Every November, social media becomes flush with “Thankfulness challenges” and similar sentiments. And honestly, this year I internally thought, “Here we go again, how trite.”

And how wrong of me! For if there is one thing in life I seek to be, it is a person full of gratitude! Thankfulness is never overused, unoriginal, or unimaginative.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. -Melody Beattie

So please join us this year in sharing your #thankfulforfamilies moments on Instagram! Plus you get the awesome chance to win prizes from some amazing sponsors!

Enter to win the 3rd Annual #OutdoorFamilies Network #ThankfulForFamilies Instagram Photo Contest & Giveaway!

Steps to Enter:

1: Post a NEW & ORIGINAL photo of your outdoor family making sure to include both #ThankfulForFamilies AND #OutdoorFamilies and tell us why you love your family in the caption!

2: Follow the awesome participating host(s) and sponsor(s) of the prize(s) you want to win! (Search the hashtag #TFFPrizes2016 on Instagram to see a full list of all our participating hosts, and find THEIR awesome prizes in their feed!)

3: Check out ALL the awesome giveaways and make a COMMENT (one per photo) on the prize(s) you want to win!

You can post one photo per day on YOUR Instagram feed for more entries from Nov 7th – 13th. Just don’t forget to tag them with #OutdoorFamilies AND #ThankfulforFamilies!

*This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

Giveaway entry rules:

• Contest will run from November 7-13, 2016.
• Entrants must be a resident of US or Canada.
• Entrants’ Instagram account must be a public account.

• Entrants MUST follow the participating host(s) and sponsor(s) of the prize(s) they wish to win on Instagram.
• Entrants must post a new, original, and taken by you photo (a re-posted photo or tagging an old photo will disqualify you) to Instagram of their family, or members of their family, outdoors.

• All photos entered in the contest must be tagged with BOTH #OutdoorFamilies AND #ThankfulForFamilies.
• Entrants must comment on Instagram on the specific prize they are entering to win. Photographs of prizes will be distributed among all the hosts’ Instagram feeds. Entrants need to only comment ONCE per prize. Additional comments DO NOT equal additional entries.
• Entrants may post a photo once per day to their Instagram feeds for additional entries, up to 7 entries total. All photos must include #OutdoorFamilies AND #ThankfulForFamilies.
• All photo entries must be submitted by 10 pm MST on November 13th.

• All winners will be chosen randomly from all submitted entries at the end of the week and announced in the comment section of each winning photo on Instagram after November 21, 2016. If prizes are not claimed within 48 hours of notification, the prize will go to the next winner.
• This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or association with, Instagram.

What you can win:

**PLEASE note prizes have various shipping capabilities which are described below**

• 1 pair of Kamik Kid’s Rain Boots (US & Canada)

• 1 Oakiwear Kid’s Rain Jacket (US & Canada)

• 1 All Good World Traveler Set of protection products (US & Canada)

• 1 Teton Sports Mountain Adventurer 4000 backpack (US Only)

• 1 pair of Sofee and Lenée Waterproof mud pants (US & Canada)

• 1 pair of Veyo Pink Tiger Paw Mittyz, size 4-6 (US & Canada)

• 1 Solo Stove Campfire (US Only)

• 1 Coleman Quad Lantern (US & Canada)

• 1 Fall BivySak Subscription Box (US Only)

• 1 pair of MyMayu Kid’s Rain Boots (US & Canada)

• 1 Igloo Cooler (US & Canada)

• 1 Bio Lite Solar Panel (US & Canada)

• 1 Quilted Monkey Mat and Mega Monkey Mat (US & Canada)

• 1 copy of 101 Things For Kids To Do Outside Book (US & Canada)

• 1 pair of All Out Kids Gear Zippyrooz full finger biking gloves (ages 1-6) (US & Canada)

• 1 pair of All Out Kids Gear Mad Rock Mad Monkey climbing shoes (sizes 11-5) (US & Canada)

• 1 set of Terramar Sports Cloud Nine base layers (2 pcs men’s or women’s, up to an $80 retail value) (US Only)

• 1 Stormy Kromer hat + 1 pair of Stormy Kromer mitts (men’s or women’s, winner’s choice) (US & Canada)

• 1 pair of Tubbs Snowshoes boy’s Glacier Snowshoes (US & Canada)

• 1 pair of Tubbs Snowshoes girl’s FLEX Jr (US & Canada)

• 1 Deuter Climber backpack (US Only)

• 1 Deuter Fox 30 backpack (US Only)

• 2 pair of Sunday Afternoons hat (2 separate winners) (US Only)

• 1 Aventura sweater (cardigan, tunic, sweater) (US Only)

• 1 Onya Baby Pure Baby Carrier (US & Canada)

• 10 Action Wipes Singles and a 10 pack Action Wipes Dispenser (US Only)

• 1 pair of kids Hillside Low WP Hi-Tec Shoes (US Only)

• Kids Ambler Woodland Winter Hat (US & Canada)

• Kids Leatherman Leap (US & Canada)

• Beyond Coastal & Chums Prize pack that includes: 1 Chums Key Quiver Keychain tool, 1 Chums Transporter Eyeglass Case, 1 Beyond Coastal Sunscreen, and 1 Beyond Coastal Lip Balm (US & Canada)

• 1 Grand Canyon Guide Book by James Kaiser (US Only)

• 1 Fujifilm Finepix XP90 Camera (Canada Only)

Participating Hosts (who worked hard to round-up these great prizes!):

*Make sure you check out all of these great resources!*

1. Adventure Tykes:www.AdventureTykes.com
2. Outdoor Families Magazine: www.OutdoorFamiliesOnline.com
3. The Mommy Hiker: www.MommyHiker.com
4. Rockies Family Adventures: www.RockiesFamilyAdventures.com
5. The Kid Project: www.KidProject.org
6. Play Outside Guide: www.PlayOutsideGuide.com
7. Moosefish: www.Moosefish.com
8. Mountain Mom and Tots: www.MountainMomAndTots.com
9. Born to be Adventurous: www.BornToBeAdventurous.com
10. Rain or Shine Mamma: www.RainOrShineMamma.com
11. Little Family Adventure: www.LittleFamilyAdventure.com
12. Raising Kids Wild: www.RaisingKidsWild.com
13. Wild and Free Family: www.WildAndFreeFamily.com