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Surprise Giveaway-Sleepy Sillys

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I’m excited to announce the first giveaway EVER on this site!! 

Sleepy Sillys, an Etsy shop, sells a fabulous Rainy Day Craft Caboodle full of essential supplies for creative projects. It holds well over 100 items including contruction paper, glitter glue, buttons, stencils, felt pieces and much more!!

And, Sleepy Sillys has been generous enough to offer ONE LUCKY COMMENTER  a Rainy Day Craft Caboodle of your very own!! This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and US ONLY.

To enter this giveaway:
1. Click on Sleepy Sillys and take a look around.

2. Come back here and leave a comment on THIS POST telling me what you love most in the shop.

3. For an extra entry, add a link to Lesson Plans on your blog sidebar.  Come back and let me know that you did it.

4. Please, please either leave me your email address or blog link so that I can contact you if you win. Comments with no email address or blog link will be deleted. If I cannot contact you, I will choose another winner.

5. You have until Sunday, February 15th at midnight MST to enter. Check back on Monday to find out if you are the lucky winner!

**BLOG ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY FOR ANOTHER EXTRA ENTRY!! Then come back and let me know where you posted.

Comments

  3. I love the White Tooth Fairy Pillow with Blue Pocket and Purple Bow.
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  6. What a great idea this Craft Caboodle is!
    I also love the Adorable Cuddley Car Seat Blankets. Thanks so much.

  18. I liked the Girls Sleepover Autograph Pillowcase for Slumber party. What a clever idea! The Craft kit looks like my kids would be kept very busy during those rainy days.

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  22. i just love the tooth fairy pillows and the recycled crayons–just too cute for words. I would ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVEE to win this caboodle! It would be perfect to keep the kids entertained on cold, wet days!

    Thanks!
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  23. I love the Girls Sleepover Autograph Pillowcase for Slumber Party! That is such a great idea!!
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  24. I’m SO glad that I’ve stumbled on to this amazing site!! Thanks for the chance to win…what a cool idea from Sleepy Sillys! I love her shop, and besides the Rainy Day Box…I LOVE the Autograph Pillow case…my daughter would flip over it! So fun!

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  32. I also love the Adorable Baby Car Seat Blanket in blue camo!

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  38. I love the purple tooth fairy pillow! So sweet and I think it would make getting something from the tooth fairy extra special!

  39. I like her Car Seat Blankets – they look sooo cuddly soft! My favourite of them is the Blue Camo one.

  40. I really like the Adorable Baby Car Seat Blanket–Purple with Stars. Love the print. thanks for the chance to win.

  41. I really like the Girls Sleepover Autograph Pillowcase for Slumber Party. That would be a great keepsake. Thank you!

  44. As a busy Mom I can really appreciate her etsy store. I love the idea of being able to pull out the a jar ready full of ready to craft items. The recycled crayons are cool too, I remember making those as a kid. Fun stuff!

  45. Rainy Day Kids Craft Caboodle Kit ITS THE MOST I LOVE.
    I want participate from Spain, and i post you in my giveaway blog (sorteos y concursos).
    My email is in my profile of the blog.
    Thanks

  49. The White Tooth Fairy Pillow is a riot! So cute and creative. I am always looking for things my son can do to channel his imagination…this giveaway would be wonderful.. thanks so much!!!!

  50. Great idea! I’ve been wanting (and looking) for something like this for my son! I like the tooth fairy pillows, way more creative than my envelopes that I used when I was a kid! Thanks for the giveaway!

Have you read?

Celebrating Mexican Independence Day

Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule. 

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence. 

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day. 

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home. 

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish). 

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers. 

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper. 

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF. 

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