Picture Mama: Back to School Pictures!

For most kids in Northwest Arkansas, it’s the first day of school! And that means some of us mamas are crying, and some are celebrating, and some of us are doing a little of both.

But one thing that almost ALL of us are doing is snapping a few photos before the kids head off for their first day back at school. So since we know you have those cute snapshots on your smartphone, Facebook wall or camera memory, we want to show them off here on nwaMotherlode.com, too! And get this: We’ll choose one back-to-school photo at random and that mama will win two movie passes (useable at any Malco theater in NWA) and one gift card to use at any Red Robin location. (Free movies AND bottomless French fries? Yes, yes, and yes!)

Don’t have kids in school yet? No worries. We’ve got a way for all you mamas of babies and toddlers to get in on the giveaway action. Older kids learn in school, but babies and toddlers are very busy learners, too — especially when they’re playing! So if your kid is not quite school age yet, send us a favorite snapshot of him or her hard at play. (Playing in your kitchen cabinets? Learning to snack on Cheerios? Discovering the joys of petting the family dog? Send us any shot you like best.)

HOW TO ENTER: Send your back-to-school snapshots (or babies at play snapshots) to gwen@nwaMotherlode.com or you can post them on our Facebook page by clicking HERE.

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR ODDS: To increase your odds of winning the movie passes and Red Robin restaurant gift card, email your friends and family to let them know about this giveaway. Just be sure to put giveaways@nwaMotherlode.com on the CC line of your note so we can give you proper credit.

BE SOCIAL: Spread the word via social media and we’ll give you extra chances as well. Just share the giveaway with your friends on Facebook (click here to go see the post on our Facebook page and share from there) or share about the giveaway on Twitter to increase your odds of winning. If you do either of these things, just let us know in a posted comment or send us an email so we can give you proper credit.

Good luck in this week’s giveaway! We’re looking forward to seeing your snapshots. Thanks to the local mamas who shared these cute back-to-school pictures with us over the past few years. They are the perfect way to illustrate today’s post. We hope your kids have a GREAT first day of school.