Welcome to my
2011 Ultimate Blog Party post!
How do I describe Brimful Curiosities? Here's an acrostic:
Books
Reading
Informative Posts
Making Memories
Full to the Brim Giveaways
Unique Kids' Crafts
Life and Family
By the way, I'm Janelle, your hostess here at Brimful Curiosities. I'm a stay-at-home mom to two small kids. And, in case you didn't guess by the subtitle, I like to read children's books with my kids and blog about our reading experiences. We also spend time crafting, exploring the outdoors and doing all the normal things families do together like building
huge block towers, conducting
strange Santa experiments, and turning
bananas into ghosts.
One of the regular features here is my
Full to the Brim - Kid's Book Giveaway List, published each Friday. If you like children's books and entering giveaways, you'll probably want to take a look at my lists. Additionally, my kids and I often post a fun,
book-related craft each week, and I try post a photo for
Wordless Wednesday each week. Sometimes I post our
favorite reads on the weekends. Other than that, my posts vary ranging from reviews to personal observations.
This is my third year participating in the party, and I've been blogging since 2008. If you want to know more about me you can read my previous party posts
2010 and
2009. Want to correspond via twitter? Find me here:
@iambrimfulThe Ultimate Blog Party is hosted by
5 Minutes for Mom. Swing by the 5MFM site for more details and to join the party. Thanks for visiting!
Both my kids love yogurt, and I love that yogurt contains the nutrients like calcium, protein and vitamins that their bodies need. Yoplait Kids wants to encourage children to develop healthy eating habits so that they can grow up "Strong and Happy." They are currently sponsoring a “Strong and Happy” Drawing Contest together with 5 Minutes for Mom, and the winners will receive money to pay for classes or educational materials (First Place: $1000; Second Place: $300).
My preschool-aged daughter loves to draw just as much as she loves eating yogurt! Here's her contest entry. In her drawing below, she's happily using her strong muscles to hold a large book over her head, while standing in a field of usually large flowers. Yogurt feeds not only the body but also the mind, helping to grow a strong imagination!
The first time my grandma saw my son as a baby, she exclaimed, "His eyes are full of fun and mischief!" She got that one right. My little guy can be so darn sweet but there's always a hint of tease and silliness behind his adorable smile.
Seems every time I get the camera out the kids put on their goofiest faces, trying to capture my attention. This summer my daughter wanted me to take a picture of her holding her favorite ball. Not to be outdone, my son stepped right into the photo with this "Gomer Pyle" grin (click to enlarge). I chuckle every time I see the photo...compare it to a photo of Jim Nabors, the real Gomer Pyle for an even bigger chuckle! (Dead-on, am I right?)
5 Minutes for Mom is hosting a Silly Kids Photo Contest sponsored by Hasbro. The prize: $1,000 to use towards classes and/or education material for your child. (Second place gets $300.00). Tomorrow is the last day to enter (10/19 at 3pm Eastern). This picture of "A Little Gomer Pyle" is my entry.
Happy Friday!!! New follower from UBP'11. My name is Naomi and I have a beauty blog, Miso Glamorous Beauty Blog, please check it out when you get a chance. Also I'm hosting a Vedette Shapewear giveaway and would love for you to enter http://misoglamorous.blogspot.com/2011/03/vedette-shapewear-giveaway.html
Thanks Naomi
Thanks for stopping by from the party. I love making new friends and loved popping over here to see your blog! It looks like so much fun over here!
Happy Friday! :)
(This is my first year joining the party...and I am your newest follower)
You're right that we're not really new to each other, but that's ok. We know how to party really well since we've been through this a few times! Happy UBP!!!
Hi Janelle, I look forward to exploring around your site some more! Especially when it comes to books! I'm raising a little bookworm. Thanks for coming by! I'm a noon to the hop! It's very exciting!
Cute blog! I will be back looking forward to more craft ideas. It has been rainy here and I need more than the TV to keep them entertained :)
Have a wonderful Friday!
We started blogging at the same time
Hi! Thanks for stopping by. New follower from UBP! I'm so excited about your site and the neat book-related projects.
Fun! I love your acrostic.
Thanks for your kind words at 5 Minutes for Books.
Party on!
Stopping in from the UBP to say hi :) Have a great weekend!
Kas
That's a wonderful acrostic...it describes your blog so well! :)
Thanks for stopping by from the UBP11! I love your blog. We have been watching the Eagle too. :) I'm following using gfc.
hey janelle! I saw your poetry post before this one! love that idea. Juliet is not yet in the stage of drawing things that look like anything, so not sure if we'll post anything--maybe next year. :)
I'm looking at these eagles--how fascinating!
Ahh it's good to party with you Janelle!
That is so cool about watching the Eagles! Wow.
You'll have to post when they do hatch!
Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for visiting my3littlebirds earlier...and my 7 year old is currently OBSESSED with an "eagle cam" introduced to him by his teacher. : )
Love the name of your blog! So creative. I'm your newest follower...looking forward to the book giveaways!! :)
How fun -- I love kids books and related crafts!
Thanks for visiting my blog and happy UBP to you!!!
I'm already a follower of your blog. I'm just stopping by to say hi and to let you know that I love your Full to the Brim giveaway list.
Thanks SO much for stopping by Twenty 6!! Excited to check out your blog!! Have a wonderful rest of your UBP week!! :)
Thank you for the UBP follow at Kats Adventures! I love all of the great books I see just skimming your blog. Can't wait to read more.
Thank you for stopping by Pretty Opinionated! I love the idea of crafts based on books. My son and I read a lot of books together, so I'll definitely be back to check out your reviews and crafts!
Thank you for stopping by my blog! I am now following you, I love your blog! :) I am new to UBP 2011, so I am enjoying all of this! If you get a chance, please follow me. I will be giving away Lavender Essential oil when I hit 100 followers!
Thanks so much for stopping by The Little Birdie! UBP is SO fun!! :) New follower of your blog!