Guidecraft's 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel: Review and GIVEAWAY

Each month, the Guidecraft Educators will share our honest feelings about a Guidecraft product(s) and how these products would fare in an early childhood classroom. This month's selection features the 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel from Guidecraft's Art Equipment Line! This product would make a wonderful addition to any child’s playroom (or multiple pieces would make for great use in an early childhood classroom).

Thoughts on the 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel

The 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel is a wonderful invention! The bright colors and multiple uses of this easel make it ideal in an early childhood classroom when educators are trying to make the most of space, while still allowing children to explore and learn with a variety of materials. For an art area, I absolutely loved that there is a roll of paper attached, easily allowing and encouraging children to be responsible for setting up their own art activity. The cup holders are able to hold a variety of supplies, not just paint! Paint brushes, markers, crayons, etc., can all easily be stored, depending on the type of artwork in which children have been exposed.

The easel also doubles as a white board and magnetic board, making it handy for those multiple learning purposes and exposing children to a variety of activities. The only thing to take into consideration is the size/weight of the easel when looking to use it in a variety of ways – it could get tedious and difficult to move around the classroom, so areas would need to be strategically set up if educators are planning to use it for their own teaching activities or if they are planning to incorporate the whiteboard/magnetic board side as part of the classroom writing area while at the same time keeping the art side of the easel in use as well! It’s definitely do-able, but will require a bit of planning!

What do other 'Guidecraft Educators' have to say about the 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel?

Maureen at Simply Stacie
Andrea at MommyPR
Deborah at Teach Preschool
Carrie from Huppie Mama
Jody from Mommy Moment
Candace at Mamanista!
Lisa from Planet Weidknecht

The Giveaway

Guidecraft is generously offering ONE 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel to a reader of the Guidecraft Educators blogs!!!!

Here’s How To Win:

MANDATORY first entry:

• Visit the Guidecraft Website, then come back and leave a comment here telling me which is your favorite product in the Art Equipment line.

Optional additional entries (leave in a SEPARATE comment):

• "Like" Katie's {Little Ones} Learning Lounge on Facebook.
• Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway; @kateh12783 is giving away a 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel from @guidecraft ~ http://katiesliteraturelounge.blogspot.com/2012/03/guidecrafts-4-in-1-flipping-floor-easel.html . Giveaway ends 3/16.
• Become a follower of Katie's {Little Ones} Learning Lounge, unless of course you already are. :) Just let me know!
• Blog about this giveaway and share the link here.

Giveaway Information:

• The give-away will be open until 11:59PM EST on Friday, March 16, 2012. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
• Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry, winner will be chosen at random!
• Please leave a way for me to contact you in your entry otherwise another winner will be chosen.
• NOTE: This giveaway is offered to US and Canada residents only.

Want it NOW? If you can’t wait to win, the 4-in-1 Flipping Floor Easel is available for purchase at Amazon.com and also through the Guidecraft website.

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