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Birthday Gift Guide and $500 in Gifts #Giveaway

My savvy ladies and I are getting ready to celebrate birthdays!
R3SL Birthday Gift Guide
This year, we are trying the new Invite Bandz to invite our guests to the party. Stay tuned as we show you on Instagram and Facebook how we are going to invite our guests to the party.
Invite Bandz are the new ultimate party invitation with a physical invitation that unlocks a private a secure party hub to invite guests, provide party updates, send personal thank yous and encourage party goers to engage in their own personal online community. For more information, visit www.markedprivate.com
Invite Bandz

Gift Guide of our Favorite Items

Frozen Chair

Any little girl would be thrilled to cozy up with her friends Anna & Elsa in this Frozen chair ($69).  This would be the perfect gift for the Frozen fans in your life.
Frozen Chair

 Barbie Cash Register 

The Barbie Cash Register is so cool.  You can use your iPad camera and scan real barcodes.  With Barbie, you can explore stores and shop, shop, shop.

Barbie Cash Register

 

Doc McStuffins Sing-Along Boombox- $39.99

Doc McStuffins
The Rocking Doc Boom Box is so much fun for your Doc fan.  You can  sing along with the built-in songs or connect to your MP3 player to rock to your own tunes. You can even play fun speech and sound effects from the show. Give your toys a quick check-up with the included accessories. Boo boos be gone and music rock on!

 

 Eitech Electronic Set 

Girls love electronic sets too! My daughter is learning all about electricity in third grade and this kit will be a fun way to extend the learning experience.

eitech Electronic Set

 

Kiditec Wonderland Building Set Building Kit 

1406 Wonderland 2

 

  • Swiss made Kiditec building toys not only boost creativity and technical abilities for budding engineers, they do so in a fun, engaging and playful manner that encourages kids to think in alternative ways.
  • Children can build whatever they invent with their imaginations!
  • Builds multiple creations, shapes, and designs
  • All the elements can be plugged and screwed together
  • Introduces new challenges such as the plug-in clip element
  • Includes building instructions

 Kiditec Wonderland set will surprise you with new purple bloxx! In Wonderland you will meet a duck on wheels, a purple cow and many other cute figures. Includes 49 model ideas. For ages 3 to 7 years and up.

 

 

Aquabeads Beginners Studio

Aquabeads Beginner Kit

The Aquabeads Beginners Studio has everything you need to create amazing bead art. Store the 800 jewel and classic beads, in 12 colors, in the star-shaped palette. Select a design template and slide into place under the template lid. Create your bead art and spray with water. That’s it! Let dry and your creation is complete! Use the storage bin to keep everything in one place when you are done. This kit includes storage bin with lid, sprayer, 4 design templates, 800 jewel and classic beads, bead pen and instructions. Ages 6+

Etch A Sketch®

 

Etch a Sketch Turns 55

Etch A Sketch®, The World’s Favorite Drawing Toy® turns 55 in 2015, #EtchASketch55Bday! The iconic toy was first introduced in the United States in 1960 by The Ohio Art Company as a mechanical drawing toy, but has since become the iconic toy everyone knows and loves. It is a symbol of American pop culture, an adult’s portal into blissful childhood memories, a preferred medium for some artists but most importantly, it is still a source of fun and entertainment for children of all ages. More than 175 million units have been sold worldwide since it made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City 55 years ago.

The classic Etch A Sketch® is available nationwide at major retailers and specialty stores across the county. Retails for $14.99 and is for ages 3 and up.

Visit us online: www.ohioart.com

Tweet with us using # EtchASketch55Bday

 

Set of Shel Silverstein Books

Shel Silverstein was one of my favorite poets growing up and now my savvy ladies love his poems too.  To celebrate April as National Poetry month, I will be reading these classics with my girls and my second graders.   They are true favorites and I love that even after 40 years, they bring laughs and smiles and a love of poetry to all who read.

Shel Silverstein books

Shel Silverstein Special Editions

 

Lulu Jr. Make Your Own Book Kits

 

Lulu Jr. has a great variety of Make Your Own Book Kits at all price points – IlluStory, IlluStory Junior, My Awesome Book and My Comic Book  make great birthay gifts.  Another example of fun and educational.  My daughters love to write and I think this is a great idea!

Lulu Jr. Collage

 

 

Lulu jr make your own book with pic

 

eeboo  Fluorescent Butterflies Sketchbook and Pencils and the Pom Pom maker

PNBUT-set SKBUT-cover

 

My girls love to draw. These sketchbooks and Fluorescent pencils  from eeBoo are the perfect gift.

Do you have a crafter? The Pom Pom Maker is tons of fun and a great price too!

PPMAK-set

Geek & Co Yarn Storming Machine

Yarn Storming Machine

This simple device allows anyone to successfully knit yarn into beautiful crafts without knitting needles. The plastic knitting frame with adjustable bridge enables kids to knit tubular and rectangular shapes. A smaller tool makes braids. You can knit up a storm of crafts and design your own sleeves, scarves, and jewelry. Take your craft to the streets with urban knitting: bollards, tree trunks, poles, and railings can be embellished in colorful yarn envelopes.

Geek & Co. Monster Sewing Workshop

monster sewing workshop

Learn to sew by making a funny lovable little monster that only a mother or father could love. The full-color manual explains the basic techniques involved in hand sewing and offers various design suggestions for creating your own stuffed monsters. With a wide variety of printed fabrics, felt, thread, stuffing, and other materials, create unique and personalized monsters that you can keep for yourself or unleash on your friends.

Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution

Spin Art Revolution

Create fascinating abstract paintings by dripping paint on this spinning turntable. There is some element of chaos and surprise as the images will always look different. Use your finished artwork for banners, greeting cards, and stationary. Learn the science behind pigment mixing, paint viscosity, and rotational physics.

 

 

 

Ride Along Dolly

Ride Along Dolly Pink Image

  • Ride Along Dolly is an adorable doll bicycle seat that allows children to take their favorite doll or stuffed animal for a bike ride

  • Proven sales history as Top 200 Best Selling item on Amazon.com

  • This must-have item encourages outdoor play

  • Recommended for all dolls and stuffed animals up to 18 in. and up to 3 lbs.

  • Comes with design-it-yourself decals and includes a child-friendly doll seat belt to reinforce riding with safety

  • Universal hardware is included for easy attachment to any bike. No assembly required.

  • MSRP: $19.99 (Available for purchase in two colors: Pink or Purple)

 

You may purchase Ride Along Dolly by visiting: www.scsdirectinc.com or www.Amazon.com

 

ELmo musical

ON DVD AND DIGITAL MAY 5, 2015

 

Plus Full-Length Video of Play With Me: Imagine With Me!

Your favorite furry red monster is ready to sing and dance as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization, release Sesame Street: Elmo The Musical Volume 2 on DVD and digital on May 5, 2015 for $14.98 SRP. With over two hours of fun in seven all-new episodes, Sesame Street fans young and old will love to interact with Elmo during his explorations!

 

Disney Go Green: A Family Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle


Disney Go Green

 

The book explains the importance of sustainability in a simple, understandable way.  It includes interesting facts and tips, and has lots of fun activities for children to try.

The purpose of the activities is to show children how to be artistic using items found in nature or how to reuse things they already have.  There are also recipes for using locally grown ingredients.  All of this helps reduce our ecological footprint and impact on the planet.

 

 Selfie Stick by Selfie Geeks

Now to have a great birthday party, the Selfie Stick by Selfie Geeks will be tons of fun for getting the crowd into all the pictures.

Selfie Stick selfie Stick 2

selfie stick for SelfieGeeks.com. It helps you take great pictures and was even mentioned as one of Time’s 25 Best Inventions of 2014.
If you’re game for doing a product review, I can provide you with:
  • 1 Selfie Stick – Your choice of colors (Black, Blue, Pink)

 

Birthday Gift Guide Giveaway

 

We want you to be birthday party ready with this amazing Birthday Gift Guide Giveaway.  

Most items mentioned above are included:

Eitech Electronic Set $60

Kiditec Wonderland set $83.19

Classic Etch A Sketch® $14.99

Aquabeads Beginners Studio: $19.95

Set of Shel Silverstein Books $80

Lulu Jr. My Awesome Book premier kit $39.99

Selfie stick from SelfieGeeks.com $19.95

eeBoo  Fluorescent Butterflies Sketchbook and Pencils $15

eeBoo  Pom Pom maker $10

Ride Along Dolly $19.99

Barbie Cash Register – $29.99

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 on DVD $14.98

Disney Go Green: A Family Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle $9.60

Geek & Co Yarn Storming Machine $22.50

Geek & Co. Monster Sewing Workshop $22.5o

Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution $22.50

Just like the one celebrating likes surprises, we have a surprise for you!  There will be another item added to your winnings with a value of at least $20 

Must be 18+ .  Continental US only. 

 
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Comments

  2. WOW! This is an amazing contest! I love soooooo many of the prizes. The shel Silverstein collection is fantastic and would be a great addition to any library. I love the spin art revolution, the sewing monster, the Barbie cash register and the kids tech wonderland set.

  5. The lulujr bookmaking looks really interesting. I think kids would jump at the chance to have their stories copied in a “real” book.

  15. Omg it’d be amazing to win all of these! dds would love all the pom pom kits, aquabeads and the monster sewing workshop! the spin art looks so cool!! we could make a lot of birthday and holiday cards with that! i love shel silverstein and would love to read that with dds!

  16. my oldest daughter would love the craft kits and my younger girls would like the frozen chair

  17. i like the Illustory Jr. because my younger kids could use it to create their own books and its nice that it comes with everything they need to make it and send it in

  18. i learned that the selfie stick uses the audio socket to communicate with your phone

  28. I learned that the books on Lulu Jr are great for teaching self esteem to children.

  29. I learned that with the Selfie stick there is no app to install it is just your camera that it needs to work!

  32. Everything looks awesome, but my favorites are the Frozen chair, The Shel Silverstein book collection, and the Create Your Own Book kit.

  33. On the Lulu jr website, I learned that they also offer a make your own comic book kit along with the make your own book kit.

  39. My Niece Maya would love the Monster Sowing kit and the Shel Silverstein books. And I would be her doubly favorite Uncle:)

  40. My favorite item would be the set of Shel Silverstein books. I read them as a child and still read them when I come across them today.

  41. I love the Set of Shel Silverstein Books and the Frozen Chair! I loved Shel’s poems as a kid. I had to memorize a few of them for school and I still remember it! The Frozen chair is super cute!

  44. I love the frozen chair and the Shel S books, the chair my daughter would love and the books were favorites of mine when I was younger.

  47. At Lulu, I learned that when using markers or colored pencils, use bright colors. Light colors and light lines may be lost in the production of your book

  48. From the Selfie Stick site, I learned that you use your phone’s camera and that no other app installation is required.

  59. This is so cool!!! I love the Lulu Jr Illustory Junior! “Your child writes and illustrates their own original story that will be printed as a full-color, 5.5″ x 8.5″ softcover book” This would be perfect for dd since she is learning how to create a travel journal and it’d be so amazing to transform it to an actual softcover book!

  60. Love how easy it is to use the selfie stick! “Screw mobile phone holder onto selfie stick and place mobile phone securely onto the mobile phone holder. Plug the audio cable into the phone and adjust pole to desired length” I would love one for our vacations and holidays, my arms are short so I need one!! 🙂

  61. I love the Shel Silverstein books. Loved reading them when I was little, mow I can share with my kids!

  70. I learned that they offer a variety of packs. The comic one seems fun;)

  71. Love the Doc McStuffins Sing-Along Boombox! My daughter would go crazy for it! She loves Doc!

  75. I like the Shel Silverstein Books, Yarn machine and etch a sketch.
    Thanks for the contest.

  77. my daughter would love the barbie cash register and the Eitech Electronic Set. The crafting items would be fun also. Thanks for the chance!

  83. I love the Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution set. I remember doing this in funland at the beach. It was so much fun.

  88. I like the Frozen chair, the Doc McStuffins boombox and the Shel Silverstein books. I have read the books before and love them 🙂 My great niece is obsessed with Frozen, as all little girls are I think lol She also likes Doc McStuffins because of the animals 🙂 I must say all the prizes are awesome!! 🙂

  90. Selfie Geeks site says that no apps are required. You can use your phone’s standard camera and an over 3 foot cord to take selfies.

  93. Amazing prizes – good luck all! I loved the Elmo: The Musical dvd – my 2yr old granddaughter loves to dance and sing along with Elmo every time she sees him.

  95. I love all of them but the Set of Shel Silverstein Books would be my favorite as my kids love reading & we would have a blast! Thank you so much for the lovely chance!

  99. I love the books, the Geek & Co Yarn Storming Machine. and the Lulu Jr. Make Your Own Book Kits most!

  101. I love the Ride Along Doll Bike seat! My daughters would just flip if they could enjoy a Spring bike ride with their dolly’s too! I also thought the Barbie Cash Register was great too! My girls are always playing “store” and this one has all the bells and whistles! And of course, the Set of Shel Silverstein Books is something every home with children should have!

  105. Visited Selfie Stick website and learned that it requires no installation.. and no need to install other apps on your phone.

  106. Visited the Lulu Jr website and learned that they sell an Illustory book kit where you can write and illustrate your own hardcover book!

  107. My daughter would LOVE the Frozen chair! I also like the boom box and the Aquabeads. My daughter loves to be crafty, so all the art sets would be right up her alley.

  108. There are so many great items on the list it is hard to choose my favorites! I think I have a top 3 narrowed down though; the set of Shel Silverstein books because I loved them as a child, the Eitech Electronic Set because my son loves science, and Lulu Jr. Make Your Own Book Kits because my son and I love making crafts/journals/smashbooks.

  114. I love the Selfie Stick by Selfie Geeks!!! I like the Eitech Electronic Set too! my son would go nuts over that!

  124. well the frozen chair is cool and i am sure my kids would love it, but i love where the side walk ends books

  125. I love the creative gifts the most such as the Fluorescent butterflies sketchbook and pencils,Yarn Storming Machine,Spin Art Revolution,and the Monster Sewing Workshop,My kids would be jumping up and down begging to dive in and start crafting!

  126. Wow great giveaway! As a grandmother of 6 and great granny of 1, this would cover all of their birthdays! Thanks for the chance!

  136. Set of Shel Silverstein Books ,Frozen Chair, Geek & Co Yarn Storming Machine, fun items all around!

  137. I think my kids would like the Aquabeads Beginners Studio & Set of Shel Silverstein Books.

  138. So many awesome goodies! My son would especially love the Spin Art Revolution. He has a birthday coming up next month as well.. I would so love to win this for him!!

  139. So wonderful for kids to write and illustrate their own softcover book and have their name featured as the author! Done by a professional company just like a reading story book bought from the store or at the library.

  140. Being part of a group photo, runs without batteries. Never be left out of a photo again.

  147. the shel silverstein books-my nieces would love those. and definitely the etch a sketch-a classic fun toy!!

  148. A couple of my favorites are the Barbie Cash Register, and Doc McStuffins Sing-Along Boombox! I also love the Etch A Sketch, I loved mine as a kid.

  152. of course i like the frozen chair … but i really like the crafts like the sewing machine and moster maker … all of the items i like tho !

  153. My favorite is the Monster Sewing Workshop — I think this would be a good starter project to teach kids how to sew. More kids need to learn the art of sewing.

  154. I learned that Lulu Jr sells a really cool kit that turns your child’s drawings into a comic book.

  155. Wow! Such an amazing package! I really love the cash register. My neice who stays with us a lot has been wanting one & watchng YouTube videos of kids playing with them, also the frozen chair is really cute too. All of the prizes are just great & fun!

  158. The selfie stick is a very cool and convenient gadget. You don’t need batteries, nor do you need to download any camera apps. It works by pluging into you aux socket and adds 3.5ft to your arms length for great pictures.

  159. Wow so many great items!! I loved reading Silverstein when I was younger and now my kids do too. The Etch-A-Sketch is awesome.. the craft kits… so much fun.

  160. The Shel Silverstein books, Frozen chair, Aquabeads Beginners Studio, and the Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution are the things my children would probably like the most.

  161. Some of my favorite items in the birthday guide: Monster Sewing Workshop, Make Your Own Books Kit & Selfie Stick! Thank-you for a great #giveaway 🙂

  164. The monster sewing kit, barbie cash register, and frozen chair would be my daughters’ favorites.

  166. I would have to say the Frozen Chair would be the favorite in my house the g kids love frozen and need a chair for their reading nook

  171. My granddaughter would love the eeBoo Fluorescent Butterflies Sketchbook and Pencils. And every kid needs an etch-a-sketch!

  179. ~ I like the ebbo florescent pencils and sketchbook, selfie stick, The Elmom Musical ~

  182. I love all of the crafting sets and the Frozen chair is awesome. Thanks so much for the chance!

  183. My favorites are the Eitech Electronic Set, the Kiditec Wonderland set, the Selfie stick from SelfieGeeks.com, the Barbie Cash Register, and the Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution.

  185. I like the Selfie Stick, Geek & Co. Spin Art Revolution and you can’t go wrong with the Classic Etch-a-sketch.

  186. The top 2 items I like are the Frozen Chair (my daughters want this exact chair so bad, they always see it at Toys ‘R Us) and the Doll Bike Seat.

  194. The Shel Silverstein books are my favorite. My favorite book when I was little was Where the sidewalk ends. Love to give these to my little one.

  199. Gotta love that book set. I loved shel silverstien so much growing up. Id love to read them to my kids.

  204. I learned from Lulu jr. that you can order extra books for family members and they have a special for teachers.

  205. I learned that the selfie sticks come in three different colors and they also sell a periscope lens for phones.

  207. Everything in this collection is awesome! Love, love the Shel Silverstein books and the selfie stick! Thanks so much for the opportunity!

  208. I’d love to turn my kids drawings into comics. Who knew that was possible? Awesome!

  211. Wow, what a great giveaway! I love the book set. I loved his books when I was a kid.

  216. I know my granddaughter would love the Barbie Cash Register and the etch a sketch and the frozen chair is really cute too. Thanks for having this fantastic birthday contest!

  218. Some great choices. I especially love the Etch a Sketch and my fairy god-daughter would flip over the Frozen Chair. Spin art would be fun for the whole gang.

  220. I love love the shel silverstein books they were my absolute favorite books as a kid would love for my kids. I love the poem about the girl that doesnt take out the trash

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