If there's one thing that I am NOT, it's creative. I'm not sure how I manage to keep my certification of being a mom since I don't come up with all those cute crafty ideas that other moms do.
During Miss M's Valentine's party, I watched as other moms distributed cute crafts for making a mouse out of a lollipop or a heart-shaped crayon that was created by melting a kaleidoscope of crayons. Me? Nothing like that.
Instead, I lean toward the techie side of things. For Valentine's Day this year, we didn't hand out cards or candy that had been purchased at some mass merchandiser. Instead, we attached Fruit Roll-ups to construction paper that we had cut using fancy scissors. Then adhered a label that read:
"The picture inside is very neat,
So be sure to look at it before you eat!
I had this treat made especially for you!
Happy Valentine's Day!"
You see, these weren't just any run-of-the-mill Fruit Roll-ups. These were custom-crafted, personalized My Fruit Roll-ups.No creativity required so it was right up my alley. The MyFruitRollups website has a huge selection of designs to choose from - from holidays to special occasions. They also allow you to start with a blank canvas... if you ARE the creative kind. I used a predesigned Valentine's canvas so for me, the hardest part about it was picking which pictures to put on the roll-ups!
Technology sure is a cool thing, isn't it? Honestly, this is such a neat idea and a total change-up from the usual birthday treat or sports snack.A few helpful hints for anyone interested in creating a customized Fruit Roll-up. First, if you're adding a picture, select one with a light background. I've had two orders of these done and the one with the dark background didn't turn out as nice. Second, notice in the preview area that the Roll-up is actually a parallelogram and not a square. If you select a design that has multiple areas, double check how it looks in the preview area because you may not like how the photo looks when cut at that angle. Finally, pay attention to the box before throwing it away. There's a wealth of Box Tops for Education points that you don't want to miss!
Interested in surprising someone with these? Here's your chance to try them for free.
The Prize: Gift code for one box of My Fruit Roll-ups!
Participants -
...must provide an email in the first comment, email me directly with an email address or have email accessible from their profile. Winner has 72 hours from posting/notification to respond. If winner cannot be contacted, I will move on to the second random selection.
Sometime on March 3, 2009, a winner will be chosen at random (using random.org) from all comments left.How to enter:
For the first entry -
(1) Visit the "Design Your Own" section of the My Fruit Roll-ups website.
(2) Come back here and comment with the title of one of the designs.
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-- Add my NEW button to your sidebar. Not in a scrolling bar that requires a wait of more than a minute for it to show up. Come back here and leave a comment stating that you did so.
-- Earn THREE additional entries if you publish a blog post regarding this contest and link back to it. Come back here and leave THREE comments providing the link to your post.
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Thanks to MyBlogSpark for providing the item for review as well as the prize for this giveaway!
This is a fun idea and a great opportunity to have something that is out of the ordinary. I may not be the typical mom, but at least technology is helping me be the cool mom.
Thanks to MyBlogSpark for providing the item for review as well as the prize for this giveaway!This is a fun idea and a great opportunity to have something that is out of the ordinary. I may not be the typical mom, but at least technology is helping me be the cool mom.
The Safari design is really cute!
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This is totally cool but I don't know how you can say you aren't creative. I'm still using your "assorted cards in a pretty box" as a gift idea. You always have the best ideas : )
I would just love the Princess theme birthday for my granddaughter. Thank you!
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One of the designs is Valentine's 2x2 Hooked On You. cdziuba@aol.com
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I like the "Rock Star" design since my whole family plays an instrument of one kind or another and all three play the guitar. Thanks for Sharing
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This is so cool! I like the Princess and Luau ones too! Thanks for the opportunity!
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I would choose the Birthday 2 with my children's name all over them.
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my guys would love the pirate skulls
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Greetings! These are so much fun! They would be great for my nephew's classroom birthday party treat. I like the Balloon Happy Birthday design with his name! Please enter me in your fun giveaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
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They have a pirate design!
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Birthday Fire Engine is one of my favorites.
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one style is called princess
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the princess design is too cute!
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I like the Princess for my daughter's birthday party,
my son would love the pirate design!
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I love the graduation ones--graduation season will be here sooner than I think!
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I like the Birthday 1 Design, sooo cute, and I could use this for an upcoming birthday happening in March! Thanks!
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would have to be the birthday fire truck
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design title - Evie birthday.
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We did the melted crayons into a heart for V-Day!
I'd choose the 3x3 design, with a pic of my daughter, one of their Happy Birthday clip art pictures, and a message from my daughter saying thanks for coming to the party.
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Birthday Princess Invite Is my Fav!
I like the birthday balloons. I just got some for my daughter's 8th birthday! Totally cute. I'd love to get some for my boyfriend's son's 5th birthday.
Birthday Princess Invite would be wonderful for my niece
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I like the Rock Star design as well as all the birthday ones... My son's birthday is coming up, so maybe...
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I love that you can put a picture on the roll up. This would be perfect for my son's snack day as I have a picture of the whole class. I am sure the class would get a huge kick out of seeing their picture on the roll up.
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birthday fire engine. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I like the Superhero! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I love the makeup design!
My daughter LOVES fruit rollups! Great giveaway! Good luck to EVERYONE!
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I blogged about this on my special edition of Fantastic Friday blog giveaways at http://sarahspeakssavvysahmreviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/special-edition-of-fantastic-friday.html
My niece and nephew would love these. I liked the Princess, and The Pirate, All are great. Thanks for sharing.
Princess theme birthday since my little princess is having a bday
LOve the Princess theme! What a fun product! ~ :) Thanks!
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My son is graduating soon - so I'd love to surprise him with some of his fav snacks when he shoots off to college this fall!
Rock Star is one design. . .very fitting for my son!
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I like the Birthday Balloons design!
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I love the ballet shoe
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Okay, those are pretty awesome. Part of me wants to do them for our wedding favors, it would just amuse me immensely. :) Maybe the Valentine's day pattern?
I like the Princess design. Thanks!
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There are so many I like! But I know my daughter would love the princess design and my older son would love the dinosaurs.
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I like Pirate or Blank 2x2. Thanks for the chance!
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