Friday, November 6, 2009

I Cherish Planet Earth Review and Giveaway

Little Music Man loves playing matching games (he often tells me “let’s play match-match!”), so I was eager to review I Cherish Planet Earth (ARV $16.95, FocusBloom), a combination book and match game that is also a Dr. Toy Green Product of the Year Award winner.

I Cherish Planet Earth is about appreciating and preserving nature and our planet. It is a celebration of Earth’s life and beauty. It is an inspiration to learn about and care for all life, from the tiniest flower to the greatest forest. It is a natural addition to any go-green program, at home, neighborhood, school, or other community. For centuries, pair-matching games have been the perfect tool for sharpening concentration and short-term memory in people of all ages. FocusBloom™ takes a giant leap forward by combining the game with affirmations, a book, and inspiring visuals. Affirmations offer a powerful means for creating a lofty, focused mindset. The picture book, A Love Letter to Our Planet, helps build meaningful understanding. The game extensions are well considered and offer the opportunity for communication, creative self-expression, and action.

I Cherish Planet Earth's match game contains 48 cards, but because of Little Music Man’s age, we’d only play with 5-7 pairs of cards at a time. Also, since he has a hard time stating the entire affirmation on each of the card, he matches the cards simply by the pictures (e.g. Pandas, Animals, Mountains, etc.) for the respective card, and I’d read aloud the corresponding affirmation, which he tries to repeat.

The book itself is very engaging. It’s full of colorful illustrations, and Little Music Man loves to point out the plants, animals, and other objects whenever I read I Cherish Planet Earth.

The book also offers suggestions on ways to incorporate the cards and books in other games and activities.

I Cherish Planet Earth is an innovative way to incorporate a popular game into an activity that is not only fun, but also reinforces the importance of helping to protect the earth.

It’s never too early to get our kids thinking about how precious our earth is and how it’s important that we do everything we can to protect it.

Shop: You can purchase
I Cherish Planet Earth on FocusBloom.com, Challenge & Fun, Amazon, Three Sisters, MyToysMart.com, Tree Hollow Toys, and My Little Green Room. Note: FocusBloom™ is part of a global movement of companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of more than 1,500 environmental organizations worldwide.

Win: One lucky winner will receive a copy of I Cherish Planet Earth!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***
Congratulations to Brandy and Brian!
  • To enter, visit I Cherish Planet Earth and comment on which the match card affirmations you feel is most important to teach our children (images are animated and different affirmations appear on the cards).
  • You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
    1)Blog about this giveaway and link back to Sage and Savvy and
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  • The deadline for entries is November 13, 11:59pm HST.
  • If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on November 14, 2009 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment) and will have 3 days to accept.
  • Valid for US addresses only.
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    Good luck!


Thank you to FocusBloom for the review product!

35 comments:

mverno said...

hononr all animals mverno@roadrunner.com

Brandy and Brian said...

i like the affirmation "i honor all animals"

Brandy and Brian said...

i subscribe

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one frugal lady said...

"I cherish big and small" is awesome, especially to my kids! This is a motto we use all the time, because even if our efforts don't seem that big, we are making a difference, regardless!
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Think about it said...

i agree with the other ladys above- i like the affirmation "i honor all animals"

debbiekl said...

I like the "Explore the Magic" card. Sometimes we forget to stop and look around at the amazing things in nature.

★ MamaKat ★ said...

I think that the "I am creative" card seems to be a forgotten important lesson for our children, not in an artsy way, but being creative in new ways to help the world.

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★ MamaKat ★ said...

I am subscribed. :)

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I have your button :)

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bison61 said...

I like the I celebrate peace

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RR said...

I like "Explore the Magic" -- what a great thing to teach everybody (not just kids).

Angela said...

I honor all animals is sweet
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Katrina said...

explore the magic is important too!

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erma said...

I also like the affirmation "i honor all animals".
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Laura said...

I honor all the animals....I think it is very important to instill a respect for all living things.

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saturdaynightfever said...

I am creative!

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souldolphindream said...

I love the I explore the magic. I think that every child should do that!

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katers2714 said...

I clean up is very important to teach our children. I hate it when I see people just throw their garbage on the ground or out the car window while driving.

kngmckellar said...

"I recycle and dispose with care" is very important.

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Shane said...

"I love the forest"

Ann said...

I explore the magic. How true!

Ann said...

I subscribe.

Ann said...

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Angela C said...

I cherish big and small

FDP 4 Life said...

i honor all animals

FDP 4 Life said...

subscriber

Gianna said...

I cherish big and small :)

lilyk said...

My favorite affirmation is "i honor all animals".

lilyk said...

I subscribed to your feed.