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And the Winner is....???

Psst! I have good news to share with YOU!
Now that I am home from our FABULOUS Road Trip/Vacation
I finally have winners announcements to share with you! YAY! :)

I didn't have as much internet/computer time as I had hoped while we were away.
To be honest, I enjoyed the mini break but boy was I glad I had left some scheduled posts - wouldn't want you all to forget about me while I was gone. :(

Ok, let's move on to the good stuff -
Giveaway WINNERS!!!

Educational Insights Smencils Scented Pens Giveaway:


The winner of these yummy scented pens is -
Comment # 3:
Melissa_Loves_Broccoli said I follow PoshLittleDivas on twitter :)

Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Sand Toys Giveaway:


The winner of this amazing prize pack is -
Comment #200
asheardy said signed up for M & D b-day club

Congrats to both winners!

E-mails are being sent & they have 48 hrs to respond.

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Thank You to all my amazing followers
who take the time to enter our fabulous giveaways!

If you didn't win these items don't fret -
I have lots more fabulous goodies coming your way!
Our regular Toybox Thursday Reviews & Giveaways will resume next week!

Until then be sure to check out our current giveaways -

Ending TONIGHT (7/21):


Ending 7/28:


Bern

Winners, Winners, WINNERS! Is it You?

Wow, I apologize for not getting this up sooner! I had a winners posts in draft for the Educational Insights Giveaways and just realized I never hit post to actually have them post as scheduled - what a GOOF! Sorry!


Educational Insights
Inching Along Measurement Game Giveaway Winner:


Congrats to Brimful Curiosities for her winning comment #39:



The Blurt game looks perfect for our family.

Educational Insights
Estimation Station Giveaway Winner:


Congrats to Tonya Cairncross for her winning comment #24:


Tonya Cairncross said I left a comment:



Winners have been e-mailed and have 48hrs to reply!
Thank you to everyone who entered!

Be sure to check out our current giveaways -
we have had the priviledge to review some wonderful products and we are so happy we  can share them with you!

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Current Giveaways:
(ends 7/7/11)
(ends 7/21/11)

Bern 

Toybox Thursday - Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Sand Play Toy Review & Giveaway

Summer is here and that means lots and lots of playtime outdoors and for us it also means many trips to the beach!

The Lil Divas LOVE to play, dig and create in the sand so when Melissa & Doug asked us to try a few sand toys from their new Sunny Patch line I immeditaely said yes. We have so many top quality Melissa & Doug items in our house that are used on a daily basis (puzzles, play food, magnetic dress-up dolls, magnetic letters, magnetic dry-erase/chalk board & so much more), I knew these would not disappoint and I was right!

The Lil Divas and I were impressed with the items right out of the box. They wanted to use them right away and actually played at home with them in their kitchen before we got to take them out for a real try in the sand.

Here's what we received and reviewed from Melissa & Doug:









Today, we went to the beach with our new sand toys. 
The Lil Divas had such a wonderful time playing in the sand.


They scooped, mixed and poured batter for sand cupcakes.


We had lots and lots of lovely sand cupcakes all afternoon


and they dug and scooped sand for the ultimate Lil Diva sand castle


They were so proud of their sand castle (yes, I admit - I helped!)
and what a lovely time we all had playing in the sand with our Sunny Patch Sand Toys!


The Lil Divas truly enjoyed playing with the Sunny Patch Sand Toys.
They were able to combine their love of cooking, playing in the kitchen and time at the beach for some fun hands-on and imaginative play in the sand.

I liked that the toys cleaned up easily and well and are easy to carrry around.

These toys will surely be getting lots of use -
both inside and outdoors & at the beach and at the pool!

I am so excited to announce that Melissa & Doug are giving away the same Sunny Patch Sand Toys (YES, ALL 4) that we reveiewed to one lucky Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Reader! Woohoo! :) 

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Buy It: Purchase Sunny Patch Sand Toys at the Melissa & Doug website and at local toy retailers.

Win It: Melissa & Doug has graciously agreed to giveaway
the four (4) Sunny Patch Sand Toys featured and reviewed in this post
to One (1) lucky Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Reader!

How to Enter:

**Contest ends on 7/7/11**
Visit Melissa & Doug and tell me which other Sunny Patch Sand Toy you would love to try. 

Extra Entries (Optional)
Please leave a seperate comment for each entry &
please include your e-mail so I can get back to you if you win! 
*If you are already a follower please comment - that counts as 2 entries*
  1. Follow Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Publicly via Google Friend Connect (+2) leave 2 comments
  2. "Like" Melissa & Doug on facebook 
  3. Follow Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas on Twitter  (+2) leave 2 comments
  4. Follow Melissa & Doug on Twitter
  5. Subscribe to Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas emails  (+2) leave 2 comments
  6. Sign-up for Melissa & Doug's Treasured Toy & Birthday Club
  7. Make a comment on any non-giveaway post on Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Blog and leave a link.  You can do this for up to 5 posts but please note that comment must be dated after the start date of this post - not valid on previous comments. (+2) leave 2 comments
  8. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a link - can be done once a day

    Tweet: #Win a Sunny Patch Sand Toys Prize Pack  w/@MelissaAndDoug & @Momto2PoshDivas ends 7/7/11 http://t.co/yZIFr36 #summer #sandplay #toys   Giveaway Rules:
    Giveaway ends 7/7/2011 at 11:59 (PDT)
    Winner will be chosen via random.org.
    & contacted via email if an email is given .
    Winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
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Disclaimer: I received the Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Sand Toys pictured in this post for the purposes of trying them out for this review. That being said, this review is my 100% honest opinion of this product - I  am not paid for my reviews or optinions! They are 100% mine! Please remember that your opinions and tastes might differ from mine. 

Good Luck,
Bern

Spring Weather Theme: Clouds

The girls are very interested in clouds these days so to end our Spring Weather Theme we talked a bit about clouds.

Books:

Cloudette


Little Cloud

The Cloud Book


Activity #1: Cloud Mini Books



Using the information we learned from The Coud Book we made our very own simple mini own cloud books.

What You Need:
Cloud Book Template
Shaving Cream
Glue
Cotton Balls
Blue Constuction Paper
Plain White Paper
Silver Glitter Paint (you could just use gray paint or something similar as well)

What To Do:

1. For the Cover we used Puffy Paint to make our clouds! Puffy paint is so much fun! I don't measure but I try to use equal parts shaving cream and glue by eye - it always seems to work well enough anyway!
It came out so cute!


2. Page 1 - Cumulus Clouds
We used puffy cotton balls to make a cloud shape and glued on the wording as we discussed the type of cloud.


3. Page 2 - Cirrus Clouds
We used cotton balls that we pulled apart to make them appear feathery and glued on the wording as we discussed the type of cloud.


Page 3 - Stratus Clouds
Again we used cottong balls for the clouds but we pulled them and tried to make a blanket on the page and then painted them with silver glitter paint so they would look gray & stormy. Finally, we glued on the wording as we discussed the type of cloud.


Here's a peek at all the pages - they must be completely dry before you staple your book together!



Activity #2: Making Words with Letter Tiles (based on the book Little Cloud)


What You Need:
Alphabet Letter Tiles (I'm sre you could also find some sort of printable of these but we have them & they are fun to use!)
Little Cloud Letter Tiles (from Making Learning Fun)

What to Do:
Print out the letter tile cards and supply the correct tiles for younger learners (there are a lot of tiles in the tub and it can get frustrating to search for each letter)

Have fun making the words - be sure to review the letters (recognition) and their sound (phonics practice)




Activity #2: Melissa & Doug See & Spell Puzzles

The girls had so much fun with the letter tiles we took out our Melissa & Doug See & Spell Puzzles to let the fun continue. These puzzles are great!


The box comes with all the letters you will need and 8 double sided wooden boards (16 picttures) with 3 or 4 letter words. This set is great for lowercase letter and common word recognition.

Bern