Raving Toy Maniac

Valpak Teams with Ice Age for Family Vacation Sweepstakes

LARGO, Fla., July 11, 2012 -- Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, along with 20th Century Fox and Movietickets.com wants to give your family the chance to win a big adventure. A lucky family of four could win a vacation worth up to $10,000 with a choice of overseas or domestic vacation spots.

The Valpak envelope features the sweepstakes along with the fourth installment in the popular #1 family film series, Ice Age: Continental Drift, which will be released in theaters nationwide on July 13. Consumers can scan the QR code that is also featured on the envelope to purchase tickets from Movietickets.com directly from their smart phone.

In addition, Ellie, Sid, Diego and Manny have tucked tickets to their new movie, Ice Age, inside The Blue Envelope. Consumers can instantly win these tickets just by looking through their Valpak envelope.

Consumers can enter to win the sweepstakes at Valpak.com or MovieTickets.com. The sweepstakes ends July 20.

Prize #12 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a trip to New York City and $250 gift card to Nintendo World!

Hatfield, PA – July 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX'S "Win a Trip to New York City and $250 Gift Card to Nintendo World Store" Sweepstakes. From July 10, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through July 25, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 2-night/3-day trip to New York City.

This trip for four includes a two night hotel-stay, coach airfare, and a Nintendo World gift card; an estimated retail value of $3,250. Hopeful winners can enter once per day either through the K'NEX Facebook page (which links to the K'NEX 20th Anniversary Celebration page of the Knex.com website), or directly through KNEX.com. Contestants must be 18 years or older to enter. Please see official rules for details. http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/20BigPrizes/new-york.php

K'NEX Announces July Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20 Contest

Contests Run Monthly Through December, 20 Chances to Win Each Month!

Hatfield, PA, July 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced its seventh in a series of twelve contests, Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20, monthly "hunts" for secret codes on various K'NEX related web pages.

Every month on the 20th day, through December 2012, K'NEX will be giving away prizes to lucky fans! On the 1st weekday of every month a prize will be revealed and a new "mission" is assigned. Missions can be found on the K'NEX website: http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/Mission20on20/ which directs participants how to find secret codes. Once a code is found, participants must return to the K'NEX site and enter the code. If correct, they are eligible to be entered for a chance to win a prize. On the 20th of each month, when the contest closes, winners will be randomly chosen from those eligible entries.

June 30, 2012 - ActionFigurePics.com is giving away a really nifty Amazing Spider-Man movie press promo box! The prize includes several Spider-Man toys and action figures, along with the insanely cool outer promo box.

Head over to their contest page for more details on how to enter, but make sure you do so by the July 6th entry deadline.

June 26, 2012 - The Fwoosh and ActionFigurePics.com are giving away a big pile of Marvel Universe action figures!

Head over to their contest pages for more details on how to enter (Fwoosh and AFP both!), but make sure you do so by the June 29th entry deadline.

Prize #11 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a Space Camp® Gift Certificate!

Hatfield, PA – June 22, 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX'S U.S. Space & Rocket Center Space Camp or Aviation Challenge Program Gift Certificate Sweepstakes. From June 22, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through July 9, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 6-day gift certificate for one child ages 9-18 years old to attend Space Camp or Aviation Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

June 21, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has launched a contest:

We have just launched a $5,000 Store Credit Giveaway - First prize is a $1500 Store Credit Shopping Spree, and we have 40+ other prizes ranging from $20 to $500. To enter, simply 'Like' us on Facebook and fill out a quick form - the direct link to our Facebook page featuring the contest is below:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/BigBadToyStore/107929919235829?v=app_46293...

June 20, 2012 - DC has a new contest online, the LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Sweepstakes, to celebrate the release of the LEGO: Batman 2 video game.

The prizes include an XBOX 360 system, the LEGO: Batman 2 video game, and LEGO DC Super Heroes sets. The contest entry form is on Facebook, so you'll have to "like" the contest to access the entry form.

Enter by June 29th.

K'NEX® Announces Its First Ever "Roller Coaster Week" Contest

Grand Prize Winner will Receive A Son Of Serpent Coaster!

Hatfield, PA, June 11, 2012 – K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with the release of its highly anticipated K'NEX Thrill Ride: Son of Serpent Coaster™ with its first ever Roller Coaster week contest!

Starting Monday, June 11, 2012 at noon, through Friday, June 15, 2012, K'NEX fans can log on to http://knex.com, click on the link on the homepage and attempt to solve the roller coaster themed puzzle! If solved correctly, an entry form will appear. Participants may enter once per day per e-mail address. Entries will be placed into a random drawing from which 10 winners will each receive $200! From those 10 winners, one Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected to receive a Son of Serpent Coaster, a $1000 retail value! For rules and official details click here: http://www.knex.com/rollercoasterweek2012/

Prize #10 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a Trip to Chicago!

Hatfield, PA – June 7, 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX "Win a trip to Chicago & tickets for the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel" Sweepstakes. From June 7, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through June 21, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 3-day, 2 night trip for 4 to Chicago, (coach airfare & hotel room included), and 4 tickets to the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel valued at approximately $2,860!