Black Friday Sponsored Giveaway | $250 Gamestop.com Gift Card

One person will receive a $250 gift card to Gamestop.com.

TodaysMama.com and GameStop.com have made it their mission to give Santa a run for his money this year. TodaysMama.com is hosting Mama’s Holiday Wish List, a huge giveaway on their site and they’ve shared their stockpile of gifts with me so I can share them with you.

The annual Mama’s Holiday Wish List contest gives people a chance to read and share heartwarming, funny and inspiring answers to the Holiday Wish List Meme for a chance win a fantastic grand prize package from GameStop.com. Entering is easy, get the details and enter the grand prize giveaway here.

Here are my personal answers to the Holiday Wish List Meme:



  • What is your holiday wish for your family? That we giggle and laugh and snuggle and get all cozy together and really feel that awesome Christmas magic. We are in the prime Christmas magic years around here.


  • What is your Christmas morning tradition? Wait for the pitter-patter of Simon's feet in the hallway. Head downstairs and get all choked up over how excited he gets that Santa has visited our house. Just thinking about adding in Anna's excitement this year is almost too much for me to handle.


  • If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? This is my most decadent dream gift at the moment: Volvo XC90.



  • How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? Listen to Christmas music via Pandora on your computer. I think one of the greatest gifts we can give our kids (and ourselves) is just spending time hanging out around the tree - playing with toys we already have, talking about the history of our ornaments, reading holiday books from the library and our own collection, chattering about Santa, etc.


  • What games did you play with your family growing up? We played Monopoly, Clue and lots of Super Mario Brothers.



  • What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? Opening one present on Christmas Eve (we do PJ's here - when I was a kid it was one we picked out - usually something from a relative) and having an ornament box. My family was a little unique in that we often went together the day before (or a couple days before) Christmas and all shopped together - literally picking out our own gifts. We'd come home, put them all into a big wicker basket/chest in the living room, and then open up the chest on Christmas morning. We usually drove to downtown Seattle for the day which always made it even more special.



  • Where would you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip? My parents will be in Hawaii this year and I'd love to be spending the holidays with them.


  • Check out GameStop and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year? Simon's a big Lego WII fan and I love Mario. It would be fun to add Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars or Lego Batman to our collection. 



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  1. Nicole SK Miller says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game is Settlers! Man, that game is fun and addicting. My family can't get enough of just Wii Sports, the kids are crazy bowlers and amazing at fencing. Thanks Ali and Gamestop for the generosity and excitement!!

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  2. KristiG says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite is Legos, even though they're not really a game. I can't wait for my kids to be old enough to play with "real" legos, not the big ones for toddlers.

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  3. Abbeyviolet says…
    11/26/2010

    Lately more wii games than physical ones, currently enjoying wii sports.

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  4. tania smith says…
    11/26/2010

    Our current favorite game is Ticket To Ride! Every one from my 5 year old to Grandpa loves to play this stratagy game about train routes across America. Definatly a MUST for the game cupboard!!!

    Ali, I have a feeling Simon would love thhis game:
    http://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/

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  5. Candy says…
    11/26/2010

    I looooove Donkey Kong Country! Would love to buy that for my family! :)
    We also love Trouble, Uno and Sorry!

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  6. gina says…
    11/26/2010

    Love Scrabble!! I get so excited when I'm able to play a "good" word :)

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  7. Jacque Sawyer says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game is Yatzee. We used to play it all the time when our daughter was little and we are now introducing it to our grandsons--still so much fun. It's just great family time spent together and that is what makes it so special!!!

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  8. Dixie says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game would be trouble.

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  9. Hillary H says…
    11/26/2010

    We found SolarQuest at My husband's parents house, and have been playing it all weekend. Too bad its no longer being made, it's so fun!

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  10. francine says…
    11/26/2010

    Mario Party - love them all!

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  11. Carolyn says…
    11/26/2010

    Monopoly. We have the board game and the wii game. Love then both!

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  12. Melissa L says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game as a kids was Ninetendo Super Mario. Wish I had as many lives as the Wii version... As an adult I love to play Rummikub.

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  13. Liz M says…
    11/26/2010

    Sequence!

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  14. TaraMcK says…
    11/26/2010

    The big video games in our house right now are: black ops (call of duty), world of Warcraft catalysm, Lego starwars the complete saga and any card game :)

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  15. Michelle F. says…
    11/26/2010

    Favorite game as a kid was Monopoly. Now it's Blokus.

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  16. Stephanie says…
    11/26/2010

    What an amazing giveaway- thanks for sharing! Our family favorites are Scrabble (board game), Animal Crossing (Wii) and Little Big Planet (PS3)!

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  17. Genger S. says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game was the old Mario brother game. I remember when we got our first Nintendo and we were so thrilled. Now I don't even understand half the games my kids play but they are surrounded by tons of friends all eating my food and sitting on my new couch. Nothing says holidays like a houseful of teenagers

    Merry Christmas ya'll.

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  18. Janet says…
    11/26/2010

    We love our Wii at home...looking forward to Just Dance 2, Zumba Fitness, and Hell's Kitchen sometime in the future. Wouldn't it be awesome to win!!

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  19. Gina Burnett says…
    11/26/2010

    Always loved the game of Life growing up. As a family it has been Monopoly.

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  20. Chris Cross says…
    11/26/2010

    Gotta love the classic Monopoly!!

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  21. ShellyJ says…
    11/26/2010

    Monopoly :)

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  22. Michelle says…
    11/26/2010

    Love so many games. Apples to Apples, Catch Phrase, Sims 3. Depends on how many people are playing and who they are.

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  23. Jackie Hughes says…
    11/26/2010

    My favorite game is Yahtzee. We played it growing up and now my kids like it, too.

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  24. Ann says…
    11/26/2010

    I love me some Scrabble!!!

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  25. Ginny says…
    11/26/2010

    Favorite board game is Monopoly, favorite online game is Farkle & favorite wii game is Fit Plus & Super Mario :)

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