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Summer Days Are Meant To Be Enjoyed + A Chance To Win A Set Of Summer Toys #KeepPlaying

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quaker Oats for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Raising boys is a lot of fun for me, because it gives me the chance to share with my sons all the things I always wanted to do as a kid. Childhood should be fun, filled with lots of memory making moments, and I hope when my boys become men, they’ll recall years of love and fun in our happy family…and a cool mom who always told them to “Keep playing!”

We are fortunate to have lots of wonderful families that we can call friends, with terrific children that are just as energetic and imaginative as my sons. They love to have people over, as much as I do, so one of my goals this summer is to host lots of parties and play dates. Of course, as the host, I need to provide some entertainment, and snacks. This last weekend, Quaker really helped me out.

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What do kids like to do?

1 Play ball
2 Run around
3 Blow and chase bubbles
4 Create chalk drawings and games on any flat surface
5 Eat yummy snacks

You know what they don’t like to do? Stop playing to sit and eat. They want to keep going, so Quaker® Chewy® Granola Bars are perfect…these bars can be eaten while drawing with chalk, throwing around a ball, and running through a stream of bubbles. They can eat and keep playing!

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Quaker Chewy Granola Bars contain 8 grams of whole grains in every bar and come in delectably fun flavors like Chocolate Chip, S’mores and Oatmeal Raisin.

Quaker put together the ultimate summer fun Quaker Chewy Playdate Kit stocked with chalk, Gazillion Bubble Monsoon bubble machine, puzzles, a bocce ball set, a NERF Bash Ball, and lots of Quaker Chewy snacks like Big Chewy Sweet & Salty Bars and Chewy Granola Bars Variety Pack! There are also invitations to send to all their friends and let them know when your fun play date is happening, and a red canvas storage bin to keep it all organized and ready for the big playdate!

The kids had a great time, and you can to, by entering the Keep Playing with Chewy contest!

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To enter, tell me about your family play! How does your family have summer fun when you host play dates? US only, 18+. Ends July 4th. Quaker is providing the prizes for this program at no cost to me. This program is not administered or sponsored by Quaker or its affiliates, but solely by this Penelope’s Oasis.

Enter to win $25,000

To help inspire families’ playtime together and fuel fun, Quaker is inviting parents to participate in its Keep Playing! With Chewy promotion for a chance to win $25,000 to make over their family’s play space. To enter, visit www.ChewyKeepPlaying.com now through June 13, 2015 and submit a photo of your family’s favorite play space along with how you would like to see that space made over and why… plus, weekly chances to win a $500 gift card. No purchase necessary. See www.ChewyKeepPlaying.com for official rules.

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  • Robin

    My youngest son is OBSESSED with the Chewy S’Mores bars. He eats 2 for breakfast every morning.

  • Stacie

    We do our level best every year to make every second of summer count. It’s the most fun time of the year.

  • Catherine S

    I love to have a Quaker Chewy Granola bar for an afternoon snack. The Caramel Popcorn crunch sounds good.

  • Those bars sound so good! My kids used to create chalk obstacles on the driveway and ride through them on their bikes!

  • Marcie W.

    You had me at Chewy S’mores granola bars but enjoying them during a bit of summer fun sounds so wonderfully perfect. I can not wait to be poolside with my babies!

  • Debbie Denny

    Love the play date idea. Great choice for snacks.

  • Penelope

    I love that idea!

  • Pam

    I can say that eating yummy snacks is sure a big part of summer. Play hard and eat well! These bars are always a go to bar for our family too. I love this giveaway.

  • Pam W

    THese are our favorite granola bars. We always keep a box of these at our house!

  • nannypanpan

    my son loves to play baseball in the backyard

  • eleni

    my girls love to go to the lake. they love swimming & fishing.