SIX winners for this giveaway!
Here's the type of note that I leave in my kid's lunchbox: "Have a great day!" Here's the type of note that would actually excite her and she'd want to share with her friends: "We use our tongues to taste, but butterflies use their feet!"
Introducing: PenPal Notes - "created by parents looking for fun, educational notes for their children's lunch. This search led to the introduction of Tej- a young panda with an inquisitive mind and a magic carpet that can take him anywhere- anytime. Your children can join Tej on his learning adventures through a daily PenNote, delivered with a special message from you on the back."
Seriously, I love these things. The creators of the PenPal Notes just made it a lot easier for me to give my daughter a special message in her lunchbox that's both fun and educational.
There are 20-40 illustrated lunch notes, special postcards and cool stickers in each box. The series of entertaining and appealing notes includes: Dinosaur Days, Tej and the Big Cats, Proverbs, Meet the US Presidents, Animal Facts. And my personal favorites, Traveling Taste Buds and Discover Africa. Coming soon are Famous Artists and Great Women of Past. I'm petitioning for Great Women of Present, with a great big photo of ME on it. Ha!
PenPal Notes sent me their full set of cards to review, and I am so excited to surprise my daughter with them in her lunch. The quality is great. The information is timely and interesting. It will ALMOST make it fun to pack her lunch everyday. And it definitely gives me yet another reason to look forward to school starting.
Don't have kids that could use these yet? I bet you know someone who does. Forward this info to them, or give PenPal Notes as a unique and inexpensive back-to-school gift for a friend. School is cool. And now, so is lunch.
Wanna Buy It? PenPal Notes are only $9.99 per box, and are available in the great themes mentioned above. When you go to the site, be sure to click the "preview" button and check out these wonderfully creative and colorful cards in detail. They also sell fun placemats too!
Wanna Win It? SIX lucky readers will win! PenPal Notes is giving away three sets of cards to each of the six winners!!
Open to residents of U.S. and Canada
HOW TO ENTER
(Please note: my entries may be different from the giveaway contests on the other participating blogs!)
INITIAL ENTRY: Visit PenPal Notes. Leave a comment here about your favorite item on their website!
You can do as many of the following as you like:
DAILY ENTRIES
ONE DAILY ENTRY: Comment here about anything related to back to school. Leave a comment up to once daily!
ONE DAILY ENTRY: Follow NinasPlayground on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway up to once daily! Comment here with a link to your Tweet.
BONUS ENTRIES
ONE BONUS ENTRY: Go to Barefoot Mommies and enter any of their fab contests. For each contest you enter there, receive a bonus entry here! Leave a comment.
ONE BONUS ENTRY: Go to Monsters In My House and enter any of her great contests. For each contest you enter there, receive a bonus entry here! Leave a comment.
ONE BONUS ENTRY: Comment on any NONgiveaway post on my blog. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did!
TWO BONUS ENTRIES: Email a mama friend about this giveaway and cc me: PlaygroundMail@aol.com. Leave a comment for your extra entry!
THREE BONUS ENTRIES: Subscribe to my blog (see upper right sidebar)! If you're already a subscriber, that counts too! Leave 3 separate comments here.
FIVE BONUS ENTRIES: Grab my NEW Playground for Parents button and put it on your blog! Leave 5 separate comments here.
FIVE BONUS ENTRIES: Grab the Back to School Button and put it on your blog! Leave 5 separate comments here.
SEVEN BONUS ENTRIES: Blog about this giveaway and leave 7 separate comments with the URL here.
Giveaway ends at 11:59pm PST on August 23rd.
Many thanks to Emi for providing this review and giveaway.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SIX LUCKY WINNERS!
JANA (#82)
GINA (#78)
KIMBERLY (#83)
ABBY (#2)
CATHY (#5)
MICHELLE (#13)
Discover Africa looks interesting, I'd love to pop those in the boy's lunches.
Posted by: Shannon | Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 09:38 AM
My daughter would be all over the Meet the US President set!
Posted by: abby | Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Entered the Oompa giveaway at Barefoot Mommys
Posted by: abby | Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 11:28 AM
I love the Traveling Tastebuds notes!
Posted by: Bunny | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 06:25 AM
I like the presidents set, but I suspect the artists are going to be fun.
Posted by: Cathy McCaughan | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 12:40 PM
My faves are the Dinosaur Days notes.
Posted by: Nad | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 02:06 PM
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Posted by: Nad | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Back to school is Sept 10 for us this year.
Posted by: Nad | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 02:07 PM
As a kid, I could never sleep the night before the 1st day of school. I was too anxious...
Posted by: Nad | Monday, August 03, 2009 at 09:59 PM
I entered the Bored Inc giveaway at Barefoot Mommies.
Posted by: Nad | Monday, August 03, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Oh those are so cool. Now you just reminded me that I need to start writing notes in his lunchbox. I'm no longer so sure about this full day kindergarten thing! LOVE the traveling tastebuds series!
Posted by: Michelle | Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 08:48 PM
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Posted by: Michelle | Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 08:51 PM
We have to have the menus chosen and paid for by 8/5 at 8:30am through September 30. Soooo not ready.
Posted by: Michelle | Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 08:51 PM
I like the dinosaur days notes. THanks for the great giveaway!
Posted by: Christy | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 06:58 AM
I like the dinosaur notes collection
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