The holiday season is a great time to reflect on all of the wonderful things you have in your life. Many of us are so fortunate to have a roof over our heads and food on our tables. I feel so blessed to be able to have these things for my family. I got together with a bunch of other bloggers to bring a huge giveaway with a ton of our favorite things.
Before I get to the amazing giveaway, I wanted to share some things that I am so thankful for this season! Some are silly and some are more serious, but I am thankful for all of them!!
#1-
Dr. Pepper. I am not a coffee drinker, but seriously need some caffeine in the morning. My brain will NOT function until I have that first sip of bubbly, sweet, and almost painful burn of the carbonation. It wakes me up in so many ways. I love it!
#2- Every holiday season since my kids were born, we create ornaments together. When they were little, they would get down to their diapers and get covered in tons of paint. We've done
cinnamon dough, ceramic ornaments, and foam ornaments. It doesn't matter what type, we just love to create together. We put on Christmas tunes and sing along, as we get messy and laugh. It is a priceless experience that I treasure. You can see the fun salt dough ornaments that we made
here.
#3- I do love shopping, especially for teaching gems. One of my favorite teaching idea stores is
The Dollar Tree. You cannot beat this store for wacky and wonderful teaching supplies AND the price is right!! Here are a few of the amazing finds that I've found at the Dollar Tree:
lip gloss boots (you need to check these out),
fun tongs for centers,
foam to create my own two sided magnets that created
my subitizing freebie! This is just a tiny fraction of the amazing deals that I find there.
#4- One of my most treasured teaching supplies is my personal laminator. Since I started teaching, I have tried out MANY different laminators. I have gotten really expensive types, and cheaper ones. About 8 years ago, I decided on my favorite laminator. It is a cheap, but wonderful power house. I put my laminator through a lot of work and it is up to the job. I chose to giveaway a Scotch Laminator for "A Few of Our Favorite Things Giveaway". You can see the laminator that I will be giving away
here.
I also have some of my favorite products on sale for the week of this blog hop. They will all be 50% off! Search my store for
#myfavoritethings2014 to get all of the amazing deals. I can't wait to share these exciting surprises!!
You can scoop up:
Because we value our followers and wanted to treat you to our favorite things
Oprah
style, we have put together the best giveaway of the season! My bloggy friends and I welcome
you to the best, biggest, most cheerful event of the season:
7 winners for 7 prize packs!
Come and enter the giveaway and check out my bloggy friends' favorite things:
a
Rafflecopter giveaway
Laura,
ReplyDeleteI love the name of your blog! I have to agree with you, the Scotch laminator is the best. I don't know what I would do without it. I had to laugh when you said Dr. Pepper is your favorite drink. My husband is not a coffee drinker either but he LOVES his Dr. Pepper. He just came home with a 2 liter bottle last night.
Kim
Quinnessential Lessons
That's hilarious! That sounds like me!! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. It made my day!
DeleteLaura
I used to drink Pepsi in the morning, but traded it in for less sugar in my coffee with caramel creamer a few years ago! I love my laminator too! It was one of the first things I bought with my first TpT payout last year! Your homemade ornaments are the best! We still hang the ones we made with my Mom on our family tree in Florida every Christmas!
ReplyDelete~Jennifer
Stories and Songs in Second
Thanks, Jennifer! I still hang up my ornaments that I made with my mom, too. I hope my kids save these ornaments the same way!!
DeleteLaura
Your tradition of making the ornaments every year with your kids is precious. What wonderful memories you're building!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Crockett's Classroom...Forever in Third Grade
Thanks so much! My kids and I love it. It makes the holiday so special!!
DeleteLaura
Laura, your children will remember the fun you had making ornaments Forever! And so will you....long after the memory of what was in the store-bought gift box fades... What a wonderful tradition! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lisette! I love going through the ornaments every year. My kids still think it is one of the best things, so it makes me so happy!
DeleteLaura
Lip gloss boots?? Seriously? I think the genius of your idea for stompin' far surpasses anything that those little guys are actually made for! Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteLinda
Linda- You had me cracking up! Thanks so much for leaving me a comment!
DeleteLaura