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Monday, January 10, 2011

Space Materials Giveaway

~This giveaway is now closed~

In honor of our theme this month, I put together a little space package to give away to one of you lovely people.

It's nothing extravagant; just a few things to add to your classroom when you do a space unit. I found I had some extras in my collection after planning our shelves this month and I thought why not share the love?

Here's what's in the package:

:: A sheet of planet stickers. There are two of each sticker which I used to create a matching game.

:: A set of constellation cards. These can be used as another matching game. Here's a thrifty story/tip for you: these cards were once a part of a long banner - the kind that decorate the perimeter of a bulletin board. I purchased a pack of 12 banners for super cheap at our local teacher's supply store then I simply cut up two of the banners to make a set - easy peasy!

:: Life Cycle of a Star set - printed in color and laminated. I created this myself and have also made it available to you here as a PDF.

:: A star-shaped cookie cutter to go along with your starry night playdough! (playdough not included)

:: A laminated copy of my space poem.

:: A jumbo pin and sheet of foam paper for a pin pushing activity. You can print out constellation cards from here.

:: An Earth lacing card with string.

:: Number cards (0-10) and a little handmade envelope to keep them in. You'll need to find 55 of something to use as the counters. I used stone pebbles (aka moon rocks), which I have TONS of and would like to have given some away, but they would undoubtedly add to the weight (and shipping cost) of the package!

:: A small baggie of plastic crystals (aka stars). These are much lighter to ship :) and you can use them in a sifting activity, include them in a sensory tub, or any number of other things. In my opinion, they are a bit too tiny to use as counters.

:: A little handmade drawstring pouch to hold your constellation cards.

So that's it. Just a humble offering, but one I hope someone will find useful! If you'd like to enter to win all you have to do is:

1. Leave me a comment in this post.

For extra entries:
2. Like Counting Coconuts on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know you have/already are.
3. Become a follower of Counting Coconuts and leave a comment letting me know you have/already are.
4. After today come back and leave me one comment per day until the end of the giveaway.

That's a total of 7 changes to win! The giveaway will end on Friday, January 14 at 9pm Atlantic Time. Any comments left after that time will not be counted. Please be sure to leave an email address or enable it in your profile so I can contact you if you win. I will ship anywhere in the world.
Good luck, Everyone!

351 comments:

  1. I absolutely love your blog! Please enter me in your giveaway! Thank you :)

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  2. I love how much detail you put into all your kits. My boy is still a bit young but we have started getting things together for continent bags :)I enjoy your blog!

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  3. Hi Mari-Ann, not sure if my comment went through, so here we go again!

    I'm a fan or your on FB after one of my lovely Mum's suggested your site to me!

    Love your work :)

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  4. Oooh! I'd love a chance to win this! Thanks for the opportunity! :)

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  5. You have such amazing ideas! Thank you so much for sharing them!

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  6. So cute! We'd love to win. I've got a 5 and 3 year olds and this would be perfect for them.

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  7. What Luck ! i was just happening by your blog like i often do-- and spotted the generous giveaway ! Thanks for sharing ideas and materials -- i have a montessori/waldorf inspired program here in Alberta Canada -- your blog is lovely
    light and peace to you

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  8. Woo hoo! I just love your blog and all your wonderful ideas! I would love to win this because we live on the "Space Coast" of Florida and think it's a great way to teach kids about space. Wow, this is very exciting!!!

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  9. This is so nice of you to give away an extra set of things you've made. these things would be great for a space unit. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. I'm already a Facebook fan. (Darcey Lynn)

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  11. I'm following your blog via GFC.

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  12. We are starting our astronomy studies this week! I've already liked you on fb and subscribe to you through google reader.

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  13. Mari-Ann this is a fantastic giveaway. I would love to have a chance to put the set on my shelf:-)- probably like many thousands other people :-) I love your materials they are always so well thought in advance and so neat. Hugs from Poland

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  14. I have added you in fb and my email is seminolejessica@aol.com

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  15. 1. That is so awesome of you!! How much fun.

    2. I am a fan on facebook already :)

    3. Also added as a follower of your blog.

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  16. Great Idea! I work with a Montessori Teacher Training Center, at a school, am a mom of young girls, AND love this idea! Part of the training course is Material Making so reading your blog is very inspiring! Thanks for all your posts!
    Julie

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  17. I am your follower on Facebook :-)

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  18. I also the follower of your site. Ewa

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  19. Ha! A humble offering... NOT!!! As always, you are generous beyond words. This is a wonderful giveaway full of fantastic items. Thank you for the chances to win!

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  20. What an awesome give-away! If I won, I'd definitely be doing a space unit right away.

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  21. I already like Counting Coconuts on facebook.

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  22. Ooh! I would LOVE to win this giveaway. It think it's awesome that you'd do this. I've always been fascinated with space and I would love to pass a bit of my enthusiasm to Robbie.

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  23. I already follow Counting Coconuts. : )

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  24. Such great information to share with the kids, thanks!

    s-winkle@hotmail.com

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  25. I follow on the FB as well! Thanks!
    s-winkle@hotmail.com

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  26. Hi. Really enjoy your website. Just "liked" you on facebook as well. Thanks!

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  27. What a nice giveaway Mari-Ann! I would love to be able to add these to my collection!

    Ashlea

    Blueviolet_290@hotmail.com

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  28. We LOVE space stuff at our house right now. My 3-year-old has an obsession with planets ... this is some fun stuff that we could use to round out his learning a little :).

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  29. Our boys would love this! Thanks for having the giveaway!

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  30. Would love to win this!! My boys are completely into space!!!

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  31. We'll be doing astronomy next year and I'd love to have this for my preschoolers. Thanks! I love your blog- I get many ideas from you. :)

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  32. Oh my little one would LOVE this!!!

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  33. I'm a fan on Facebook! This unit looks perfect for my son!

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  34. I love the space theme and I bet my little one would too! Thanks for the offer.

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  35. I follow Counting Coconuts and I am so glad I do!

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  36. I LOVE your blog! :) Thank you!!!

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  37. I also "like" you on Facebook!! :)

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  38. This looks fabulous. Sam would love all those matching games and counting. Thanks for putting that together. Hope I win!

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  39. Already a "liker" on Facebook!

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  40. Can't believe I wasn't already a follower on Google, but I am now!

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  41. Oh my goodness, well this breaks my lurking! What an awesome giveaway!! Thanks for doing this and good luck everyone!

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  42. What a generous giveaway! You are so kind!

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  43. I am a follower of your blog- love it!

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  44. Morning!!! I love the blog and I love to each my little ones and I love the Space Materials! Thanks and Happy Monday!

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  45. Oh My! This would be PERFECT for my son! to show him all the planets and where we live and about all the stars! Numbers and matching is what we focus on a lot lately and this would help give a new way of doing it by learning new things as well!

    ashrules2@yahoo.com

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  46. i am a gfc follower
    ashrules2@yahoo.com

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  47. I just got a project book for studying space so this had great timing!

    www.ourbrokenroad.blogspot.com

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  48. i like counting coconuts on fb
    Ashley Price
    ashrules2@yahoo.com

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  49. hi friend! hope all is well! I have been enjoyin your posts... your continent bags are great :)

    Here is my first entry for the space giveaway :)

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  50. I would love that! How fun! :)

    branmaxson1 at yahoo dot com

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  51. And I am a follower! :)

    branmaxson1 at yahoo dot com

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  52. This is a neat package! Thank you for doing this!

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  53. I subscribe to your feed in a reader ;) (And link to you on my blog.)

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  54. Wow! This is super cool! I would love to win this. We are definatly going to be doing space in the fall and this would be perfect for our work! I am also going to link this up to my blog if thats ok.
    http://discoverydaysandmontessorimoments.blogspot.com/

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  55. I don't just "like" your blog on FB I LOVE IT;)

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  56. My girls and I have done a little bits on Constellions in October but we haven't done a whole month of space yet or even touched on planets. They'll love this!

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  57. Fantastic giveaway! We are planning to do a Space theme next month after seeing all of your creative activities :)

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  58. I love reading about all of the cool stuff you do in your classroom! I would love some space items.

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  59. I love reading your blog and seeing the ideas that you come up with for your son.

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  60. Wow I got here late : )
    Please enter me into you spacetacular giveaway!

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  61. I was so excited to come across your blog recently and then even more excited that you were doing Space since that is our theme this month! Thanks for your great ideas! This giveaway is great!

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  62. I am so happy to have found your blog! My daughter is 19 months and we are just starting to do some structured activity time. I would love to add this space set to add to our slowly growing activity kits.

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  63. I just found you on Facebook and added you to my likes. :)

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  64. I would love to win this. Thanks for the opportunity! foxyepiphany73 at yahoo dot com

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  65. I love your blog and am a follower!

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  66. I like your Facebook page. Thanks for entering me in the giveaway!

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  67. I love your blog! You are so amazingly creative, both in your crafts and your teaching ideas! Thank you for sharing!

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  68. As always, thanks for sharing!! We are doing space soon and I would love to add these materials to our collection!

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  69. Great timing - my daughter is learning all about constellations right now. :D Thank you for the giveaway!

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  70. I love your blog. I would love the space materials for my little man.

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  71. oo how fun and how generous of you! I think Sammy would love to do a space unit in a few months so I would love to win this!

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  72. I like Counting Coconuts on Facebook :)

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  73. I am a follower of Counting Coconuts!

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  74. Fun!!! I desperately need materials, too!
    Melanie
    melaniewahjudi at yahoo dot com

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  75. I already Like you on Facebook ^_^
    melaniewahjudi at yahoo dot com

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  76. I follow your blog, too!
    melaniewahjudi at yahoo dot com

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  77. Please consider me to win this kit. I follow your blog and am a 'like' you on Facebook :-)

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  78. It's a so lovely give away! I follow you on facebook and on your blog of course!

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  79. I follow your blog. Thanks for the give-away. You are very creative and follow Montessori much better than we do. I'm trying to improve though & your blog helps.

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  80. Awesome! My son would love these! I do so love your blog!

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  81. Thanks for all the great ideas! I love reading your blog!

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  82. You have given me so much inspiration with your blog. After reading about your sensory tubs I have started one of my own
    jandrmom2009 at gmail dot com

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  83. I like Counting Coconuts on Facebook
    jandrmom2009 at gmail dot com

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  84. Awesome! We added the moon phases to our daily calendar already - you were my inspiration! :)

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  85. I also follow you in my Google Reader account. :)

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  86. Love your blog! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Steph

    www.ourlittlemanhasmoore.blogspot.com

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  87. We like you on FB! :)

    Steph and CHristopher.

    www.ourlittlemanhasmoore.blogspot.com

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  88. We are also followers of Counting Coconuts!

    Steph and Christopher

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  89. Hi Mari-Ann. I'm starting my class in about a month, waiting for my stock to arrive from China. I am a frequent at your blog, checking out how to set up my shelves, getting ideas. I was thinking last week that I was just going to follow behind you by a month or so. I just find it incredible that your son is a few months younger than mine and so far ahead. Blue series already. I'm still working on sounds.

    Thanks for being so kind in offering these to a lucky winner. You really are very caring.

    Blessings,
    Tracey

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  90. I love your blog! What a great resource for anyone who wants to homeschool the Montessori way.

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  91. Just to let you know I'm now following Counting Coconuts and I've liked you on Facebook!

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  92. So visit everyday hey? Well I'm probably a few hours ahead of you, but it is the 11th here, so hello to you, hope the weather is good where you are, raining here, but cool, so can't be complaining! :)

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  93. I "like" you on Facebook. You're awesome!

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  94. I love your blog and have been getting so many ideas! Please enter me in your Space Materials Giveaway!

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  95. I also am a fan of your page on facebook!

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  96. Oh yes please. I am planning a Space theme next and have been watching your posts eagerly! Thanks for the chance, it looks fabulous! Blessings, Daisy xxx

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  97. Hmmmm, don't know that I have the hang of this comment thing, or maybe it really is just my brain I don't have the hang of! Anyhow, here's my day 2 G'day to you, You will have to catch up with us, we've hit the 11th already, and it's a nice cool rainy day, beats a stinking hot day! :)

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  98. On behalf of Ashley Poindexter-Tarmy - comment 1.

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  99. On behalf of Ashley Poindexter-Tarmy - Fan on FB.

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  100. I'm a Portuguese kindergarten teacher and my children absolutely love your ideas. It's always a great success, although sometimes I have to adapt cause there are some materials that I can not find here. I hope you don't mind that!!! I'm already a follower and a facebook fan because I don't wanna miss any of your ideas. And please although I'm distant enter me on you giveway... and continue charing your imagination

    Vanessa

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  101. Your blog inspires me and guilts me! Thank you for sharing with us!

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  102. Like you on FB(thanks for being everywhere at once!) Cannot tell you HOW MUCH my son and I appreciate and value your time and consideration in sharing the way that you do!

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  103. This is so great! Would love to have it for our upcomming theme!
    msidor79@yahoo(dot)com

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  104. We liked you already on FB
    msidor79@yahoo(dot)com

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  105. We follow you by GFC already!
    msidor79@yahoo(dot)com

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  106. love all your ideas! you are so creative! Monica

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  107. My little one and I were just looking at the moon and stars last night. We would be so excited to receive this kit! Thanks for all your hard work!!

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  108. Would love to win this! You got an awesome blog, very inspiring!

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  109. oh my goodness. i had already bookmarked this for my space obsessed boy. even better if i can save myself some work.

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  110. What a generous giveaway. I'm a new reader and enjoying every post. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  111. Hi again - I'm also a Follower via Blogger. :-) Thank you!

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  112. Amazing giveaway!! Thanks for offering it!

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  113. Lol! There are 152 entries! Did you know you were so popular? I would love a chance to win your materials.

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  114. You have inspired me to start a home school program. I'm also taking the NAMC 3-6 program this spring and I was excited to read your feedback on it! Thank you so much for breaking everything down so that even a beginner can understand. I LOVED your classroom tour and bulletin board break down. I will be using both of those in setting up my room. Thank you so much. I would love to be entered in your giveaway but I just wanted to thank you anyway!

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  115. You are so thoughtful...I would love to add this set to our collection of learning materials :0)

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  116. I love your blog and follow you every day on Facebook. I teach K-1 Montessori and am about to embark on our exploration of Space. Please enter me in your giveaway! I would be so happy to use your materials in my room, as your creativity is such an inspiration.

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  117. Thanks for doing a giveaway. I would love to win! :)

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  118. I am such a huge fan. Thanks for the chance if you allow international entries! xo m.

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  119. What a fabulous giveaway!! Our daughter just turned 5 and is absolutely fascinated with anything related to space. This would be a wonderful addition to our materials.

    Thanks so much for the chance to enter!

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  120. I'm leaving my comment to enter! :o) My daughter would love this!

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  121. I am leaving another comment because I follow your blog!

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  122. Leaving another comment because I have you "liked" on Facebook! :o)

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  123. I love your blog...and totally love your giveaways where we can come enter everyday :-).... so much fun!!!

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  124. I of course "like" your blog on facebook!! (And have just linked your giveaway on my facebook page)... because as you say- why not share the love? )

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  125. Mari-Ann, thanks again for your wonderful thoughts and ideas! You already give so much just by blogging. Please let us know what we can give to you!! :)

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  126. Totally publicly follow you in blogger (and subscribe via email)

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  127. Oh, this would be perfect! Thank you for the chance!

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  128. I am already follower of your blog :)

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  129. I subscribe to your blog and really enjoy reading your articles. I want to plan the Space activities with my children and we would love to win your giveaway. Thank you.

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  130. Thank you for sharing your ideas! I'd love to be entered in the giveaway!

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  131. I love love love your blog! it is so inspiring!

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  132. I guess there is no time then the present to mention how much I have loved reading your blog. You have given me such inspiration in beginning to use new ideas. The space unit looks like alot of fun. And I adored your continent collections.

    danellejohns at gmail dot com
    http://ourwolvesden.blogspot.com/

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  133. I follow you publicly via GFC-DanelleJohnson

    danellejohns at gmail dot com

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  134. I follow/like you on FB-DanelleJohns

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  135. Mari-Ann, these are fantastic resources that I would love to have and use with my cherubs.

    Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this giveaway - it's not often that the Land Down Under is considered as part of a giveaway, so thank you very much. Blakie is already fascinated by the moon and stars. Savvy also enjoys learning about space and astronauts so this would be right up our alley.

    Mari-Ann, did you write this poem yourself? I am collecting poems for our various themes and really struggle to find appropriate poems. Just wondering if you have a particular site or book that you find handy.

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  136. Awww....thanks for such a sweet and personal giveaway -- crafts straight from your house. I printed your January shelves blog post yesterday since it totally fit what I am doing with my Tot and my older boys this month. Perfect timing . . . and now your giveaway is even better! Thanks! Love your blog!

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  137. Yea! Thanks for such a great giveaway. We were already implementing some of your ideas for our Tot Trays from your January Shelves post. And this giveaway is perfect for our learning this month!!!

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  138. I love your blog and glad I stumbled on it again! Thank you mama!

    Wendic22@yahoo.com

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  139. I follow you on Google (and receive your blog in my inbox!)

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  140. Yay! I would love to be entered in the giveaway!

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  141. my son would love this, he is so into space lately. thanks for the opportunity!!!

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  142. i follow your blog and not just for this giveaway. your blog is great. thank you!

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  143. Everything you make is so beautiful!

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  144. I would love this lovely little kit! Thank you!

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  145. Everything you make is so beautiful!

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