Make a loved one smile with Smuckers® Kidvitations for your chance to win $400!

Home can be a busy place with the hustle and bustle of everyday life. That’s why it’s important to set time aside to spend with your kids. Use Smuckers® Kidvitations to invite your kids to share a moment with you over a perfect PB&J. Check out the links below to see how BlogHer mom's share special moments with thier kids and enter for your chance to win a $200 Visa Gift Card. Don't forget to also share what you would include in your Smuckers® Kidvitations for a chance to win $400 on BlogHer.com!

  • "When I was packing his lunch the Friday morning of field day, I decided to stick a note inside. I tried to make it upbeat and comforting because I knew how much his little heart was still hurting. And sure enough, when I picked him up from school that afternoon, he said, “Thanks, Mama, for the note you sent me. It made me smile.” Read more at BooMama
  • This small gesture lets them know that I am thinking of them, even though we are not together. After school, they often can not wait to tell me that they solved the puzzle or which of their friends had a joke to tell in response." Read more at  Cookin' Canuck
  • When we need to reconnect a little, when I fix my kids' lunches, I sometimes put a note in with them as a surprise, just to let them know I'm thinking of them, and am tuned in to what's going on at school, e.g. "I love you, and good luck on your test!" Read more at Busy Mom
  • "As my kids are getting older (2, 7, and 9) I think they need that one on one time even more. They need to feel special."  Read more at Cheat Day Cafe

  • "I was sorting through piles OF piles in my son’s room recently. Can you guess what I found? A couple of my lunch notes to him. I figured he’d toss ‘em. Nope. Looks like he’ll have a few notes from mom is his childhood box of memorabilia too." Read more at Jenny on the Spot
  • "Throughout the summer, I've been bringing them to the park so that they can eat their packed lunches outside. I've left a couple of post-it notes with smiley faces in my son's lunchbox in the past but never thought of printing out an official invitation for a lunch date." Read more at Mrs. Mogul
  • "I love sending my kids off to school with a lunch that I’ve prepared for them though. I like the fact that I know it’s something they’ll eat, and that they’ll have just that tiny piece of me with them as they munch along." Read more at Mom to Three Girls
  • "Life's too short to miss out connecting with our children. It's the perfect time to start! Smuckers gives us ideas, recipes, and a free site to use. I'll be printing these goodies for school lunch, that's for sure!" Read more at Cold Noodles for Breakfast
  • "Once in a while I grab a little sheet of paper and jot a little love note for her. For young readers, such as my daughter was last year, notes can be a simple smiley face or heart or you can use simple phrases that they know." Read more at Multi-Minding Mom
  • "I have the best memories of bringing my lunch to school because my mom would go out of her way to put special touches inside.  Whether it was a sweet note on my napkin or my favorite treat tucked inside, I will always have fond memories of sitting down to eat my lunch at school." Read more at Picky Palate

Make your own Smuckers® Kidvitations today!

In a comment below, share what you would put in your kidvitation and you’ll have a chance to win a $400 Visa gift card! Hurry, sweepstakes ends August 25, 2010.

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retta69 5 pts

I put let's bowling
It's time for girls fun
joretta933@roadrunner.com

freebiescout 5 pts

My kidvitation would be for a sundae dessert night with a large assortment of smucker toppings for icecream!

sazzyfrazz 5 pts

My kidvitation would say, "Join mom for an evening of kisses, giggles and tickles." They would know that it's a time for us to get together, talk and enjoy one another's company!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com

lizdehart 5 pts

My kids love crafts - so an invite for a trip to Michael's or Roberts would be fun.

donnak4 5 pts

That is a goodidea. I would say "I love you."

Bakersdozen 5 pts

I would put an invitation to ice cream after school.

Atreau 5 pts

I would include a certificate for a movie of their choice
(within reason) after school.

kekagel 5 pts

Sometimes when I have to sign my son's planner for something, I'll write him a joke or just a smiley face to tell him I'm thinking of him. For my kidvitation, I would invite my son to choose dinner for the evening and pick us a movie to watch!

macmomof3 5 pts

I would put on my daughter's kidvitation that she is so special and for all her hardwork in school I will surprise her when she arrives from school. My surprise for her would be a trip to Toy R Us which she loves or a trip to the ice cream parlor.

willitara 5 pts

I would invite them to lunch at a place of their choice (it usually ends up being pizza) and a favorite fun activity. It might be roller skating, or video games or swimming. The lunch place is usually the same but the activity varies depending on the child and the time of year.

ladyt64 5 pts

I would make a kidvitation to go to the movies because my son loving going there.

poolpooli 5 pts

I'd put puzzles and pizza since thats 2 of his favorite things ever!

barbarawr 5 pts

I would invite my daughter to the mall to have a smoothie with me. One of her teachers told me that my daughter said that was one of the most fun things we did together - I had NO idea!

trippyjanet 5 pts

Some of their favorite activities to do, like go fishing and maybe ice cream after of course the PB&J

js22 5 pts

I'd write a kidvitation to go to the library for one of their fun activities!!

susan1215 5 pts

I would invite my children to go to the zoo

happishopr 5 pts

I would tell her we're having baking night. She loves to help make cookies.

lisalmg 5 pts

I would love to seen my children a kidvitation to make their favorite chocolate peanut butter cookies with me.

ava02 5 pts

i would put in my kidvitation that i am proud of them and how much spending the time i have with them means to me.

jjudy05 5 pts

I would invite them to go fishing with mom and dad that is something they like to do but we havent done much of this summer.

carolpie 5 pts

I would invite them for a trip to the garden center and a chance to pick out some plants-which they would love.

scarter305 5 pts

I would offer 2 scenarios of a weekend day outing. We like the movies and the parks.

smitch01 5 pts

My daughter just turned 12 and keeps talking about having a girls day (me & her) to get our nails done. I am going to surprise her with this so I actually am printing a kidvitation with a note and date for next weekend that says come join me for a Mom and Daughter Day! Manicure and Pedicure! She is going to be so excited!

kimbly 5 pts

My mother cut our lunch into shapes with cookie cutters and placed little notes in among the food. Looking back, I remember how amazing it was to feel her love in the midst of the school day

guettel78 5 pts

I'd make a kidvitation for my kids to join me for a movie/pizza date - with our hectic schedules it can be tricky making time just to spend together and enjoy a common activity, so I really love this idea!

eyzofblu63 5 pts

I would write "Nature Walk and Picnic" on my daughters invitation. We are both animal and nature lovers and love to spend time together enjoying our local Nature Trail

Pwag 5 pts

I send my son a kidvitation to go fishing!

intime 5 pts

i would put a coupon for an trip with me to our local amusment park

jdmimi 5 pts

I would invite him to make one listing everything he wants to do with me

jdmimi at gmail dot com

mommyto 5 pts

Today's their first day of school so I would wish them luck, let them know I will be thinking about them and that I love them to pieces. Thank you!

LuckyTJG 5 pts

I would invite my daughter to a nite out with her mommy. We both love to go out to dinner and spend quality time together.
LuckyTJG@cs.com

Ardy22 5 pts

I would write a little note wishing them to have a great day and I can't wait to see them when they get home

Taminar 5 pts

I'd put some fun song lyrics on the note.

singermagic1 5 pts

this would be for a girls day out of shopping, a trip to Sephora and then a late lunch at the Cheesecake factory

jayfr 5 pts

I would remind the kids of the weekend plans we have. They enjoy telling their friends what they will be doing.

mail4rosey 5 pts

We have "Dallas" day once a month where my daughter gets to choose anything within our budget to do for the day. I would put a list of items for her to ponder on her kid invitation because I know it would delight her. Dallas Days are a big deal around here.

dewer421 5 pts

I'd invite my kids to a science date! They love learning about science and doing experiments!

Julieh 5 pts

I would put an invitation to spend the day at the zoo, our favorite place!

1_browneyedgirl 5 pts

I would choose the watercolor paints background and tell my daughter how much I love her and invite her to have a movie day!
Thanks

wiccankitty89 5 pts

I would tell them that I love them and want to spend an afternoon painting with them. I love the paint background. It would be perfect.

schnitzomage 5 pts

I would put up a kidvitation for an afternoon at the zoo

maybaby522 5 pts

I would include "spa day" in my kidvitation to my daughter. She loves having her fingernails and toenails painted and getting to use my scented lotions. It would be fun to share a pampering day.

hbbs55 5 pts

I would invite my neice for a movie night with a facial and manicure/pedicure!

sAmOrg 5 pts

I would invite my son to go on a bike ride around the neighborhood with me - we have great discussions while riding together!

PauleyD 5 pts

my mom would put funny notes in my lunch box. As I got older I started to get embarrassed and I asked her to stop because I was worried I would get teased for being a mama's boy.
Now I look back, and in retrospect I realize the time and effort she put in was a reflection of her love for me. She is passed and I am sad that I wasn't mature enough to realize how special those gestures were.
It was glad when I was cleaning out my old bedroom that I found some of the notes that she had written. I wish I had kept them all.
Now I do the same for my kids. They are at that age where they actually find Dad funny, not embarrassing!

MsAmanda 5 pts

My son is still an early reader so it would have to be something simple. He loves "Mommy and Caleb" nights, when we go out for dinner, just him and me. I could see leaving an invitation for that. Really cute idea!

shiloh19 5 pts

I would invite my granddaughter to go eat Chinese, without prep and clean up, we would have lots of time to talk on every subject under the sun.

tesashel 5 pts

I'd invite my kid to a picnic in the park before a trip to the zoo!
tesashel225 (@) aol (dotcom)

lateich 5 pts

I would choose the soccer ball kidvitation and tell my daughter how proud I am of her, what a great teammate she is and how much we love her.

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