Life happens and plans change. As much as I would love to be at TypeAMom Conference I just cannot make the time for it.  Work is way too busy and the summer travel and a stretch of sick days in the family did not help. So there. I figure I could make someone happy if I gave away my ticket sooner than later, right??

@JennyOnTheSpot !

The Giveaway!

Memetales will give away one TypeAMom Conference Pass to one lucky winner!! If you know anything about Kelby Carr, you know you want to be there. She is warm and down to earth and that is exactly how the conference is going to be. To make it even better, the best of people(and speakers!) will be there. Jenny Ingram (my awesomest sparkly girl and super vlogger)  will talk about blogging with humor and Aliza Sherman is giving the keynote!!

What you need to do is very simple ….

How to Enter (changed)

Required 1.  - Just comment and tell us why you love children’s stories!  And then, do any one thing under the bonus entry section.

That is it!

Bonus Entries

For additional entries, you may also do the following -

1. Follow @memetales on twitter. Come back and leave a comment saying you did.

2. Like us on facebook. Be sure to come back and let us know you did.

3. Tweet this giveaway “Comment and RT to win a #typeamom pass from #memetales -> http://bit.ly/typeamom” . Come and leave a comment with a link to your tweet.

4. Create a login on http://memetales.com . Read some books (with your kids!!) and let us know what you like and what you don’t about the site in the comments!

FinePrint

Note – The Giveaway covers just the pass to TypeAMom conference. The winner is responsible for all other expenses including travel, food and stay at the conference. TypeAMom conference details are here – http://typeamomconference.com/registration/. This pass is the first one -> value= $249 . It does not include Business or Daddy Track.

The winner is not obligated to do anything for Memetales – although we would be thrilled if you talk about us when you are out there :)

Thanks SO much for playing and all the best!

THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED September 13, 9:00 a.m.PST.


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Having a house full of kids is fun if you can keep them occupied.
Even better if you can all actually create something that the kids will collectively be proud of, right?
Here is one such craft that we thoroughly enjoyed when we had a bunch of kids home a few weeks ago.

All you really need are some colored sheets, googly eyes, some foam sheets and some glue!

1. Let each child pick a sheet. Have them draw and oval.

2. Cut it out.

3. Glue their feet.  Have the child decorate, write their names and so on. It was my daughter’s birthday when we made this one,so all the kids wrote their names and her name on their work.

4. You create the head by pasting the eyes.

5. Join all the ovals made by all the kids by gluing them.

Here it is – a lovely caterpillar!

My daughter has it on her wall – she loves looking at it and reading all the kids’ names on it.

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Grins and Frowns – A Workshop Update And what is coming!

August 27, 2010

During the month of August, Stickfiggy and Memetales collaborated to conduct the Grins and Frowns workshop for kids 4-8 years of age. It was such a great great experience!
My biggest learning and the best part?

Kids have a high degree of emotional intelligence. Seems like they are born with such awesome perception of the world [...]

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5 things kids learn from sensory play

August 23, 2010

I always let my kids play – play with mud, water, food (cutting and eating all by themselves) – whatever they really like. Most of the times, they make a little mess but that is getting under control in the recent months. Sensory play, or play where the senses of touch, sight, taste etc are [...]

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Weekend Links – Maisy, Alphabet Cards and Counting Fun!

August 21, 2010

Love and Lollipops – Georgia from Love and Lollipops made a Maisy Doll that is incredibly adorable!

Mom Tried It: Homemade Number Boards for Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Free printable alphabet flashcards available at Homemade by Jill- shared by  Silly Eagle Books: free alphabet flashcards.
Hope you enjoy our discoveries for the week!

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Bunny card with vegetable prints!

August 19, 2010

Kids are always excited to make cards for friends and family, so here’s a quick way to make a polka dot design rabbit card. You can use a different animal shape, depending on your kid’s liking.
What you’ll need : colored paper,white paper, scissor, 1 carrot, paints, black pen, pencil.

Step 1 : Cut the colored paper in the shape of a [...]

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Thali meals and muffin tins? Food fun is here!

August 10, 2010

You can never get away from feeding your kids, can you?
In the past 4 years that I have been a mom to two lovely little girls who have never really had too much of a problem eating, meal times have still been my most painful times. I am always trying to make meal times more [...]

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Blueberry Muffins come after Blueberry picking!

August 8, 2010

Yesterday, we went berry picking with kids and ended up getting a bag full of blueberries. So, I thought I would make something with blueberries and what else could have been better than “Yummy Blueberry Muffins”.
What you’ll need:
2 cups of All Purpose flour,
1/2 cup sugar, 3 tea spoon baking powder
1/2 tea spoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
2 [...]

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Kids Craft – Paper Pinwheel with vegetable prints!

August 2, 2010

What you’ll need: White paper, Pencil, Ruler, Scissor, Red & Blue Color,  a star shape (I cut a potato in the shape of a star for this activity), and a fork.

How to make:
1. Measure and mark a 7-inch square on paper. Cut out the square with a scissor.
2. Hold the star shape potatoes with the help  of [...]

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Indoor fun for active kids

July 30, 2010

Summer is a hard when it gets too hot outside. Stories, reading, writing are all good but sometimes you just need fun – although you will see there is some learning we secretly snuck into this one as well
Have an old rug at home? Have some open space? Here is a simple way [...]

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