mom • crafts • crafts • kids crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 21st, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How Crayola makes creativity fun and easy to clean.
I remember when my kids were toddlers. As a new mom, I was really excited to bust out the finger paints and Play Doh. After all, these were things my mom would let us play for hours. I had such positive memories from my childhood creating purple and green hand prints on butcher paper and molding clay into various shapes that I wanted the same for my kids.
I bought all …
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me • hobbies & me time • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 11th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How we discovered Crayola Attractions on our cross-country road trip.
I know today isn’t technically the first day of #TheTroyandJylTrip cross-country road trip (made possible by the fine folks at Alice.com). @TroyPattee… keeps reminding me we started in New York City on Sunday. But, today was the first
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 7th, 2009 | 434 Comments »
Enter to win one of two amazing gift packs and let Crayola help make your holiday shopping easier this season!
Prize
Two lucky winners will receive gift baskets from Crayola right in time for the holiday season and gift giving.
- Grand Prize Winner will receive a gift pack loaded with
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 6th, 2009 | 98 Comments »
With the height of the holiday season right around the corner, are you getting excited to start your shopping and decorating? Or, have you already begun?
Join us at the #gno Twitter party… this Tuesday from 9-11 p.m. ET as we discuss creative holiday gift giving with our friends from
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 16th, 2009 | 89 Comments »
The time has arrived. Some of you have already sent your kids off to school and for others, the time for school to start is right around the corner. During August’s #gno events so far, Crayola… has shared amazing back-to-school shopping and planning strategies and tips to help make this
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making a difference! • me
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 16th, 2009 | 67 Comments »
This week’s Summer of Service challenge, sponsored by Crayola, is to brighten someone’s day by doing one or more of the following creative things. If you have more ideas, please share them in the comments!
- Run up to a loved one and give him or her an enthusiastic bear
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 16th, 2009 | 290 Comments »
Giveaway and Coupon Details
…One lucky winner will watch their child(ren)’s imagination ignite with Crayola’s Color Explosion gift pack ($200 retail value). (See gift pack products and giveaway entry requirements below.)
Whether you win the grand prize or not, everyone’s a winner in this week’s giveaway! Enjoy a discount toward
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 9th, 2009 | 112 Comments »
…Interested in strengthening your relationships? Want to know how creativity can help with that? Whether you are a spouse/partner, sibling, friend, and/or parent to young or grown children … or that fun stage right in between—to teenagers— tweet the night away with other Mom It Forward gals at #gno this
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 9th, 2009 | 318 Comments »
Creativity is a powerful element in our lives. It helps us have fun and makes life more enjoyable. But, it also helps us build and strengthen relationships, problem solve, and create unique solutions to all sorts of scenarios. Crayola… knows how important creativity is and this week, is providing a
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making a difference!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 2nd, 2009 | 5 Comments »
10 Ways to Include Others This Week…
Feeling included is a great feeling. Walking into a room—whether it be at an event, an activity, a conference, church, a school function, or otherwise—and not knowing a single soul in the room can be difficult. What a difference it makes when, in
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