Giveaway: Seventh Generation Back-to-School Pack (Now Closed)

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With the school year well under way, chances are your kids are bringing home more than homework each day. Hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes are likely on those teacher supply wish lists right now.

With nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it’s no wonder that parents fret about the germs in their children’s classrooms.

Any steps we take to keep our children healthy ultimately save precious time and money spent on doctor’s visits and medications. While we can’t protect them from everything, cleaning those surfaces with a disinfectant is a great dose of prevention, don’t you agree?

My family strives to avoid harsh chemicals in our home. I make my own homemade cleaning solutions whenever possible. But sometimes convenience is worth a small expense. Disposable wipes are a welcome convenience in the classroom, too.

We received a nifty Back to School pack courtesy of My Blog Spark and Seventh Generation. Their disinfecting wipes kill 99.99% of germs naturally using the active ingredient thyme, a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme. I gladly let my kiddos try out the wipes, which have a surprisingly strong herbal scent.

Want to win a Back to School Pack for your family? Thanks to Seventh Generation and My Blog Spark, I have one to giveaway to a KingdomFirstMom.com reader. It includes a Seventh Generation backpack, two canisters of wipes, disinfecting multi-surface spray cleaner, facial tissue and paper towels.

Enter to win:

Prize- (1) Seventh Generation Back to School Pack, pictured above

1. Leave a comment below: share a quick germ-killing tip that you use in your own home.

If you are reading via email or in a reader, please click through to the post to enter.

For up to (2) Bonus Entries:

2. Subscribe via RSS or email, and/or become a “fan” of KingdomFirstMom on Facebook. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber (thank you!), simply leave a comment.

3. Follow Seventh Generation on Twitter or Facebook.

This giveaway will end on Monday 9/20, at 11:00pm CST. Winner will be chosen at random, and notified via email.

Comments

  1. Jessica T says

    A wet sponge can attract all kinds of bacteria. To kill the germs, wet the sponge and microwave it for 2 minutes.

  5. Jodi says

    We mainly try to have good hygiene by washing hands before meals and using the bathroom. We wipe down counters and tabletops with cleaner at the end of each day.

  23. Karen says

    I use disinfectant wipes on phones, door handles, remote controls and other surfaces touched frequently.

  28. says

    I always keep disinfectant spray and wipes for when the kids start showing symptoms from somthing they caught in school and wipe doorhandles and spray the air
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  29. Andrea says

    I keep canisters of disinfectant wipes in both bathrooms. Whenever anyone in the house is sick, I use them frequently to wipe down the bathroom surfaces in between cleanings to prevent (hopefully!) the germs from spreading.

  37. Carolyn says

    I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer on my desk, and we all use it before and after using the computer. Between 2 high schoolers doing research for school and me working on it all day, the keyboard is a major home for germs, I’m sure!

  44. Mary E.S. says

    I have bottles of hand sanitizer in every room and carry wipes in my purse for cleaning carts hand rails in stores .

  48. Danielle P says

    Wipe down the toilet everyday with Disinfecting Wipes from Seventh Generation.. Will keep the family healthy.

  51. Elizabeth B says

    I have hand sanitizer in each room, making it easy to reach for some just in case (especially with a new baby at home). But I try not to obsess. 🙂

  59. Lyn says

    Hi…I routinely wipe down all door knobs, switch plates, remotes and the phone every few weeks. This really helps to keep the germs at bay. I do it more often if one of us is sick. Thanks for the great giveaway, I love Seventh Generation products. Great company!

  66. Kelly Woods says

    We clean everything! My daughter has type 1 diabetes and gets all kind of germs. So we have to be consistent about wiping off everything and constant hand washing!

  72. Brianne C. says

    I use vinegar/water in a spray bottle for a lot of different things. Everything from window to counter tops. I also use as many natural disenfectant envirometely safe cleaners as possible.

  74. Lindsay Thomas says

    To Decrease the chance on bringing bacteria into our home we all have separate shoes that we wear out to take care of the chickens and other animals. This makes it so poop shoes don’t have a chance on makin it through the house 🙂

  75. Jennifer says

    I have spray bottles the kids picked out (pink and purple for my girlies of course!) with vinegar and water that they can use with a rag to help clean up! They can pick an EO if I have any they like to fragrance their cleaner.

  78. Bethany Goff says

    I pour rubbing alcohol over our toothbrush heads anytime someone is sick, or someone leaves the toilet lid up when flushing (ewww!). It sounds awful, but as long as you don’t use them until the alcohol evaporates, it won’t harm you, and it cleanses and disinfects the toothbrushes.

  83. Amy says

    Granite Counter Cleaner:
    Get yourself a super sassy spray bottle and combine:
    1/4 C. of rubbing alcohol
    5-6 drops of Dawn dishwashing liquid
    Water

  87. Sarah says

    I have my son take off his shoes as soon as he gets home from school, wash his hands, and change into some play clothes. Because their shirts from school carry so much germs on them.

  88. Christine Ratliffe says

    Following Seventh Generation on Twitter and FB!

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  89. Elizabeth Kamm says

    I like to keep a spray bottle of cleaner under the sink in every bathroom and in the kitchen. This way I am wiping down surfaces atleast once a day.

  90. Anita A. says

    Like others, we keep a spray bottle with vinegar and water. I also LOVE Seventh Generation products and keep them around as well. The wipes are wonderful for quick clean ups.

  100. Holly Lawson says

    We use antibacterial gel daily at home and use tissues and teaching the “sneeze/cough in your arm not hand.

  103. Carrie says

    We use a lotion antibacterial (like germx but a lotion) when we are out and about to keep the mass of germs away and during the winter months we change our clothes when we get back from being at the doctors, school, or errands.

  105. Misty Bottorff says

    Practice good hygeine, I try not to touch my face. Also anytime I walk on stairs or use and escalator don’t touch the railing my hsband gave me this tip.

  125. Eliza Klinger says

    I keep hand sanitizer very accessible all over the house so my kids never have an excuse to at least sanitize their hands!

  131. Lacey C. says

    Though I love to use rags and washcloths to cut down on paper waste, they tend to grow mildew instantly. I only use them for 24 hours before tossing in the wash, and also, after each use (wiping the counters, table, kids’ faces) I rinse and ring out with the coldest water from my faucet. The cold deters bacteria from forming right away, keeping it fresh longer.

  136. Jackie says

    We spray our doorknobs regularly with an ammonia and water cleaner and we wash our sponges in the dishwasher, or microwave them for about 30 seconds.

  137. Karen says

    We wash our hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. We also try to wipe off places that frequently have germs like phones and door knobs.

  140. Lisa M says

    Bleach…bleach…bleach! Just a capful in a spray bottle with water, it’s the best germ buster I know.

  143. Nicole Sender says

    I use the sani-wipes on the phone and on counter tops to kill germs and keep the bacteria load down.

  152. Jen says

    My favorite quick tip is using those clorox disinfecting wipes. I keep one in every bath and the kitchen and I use them all the time!

  154. Chandra says

    Clean up spills as soon as they happen. I use vinegar in my dishwasher as a pre-rinse agent. I also use vinegar and water to mop the floors.

  157. Jamie C. says

    I follow Seventh Generation on FB

    I do my cleaning with vinegar, baking soda and a variety of essential oils!

  160. Kitty Smalling says

    I like to use fresh sqeezed lemon juice to clean with. Lemon juice has disinfecting properties. I sueeze a large lemon, put the juice in a spray bottle, then spray on counters, appliances and any surface I feel germs might be hiding. I already subscribe to your blog, and love it!

  162. Kory says

    My favorite germ killing tip is to open up all my blinds and curtains during the sunniest part of the day. Sunlight naturally kills germs and freshens a room.

  165. Valerie says

    We use vinegar, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide to clean various things. Definitely beats bleach!

  172. says

    I like to keep disinfecting wipes on my bathroom counter. That way, I tend to wipe things off as I see them instead of letting germs build up until cleaning day!

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  190. Ysenia Ramirez says

    Disinfecting wipes all over my house. I also have hand purifier everywhere. I am very afraid of germs..

  196. Laura W says

    A lot of hand washing and always cleaning the counters w/ 7th gen. spray. I don’t want harsh chemicals where my food is.

  199. Melissa R. says

    The sun is a natural germ killer for clothes. After washing hang dry in the sun. The sun kills the germs and bacteria that leave clothes smelling sour. The sun also is great for naturally bleaching items.

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  211. Jennifer Paige says

    Last time Menards had disinfecting wipes on sale, I stocked up. They are so easy to use on a spill or the countertops!!

  223. Kari K says

    We use papertowels in the bathrooms once someone gets sick in the house. I know it’s not ecofriendly but it does keep everyone else in the house from getting sick!

  224. Margaret W says

    My 11 month old son puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. so every couple of days I take his little toys, and soak them in the sink filled with water and 1 cup of bleach for a few minutes. I then rinse them with hot water and set them aside to dry. I also wipe his larger toys down with anti-bacterial wipes everyother day!

  227. stephanie says

    We use the plastic bags I save (when I have to use them for forgetting my re-usables!) for dirty diapers, tie it up, take it straight to the trash outside, then wash our hands!! It keeps the house from getting stinky from those diaper pails and provides another use for plastic bags! I’m confident my home doesn’t smell like a dirty diaper;) LOL

  233. Amanda Spencer says

    I love the Lysol Dual Action Disinfecting wipes – they have a rough side for scrubbing and a smooth side for wiping up. They are a great thing to have handy in the kitchen and bathroom!

  242. Jill Dupre says

    I make it a point to wash my hands the minute i come home from getting groceries, paying bills, or whenever I leave the house. I encourage the rest of the family to do the same. Who knows what germs you transfer to your home after you have been out.

  246. Alison V. says

    I love the cleaning wipes for cleaning, but sometimes will wipe down the counter with a cloth or paper towel first to get the grime so I don’t have to use as many.

  255. Heidi B says

    We use hand sanitizer after we grocery shop. Did you know that all of the groceries from the store are from warehouses that have mice/rats? That’s why it’s important to wash the tops of cans of soda before drinking.

  256. Heidi B says

    We follow the Seventh Generation on Facebook. I’ll always be a fan of Keeping The Kingdom First. Woo Hoo!

  257. Amanda O says

    I stick toothbrushes in our dishwasher frequently (of course it’s Seventh Generation soap ;D)…I do it everyday when someone is sick.

  263. Nikki Eddy says

    I love the new Hands Free Lysol Soap Dispenser. (Plus I bought it on sale w/ a coupon) It is great when I cook with chicken. Also, the soap it comes with smells AMAZING. Don’t know if I’ll be purchasing refills unless i have a coupon for those though.