Swiffer's going to have a cool holiday contest, where you can win $3,500, a Swiffer WetJet or a year's supply of Swiffer products. I just bought a Swiffer wetjet last week before the Thanksgiving party, and let me tell you, it was so much easier to use than a mop to clean the floors! I didn't have to deal with a dripping mop and bucket with water sloshing around everywhere. The wetjet has this button that you press and it shoots out cleaning liquid and you just mop right over it. Even if I was the mop and pail type, (like Dave is), the wetjet is great for little cleanups - like under Ben's highchair where you can find a whole assortment of pureed fruits and vegetables that have been spit onto the floor.

Anyway, all you have to do for the Holiday Home Tour Sweepstakes is enter. However, you can also send in photos of your decorated home and win a prize for having a swanky looking holiday home. I haven't put up my holiday decorations yet, but we'll see if I deem my holiday house good enough to enter. Here's the details:

There is nothing that interrupts dinner or a holiday gathering quite like the sound and hassle of a vacuum. Therefore, “Flicking” away carpet messes means that there is no need for a heavy vacuum, long cords, or a hassle.

In lieu of the holiday season, Swiffer is conducting a pre-holiday national sweepstakes featuring the CarpetFlick as the MUST-HAVE cleaning tool for the holidays.

Here’s how it works:

Consumers will be able to visit the Swiffer Holiday Home Tour Sweepstakes beginning November 15 through December 30 and submit photos of their interior holiday decorated home. During this time, one photo will be chosen each week and posted as “favorite home of the week”

In addition, participants will be chosen via random sweepstakes selections and will win the following:

1. Grand Prize Winner: $3,500 toward a home makeover
2. 25 First Prize Winners: A Swiffer WetJet
3. 6 Weekly Winners: A year’s supply of Swiffer Products

I have not yet tried the Swiffer carpet flick, but it sounds like a pretty useful tool, considering how much I hate lugging our huge vacuum cleaner around. Ben's going to be in that Cheerio stage so I'm sure I'll be cleaning them off the floor!

So if you're interested in winning some money, or just want to show off your decorating skills, make sure to enter the contest!