Crayola Outdoor Challenge and Giveaway!

WE HAVE WINNERS!!! Contest closed.WTG to Quelleheure4 & Valerie2350!

Crayola Outdoor Challenge

With summer just days away, what better time to get out of that stuffy house and have some fun! Grab the kids and some of the great new Crayola Chalk and sidewalk paint. Now get walking! Head on up to the park and go creative!!!!!

Help your tots show their artistic sides with Crayola’s new fun 3-D chalks and Glasses (they really are soooo cool) their bright bold new chalk colors, spray chalk and sidewalk paints in fun new day glow colors!

That’s what we did (it all washes right away with water so no long term affects) -we decorated our sidewalks, steps, the boys covered everything they could think of. The kids went nuts!

I now have a budding crop of Picasso’s and Dali’s running through my home!

I’ve always loved Crayola Products but they have outdone themselves with these new easy on the budget goodies.

Here is what they are trying to accomplish this year:

To coincide with National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, Crayola along with Olympic Gold Medalist Dan O’Brien is asking families to take the “Crayola Outdoor Challenge” and pledge time each day this summer to outdoor creative play – which can reduce stress, build confidence and reinforce creative thinking skills. The national goal is to reach one million hours of pledged outdoor play time. Beginning May 5 and running through the end of the summer, parents can take the pledge at Crayola.com and find dozens of outdoor games and activities that keep kids’ imaginations and bodies active.

WIN IT!!!!

Want to win a prize pack from Cryaoloa? Here’s what we want you to do:

• Head over to www.Crayola.com/outdoor and take the pledge.
• Come back here and tell us what you plan to do.

You will then be entered to win 1 of the 2 Prize packages that include:

Sidewalk Crayons offer kids more than pretty pastels to create outdoor masterpieces. Once reserved for bringing coloring books to life, this new technology offers the richest, brightest, boldest colors for creating extraordinary outdoor artwork. The difference is striking, as the smooth, creamy colors lay down on driveways and sidewalks with unmatched brightness. For children 4 and up, suggested retail price is $4.99 for a set of 15 colors.

The Rainbow Rake is a fun new way to create chalk messages and designs! Kids can adjust the arms for close lines or far-apart lines; use the rake to write giant messages and draw swirling, swooping lines! For children 4 and up, suggested retail price is $11.99 for one rake and 5 pieces of chalk.

Kids can watch their art come to life with the 3D Jungle Safari Activity Set. Create a jungle safari, put on the 3D glasses and kids
will feel like they are in the jungle! The set includes 1 bottle of sidewalk
paint (7 fl. oz.), a paint brush, 1 pair of 3D glasses, 8 dual-ended
sidewalk chalk sticks, 4 giant stencils and 1 how-to book. For children 6
and up, the suggested retail price is $13.99.

Twitter this pledge idea and link(www.Crayola.com/outdoor) then send us the tweet for 3 extra entrees!

Contest entrees taken until midnight (eastern time) May 26Th so get hopping! Please provide a valid email address so we can contact you if you win! Contest open to US residents only.

Now lets get out there and chalk the town red!

Love art and kids!

Kathi

Crayola Timer Light Toothbrush Giveaway!

We have a winner! Kat from KatScan.
Thanks to everyone who entered!

Did you know that February is Children’s Dental Health Month?

Well it is, and according to dentists, kids don’t brush their teeth long enough. As we know, longer brushing leads to more plaque removal and a healthy smile.

If you haven’t seen it at the store GUM has come up with a fun solution to help kids brush longer. The innovative Crayola Timer Light Toothbrush – available in blue, red, green, and yellow – has colorful lights in the handle that when activated, flash for 60-seconds to encourage kids to brush longer. The brush also has a suction cup base, which not only makes it fun to stick in a million different places, but helps to keep bristles clean.

My boys each have one of these brushes and let me tell you, they love them. I had always been taught to sing thge A,B,C’s and that when you finished you were done brushing. Well it can be hard to sing if your mouth is full of toothpaste and you are trying to brush. My boys liked trying to guess when the light would go off. It made brushing fun for them.

WANT TO WIN ONE?

GUM has given me a gift bag to giveaway that includes the Crayola Timer Light and other high-quality dental hygiene products.To enter, just leave a comment in the comment section with the your favorite tooth paste. Open to US residents only. Tweet this giveaway or blog about it for 5 extra entries. Just come back and leave a comment saying you did so. Giveaway ends Friday, February 20, 2009.

If you don’t win the giveaway, never fear!! GUM has given me a $1, $1-off coupon for the Crayola Timer Light Toothbrush – just use the promo code CRAYTL. This promo code can be redeemed at http://www.gumbrand.com/.