Education
Send Money Via Text
I’m always dishing out cash to my kids — five bucks here, a $20 there. And my teen travels regularly with her swim team, so I’m often giving her $100 cash and telling her to put a little in her swim bag, a little in her luggage, some in her purse, etc. Plus, when she’s [...]
20Jul2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Walmart Writing Contest Offers 20 $8,000 Awards to Schools
Walmart just announced a writing contest in which students, parents and teachers can write essays to win $4,000 in school supplies for their designated classroom and another $4,000 in school supplies for their entire school. The call for entries into the contest — dubbed “Write to Change the Classroom” — began July 14 and ends July [...]
14Jul2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Teaching Your Baby Sign Language
My husband and I decided (with the encouragement of our neighbor) to introduce sign language to our youngest when she was about eight months old. It was an amazing and easy process, and by her first birthday and she was signing like crazy, showing us signs for ‘nurse’ ‘more’ ’eat’ ‘all done’ ‘daddy’ and ‘mommy’ ’sleep’ and ’bath.’ [...]
11Jul2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Jumpstart.com Giveaway
The Lipstick to Crayons sisters are huge fans of Jump Start educational products and software. Recently our children have had the opportunity to play the beta version of Jumpstart.com, a browser-based virtual world.
In the Jumpstart 3D World kids can create their own avatars called Jumpeez which can be personalized. When you login to JumpStart.com, you’ll find [...]
Start Healthy Stay Healthy pledge GIVEAWAY
Share your pledge with us and you’ll be entered to win a Gerber diaper bag filled with a recipe tin and teddy bear!
11Feb2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 69 comments | Continued
WordWorld DVD GIVEAWAY
We have extended this giveaway until January 5!
A brand-new study funded by the Department of Education was just released, and concludes that WordWorld officially helps children develop pre-literacy skills. Given the Child Now study stating that only 1 in 8 children’s educational TV programs meet high quality standards, and that by the fourth [...]
26Dec2008 | lipsticktocrayons | 132 comments | Continued
Make cash for your school
I’m a big supporter of Box Tops Marketplace. Just this year my children’s small private school has earned thousands of dollars from Box Tops. I urge you to shop the Box Tops Marketplace this holiday season to help earn cash back for your school.
Signing up is easy:
Choose a school to support. Your designated school will [...]
12Dec2008 | Kristie | Comments Off | Continued
Changes Kit for tweens entering puberty
Puberty is right around the corner for my two oldest daughters and I’m thrilled that there are so many products on the market to educate and celebrate becoming a woman. The Changes Kit is my favorite.
The Changes kit was developed by Staten Island Registered Nurses Tara Harrington and Susanne Marcotte-Carroll who have 5 young girls [...]
