The Sunday Showcase - Spotlighting YOUR Child Centered Ideas

Welcome to
  The Sunday Showcase -

where we showcase
YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS!

 

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We feel confident in saying that this linky is always full of amazing ideas

so be sure to hop around & check out

what your fellow bloggers have linked-up.

We promise you will be inspired, awed and ready to create!

If you are here for the first time please take a moment to read

our informational post for full details -

this is a fun & relaxed linky but there are a few guidelines.

Anything kid friendly and/or child centered is welcome!

We don't accept links for giveaways, shops,

or downloads for purchase, etc.

They will be deleted & we do monitor our links.

If you're linking up with us we do encourage you

to visit some of your fellow bloggers!

We ALL love comments, encouragement, feedback, etc.

One of your 2 Hostesses
 (Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas and/or Classified:Mom)

will be either visiting & commenting on your link(s),

and/or sharing them on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. 

We aim to spread the love & we appreciate your comments as well!

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This week's Showcase Features

taken from last week's post:

The "most clicked" idea from last week's linky 

Living Life Intentionally's Monet Artist Study 

earned our "Most Clicked" distinction

& it was also one of my personal faves - 

I am quite partial to Monet & this was fabulous! 

Some of our Favorite Ideas:

Footprint Penguin Canvas Keepsake 

from Handprint & Footprint Art

One Artsy Mama shared a gorgeous
Mixed Media Art Valentine Canvas

Coffee Cups & Crayons

made Valentine Heart Window Clings from glue -

I so want to try this!

Discover how to make a Recycled Art: Castle

with At Number 29...

Learn a different painting technique (Comb Painting)
with Tutus and Tea Parties

If you have been featured, grab a button you deserve it!

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Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

Love Bugs Craft & Writing Activity

We worked on these cute paper & pom pom love bugs

and then wrote about them to practice crucial writing skills.

Classified:Mom
Valentine's Day Kids Craft: Love Cupcake

Valentine's Day Kids Craft: Love Cupcake

Make a "Love Cake" out of homemade puffy paint
for this super easy and fun Valentine's Day Kids Craft.

Thank You for linking up with us!

Aimee (Classified:Mom) & Bernadette (Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas)

6 Years Ago Today, I Became a Mom

6 years ago today, I became a Mom.

6 years ago today, my world changed.

6 years ago today, this precious gift came into my life.

The last 6 years have been an adventure.

I have laughed and I have cried.

I have felt inadequate 

and I have felt fear.

I have felt happiness & hope

but most of all I have felt LOVE.

I have learned so much in the last 6 years,

about myself, 

about life,

about love,

about being a Mom.

I look forward to the future.

I look forward to seeing how this precious life unfolds.

Happy 6th Birthday Big Girl!

I am so proud of the wonderful person you are.

Your sweet smile brightens our days.

I love you more than I ever thought possible.

It is an honor to be your Mom.

xoxoxo

Mama

Play & Craft With Hearts - A Heart Project Giveaway

Today, I have a special giveaway for you!

But first let me review why in case you missed it yesterday.
Yesterday, I shared a very important multi-blog project with you - The Heart Project. 

70+ bloggers have come together to raise funds and awareness for the American Heart Association (AHA)

by offering a free e-book, The Heart Book, to anyone

who makes a $5.00 (or more) donation to the AHA.

Here's how we're doing so far 
towards reaching our $1000 goal

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Today, I am bringing you a special giveaway 
we put together here on Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas.


We have 2 projects in the The Heart Book:
 Melted Heart Crayon Rainbow Valentines

and
 Valentine Hearts Chocolate Playdough 

Using our posts as inspiration, we put together a fun 
"Play & Craft with Hearts" Giveaway.

The Giveaway:

Are you ready to have some fun with hearts? 

I hope so, because here's what we have for you:

A batch of Rainbow Heart Crayons

A batch of (Scented) Chocolate Playdough

A pack of Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters
A small chocolate heart candy box (not pictured)

The adorable book - Lilly's Chocolate Heart (NEW)

How To Enter:

**Sweepstakes ends on 2/9/12**

 One (1) lucky Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas readers

(US Only!) is going to receive the following:

6 rainbow heart crayons

Batch of homemade chocolate scented playdough

Heart shaped cookie cutters (new in package)
small chocolate heart candy box

(New Book) Lilly's Chocolate Heart

How to Enter:

Tell me one thing that your kids love {HEART} to do for fun!

I know there's lots so sharing one should be easy, peasy!

(**This must be answered in order for extra entries to count**)

Extra Entries (Optional)
Please leave a seperate comment for each entry!  
If you have already completed any of the below 

be sure to leave a comment!  It will count as an entry.

1. If you donated to the AHA & downloaded the AMAZING e-book tell me 1 craft you can't wait to try! I know, I know - it's so hard to pick just one!


2. Share the Heart Project on Facebook & leave me a comment that you did!

3.  Tweet about this giveaway:

 Win a play & crafts with Heart pack from @Momto2PoshDivas #giveaway ends 2/9/12

4. Tweet about the Heart Project:

Help raise funds & awareness for the @American_Heart with The Heart Project and @Momto2PoshDivas 

Giveaway Rules & Information:

• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook.
• In order to enter you must leave your entry comment(s) on THIS POST.
• Seperate comments must be left for each additional optional entry!
• Sweepstakes ends at midnight on February 9th, 2012 (PST)
• No purchase necessary to win
• Must be 18yrs of age or older to enter
• US residents only!
• Void where prohibited by law.
• Odds of winning are based on total number of valid entries received.
• Winners will be chosen via random.org by 2/14/12 and will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
• If winner does not claim prize within 48 hrs. or forefits, prize will be reawarded at my sole discretion.

Bern

The Heart Project: An American Heart Association Fundraiser

Welcome to The Heart Project!

What is The Heart Project?

70+ bloggers have come together to bring you an AMAZING book with 100+ Heart Projects that are all child oriented in some way in order to raise funds for the American Heart Association (AHA). There are project ideas for cooking, crafting/creating, playing and decorating. 

The Story Behind The Heart Project

Why are we doing this? It all began with Jamie from Hands on : We Grow and more specifically with Ellie Jo. Ellie Jo is an adorable and sweet little girl who is full of life. She also has a congenital heart defect and has numerous heart surgeries in her short 4 years of life. She needs a pacemaker and one day (hopefully many, many ears from now) she will require a heart transplant. 

Due to the AHA's research and funding, Ellie Jo (and so many others) is living a pretty normal life. The Heart Project wants to support the AHA's research and funding. The Heart Project wants to help Ellie Jo and all the others with heart defects/problems live a long and happy life.

How can you help?

By making a donation (see below) you will be supporting the AHA. To thank you for your contribution you will receive The Heart Book, an e-book filled with an amazing collection of photographed heart projects from fabulous bloggers all over the world - including ME!

We hope you will join us in our efforts to raise our target goal of $1000 by Valentine's Day by making a $5.00 donation!

Our Heartfelt Thank You - The Heart E-Book:
Here's a sneak peek at what The Heart Book has in store for you -

Didn't I tell you it was AMAZING!
This book is ONLY available through 
the month of February 2012 so don't delay! 


There's also a printed version of the e-book available
for $20.00 (plus shipping) from createspace.com

US $20.00

Order the Printed Version

♥  $5.00 of the ale of each book will go to the AHA  ♥



Of course you can also choose to donate 
without receiving the e-book - if it's not your kind of thing.
We are truly grateful for any donation that helps support the AHA!

Supporters

The Heart Project has some amazing supporters/sponsors that have really stepped up to help us reach our goal. 

CraftProjectIdeas.com is donating $1.00 for each $5.00 donation we receive through The Heart Book button above for the AHA up to $500.00! Wow! 

Auctions, Giveaways & More.....

Not only have we worked hard behind the scenes to make this fabulous book available to you. There are also tons of giveaways that will be going on throughout the next few weeks (stay tuned for mine coming tomorrow!!!), a few auctions and even paperback copies of The Heart Book to be won! I know, I know - we are really going all out for this wonderful cause.

Auctions 

♥  All proceeds of each auction will go to the AHA  ♥

Melissa & Doug -  4 Trunki with Teddy Bear Auctions!

1. Trunki with Teddy Bear, ends Feb 10
2. Trunki with Teddy Bear, ends Feb 10
3. Trunki with Teddy Bear, ends Feb 10
4. Trunki with Teddy Bear, ends Feb 10

Fudoo Boards - 3 Fudoo Board Kits for Auction!

1. Fudoo Board Kit, ends Feb 10
2. Fudoo Board Kit, ends Feb 10
3. Fudoo Board Kit, ends Feb 10

Giveaways

Giveaways are happening everyday from now thru the 14th and are being brought to you by The Heart Project bloggers who are donating items from their projects in The Heart Book or items inspired by/related to their projects. 

There are also special giveaways being brought to you by products donated by Melissa & Doug, CraftProjectIdeas.com and Fudoo Boards. 

The Heart Project's 

Participating Bloggers

hands on : as we grow	♥	A Little Learning for Two	♥	Among Many Blessings
Angelique Felix	♥	At Home with Ali	♥	Broken Treasures
Busy at Home	♥	Busy Kids Happy Mom	♥	Carrie Saindon's Photo Journey
Child Central Station	♥	Classified: Mom	♥	Classroom Magic
Creative with Kids	♥	Creativity My Passion	♥	Critters and Crayons
De Tout et de Rien	♥	Dilly-Dali Art	♥	Dinosaurs & Octopuses
Excited 2 Learn	♥	Hand Over the Cookies	♥	Handprint & Footprint Art
Happy Hooligans	♥	Heart Journey	♥	Imagination Soup
Jamie's Jumble	♥	Kitchen Counter Chronicles	♥	Kreative Resources
Let Kids Create	♥	Little Illuminationss	♥	Living Montessori Now
Loudness of the Lambs	♥	Love and Lollipops	♥	Mama, hocemo nesto da pravimo
Mama Pea Pod	♥	Mama Smiles	♥	MemeTales
Messy Kids	♥	Mindful Meanderings	♥	Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Mommy Labs	♥	Mommy Perks	♥	Mum Paints Lives
Mummy Mummy Mum	♥	My Creative Family	♥	NurtureStore
One Artsy Mama	♥	Peace Love & Rainbows	♥	Play Dr Mom
Putti Prapancha	♥	Rainbows within Reach	♥	Reading Confetti
Ready. Set. Read!	♥	Red Ted Art	♥	Sense of Wonder
Share & Remember	♥	Stacy Molter	♥	Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
Teach Preschool	♥	The Artful Child	♥	The Chocolate Muffin Tree
The Craft Barn	♥	The Educators' Spin on It	♥	The Golden Gleam
The Imagination Tree	♥	The Iowa Farmer's Wife	♥	The Joy of My Life
The Kids Fun Review	♥	The Outlaw Mom Blog	♥	The Preschool Toolbox
The Seeds Network	♥	Toddler Approved

Bern

*Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for our Heart Project Giveaway!*