within SC is in dire need of food and gifts for Christmas. Many charities are out of everything – meaning children will go without toys and in some cases even food.

If I could just help in some way I would welcome this gift

I would love to get Lego game set, it has been my favorite as a kid, but I have not played with it for a long time now. It would be fun having it again. :-)

I am also a disabled veteran and was proud to serve our country. That being said. I would like to take this chance to wish all our Geeks community and Chris a very Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the gifts being given
away are real nice in my books. Though I would appreciate
any of the gifts, the games would be just fine for me if selected.

LEGO wonderland for my little boy please!

I would love the Star Wars package for my 30 year old son. He is out of work because of back surgery. I have already taken care of Christmas for his 3 small boys. Like you, Michael got the Millenium Falcon for Christmas one year. (Santa found the last one in town!) He still has all his old Star Wars toys from when he was a kid. He would absolutely want to run around like a kid if he received this. (back and all) Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.

I would love the LEGO Wonderland package. I love Legos. Need I say more?

Legos are really fun, what a use of immagination, i would love to get the kit

Great cause I think if I won i would re-gift the gifts to others that need them. It would be cool to give it away. I just don’t know how to find someone who would need it.

nice very nice for unfortuneate children

I want
Family Game Night

i think that you are doing a great a good thing this year the bundle that i would like is the lego one because i am also a big lego fan

I would like to win the lego because i ever since i went to lego land when i was a kid i have loved them ever since. So hope i win. Thanks

nice list of toys and other stuff that kids want for christmas

Hey Chris
name is Bart
I am 20years old cant get a job and I would like to give some gifts for some of my close Friends and Family.
Why Should I win this
I cant get a job because my back is not able to move or pick up a lot ever where I go in for a job and I tell them about my back there like no we dont want you working here.
I looked for so many jobs and still nothing no luck now that the Christmas is on the way I really want to buy some gifts.
That is why I should Win.
Thanks

I would love to recieve the lego wonderland bundle. its not for me i want to give it to my lil brother.

Lego mindstorm. My son and I would love that set he is 7 and just getting into the more complex legos and I would love to play with the mindstorm stuff with him.

i would like to win the family game night, me and my family don’t do much together any more. the last time we played a gameor did anything together was when my father was home on R and R. now it’s just most boring at times. so yeah i would like toplay some games with the family and get back in touch with them.

I would love the Family Game Night I can give that as you did to the less fortunate donate it i mean .God bless sears and people ho do this kind of things this is what Christmas is all about.

I choose Family Game Night bc I’m a lover of games, but mostly because I feel it would be a great package for the Asian Resources charity 501c3 organization. They help people of all cultures (russian, chinese, hmong, vietnamese) get jobs, clothe them, and provide whatever needs they may have.

The games would provide many gifts for the needy families and make a lot children and adults happy.

I would love the Lego Wonderland bundle. I always loved Lego but i started moving away when i grew up but this might be a good way to start back up my love for Lego.

Good luck for all.
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i wont the star war fun pack .
becuase i huge star wars fan and get it becuase i dont have the money.and i wold gibe half of it to all of my freind not all .
and im cheap and saveing up for a macbook .

I would like to win Star Wars Smiles package because I have some great memories playing with them when I was a child and it would be great to be able to go down the memory lane and also share some of it to others.

I would love the LEGO Wonderland. Lego’s are the bomb!

I love the family game night. Thanks for hosting this!

I like the Star Wars Smiles package because I have a lot of neices and nephews that need toys to play with when they are at my house.

Lego Wonderland Bundle is my choice.

I would choose the Family Game Night package. I’d probably keep a game (1 vs 100) and see if anyone in my family wanted one. The rest I would donate to local fund-raiser raffles and the nursing home in town.

I would love to win Star War Smiles – my huband and grandsons would so enjoy this!

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I would love to win the lego wonderland. The whole family loves to sit and play with legos. This would be a great gift for my kids. Thanks for the giveaway.

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I’d be happy to win any of these great prize packages, but my first is the LEGO one. My two boys are getting at the age where they are able to play with the small LEGOS and they’ve expressed an interest in owning some.

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I’d love to get the Family Game Night bundle – i’d much rather have a night in with friends than go out and do stuff.

I think I’d like the Star Wars Smiles pack the most… I played Star Wars Galaxies for a couple years and have a fondness for the Star Wars universe.

Well I’m not quite sure which one i would want but i have always liked building things with Lego’s when i was younger so i would say anything Lego. Lego’s bring out the creativity in kids and i think that’s really important.. Hope you get all the comments you need

I vote for LEGO Wonder Land.If I win it, I will be giving them to kids in my family. It will be a big surprise for them on Christmas.

Thanks.

I would like to win The Family Game Night. Thanks.

I think its great your doing this and props to sears as well hope you get to your goal Merry Christmas

I wouls love the Star Wars Smiles, I really love Star Wars and i am trying to get my nephew into it. Lets not forget Star Wars isn’t just a film it’s a lifestyle.

We’ve got loads of StarWars stuff (although my three boys always want more) and LEGO coming out of our ears (again, they always want more!).

I’d choose the Family Game Night and force the kids to spend a few evenings with my wife and me (bwa-ha-ha-ha-haaa)…

Would love to win the Star Wars Smiles for my grandson who loves everything Star Wars.

I loved Lego when I was a kid, so if there’s a bundle there that stands a chance of making memories for someone, it’s that. Do I want to win it? No. Would I want you to find a deserving cause — a childrens’ home, say — to donate it to? You bet. If you pick this comment to win, please donate the Lego kit to the best possible home for it. And Merry Christmas. :-)

the lego wonderland

for my nephew — 8-years-old

is he too old for this?

It’d have to be the lego. Any of the lego. But maybe the robots :)

Great list of toys there any prize won would be great :). Brill web site keep up the good work.
MERRY CHRISTMASS ! to you all.

I’d like to win the Lego set, as it’s still the best toy out there. But if I do win, please give it to the charity you visited previously or another, so more kids can learn to build for their futures.

This is a really great post Chris, very inspirational. THIS is what Christmas is all about imho… Thanks for doing what you do :-D

Sure does show where your mind is.

“Geeks”? Hardly.
“Twits” would fit.

I still say the family game night package would be the best. It’s a little something for everyone. I am not much into Lego’s and I don’t like Starwars *no offense* I watched part of a movie and that was it for me lol.. Too bad you didn’t have a family movie night Hmmm… I would LOVE to have the Jerry Lewis movie package hehe…

Hola!
Me encantaria ganar LEGO Wonderland para regalarselo a mi sobrino!!!

A mi lo que me gustaba y que nunca puder tener fue el cubo rubik

Mi entrada en mi blog —>>> http://jigcau89.blogspot.com/2008/12/concurso-con-chris-pirrillo.html

I’d love to win Family Game Night because it would be a great way to bring my family together and spend more time together. Thanks.

Mi entrada en Twitter —>>> http://twitter.com/jigcau89/status/1062541185

Star Wars Smiles FTW. My 3 year old son saw Star Wars 1-6 for the first time this year and he loves it almost as much as I do.

I would choose the lego wonderland!

Great blog post Chris, what an amazing experience that must of been. How great will it feel on Christmas Day when you have a thought for all the kids that will be opening the presents you donated. I hope these posts generate more money for the cause.

I’ve blogged about your trip on my blog and if I was to win I would donate the Star Wars Smiles to my local charity.

http://mackney.com/blog/2008/12/receiving-gift-of-giving.html

Cheers
@mackney

Without a doubt I would give the Lego Wonderland set to my son who is now a design engineer. It all started with LEGOS when he was a little boy. That is all he would ask for at Christmas time or his birthday. He would make marvelous things with Legos and I am sure it is a contributing factor in his career choice. He has a 3 year old son that he would introduce to his love of Legos.

My two teen like anything HPotter or STarWars. I also would like to K++++++ to “Mr.Geeks” and all his support staff. Its wonderful to think of others.

Peace and Health,
Happy Holidays

I serve on the board of our local Ronald Mcdonald House which is a home for the kids and their families going through treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Without the donation of toys, some of those kids wouldn’t have much of a Christmas. I’d like to donate the Star Wars package to the House.

I would like to go for the Lego wonderland package, please. I used to have a million Legos, which were unfortunately donated to my old school a while ago. Those Lego NXT thingermabobers look pretty awesome.

lego wonderland, my grandchildern would love it!!!

LEGO Wonderland would be my choice. I have three nephews age 7-11 who would love these!
Chris, you exemplify the spirit of Christmas..:)

I’d love the Family Game Night. Our family loves playing games together. It’s a way to stay close and have family time.

Id like the family game night bundle if I win..anything to bring my family closer together and actually have a chance to enjoy each others company is a beautiful thing!

Honestly, I would love the Legos Wonder Land. I have a 6 year old who doesn’t know what legos are lol (And his school friends) And, I’d like to share it to him and let him have fun building things, like what I did as a Kid. Kids these days, watch TV and such. What a waste of a childhood.

Love Star Wars! Put medownf or Star Wars Smiles and thanks!

i loved those cold friday nights where i could gather my family and play Monopoly all night long. those were the days…it’s important that kids nowadays understand the meaning of this. it’s not just a game. as someone said, “it’s a lifestyle”.

Star Wars smiles, because I’m a Star Wars fan.

That’s a really cool idea. I would probably pick the games so I could give them to my nephews and maybe they’d play together more – and not just shooting each other in the back with rockets on Halo.

Here’s hoping you make it to 500.

My favorite game was Simon and I still remember getting the Barbie Cabana swimming pool the same year my sister got the Jaws game. This is such a great idea, I would love to do something similar in our house.

The Lego bundle would be a great auction item for the Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMCSI) annual convention silent auction. My youngest son was born with the condition (multiple fixed limbs, joint contractures and low muscle tone). We are constantly looking for toys to help the kids learn to use their limited hand function and raise money for the non-profilt

It is so hard to decide, my kids love Star Wars and Legos. Since I have to choose, it would be the LEGO Wonderland. They are really getting into building things and the mindstorms would take it to another level.

Chris,

This is a wonderful idea and a great tradition to start. I live in one of the most expensive towns in NJ – Short Hills. We often donate to the Settlement House, which is located less than 5 miles away in a town called Orange. Its amazing how 2 towns, that have such a different economic situation, can be 5 miles apart.

My wife has memories of getting assistance from Settlement House when she was growing up (I think they are all over the NY/NJ area) so its been special for her to keep giving back. It would be great to be able to give them any of the toys above. In fact, I’m just heading over there this week to give them all the winter clothing that our kids (12 & 14) can’t fit in anymore.

Thanks again for providing this great opportunity for people to think about doing something to help others, even if they don’t “win” the toy packages.

Mike

I’d go for Star Wars Smiles pack. I remember watching Episode II about 5 or 6 times on 3 different occassions just because Yoda kicks ass, so you can see how much of a star wars geek I am.

I’d definitely go for the Lego set. No only because it has the awesome NXT set up in it, but think about it what kind of person doesn’t like legos?

Lego Wonderland. Why? Well, I don’t need them, although I always thought that Legos were cool. So, I’ll take the package to Toys for Tots.

Now, if you were giving away a Wii, I’d have to say “sorry, Tots”… :-P

I would like to enter for the Lego Wonderland prize pack. I have two sons that would be so thrilled with this package. They really could spend hours putting lego’s together. Thank you so much for offering this wonderful giveaway and Happy Holidays!

I would love the Star Wars Smiles gift pack, I will be moving soon, and living with an ultimate star wars geek, and I know this would make him happy.

Also, not having any money for the loss.

(does this giveaway also apply to the UK, cause if not, that sucks.)

What a great contest!!!!! We have have a weekly family game night. The Family Game bundle would provide hours of fun for our family

My family (and any family) would love the family game night bundle. Anything that brings the family together is a GREAT thing!

I live with three men. Did I mention that Star Wars is 99% of the conversation when we aren’t building Lego’s. I know my little men would love more Star Wars items around. Thanks for the great contest!

Family Game Nite would fit us well as we have six children. Our house seems to be the gathering place for the neighborhood and friends from school. We’ve got an 8 foot long kitchen table that serves as a lot more than just a place to eat supper. Never a dull moment.

Plus, the crummy economy brings them home. They aren’t out spending money. What will we do with them all?!

A load of games would be the perfect spice for this recipe!

Ok after some long thinking I think i would go for the “Family game night”, I personally would go for the star wars pack, but because Christmas is an family holiday, the “Family game night” pack would be much nicer because then not only me but also my brother and sister and mother would have a nice present :)

Lego Wonderland looks amazing, I’d never get my kids to leave the house if I won! lol

Family Game Night.
My friend works at a youth centre. There is a range of ages of youth at the centre, they don’t have the privilage of a home to go to for Christmas. I would donate the package to them to give them an oppertunity to share at Christmas.

I’d love to win the family game night bundle. I am trying to spend more time with my daughter without the TV. This would give us a chance to play some games (most of which I’ve never heard of) and have a great time together.

I think I’ll take “Family Game Night”… because we like playing games, I guess.

I love Star Wars however I would go for the FamilyNight package. As a Veteran and member of the VFW, we are big Toys for Tots donors. Every year we have a Toys for Tots day at the Post. We have games for kids and adults, an auction, tip boards on items, a bake sale and the famous Jail and Bail. Everything earned on this goes to Toys for Tots. I have a couple of nieces that I would probably give a few of the games to, but the rest I would have my 4 yr old twin nieces go with me and turn them over to the Toys for Tots. Great thing Sears is doing and you also Chris!

There are 532 families in Greene County Indiana that will get some assistance with clothes for the kids and toys for the tots thanks to the local Civitan (Like Rotary) club. If you have any packages left, we will happily break them apart and add to giving. The best part of gifts is the giving.

After all is said and done, The Family Game Night is truly the only way to go. Wheither it’s for a Single Mom with Her Child OR a Stressed Small Family in Dire Straits, The mere but important action, not act, does more for them now and beyond. As for Me: pish-posh and bah humbug. Just do it!

I would really like the Lego Wonderland bundle. My story is not as heart wrenching as others, unemployed, mortgage is slowing killing me, pretty typical really.

Winning something would certainly be a bright spot in an otherwise dark winter.

Happy holidays!

I would choose the Lego Wonderland package because my 16 month old grandson would love it and we could all play with him together.

Chris – This is an awesome experience for us all. Thanks. I would love to have the opporunity to win the LEGO Wonderland pack. I have a great friend who is strapped this Christmas and is stressing over how he will provide for his 11 year old son. How wonderful it would be to be able to give him this LEGO experience when I know that LEGO is one of his all time favorites (Star Wars is as well, but I’ll go with LEGO).
Thank you for the opportunity to enter.
Fellow Geek,
Laura C.

Let me start off by saying that you are a Saint doing this deed. It really means a lot to me and many other people that you’re showing the true Christmas Spirit.

I would really love it if you would give me the Family Game Night bundle. You see, I myself am rather poor. Less than $10,000 income yearly. My mother works. She shouldn’t. I should, but I can’t as I am in college.

The reason I would like the Family Game Night bundle is so I could give it to me niece. She doesn’t have many board games and I would love to give her some games that we could play together. In fact, I cannot afford to give anyone anything for Christmas this year because of the lack of funds.

I think that giving my niece all these lovely board games would also help strengthen our relationship. I am not the best uncle I could be. We hardly spend time together. I believe that with those games, we can get to know each other better as we play.

When watched your video on Youtube about this offer, I was so happy. It filled me with a child like glee. As soon as the video ended, I typed the address to this blog and waited for the better part of an hour for the page to load, due to my crappy pc. I never wait for things to load. I just get annoyed and click out of the site. This thing that you’re doing is so important to me that I decided to stay and plead my case.

Thank you Chris Prillo.

I would choose the star wars package, why because it’s the greatest movie phenomena to ever be, I can’t live without my Star Wars!

I think I would like to get the “Mr. Potato Head Star Wars Artoo-Potatoo” simply because I already bought a Mr. Potato head suit case play set for Toys for Tots and it would be a funny fit to go with it. You can see his two other buddies in the link below.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=40185812&l=fe40a&id=6216919

Donate a gift, or two everybody. A big screen TV can wait, but a smile on a deserving kid this holiday season would be better.

I love the family game night package. My kids are 5 and 7 and the three of us like to spend time together playing games. It gives us a chance to just hang out and tell stupid jokes. Luckily, I grew up with brothers and all my friends are dudes so, I still like fart jokes.

I’ll be tweeting from cschoenfeld and blogging at http://www.courtneyschoenfeld.com (because http://www.iamagiantdork.com was taken.)

I’d chose the Lego Wonderland because I’ve been into Legos, but I haven’t had anytime to go out to the store and buy a couple packs. The first thing that really me want this is the MindStorms. Thanks! Colin H. at Geeks.Pirillo.com

I used to play boardgames with my family every weekend we had sorta of a game night thing but as we all got older we decided to give the games away to our less fortunate family members that live in mexico it be awesome to play some board games again and give some more to my family in mexico

I was thinking about the Star Wars Smiles. I was in my early 10’s when the fenom hit, and I have been thinking about my son and the experiences he will have soon in his young life.

I have all I need, so I would give it to him to keep, play with, or whatever he would like. I want him to know what it is like to enjoy something like Star Wars. (My first date with the wife was a Star Wars movie).

You’ve inspired me. I’m writing a check now to a needy family I know to help with the Christmas Expenses. $500 doesn’t go far with 10 kids, but I hope it’ll help out.

Really I was going to write the check anyway, but I wanted to help you reach your goal of 500 comments.

Family Game Night. I would keep Monopoly, and give the rest to those less fortunate. I usually donate more to charity, but times are tough…and getting tougher. The tougher the times, the more family becomes vital.

I would chose any of the three but either The Lego or Star wars. Lego because building is good development for him and legos are already really $ he’d flip, He loves using building blocks to build guns, Spaceships and light sabers, he is such a star wars nut and only 5 and already has 6 lightsabers. The only thing he wanted from Santa this year was the build a lightsaber kit. he loves building almost as much as he loves star wars.

Family Game night is my option.: With our culture family time is the best gift for the holidays. We recently had a young loved one pass away and in my opinion the most healing happened around the game table. We could laugh at getting the latest trivia and HOPE for the last minute win.

So based on this experience we have been placing family game time into the schedule over the latest holiday fad. Take your focus off of things and put them on your loved ones. They are the ones that might not be here for the next holiday.

Legos for sure. I’ve loved them since I was a kid. The potential creativity, the ability to break them and put them back together, just good awesome fun.

Family Game Night package would be awesome. We have Family Game Night every Friday. It has brought many hours of joy and brought us closer together as a family. It was a tradition started when I was a child myself. This package would give us so many different options that we wouldn’t get bored with the same games over and over, for YEARS.

My grandson loves legos and Star Wars! What else would I chose!

Regardless of if you are experiencing a power outage, or if you are up in a cabin for a week in the summer during rains storms, whatever, you can play Monopoly. The game is ageless. Anyone and everyone can play and many of my best memories are of taking my parents to the cleaners as a child playing the game. I love how you can stop the game for an hour, a day, or longer, then sit down and resume playing. Monopoly has stood up to all the latest and greatest new games and still has the ability to include the family in a fun, loud, and boisterous game. Monopoly gets my vote. Have a wonderful holiday and thanks for keeping the true spirit of the season going.

Of course I don’t give big hopes on this but here it goes:
I would like The Lego Wonderland bundle because I have never really played with Lego in my life and I think that would be a wonderful present for everyone .
Wish you all luck.

Thats wonderful what your doing! We always go and let the kids pick something to give to toys for tots. They look forward to each yar as they are always buggin me to go and do it! If i won a package i would want the family game night. We always love sitting around playing bored games. I prolly wouldnt keep all. we will prolly donate to the childrens hospital here. Merry christmas everyone!!!!!!!!

I love them all and am really impressed you are doing this. The fine folks in my family keep asking for gift ideas and I tell them I have everything a person could want so give a contribution to a charitable organization and you’ll make me happier than you can imagine. So, here is my comment, lego. Very cool!

Good thing they don’t have some of the toys I had as a kid back in the very early 1950’s. Like the big giant erector set. Tons of little metal parts, beams, brackets, screws and nuts to put it all together with. Also a 110VAC electric motor with an open gearbox. Insanely dangerous but I loved it.

The Family Game night sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you.

I would donate the Family Game Night pack to my old elementary school. I come from a small town that doesn’t get much school funding and this would be great for the kids there, especially when it rains since they have to stay inside for recess.

I would like the Family Game Night package. I work at a restaurant and many of my fellow servers have familes, which include smaller children. The problem is that they have to work all the time to pay their bills, so they do not get to have enough time with their family. In January we are going to have our work christmas party and there is nothing more I would love to do than to give them all a family game that can help them get closer with their families and have a great time.

Star Wars Smiles because my husband decorated our whole office with Star Wars stuff and LOVES the movies.

I really LOVE your christmas tradition and used to do something similiar for a domestic violence shelter every year, but unfortunately I just can’t afford it this year. I’d love to win the LEGO set so I can give something cool to my nephew and then give that shelter something too.

I have three boys who all love Star Wars. Of course, I remember standing in line outside of the theater an hour before the show started to see the original. Needless to say, if I win the Star Wars bundle, the Han Solo bobble head is mine!
The other bundles are great, too but I already have tons of Legos and games for the boys… but not the millenium falcon.

I never stated which I would prefer to win… I would choose the Lego setup, one can never have enough fun with Legos.

I choose Star Wars Smiles. My son would love it.

I would like the family game package if I am lucky enough to win :).

The LEGO Wonderland would be wonderful because I work at a small, underfunded, but extraordinary private school. Working with LEGOs is part of our Grade 1-2 curriculum – it develops certain neural connections necessary at this age. We have many LEGOs, and the children love to play with them, but it would be great to have more structured activities with complete kits that actually do something.

I’d want the LEGO bundle, because LEGO played a big part in my childhood. Of course, we didn’t have all those fancy sets. We just had a huge box of pieces, and we made so many things with those pieces. My son loves LEGO now, and he builds some amazing things, too. The more pieces you have, the more stuff you can make!

I would really love to win the Family Game night. We love to play games and have “family fun”. That is actually all we have done in the past 2 days because school is out for bad weather. Thanks for the chance.

Who doesn’t love Monopoly? It would be un-American. Big Smile.
Family Game Night, of course.

I tweeted, my username is sonyasparks.

would love to win the Lego package…my grandkids love to play with Lego…thanks for the great giveaway

What a great giveaway. My son LOVES Lego Star Wars…hmm, so which to choose? Have to go with Legos…..Love that it challenges him to think, be creative and explore, and he doesn’t even know he is learning ;)

I LOVE PLAYING WITH MY BOYS AND THEIR LEGO’S. WE HAD THE MOST FUN BY NOT USING THE DIRECTIONS AND JUST BUILDING OUR WORLDS. GREAT FOR SNOW DAYS. THE LIVING ROOM BECAME LEGO HEAD QUARTERS!!

I would love to win the Family Game Night bundle for my family because we had a house fire that destroyed just about everything including all the the kid’s toys and games.

:) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

lego wonderland would be great for my twin boys, thanks

The Family Game Night bundle is great, and we’d love to have more games here…b/c the kids actually like to sit down and play!

My sons would LOVE the LEGO Wonderland. They have lego’s and are so great at building all kinds of different things. They would have a blast with this!

I would love to recieve the family game nite I would give it to my grandson who is 9 and loves board games and does have some problems with school. Thanks for what you did for the kids who need a smile on christmas

The pink dress and hulk gloves would be the ultimate gift for any child. Some of those pics were way funny. Good luck with your goal and happy holidays!

i will be blessed with any as i would give the gift to our local tv station for a local charity we have every year. im shure some child would be so happy to recieve a gift this year thay that would normally not get. It is the season for giving….

I would love any of the packs, but since I have to choose one:
Lego

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The lego would be great, There are a few old memories in there. My Son and Daughter would love a few of them, So many are from the classic lego from the first ages of lego.

Merry Christmas To all!

I like the family game night. Our family loves to play games and these would be fun to have. Thanks!

Thank you so much for bringing joy and excitement this tough holidays. We the Vegas’ family thank you in advance.
I have to say we are hardcore or trying to be hardcore Starwars fans, so with that in mind, I believe my family of 4 would love the Starwars bundle.

Thank you Chris and Sears for this opportunity to participate.

THe lego wonderland set is great. My grandkids would love these.

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I would love to have the Star Wars Smiles to give to my young boys

My kids would love the Lego wonderland set!!

I’m all about Legos! Missed them as a kid but discovered them while taking care of my little friend Riley (a friend’s son). I’d like them to share with him. Yes! I promise — we’ll share.

In order to have more Geeks in this world, we need stir the creative gene in our kids. I vote for the Lego set. I would donate it to the the local Career and Technical school Pre-engineering program. I think this would help encourage the young men and women there to think creatively.

I hope someone else wins, but I’ll help pump up your comment count, Chris. If I should be the lucky one, I’ll take “Family Game Night” — my son loves board games.

Great idea Chris! I would love to win any of these and divide them among the students on my bus. I drive school bus for an underprivileged part of town and many of my kids won’t have much Christmas if any. This would be great for them and me! Thanks again for doing this!

We love to play games so I would choose family game night. If I got this before Christmas, I would get a few names off the Angel Tree and make some needy kid’s Christmas.

I would like to win LEGO Wonderland.
Thank you

LEGO Wonderland, the best toy for children and parents alike

chris thats really nice of yourself. To give kids some games for christmas.
I want a bundle because since I am jewish, I have never had a christmas gift. I see people happy, decorating the tree, having a good dinner. And for me, its just another day
I would like the star wars or the lego one. It doesnt matter aslong as i feel holliday-ish.
thanks
have fun

LEGO Wonderland OMG lets do this! I admit I’d play with the programming part. I’d give the rest to my niece and twin nephews!

Hi, If I were to win this competition, I would like the Lego wonderland, I would like this to give to charity because you have inspired me with your giving.

I would love to win the LEGO Wonderland as my boys LOVE legos and my oldest who is 13 is in a Robotics class in school this year that is sponsored by Lego and he would so love to have those type sets at home but there is no way I could ever get those for him.

http://michasaihcim.blogspot.com/2008/12/why-i-want-gift.html

I would want the Lego Wonderland set – that would be a great gift. :)

I would like the Family Game Night. Becuse you can have fun with the Family at Christmas time.

I know Star Wars Smiles would make my nephew smile a lot! Thanks for the giveaway.

Two years ago, my neighbor, Brett was diagnosed as having cancer in his liver; when they went to operate they found cancer in almost every organ; started chemo & Last Christmas he was cancer-free;

Last week, the cancer in his liver returned; I don’t know which of the three sets his 16 year old daghter & 9 year old son would prefer – but they are who my wife & I would give this gift to !!
Hope for the best – Plan for the worst !!!

Star Wars Smiles would be really great. Hope you reach your goal and everyone has a good holiday.

Chris, i would like to have the starwars pack because,my friends ages (4) and (10) just had their parents divoriced and they really like starwars and i would really like to have somthing their, because as a 4 year old you think they broke up because of him. But i would like to give them somthing for christmas becausethey are feeling left out for christmas.

Your fellow geek,
Austin

My kids would love the family game night they are both old enough now to want to play games.Family games that is and this would be awesome for them to get.I just think it s an awesome thing you did giving away all those toys.That was most generous.

I would love the family game night. The kids are bringing their significant others and we sure could use an infusion of new games! It helps to keep everyone together and engaged.

My twin 8 year old boys would LOVE the Lego Wonderland. They always build things together and have Godzilla attacks and hidden army man bases.

Chris,

I would like the family game set because i have a child thats likes to give to other kids and less fourtunate people. His name is Austin Kent and he is just sooo good . See he Plans to giveaway his presants this christmas instead of ke-
eping them because we all have soo much just to have family in our lives. But anyway i would just like to give something to him (and make him keep it) this christmas. ohh and did you see that your name chris is in the word christmas w00t.

Yours truley,
Cliff

Star Wars Smiles, because I have a couple of big Star Wars fans in the family.

i have some friends that LOVE star wars so i would like the
Star Wars Smiles.

the thing me and my family would love the most is to get the power turned back on in my house , that would be nice :)

Hey! Great idea! I would love the Lego Package because I would like to pay it forward. I belong to a Mommy Group and there are plenty of Mom’s who are struggling this time of year trying to come up with $$$ to buy gifts for their little ones, many (like myself) are military and are trying to celebrate with Daddy gone (which isn’t easy.) I don’t have the money to help nearly as much as I would like to. This would be a great way to help some fellow Mom’s who are struggling. Thanks!

I would choose Family Game Night because I love Harry Potter.

legoland

it just seems like a wonderful magical place

seriously for my roommate’s nephew

btw

my roommate made me post this under duress. he has my little cat Fluffy dangling over a pit of flames that he dug in the backyard.

I would like the family game night. I watch my grandchildren during the week and this would be great for us to do rather than video games.

I made a blog about it
http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/the-just-dont-give-a-gift

Family Game Night

This is great! Well, I would love to get the Family Game Night bundle. I have a 14 yr old son who loves playing video games, but also wants to have a family night playing cards, board games, etc. He decided he wanted a Family Game night because loves it when we go to my mom’s house and stick around for board games on holidays. Not wanting to play the “sob story” card, let’s just say this would make an awesome gift for him.

Lego Wonderland would be a dream come true for my boys (even my husband).

I’ll bet that was an amazing feeling! Kudos to you and Sears!

Id love the Family Game Night bundle. I’d keep a couple of the games my husband and I could play and donate the rest to our church youth group.

I want the Lego bundle!

I want the Lego bundle because I have three younger brothers, two of witch play Legos on a regular basis. It’s probably been a year since they have received a new set of Legos, and having a lego bundle like this one would make an amazing Christmas present!

PS
That looks super fun to be able to go to Sears and buy hundreds of dollars worth of toys… for someone else!

What a hard choice! My kids are in between stages right now, my older ones are a bit out of Star Wars toys, and my younger ones are not quite there yet, lol.
But everyone loves Legos and everyone loves games. We all love Star Wars, too.
I would choose the games because that would bring family togetherness to our house, the most important gift of all. Plus, there are so many that I would be more than thrilled to share with other families and our local charity places, too.

As always Chris is up for giving things away. This time it is for such a wonderful cause. What could be better than to make a child’s Christmas one of joy and happiness by receiving a toy?

In my city, we have many shelters for woman with children who have had to leave their homes because of abuse. During the holidays, I feel that it must be very trying for these families to find any joy.

I would love to give the “Family Games Package” to many of these places. What better way to bring that hurting family together than with interaction games?

If only I could buy 500 dollars worth of toys for needy children, I would have already done so.

Thank you Chris. No matter who wins, if they give to the less fortunate, it will all be good.

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I want any of the packages so I can donate them.

I’d love the Family Game Night package. We need some togetherness around here with teenagers. And there’s enough to share with a family down the road with 7 kids. They could really use the help.

I would love the Family Game Night package! Thanks for the chance!

I would have to pick the Star Wars smiles,my grandson loves anything Starwars. Thank you for the contest.

Chris, you merry young, elf!

Great prize packages all around. If I could give one away it would be the Family Game Night package. I can remember card games and dominoes in our house growing up, and my Mom teaching me to play jacks.

I would wish for all families the chance to create such memories.

Celebrate the season,

Wow, those are some great prizes! I’d like the Family Game Night. I’d share them with needy families, but I’d probably keep one for my own family! Thanks! :)

I would like the “Family Game Night” Gift because I would like to help my family this christmas. I am 12 and I live in UK but my parent can’t get me and my sister much mainly because of the Stugelling Econimy and my dad had just lost his job.
I would also like this because I would like to bring my Family togeather and keep up our spirits by playing these games.

Thanks You.
Aidan.

That is very nice of you to give away. I really like the Family Game Night package. My family and I have a tight bond, we’ve been moving to countries and states facing struggles and troubles together, and family nights make us all happy and united again. I have been busy with my studies and my parents with their shifts/works a lot past months, and let me tell you how much my parents’ve been happy and I’ve been happy to play games during the holidays. Currently during breaks we play scrabbles, checkers, chess and trivia games and boy it sure is fun and it reassure the bonds!

Family Game Night is indeed a good gift. I will never exchange family time. :)

LEGO! No doubt about it, they are the greatest pieces of plastic ever made in the world!

What a wonderful gift for someone! I don’t have a blog or twitter so am only commenting. I belong to a small Church that has an Angel Tree each year for the under privileged. Most people want to have a small child to buy for. There are many young teens (Tweens) that we end up trying to buy for at the end. How wonderful it would be to be able to really shop for these kids. I would be happy with any package but if I must chose one I guess the Family Package would be the one I’d choose if I win.
Thank you for making this possible.
Judy

I’d like to win the Family Game night package. I remember having family game night when I was a child, which is why I have incorporated it into our lives. Every Thursday is family game night. We don’t have many games as we can’t really afford to buy to often, so we play a lot of our games over and over again. It would be nice to have a set of new games for the kids.

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If I won the Games Bundle I would give out the games to a few of the younger family members in my family as i cant afford anything this XMAS (Got to love this eco)
I would then donate the rest to charity so that some other lucky boy or girl could have a very marry XMAS.

Chris,
It is interesting how my personal draw has commuted over to Thanksgiving as opposed to Christmas, because I profoundly believe in the spirit of thanks giving.
That being said, an effort like this has real meaning and can bolster an otherwise dim Christmas. Thanks for your efforts. We’ll also do a mention on the GuruTrack blog to assist.

Super Tough Choice – Thanks for the terrific giveaway! I guess I would go with the Star Wars Smiles package. It would definitely make my little boy smile. He started playing Lego Star Wars on the Gamecube and has loved everything Star Wars ever since. Now that the Clone Wars series is out, he is an even bigger fan.

The Lego Wonderland would be excellent ;-)

Hello my name is cody i am 13 and i live in canada

if i win i would like Star Wars Smiles as my prize

Why:i think i should win because i live with my mom and she on can get a little bit for christmas sence she on has 1 income and i have a lot of friends with xbox 360 snow boards and all the stuff i like but i cant afford it

P.S i love star wars

Days gone past and all the sweet memories of building Lego Projects with my daughter. I would definitely choose the LEGO Wonderland and give them to my daughter and grandson. Thanks! Merry Christmas

Poor children don’t need toys. They need someone to love them and take care of them. They need a foundation of morals and positive role models. They need food in their bellies and a roof over their heads. They need a good education and training so they have a chance to make something of themselves Please give them those kinds of things instead of this useless commercial nonsense.

Thanks for the opportunity we have in this contest! I would like to get the Lego Wonderland bundle. I would like this because I have a little brother who is completely obsessed with Lego. Each and everyday he wants more and more kits to build new creations with. Well, he doesn’t have that many legos, and I would be really happy to give him some more.

Thank You!

Great Idea. I think I would like to win the lego pack or the family game night package. can’t really decide. What I would do with it? Well, I think I would give it to kids in need of toys too. I remember playing with lego’s when I was a kid, but I also remember wishing my parents would play a board game with me- they never did but I played @ school or @ my friends houses and now I try playing with my own kids. Either one would be great and sure to put a smile on some kids faces on christmas morning.

I would love the Family Game Night package so I could gather students here at the collage who could not go home for the holidays and have some non-digital fun (or digital if they want to play the DVD games). Though honestly we may just take tow or three to play and the rest donate to families in the area who need these more than we do.

I would LOVE to have the LEGO Wonderland for my son Boston. He is SO interested in building and breaking down right now…he is approaching 1yrs old(Jan 25th). What a great opportunity you have here!!!

Thanks,
Jen

Please enter me in the “Star Wars Smiles” package contest! I have 2 little boys that just turned 9 and 12 this week and now Christmas is upon us. Unfortunately, my husband was laid off on September 15th, so we’re getting close to the end of the bucket if you know what I mean. It is going to be a very slim Christmas this year, but this package would be a true Santa surprise for my 2 little boys if we were to win. Thank you!

Susan

Totally lovin the family game night! With a family of 6, this would be awesome!
Thanks

I would love to win the family game night package. We have a weekly family game night and it would be nice to add a few new games to our repetoire. I would giveaway the rest to a charity that could use them.

I bet you had fun shoppin!

I’d love to win the Star Wars Smiles bundle.

Please enter me in the “Star Wars Smiles” package contest we are having Christmas at my Brothers house and I would like to get my nephew and cousins something this year, this is the first year I have been getting out of my house. Unfortunately I have an anxiety disorder that keeps me from working and my car is broken and wont start so I don’t have the money or the means to go out and shop for anything so this package would be great to give them.

Thank You,
Brian

Chris I would like to say that I am proud of you for making the choice you did. I read your blog at work and with tears streaming down my face I decided to write a blog about giving myself. You can read it if you would like here
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/15185_giving-back
I so wish there was more people out there like you to help those in need. I would also like the star wars smile pack from above, but if I win it please just donate it for me to some child or family that are in need.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all !

Hey, Chris I would like to win the Family games (boardgames) bundle because i have big family of 7. And my family really doesn’t have many Boardgames all we have is a old monoply from a couple of years ago. Since we just only have 1 board game we really dont have Family meetings only at the Dinner table we talk and were all together as a family. We just lost our car due to the price of the Monthly pay Also this year we really cant afford Christmas present although im were getting them. So i would love to be entered into the Family BoardGames Bundle. Its very kind of you and companies that care to give away stuff for Free. I hope my wish gets Granted.

Thanks, James!

Wow…. Awesome Packages. I imagine it took you all day to compile the gift sets. Since I can only choose one I would go with the LEGO PACKAGE. For Sure…. Thank you for the chance of winning.

M my son (aged 7) has asked for a robot dog and an iPod Shuffle for Christmas. The shuffle was no problem but where could I get a robot dog?

Perhaps the answer lies here right on this page. For that reason I would like the Lego Wonderland to help build a robot dog for my son.A joint father/son project I promise!

I used to be a huge Lego fan back in the day, my mother thought I might have become an architect! Alas, I left home as did my Lego soon after, hopefully it inspired other children by way of the local charity shop.

Thanks Chris.

I would like to have the family fun pack!

very sweet of you Chris , i think i’d be a leggo block person myself .

although star wars would be one i’d like to have to give away so many ayt work came from ILM that it would be fun. that or toy for tots is always taking stuff.

Family game night. We always laugh and eat and have sooo much fun playing games

It’s great that you give so much back to those less fortunate than you. It’s not something a lot of people do.

We have a 1.5 year old boy that would really love the Lego wonderland gift you are giving away. He’s just now discovering how fun blocks and legos are and I remember building so many cool things with the legos I had when I was a kid.

i would just like 1 of the 3 bundles because my sister could really give much of a christmas to her kids because of bills and it would really be cool if you could help me with that as i would buy presents for them but i dont really have any money right now but even if you dont im sure it will all work out but many thanks for helping out kids who are less fortunate than you byez

I Would Love To Win The Faimly Game Package!
Thanks!

MIchael

That must have felt awesome to give all those toys to the donation center!

I think the Lego package is the coolest, but I might take that back after stepping on one or two in the middle of the night. :-)

Hey Chris,

If I won the Family Game Night I would donate it to my university Residence Hall. We have a set of pitiful board games that are all missing most of their pieces. This package would encourage the residents to start checking-out the items again and may reduce the amount of vandalism and disrespect for our Hall Lobby. With residents playing games in the Lobby I expect there will be fewer hoodlums hanging around. We already have a system for checking-out and storing items like this, but with the economic slump we do not have the money to spend on things like this.

Thanks for reading!

Dan

I would choose Star Wars Smiles to indoctrinate my kids into the cult I joined when I was 7. In ‘77. Duh.

My husband is such a huge Star Wars fan, I’d love to give this to him

That really nice of you that you giving away toy for kids, if you have a chase i would really like to have the lego wonderland because when i was young i had lego but I had to give to my cousin but I was happy about that but i love to build with lego and i really want to have a chase like that again, but no I’m not adult. But if you don’t give it to me that ok to Christmas is about giving not, taking. Happy Holidays

Definitely the FamilyGame pack. I am in the first year of helping the board for a wonderful “older” kids based charity called Quakerdale back in your home state. Kids not so lucky to have had parents like we did that taught us the basics for what we know. These kids and this organization could use these to do wonderful things to make the “reason for the season” the right reason.
This was a good day for me to read your message on this site. So easily we forget. You helped one person to remember.
Best of the season to you and Ponzi. From your midwest elder geek.

I’d love to get the LEGO package. Back when I was a kid, my family could barely afford much to make our Christmases enjoyable. The only times I could really play with LEGO were when I would go to friends houses or when they would give small kits away in Happy Meals.

When the Mindstorms set was released, a friend of mine bought it for himself and it opened my eyes to them again. This childhood toy I always seemed to enjoy had grown up and became not only a powerful building set but a great way to introduce kids to the concepts of programming, robotics and machine building.

Now that I’m older, I would love to have the chance to provide my kids (once we finally get around to having them) a fun and enriching experience. Maybe it’d even turn into a career for them someday.

I would sit and play with my three children (all under the age of 9)… and it would not matter which one we received… we would be appreciative of your spirit of giving in these hard economic times.

They all look great but my kids would flip if we won the Lego pack!

Hey Chris, my name is Jacob Jordan, and I think it would be so cool to win all of that starwars stuff, if i win i would donate some of it to toys for tots at my schools, if i win i would the starwars stuff.

Would love to choose the Star Wars Smiles for my hubby who is a Star Wars fanatic and is indoctrinating our 5 year old son already into becoming one as well. He truly deserves it too. I slipped on one of our 2 year old’s toys in November and badly injured my knee. I tore my Meniscus, ACL. MCL and fractured a bone in the Tibia. I am unable to walk and am currently undergoing Physical Therapy to remedy that. Once the fratcure heals I will need surgery. Throughout this my hubby has been my rock. He works full time to come home and take care of me, our 2 year old and our 5 year old as well as cook, do laundry and clean. The man truly deserves to be spoiled and it is a shame I can’t afford to do so since I am unable to work. Thanks for the chance to win this.

I would have to go with the Lego Wonderland. I have two 6 year old nephews that would love everything in the gift pack and it would make an excellent Christmas for both of them.

Family Game Night is the best. My family will be happy forever

What an inspiring story. I know I have a couple of items that I need to take to toys for tots, since they are for kids smaller than my own. We just donated some furniture and winter coats to our local Union Gospel Mission. Giving does feel good. Anyway, please throw my name in the hat for the Star Wars package. My sons just love Star Wars, and I’ve got to admit I’m a big fan too.

This is my first time ever entering a contest!
Phew! And it only took 30+ years!

It would be an absolute gift to receive the Lego Wonderland giveaway.

However, it would not be for myself. I think your concept of Christmas tradition is a noble one that more people need to undertake. There are a few friends I know, and others I know of, that have children and are not in the ‘middle class’ setting. There is one family I am thinking of in particular that has great parents and two young sons. I know nothing more than having the opportunity to light up their bright blue eyes with the a little Christmas joy.

This gift of giving has reminded me of my poverty stricken life. I remember distinctly the night when people came by with gifts in their van. Unknown to me at the time, but later revealed, it was an organization that gives gifts to the ‘unfortunate’ families during the trying time of Christmas. The idea that people did this meant more than anything-more than the gift I was receiving. Even at my young age was the seed of humility implanted.

So, I would love to spend the day with these two young little men and show them how to build a lego castle. And then watch them forget about any difficulties in life, even for a brief moment.

This gift, if I were to win, could be directed toward the family I know-just to show I am 100% serious. And it would be a win for them, not myself.

Happy Holidays for whomever wins!

Shawn

houts000@gmail.com

My son would love the Star Wars Set! thanks!

Great blog! Great contest! Thank Sears for us. I would like to win the LEGO Wonderland – A variety of LEGO toys and books. I’m sure that LEGOs will never go out of style, and eventually, when I have grandchildren (which I hope will be soon) I can have toys all ready for them.

Family game night. We have such a blast playing games together!

I would love to win the Family Game Night package because it’s so fun to gather the family and friends for an evening of games. Thanks for the terrific giveaway!

What would I do with a $500.00 Gift Package? Hmmmm, let me think about that.

Well, my sister just had a mastectomy and she has 2 adult children and one teen. I think that I would try to make sure that her teenager had a very nice Christmas. My sister raised her 3 kids on her own. It was very difficult for her and I have offered her moral support but I am not a rich person so financial support, from me, just isn’t feasible. The Family Game Night would be a Great Gift for her.

If i could make her and her daughter just smile a little bit would be a very nice thing to do.

If I win the Christmas Loot, I want to give it all to my kids. I think they’d enjoy the star wars package. ^_^

I choose the Family Game Night package because Krystyn loves games, and if I win, I’m giving it to her because she rocks!!

It’s out tradition to play games over the holidays. This would be a wonderful addition to Holiday Game Week.

Thanks for the opp. And happy holiday.

I would love to have the family game night package. I grew up playing board games and card games with my family and would like to continue that with my children and grandchildren.

Sorry… commented in the wrong blog. Confused. Caffeine deprivation. Was sayin’….

I would individually wrap each toy, stick a gift tag from the K-Mart Wishing Tree http://www.kmart.com.au/community/wishingtree/default.asp , and make a little wish for those gift tags still hanging there, that someone will find them a prezzie too.

But since I’m too far away and the postage will cost more than $500, I’d give it to Krystyn. She can be Mrs Claus and hand them out for me :)

When i was younger, I never really thought of how much i should be thankful for and how many families don’t have any presents under their tree on Christmas. This year, my high school, Avondale High School, is currently doing their annual Caring and Sharing week. Where we donate and help out oversea countries as well as some people in our own community. We have had the Advokate campaign, where a local 8 year old girl was diagnosed with cancer, the One campaign, where we helped out countries in Africa, and finally this year the GO campaign, where we help out part of our community and donate many objects and money to Uganda, Africa. I would choose the Lego set, because i know how much i have always hoped for a lego set under my tree, but this year I hope to have multiple lego sets under other children’s trees. I will also give half to a local charity in my area, and the other half to Uganda, Africa. You have my word.

Sincerely,
Brennan Muir

I would go with the Lego wonderland bundle because my son is just nuts about his Lego’s

This is a re-write of my first entry..

I was thinking about the giveaway, and I realize that I would actually just want to give the bundle to *Agent*Night*Hawk*.

Her reason for wanting it is more personal and meaningful than any other that I’ve seen… I really think she should get it. Or at least I could get it to give to her.

Here’s her blog post:
http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/if-i-win-the-christmas-loot-i

I remeber the day for my 4th birthday I got the collectors edition Lego Tie Fighter and after about a year I broke it
now the Lego is worth $700 I have sworn an oath never to harm a lego set again
Hamish

Hoping for the lego set

how great it is what sears is doing! seems like you rather enjoyed yourself also :)

I would love to be put in for Family Game Night. Kids and I are always looking for something that doesn’t involve the computer/tv to have some fun!
thanks so much :)

Star Wars Smiles

If I got the Lego Wonder land, I would make my kids so happy. Just seeing the smiles on their faces would make me the happiest man alive, plus I have always loved Lego and so I would also be able to bond with them big time, and I find that a rare thing. I do not have much money, so I really thing any of the sets would complete their Christmas!

Thanks for the opportunity Chris!

~ Cal M.

Lego Wonderland would be a huge surprise for the students in the after school program at our elementary school where I work

Hey! just joined a while ago and leaving my first comment and at the right time, i see that you are giving away some cool stuff that eill make someone’s christmas this year, i know my 13 year old brother would love the Star Wars package, I got him into Star Wars back when the new ones came out. He would love this and I would be very thankful for it. Thank you so much for making cool videos for us to watch, I know that it must be hard to be married and run this show at the same time, thanks.

SAINT

I would like the Family Game Night package to donate to Golden House (http://www.goldenhousegb.org/) for the kids that have no choice in being there, giving them more to do and hopefully a little more normalcy. I have enough toys of my own and so do the grandkids.

I love the idea that you used your $500 Sears shopping spree to grant someone else a wish this Christmas! The spirit of Christmas still lives! I would love to win the Family Game Night gift bundle for one of my daughter’s classmate’s family. The little girl (her name is Vivian) would really enjoy this gift. Both of her parents are deaf. Our family participates in several activities that allow us to spend time with each other; however, Vivian has limited choices since both of her parents are deaf. For example, our family has movie night. Vivian can not do this with her parents since both of her parents are deaf. I think they would love to receive this Family Night gift package because this allows them to play with Vivian more easily. Vivian’s family is on limited income (disability) so I know they have little money to spend on toys/games. This would be the perfect gift for them! Also, I tweeted.

For me the Lego set would be the win… My son is very much into Legos right now, I bought his first sets due to me having them as a kid. He plays differently from me though, he builds the set then leaves it alone, where as I had to remake and create new.

Thanks for the chance for this.
Rodney, in Wyoming.

I would like the Family Game Night to be able to spend time with my daughter and her family interacting with each other through games, instead of either watching TV, playing on the computer or watching DVD movies. I mean actually take time out from the “Electronic Age” and play a game against a human.
Happy Holidays To Everyone
Bill K.

family game night is so cool

i would love to have the Lego bundle! i make movies with Legos. I mean ive just started but they’re cool. i dont have money to afford the Indiana Jones Lego sets so i just use the same ones over again. 1 more thing. Legos are just simply great!
getting the Lego bundle would be the best Christmas ever.

-Andy

Hey, My High School is doing the same thing! All the students were to bring a toy then we could give it to a charity in our own little town. I’m a member of a club called MaYa club, we were in charge of organizing all the toys we collected. It was pretty fun, I only had $50 bucks to spend thought, but I still bought something nice I actually bought two gifts haha. If i was to win I could still incorporate all the toys from the Star Wars Smiles Package to the toys we already have!

Star Wars Smiles – why? For my best friend and love of my life. For the past 4 years he has made my life fuller, made me feel like a princess, spoiled me and made me smile more than I can ever remember. He loves Star Wars and this would be my way of saying thank you for the best 4 years of my life so far :)

Definitely the Lego Wonderland, because my son would love it so much. He is a Lego fanatic!

I love this giveaway! Not only the one you have going on but the one you were able to participate in.

I would love to win any of your giveaways, because like you I’d love to help out! I would donate them to our local Ronald McDonald house. We have a daughter with Craniosynostosis (no soft spot) that had to have surgery when she was about 4 months. Thank goodness we’re done now with Doctors, but we stayed at the McDonald house. I would love to do something to help out the children that aren’t in medical situations, but have siblings in them, take their minds off of it all.

Thanks for considering me!

Lego wonderland is my dream….

Why do the under privileged geeks get to have all the fun over xmas?

wow, love IZEA, Sears and Chris Pirillo for doing this!

LEGO Wonderland

Most definitely the LEGO Wonderland!! When I was 6-13 LEGOS were MY thing. I had just about all the cool Legos of the late 80’s. Of course, nothing close to what is now, but I remember when all the Space Legos started coming out! My cousin and I would build spaceships and whatever. I actually STILL have them and showed them to my 4 yr old son. He is NOW starting to like Legos as he plays with them at his daycare every day.

I’ll be tweeting and posting to my blog… http://www.DaddysToolbox.com

Great contest. My son would really loves the LEGO Wonderland bundle.

My son would go ape over the LEGO Wonderland gift bundle! He has been building with LEGOs since he was 1 using the Duplos and now he’s 5 and onto any he can get his hands on. It has helped his creativity flourish. Great Holiday spirit on your part and Thanks for the chance!

Dear Chris,

First, I am new to your site and would just like to say, “I’m loving it!”
A huge thank you to Sears and yourself for this opportunity at a chance to make a difference in the lives of some very special little people and their families.
I have been a substitute teacher at Ingleside Elementary School in Athens TN for close to two years now. Every day, my heart is blessed by numerous hugs and smiles from the young people I work with! I would like to take this chance to give just a small portion of that joy back.
Their families have been hard hit financially due to our economy and lay offs from their jobs. Many of these students don’t have anything to look forward to this year for Christmas. Thank God for free lunches as this may be the only substantial meal many of them are receiving in a day! At lunch today one of the teachers expressed her hurt at the fact that out of her entire class there are only two students who are not on free lunch!
This breaks my heart! My husband and I have no children biologically and I consider these children to be my own.
It causes me such grief to look around me and see so many needs!
I know that even if I were to win something from Sears it would not answer all of these needs but it would go at least a portion of the way to bringing a smile to the faces of a few come Christmas morning!
I don’t know how to see such need without at least trying to find a way to ease it. I would like to win the Family game night package to donate to Ingleside to be distributed among some of these beautiful kids!
Merry Christmas to you and your family and God Bless!
Tisha Pierce-Kissell

I would like the Lego Wonderland because I have 3 grandsons and they would have so much fun with this! Thanks!

braaisjo at gmail dot com

What fun you had shopping and giving. That’s what Chrismas is all about. If I win were to win, I would choose the LEGO Wonderland bundle. My nephew still loves Lego’s more than any other toys. But, he wouldn’t get them all. I would give some away too at the Salvation Army Toy Drive, or take him with me to give them, so that he can feel the warmth of Christmas from the inside out.

LEGO’s are fantastic. My boys have always enjoyed building with Legos and it is something they enjoy together without squabbling. I have had a good year so I we can have a nice Christmas. I have a dear friend who has separated from her husband and is struggling to make ends meet. She is caring for her sons, ages 5 and 10. Her oldest son has kidney trouble and has to spend lots of time indoors. He especially enjoys LEGOs and all of the boys let their imaginations run wild, building and rebuilding by the hour. He is a sweet kid. I work on the road and call and talk to him often. When I returned home, they came to see me and was on the receiving end of a long, caring group hug. I would like to be able to do more for them. It is tough being a young boy who is ill. The constant shots and hospital stays out of state. Having to be stronger than a child should have to be. And a special kind of maturity.
He is special to me. To be able to take your mind off the pain, an escape for a time. Something that can travel with you when you have to go to another hospital.

I remember my own struggle as a child.

The LEGO Wonderland package sounds the best. I would probably give some of it to friedns, charity, and family. I enjoyed playing with LEGOs growing up, and I’m sure there are many other kids out there that would love to get some too.

You’ve put together 3 great bundles! I think I’d go for the LEGO Wonderland package. My niece and nephew would be ecstatic to have those! And I’m sure it will keep them busy for hours, which is good every now and then! Thank you, Happy Holidays!

It would have to be the legos. And if I got them I would donate them to the program I work for so kids who’s parent’s have HIV or AIDS would have great gifts.

The Lego Wonderland would be awesome for the kids. Thank you for the great giveaway!!!

Put me down for the Star Wars Smiles. Both my sons and now my 7 year old grandson are Star Wars nuts! Thank you!

I would love the family game night package

The Lego one sounds great. My kids would love it. That is one of their favorite things to do when our youngest one is sleeping.

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I would love to win the Lego Wonderland prize. With such an awesome assortment, I could make a lot of kids happy, my own, and some I don’t know. Thanks for a great giveaway!

I would love to win the LEGO Wonderland because I have six grandchildren and it would be great to have all the Lego’s for them to play with when they come to visit!

Hands down it would have to be the Legos. I have a 5, soon to be 6 year old son and an 8 year old daughter that would love …love …love this. My wife and I were just discussing what we could get the kids this year on our very limited budgets. With the Real Estate industry in the dumps…and my wife an agent….and me…well I have not brought in much for quite some time with the Tech industry down here in Tampa…any ways I am sure there are others in worse shape. We have our health and family will be together so that;s pretty good. Since this is quite a bit here, if I were to win. I would encourage my kids to donate a good portion of this to other children in a local charity that would teach my kids the gift of giving even in the current economic climate we live in.

Cheers

Tom T.

I’d love the Family Game Night so my grandkids could play the games.

I would like to win the Lego Wonderland set for my daugthers kids, two boys. They have one income and my daughter is on an internship with no pay. They would love some Legos. Ages are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 I believe. If they don’t qualify I have a brother with 3 older kids (8 to 12 years old) who would love the Lego Toys.

I also could easily find a family who would love one of your games for Family Game night.

Thanks for doing this.

The “Star Wars Smile” package would be perfect for my son. I can’t afford Christmas presents this year. We don’t even have a tree. It’s a pretty bad holiday season for us, and this would really cheer him up!! Merry Christmas!!

You are a very generous person. I would love to do something like that when I get back to work (stay at home mom now). I like the Family Game Night package best. Thank you.

I’d Love the LEGO One i used to play with lego as a Kid But we Put it in the attic a few years ago and i havnet seen it since =]

Peace Stuzilla.

i would like operation because the last game i got 2 play w/ my grandpa b4 he died

I must go with the LEGO Wonderland bundle. Lego was by far my favorite toy growing up. I really got into the city sets and had about 20 or 30 or them by the time I was 13 years old.

Geeks love lego :)

I love the Star Wars Smiles one :) My Kids Love Star Wars . And It has always been a goto gift in our family.

I love LEGO. My brother and I grew up with it…

I’d love to get the Lego wonderland :) Afterall i’ve never had a Christmas day that i didn’t slip on one of those falling on the floor :P And yes that may sound painfull but it’s not that much if you come to think about it ^^ My nephews would love that and i would love to see the Lego Legacy passing in the next generation of my family :)

Merry Christmas Everyone :)

i like board game more than Lego or star war, Board are alot fun than blocks! So i suggest the Family Game Night!

If i won, I’d HAVE to take the Lego set dude! There is absolutely no way an engineer geek could pass that up!!

I would love to get the MindStorm sets. But I simply don’t have the room to store all of the others, let alone BUILD them all (cries).

In the spirit of things, I would give most of the other sets away to other families. We have a pool guy, named Carl, who has 2 kids that we are more than happy to give gifts to. I’m sure they would LOVE a couple of LEGO sets under the tree!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am the girl in the group of guys . I am a serious fan of Legos having grown up with a Civil Enginerring Family
so Building things to me is cool. I wouls Love the Lego Wonderland set It would be Fun for me and My nephewswho are Tech geeks in Training

I would like the Lego Wonderland To Give To My Nephew. He Loves Legos and his mom doesnt have very much money, and he wants some of the items in the pack. I would love to give him these.

This is a very nice thing of you to do, Chris. I know my younger brother wants Lego star wars and other Lego items for Christmas this year. If I hadn’t already bought his gifts I would enter the contest though!

I would like the Star Wars Smiles bundle mainly because…”uhh had a slight weapons malfunction but uh everything’s perfectly alright now were fine.. were all fine.. here now.. thank you how are you?” and “laugh it up fuzzball”

I would really like the Family game night package. My family loves games and they bring us together considering our busy schedules’. I think this gift package would be very beneficial to my family!

I would love to have the family game night because i hardly spent time with my family due to our absence’s from home and cause i have never played any of those boardgames. I obviously wouldn’t want ALL those games, so it would be natural to give it to the less fortunate, for example a non-funded womens shelter.

I am really leaning towards the Star Wars Smiles package, but the Lego Wonderland sounds awesome, too.

Either way, they are great giveaways and thank you for doing so. :-)

There’s nothing better than the gift of giving. I’m a fan of the Legos. I remember growing up with a box full of old school legos, the giant one’s, and used them to built a bootleg ghostbusters gun. They’re gonna make some kids very happy on Christmas morning.