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Christmas Giveaway 2007 SweepstakesI’m pleased to introduce some great resources to help families make the most of the preschool years from a name we know we can trust — Gymboree.

I am always wanting quick and easy ideas for ways to engage my three-year-old son. The A to Z Activities for kids set comes in a sturdy box, containing 26 Activity Cards, each with a large letter and picture on one side, and an activity suggestion on the other, from Ants (watch ’em), to Cups (hide something under them) to Zipper (practice working them), thesea-to-z.jpg thick cardboard cards that are larger than 5 x 7 inches provide a great way to practice the alphabet and have fun and get a few ideas as well. Kyle enjoys handling them and finding the certain card/letter that I call out to him.

365 Activities You and Your Child Will Love is a colorful book that sorts activities by age–3 and up, 4 and up, and five and up. Instead of crafts or games that often require advance planning, this is the kind of book that parents can look through to get ideas to perk up your weekly routine, such as visiting a pick-your-own farm, singing certain songs, or creating a collage.princess.jpg

The Gymboree In a Princess Castle Giant Color Me in Poster Set comes with crayons slightly bigger than usual, perfect for chubby preschool hands. There are stickers to color which can be added to the castle or used elsewhere, and of course the appealing 45 by 30 inch large poster that can provide hours, or days, of fun as your own princess colors it in on the floor or tacked up on the wall. There’s a Pirate Set for the boys available as well.

If you want to win one of two book and activity cards as a set, OR one of two princess castle coloring sets, all the instructions are included in the Christmas Giveaway 2007 post (including the code so you can put our Christmas Giveaway button on your site.)

But here is a quick run through:

  1. Leave a comment on this post to be entered.
  2. Either post a link to this contest OR post a button linking to our Christmas Giveaway post. (If you post the button and link to the Christmas Giveaway, you are qualified to enter in all the upcoming Christmas Giveaway contests. And we have many more contests to come!) Non-bloggers are welcome too – we understand you can’t link – but feel free to pass the word on to your friends.

(This giveaway is open to US and Canadian shipping addresses.)

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  36. Good clean entertainment for the kids! Thank you for the opportunity to enter this awesome contest! Wishing you continued success!

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  75. i am an at home mom of a 3 yo dd and a 7 yo son. i would love to win one of these to share with them during our at home alone time. thank you for the contest.

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  147. I would really like to get the 365 ideas book. So often I find myself thinking that I ought to be doing more fun and educational things with my children, but I’m not quite sure what!

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  180. Having young children around me all the time, I am constantly trying to find information, books, and toys to amuse and educate the children. Learning is a lifelong experience.

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  187. Oh what fun stuff! I would love the book to help me come up with creative activites to do with my kids and my little girl would be beside herself with the castle!
    Thanks for a fun giveaway!

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  202. These are awesome prizes. I would be happy with either! My littlest would love the activity cards and my other son is really into pirates right now.

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  204. I have to you linked!

    Thanks for the chance and good luck to everyone participating!

    Lib
    notmuchmorethanthis [at] gmail [dot] com

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  229. Really nice prize! A great way to keep the little ones busy once they’ve come inside from playing in the snow this winter!

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  375. I love the books. I’m sure my great-nephew and his mother would be able to use these in the future. These books will make learning fun.

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  471. I am so excited about your contests!
    Please enter me. I have put the link for your Christmas Giveaway on my blog.
    Warmly,
    Chy

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  482. Sound great count me in.

    My friendly Friday I posted about your christmas give aways and will later on today have your Christmas Give away posted on my sidebar.

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  485. My son would really like to play with some of these. He loves to color most of all. And I put the contest button on my site 🙂

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  503. You’re right, we trust Gymboree. I would like the “365 Activities You and Your Child Will Love”. Being in an area of town where there aren’t many kids my son’s age, I think that book will give me some new idea’s on what to do with him. Thanks for including me!

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  546. Oh those dreaded words have seeped into our home… “Mommy, I’m booooooooored!!!” This book would be a big help!

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  550. What fun! I especially like the idea of the activities book – I am constantly on the look-out for fun things to do with the kiddos!

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