Monday, December 13, 2010

sponsor give away: reCREATE Art Kits

Happy Monday! Hope you had a festive weekend. We're in the thick of making, frolicking and general merriment around here, and I wanted to pass on some of that magic to you this week. I'll be sharing some of our projects and offering a few give-aways to boot! The first up comes from our top sponsor: reCREATE! They will send one lucky reader two of their Art Kits. These art kits make me so happy... here's how they are described:
"We work with businesses to collect things they don't want, that we think have value in the creative process, and we use those materials to make our reCREATIONS.   These are not mass produced kits, but rather, one of a kind activites packaged up for your creative enjoyment.   Our kits are meant to help you explore a hands-on, tactile art experience, as a family."
   
Fantastic! Incorporating recycled goods into our crafting is a sustainable practice worth teaching early. It fosters ecological awareness and hones cleverness as we look at materials with a keen eye for their multiple uses. Doesn't that sound like the perfect gift to give our children?  ReCREATE will send two kits ready for making. Here's the selection the winner will get to choose from, and you can read more about them right here:

reCREATE art kit give-away

Please leave a comment by Tuesday at 9pm EST. The random winner will be announced on Wednesday morning. Good luck! Pin It

31 comments:

  1. What a fabulous idea! I feel a little less like a hoarder now... I keep little leftover crafty bits. I think I'll make some little stocking stuffer kits for my short people.
    (You know, while I wait for your awesome giveaway to end!)

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  2. Great example of turning trash to treasure! Endelss possibilities!

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  3. the horse & bird nest kits look fabulous !

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  4. What a great idea- the nest and horse are my favorites!

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  5. My little guy loves to do "projects" like this! He would go crazy over these kits!

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  6. pretty cool. we love recycled crafts!

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  7. i have been wanting to make that adorable horse! this seems like a great company and mission. thanks for the opportunity! ;)

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  8. My oldest son would love these kits. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  9. What neat kits. I love Pamela's comment about feeling like less of a hoarder now! We're saving all that stuff for a reason :)

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  10. Making stuff by recycling material always makes me feel as if I can give myself a pat on the shoulder - I like that feeling (it's rare enough, otherwise..:-))! Wonderful giveaway!

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  11. Fantastic...always looking for new ways to use toilet paper rolls with the kids!!

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  12. I love the kits from reCREATE! I love to repurpose items, upcycle things that might otherwise be thrown away, etc. Thanks for the chance to win one of the kits. I particularly like the nest. Anne, yourmainestamper

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  13. I agree, great idea!
    ~ joey ~

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  14. Wonderul concept! I love re-creating! :)

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  15. Your blog is fun and inspiring reading. The horse is my favorite!

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  16. Neat ideas! My daughter was loving making the advent calendar toilet paper tubes today!

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  17. Super cool idea to turn this into a business. I would love to see their product for myself. The Tsunamis will go nuts!! x

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  18. Love the ReCREATE Blog and the whole concept of the business.Thanks for having the give away.

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  19. awesome! i clearly remember an amazing bin of cast-offs at the Children's Museum of Boston when I was 10/11ish...i think it shaped me forever. nowadays, my five year old creates most of his art from the junk drawer and recycling! would love this kit for him for xmas!!!

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  20. Really cool. This is something my kids would really dig.

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  21. Oh I've been eyeing those! I was thinking of making my kids' friends my own recreated craft kits for Christmas, but time has not allowed. :( I'd love one for our house and for inspiration!

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  22. oh what fun!
    thank you for the chance to win!!

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  23. me likey
    ryderryder38@hotmail.com

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  24. I love this idea. I'm trying to teach our kids the same concept.

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  25. love it!

    pulchrabliss at hotmail dot com

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