Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Giveaway #2 for October 13th:(CLAIMED)

SMMART Ideas is Giving Away a "Wild Things" Gift Package

ATTENTION Moms, Grandmas, and Teachers!! Today we would like to introduce you to the website SMMART Ideas. The S.M.M.A.R.T. acronym stands for Science, Math, Music, Art, Reading and Time-out for Tidbits.

The creator and moderator of SMMART Ideas, Lisa, posts a learning activity for kids each week in one of these subjects. Lisa’s background in molecular biology and chemistry drove her to compile simple science and math activities to introduce her children to these “hard” subjects through play. Teaching opportunities can be found every day in simple ways!

SMMART activities don’t require a lot of preparation and generally use items found around the home. Simple prep + Items on hand = Activities that will actually be shared together.

Today SMMART Ideas is giving away a “Wild Things” Gift Pack to one winner. This gift pack includes:



Megaplex Theatres would like to give away two tickets to their "Where the Wild Things Are" pajama party that will be on Saturday morning, Oct. 17th at 9:00am (value of $18/per ticket) in Sandy, Utah. Guests are invited to arrive in their pajamas, they'll read the book and watch the movie in 2D IMAX and then there will be breakfast, prizes, and giveaways during the party! So much fun! If the winner can't make the party, then Megaplex Theatres will keep two tickets for the movie at will call.


Thanksgiving Point has donated a family-four-pack of tickets to their Museum of Ancient Life where you can check out some ancient “wild things” that used to roam the earth.




Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is being donated by a darling children’s bookstore in Tooele, Utah, called The Purple Cow Bookstore.

You can enter to win this fabulous "Wild Things" gift package from SMMART Ideas up to FOUR times today. The movie and museum are located in Utah. Therefore, this giveaway is open to those who live, travel, or have someone in Utah to whom they can give the package.

For one entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Jane Doe

For a second entry, please visit SMMART Ideas website here. Look at all of their fun ideas and then return to Give Away Today and in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and an idea you would like to try.
Example: Jane Doe: I liked the post "Smmart Reading: Letter Starts". This is something simple I can do with my preschooler who is learning her sounds.

For a third entry, change your status on Facebook to let your friends know you are entering to win a killer "Where the Wild Things Are" package from www.giveawaytoday.blogspot.com. Once you have done this, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and "Status".
Example: Jane Doe: Status

For a fourth entry, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and one of your favorite children's book.
Example: Jane Doe: I actually love reading "Where the Wild Things Are" to my twenty-month old. It is his favorite book. We like to roar together when the Wild Rumpus Starts. I wish I could enter to win this giveaway. But alas, that would be cheating if I happened to randomly win.

The winner of the "Wild Things" package from SMMART Ideas will be announced tomorrow Wednesday, October 14th. Please visit us then to see if you are our winner and to discover our new giveaway for the day. Thanks and we'll see you tomorrow!

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Sandi A. said...

Sandi Archibald : Status

Anonymous said...

Ann Christopherson: I remember wild things as a kid. It's a fav. another fav was if you give a mouse a cookie. Probably b/c it was one of few books I owned. But I still smile when I hear the title.

Heather K said...

Heather King: I like the SUGAR LETTERS.

Anonymous said...

David Christopherson

Heather K said...

Heather King: My daughter's favorite books is "Can you do it?"

Sandi A. said...

Sandi Archibald: One of my favorite children's books is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. I loved it growing up and my kids love it too!

Laura said...

Laura Nicholson: Moist Music

Laura said...

Laura Nicholson: My son is really into the Magic Tree House series.

Christy and AJ said...

Christy Greenwood

Anonymous said...

Louise Bingham: Louise Bingham, October 13, 209

Anonymous said...

Emma Brady

lys said...

Alyssa Chadwick

lys said...

Alyssa Chadwick: I liked the food sorting idea that Lisa did one time on GTU. You had to put pretend food into food groups written on paper plates.

Sandy said...

Sandy White

Sandy said...

Sandy White: I've always loved The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein--so simple, so cute, and such a good message!

Jane said...

Jane Brady

Jane said...

Jane Brady: chicka chicka abc's

Jane said...

jane brady: spice letters idea

Sandy said...

Sandy White: I like the idea of turning Otter Pops into fractions! What a creative way to learn about fractions.

Brandi said...

brandi lofgran

Brandi said...

brandi lofgran - I love Goodnight Moon. It's a classic

Brandi said...

brandi lofgran - I love Goodnight Moon. It's a classic

Valerie Porter said...

Valerie Porter

Honey + Lime said...

Deanna Underwood

Honey + Lime said...

Deanna Underwood: Goodnight Moon

Chantelle said...

Chantelle Bolinder

Chantelle said...

Chantelle Bolinder - Popsicle Fractions, what a great way to introduce fractions.

Chantelle said...

Chantelle Bolinder - The Giving Tree has always been my favorite kids book.

Anonymous said...

Tracee Larson

Anonymous said...

Tracee Larson - I work with a group of 1st graders in special, and I think they would love to walk around outside and figure out what everything starts with.

Anonymous said...

Tracee Larson - My favorite children's book is "What Are You So Grumpy About?" Way funny!

Anonymous said...

JoDene Roberts

Anonymous said...

JoDene Roberts: I would love to learn to blog so I think I would check out your idea on April.

Jen said...

Jennifer Hunt

Jen said...
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Jen said...

My 2 girls and I love to go to the library and check out books. My 5 year old girl loves Spongebob books. So much she has named her belly button... "bob"

Jennifer Hunt

Anonymous said...

Robyne Zollinger

Anonymous said...

Robyne Zollinger" I loved "where the wild things are" as a kid!!

Brittany said...

Brittany Chambers

Brittany said...

Brittany Chambers: I like the idea of writing numbers in pudding. We've beening checking this site out for a long time and one of my favorite ideas we got off of it is a science experiment with milk, dish soap, and food coloring! My kids loved it!

Dustin and Kelsey said...

Kelsey Sorensen: i love all the ideas on the website. im a teacher and some of these ideas will be put to great use!

Dustin and Kelsey said...

Kelsey Sorensen: i love alice the fairy by david shannon

Brittany said...

Brittany Chambers: I have so many favorites! My son loves all of the Froggy books and my daughter loves The Big Hungry Bear!

Anonymous said...

sara mendenhall

Anonymous said...

Cynthia Viklund

Anonymous said...

Cynthia Vikund

Suzanne James said...

Suzanne James

The Hone's said...

Chelsey Hone

Anonymous said...

bridgette anderson

Hayley Locke said...

Hayley Locke: I love the cat in the hat.

Anonymous said...

Autum Hofeling

Stacy said...

Stacy Taylor

Anonymous said...

Autum Hofeling-would love to try the Smart Science grow your own snowman with my boys.

Stacy said...

Stacy Taylor - I like the idea to teach fractions with popsicles. I think kids would have a lot of fun with this one!

Anonymous said...

Autum Hofeling- Love the Giving Tree. I think it teaches a very important message to children and adults alike.

Stacy said...

Stacy Taylor - My favorite children's book was "Goodnight Moon." We read it every night before we went to bed.

Anonymous said...

Gale Clement

Jinii said...

Jinii Boren

Jinii said...

Jinii Boren:Fancy Nancy

Anonymous said...

jennifer matthews

Anonymous said...

Theresa Jensen

Anonymous said...

kim Jensen

Anonymous said...

LeAnn Hammond

Anonymous said...

melissa warner

Anonymous said...

Jennifer Matthews - JUMP ROPE RHYTHM - I can use this with my kindergarten class.

linda said...

Linda Muir:I'd like to try the bread bugs. My grandkids love to create things out of dough...

Jennye Harding said...

Jennye Harding

Jennye Harding said...

Jennye Harding: The Gingerbread Boy...I just love that the little old lady wanted a baby so bad she made one...and then he ran away!

Anonymous said...

Jennifer Matthews - Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

Ann said...

Ann Smith - I liked the bread bugs idea, very cute.

Ann said...

Ann Smith - We loved the Kissing Hand - it was great for sending them off to kindergarten.

Mindy said...

Mindy Harmon

The Blackham3 said...

Jen Blackham

The Blackham3 said...

Jen Blackham... I like the idea of math popsicles.

One Fish said...

Kerstin Olcott

One Fish said...

Kerstin Olcott-bread bugs

One Fish said...

Kerstin Olcott- goodnight moon

One Fish said...

Kerstin Olcott- status

The Blackham3 said...

JEn Blackham...Status

The Blackham3 said...

Jen Blackham... My eight year old loves the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid...we laugh every night as she reads with all the characters voices...what an actor! LOVE HER!!!!

Chacoy said...

Chacoy Aguayo

Chacoy said...

Chacoy Aguayo: I would love to get some help with my sons math homework, will be going backe to her site for SURE!!!

Chacoy said...

Chacoy Aguayo: Status

Chacoy said...

Chacoy Aguayo: I can't resist reading the book " I Am Special, I Am Me," with my son. He loves it and so do I!!:)

Jessica said...

jessica magnusson

gamerboy21cutemom said...

Tyse Aguayo

Unknown said...

Marvelle Morgan

Unknown said...

Marvelle Morgan: I Love You, Forever

gamerboy21cutemom said...

Tyse Aguayo: I would like the math once it is up and running!

Jenny said...

Jenny Stanger

gamerboy21cutemom said...

Tyse Aguayo: I like to read "I Am Special, I Am Me," with my mom. It is one of my very facorites!!!!!

Sarah Osborne said...

Sarah Osborne: I love the idea of making insects out of bread. It would be a fun activity to do with my little nephews!

Sarah Osborne said...

Sarah Osborne: My fav children book is called "Sophie's Tom." A cute story about a little girl adopting a stray cat :)

Unknown said...

Jolyn Larsen

Amy said...

Amy Horsburgh- Smart Blog Designs

Amy said...

Amy Horsburgh

Amy said...

Amy Horsburgh- Shel Silverstein is my favorite, and poetry for kids is a lost art!

Unknown said...

Jolyn Larsen: I liked the post Smmart Reading: Letter Starts

Unknown said...

ashley mcdonald

Unknown said...

ashley mcdonald - facebook status

Unknown said...

Jolyn Larsen: Status

Unknown said...

ashley mcdonald - my son Dallin's favorite book is What I Love About You

Unknown said...

Jolyn Larsen: I love the book "Love You Forever". I think it really sums up life perfectly

Christina said...

Christina Butler

Christina said...

Christina Butler: I love the Smart Art Bread Bugs idea, making bugs out of bread dough.

Christina said...

Christina Butler: I love the Dr. Suess books, such fun and interesting artwork and words.

The Mayne's said...

RuthAnn Mayne

The Mayne's said...

RuthAnn Mayne-popcicle fraction

The Mayne's said...

RuthAnn Mayne-I loved "The Best Loved Doll." Now it is Guess How Much I love you.

Karley said...

karley simmons

Karley said...

karley simmons : I love, love, love anything Dr. Suess, I loved the quotes from that other company you sponsored, but right now my fav is Mr. Brown can Moo, I'm not sure who likes the sounds more, me or the kids

Emily said...

Emily Miller

Karley said...

karley simmons : bread bugs, my son would love it!

Nichole said...

Nichole Parrish

Nichole said...

Nichole Parrish: I love all of Dr. Seuss' children's books!

Kelly Stoddart said...

Kelly Stoddart

redmono57 said...

Rhonda Redding

redmono57 said...

Rhonda Redding
Moon and light experiment

The Chase's said...

Sara Chase

Rachel said...

Rachel Whitchurch

Unknown said...

Holly Johnson

jsebresos said...

Jordan Sebresos

brenda said...

brenda crittenden

Beth Davis said...

Beth Davis

jsebresos said...

Jordan Sebresos: The Bread Bugs idea would be a fun activity for our almost three-year-old because he loves bugs and the bug theme would go well for a Halloween party.

jsebresos said...

Jordan Sebresos: status

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean: food groups sorting game

jsebresos said...

Jordan Sebresos: I love the book Funny Bones. My mom read it to me when I was young and now my son loves it because I read it to him.

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean : I like Sandra Boynton books, and a new one my granddaughter LOVES, called pinkalicious.

Becky Melville said...

Becky Melville

Becky Melville said...

Becky Melville- Island of the Blue Dolphins

Sherry said...

Sherry Winckel

Sherry said...

Sherry Winckel--My kids are really into science. Would love to try some of the smmart ideas

Sherry said...

Sherry Winckel--Status

Sherry said...

Sherry Winckel. I love books like A Light in the Attic, I need to get that one formy kids.

Anonymous said...

Susan Stone

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen: I love Robert Munsch books like Stephanie's Ponytail.

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen: math popsicles--very cool! (pun intended)

Anonymous said...

Aubree Knight

Aubree Knight said...

Aubree Knight

Anonymous said...

Brenda Shupe

Camille McDermott said...

Camille McDermott

Camille McDermott said...

My favorite book is the Velveteen Rabbit. I love the illustrations in it.

Anonymous said...

Julie Pocock

Andrea J. Bacigalupo said...

Andrea Peterson

Anonymous said...

Brenda Shupe: I love watching Lisa on Good Things Utah! LOved the pumpking halloween countdown idea!

Anonymous said...

Juie Pocock: The Monster at the End of This Book. So cute!

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