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Celebrating the #WhaleInMySwimmingPool Book Launch – PRIZE PACK #Giveaway

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If you didn’t win the prize pack during our “Twitter Pool Party” sponsored by Macmillan Kids and the new book The Whale in My Swimming Pool, you have another chance to win. Prizes are open to US and Canada.

WhaleInMySwimmingPool GrandPrizePack

“The Whale In My Swimming Pool”

Have you seen this adorable new book, The Whale in My Swimming Pool, written & illustrated by Joyce Wan? It was just released on April 7th.

Whale in My Swimming Pool

#WhaleInMySwimmingPool Twitter Party

To celebrate the launch of this fun new book, we hosted a Twitter “Pool” Party about Outdoor Fun for Kids sponsored by Macmillan Kids @MacKidsBooks on April 15 at 8pm ET.

We had a great chat sharing ideas for ways to keep our kids active, playing, learning and of course reading throughout the summer.

Community Panelists to follow:
@tidbitsofexperi
@kidsdirectory
@courtneycal
@mdefined

Some Tweets from the Party

Giveaway Entry Form

Use the entry from below for an extra chance to win a Prize Pack of approximate value $95 that includes:

WhaleInMySwimmingPool Grand Prize Pack

 


Disclosure: This Twitter Party is sponsored by Macmillan Kids and the new book
The Whale In My Swimming Pool.
Written by Susan Carraretto, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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364 Comments

  1. My kids enjoy swimming, going to the beach, playing soccer and football (or really any sport) and just playing in the dirt!

  3. My kids love to camp. They like to swim at our local beach at the reservoir.

  5. They love to bike ride, roller blade and skateboard. Swimming in our neighborhood pool is also a favorite.

  6. My little ones favorite thing is to swim in nana’s pool. She has an indoor pool, and the water temperature is always warm. She is like a fish and would never stop swimming if she could get away with it. This year, as it has started to warm up, she is really getting into bugs…a magnifying glass makes for a great hunt! 🙂

  8. My girls love to swim but we don’t get the chance to do it very often. We like to go out and play softball or ride scooters. Thank you!!

  10. Thank You for the giveaway…our kids love to swim, play basketball, and volleyball.

  11. We luv to go to the lake and swim, play in the sand and have picnics!

  13. My daughter’s favorite outdoor activity is walking. She does like to swim also. Thanks for the giveaway!

  14. My kids love to swim! We love going to the Y,playing soccer & hockey, summer picnics & riding bikes in the summer.

  16. My kids do like to swim. They like to play with bubbles and chalk. As well as going to parks, walks, and playing on swings.

  18. my nephew is a huge fan of swimming and running through sprinklers.

  19. My kids the love to swim. It is really hot here in the summer and we do alot of it.

  22. She loves to ride around on her new scooter. She likes to swim, too.

  23. My daughter loves to swim and hike. We love being outdoors in the summer.

  24. My daughter loves swimming but I think she loves rock climbing the most.

  28. My kids love swimming. My oldest son likes to play baseball, but the others are too young to have found their “sport”.

  31. My daughter loves to play in the sprinkler and yes she loves to swim.

  36. They love swimming! But I’d say their favorite outdoor activity is going to the zoo! 🙂

  38. My kids really love playing ball and on the trampoline. It is great exercise for them, and it is so much fun they don’t realize they are exercising! All fun, no work 🙂

  40. My kids favorite outdoor activites is to run around and get wet in the yard. They do like to swim.

  41. My kids are FISH! They love to swim in grandma’s pool, or run through the sprinklers at home.

  45. My twins love to swim.They are just learning but I like having a wading pool for them in the summertime.
    I love doing anything outside with my children in the summer. Rene Chartier (joan)

  49. I’d love to win this for my best friend. I don’t have kids yet but hers are completely enamoured with swimming and playing in the water. They just moved from an apartment with a pool and this would be a really fun treat for them to play in the backyard!

  51. I have boys and they love MUD! MY youngest is my water baby- the oldest is not a huge fan.

  53. I don’t have kids myself, but my younger cousins are all about playing soccer!

  54. They like swimming, playing in the sandbox, riding bikes, and jumping on the trampoline! Thank you!!

  55. My child lives in her water table, well, not IN, but she could live outside playing in her water table 24/7 if I let her.

  56. When my son was younger he loved to be out in the pool when it was hot. I had to drag him out as the sun was going down 🙂

  62. My kids are grown and out of the house but my grandkids all love to swim and we near water.

  67. My boys love to go camping in the RV. And of course they love playing in the water almost anywhere. Thanks so much for this chance.

  70. Both girls love to play on the swings and dig in the dirt. They both love to swim as well!

  71. My son loves jumping on his trampoline in the summer and riding skidoo/sliding in the winter 🙂

  72. My Godson loves to swim and we go to the pool regularly. The pool is set to open this weekend!

  75. My tribe is very active with summer hikes & kayaking planned and swimming !

  80. Right now the kids love the sand box. We love to swim, you will find us at the waterpark often.

  81. My kids love to play in our blow up pool in the backyard. Our neighbors put theirs out too and we put the slide in it and even put some blow up toys. It’s a blast!

  85. My girl love to play with water, pouring into multiple containers, serving “drinks”……tossing it around and jumping in all the puddles she’s made!

  87. My son love love loves to swim! His favorite outdoor actitivy is water balloons though! And playing with his bubble shooter.

  88. My kids love to jump on the trampoline-My oldest loves to swim, he could stay in the water all day-my youngest likes to swim, but 20 min. is usually enough, then he is off to explore and climb trees.

  93. my parents (their grandparents) has a small kid pool my boys like to play in. But we just turn the sprinklers on and they love to run in that.

  96. Playing at the playground. And yes, summer isn’t complete without hitting the beach!

  97. My nieces, nephews, and almost-grandbabies love to play outside in the water when it is warm. Pool, slide, hose, anything to get wet!

  101. My niece and nephew love to be outdoors, running around, and i know my niece loves to swim and be around water.

  108. They love swimming and running around catching fireflies at night (around a campfire of course!)

  109. My two boys love to swim. Luckily, their grandmother has a pool so during the summer they basically live in her pool which has been great.

  110. My kids love swimming! They also love things like running through the sprinkler, blowing bubbles, gardening, making mudpies, etc. Summer is a great time for being outside, and I’m really excited to read this book to get us in the summertime mood. It will be here before we know it.

  113. He loves to swim! I like to take him to the park and go look at the ducks in the nearby lake. Sometimes we see cute little ducklings!

  116. My granddaughter loves to swim and play in the sand. Going to the beach is her favorite summer fun time.

  117. My niece and nephew are both amazing swimmers at 9 my nephew finished all levels of swimming and waiting to be old enough for the life guard coarse and my niece at 13 has completed it all.

  118. Swimming is a favourite here. water balloon fights and running through the sprinklers have always been favourites too.

  124. I’m expecting a son in August. I have always been a big swimmer so I plan to do the mommy and me swim lessons when he’s still pretty litle

  127. My grand daughter loves to go to our local parks and play on the equipment and run and play in the little wading pools there.

  128. Although my grandson is just a toddler he already loves his time at the swimming pool with his parents!

  131. My grandchildren love to swim. They love going to the park to play also and love riding either their scooters or bikes.

  137. Yes both my kids love swimming, they also love slip n’ slide, soccer, & jump rope!

  140. My daughter doesn’t go swimming often, but her favorite activity outside is hunting for frogs near our small creek.

  141. She doesn’t EXACTLY swim, but she is a big fish for sure, LOVES the water! And of course, chalking it up, playgrounds, hiking, the zoo ! And jogs with Mama !

  152. Sophie loves riding her bike. In the summer she loves picking blueberries and swimming most.

  154. my nieces loveee to swim and one of them happens to love whales and when i seen this i knew she would go crazy for this prize pack! I would love to win this for her (:

  155. We don’t have little ones yet! I loved to swim as a child, though. It’s a great way to cool off on hot days!

  156. my daughter likes to swim as do my two grandsons. They also love to go hiking/take nature walks and ride their bicycles.

  163. The kids would swim everyday if they could. They do like to camp, hike and fish too.

  164. My kids love to swim! They like to play on the trampoline and ride bikes and scooters.

  167. Our family loves camping and going on day trips – and swim lessons and time spent at the pool are definitely a favorite part of the summer! 🙂

  168. My kids love to ride their bikes! They love to swim as well, we do swim lessons during the year, and swim at grandma’s all summer!

  170. My son loves to swim and ride his bike. Hes really into anything that lets him be outside.

  177. My son LOVES the water he is part fish lol. Other than swimming we like to go on nature hikes to collect treasures.

  180. My littles favorite outdoor activity is sidewalk chalk and gardening! and they absolutely LOVE swimming!

  181. My kids love outdoor sports like t-ball and soccer. They also LOVE swimming! They go every sunday to our local rec center to swim in the indoor pool!

  182. Hello! My grandson loves the water but isn’t old enough to swim yet. He’ll go to swim lessons in about a year because we live in Florida and children need to know how to swim at a young age. Thank-you!!

  187. My kids LOVE being in the pool in the summers! It can keep them entertained for hours!

  189. My grandsons are just learning to swim and they love it, thanks for this awesome giveaway!

  191. Both of my girls love to swim. My youngest also likes to swing while my oldest loves soccer.

  192. My Grandkids love to come to my house in the summer and play outside. They love the sandbox, playing in the water and doing messy messy crafts!

  193. My daughter is just starting to get into swimming and she now asks about it nearly daily. She really likes gardening, too.

  196. My little granddaughter loves to ride her trike, run and chase balls, and blow bubbles! :o)

  197. My daughters’ favorite outdoor activities are camping and horseback riding. They both like to swim.

  200. My children like to play soccer and basketball, ride their bikes, and they all love to swim.

  206. My oldest daughter loves to swim, but her favorite outdoor activity might be biking! We hope to get my youngest in swimming lessons this summer so she learns to enjoy the water as much as her sister. 🙂

  209. My nephew loves to explore the backyard and splash around in his little turtle pool.

  210. This is my son’s first summer so I don’t know exactly what he loves but I’m sure he’ll love swimming going off how much fun he has in the bath!

  214. My granddaughter loves to swim. She also loves for me to take her for long walks.

  217. My little guy loves to kick his ball around the yard, run in circles (hes 2) and he absolutely loves to play and splash in the water!

  219. My baby hasn’t been swimming yet, she was too little last year, but she loves splashing in the bath so I’m sure she will LOVE swimming this summer

  223. I have four water babies. They all love swimming and running through the sprinkler and having water fights.

  224. My kids love spending time at the beach – swimming and playing in the sand.

  226. They like to play in the sprinkler and swing and run around using their imaginations. That pool looks fun!

  230. She loves anything active, especially hiking around the wildlife park. And she loves to swim!

  233. They love going swimming. Their favorite activities are sports, camping and the boy scouts.

  246. My kids live in the pool or at the beach most of the summer ! Its the number 1 thing they want to do ! Then biking

  253. My kids love to ride bikes, fly kites, play catch, and play on the slip n’ slide!

  255. My son LOVES to swim! We also enjoy swimming, hiking, and just enjoying the outdoors and sunshine! 🙂

  256. My sons both like water and dirt… usually ends up being mud. 😀 Both of them LOVE swimming!

  258. My son enjoys going to the beach, hiking and playing with the water hose!

  264. My kids all love to swim! Even my toddler is obsessed with water lol. They love to play on the swings and my older daughter does gymnastics 😀

  273. Our favourite summer activity is swimming! We like about 5 minutes from Lake Huron beach!

  274. My daughter enjoys in the pool, hopefully can teach her swimming this summer

  276. The kiddos and I love to go to the beach or set up our own water playground in our own backyard!

  277. My daughter loves to go to the playground, pick strawberries, and go on nature walks. She is a big fan of the beach and pool 🙂 She loves swimming and is like a little fish!

    Thanks for the chance! @stephan94848598

  278. We have a lot of different summer activities! My oldest (5 years) is already counting down!

    Swimming, painting, water balloon battles, hiking, bird watching, and biking!

  279. My daughters love to do all kinds of things outside. Swimming is one of their favorites.

  282. my niece loves swimming, going to the beach, playing in her bounceroo, she just loves being outside!

  284. They like to swim, but they also like to play basketball at the park and ride their bikes.

  287. My daughter is crazy for soccer, my son basketball. They both LOVE to swim, Water babies 🙂

  289. Right now, my daughter is obsessed with the pogo stick. Yes, she does like to swim – I think she would use the pogo stick in the pool if we let her… Thanks!

  290. My daughter loves swimming, softball and bike riding! Getting ready to start swim lessons soon!

  294. What are your kids favorite outdoor activities?

    i dont have kids sorry…mine is running thanks

  298. My kiddos love to be outside. We can’t wait too swimming. Our neighborhood pool just opened today! A bit controversial but we also have Sea World and Aquatica passes which provide another fun outdoor experience!

  300. I’m super sad I can’t make this twitter party, Wednesday evenings are my nemesis!
    My kids LOVE to swim! In fact the carrot that is finally convincing the twins to be interested in potty training (they’re 3) is not being able to swim in Grandma and Grandpa’s pool this summer if they aren’t. Grandpa is tired of poo in his indoor pool… 😉
    We’ve also been doing a ton of hiking this spring and loving it! Favorite outdoor activities for sure!

  301. Our kids are water babies, they love to build sand castles, roll in the sand and swim all day long.

  307. He is only 15 months now so he is exploring alot out side now. He just likes to stand around and look at things

  310. My kids love to swim with their neighborhood friends. They also love to jump on the trampoline-all summer long.

  312. he adores the water!!!! He adores sprinklers and anything that has to do with water!

  315. My boys love to swim and love the park. Jack starts baseball for the first time this year! He is so excited! We also can’t wait for camping trips!

  316. I go camping every summer and my eight grandchildren love the water, we are always looking for new games to play , their age range from 9 months to 12, so we have lots of fun swimming and playing in the water

  320. My kids love swimming and trampoline-jumping – both of which they often do, in our backyard!

  321. Swimming is my sons favorite thing to do in the summer! we also like going to the parks and picnics

  326. My kids love to go swimming. Every summer, I enroll them in swim lessons for the whole summer and they love it.

  330. My kids and grandkids are just like me and like to be outside all the time doing just about anything. They all love to swim.

  333. Swimming is their favorite, followed closely by poking around the yard for critters(namely skinks & tree frogs).

  334. Tristan loves swimming, bike riding and any type of sports. He also enjoys video games

  336. My grand kids love swimming but it scares me to death. Im currently looking into swim classes at our YMCA or pool.

  340. Their favorite outdoor activities are going to the beach and the pool. They love to swim!

  341. My kids like to play with side walk chalk. They don’t know how to swim but they love to splash in the sprinkler 🙂

  349. My kids love to swim and that is their favorite summer outdoor activity of all times!

  350. My boys do love to swim. they also love to play baseball and ride their bikes and scooters.

  352. WE LOVE THE OUTDOOR SUMMER POOL AROUND THE CORNER FROM OUR HOUSE. MY SON IS A FISH

  355. my son likes playing in the water, blowing bubbles, tag your it, and just running around

  356. My boys love the water and anything outdoors. We have a full summer planned with hiking, swimming, mud, and fun.