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30-Day Giving Challenge Day 10: A Very Veggie Giveaway

Is it really Day 10 of the 30-Day Giving Challenge already? That means we’re 1/3 of the way through the challenge. I hope that you’ve had your socks blessed off by giving! Our family is focused on Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes this week. I’ll be sharing more about that later in the week.

Don’t you just love unexpected opportunities to teach your kids about giving? We stopped at Toys ‘R Us to pick up a birthday gift for my niece, and there was a Marine collecting for Toys for Tots in front of the store. My conversation with Emma went something like this….

Emma: Mommy, why’s there a policeman standing there?
Me: Well, that’s not a policeman. That’s a Marine. He’s collecting toys.
Emma: (puzzled look)
Me: He’s collecting toys for kids who don’t have many toys.
Emma: Oh.

I could see the wheels turning. I’m sure she can’t imagine not having many toys. This was the perfect opportunity to expand her world. We talked about it a bit more and then bought a toy to leave in the collection bin. I don’t know if she totally understood it or not. In fact, I’m guessing we’ll need to go through the same discussion and donation process a few times this Christmas season before it really takes hold. But I’m thankful for the opportunity to teach giving.

Day 10 Giveaway: A Very Veggie Gift Pack

We’ve had another company partner with our 30-Day Giving Challenge team for another giveaway. Remember, the 30-Day Giving Challenge team isn’t keeping any of the donated items. We’re each finding homes for our items by way of donating them to local charities. It’s been a huge blessing to see companies come forward to help us make these donations.

Veggie Tales is one of our all-time favorite companies. Emma is a HUGE fan, and we love the messages of the Veggie Tales videos. If there’s a young girl in your life, I highly recommend watching the Sweetpea Beauty video together. It will open up some amazing doors for discussion about her value in the eyes of God.

Veggie Tales has sent us a box full of videos and a CD!  One winner will receive a prize pack identical to this one. It includes:

Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn’t
Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving
Heroes of the Bible! (Moses, Miriam, and Joseph)
Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God’s Own Heart
It’s a Meaningful Life
Silly Little Thing Called Love
Bob & Larry Sing the 80s (CD)

To Enter:

  • Leave a comment. You can share an idea for giving if you’d like, but it’s not required.

Extra Entries (Leave a separate comment for each.):

This giveaway will end on Friday (11/12) at 9 p.m. EST. The winner will be drawn randomly, and notified via email.

The other bloggers leading the 30-Day Giving Challenge are also giving away Veggie Tales prize packs. Stop by each of their sites for 3 more chances to win!

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Comments

  1. This time of year many charities are “giving” us opportunities for giving. All 3 of my children’s schools are collecting canned food items for needy families in our community.

  4. Every year for Christmas we do several things to teach our kids the spirit of giving 1- we donate the kids coats that are too small to the coat drive 2- we help serve food at the senior center Christmas dinner 3- we donate chew toys for each dog and cat toys for each cat at the animal shelter 🙂 4- we donate 6 cases of baby food to the local food pantry (its something no one ever donates I wish everyone would think about the hungry babys more!)

  14. I love Veggie Tales – the subtle humor that only the adults catch, the lovable characters, the good, honest Bible lessons, the values, the consistency – they never have compromised, even after gaining so much popularity! God bless the creators, animators, and voice actors as they create new work for my family to love and learn from!

  17. If I win this, I’ll donate it to the library where I work. We don’t have any Veggie Tales DVDs at our location.

  19. I feel it is always important to give to others in anyway we can, One of my Favorite places to give is to give to my kids school’s I think that is one of the most rewarding places to give both my time and $.

  32. Our daughters love veggietales, and being able to share veggietales w/other children would be a wonderful lesson in giving. Everything belongs to God, and we are to share w/o being anxious of going without.

  34. Our family loves Veggie tales. I love the idea of giving time. Last year through a club at my oldest daughter’s school we volunteered and fed the homeless and less fortunate it gave my girls a great appreciation for what they have.

  39. My son still breaks out in random Larry’s “hairbrush” song & he is 19 years old. Love VeggieTales. This would make a great addition to our church sunday school library, I don’t think we have any of these.

  43. A good tip I heard yesterday is to pack a couple of lunch bags with peanut butter, crackers and a plastic knife, maybe a soda or some juice boxes. Keep these in your car and when you see panhandlers or homeless people with their signs, give them the bag!

  47. Staples often has great deals on copy paper – like $1 a ream. I buy them and give them to my daughter’s school. They can always use paper. The secretary is always so thankful. 🙂

  55. Thanks for this giveaway! We love VeggieTales. Hubby and I have been fans since 1997. 🙂 VeggieTales aren’t just for children anymore

  58. I teach giving to my boys on a daily basis; we are constantly donating our old clothes and toys to our local thrift store and a pregnancy center. We are currently running a food drive thru our local sports organization and annually we help my brother Knights of Columbus pack and deliver baskets of food to local families in need.

  61. I have been loving this challenge–today I donated to an animal sanctuary, but I’ve also been giving time and things from my home.

  62. If I win this prize pack I will be sharing with my nephews.

    Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com

  64. I “LIKE” VeggieTales on Facebook (Melissa P./Mel4Him)
    Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com

  75. I love the Veggie Tales because they are memorable – we can’t forget the cute characters, crazy songs, and Biblical teaching. They help children and parents remember God’s Word!

  79. i just found your site, i love the challenge, my family is in!!

    we are going to start by making shoeboxes full of gifts to go overseas.

    we are also adopting a family of 8 for the holidays. we are starting with thanksgiving.

  90. My 2 boys under 2 love Veggie Tales! Every morning when they wake up I sing “Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory!” Thanks!

  96. I love Veggie Tales and have been a fan since the beginning. I am also trying to teach my girls to give, it’s something we strive to do. Each Christmas they pick their own name off of the Angel Tree and of course we are avid donator’s to the Salvation Army and Goodwill.

  99. I discovered your blog through the 30-day giving challenge, and I love it. I joined the challenge, too, and am writing about my experiences every day. Hope you will come visit and read!

  103. I like Veggie Tales on facebook (Kelly Deaton) and I follow Veggie Tales on twitter (@dkad23).
    Kelly D. ~ dkad23(at)gmail(dot)com

  109. My toddler loves VeggieTales. We don’t have television at home but we do buy her the DVDs and she loves all the silly songs and we love the message that she receives.

  111. Veggie Tales are good for the kids and I’m thankful for something out there that’s not bad for them to listen too.

  116. Thanks for the giving! They would be passed on to a Children’s Home in Haiti. The kiddoes there haven’t been introduced to Veggie Tales yet and I know they would love them!

  124. We love Veggie Tales. A great way to give is to pass on books and movies that your kids have outgrown. I love giving and receiving gently used products. You can give and get new things without spending money.

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