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Paramount Holiday Giveaway

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With the holidays approaching Paramount has put together a kid’s holiday giveaway package.  Enter the contest now to win the giveaway that includes Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, The Furious Five and Shrek the Halls (including a Shrek plush doll).

About Paramount Home Entertainment:
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

GreatDad Contest

One lucky winner will receive this giveaway package. To enter the contest, simply tell us what you think is the best and worst part about being a Dad at Christmas. Funny answers, sentimental answers, or even insightful answers will be preferred. Send in your answers using the comment form below. Last date for entries is December 21, 2008.

Read the rules and regulations.

Contest Update: The contest is closed. See the winner’s page.

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  8. I would say the worst part about being a dad at Christmas would be having to put together toys, like a bike or something that’s difficult to put together. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is seing the look on your child’s face when he/she sees the gift that you put together! : )

  9. I would say the worst part about being a dad at Christmas would be having to put together toys, like a bike or something that’s difficult to put together. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is seing the look on your child’s face when he/she sees the gift that you put together! : )

  10. The worst part would be staying up late on Christmas Eve to put things together and then getting up early on Christmas morning.
    The best part would be seeing the smiles when the children see their new toys that you put together.

  11. Best: Teaching, playing with and learning from my children. Every day is an adventure with them and through their eyes.

    Worst: Leaving them each day to go to work. I have missed out on a few important events in their lifetimes but I do hope that still with it being the worst that I am teaching them responsibility through having to work.

    Great question!

  16. The best part is the happy banter and watching their faces light up and the delighted squeals followed by hugs and kisses as they open gifts.
    It’s the pits trying to assemble the toys. I have been known to beg and plead for the floor model. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway! Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season!

  17. the best part is making the kids happy w/ all the decorations, toys and the magic of it all. the worst is how much it costs, but it’s worth it! this would really help out

  20. The best is seeing the happy faces your heart feels so much love and taking pictures the whole day,keeping the memories alive .The worst part is after a long day of wrapping paper and food ,the clean up.

  21. Best part really is seeing the smiles on the kids faces knowing that you were the one to make it happen!
    Worst I would have to say is anytime i have to punish them. It’s always so hard to do, and it breaks my heart.

  24. Well as a father and grandfather, i would have to say the best part of it is seeing the happy faces as they open the gifts..but also knowing that they know the true meaning of Christmas and what it stands for. Watching the proud face of my daughter as her two of her three children sing songs in the Christmas Eve concert. And seeing the baby smile. The worst part is knowing there are many families that arent so fortunate and of course paying the credit card bill in January.

  33. I think the worst part of being a Dad at Christmas is untangling Christmas lights. The best part is seeing your kids’ excitement over the lights, the presents and all the fun times with family and friends.

  35. The worst part about being a dad at Christmas is trying to figure out what to have the kids buy mom for Christmas. The best part is having the day off work to sit around and play with the kids.

  37. The best part of being a dad at Christmas is seeing my kid’s eye’s light up at the sight of the tree, the hot chocolate, and those gifts! The worst part is putting up the tree, and the lights, the wrapping….and then having to take it all down. Thanks for the giveaway.

  42. The worst part was the last 10 years not spending the actual Christmas day with my son. But the best part is he is now living with me and I can see his eyes light up Christmas morning and watch him open gifts. I will be cutting those packages open and helping him put things together, this year that is my Christmas present.
    Happy Holidays

  50. The best part of being a dad at Christmas is getting to play with all the new toys…especially the Wii! The worst part is having to put everything together that needs construction.

    Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy holidays

  55. The best part of being a Dad at Christmas time is the Joy you bring your family, not just at Christmas but all year long. My boys (32 & 30) still call their Dad to ask questions. I always chuckle when I listen in. “How deep is the cut? . . . . hum just put a butterfly bandage on it. It will be fine . . .remember to keep it clean.”

  57. The best part about being a dad at christmas is seeing the joy on the kids’ faces with all their great gifts.

    The worst part is that they all think the gifts are from Santa.

  59. Best part – Dressing up as Santa on Christmas Eve to hand out a few presents and seeing the joy on the kids’ faces.
    Worst – Putting all the toys together and running out to get batteries.

  67. The worst part for this year is not having the money to buy my family presents. Sorry didnt mean to sound like a Scrooge, but when you don’t have the money to buy presents for your family it makes me sad, but we have each other and thats all that matters

  70. The worst part is shopping for Mommy alone with just you and the Kids and a crowded store. Best part is letting the kids feel like they had a part in getting the gift you get for Mom. And getting the kids out of the house while Mommy wraps and gets ready the gifts from Santa is fun too.

  72. The best and worst parts are: kids’ expectations. They get so excited, but you fear disappointing them. Their faith and joy is great–the bills, and the ordinariness of the days after, not so much.

  73. I asked my dad also and he said the best part was having the entire family together at the same time and playing board games together on Christmas Eve night. We have a great time and belly-splitting laughter. It is more fun than the presents.

  77. The best part is getting to play Santa to my twin boys and seeing their eyes light up on Christmas morning. The worst part is that I am the elf and I have to put together all those toys. I usually have to put some things together twice because as my wife loves to tell people, I never read instructions.

  79. The best part of being a Dad at Christmas is to be able to be Santa and hand things out and seeing your children’s face light up (this is my first year as a Dad), the worst part, having to pretend that you know what you are doing as you put together all those toys.

  86. THE WORST PART HAS TO BE THE COST OF EVERYTHING THE KIDS WANT,THE BEST PART HAS TO BE CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN THE KIDS OPEN THIER GIFTS AND SMILE(AND HOPEFULLY THEY ARE GOOD FOR AT LEAST THE REST OF THE DAY!!)

  93. The worse part is working so hard to get enough money to buy everyone somethings special. Which leads to the best part the chance to see their smiles when they get the presents.

  95. The best part of being a dad at christmas is getting to see the excitement in our kids faces as they open their gifts. The worst part is the amount of money you spend to see their delight.

  96. I’m the mom and not the dad, but I would have to say the best AND the worst part about being the dad for Christmas would be having to play Santa for our kids! He hated dressing up, but loves the look on their faces!

  100. The best part about being a Dad at Christmas is seeing everyone so happy Christmas morning.

    The worst part about being a Dad at Christmas is always getting ugly sweater for presents!

    Thank you for the great giveaway!

  103. The worse part of being a dad (or mom) is when the kids get so excited that they (1) can’t behave in the days leading up to Christmas so you keep having to yell at them (2) can’t sleep on Christmas Eve and wake you up dozens of times until (yes) you have to yell at them and (3) they get so greedy after Christmas that they constantly want even more new things making you (again) have to yell at them! Best part is having fun with the kids (when we aren’t yelling at them, of course).

  104. I’m a mom, but for my husband the worst part of Christmas would be assembling toys! The best part, of course, would be seeing the smiles on the faces of his children

  107. The best part would have to be the excitement Christmas morning, and knowing I’m the Santa that made them so Happy. The worst is working extra and harder at Christmas to pay for Christmas.

  108. I’m not a dad but I would think that the best part of being a dad on Christmas would be seeing your kids faces as they open their gifts. The hardest part would be to try not to hog their toys.

  112. The best part of being a Dad at Christmas is going out to the with the kids to pick our family tree each year. Even though no one can ever decide which one the best in the end we do get to spend hours of quality time together.

    The worst part of being a Dad at Christmas is the disappointment on my kids faces when the dont get what they asked Santa for because we couldnt afford it that year.

  114. For me, the best part is seeing my girls so happy on Christmas day. They love opening gifts and spending a long vacation with my wife and I. In fact, it is hard to come up with a bad part of being a dad at Christmas time. I suppose the worst part is worrying that they aren’t going to be happy on Christmas day, or that Christmas hasn’t been “big” enough. However, despite such worries always have seemed happy and joyful on Christmas day. Thanks.

  115. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is spending time with my daughters. The worst part is the more time I spend with them, the less they listen to me. They think me seriously telling them to do something, they think I am still playing. But it is still good.

  119. I think the best part is just being surrounded by your family and seeing your children’s faces light up on Christmas morning. The worst part is Christmas overload – when the little ones have just had too much excitement and get cranky. Thanks for the great give-away.

  127. The worst part of being the dad at Christmas is of course paying ALL the holiday expenses…The best is watching the expressions on my son and wife when they open their gifts…the best part outweighs the bad by far!

  136. I asked my husband and he said the best is being with our two daughters and granddaughter. The worst is being across the country from his 3 kids and 2 grandsons. 🙁

  138. My dh might disagree with me, but I think the best part for a dad is that mom does all the shopping and he just gets the fun of watching them open. The bad part is probably having to help them figure out how things go together and work.

  141. Best part is seeing the kids surprised and still being able to dream, bad part- is knowing the finances are tight and you cannot get them all they deserve. Best part- playing in the snow and sledding- worse part- wife hollering because they kids got all wet and muddy from sledding…admit it- they scream and holler…best part sitting inside watching movies and playing video games and hanging out with them…

  155. hey, my grown kids keep giving me stuff that I either have, don’t need, can’t use. They mean well, but I would rather they gave me a pair of socks or a knit hat that I can usually keep and wear.

  156. well every year instead of buying gifts we spend the whole day with our kids making paintings playing house reading endless amounts of stories making cookies,making tents,catering to there every whim letting them jump on the bed and eat sugar or what ever they want all day we call it kidsmas cause its all about the kids,thanks

  157. well every year instead of buying gifts we spend the whole day with our kids making paintings playing house reading endless amounts of stories making cookies,making tents,catering to there every whim letting them jump on the bed and eat sugar or what ever they want all day we call it kidsmas cause its all about the kids,thanks

  159. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is not being yelled at by my wife when my son and I burp the song “Jingle Bells.” The worst part about being a dad at Christmas is having a “regurgitation experience” near the end of burping the song “Jingle Bells.” (We’ll have to pick a shorter Christmas song next year!)

  160. The best? Being able to provide for my family of five in this troubled economy. The worst? Not knowing how much longer I’ll be able to do so. We might have to send my wife back to work if things don’t start changing for the better over on Wall Street.
    Stephen Webster
    5webs@comcast.net

  161. I’ll start with the worst part though my husband has never complained (the key word here would be yet); my dad was certainly a little more vocal about it as I got older and then had kids of my own about being up at all hours of the night trying to get things put together so that Santa’s present was sitting right out in the open under the tree when we got up. I do distinctly remember one year though that my sister and I got up too early and they weren’t finished putting out bikes together. I remember my mom hearing us in the hall and coming to close the hall door so we couldn’t get into the family room saying Santa was still there and we weren’t supposed to see him. I still laugh about it now. Of course on the other hand the best part has got to be seeing the excited faces when the kids come out and realize that Santa has been there and brought them exactly what they wanted. Those all all memories I think you’d remember forever.

  167. i always hate spending the money that we do at christmas, but watching the looks on my kids faces as they open their presents makes up for. i also love the food, the family traditions and the time well spent with my family

  168. i always hate spending the money that we do at christmas, but watching the looks on my kids faces as they open their presents makes up for. i also love the food, the family traditions and the time well spent with my family

  170. For my hubby it would be no time off to spend with the kids and me. His boss only gives them Christmas Day off and doesn’t even let them leave early on Christmas eve.

  173. The worst part has to be paying for all the expense that goes with Christmas. The best has to be the joy of seeing your children enjoy all the gifts and time you spend with them during the Christmas season.

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