My kids are right between the age of kid crayon coloring and adult pencil coloring. I haven't seen them color in years except for school projects. When given the chance to review one of the "Really Big Coloring Posters" from Marbles the Brain Store, they jumped on it.
When they say "really big," they mean it. I expected just some bigger than normal paper size coloring sheets. The poster we received was as big as our dining room table! I asked for the "Let's Color America" poster because I thought it would be a fun way to learn fun facts about different states but a geographic reminder of where they are. The poster is 5 feet by 3 feet and has just enough detail that can spend a fair amount of time on each state but not such small lines that kids get frustrated by not being able to stay in them.
These posters would be great for:
Homeschooling
School classrooms
Rainy day projects
Group projects
Family pizza night
For the state poster, you could even spend time researching what each of the different images on the state means for that state (my daughter actually didn't know one of the Indiana ones until I reminded her!).
Just to have an idea of how big this poster is, look at this image of it with a standard ruler at the bottom (most coloring pages are about a ruler long):
Right now you can get these coloring posters Buy One, Get One 50% Off with code SPRINGCOLOR16. Plus free shipping! Choose from: Food Fight, Let's Color America, Funny Farm, or What a Wonderful World. They also sell colored pencils, markers, and other coloring sheets, postcards, and books.
Baseball season is now in full swing (get it?) and we want to help one lucky winner snag some fan gear for their favorite team. Thanks to our friends at Fanatics, one of you will be walking away with a $25 gift certificate to spend on their site.
Fanatics is a Sunshine Rewards member favorite for team merchandise including clothes, collectibles, and home goods. Combine their already competitive prices with the coupons that they often run, their FanCash program, and Sunshine Rewards cash back for truly great deals.
Check out Fanatics for all your fan needs (they are an official partner of the MLB) and enter below to win a $25 gift certificate.
Whether or not you saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the movie theatre, you most likely want to see it now that it is available online. Why spend up to $20 to stream it when you can get it for a final price of just $1 with VidAngel?
How does VidAngel work? Essentially you are buying a copy of the movie, watching it, and then selling it back. But it all happens very seamlessly. You can use various streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast, and Apple TV.
Even more, VidAngel provides various filters on the movies to make them more family friendly. Each movie comes with warnings specific to the movie and you can choose to remove things like bad language, alcohol or drug use, sex/nudity, and violence.
There have been so many times I wanted to let my kids watch a movie but there was just one part that I thought was inappropriate for them. It's a shame because you wonder why they had to throw that word or scene in to a movie that would otherwise be great for the family to watch. VidAngel takes care of that for you.
If this concept is interesting to you, you'll need to read the fine print on how all of it works. You do get charged $20 up front because you are technically buying the movie. You then get your credit back to your account later. You can either keep watching movies in this way with the credit in your account or you can apply to have your remaining money credited back to your credit card. VidAngel is an interesting way to watch movies, especially for families.
One of our favorite things to do at Sunshine Rewards is show you actual products and how they work for us. This week Ashleigh and her daughter Aislynn were sent a box of the Color Me! Cookies from Eleni's New York. These cookies are the perfect gift for kids who love to demonstrate their creativity. Each tin comes with white iced cookies and edible "markers" to use for coloring. They would be great for a party or class activity–and are made in a nut free bakery! Choose from 15 different sets including birthday, safari, flowers, dinosaurs, and more.
Check out the video and then head to our Eleni's coupon page to get an exclusive 10% off coupon code.
Disney is once again participating in March Madness with its Disneyland vs. Walt Disney World teams. For Disney fans this is a really cool promotion because you can buy limited edition t-shirts that represent some of your favorite Disney attractions. Once a shirt sells out, it is gone! Here are some of my favorites:
