Plan to join us at the Twitter Party Tonight (Tues.) at 9pm EST
If you missed the post explaining the party go here and here to catch up!
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The Party topic tonight is
"Affordable Fun 101"
We will be at Twitter.com using Hashtag #gno
WIN THIS HERE!!!
Crayola.com and My Blog Spark
have teamed up to not only give us all this information
at the Twitter Party but are also allowing me to
give away one Crayola Creativity Pack each week for 4 weeks!***
This week all you need to do is leave comments!
Lots of them-- they are unlimited!
Tell us...
**how your family has fun
**What you learned at the Twitter Party
**Affordable Fun ideas
**How you're gearing up for back to school
**Anything else you want to share!
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Anything goes--
Feed off of someone else's comment,
ask a question,
answer a question!
I'll be adding some comments too,
but of course I'll pick another number if I win!!!
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So begin and let us know what ideas and questions you have!!!
See you at the Twitter Party!
note --
you do not have to be at the Twitter Party to leave
comments and enter the giveaway... Anyone can enter!!
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This giveaway will end Saturday
August 1 at 8pm
1 Winner will be chosen using Random.org
GOOD LUCK!!!
This giveaway will end Saturday
August 1 at 8pm
1 Winner will be chosen using Random.org
GOOD LUCK!!!
how awesome!!! we love Crayola!
ReplyDeleteand who doesn't love FREE crayola?!?!?
ReplyDeleteI can't look at a Crayola box without having wonderful memories from my childhood. I loved the big 64 count boxes!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love Crayola products. When they were younger, they would spend hours coloring and painting with water colors. They would then set up an Art Museum in their bedrooms. Admission Tickets were 5 cents. A small price to pay to see the pleasure on their faces as we admired each piece of art!
ReplyDeleteim gearing up one way from my sponsors!
ReplyDeletecrayola is the major reason i love back to school. i bought some today actually
ReplyDeletewahoo, im at the party now learing great tips
ReplyDeleteI am in the party right now. I trust and love Crayola products. They are like PBS for me:)
ReplyDeletei hit the sales for back to school
ReplyDeletei love target and wally world for back to school shopping
ReplyDeletedid i mention that i love crayola! let's color!
ReplyDeleteI love Crayola too, a friend of mine who doesn't even have kids had a product I had never even seen before. The Color Wonder PAINT! OMG! I so want (and will) get this for son for his third birthday!
ReplyDeleteI'm at the party too!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try the color wonder finger paints. My 3 yr old would love them.
Anyone tried them???
i'd love to win that awesome crayola set
ReplyDeleteApril I was typing while you were!
ReplyDeleteI want the paint bad. I'm getting it for 3 yr. christmas!
we just got the outdoor spray chalk and can't wait to try it! thx to christmas in july swap
ReplyDeleteSpray chalk that sounds interesting... never heard of it but it sounds like it'd be a hit around here!
ReplyDelete64 crayons that rockmy world
ReplyDeleteSeriously ... there's just something great about the BIG box of crayons.
ReplyDeleteWe've been buying crayons now since they're so cheap and melting them! We break them into pea-sized pieces, "bake" at 150* in cupcake tins, and once they've melted down, pull them out, let them cool, and voila! Big, thick, chunky crayons that are easy for my 14-month-old to hold! If you mix a few complimentary colors, you get big "swirly" crayons!
ReplyDeleteLove it Kimber! that sounds soo fun!! My kids would love it!
ReplyDeleteWe just got some star-shaped silicone muffin tins at Michaels - using a coupon, of course - and I'm going to "bake" some crayons in them! The five prongs will give lots of nice pointy space to work with! :o) These could make a great party favor, I'm thinking! I bet your kids would enjoy the fun shapes. If you google "meling crayons" you can get tons of ideas, like using cookie cutters instead of muffin tins.
ReplyDeletelove me some washable markers...best thing that ever happened to my couches! lol
ReplyDeleteMake airplanes out of popsicle sticks!! My boys would love that!
ReplyDeleteCrayola Window Markers. Kids would love that. Might give 3 yr old the wrong idea that it's okay to marker all over the window. But it'd be fun!!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love crayola products
ReplyDeleteLots of great back to school sales
ReplyDeleteprimary colors...blue red yellow
ReplyDeletethx again for this opportunity
ReplyDeleteMamaBearMills love your ideas! Thanks for your comments!
ReplyDeletethanks everyone keep them coming! I love to have a log of ideas to come back too!
Christmas is coming... fast I'm afraid and with my mind I'll forget all these great ideas!
ReplyDeletecrayola dreammakers help teachers with learning
ReplyDeleteCard making is always fun with little ones. Give them a few art supplies (crayons, markers, stickers) and some paper and scissors, and let them go to town! Fun for them to make, and fun for someone to get in the mail a few days later! I used to do this with my niece while I scrapbooked. She liked feeling like she was able to do "big girl" stuff, and I loved having her there.
ReplyDeletecrayola is very affordable too. they don't break my BTS bank
ReplyDeletei will be featuring recycled crayons for the Back to school bash at my blog! woot woot
ReplyDeletecrayolas site has so many references for parents and teachers for kids learning
ReplyDeletereading about the crayola factory and I WANT TO go there
ReplyDeleteWell, I missed the Twitter Party, but I'd still like to participate. :)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
We really like coloring with Crayola crayons... other brands and generics just aren't the same.
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
We enjoy working puzzles together, but we don't have any Crayola jigsaw puzzles. :)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
Wow, unlimited comments?! That's simply amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
I'm gearing up for back to school by looking at the brand new-to-me curriculum that someone generously placed in my lap. (We homeschool.)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
I loved the big 64 count boxes, and also the ones with 128 or so... that had the sharpener in the back. :)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
My kids tend to cause the Crayola boxes to fall apart, so we use empty baby wipe containers (the kind that hold about 80 wipes) to hold crayons. :)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
I would never buy crayons if they weren't from crayola!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to figure out how to melt old broken crayons into cool shapes. I did that when I was younger and know my kids would love it!
ReplyDeleteI love being able to give my 2 year old son Crayola Wonder markers and not worry about him coloring on the bed.
ReplyDeleteI love pulling out all the different shades of one color and have my son (and me :) draw a picture all in blue (or whatever color we chose). It really makes fun pictures. And the huge box of crayola crayons is the only way we could do that.
ReplyDeleteI've printed off lots of pictures and activity pages from crayola's website for my boys to color in church to keep them quiet.
ReplyDeleteMy son recently got 3D chalk from his grandma. Unfortunately he though that meant whatever he drew would jump up at him. Guess 3D is too difficult a concept for a 3 year old to get. :)
ReplyDeleteMy son loves to draw. . .he would have a blast with this pack!
ReplyDeleteCrayola is our favorite brand! They make the best stuff.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try the window crayons.
ReplyDeleteThe more colors the better. I loved the huge box with the sharpener
ReplyDeletecrayola is the bomb!
ReplyDeletedo people say 'the bomb' anymore??? I guess now.. they do rule though. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat giveaway! Our family does so much for fun - walks and hikes, swimming, horseback riding, riding 4 wheelers and dirtbikes, cooking and baking, playing in the yard, snowboarding and skiing, riding bikes, you name it, we do it! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteChristy
sheridesthatbigredhonda@yahoo.com
I remember in school we used to be so competitive over our crayons...the kid with the biggest box of crayolas was the coolest, the more the better...the kids with the bigger boxes had those coveted colors that you didn't get with the 24 count...and when they started putting that crayon sharpener in the back...heaven for a 5th grader!
ReplyDeleteI went through the fluorescent color stage too, those crayons were so neat! I'm glad I outgrew that though!
ReplyDeleteChristy
sheridesthatbigredhonda@yahoo.com
These look they fun!!
ReplyDeleterbjj32825[at]lycos[dot]com
Love your website
ReplyDeleteWe paint rocks outside, and create a rock garden. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteszpaul@yahoo.com
We went to the beach on Saturday as a fun family activity.
ReplyDeleteI have two girls, 3 years and 18 months. Right now to have fun we enjoy catching bugs and creating. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCrayola is the best. We code our presents at Christmas time (6 children) and one of my favorites was buying the huge box of crayolas (I think 96 count) and put a crayon on each present instead of a tag with a name. Then I kept the list of who was which color. Classic!
ReplyDeletesgpete@gmail.com
right now, my little one really enjoys puzzles....over and over again
ReplyDeleteMy kids love to color, paint, marker and just get down and dirty. We love crayola!
ReplyDeleteShop the sales for back to school and stock up for mid way through the year when the supply runs out.
ReplyDeletePrice match so you don't have to run all around town with 2 kids. Have had a great time with this.
ReplyDeleteIf you are a teacher have a rewards card for staples and office depot so you can stock up on items that are normally a limit of 2. You can get up to 25 at staples.
ReplyDeleteOur little adopted girls would love this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! My little guy would have fun with this.
ReplyDeleteMy son is always looking for markers so this would be a great prize for him! As a family we enjoy playing games of just messing around outside. Anything can be fun when you do it together!
ReplyDeleteMy 2 yr old daughter loves to color. This would be awesome!
ReplyDeletedebbieka[at]gmail[dot]com
My son has been seeing the Color Explosions pack at the store and has it on his "list"
ReplyDeleteWe love crayola!!!!Great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Ashleyphillips76@gmail.com
I'm gearing up for back to school by ignoring the fact that it's coming up so quickly for at least another week!1
ReplyDeleteWe have fun playing in the little wading pool, picking blackberries, digging dirt...
ReplyDeletedoes anyone else love the smell of crayons?
ReplyDeleteor playdoh for that matter???
ReplyDeletegreat prize ! www.bargainfun.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletecomehttp://bargainfun.blogspot.com/2009/07/skoy-cloth-review-and-giveaway.html enter my giveaway at
ReplyDeleteMy boys LOVE to color and draw. I think if we set up a permanent table with all things to color and draw, all the time, they would be perfectly content!
ReplyDeleteLuckily for back-to-school our wonderful PTA takes care of all costs of back to school items. Which is awesome! SO on all of the great back to school sales, we just get to keep them at home for ourselves to have fun with!
ReplyDeleteI love to get on the Crayola website and to use their printables. I recently copied off a bunch of great pages for my son and my niece when we drove from Indiana to Florida. It helped alot!
ReplyDeleteActually from the Crayola site with the printables, I copied off a page that had a map of the states. And I had the kids color each state as we went through it, and we learn which state came next. I think my 4 year old could now tell you how to get from Indiana to Florida!
ReplyDeleteI think I would LOVE to try melting crayons into different shapes but just haven't done it yet! I have some great molds to try them in too... Maybe since crayons are getting so cheap again...
ReplyDeleteMegan, you are brave for wanting to try the window markers! I don't think I am THAT brave!
ReplyDeleteI've posted about this on Winning Readings:
ReplyDeletehttp://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/07/crayola-creativity-pack_30.html
When I was younger I always LOVED getting a new box of crayons and trying to keep them as sharp as I could for as long as possible.
ReplyDeleteMy son loves writing his own books. I have a nice collection of books that are only 4 pages long written by him. But the stories and illustrations are priceless.
ReplyDeleteI thought the comment about "do people say 'the bomb' anymore" was pretty funny! :)
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
The comments are coming it pretty quickly, but I think this is fun!
ReplyDeleteroseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
We also love Crayola products!!
ReplyDeleteWe spend a lot of time outdoors
ReplyDeleteLove to win crayola. haven't colored in some time now, would be fun.
ReplyDeleteWe would love this. We like to spend time outside with water tubs or our kiddie pool.
ReplyDeleteMy kids love to draw and paint with crayolas!
ReplyDeleteI think my son will totally love to color someday
ReplyDeleteright now, he'd rather eat crayons than color
ReplyDeleteand we all know crayola is the BEST brand of crayons!
ReplyDeleteMy boys like using old notebooks and notepads to create a storybook. I have some that I will treasure forever
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part for starting back to school for me is that my oldest is going into 7th grade and I thought "Awwww no crayons or markers...he is getting older" BUT guess what is on the supply list. Crayons and Markers. YES!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Crayola. Pick me, random org :)
ReplyDeleteI love Crayola products. My favorite current favorite are the Colorwonder products that are virtually mess free!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you but I DESPISE cheap quality crayons that don't color smoothly and flake off of the paper. Crayola crayons are superior to all others that I've tried.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that Toys R Us is having a big sale this week that involves buy one get one free Crayola products.
ReplyDeleteCrayola side walk chalk is great too. I haven't tried the 3D chalk but I will when I catch it on clearance at the end of summer :)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter received some Crayola markers from her grandmother that we didn't like. They were from the Crayola Beginnings line, and they were surprisingly hard for her to use. I emailed Crayola that I was disappointed in them, and they apologized and sent me tons of coupons for Crayola products!
ReplyDeleteSouper Salad (in Chattanooga, TN) gives out Crayola crayons with their kid's menus. I HATE it when restaurants give my daughter the cheap crayons (and almost all of them do, even NICE restaurants) that break and get all over her clothes because they flake off the paper in little colored chunks!
ReplyDeleteI melt down broken Crayola crayons in the oven in heart-shaped silicon molds to make cute heart crayons for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteThis would be amazing to have for my classroom - thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeletespitfyr323 at hotmail dot com
I LOVED my Box of 64 when I was a kid - crayons have come a long way since then!
ReplyDeletespitfyr323 at hotmail dot com
We make homemade playdough and use koolaid as the coloring. This makes it smell so yummy :)
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have learned through the years is that there is no substitute for Crayola. It's top of the line in quality.
ReplyDeleteI stock up at the back to school sales on all supplies to last throughout the entire year. I buy extra boxes of Crayola markers and then open them as needed. Heck, I use Crayola markers myself.
ReplyDeletetoo Cool!!!! we love Crayola!
ReplyDeleteLiam and Lanna love to Color and make pix for our friends and family!
we LOOOVE Crayola!!! awesome contest
ReplyDeleteI am 39 years old and I still love getting a new box of Crayola Crayons. There is nothing like the wonderful smell, and let's not forget all of the fresh tips!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
Crayola products are THE BEST!!! The other markers and crayons are just a lousy imitation and don't work as well!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
An inexpensive way to have fun is to play with shaving cream (and it smells good too!)
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
I LOVE all the new multi-cultural skin color crayons that are available.
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
I love all the Back-to-School deals, especially b/c I was able to get Crayola Markers for 75 cents at Wal@Mart!! Needlessly to say we stocked up!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
We just got the Crayola Erasable Markers the other day. They are so cool!! I will admit that I was pretty skeptical about them working and I was pleasantly surprised!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
My daughter is starting Kindergarten on August 13th, She is beyond excited!! Of course she has Crayola crayons, markers, and watercolor paints for her supplies!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
We just moved into a house that actually has a yard for my daughter to play in and it's wonderful. We love to go outside and walk around the neighborhood while she rides her bike. We also like to color with chalk on the sidewalk, blow bubbles, play in her kiddie pool, and with her sand and water table she got last summer. Fun times! Cheap, too!
ReplyDeleteI love to shop for school supplies! I even bought some for myself nd Im not even going back to school!! Who can resist 70 page spiral notebooks for 5 cents?!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
We love shopping at Target for back to school sales!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
We found some amazing deals on school supplies at Wal Mart!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
As you can tell, I keep posting comments because I really want to win those Crayola products! Drawing, painting, etc. were my favorite past times as a child and I am thrilled to be able to pass the love for all things artsy and crafty on to my daughter. Crayola products help me do so; that's why I love them!
ReplyDeleteMy 14 year old son is NOT looking forward to going back to school! I'll probably have to drag him too Wal-Mart later today to get his school uniforms!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
If I win I will share this prize between my daughter and...my dad! He loves to color :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try the Color Explosion Extreme product. I have no idea what it is but the name sounds fun! lol
ReplyDeleteI am going to miss the lazy summer days of staying up late and sleeping in. It sure will be quiet at my house while the kids are in school. Not sure if that's good or bad............GOOD!! Definitely GOOD!! LOL!!
ReplyDeletenancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
Do any of you let your kids use the Crayola bath tub crayons or markers? We did at the old house, but I'm scared to at our new house. I'm afraid they will leave a stain around my tub! Silly, I know. I'll get over it eventually.
ReplyDeleteaperfect day today to play outide and color with our crayola chalks
ReplyDeletekids are napping, finally getting a little break
ReplyDeleteThanks.....who doesn't always need more Crayola products?? We are just now entering the fun crafty stage (just turned 2) so the more Crayola products the better!
ReplyDeleteYeah - pick me!!! :-)
I love scoring all the free crayons around back to school time!!
ReplyDeleteI like using the broken ones and then combining them in muffin tins....put them in the oven I think for 10 min. at 200......I would want to research the time and temp again...I only did it once a long time ago......the end result is fun circle shaped multi-colored crayons to use :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool is it that you get to this for 4 weeks in a row!!! Generous CRAYOLA!!!
ReplyDeleteMy family has fun riding bikes and playing outdoors together
ReplyDeletezippieee@msn.com
I wonder why this year..my sons school requested certain name brands to be purchased?
ReplyDeleteI love Crayola proDucts!
ReplyDeleteThe Gno was fun...It was my first one.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it very much. Learned a lot.
zippieee@msn.com
I like the Tadoodles a lot.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter likes the Tadoodles too.
ReplyDeletezippieee@msn.com
Winning this prize pack would be awesome!
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