Freebies and Contests for Grownups

Freebies and Contests for Grownups
You must be an adult to enter these contests for computer equipment and kid stuff.

Maxis Garage Sale! check this out - especially if you have an older system. Many kid games for 1.99, including Sim Farm, Sim Tower, Klik N Play Game Creating System, SimClassic, SimCity 2000, SimLife, and more. Okay, it's not free - but it's close! (Win and Mac programs)

Altra's Micro Point Giveaway Replace your mouse. Free weekly giveaway.

Brainstorm and Interplay Software Giveaway - enter their monthly drawing, answer a few questions, and maybe win a free game

Bryan House Publishers is offering a free catalog of their educational aids for kindergarten and elementary age children with a free 16-page sampler. They are also running a monthly drawing from those who make catalog requests for a free educational package (worth at least $20).

Visit Buying Guide - you might win a 17" monitor, scanner, digital camera, or software.

Cherry Valley Books is an excellent site for children's books. Write a review for a title they sell, and you might win a $25 gift certificate (monthly drawing). Recommend an excellent children's book to them that they don't know about, and get a $5 gift certificate.

Cyber-Sea's Caption Contest - submit a winning caption for the undersea photo, and you can win a CD filled with underwater photos for personal use. Runs monthly.

DataStorm Information Systems is giving away a ViewSonic 17" monitor. Tell 'em the Kid's Domain sent you.

Direct Data Storage is giving away a free harddrive every month. You need to find the backwards sentence on their web site.

Dole's 5-a-day Adventures CD is free for schools, $14.95 for homes. This CD covers nutrition, with the emphasis on eating 5 fruits and vegetables every day. Includes the food pyramid and reading nutrition labels.

The Edutainment Catalog has a drawing for a $10 gift certificate every two weeks.

Family Internet has a monthly drawing for software. There is a question that changes weekly to answer. This month the software is Knowledge Adventure's Fairy Tale - A True Story Activity Center for ages 7-11.

Free! GAMCO CD-ROM Sampler. This FREE CD-ROM offer is for SCHOOLS only. It contains demos and valuable information about GAMCO programs and runs both on Windows (3.1x and 95) and Macintosh Computers.

Win a Gigantosaurus Skull Cast - this one just finished, but they are promising another contest.

Hi-Tech's Prize Closet win a hard drive, monitor, software, more. Prizes change all the time.

The Internet Hardware Outlet is giving away a Robotics 56.6 modem every month.

ITAC Systems is giving away a laptop this month. Answer a question based on info from the web site, and you can enter every day. Ages 21 and older only.

Lavamind's Contests win a copy of Gazillionaire, Zapatalism or a T-Shirt. Tell them "The Kid's Domain" sent you!

The Learning Company's Adv@ntage program is giving away $100 of software weekly. Join, then visit each week to be in that drawing.

Microsoft has licensed the Windows(R) operating system and Macintosh(R) versions of ForeFront's leading, off-line browsing technology - called WebWhacker(TM) - for inclusion in a set of Microsoft(R) products and tools for exploring and publishing on the Internet that will be available at no cost to K-12 schools.

Memorex is giving away a 32x CD Rom drive every month. Ends Dec 31, 98.

Milk Salutes - To the Moon To get your video cassette of HBO's From The Earth To The Moon -- Apollo 11-Mare Tranquilitatis episode send two proofs of 1 gallon purchases of milk and $6.95 shipping. Order before Nov 98.

Free Science Posters from NASA's Earth Observing System - for educational use only - samples are online, so check it out.

Souper-Rocket Sweepstakes - enter and you might win a $500 or $100 shopping spree at Red Rocket (cool and educational! toys for kids) or other way cool toys - enter once and you'll be in every drawing. Ends July 1

Win a $10,000 Savings Bond from ParentTime answer a small survey and you might win. US. Residents only, you may enter every day, ends Sept 2.

Sunburst Communications is giving away free educational programs and videos every month - sign their guestbook and answer some survey questions.

Super Kids is giving away a children's program every month - and you get to pick it from their reviews. US residents only. Ends Dec 31, 98.

Thunderbeam Software is giving away a children's software title weekly - just visit their site to register.

The TOPEX/POSEIDON Informational CD-ROM: Perspectives on an Ocean Planet. This CD-ROM provides a comprehensive look at the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission and satellite. The TOPEX/POSEIDON mission was designed to provide information about the changing topography of the world's oceans which, in turn, helps scientists to understand the ocean's role in the global climate. The CD-ROM is designed for a general audience. It can also be used for educational purposes (the material is targetted for Grades 9 and up). FREE.

Total Marketing Services has an online video and cd catalog with many educational and kid titles. Sign up for their Lookout email service (which lets you select which topics you want to know about) and you'll be in their weekly drawing for a $50 gift certificate. You only need sign up once, and you'll be entered every week.

Vtech's free software - they're giving away Shade's and JB's Number Workshop CD (ages 3-6) and Inventions to Mention (age 7 up) for just the cost of shipping to celebrate their new online store! $4.95 for one, $7.97 for both, requires Windows.

Win a Winnie-the-Pooh Cel answer the Poohcorner question and you might win a cel of Pooh with a balloon, trying to fool some bees. Enter by July 27. One entry per person.

LoopyNet's Contests and Giveaways - another site with contests, sweepstakes and giveaways.

Want more for free? Check out or PC Freeware Index or Mac Freeware Index. Or download a free PC demo or free Mac demo. All these things are totally free!
There are more contests for computers and kid software that kids (and usually adults) can enter.

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	Maxis Garage Sale! check this out - especially if you have an older system. Many kid games for 1.99, including Sim Farm, Sim Tower, Klik N Play Game Creating System, SimClassic, SimCity 2000, SimLife, and more. Okay, it's not free - but it's close! (Win and Mac programs)

	Altra's Micro Point Giveaway Replace your mouse. Free weekly giveaway.

	Brainstorm and Interplay Software Giveaway - enter their monthly drawing, answer a few questions, and maybe win a free game

	Bryan House Publishers is offering a free catalog of their educational aids for kindergarten and elementary age children with a free 16-page sampler. They are also running a monthly drawing from those who make catalog requests for a free educational package (worth at least $20).

	Visit Buying Guide - you might win a 17" monitor, scanner, digital camera, or software.

	Cherry Valley Books is an excellent site for children's books. Write a review for a title they sell, and you might win a $25 gift certificate (monthly drawing). Recommend an excellent children's book to them that they don't know about, and get a $5 gift certificate.

	Cyber-Sea's Caption Contest - submit a winning caption for the undersea photo, and you can win a CD filled with underwater photos for personal use. Runs monthly.

	DataStorm Information Systems is giving away a ViewSonic 17" monitor. Tell 'em the Kid's Domain sent you.

	Direct Data Storage is giving away a free harddrive every month. You need to find the backwards sentence on their web site.

	Dole's 5-a-day Adventures CD is free for schools, $14.95 for homes. This CD covers nutrition, with the emphasis on eating 5 fruits and vegetables every day. Includes the food pyramid and reading nutrition labels.

	The Edutainment Catalog has a drawing for a $10 gift certificate every two weeks.

	Family Internet has a monthly drawing for software. There is a question that changes weekly to answer. This month the software is Knowledge Adventure's Fairy Tale - A True Story Activity Center for ages 7-11.

	Free! GAMCO CD-ROM Sampler. This FREE CD-ROM offer is for SCHOOLS only. It contains demos and valuable information about GAMCO programs and runs both on Windows (3.1x and 95) and Macintosh Computers.

	Win a Gigantosaurus Skull Cast - this one just finished, but they are promising another contest.

	Hi-Tech's Prize Closet win a hard drive, monitor, software, more. Prizes change all the time.

	The Internet Hardware Outlet is giving away a Robotics 56.6 modem every month.

	ITAC Systems is giving away a laptop this month. Answer a question based on info from the web site, and you can enter every day. Ages 21 and older only.

	Lavamind's Contests win a copy of Gazillionaire, Zapatalism or a T-Shirt. Tell them "The Kid's Domain" sent you!

	The Learning Company's Adv@ntage program is giving away $100 of software weekly. Join, then visit each week to be in that drawing.

	Microsoft has licensed the Windows(R) operating system and Macintosh(R) versions of ForeFront's leading, off-line browsing technology - called WebWhacker(TM) - for inclusion in a set of Microsoft(R) products and tools for exploring and publishing on the Internet that will be available at no cost to K-12 schools.

	Memorex is giving away a 32x CD Rom drive every month. Ends Dec 31, 98.

	Milk Salutes - To the Moon To get your video cassette of HBO's From The Earth To The Moon -- Apollo 11-Mare Tranquilitatis episode send two proofs of 1 gallon purchases of milk and $6.95 shipping. Order before Nov 98.

	Free Science Posters from NASA's Earth Observing System - for educational use only - samples are online, so check it out.

	Souper-Rocket Sweepstakes - enter and you might win a $500 or $100 shopping spree at Red Rocket (cool and educational! toys for kids) or other way cool toys - enter once and you'll be in every drawing. Ends July 1

	Win a $10,000 Savings Bond from ParentTime answer a small survey and you might win. US. Residents only, you may enter every day, ends Sept 2.

	Sunburst Communications is giving away free educational programs and videos every month - sign their guestbook and answer some survey questions.

	Super Kids is giving away a children's program every month - and you get to pick it from their reviews. US residents only. Ends Dec 31, 98.

	Thunderbeam Software is giving away a children's software title weekly - just visit their site to register.

	The TOPEX/POSEIDON Informational CD-ROM: Perspectives on an Ocean Planet. This CD-ROM provides a comprehensive look at the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission and satellite. The TOPEX/POSEIDON mission was designed to provide information about the changing topography of the world's oceans which, in turn, helps scientists to understand the ocean's role in the global climate. The CD-ROM is designed for a general audience. It can also be used for educational purposes (the material is targetted for Grades 9 and up). FREE.

	Total Marketing Services has an online video and cd catalog with many educational and kid titles. Sign up for their Lookout email service (which lets you select which topics you want to know about) and you'll be in their weekly drawing for a $50 gift certificate. You only need sign up once, and you'll be entered every week.

	Vtech's free software - they're giving away Shade's and JB's Number Workshop CD (ages 3-6) and Inventions to Mention (age 7 up) for just the cost of shipping to celebrate their new online store! $4.95 for one, $7.97 for both, requires Windows.

	Win a Winnie-the-Pooh Cel answer the Poohcorner question and you might win a cel of Pooh with a balloon, trying to fool some bees. Enter by July 27. One entry per person.

	LoopyNet's Contests and Giveaways - another site with contests, sweepstakes and giveaways.