Each of the entries in the 
was truly wonderful. I am so glad that The Activity Mom and I didn’t have to make the choice.
We left making the choice of winner up to the amazing Maggie of Red Ted Art.
She wrote this in a note to us today:
My is it HARD to choose…. But so cool to see all the ideas!
The first prize winner is the The Three Pigs by My Oatmeal Kisses. They have won a learning kit for Time for Tots
Maggie shared that she liked how they saw a house in the “tissue box” – they propped it up and hey presto you have a basic house. She also loved it when you make nursery rhymes or stories real by creating a craft around it. I can just imagine my children playing with this and putting on a “show”.
Wonderful. (and of course, I am rather partial to the Loo Roll piggies too).
The second prize winner is The Earth Day Bird by Creativity My Passion. They have won a set of three paper back books from Tiger Tales Books.
Maggie shared that she loved how they saw the nice print on the box and converted into something wonderful – i.e. you couldn’t have made it with an ordinary box… and it is a wonderful way to look at something ordinary and see some extraordinary in it! They used the pattern and part of the box to form the new bird. It is like a Pheonix rising from the ashes.
The winner of the third prize is Sensory Box by Two Bears Farm. She will be receiving a set of board books from Tiger Tales.
Maggie shared that there were two “mystery boxes” submitted, and of course both ideas were fabulous. It was really hard to choose one over the other. But I went for this one in the end, as I thought it was fun to have the 3 different boxes to put your hands into. It is nicely decorated and the little curtain is great. I can just imagine the “excitement” of having a feel and reminds me of science days at the museum when I was
little.
Honorary Mentions
The other sensory box by My Montessori Moments
Painting with tissues boxes by Teach Preschool.
Maggie thought it was a great way for exploring art – colours and textures. It was so bright and colourful!
Rocket by Baby Brainstorm.
Maggie love it because it combined a fabulous set of recycled materials and looks brilliant!
We want to thank all who entered for sharing their super creations with us!
So many fun ideas listed! Thanks for hosting a fun challenge, and to Red Ted Art for judging!
What a fun challenge! =) Thanks!
This was such a great idea. I can’t believe I missed the cutoff the other day. I added the button to my post so others can find their way over to look at the awesome creations.
Here is the link to the post that includes what I did with the tissue box. Not near as creative, but it keeps Hannah busy.
http://totsandme.blogspot.com/2011/04/school-time-week-30-start-of-b-lessons.html
Blessings
Well done to all the winners.
What a great challenge – don’t envy Maggie for having to pick out of all the great entries.
So glad to have found your blog through this x
Thanks for hosting this activity! We had a great time participating!
Thanks for hosting the challenge! it was a great idea out of box! We had a great time participating and my daughter was excited to hear about the prize! All the crafts were innovative and creative, thanks to Maggy for judging the event. Congratulations to all the participants and the winners!