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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

crayola + giveaway = awesome

Since a certain little boy is turning 2 in a week, and then Easter is followed close behind we are on the hunt for fun gifts for both kids.

I don't know about you, but Easter is always a little challenging for me. I don't like to waste loads of money on candy, and I never know whether Easter should be one of those holidays you should go all out on or what. We don't have much tradition when it comes down to it, so we end up winging it every year. One year we bought a bike, and a few little gifts. One year we just did a hunt around the yard, and the past two years we have done a scavenger type hunt with clues to small gifts {which has been fun}.

I pretty much have to buy my kids the same presents, or they end up both wanting what the other one has. You wouldn't think I would have this problem, oh...but I do. I think their entire Easter basket last year was the same, but it makes for not such an easy task in picking. Ya know, because Savannah is almost 8, and Devin is 2.

Insert Crayola saving the day here! Literally. I use to think of Crayola as just crayons and markers, but it is so much more.
Devin is always wanting Savannah's school supplies, and has colored on himself and other things a few times with the non-washable stuff. No more will he want those when he can color with these cute animals and they are washable!  I am pretty sure he will be getting loads of that Crayola Color Wonder line too...anything that says "mess free"...I am down.
Savannah can never have enough sidewalk chalk, and not only are we heading in to that time of year we are looking for loads of stuff to do outside...Crayola carries more than just your regular ol' chalk. How fun that this chalk is 3D!? Everything is better in 3D. :) This is also something Devin can do, and it is totally age appropriate for both kids!  On those few warm days we have already had this year, they have spent time chalkin' up the driveway together!

These are just a few of the things that will be filling up the Easter baskets this year! I am excited to watch their imagination take off, instead of being wild and crazy from the sugar high!

What is your favorite Crayola product?  What kind of presents do you put in the Easter baskets?

Enter to win a bunch of fun Crayola products just by commenting. Giveaway will end Friday March 16th, 11:59 PM. I will contact winner via email.

Disclosure: Thank you Crayola and MyBlogSpark for sending me really cool products to try, and fall in love with.  All opinions in this post are my own yo!

20 comments:

Lindsey from The R House said...

We love Crayola at The R House! Thanks for such a fun giveaway, Von!

Tina said...

Crayons rocks! So much better than the off brand. I haven't tried all the new stuff, though. I really like the twist up crayons--they last longer than the traditional kind which inevitably get stepped on at our house.

Tina said...

Oops. Crayola rocks. Darn autocorrect.

Cathy said...

3D sidewalk chalk? Holy moly! Sounds like fun.

Anonymous said...

We love Crayola too. We had a Crayola Christmas!

Jamie Newman said...

I love the Color Wonder line. Anything they can do in the car without making a mess is a good thing!

Katrina said...

we are huge crayola fans in this house. Color wonder is currently my fav product of theirs.

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Didericksen Family said...

We just recently bought the crayola crayon maker. So fun. That has been our favorite so far!

Nicole said...

Crayola really is a higher quality product than some other choices. We're big fans around here. Over the years we've had tons of their Color Wonder products. My sister says sometimes they don't wash off clothes thought so it might be best to let it be a "in the diaper only" activity.

Wendy Rozema said...

we like the 3D Sidewalk chalk!
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Vanessa Brown said...

We love this stuff!!

The Meier family said...

how fun! I love Crayola! It's awesome! :)

Angie said...

Love the smell of a new box of Crayons!! We love the washable markers and sidewalk chalk!!!

Alyssa said...

3D Chalk?? That's awesome!!

Shooting Stars Mag said...

i don't think i've had anything too crazy from crayola. i mean, growing up it was always just the regular crayons and markers but hey, those are great! and easter basket wise...a bit of candy, but usually something fun and that you can really use.

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~kamie~ said...

We love sidewalk chalk! Gage mostly likes it on his cheeks.

Julie said...

I love everything crayola makes. I love the crayon maker they have. ANything from crayola my daughter likes. vbbrunette408@aim.com

Casey, Tracey, and Kids said...

We love Crayola anything! We do many o' arts and crafts over here. For Easter...we fill our plastic eggs with $ (mainly coins.) The kids enjoy the hunt and then love to deposit the $ in their piggy banks~ a little more fun than the normal candy!

Nancy said...

We love Crayola! I can not wait until my daighter is old enough to use the melted crayon machine! Now I take the broker crayons and melt them in different shapes then use that for classroom gifts.
At the start of the month we do our easter basket with things like potato head bunny and the new hallmark chicken (it lays eggs and sings) On Easter morning she just gets an empty basket and goes on the hunt!!

Lindsey said...

We absolutely LOVE Sidewalk chalk!!! Whenever its nice outside our driveway and sidewalks are Covered with pictures!!!