"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. " -Helen Keller

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Mr. Popper's Penguins DVD Giveaway

I know there are a lot of you out there who are disturbingly organized and plan way, way ahead and that means you're already ready for Christmas. For the rest of us normal people, I have a great giveaway for you. Y'all, it's time to enter to win a copy of the fabulously funny movie, Mr. Popper's Penguins,
and a super cool Popper's Penguins ice cube tray.
These would be really great family gifts or even stocking stuffers depending on your family's preferences. I already told y'all how much my entire family loved the movie but I have to admit I am really excited about the ice cube tray. I'm not planning on making ice cubes though. I found out that you can use the ice cube trays and similar candy molds to make your own shaped crayons. The only rub is that you can't use the ice cube trays for ice or the candy molds for candy after making crayons in them. If you gather up all the broken pieces parts of crayons and put them in the molds, you can then microwave them and melt the crayons into the shapes (click here to find complete instructions). You can either make solid colored crayons or multi-hued crayons. I can't wait to make some penguin crayons. They're going to be so cute.

Mr. Popper's Penguins becomes available on DVD on Dec. 6th, my birthday, and I thought I'd celebrate by ending my giveaway on that day. All you have to do is click the read more like and enter through the Rafflecopter form. And, just because I love crafty ideas and using things in unintended ways (like the ice trays and candy molds), I'll give you 4 entries if you comment and tell me your favorite crafty repurposing of a household object.



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Hey, Kristin! :) My favorite crafty repurposing of a household object is amazingly simple. We take grocery store paper bags, turn them inside out, and get busy with stamps and colored ink pads...we have one-of-a-kind wrapping paper that can be customized for each recipient! :)
we take cardboard paper towel holders and use them to wrap small gifts. (cut in half) they look like Christmas crackers when we are done.
Reuse chinese takeout boxes by washing and decorating to make cute gift packages.
We use old boxes and store bags and decorate them and make our own gift bags.
I like to take diaper boxes and wrap them in cloth to make organizer bins
We always cover the random advertisement magnets we get in the mail with stickers. Then we cut the sticker shapes out for "new" magnets with which the boys can hang their artwork on the fridge.
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soha molina · 695 weeks ago

We use egg cartons for painting and pour water color in them.
We use old magazines to make collages on package boxes we have received in the mail

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