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Crayola Innovations, Just in Time for the Holidays – A Crayola Giveaway Too! #MyBlogSpark #Giveaway

When I was a kid Crayola was simply crayons.  Crayola has taken crayons and creativity to a whole new level in recent years.  Thanks to MyBlogSpark and Crayola, we received Crayola’s 150 count Crayola Crayon Tower, Crayola Glow Book, Crayola Ultimate Art Supplies, and the Crayola Jewelry making Boutique.  Coloring is so much more now than it was when we were growing up, and both of my kids have had a blast with these Crayola products.

Inspire hours of wonder, adventure and dreams by giving a child more than presents for the holidays. Crayola brings colorful ideas to life and allows kids to express everything imaginable by making it super easy for parents to find something that will unleash all kids original ideas with their Holiday Gift Guide at www.crayola.com/gifts.

Crayola Innovation Holiday gift guide ideas

Crayola Telescoping Crayon Tower

The Crayola CrayonTower puts an astounding 150 Crayola crayons at your child’s disposal.  The Crayon Tower, has a telescoping design, which enables your child to see their color choices more easily than when they are in a box.   No more having to pour  a bunch of crayons onto the table or floor, which we all know turns into a huge mess!  The crayons in the Crayon Tower are much easier for a little hand to grasp than when they are in a box.  The Crayola Tower comes with a crayon sharpener.

Recommended for children 4+, the Ultimate Art Supply Kit contains 24 crayons, 8 washable broad line markers, 12 colored pencils, 8 washable watercolors, 1 paint brush, school glue, scissors, and colored paper and retails for $16.99.

Crayola holiday gift ideasCrayola Ultimate Art Supply Case

The Crayola Ultimate Art Supply case makes coloring on the road or at Grandmother’s house so much easier.  I no longer have bags of Crayons in my purse.  When the case is open, your child is presented with a neatly organized portable art center including crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue, and there is even a little space for paper.

The Crayon Tower retails for $17.99.

Crayola Glow Book

Really bringing coloring to another level is the amazing Crayola Glow Book. Not only can your child use their imagination but they can also make the pictures move and honestly, what’s better than that when it comes to coloring?  I think the Glow Book builds confidence too.  When my 5 year old first played with the Glow Book, she left the room with it and a little bit later she came back with the adorable animation of a seed sprouting into a flower that she had created all by herself.  The look of accomplishment on her face, was priceless.

Using special glowing-ink markers to draw on each of the four clear pages, kids can choose one of the four tracing guides to create original scenes, signs and messages, and arrange them in their desired order. Then, just hit the lights and allow your kids to wow you with wildly colorful, glowing animated scenes. Variable light settings create colorful, multi-layered effects. The Crayola Glow Book wipes off easily so kids can use their imaginations to create endless glowing artwork! A simple wet cloth will do.

Recommended for children ages 6+, the kit includes one Glow Book with 4 clear pages, 4 animation tracing guides and 6 glow markers and retails for $24.99.

Crayola Jewelry Boutique

My daughter had such a great time creating beads and jewelry with the Crayola Jewelry Boutique.   She was so proud to be designing her own jewelry and even created some beads and pieces for other people!  Crayola put a unique “spin” on jewelry making with a special “jewelry spinner” that creates multi-colored beads using Crayola Model Magic. As kids spin their beads into shapes, they can string them together to create original bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pendants that reflect their own personal style. Let the designing begin!

Recommended for children ages 6+, each Jewelry Boutique kit includes 8 packs of Crayola Model Magic to mold 160 beads, 5 bracelet charms, 3 pendant charms, 2 shape cutters, a bead dryer rack, 5 toggle sets, 4 earring posts and ear wires, a bead punch, 18 gems, 2 necklace cords, 1 elastic cord, bead glaze, and the Jewelry Boutique Spinner with storage areas and retails for $24.99.

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GIVEAWAY!

We are giving a lucky reader a Crayola Innovative Holiday prize pack containing:

  • (1) Jewelry Boutique
  • (1) Glow Book
  • (1) 150-ct Crayon Tower
  • (1) Ultimate Art Supplies case
Entries accepted through 11:59pm EST December 19th
Open to U.S. Residents. No P.O. Boxes
To enter, leave a comment below telling us why you want to win this great Crayola prize pack!

2 extra entries:

  • Like The Mommy Insider on Facebook
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  • 3 extra entries – Tweet about this contest (up to 4 times per day). Your Tweet MUST include the name of the item being given away, my Twitter handle (@mommyinsider), the hashtag #giveaway, and a link to this post.
    Example tweet:
    “I entered to win a Crayola prize pack from @mommyinsider!  Enter here: http://wp.me/plszx-2CL  #Giveaway”
  • 5 extra entries per giveaway you enter – Enter any of our other giveaways and/or The Divine Miss Mommy’s giveaways and leave a comment below telling us which giveaways you entered.

extra entries:

  • Blog about this giveaway as a separate blog post on your own blog then leave the URL to your blog post in the comments below. Do not copy and paste this post onto your blog though! 🙂
Disclosure: The Crayola Innovative Holiday prize pack, product information and prize pack for giveaway have been provided by Crayola through MyBlogSpark.
Alicia Hagan, Editor

Modify Watches – The Modular Watch that will Match your Personality Any Day + a #Giveaway {Giveaway Ended}

Congratulations to our Modify Watches winner, Tina M!

Modify Watches

 

Modify Watches - Business LineModify Watches make great gifts and imagine how easy it could be for you to stuff all of your kid’s stockings this holiday.. just drop a Modify Watches watch in each stocking, even Dad’s, and wahlah.. you’re done!  I’m all about easy (and fun) stocking stuffers.   You can even build your own Modify Watches based on your kid’s personalities.  My 12-year-old son is all about having that one piece that will make him stand out just enough to get a bit of attention but not too much.  You’ll usually find him wearing one accessory that stands out, like a necklace or a ring.  He loves my Modify Watches watch but said he’d prefer to have the ‘Business Line’ collection as he’s particularly fond of the argyle and striped faces.

You can mix any face and strap to make a combination to match your outfit and/or mood.  You can start by buying a small or large starter set for $55 or $85 respectively.  Or you can just buy one face and one strap for $45. Then add more faces and straps as you want.  The watch straps are made of silicone and the watch faces are made of acrylic and aluminum.

Modify Watches face size comparison

Modify Watches are large.  The face is a little larger than 1.5 inches square.   Wouldn’t it be so cool if we could slip a photo of our kids (or a pretty flower or maybe a tiny version of our to-do list – joke) into the watch face?  That’s an up-side to the face being larger than average.. there is potential for Modify Watches to do some amazing things with that wrist real estate.  I would love to see Modify Watches make a slightly smaller size watch though.  Maybe about an inch square.  I can see myself wearing the watch on a more regular basis if it was just a tad smaller.

Because Modify Watches introduces new face and strap designs often, you can buy a new face and/or strap to go with the latest fashion trend or your new-found mellow or not so mellow personality, for example.  Your teenager will love having the ability to swap out his/her watch face and strap to match their outfit every day and you’ll love not having to spend $100+ on a new watch every time their style changes which is very often during the teenage years, right?

Modify Watches make a great accessory for everyone in the family, even the dog!  Check out some photos of the world’s coolest people (and non-humans) wearing Modify Watches here.

What what?  Did someone say GIVEAWAY?

I just did!

Let’s do this!

We are giving a lucky reader one face and strap from Modify Watches and in the spirit of spontaneity, we are not going to tell you what style or colors you’re getting.. actually we don’t know what the winner will get.

To enter to win a Modify Watches face and strap leave a comment below telling us which face style is your favorite.  You don’t have to include a link to the page just describe it with your most descriptive words.. ever!  Here’s a link that will open the face options in a new window.

Earn extra entries by following us on Twitter and Facebook (1 extra entry each), follow Modify Watches on Twitter and Facebook (1 extra entry each), blog about this giveaway on your own blog (in your own words), Tweet about this giveaway once up to every 8 hours (include the text #Giveaway, @mommyinsider, and @modifywatches in your Tweet) – (3 extra entries each), then tell us what you did in the comments below.

Contest entries accepted through 11:59 EST October 23rd (my birthday!), open to U.S. residents ages 18+, and no P.O. Boxes.

Connect with Modify Watches:

  • Modify Watches website
  • Like Modify Watches on Facebook
  • Follow Modify Watches on Twitter
  • And if you’re bored and need a good laugh, check out the hilarious and informational blog over at Modify Watches

Disclosure: This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media.  I received a Modify Watch for review purposes. Thoughts are my own.

Alicia Hagan, Editor