Special offer for my readers from Alison’s Montessori! Use the code alisons and get 10% off your order through December 31, 2012. 🙂
The giveaway is now closed. Please see the bottom of the post right below the Rafflecopter form for the announcement of the winners! And don’t forget to check out Alison’s Montessori for Christmas gifts and educational materials!
UPDATE: Alison’s Montessori is now giving away EIGHT prizes worth a total of $940!!!
It’s the start of the holiday season … perfect time for a giveaway! I’m excited to give you the chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Alison’s Montessori for your home or school (or to buy wonderful gifts for a child)! Thank you to Alison’s Montessori for sponsoring this giveaway – with 3 lucky winners from the U.S. or Canada!
Update on 12/6/2012 –
- Alison’s Montessori added a set of 4 knobbed cylinder blocks (ARV $140)!!!
- I’ve extended the giveaway to Thursday, December 13, 10:00pm MST so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to enter! There are even 4 entries you may make daily!
- There’s also a new optional entry for entering my other giveaway: $50 Gift Certificate for Total Yearbooks (perfect for making yearbooks or photo books of any kind)!
Here’s a description of the knobbed cylinder blocks from the Alison’s Montessori online catalog:
This is a set of four wooden cylinder blocks lacquered and handcrafted to a smooth satin finish.
Each block contains ten knobbed cylinders of varying dimensions.
The cylinder blocks help develop the concept of visual discrimination of size.
Update on 12/9/2012 –
- Alison’s Montessori added a set of metal insets with stands (ARV $70)!
- Alison’s Montessori will add a new prize to the giveaway each day until the end – so be sure to check back daily!!!
Alison’s Montessori Metal Insets with Stands
Here’s a description of the metal insets with stands from the Alison’s Montessori online catalog:
10 metal insets and frames on two sloping wooden stands.
Stand: 27.5″ L x 6.5″ W.
Insets: 5.5″ L x 5.5″ W.
Update on 12/10/12 –
- WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Alison’s Montessori added the golden bead material (ARV $250)!!!!!
Alison’s Montessori Golden Bead Material
Here’s a description of the Golden Bead Material (7 mm Acrylic Individual Bead, Plastic Cards) from the Alison’s Montessori online catalog:
The Golden Bead Material introduces a group of children to concepts in the formation of complex numbers and the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Features:
The set contains: Ninety golden bead units Forty-five golden bead bars of 10 contained in a wooden box Nine golden bead squares of 100 Forty-five wooden squares of 100 One golden bead cube of 1000 Nine wooden cubes of 1000 Three boxes with lids containing the small decimal symbol cards 1-3000 One box with lid containing the small decimal symbol cards 1-9000 One box with lid containing the large decimal symbol cards 1-1000 One box with lid containing the large decimal symbol cards 1-9000 Three wooden trays each with two unit bead cups. Warning: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Update on 12/11/2012 –
- Check this out!!! Alison’s Montessori added a map package of the Premium Quality Puzzle Map of the World (ARV $95), Premium Quality Unlabeled Control Chart for Map of the World (ARV $5), and Premium Quality Map of the World Control Chart (ARV $5)!
Alison’s Montessori Premium Quality Puzzle Map of the World
Here’s a description of the Premium Quality Puzzle Map of the World from the Alison’s Montessori online catalog:
This is a premium quality hand cut wooden puzzle map of the World. Each continent is colored coded with its specific Montessori color. This is a standard Montessori size map, which measures 22″ x 18″.
Update on 12/12/12 – (cool date for our last prize!)
As the eighth and last prize of the giveaway, Alison’s Montessori has added the large weaving loom set (ARV $75)!
Alison’s Montessori Large Weaving Loom Set
Here’s a description of the Large Weaving Loom Set from the Alison’s Montessori online catalog:
This weaving loom comes complete with four sets of yarn and a weaving loom. It is made of durable wood. It is an excellent addition to your classroom.
Measurement:
Length: 49″
Width: 24″
Height: 16″
Loom working area is 34″ * 22″
Alison’s Montessori Homepage
Be sure to check out the Alison’s Montessori website with Montessori materials for infants and toddlers through upper elementary! You’ll find a Value-Line E-Catalog, Premium E-Catalog, and other resources such as PDF files, books, arts and crafts, and enrichment materials.
You can get free shipping on all book orders over $25 with the coupon code “FSBOOKS” or 5% off all premium-quality Montessori products with the discount code FIVES until 12/31/2012. There’s even a bargain basement and Deal of the Day!
Now for the Giveaway:
What You Will Win: 3 lucky winners from the U.S. or Canada will win a $100 Alison’s Montessori gift certificate! A fourth lucky winner from the U.S. or Canada will win a set of 4 knobbed cylinder blocks (ARV $140)! A fifth lucky winner from the U.S. or Canada will win a set of metal insets with stands (ARV $70)! A sixth lucky winner from the U.S. or Canada will win the golden bead materials (ARV $250)!!! A seventh lucky winner from the U.S. or Canada will win a map package of thePremium Quality Puzzle Map of the World (ARV $95), Premium Quality Unlabeled Control Chart for Map of the World (ARV $5), and Premium Quality Map of the World Control Chart (ARV $5) with a total value of $105!!! An eighth and final lucky winner from the U.S. or Canada will win a large weaving loom set (ARV $75) … with a total ARV of all prizes for the giveaway at $940!!!
Who is Eligible:
This giveaway is open to anyone 18 and older in the U.S. and Canada. The first entry is mandatory. You must leave a blog post comment telling why you want to win (and be sure to click the green “ENTER” on the Rafflecopter form to let me know you left your blog post comment and to open up the optional entries)! After you’ve completed your mandatory entry, there are lots of optional entries. You have many chances to win! (Note: For the extra entries, you may count ways of following that you already do. For example, if you previously “liked” Living Montessori Now on Facebook, you may still count that for your “like” Living Montessori Now on Facebook entry!)
It’s easy to enter giveaways with Rafflecopter! Just follow the directions to enter.If you still have questions about the Rafflecopter form, here’s a 52-second video with quick directions for entering through Rafflecopter.
You must complete the Mandatory Entry to qualify for any additional entries. The giveaway closes 10:00pm MST on Thursday, December 13. Best of luck! 
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UPDATE:
It’s Friday morning, December 14. I really appreciated the 5,238 entries! 8 winners have been selected using Random.org through Rafflecopter!
Each winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email, or a new winner will be chosen.
Here are the eight winners and their mandatory entries. The mandatory entries varied depending on which prize was featured when the winners entered. All 8 had multiple entries.
Kelsey N. from Kelsey Erin Photography – Alison’s Montessori $100 Gift Certificate
“This would be SO amazing to win! We are just starting the montessori method at home and this would really enhance our classroom :)”
Genny U. from In Lieu of Preschool – Alison’s Montessori $1o0 Gift Certificate
“I’m seriously drooling here!!”
MaryAnne M. from Mama Smiles – Alison’s Montessori $100 Gift Certificate
“This is an AMAZING giveaway – the items in the store look amazing. We don’t follow Montessori exactly, but I adore Montessori materials.”
Stacy B. from Stacy Sews and Schools – Set of Knobbed Cylinder Blocks
“WOW!! A $100 GC would go a long way to purchasing things we realllly need!” (entered when the 3 $100 gift certificates were the only prizes)
Ellen R. – Set of Metal Insets with Stands
“I’d love to win this to use it for my son. Thanks for a great giveaway!”
Allison L. – Golden Bead Material
“I love alison’s montessori, and we’re always looking for more montessori materials! Thanks for hosting another great giveaway!”
Laura – Premium Quality World Map Set
“I would love to win these materials because I have a 2 1/2 year old who I’m excited to use them with!! I used to teach lower elementary Montessori and am itching to put it all back into practice with my daughter!”
Jeanette J. – Large Weaving Loom
“I would like my grandsons to get a good head start before going to school”
CONGRATULATIONS, Kelsey, Genny, MaryAnne, Stacy, Ellen, Allison, Laura, and Jeanette!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH to Alison’s Montessori for sponsoring such an unbelievably amazing giveaway – and thank you to everyone who entered!
Special offer for my readers from Alison’s Montessori! Use the code alisons and get 10% off your order through December 31, 2012. 🙂
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We LOVE Alison’s Montessori! There’s always something that we need from there!
Want to start my own school when I am back in “working mode” (when my kids are bigger!)… for now I’d love to let my kiddos use these, and in the future I’d love to let many, many kiddos use them!
I like the puzzle map of the world!
My kids would love these…or they would make great gifts!
I like the knobbed and knobless cylinders! Such a great selection of materials!
I would love this as a Montessori teacher whose materials are beginning to wear out after 16 years.
I would love to be able to add materials to our classroom In Jacksonville Florida. My students enjoy learning with the materials that we have and I can see the need they have to continue exploring and growing.
EEEK!! I would *love* this!
I’d love to win all of these fabulous montessori inspired items for my delightful daughter. She’s only one but already such a curious kiddo, and I’m in love with exploring and learning along with her!
I’d love to win because we’ve been wanting to add more Montessori into our school room but cannot find money in the budget!
I really like Alison’s Montessori cute Cultural Dolls set. They look very sweet.
What a great giveaway. My daughter loves Montessori products
I love the science materials that they have as well as everything else!lol They have wonderful products that I would love to have for my little guy!
Hi, I teach at a small Montessori school with very little monetary resources. Our current Knobbed Cylinders are on their last leg. About once a week knobs fall off surprising the young student using them and distracting him/her from the main purpose of the cylinders. Our other classroom’s Metal Insets have been washed so many times that the paint is starting to wear off. Having new materials would really help our students have a better school experience.
I have been hired to turn a failing daycare into a successful program. I’m changing it into a Montessori school, but have a very limited budget. If I were to win these items, I would use them to teach the children and train the staff on how the Montessori method is such an amazing gift to all of us. Hopefully I can have my own center some day…
This prize would be amazing to win. The children I have worked with have really benefited from these! I would love to start my own collection of these items and have my own school! This would really make it wonderful!
Oh, this would be such a big, big help to our tight budget! Wonderful giveaway!
I want to win to add more elements to my Montessori classroom. I want to win to give my kids the opportunity to reach the goals their bodies have set for them. I want to win so I can extoll the virtues of Alison’s Montessori even more than before. You guys rock!
I love the sandpaper numbers! My son would love them too.
This would be a huge blessing to our homeschool. We are incorporating Montessori work more and more as we acquire the materials and this would give us a big boost :-)!