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For the Art Contest some have expressed a desire for some inspiration.  So I thought I would pull some of the past creations here at Toddler Craft out of the archive for some help!

• The Shaving Creme Activity and the Shaving Creme Activity Revisited can make a great creation!
• The Bird House can be a beautiful creation and useful too!
• Pre School Learning Games can be artistic too!! Have your child create a picture and write a story.  Check out the post for template and details.
• Create a Planter – another artistic, yet useful activity!!
• Learn Letters while you create!!
• Create a Dragon Fly – There are many items like this at the dollar store and Michaels.  Kids love to get artistic with them!
• FINGER PAINT!! Roll up the sleeves and get creative!  All you need is some paper and paint!

I look forward to seeing your creations!!  Make sure to put the links to your posts in the Mr. Linky on the Contest Prize page. Check out the Contest Page for details on how to enter.

I once again had to tackle my daughter’s closet!  She is very independent and loves to get dressed herself which is great.  The down side of that is that she is always going through her drawers and closet and not quite putting things back the right way.  Not that I can expect that at 4 years old!  So here is stage 1 of the tackle!!

I have to do this every couple of days!! Next time I need to get rid of some more stuff in there!  There is just to many shoes and clothes.

My other tackle for the week is getting the word out about my HUGE ART CONTEST and GIVEAWAY!!  Go Check it out!! There are some fabulous prizes.

What has your tackle been this week?  Share it in the comments below.  Make sure to go check out others tackles too!

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The Toddler Craft Art Contest and Giveaway Starts today!   The contest is open to 4 different age groups: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-17. To enter your child’s picture post the link from your page that links to toddler craft in the Mr. Linky below.  Mr. Linky will be up until 7/10 when the contest entries will close.  There are other ways to enter too.  For complete details on the contest go to the Contest Page.  Remember To Tweet, Link, Subscribe, Follow, and Comment!! Can’t Wait to see the Art Work!!

Now to the prizes!!  I am thrilled by the prizes that have been donated!!  Please go check out the sites for the prizes you are interested in then, comment below and tell me what you thought.

Art Contest Prizes

Age Group 1-4

1st Prize: Bumblz: Clubhouse Friends

From the Creator-”Bumblz is an award winning DVD and CD series for children 0-6. To date, we have produced two DVDs (Bumblz: Clubhouse Friends and Bumblz: the Pirate’s Treasure) and two CDs (Bumblz Tunes: Songs in the Key of Bee and Bumblz Tunes: the Bee Sides). All our titles have received the highest rating from Kidsfirst and are loved by parents and children from around the world. They are available through our website, bumblz.com as well as Amazon.com, CD Baby and select independent retailers”  Look for my review soon on these entertaining dvd’s

2nd Prize: A years curriculum from IttyBittyBookWorm

From the IttyBittyBookWormSite “The magic of The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is in the simple, organized, teach-it-yourself curriculum. It’s a literature-based program on CD that does all the planning for you, so you can focus on what’s important ~ your children.  The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is committed to excellence and devoted to the basic tenet that quality education can be enjoyable, too! Our program is specifically designed for children ages 18 months – 5 years of age, and tailored to meet the unique needs of in-home preschools, family child-care centers, child development centers and home-schooling families.”

Age Group 5-8

1st Prize: A Personalized book from StoryTots.  Check out the Review of these great books.

2nd Prize: Choice of either :

The Busy Preschooler’s Guide to Learning – fun activities built around the 26 letters of the alphabet, with step-by-step help to guide parents in how to use everyday situations to teach 105 skills their kids need before they walk in the kindergarten door. (Retail value $60.)

or

THREE (3) KA Readers – beginning readers that use a new kind of storytelling where kids see an animation unfold at the close of every chapter! Dr. Seuss-like rhyming hooks kids on the fun of words. Online activities help parents assess a child’s reading and comprehension. (Retail value $60.)

These books are provided by IBW Books. IBW shares the following information about their books… “IBW books create a new kind of reading experience using a new storytelling process that combines a print book with the interactivity of multimedia components.

Here’s how the IBW works: at the end of each chapter, you’re directed to a weblink, called a webscene. Going to the webscene, you find an animation (and sometimes other multimedia elements) that is an integral part of the storytelling process. After viewing the webscene, you return to read more of the book, visit more webscenes, and so on.”

Age Group 9-12

1st Prize: The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian, DVD

2nd Prize: The All New Superfriends DVD

Age Group 13-17

1st Prize: $50 gift certificate to Oriental Trading Company, donated by Calistyle 101 – Where Real People Make Money, New Friends, and have Fun.

2nd Prize: $15 worth of supplies from the Toddler Craft Store

GiveAway Prizes -For comments,Tweets,links,follows,subscribes

• Ad Space for One month on Dominiquegoh.com



• Ad Space for One Month on MomMadeThat donated by Amy of Mommadethat and Momspark

• 1-2-3getorganized ebooks -offered by Bev.  The 1-2-3…Get Organized series will help you organize your life one area at a time.

• Avon Bond Girl Perfume donated by Lindsey Renuard www.youravon.com.lrenuard
  
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• A Very Purple Pepper: Colors to Know So You Can Grow- A book by Brain Child Press
• UmbrellaStrollercover -is donating a Strollercover for one lucky winner

• Two packs of 10 blank handcrafted cloth appliqué cards.  The cards will be packed together randomly.  No two alike, children’s theme-ish.  Hand Crafted By Sheryl Loch

• Three lifetime memberships to the Internet Marketers Guild.  I have to add here-that I LOVE the guild!!   This is an awesome prize for any blogger/site owner!!

• Jesse and Sarah of God’s Not finished With Us Yet have generously donated two Prizes!  The  prizes they are donating are:  Hooked on Spanish Program and a Rallye Safety sign.  Go to their blog and check it out!  They have pictures and descriptions up.

Leave your Link to your Posts that show your childrens art work below!!  Make sure to visit everyone’s sites, so you can see all the entries!!  Let me know your favorites!  I am excited to see all the creations!!

Just wanted to remind you that tomorrow Monday June 29 is the beginning of the HUGE art contest and giveaway at Toddler Craft.  I am really excited about all the prizes that have been donated!!  Look for the Mr. Linky to go up tomorrow and post the link to your art work there.  For details on how to enter you can see the Art contest and Giveaway Page.  I will be posting the great prizes offered tomorrow!!  Stay Tuned!!

What: HUGE Contest and Giveaway

When: June 29-July 10 CLOSED!

The art contest is closed- I will be setting up voting for those areas that have more then one contestant and announcing all winners at the same time once voting closes-Stay Tuned- If you entered, please email me the age group that your child’s entry should be entered in.  If you have it in the mr. linky already, don’t worry.

In honor of Toddler Crafts new site design I am hosting a huge Contest and Givaway!   There are going to be some great prizes, like Avon, DVD’s, Art Supplies and more!    Check out the Prizes and Mr. Linky to post your link Here!  Arts and Crafts are such an integral part of children’s development!  I would like to showcase all the variety of art that children create.

For the Contest your child can create a piece of art- it can be anything they deem art, like a playdough masterpiece, puppet, sandcastle, painting, drawing, singing, music they create etc.  There will be 4 different age groups: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-17.  The Official Contest will begin on June 29, 2009.  There will be prizes for each age group.  You can enter the contest 2 ways.  One way you can enter is by putting up the artwork on your site or blog and linking to the Toddler Craft Contest Page (this page)-then add the link, to your post  in the Mr. Linky that will go up on June 29th on Toddler Craft.  The other way to enter is to email me at toddlercraft at gmail dot com and put in the subject line, contest entry.  Attach the picture, video to the email and make sure to give your child’s name (or yours if you would rather) and age.  I will be posting those to the site for all to see.

Entries will be accepted for the Art contest from June 29-July 10.  On July 11 the contest will be closed and I will pick a few entries from each age category that will be voted on by you the readers.  Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner up in each age category.

But wait-that’s not all!!! There will be giveaways for the adults too!!  To enter, comment on my blog during the dates of the contest.  Each comment gives you an entry.

Want more chances to win?

• Post a link to the contest page (this page) on your blog ( you can grab the button and post it on your blog, or write a post with the link).  If you post a link you will earn 2 entries
• If you post the link before the contest begins, that earns you and extra entry
• Tweet about the contest with a link to this page (my twitter name is @toddlercraft)
• Subscribe to my RSS by email or reader
• Follow me on Twitter or the Blogger Friend Connect Widget on the sidebar

Make sure to tell me about your extra entries in the comment area!

If you are interested in Donating a prize to this giveaway please contact me either on twitter (@toddlercraft) or you can click the Contact Me tab.  Please let me know what you would like to donate, your site url, how to best contact you and a description about your site/products.  I will be posting all information on the contest page as the contest nears.

I think this should be really fun and I can’t wait to see all the artwork!!  I hope you all participate!!