I’m so excited to be joining with MamatheFox and lots of wonderful bloggers for a brand-new giveaway hop. The Apple a Day Giveaway Hop starts on 8/1/22 and runs through 8/15/22. Keep reading for more info on how to enter!
How to enter the giveaways in the Apple a Day Giveaway Hop
To see all the giveaways participating in this hop, you’ll need to visit the Apple a Day Giveaway Hop linkup page. All you have to do is click on the blue InLinkz button below. That will take you to the main giveaway hop page, where you’ll be able to see and enter all the participating blogs’ giveaways.
How to enter the FINCHNWREN blog’s Shrinky Dinks & More giveaway
The FINCHNWREN blog is thrilled to be giving away these fun crafty and back-to-school goodies in the Apple a Day Giveaway Hop! One entrant will win:
1 pack Teacher Resources Clingy Thingies in Confetti (contains 4 clingy circles with clamps, for white boards/refrigerators/etc., valued at $9.99)
1 pack Pacon White Board Eraser Puffs (contains 5 colorful puffs with googly eyes for cleaning whiteboards, for ages 3+, valued at $10.99)
To enter simply click on the pink “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form, where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways. Giveaway closes on 8/15/22. One winner will receive the three items listed above. Best wishes!
Recently, FrontGate Media and the Kids Faith Krate ladies sent me a wonderful subscription box that’s perfect for families with little ones! While I love subscription boxes already, I found this one to be unique, well-designed, and something that families will love. Let me tell you more!
What is Kids Faith Krate?
Kids Faith Krate is a monthly subscription box program that’s designed for families to enjoy with their children aged 4-10. Imagined and created by founder Lynsey, who is a former teacher herself, each box contains 4 weeks’ worth of activities (one per week) for parents and children to enjoy together; and learn about God as they do so.
Lynsey understood that parents may not always know how to teach children about God, faith, and the particulars of Christian discipleship. She developed Kids Faith Krate as a means for families to experience God and the Bible together, with Bible readings, Q&As, and a wonderful variety of activities designed to help children learn the life of faith.
Each month, the Kids Faith Krate boxes include (the photo above is an example of what a Kids Faith Krate can include):
Four weekly fun and interesting Bible lessons for parents and kids to do together
Four crafts which go along with each week’s lessons
A new stamp for kids to add to their Kids Faith Krate Stamp Collection as they complete Bible verse memorization
The subscription boxes are designed to contain activities for 1-3 children (if you have additional kids, you can add them to your subscription for just a slightly higher price).
Each month, the contents of the subscription box will have a different theme connected to faith and discipleship. They are Bible-based but not connected to any particular denomination.
My thoughts
Did you ever love attending Vacation Bible School as a child yourself? Kids Faith Krate reminded me of the best and most beautiful aspects of that–except that here, you get the joy of doing the discipleship activities with your own child, instead of someone else getting to do them!
The Bible teachings are fantastic. Although there is a main verse that connects each week’s activities, the Bible lessons cover specific stories in the Bible, or here, as in the last week, some of its instructive verses. The accompanying booklet is like a lesson plan for the whole month as well as for each week. The first page of the booklet provides an instruction manual (even though it’s only two pages long) that tells the parent how to use the Bible lessons and the activities. Most important, it encourages families to read the Bible together, talk about God’s Word, and to pray together. What wonderful habits for us to develop!
I loved the variety of the activities too. The box I received contained: a cooking activity (with a cool craft that all ages will love doing); a coloring and sort of “mystery” activity that will bring to life one of Jesus’s miracles; a blanket craft for little hands to tie together; and a stickers-and-cardboard ornament. Each of these is something that parents can do with the children or that kids can do on their own. (A parent will need to provide ingredients for the cooking activity, but they’re all items that can be found already in most pantries.) Other than that, everything is included in the box. (You’ll need your own Bibles, however!)
I absolutely loved the Kids Faith Krate that we received. The activities, the Bible lessons, and the conversation and prayer ideas were wonderful and so encouraging. Even if parents wouldn’t consider themselves to be Bible teachers, the box’s contents and plan will enable anyone to follow these faith-building activities. And, to thoroughly enjoy them with their children!
How to subscribe to Kids Faith Krate
You can purchase a subscription and learn more about this wonderful company by clicking on this link:
Kids Faith Krate offers a variety of plans (monthly, 3-month, 6-month, and yearly) that are great for families. And, Kids Faith Krate has a special offer for you…below!
Here’s a coupon for $10 off your first box!
You can receive $10 off your first Kids Faith Krate box! Just use the code campinabox when you purchase your subscription.
Thanks for letting me share with you about this lovely, faith- and fun-building subscription service. What fun for families!
Enjoy! –Wren
Disclosure: I received a Kids Faith Krate subscription box from FrontGate Media. All opinions expressed here are my own honest ones.
I received the awesome 100 Days of Adventure: Nature Activities, Creative Projects, and Field Trips for Every Season from FrontGate Media. It is definitely a book that is worth your while if you’re interested in creating fun and memorable adventures for your family and little ones (or bigger kids for that matter!).
About 100 Days of Adventure
From the publisher: Second-generation homeschooling mom Greta Eskridge shares 100 hands-on, learning activities for kids that will connect and enrich your family through adventures, small and big. Turn off the screen and turn on the creativity, curiosity, and love of nature as you have a meteor slumber party, attend a symphony concert, take a hike in the rain, preserve colorful fall leaves, make nettle pesto, and venture into the great, wide, real world.
Greta’s beautifully-illustrated, chock-full-of-ideas book will thrill your family as it offers you 100 adventure-filled activities for your family to do together! Each season’s section contains 25 activities that will engage young minds, hearts, and bodies–and bring your family connectedness as you immerse yourself in memory-making fun and adventure. Designed for families with kids aged 6-10 (but certainly will be fun for ages just under or over those), this book can provide the perfect idea guide for families who want to do something FUN, whether it’s fall, winter, spring, or fall.
And what kinds of activities will you find in 100 Days of Adventure? There are ideas and plans for cooking, outdoors experiences, art, writing, camping, volunteering, observing animals and insects, and lots more. There are even more “formal”-type activities like visiting an art museum, attending a symphony concert or ballet, and heading to a national park. It is so full of exciting and creative activities. In fact, here are some of the ones you’ll see in the book!
Start Seeds (in eggshells!)
Snow-White Canvas (painting on snow)
Knead and Bake Bread
Take a (Forest) Bath
Stand Tall on Homemade Stilts
Meteor Slumber Party
and so much more!
Each activity contains an introduction, illustrations, and a “What To Do” instructions list. Some (like the Create a Collection activity) even includes more ideas for kids to explore on their own.
This is a wonderful, joyfully-created idea book that will provide years of amazing activities for you and your kiddos to do.
My thoughts
One of my favorite homeschool memories includes the year that we had a homeschool group that met several times per month for enrichment activities. One week, we’d do an art project; the second week, we’d take a field trip; and the third week we’d do a local hike to a nature area. It was so enjoyable, and provided ways for kids and parents to experience art, nature, and more formal museum-type visits with a group of peers. It was a truly wonderful experience for us and parents still talk about it (or find older art projects from those days).
Greta Erskine’s book embraces the idea that adventures and amazing family activities can happen on the regular. She provides these beautiful and creative projects that touch on many wonderful things kids can learn in our wonderful world, whether they are in the categories of art, cooking, creating, insects and animals or the larger world of nature. Even if you consider yourself a creative person, there are ideas and plans in this book that you’ll love seeing and using yourself. (And maybe they’ll provide jumping-off points for new ideas for you as well!)
One idea that I love that was included here was creating your own adventure group. Whether you’re a homeschooler or not, I know that you and your children know other families you love getting together with. What a fantastic guidebook this can be for your own family, or for a group! I believe you’ll love this book and you’ll so appreciate Greta’s beautiful approach to family connections, growth, and activities.
Where you can purchase
You can purchase Greta Eskridge’s wonderful book by clicking on the link below!
To celebrate our moving into the fall season (pumpkin spice is everywhere!), I’m participating in the Falling Into Leaves Giveaway Hop, hosted by MamatheFox and including tons of fun bloggers. Keep reading for ways you can enter all the giveaways, and to hear more about my prize!
First, you’ll want to check out the Falling Into Leaves Giveaway Hop page, where you’ll be able to see all the participating blogs and click thru to visit their giveaways. (Such cool prizes!) To get to that page, just click on the InLinkz button below (the one with the frog on it). That’s all you have to do, and that will take you to the hop page!
And now, for the FINCHNWREN giveaway!
I don’t know about y’all, but I am always looking for ways to organize my lists of the people I’m praying for. I vary what I use, just because sometimes it’s hard to keep my lists going! A few years ago, I was introduced to Kelly O’Dell Stanley when I reviewed her wonderful Designed to Praya few years ago. She is an artist and she loves combining fun, artsy stuff with prayer. Now, she has designed this neat Prayer Prompt Journal, and I’m giving a copy away to one FINCHNWREN reader!
The Prayer Prompt Journal is a spiral-bound, slim book that’s about 5″ x 7″ in size. Inside, Kelly has placed different categories on each set of facing pages, like “personal identity,” “Lord, teach me…,” “beauty & growth,” and more. Then, on each page, there are 3 squares with ideas for prayer that include praying for others, thanking God, different words that are prompts for praying, and more, plus some blank lined pages at the end for notes.
In addition, I’m including a felt-tipped calligraphy pen!
So, one reader will be selected to win both:
the Prayer Prompt Journal
and a blue Elegant Writer 2.5mm felt-tipped calligraphy pen
How to enter the FINCHNWREN giveaway
To enter to win the prayer journal and the pen, simply click on the “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form, where you’ll be able to enter to win in a variety of ways. Giveaway closes on 9/30/21, and one winner will be selected to win both items. Best wishes!
It’s time for another fun craft giveaway! I’m joining with lots of fun bloggers in the “Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop,” hosted by Blogger Talk Media. I’m giving away something fun for your kids to use to create, now that the school year is finally winding down!
The FINCHNWREN blog is giving away a Crayola Craft Pack! One winner will receive all these goodies:
Crayola Paint Your Own Artist Creation (includes a canvas imprinted with a hedgehog, paintbrush, and 4-pack of washable paints)
Two Creative Kids Super Blast Art sets (each includes 2 spray pens and two stencils; remember to use smocks and cover your painting surfaces, as paint may stain)
Crayola Marker & Paint Pad (8″ x 10″ size, 25 pages suitable for markers and paint)
Three 1-ounce packs of Crayola Model Magic (my favorite soft, squishy modeling material) in red, yellow, and blue
Two-pack of mini lined journals with colorful covers (Mom may want these!)
How to enter to win:
Simply click on the “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools Entry Form, where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways. Giveaway closes on May 18, 2021. One winner will be selected to win. Best wishes!
And now, how to enter the Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop!
You’ll definitely want to visit the linkup page for the Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop, where you’ll find tons of cool blogs giving away neat prizes. Over 50 bloggers will be giving away a cool variety of prizes. To get there, just click on the blue InLinkz button below (the one with the frog on it). That will take you to the linkup page, where you’ll be able to enter to win!
I’m joining with MamatheFox and lots of other fun bloggers to bring you some neat giveaways in the Raindrops on Roses Giveaway Hop. Keep reading for more information on how to visit the linky page, and for the FINCHNWREN giveaway as well!
To visit the Raindrops on Roses Giveaway Hop page, just click on the blue InLinkz button below (the one with the frog on it). That will take you to the linkup page, where you’ll be able to see all the blogs joining in. From there, you’ll be able to visit the blogs and enter their giveaways!
And now, for the FINCHNWREN giveaway!
I love the black chalkboard design items that are so popular now. So, I’m giving some away! The FINCHNWREN blog is giving away a chalkboard goodies gift pack in the Raindrops on Roses Giveaway Hop! One winner will receive:
A 20-Count Chalkboard Labels set (with enclosed chalk)
A 5″ x 7″ chalkboard with attached easel
A 6-pack set of chalkboard gift tags with string ties
One chalk writer purple pen (wet-erasable)
How to enter:
Simply click on the “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form, where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways. Giveaway closes on April 30, 2021. Best wishes!
**CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the Crayola Art Pack, Emily B!**
Hi everyone! And happy March!
I have a fun and colorful way for you to forget all the snow, cold, and crazy weather we’ve been having lately.
I’m joining with The Mommy Island and The Kids Did It blogs–and tons of others too!–for the Let’s Get Lucky Giveaway Hop! You’ll find over 45 amazing giveaways in this giveaway hop, including mine! This giveaway hop runs from March 2-16, 2021.
To head over to the giveaway hop page, click on the blue Inlinkz button below (the one with the frog):
That will take you to the Let’s Get Lucky Giveaway Hop page, which will have links to all the blogs who are hosting giveaways. You’ll be able to access all the giveaways and enter to your heart’s delight!
And now, for the FINCHNWREN blog’s giveaway!
The FINCHNWREN blog is giving away a Crayola Art Pack to one reader! Most of them are in some shade of green (because St. Patrick’s Day). The set includes:
#Crayoligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Hand-Lettering softcover workbook
A composition book with a confetti-look cover
Alphabet sticker set in glossy green shades (72 stickers)
Crayola Washable Color Glue in green
Crayola Project Poster Markers (set of 2)
Crayola Pearl Crayons (8-pack)
Jolly Rancher Grape Flavored Lip Balm
Crayola Take Note! Felt Tip Pens (in Electric Blush and My Valentine)
Crayola Take Note! Felt Tip Pens (in Surf’s Up and Sea the Change)
Crayola zippered marker pouch in lime green
**Please note, all craft supplies are designed for ages 3 or 36 months and up. Oddly enough, the Jolly Rancher lip balm is designed for age 8 and up.**
How to enter the giveaway for the Crayola Art Pack
To enter to win the Crayola Art Pack giveaway, simply click on the “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways. One winner will be selected to win all items in the gift back. Giveaway closes 3/16/21. Best wishes!
I know that probably everyone is suffering from coronavirus fatigue. So today, I’m giving away something that I hope will bring one giveaway winner joy, something that can be enjoyed at home! Along with lots of other amazing bloggers, I’m joining in the Summer Vibes Giveaway Hop hosted by Chatty Patty’s Place and The Review Wire. So you’ll also be able to check all those out.
I personally love doing arts and crafts at home. But have you ever experienced that moment when you WANT to do something artsy, but you can’t quite come up with a project? Artist Lizzie Lees has come up with the perfect book for those moments!
Create Your Own Collage is a lovely, vivid, color- and project-packed book for you to make your very own. This book contains gorgeous pages for you to write, paint, draw, and color on; add stickers to (and she’s even included 4 pages of beautiful stickers for you to use); and even some fold-out pages to make huge collages with!
Here are some examples of the beautiful pages you’ll find to create with. There are city pages that you can personalize and enhance, like New York, London, and Paris. There are pages that you can create greeting cards with. And as I mentioned before, charming stickers! All of these pages have cool graphics and backgrounds that are just waiting for the you to jump into. It’s truly wonderful.
And, I’m also enclosing a pack of Cray-Pas Junior Artist Student Quality Oil Pastels! It’s a 12-pack, and small enough that it’s easy to carry around.
How to enter:
Simply click on the “Enter here!” link below. That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form, where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways. Giveaway closes on 7/31/20. One winner will be selected to win both the book and the oil pastels. Best wishes!
You can enter to win lots of other neat giveaways in this giveaway hop, by clicking on the blue InLinkz button below. That will take you to the main giveaway linkup, and you can see more and enter to win!
I’m sure that many of us are wondering what kinds of fun we can devise for our kids and families in the year of the coronavirus. In our area, there are still some outbreaks happening although for all intents and purposes, the state government is slowly opening up access to businesses. (With caveats, of course, regarding size of groups and social distancing. And masks.) So many of the things we’d normally do during the summertime may be off-limits to us now. But Heather Wombacher has a wonderful idea for you: online art camps for your kids!
Heather teaches both art and art history online and in person. She focuses on helping students to really see (art, technique, style, and beauty) and to create art in her classes. Her workshops work well alongside the Classical education method and are suited for children in grades K-12. We’ve been fortunate to take Heather’s class on Van Gogh and learned and put in to practice the master artist’s techniques through mark-making, brush strokes, color, and whimsy. She is a kind and loving instructor who will enable your students to learn and create art while enjoying the process. At The Apprentice Art Studios website, you can find more information about Heather’s classes. She has A La Carte Classes (Collage, Mark Making, Watercolor Whimsy 101) and an Apprentice Masters Atelier. You can even check out her Free Kids Art Video Lesson! All of Heather’s classes are gently, beautifully, and kindly taught. She instructs on artistic technique and materials and helps students celebrate the creativity that God has placed in each of us. I love her teaching style and her classes!
2020 Art Camps at The Apprentice Art Studio
This summer, your child (or even your entire family!) can take advantage of Heather’s wonderful teaching style and classes packed with creativity in the 2020 Art Camps series. Each class is priced at $75 (or $100 for the entire family) and the classes will be held online via Zoom. There are two classes:
Drawing the Golden Ratio is for older students, grade 5 and up. Students will learn about: positive/negative space; sketching vs. drawing; value; face mapping; and more, using a variety of drawing media. This art camp runs from June 22-26, 2020.
The Nature of ART camp is geared for students in grades 2 and up. Students will use recycled materials and nature artifacts to create both a nature journal and art pieces. Mandalas, prints, painting with plants, and a clay project are some of the cool art that attendees will create. This art camp will run from July 6-10, 2020.
How to find out more
Just follow this link to Summer 2020 {Camp HeARTful} Camps and scroll to the bottom of the page, to find out more and to register. (You’ll also be able to see a gallery from last year’s camps.) If you are looking for a beautiful, creative art experience for your child or family, you will love Heather’s art camps! You can also visit Heather Wombacher at her website, The Apprentice Art Studio to learn more about her and her art classes. And to see beautiful art! Heather is also on Facebook on The Apprentice Art Studio page.
I hope all of you are hanging in there as we navigate this weird world of pandemic. Stay well and take care!
*Congratulations to Jessica, the winner of the Beading Book & Beads Giveaway! Thanks to everyone for entering.*
Hi everyone!
It’s time for another fun giveaway hop with The Review Wire Media and lots of other bloggers!
How is everyone doing now? In our city/state, universities, colleges, and local school systems are closed for a couple of weeks. The colleges will proceed with online learning after the break is over. I know that many adults are embarking on a work-from-home stint. I hope you are all staying well!
Because of this, I thought that the latest FINCHNWREN giveaway should be something crafty that adults or teens could do at home. So, here are the details on my Hello Spring Giveaway Hop for 2020!
One FINCHNWREN reader will win this prize package:
Beading All-Stars: 20 Jewelry Projects from Your Favorite Designers, a glossy softcover book full of beading directions for twenty gorgeous bracelets, necklaces, and earrings that you can craft!
Bead Treasures Czech Glass Beads in a warm golden-red tone
A multicolored circular glass pendant charm to string on your new creation
How to enter:
Simply click on the “Enter here!” link below! That will take you to a Giveaway Tools entry form where you’ll be able to enter in a variety of ways, starting at 1:00AM on 3/17/20. The giveaway will close March 31, 2020. One winner will receive all three items.
Now, you can check out all the other bloggers who are hosting giveaways in the Hello Spring Giveaway Hop 2020!
Just click below on the inLinkz link, which will take you to the page where you’ll be able to see all the bloggers and their giveaways, and you’ll be able to enter those as well!
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