****GIVEAWAY****
We made it to the weekend! Today’s giveaway is a Highlights magazine and a Highlights Hidden pictures book! So the question today is “What are you hoping is the Highlight of your weekend? (Get it?) We get to see 2 of our kids and 2 of our grand-doggies! Leave your response below in the comments to be entered. #giveaway
It’s Friday! And its time for Friday’s Giveaway! Today’s prize is an adorable Little Golden Book “The Kitten who thought he was a Mouse”. Looking at that cute picture on the cover makes me think about animals which brings me to pets. The question for today then is “What pets do you have?” Feel free to include pictures of your fur babies! Or pets that don’t have fur…;) Leave your response below in the comments and then hop on over to my Facebook page and respond there for a second entry into the giveaway.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150831384977940/
Good luck and hug your fur babies for me! 🙂
It’s Thursday and time for our next GIVEAWAY! Today’s prize is a pack of “Rainbow Fuzzy Sticks”. That’s what the package calls them. I’ve always called them “Pipe Cleaners”, but the first time I went to buy some I found out they were called “Chenille Stems”. So my curiosity has been aroused…which leads us to the question for today’s giveaway…what do YOU call them?? Easy answer, right? 😉 Questioning minds want to know! Ha! If you’d like to see some fun ideas of what to do with these “things”, please visit my blog post: https://thekidsniche.com/2019/01/30/twisty-fun/
Then jump on over to my Facebook page and add your comment there for another entry into today’s giveaway.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150831384977940/
These are fun to play with no matter what you call them! 😉
Good morning, y’all! Hope your Wednesday is starting off awesome! Today I will be giving away 2 prizes – one for a boy and one for a girl! Today’s blog is about coloring and so today’s prize will be a coloring book and a box of crayons. The question of the day has 2 parts – do YOU still enjoy coloring? And if you win today, would you like the set for a boy or a girl or either one? Remember to put your response in the comments here but also hop on over to my Facebook page and add another entry there!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150831384977940/
When I was little, one of my most prized possessions was a big box of crayons. I remember how I longed for a BIG box with all those extra special colors! I loved my little boxes of crayons, but the BIG box was just sooo amazing! All those wonderful sounding colors to use…salmon, outrageous orange, wild strawberry. I was sure my picture would be awesome if I was using red violet or periwinkle.
And it came with a CRAYON SHARPENER on the back of the box!!
(Save your old crayons and any crayon shavings for another special project! But that’s for another day! Stay tuned!)
In some ways, I think coloring is not as popular as it once was but in other ways it seems more popular than ever! We spend a lot of time on “screen time” these days, but even many adults have gone back to coloring as a way of relaxing. Coloring is so good for us! One reason is that its time AWAY from the screen which we all need! Motor skills can be improved for children through coloring and it also can slow the loss of motor skills in adults. It’s a creative outlet, helps us to relax, is inexpensive and provides us with good self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment. Not bad for a box of crayons and a coloring book, eh?
There are SO many types of coloring books, for both children and adults! Just walk into any book store and you’ll be amazed at what you see! Books of every size and almost any theme you can imagine are available. I really enjoy the color by number books myself. Some for kids…
And some for adults.
Here’s one I’m currently working on. I like that I can’t tell what the picture is before I start on it. 🙂
You can color on mugs, bags, books, clothing…the list goes on! I even found a book of postcards to color and mail to that special someone you’re thinking of.
And, as I’m sure you know, there are many, many products you can color WITH such as crayons, markers, gel pens, colored pencils, twistables, etc.
Coloring is still great for kids AND for adults so if you haven’t colored anything lately, give it a whirl! You’ll be glad you did! 🙂
Good Tuesday morning to you! It’s time to start our giveaway! Today I’ll be giving away a copy of the Little Golden Book The Monster at the end of this Book. It’s an awesome funny book that kids will be sure to ask for over and over. Here’s a link to my blog post about it: https://thekidsniche.com/2019/02/18/monster-monday/
To be entered into the drawing, just answer today’s question in the comments below. What is one of your favorite kids books? Or one of your child’s favorite books? For another entry into the drawing, visit my Facebook page and leave your response there.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150831384977940/
You can enter between the hours of 9:00am to 9:00pm EST today. (Tuesday 4/2/19) Good luck! Can’t wait to see what books you love! 🙂
Happy Monday to you! And Happy April Fool’s Day! Did anyone trick you already? When our kids were little, my husband started an April Fool’s joke with them that he has played on them every year since. Yep, he stills plays it on them, but now he just sends a text message. 😉 It involves a purple horse in the front yard or running down the road in front of the house. I still remember the shocked look on their faces as they ran to the window to see this amazing horse! (I’m pretty sure they were planning to ask if we could catch him and keep him!) Today he changed it up a bit…today’s joke involved a black bear in the back yard and feeding it dog treats. Somehow they all caught on to the joke with our daughter even asking if it was purple. LOL Today begins our week of giveaways – one giveaway of a fun item for kids each day! To be entered in the drawing, just respond to my daily question. Today’s question is: Do you play April Fool’s jokes on others on April 1st or is that not really your thing? Today’s prize is a package of 5 colors of water beads! To read more about them, go to my blog post of Ooey Gooey Fun! https://thekidsniche.com/2019/02/21/ooey-gooey-fun/
For another entry into the drawing, you can also leave your response on my Facebook page. (If you aren’t a member, I think you will have to join first.) Here’s the link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150831384977940/ Your time to enter each day is 9:00am to 9:00pm EST. Good luck! Have a great April Fool’s Day!
How cool is this?! This man makes sculptures out of crayons! 😃 Makes me want to try it!
Be sure to enter the sweepstakes!
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When I was little, I loved kitties! And I loved the story book version of cute, adorable, sweet little mice. (I have since changed my mind about the mice…well, I still like story book ones, just not the real critters who sneak into our home uninvited!) So when I found a book that involved both of these wonderful things, I was a smitten kitten. This book became one of my most treasured stories. 
Not long ago, I found this book in a store and was thrilled to see it’s still in print! 
One summer day the Miggs family of mice, find a small gray and black bundle of fur in their nest. They decide to adopt the tiny baby kitten into their family and they name him Mickey.
Mickey begins to grow and becomes a happy “mouse”, not realizing that he is indeed a kitten. He learns about the mice way of life and to be afraid of cats.
As Mickey Miggs grows he becomes better and better at being a mouse and can sniff out good food scraps to share with his brother and sisters.
But as you might guess, Mickey begins to find out that he is a bit different from his family but he also learns that maybe that isn’t such a bad thing. 😊 I won’t give away the ending but your kids might enjoy sharing this sweet story with you. 🐭🐱
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