Thankful for Blessings! Giveaway!

This has been a wonderful week for me! I have almost finished up all of my assessments, our school fundraiser went well (I am PTA president and pretty much only member, so the fundraiser was a big weight on my shoulders!) and I received two wonderful packages in the mail!

The first is from my bloggy buddy Allie, aka The Gypsy Teacher! A while back she had a Pay It Forward post that I commented on. Well this week I got my gift package from her - it came with the sweetest note and all of this:

 3 bottles of hand sanitizer, with the little rubber thingy so I can actually clip it to my purse and not lose it - love! A scented candle, cute gloves, turkey tissues and sugar-free candies! do I feel loved or what? I am beyond pleased and so grateful to Allie - she made my day! Please go check out her blog and leave her some love too - she has some great ideas and the cutest hair clips in her Etsy store!

Next up, I came home on Friday to find a box from Oriental Trading on my front porch. Only, I hadn't ordered anything from OT in a while. Imagine my surprise to open it and find all these goodies:

 Star Student pencils, stickers, hall passes, book marks and certificates!

Rainbow colored baskets and large book holders!

I got these gifts as part of their blogger program! Now let me just add the disclaimer that, if I didn't truly like Oriental Trading and their products, I wouldn't be promoting them - regardless of what they sent me! But, I have shopped at OT before and I love their stuff! Each time I've ordered my purchases arrive quickly, accurately and well packaged. I even have a few things in my shopping cart for our next PTA carnival :)

OT also sent me a gift card that I can giveaway! How cool is that?! One lucky winner will receive this $25 Oriental Trading gift card - just in time to buy some cute holiday stocking stuffers!  Use the rafflecopter form below to enter :)

In the midst of all this excitement, I have managed to do a little bit of work as well. I finished up my "Turkey Time! A Thanksgiving themed Common Core Aligned Measurement Pack!" that I am just in love with! It covers measuring height and width, time to the hour and half hour, graduated order, tally marks and graphing!

I also made a Thanksgiving Roll & Cover Addition and Subtraction games set - my students love these!



Next up on my to-do list is a Winter themed Ten Frames pack for January! I am thinking along the lines of penguins, snowmen and polar bears. Any other Winter themes I should include? Also, I'm having a flash giveaway on my Facebook page today - just hop over and leave a comment under this post and you could win my turkey time pack!

Whew! Alright, time for the giveaway! May the odds be ever in your favor!(This review is based strictly on my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above. I was provided the sample free of charge by the company or PR agency and I provided my honest opinion. No other type of compensation was received for this review.)
a Rafflecopter giveaway

42 comments:

Hoffer said...

I have a set of beads that I am eyeballing!
Kaci

Anonymous said...

Love OT! I think my next purchase will be the Christmas themed paper lanterns that look like giant ornaments. So fun!

Thanks,
Cathy VerSteeg
cathy@missversteeg.com
www.missversteeg.com

Suzanne Sweeney said...

Always love your ideas and enthusiasm!

Suzanne Sweeney said...

Just commented but think the gingerbread men products at OT are just too cute.

Anonymous said...

Yay!!! What a cool surprise to get in the mail!

I love their Adult Elf Outfit!!! :)

Marie
The Hands-On Teacher in First!

Journey of a Substitute Teacher (Ms. T) said...

I love the bendable penguins!

ttlusty07@yahoo.com

Journey of a Substitute Teacher
Endless Pinabilities!

Thanks for the opportunity to win :)

Julie said...

OT is awesome ... I love all the rubber ducks they have

Rachel said...

Love their stationery! Perfect gifts for the students!

Maria Youngblut said...

I love the Christmas Lights Rubber Ducks!

Adrienne said...

OT is the place to go to find cute things for the kiddies stockings for Christmas!

Adrienne said...
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Laura said...

I love ALL the rubber duckies but I also love the Christmas finger puppets. So great to use for Math! Great giveaway!
Laura
Peace, Love, and First Grade

Andrea Crawford said...

I love OT and haven't shopped in forever! I love the Sled-Riding Marshmallow Snowman Ornament Craft Kit. Too cute!

Unknown said...

I would love all the gingerbread man or snowman ornaments! So cute!

Jen said...

I like the marshmallow craft. I made this with my kids last year.

jjn2home@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

I love Oriental trading too :) I get prizes for my piano students there.

Mrs. S said...
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Unknown said...

Thanks for this giveaway!

Mrs. S said...

I love all of their simple craft sets!

Heather said...

Christmas Bulb Photo Frame Magnet Craft Kit- perfect for parent gifts!

Heather (heathernnance@yahoo.com)

msjan49 said...

Thanks I love OT also!!

msjan49 said...

Thanks I love OT also!!

Liz said...

I haven't ordered anything from OT, but I love browsing through all their stuff!
Liz
Teaching in the Valley

MikesMom said...

I was drawn to the "Jesus is Dear to Me" reindeer.
jkmatuch@aol.com

Mrs. Reinartz said...

I love the Gingerbread House Magnetic Picture Frame craft! I am planning on ordering it for my firsties to give their parents for Christmas!

eickejn@gmail.com

Kelly said...

Hope I win- I would love a holiday craft set for my kiddos. Also, I am hosting a holiday craft link up right now at my blog. Hope you'll consider joining in!

Kelly
Kindergarten Kel

Jay Pea said...

I love all the kid trinkets from OT and the fuzzy coloring magnets are my fave. I spend too much money at that place;)
Love your blog. What great surprises to receive!
Jana
jprowell11@gmail.com

Cherie said...

3d gingerbread house craft kit from OT!
cheriemae@gmail.com

sarah said...

I love winter so any of their snowflake products would be perfect!

Cindy said...

I do penguins in January - they've got some really cute penguin stuff!!! :o)

Cindy
ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

Kelly M said...

There are just too many great things to choose from! I love the different craft kits and the Christmas finger puppets!

kmkoala1@gmail.com

Merritt said...

Thanks for your awesome blog.
merrittbalding@gmail.com

Merritt said...

Thanks for your awesome blog.
merrittbalding@gmail.com

Mrs. Brown said...

I love all their organizing things for the classroom....love the colors too!

kellybrown28021@gmail.com

Miss Mix said...

Little blessings when things get tough or trying are so sweet =)

Danielle Mix
http://hotspotmissmix.blogspot.com/

Yvonnee said...

Great giveaway thanks. I love OT. I would like some of their classroom organization materials and little gifts for my students.
Yvonnee

Lori R said...

I like their wooden snowman banner.
lraines78@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

This would be fun to use. There are always things that you can find here.
Thanks for the chance,
Megan
mhorman@north-cedar.k12.ia.us

Patti said...

I'm eyeing their gingerbread man products for a unit.
Patti

Jessica Ann Stanford said...

Love these cuties http://www.orientaltrading.com/plush-long-arm-elves-a2-4_5015.fltr?demandPrefix=15 soooooo cute!

Moria Mattox said...

I love all of OT's different rubber ducks for different holidays and themes.

Karyn said...

I love their penguin crafts! OT has so much cute stuff!

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