Going back to school with Gap, and a nice shiny Gap gift card from us to you.

We like back to school shopping for kids , obviously. And we like giving things away. So we're super excited that our sponsor Gap is hosting an amazing event in more than a dozen of their stores--and letting us give one of our readers a …

Going back to school with Gap, and a nice shiny Gap gift card from us to you.
We like back to school shopping for kids, obviously. And we like giving things away. So we're super excited that our sponsor Gap is hosting an amazing event in more than a dozen of their stores--and letting us give one of our readers a $200 to spend with them. Whoo!

[Enter to win a $200 gift card from Gap by leaving a comment after the jump]

As part of the Gap Back to Cool Event, you buy one pair of Gap Kids 1969 Premium Jeans, and get a second pair at 50% off. Smart, because as we parents know, when you find something that fits your kids perfectly, you get more than one. What's more, they'll customize the new jeans for free with designs from Cat Seto of Ferme a Papier and the co-author of Mom, Inc. so your kid has something super special for that first day. The events take place this Saturday 8/24 from 1-4 in these stores:

Los Angeles: The Grove - 189 The Grove Dr., Los Angeles 90036

Glendale: 2111 Glendale Galleria, Glendale 91210

Princeton: 3535 US Highway 1, Princeton, NJ 08540

Philadelphia: Cherry Hill - 2000 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Boston:  Northshore - 210 Andover St., Peabody 01960

Boston: Natick - 1245 Worcester Rd., Natick 01760

Chicago: 1740 N. Sheffield, Chicago 60614

Chicago: Oakbrook - 533 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook 60523

New York: 85th and 3rd 1511 3rd Ave., NYC 10028

Paramus: Garden State Plaza - 290 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652

San Francisco: Walnut Creek - 1139 South Main Street, Walnut Creek 94596

Santa Clara: Valley Fair - 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara 95050

Toronto: Yorkdale - 3401 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M6A2T9

Toronto: Square One - 100 City Centre Dr., Mississauga, ON L5B2C9

EXTRA COOL: WIN IT! Whether you live in these cities or not, score your own 1969 jeans--or whatever, really--with a $200 gift card from Gap. Thanks to all that entered and congrats to the winner! THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED Thanks to our sponsor Gap for this great promotion and for supporting our readers with an awesome giveaway! You can follow Gap on Twitter and check out the hashtag #backtocool, and learn more about the event on the Gap Facebook events page.

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