February 23, 2008
Celebrate Black Heritage
Every February in the United States, there is a special focus on African American history. I welcome the opportunity to focus on the obstacles that members of this race have faced and the thin
gs that they have achieved in spite of it.
I looked forward to the chance to review some of the products in the Black Heritage series of games and activities by GEEBEE Marketing. My First Matching Game gives the standard matching game a twist. For one thing, all the cards feature prominent African American heroes in the area of sports and entertainment, science, and history. Unlike some matching games, there is a board with the pictures (sorted by category), so even the youngest child could play by simply matching the card they draw to the picture. The other educational feature is that the rule book gives a brief biography of each person’s achievements. Older children could be asked to recall the facts about the card that they drew. If you are looking to teach your child (or yourself) about Black Heritage, this game is a fun way to do it.
There is a series of puzzles which feature artwork by well-known artist Annie Lee. I
f your family enjoys puzzles, why not showcase American art while fitting those pieces in?
Look for these products in the Wal-Mart Black History area this month. You can also find them online at Pressman Toy Company, and other sites.
If you’d like to win one of the Annie Lee puzzles, as well as My First Matching Game, please leave a comment. We’ll draw a winner on March 1.
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Comments on Celebrate Black Heritage »
Kristen M. @ 12:12 am
This would be a great classroom resource too.
SJ @ 12:16 am
My boys love puzzles! This would be great to have.
Natalie @ 1:32 am
what a great teaching tool!
vanessa hunter @ 5:04 am
Just what my children need. A little education!
katelyn carter @ 5:23 am
fun puzzles!!
sandy @ 6:20 am
nice
emilia @ 8:05 am
This seems really cool
DARIJA @ 8:28 am
How fun, count me in
Steph Elias @ 9:37 am
Looks like a great matching game. Count me in!
Frances Fagans @ 9:39 am
Annie Lee is one of my favorite Artist, have a wonderful collection of her work.
Derek Stotlar @ 9:47 am
This would really help my son learn!!
Denise @ 9:58 am
Looks like fun!
Michael Capp @ 10:40 am
I want to win!
Cathy @ 10:41 am
My sons (both African American) would love this! I am constantly on the look out for anything that will teach them about their heritage!
Alexia @ 10:44 am
I love doing puzzles – new ones would be wonderful!
Kathy Y @ 10:52 am
Thank you for all the contests……
SUSAN VARNEY @ 11:06 am
this is a great prize to win
linda @ 11:25 am
great prize,great contest.
carol @ 11:30 am
what a great prize for my grandchildren
Judith Musick @ 11:42 am
love your site!
awesome prize- thanks!
Dawn @ 11:50 am
What great products.
Shannon Baas @ 12:01 pm
This is cool.
john iavarone @ 12:15 pm
Pick us ~ would love to win this.
JAY @ 12:54 pm
I’d like to win one of the Annie Lee puzzles, as well as My First Matching Game, please enter me in the drawing.
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rachel burke @ 1:04 pm
enter me please
Cynthia @ 2:44 pm
What a great game!
Deborah @ 3:22 pm
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Clifton Wade @ 3:49 pm
Great prize – thanks for all the contests!
stacey moore @ 4:25 pm
we would love to win!! thanks
charline @ 5:01 pm
great
Margaret Smith @ 5:56 pm
What a great educational idea this puzzle is. Thanks for the giveaway.
Mary Mizell @ 5:59 pm
I could share something with my Grandson
dawn @ 6:29 pm
great prize
Adrienne Gordon @ 6:46 pm
puzzles are great
Janice J @ 6:53 pm
This would be great for my grandson, thanks for the giveaway!
Anne @ 7:13 pm
My kids are biracial and so are my grandbabies. They are very proud of their African Canadian roots. They would just love this.
Jennifer Monteiro @ 7:14 pm
Hope to win for my son!
Linda Moeller @ 8:04 pm
Nice.
Ami @ 8:09 pm
My adopted boys are African American; we could really use this game to celebrate their heritage.
Donna Coughlin @ 10:26 pm
Looks like fun!
Caroline Morin @ 10:36 pm
Please count me in.
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Jenny M @ 1:18 am
what a great prize to broaden knowledge of a neglected area of American history. Thank you!
Karin @ 1:24 am
Please enter me in your giveaway. Thank you!
donna pavcik @ 1:24 am
i’m in
Meredith Peters @ 1:39 am
Nice!
christopher h @ 1:52 am
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Jillian @ 2:19 am
“Match” us to this prize!
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Fruitbearer @ 4:25 am
Please count me in. Thanks!
Stephen Saunders @ 5:53 am
Enter me also please.
Kari Follett @ 6:30 am
please add me!
Marie Fink @ 7:23 am
Great prize! Thanks for the chance!
James Jenkins @ 8:47 am
Wow!!
Diana @ 9:37 am
puzzles are such great brain work
Kathy Scott @ 9:49 am
I love toys that teach. Thanks for giving us the chance to win.
Nat Stevens @ 10:30 am
i like it – plug me in
Brian @ 11:02 am
Great prize. Great contest.
jennifer bowen @ 11:25 am
this is verry nice good learning
Jason @ 11:41 am
What a nice giveaway !! Thanks !!!
veronica sandberg @ 12:10 pm
great prize want to win
Linda Lansford @ 12:15 pm
lol to all
Theresa Wagner @ 12:23 pm
this would be a great gift for a young child
beth shepherd @ 12:28 pm
thank you
Mike Weisberg @ 12:34 pm
I want to win
Julie Donahue @ 12:54 pm
Great educational tool!
Cindi Hoppes @ 2:08 pm
Hello! What a fabulous contest. Please enter me in your drawing. I do appreciate it…..Thanks,Cindi
Shirley Younger @ 2:41 pm
Great teaching/learning tool
tim brown @ 4:22 pm
love to win
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
jessica s. @ 4:47 pm
this would be great!
Tara @ 5:42 pm
love to win this!
Sylvia @ 5:51 pm
This would be great for my grand children
Robert @ 6:08 pm
nice goodies.
sherry pincus @ 6:14 pm
love to win this!
Steve Scott @ 6:18 pm
Learning is fun. Thanks for the contest.
Frank B. @ 7:08 pm
Matching games are great way to exercise the brain.
Sarah Stern @ 7:21 pm
My little guy loves matching games!
Cathie @ 7:29 pm
Please enter me
Rebecca Snodgrass @ 7:42 pm
looks cool
Tammy Marshall @ 7:46 pm
What a neat idea.
Nancy @ 8:06 pm
A great giveaway to celebrate black heritage. Thanks.
richard t @ 8:09 pm
Hope I win.
Sarah @ 1:20 am
This would be perfect for my little toddler! She’s learning so fast! I need more games to stimulate her little mind—I’m just not very creative! LOL! Thanks!
Cher Klosner Lane @ 1:27 am
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Betty Willtrout @ 1:40 am
Granddaughter would love!!!!
Vicky Boackle @ 1:56 am
great prizes.
Mandie @ 2:14 am
I would love this for my son.
Mary @ 2:38 am
thanks for the cool giveaway!
Noreen @ 3:17 am
we love puzzles at our house
Jen (yup, another one) @ 7:58 am
I’d love the opportunity to broaden our horizons.
paige @ 9:14 am
Looks like fun!
Kelly @ 9:16 am
I homeschool my daughter she would like this puzzle.
Rachel @ 9:31 am
Would love to use this in my classroom!
Lisa O @ 9:45 am
Thanks for the chance to win!
Alyson @ 9:51 am
Sounds like a really cool game! Thanks for telling me about it and for the fun chance!
Elaine @ 10:15 am
Count me in too, please!
Patti @ 10:15 am
Looks like a great game. We are just starting to get into games, I bet my son would love it!
Chantelle @ 10:19 am
my children and i love putting puzzles together.
Julie Mead @ 10:36 am
My son would love this!
srkenney @ 10:50 am
great concept! a new idea for b’day presents for friends’ children.
Jacquelyn Cannon @ 11:01 am
My daughter loves Annie Lee and puzzles. This would be a great gift for her.
Kristie @ 11:07 am
My daughter is just getting into puzzles and I’m sure she would love to try a matching game.
Rodney @ 11:12 am
Hope I win thanks
Ellie @ 11:22 am
Excellent giveaway!
Vickie Couturier @ 11:45 am
What a great learning experience for kids
stacy berg @ 12:12 pm
My boys LOVE puzzles!!
Helen Keeler @ 12:23 pm
Very nice, please enter me. Thanks!
Denise @ 12:25 pm
My little peanut is just starting to like puzzles and would LOVE this prize! Thanks!
Sarah @ 12:49 pm
enter me!
Bree @ 1:09 pm
My daugher LOVES puzzles- she’d love this one!
valerie mabrey @ 1:27 pm
thanks for the contest
Sharon Jones @ 1:43 pm
wonderful prize. thanks!
Jennifer Furtado @ 1:44 pm
What a great learning game… I hope I win!
Dianne Osmundsen @ 2:00 pm
Looks like not only fun but educational!
fan @ 2:18 pm
My 5 year old nephew stays here weeks at a time, and he get bored a lot cause he has little to do, something like this would be great for him.
Jennifer @ 2:23 pm
Please enter me, thank you!
Andrea V @ 2:25 pm
Great prize, my son would love it.
Ruth Payne @ 2:32 pm
This would be amazing for my daughter’s preschool class. They realyl need more multi-cultural resources.
Kim @ 2:36 pm
Great Contest!
Shannon @ 3:04 pm
Would love to have this! Looks like fun!
anna t. @ 3:24 pm
Hope I win.
Heather @ 3:25 pm
I would love this game for our family!
Valerie Mitchell @ 3:26 pm
fabulous!
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Monique Rizzo @ 4:34 pm
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Shelly @ 5:11 pm
What a cool matching game!
Nicole @ 5:32 pm
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Vida @ 5:35 pm
I’d love to win…thanks for the chance.
Vicki Wurgler @ 5:38 pm
very interesting – hope I win!
Nikki Evans @ 8:47 pm
Count me in, please! Good Luck To All
Tracey Pounds @ 8:56 pm
Sounds like a winner to me. Hope I win!
marcella hugentobler @ 9:00 pm
My 4 year old grandson would love this.He is doing starter puzzles.
MJimenez @ 9:39 pm
My kid loves puzzles. This would be a great win.
Susanne @ 9:54 pm
My daughter LOVES Memory…I’d love a new set of cards!! Thanks!
Aaron Richardson @ 10:23 pm
Yay! Games for… uh… me!
Kristie Noguera @ 10:51 pm
My family loves puzzles
Shaun Wallner @ 11:01 pm
My kids will love these.
Debbie Criss @ 11:19 pm
My grandson loves puzzles.thank you
Angela @ 12:26 am
What a great game!! Id love to have a copy here for when my cousins come visit so they don’t have to play with baby toys… and it would be great for when Connor gets just a bit older!
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Megan @ 1:27 am
very fun!! Hope I can win!
Holly Henderson @ 10:51 am
would love this for my son!
Ken Robinson @ 2:54 pm
An interesting concept for racial pride
Deanna @ 3:48 pm
Great! I would love to donate this to the preschool!
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Linda Ellis @ 4:43 pm
oh yeah
Crystal Gleason @ 4:49 pm
This looks so great!!!
Janet @ 5:31 pm
TY 4 THE NICE CONTEST!!
Kathy Conley @ 6:00 pm
Great games for families!
Louis Huf @ 6:33 pm
enter me please, thank you for the contest
Carissa Davis @ 10:17 pm
How fun!
Marcia Sinclair @ 10:21 pm
My Head Start children would love this!
Christi @ 11:31 pm
I would love to win
Michelle Rosborough @ 1:12 am
It’s great seeing games for “us”
Judy @ 11:32 pm
pick me
Leslie @ 12:34 am
Terrific
RHicks @ 1:09 am
SUPER LITTLE GAME
AMANDA PERRON @ 1:37 am
AWESOME!!! Please enter my name, THANKS!!!
Jenn @ 3:39 am
What a great idea – learning disguised as fun! My toddler would really enjoy this – thanks!
Shannon B. @ 10:08 am
I think this would be a really good learning opportunity for my daughter!
Anthony Hedden @ 1:48 pm
Enter me
trudee carreiro @ 2:23 pm
what a nice drawing
Cassandra @ 7:25 pm
These are great!
Eve Hall @ 7:42 pm
I would love to win this game,
My name would be posted in the,”Winner’s Hall of Fame!”
Naghma @ 7:59 pm
thank you.
JONI CHADWELL @ 10:11 pm
GREAT LEARNIONG TOOL
Samantha Pruitt @ 10:18 pm
great idea!
Sylvia Porter @ 10:18 pm
great giveaway!
jamierochelle @ 10:33 pm
My son would love this as well as the preschool kids I teach.
Angela Harris @ 10:59 pm
My 3 year old son has a speach impairment and these type toys really help him!! Pleae enter me in the contest
kim eddings @ 11:32 pm
cool prize
L McLendon @ 5:04 am
Here is my entry.
Jacqueline O. @ 6:25 am
I really need this.
Ron Miller @ 9:44 am
I’m in for this!
mindy @ 9:47 am
very nice thanks
Brooke @ 10:30 am
Super cool! I’d want to share this with my daughter’s nursery school!
Ed Nemmers @ 5:16 pm
Sweet niblets!
Elizabeth @ 5:26 pm
Happy Leap Day! Thanks for the contest!
Vicki Wurgler @ 6:24 pm
the boys love puzzles!
Carol Drury @ 6:54 pm
what a great prize!!!!!
Tiffany G @ 6:55 pm
Perfect game for my nephew!
philip halter @ 7:01 pm
enter me please
Samantha Pruitt @ 9:43 pm
cool beans!
Darline Stoddard @ 9:48 pm
would love to win.
Jennifer Barr @ 10:11 pm
great prize
CAndie @ 10:26 pm
We are always needing ethnically diverse products at the preschool. THis would make a great addition.
Mommie @ 12:10 am
This would be great! Thanks
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Chicco Carrier and Black Heritage Winners @ 12:11 am
[...] winner of the Black Heritage series game and puzzle is #108 [...]
Lara Aleff @ 1:07 am
Matching games are such great learning tools!
C Duran @ 1:43 am
This looks like a great educational toy. Very good design too!
Amanda Chapman @ 1:49 am
I’m a home schooling mom. This would be great for my girls.
Sherri Siler @ 1:55 am
I would love this for my kids.
Joy Venters @ 2:01 am
love to win
Jim Cincinello @ 2:19 am
Thank you for the chance to win.
monte @ 2:51 am
GREAT puzzles!!
Veronica Garrett @ 10:29 am
I would love to win this. Please enter me in the contest.
sarah woods @ 10:47 am
Heritage learned is a life gained. Best of luck to all who enter. thank You
ELSIE MANGERI @ 11:45 am
Really great prize. I work with ELL students, this would be a perfect realia to use with them. Thanks for this opportunity!
Caryn Bailey @ 12:07 pm
Am I too late? If not…I’d love to win!!!
shawna f @ 1:16 pm
Nice giveaway!
Kam A @ 4:14 pm
What a great prize!! Would love to win!
amy delong @ 5:46 pm
great for my little one!!PLEASE!!
vanessa bishop @ 6:04 pm
This is a great prize I want It! I want It!
Stacey M @ 7:12 pm
How cute! Please enter me in your drawing.
Susanne Troop @ 7:15 pm
Nice prizes!
kiyana @ 7:52 pm
My kids will have fun with this!
Catrina Pomerleau @ 9:40 pm
Please enter me in the drawing.
Donna Kozar @ 12:40 am
My kids would love it.
Timothy Sternberg @ 1:05 am
This would be a great classroom resource too.
Christy @ 7:47 am
What a perfect way to honor everyone!