Thursday, October 15, 2009

Friday's Gracious Giveaways: Thumballs


The winner of last week's FGG winner is Early Motherhood.
Thanks to all who entered!
Good Luck this week!




This week's review and giveaway is sponsored by Thumball. What is "Thumball you ask? I can't wait to tell and show you!

Thumballs are balls that are specifically designed to stimulate conversation and energize education. To play, you simply throw the ball to someone and then he responds to the prompt on the panel under his thumb. If it lands on the Title or Shnoogie panel the catcher gets to choose a panel. Watch this short video for a demonstration.

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Isn't that fun? And here's the great part ~ Thumballs come in a wide variety of designs with categories for every age and skill level. For example, Categories, ABC's, Animals, Virtues and Values, Meet and Greet, and Move Your Body. Check out the complete list and descriptions here.

For this review, I was sent the 6" Animals thumball to use with Wes. He absolutely loved it. We used it several different ways. First, I had him identify the animals. Then, I had him make the sound of the animal on the panel. I also had him identify the color of the panel. Wes had fun playing with it like a regular ball, as well. Thumballs are really soft and squishy, so they are totally safe to play with in the house.

Thumballs are so versatile. They can be used by parents with their children, siblings, school classrooms, preschools, child care centers, and homeschool groups. Anyone ~ anywhere, really! They are also very easy to clean, so you can play with them outside and inside.

For this giveaway, I have three 4" thumballs for one lucky winner. Here are the designs I have: Move Your Body, Parts of a Story, and Tell the Tale .

First Entry Requirement ~ Visit this page of Thumball's website to read about some ways that you can use these balls. Then come back and tell me about how you would use one of them.

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5. Become Thumball's fan on Facebook. (1 entry)

*Make sure and leave a comment after this post for each entry so I can give you all the credit you deserve (and don't forget your email address too)! Winner will be announced Friday, October 23, and contacted by email. Winner has three days to contact me at contact@ittybittybookworm.com. After three days another winner will be drawn.*

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40 comments:

Tiff said...

I'd use it as an ice breaker with our youth group at church. They love new games.

Tiff said...

I'm a facebook fan

Anonymous said...

I would love to have this! I would use it as a learning tool with homeschooling my now 27-month-old son!

Anonymous said...

I follow your blog

Anonymous said...

I am a facebook fan of IBB

Anonymous said...

I am a facebook fan of thumball

Julie said...

I would use the Move Your Body one as a way to get the kids moving around on a rainy day. The others would be great teaching tools for my 5 year old.

Melinda said...

oh the possiblities... I'd love these in our homeschool with my younger A's, I LOVE the educational ones, ABC's Numbers, Colors Shapes

Melinda said...

I follow your blog

Annette W. said...

If I was still a teacher...so many uses!

But I think I'd like the animal, ABC, or numbers to play in the car with my two little ones...(just one could use them for now though).

Emily said...

I would use it as a way to include some movement while we are learning.

Emily said...

I follow your blog

Goat Gal said...

I love the Alphabet one. I would use it for letter recognition, letter sounds, and identifying words that start with the letter.

Goat Gal said...

I am a facebook fan of Thumballs

Gosfam said...

So GREAT!! I would use them at the daycare I work at. The kids would love a new game and the fact they get to act silly would make it so much more fun.

Susana said...

I follow!

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Susana said...

I would use this as a way to teach left/right, and the "kickball" method sounds like a fun way to play too.

Unknown said...

I like the early learners ones. I think it would be a fun way to teach letters, numbers and animals to my daughter

Anonymous said...

With the letter mania thumball you can create sentences using only words beginning with that letter/sound. seehorce(at)yahoo(dot)com

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Unknown said...

I would use them to homeschool my sons.

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I'm a follower

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KR said...

I'd use them in my kindergarten classroom. The Letter Mania looks really good!
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Following Mary on Twitter - sumrthyme

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abc said...

I'd use the ABC's ball to continue working on sounds and naming words and countless other ways. What a great product!

abc said...

I follow your blog!

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I subscribe to your blog.

noreen said...

Ice Breaker Thumball – Great game for Teens and Adults that allows players to interact in a fun new way. The Smart Ball for More Memorable Meetings, an easy way to increase employee participation & attention at trainings

great for my daughter's new brownie group, half of the girls are new

noreen said...

I follow your blog

Trish said...

I would use this in my homeschooling lessions with my girls.thank you trishbazin@yahoo.com

Ren said...

My son loves to play catch. These would be great to add learning into our games of catch.

Angela C said...

We would probably use these to play catch. The kids love to go out into the back yard and play for hourd, they would be a exciting twist.

Angela C said...

Following via google.

Angela C said...

following you both on Twitter:)

Angela C said...

I'm a fan of Itt-Bitty bookworm on Facebook.