This giveaway is now closed with 212 comments. Thanks to all who entered. Congratulations to the lucky winner ~ noreen!
smART Quotes for Kids offers adorable artwork for children with an inspiring message. Their darling artwork is also motivational! Not only does it inspire children in a creative and positive way, it's also really cool and hip. I love every product this company carries and am so thrilled that wonderful artwork like this is available.Here is a bit more about this excellent company from their website:
"As she was setting up a "big-boy" room for her two-year-old son, smART quotes for kids creator Laura Sheehan Kallen went online to buy him his first piece of art, something that he would have on his walls to inspire him for years to come. Nothing was catching her eye. Nothing except for the empty Starbucks cup on the shelf to the right. Her husband had left it there for weeks because he loved the quote imprinted on the side. Hmmm. If only there existed a piece of art with hip, cool designs that appealed to kids AND carried with it a life-affirming, inspirational message. Unable to find that combination, Kallen tapped into her creative abilities and created her own canvas wall art with quotes. Friends saw the designs, began making requests, and soon after smART quotes for kids was launched."
I was fortune enough to receive their Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving artwork. It coordinates with my son's decor nicely and is a really high quality piece of art. It measures 12" x 12"and is 1.5" deep. It arrived ready to hang with a saw-tooth hanger. I love that this piece will grow with my child. The older he gets, the better he'll understand the inspirational quote and the design will appeal to him as he ages.
smART Quotes for Kids offers a great variety of designs and they're all fantastic! Click here to view.
What design do you like best? smART Quotes for Kids is offering one lucky reader a canvas of their choice!
To enter this smart GIVEAWAY, please visit their website and tell me the design you would choose. Click comments" below this posting and leave a message as your entry. It's that simple! Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you're the lucky winner. You do not need to have a Google account to comment. You may do so with just your name.
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There's no question here about what I'd choose! My favorite is a quotation from one of my heroes, Anne Frank: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
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What I love about smART Quotes for Kids: Thoughtful quotations are powerful and memorable and this company is emphasizing positive thoughts for children. (That is so much more important than a picture of the latest cartoon or movie character!)
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oh my goodness - there's no doubt in my mind which one would be PERFECT for my daughter: "oh for a book and a shady nook" - except if it could be personalized with a little girl reading, that would be absolutely phenomenal.
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ReplyDeletethis would be for my book-loving daughter. she's just barely two and the other day i went into her room to ask her if she wanted to come eat lunch... and she gave me a look and said "I's readin now."
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I'd choose, Oh for a book and a shady nook... -John Wilson.
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It would be for my daughter.
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I love the Anne Frank quote "how wonderful it is..." And i like the rainbow kids on it- my kids are mixed race, so that appeals to me.
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ReplyDeleteI like this company's products because the quotes they use aren't typical things that you see on kids' products- they would inspire great conversations and mean something to the kids as they grow up!
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ReplyDeleteI liked them all, it was tough to choose. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams spoke to me.
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this would be for my daughter
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I like No Act of Kindness No Matter How Small is every wasted
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I like "Go Confidently in the Direction of Your Dreams" the best.
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I just adore these very thought provoking quotes!
"love is a great bueatifier", love the fairy
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What I love about this company is that they have put together a way to communicate to children things that can help to form their outlooks on life. Great job!
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This would be for my grandchildren.
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I would choose the rocket design with the Thoreau quote.
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I would choose the "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams." one.
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I blogged: http://goyay.blogspot.com/2009/02/funky-monkey-smart-quotes-for-kids.html
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I love that they have cute artwork with inspiration quotes.
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This will be for my son, to hang in his room.
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I would choose the No act of kindness, no matter how small,
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This would be for my teenage daughter, to hang in her room.
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I like the Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain pirate ship. It's awesome :)
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I love that this is a positive message company - I've worked in the education system for nine years and I know firsthand - so many children are looking for and NEED a positive message!
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I love the variety of canvas' they offer
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this would be for my daughters' bedroom
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I would choose "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted".
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I really like the wide variety of patterns & quotes. There are some for smaller kids & some that would work for older kids/teens.
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ReplyDeletethat's the one i'd choose :) my boys love anything pirate-y, i know they'd love it.
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