Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Back to School with Oriental Trading

Oriental Trading contacted me about doing a review of some of their products, and of course, I jumped at the opportunity!  Getting ready for Back to School made it easy for me to spend the $50 gift card they sent me!
Check out some of the things I got:

With my own son's sensory integration issues, I thought these Squeezable Stress Birds would be great for some of my kids that need some tactile experiences.

These Back to School Name Foam Necklaces will be perfect at the beginning of the year to use as name tags that first day, or even for me to record how they get home the first couple of days!

Not exactly beginning of the year, but I couldn't resist these 100th Day medals...they are rubber and just adorable for the 100th day of school!
 These polka dot cut out letters will be great for those last minute bulletin boards at the beginning of the year! They punch out from larg sheets easily and are super cute!  There is a sheet of upper case and a sheet of lower case for each color.

Go visit Oriental Trading, I bet you'll be surprised at the variety of items they have for Back to School!

Are there any Oriental Trading items you've bought that you love?...leave a comment and I will choose a random winner to get any one of my packs on TPT!

Congrats to our winners!






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69 comments:

  1. The birds are too cute! I have been wanting the dry erase sleeves but I am on a really tight budget. :) veronica.varela@live.com

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  2. I love those crayon box foam necklaces, I need to order those!

    overthemoonbow.owner@gmail.com


    Dee:)
    OvertheMoonBow.com

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  3. I absolutèly love the 100th day of school medals!!!

    Angela
    The Daily Alphabet

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  4. I am contemplating buying these compasses for my little buccaneers. http://www.orientaltrading.com/neon-compasses-on-a-cord-a2-16_629-12-1.fltr?Ntt=compass
    bartramsbuccaneers@yahoo.com

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  5. I love their pencils and toppers. Very cute & not expensive.
    autismabc123@gmail.com

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  6. I like to purchase items for my prize bin, mini erasers for manipulatives and little buckets to go along with bucket filling, from Oriental Trading. dbednarsk@yahoo.com

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  7. I am loving those 100 day medals.
    gmf88@bellsouth.net

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  8. I'm always on the look out for organizing bins & totes! I also love their selection of carpets and treasure box fillers.

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  9. I have a huge order on Oriental Trader now that I just need to submit but I keep going back and finding more&more goodies! WritingASentence Pocket Chart was the last thing I added...along with some neat bumbleBee Word trackers!
    teachkid1@cox.net

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  10. I LOVE those crayon box name tags!
    klcant0531@gmail.com

    www.cantrellsgotclass.blogspot.com

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  11. I love the medals! I wish I had got those

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  12. I have never ordered from them. Thanks for the links, the letters and stress birds are great.
    Thanks
    Alicia B.

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  13. I would love the adhesive jumbo and regular jewels!! I love to have these for the students to adorn their cards and crafts!

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  14. I love the ABC Beanbags that I bought from Oriental. My kiddos use them in so many ways. They put them in ABC order, spell sight words and toss and identify letters. They are a great resource.

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  15. I've purchased the mini erasers in the past. I'm in love with the 100th Day of School Medals. I know my first graders would love these!!!

    sleeteach@hotmail.com

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  16. I love the squeezy birds! Great for a brain break. repete_21@yahoo.com

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  17. I just bought some paper lanterns from Oriental that I'm going to use to hang my table signs from. I would really love to buy some more pencils, erasers, and small toys for my treasure chest!
    christa.jennings1216@gmail.com

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  18. Oh my gosh - I am so in love with the squeezable stress birds!!! to cute! I would love to have it!

    osimplypink@gmail.com

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  19. I love the jewel that have the stickers on them. I use them for our king of ing crowns!
    Laura
    Lnabors@kingwoodchristianschool.com

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  20. I want to get a class set of the transparent prisms for when we do our insect unit. The kids can look through them and see like a bug. I have looked every where for them and can't find them! I guess I might have to order them.
    wiardmolly@yahoo.com

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  21. I want to buy some of the pirate party supplies for my students' Meet the Teacher goody bags. :-)
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something To Treasure
    fsuteach81@yahoo.com

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  22. paper lanterns, beads for bracelets, toys for treasure box :)

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  23. I'd love to buy some more storage bins for my students desks... or some cute poms or paper lanterns to decorate the ceiling :)

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  24. I would love the polka dot letters! They go great with my brightly colored room! :) rlinebac@gmail.com

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  25. oops guess I should add an email address! nadostaler @ yahoo.com

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  26. I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Oriental Trading: Reading Punch Cards (I'm going to use these to punch when they return their book baggies, and then when they fill up the card they will earn some type of reward), owl stress balls (I'm doing an owl theme this year, and these will be our class "pets" - I ordered one for each student), owl stickers, and some 100th day items (more owls of course!!!!)

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  27. And I forgot my email address: theatrebabe@hotmail.com

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  28. I would love the shape foam pieces and mega eraser pack for counters or toys to refill my treasure box.
    sbrown@sandi.net

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  29. There are a lot of fun things on their site, but I am in desperate need of storage and organization. If I had to choose one thing right now it would be the Classroom Book Organizers.
    jkmatuch@aol.com

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  30. When I used to have a treasure box, I always ordered my prizes from Oriental Trading! Thinking about getting the pencils with the star toppers this year to go with my star theme!

    marissazimmer@gmail.com

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  31. Those crayon name tags are the cutest! You are so right about the tactile experience. They would be cute to use for phoneme segmentation too. :)
    I have ordered oriental trading's ornament kits around Christmas and the kiddos loved them.
    Brittney
    www.teacherinspired.blogspot.com
    ateacherinspired@gmail.com

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  32. I'd love to buy those birds - they're much nicer than my play-doh-in-balloons stress balls for wigglers on the carpet!

    kaseyhutson@gmail.com

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  33. I would love to get those mini Boggle games!

    tokyoshoes at hotmail dot com

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  34. I buy my chair pockets at Oriental Trading. They are a really good value.

    Teresa
    tmburgess@roaneschools.com

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  35. I would love to buy the organizing bins, the dry erase boards, various letter packs, pencils for my prize box...and SO MANY MORE things!! I love oriental for so many things and the students love the items as prizes!
    Jennifer

    jfiscus1@msn.com

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  36. I like the different stress "balls.". They are great for games like hot potato, squeezing as we count or spell, tossing and so much more.

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  37. I LOVE their seasonal pencils. I buy them as gifts for my students. I have just added the seasonal stress birds to my wish list!

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  38. I like their selection of stampers. My kids prefer them to stickers. I also like their selection of treasure items. My boys especially are very picky and oriental offer many treats boys enjoy.

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  39. I love Oriental Trading! I have gotten little prizes from them and my kiddos love them!

    Kimberly Ann
    Live, Laugh, I love Kindergarten

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  40. I am decorating my room with owls and they have some cute stuff, plus I love the polka dot alphabets you got!

    Deanna

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  41. I also like shopping at Oriental Trading. I need to order some letter beads and stamps soon. I may have to add the stress birdys to my list also.
    Ellen

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  42. I love the polka dot letters! They would match my room perfectly! I have bought OT's plastic letter tiles. They come in a huge tub. Great for word work activities.
    wareamy7270@gmail.com

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  43. I would love those crayon box necklaces!

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  44. I shop for anything smiley face at Oriental Trading Co. They usually ave a good selection.
    Karen.Crawford@cfisd.net

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  45. I love their owl products - erasers, pencils, cut outs, etc....

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  46. I love handing these out to my students “Star Student” Pencils With Eraser Tops".
    shan_989908@cfl.rr.com

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  47. I have been wanting to order dog tag necklaces for star students and perfect attendance.
    asouth@me.com

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  48. Jennifer those birds are SUPER cute. Love the letters, and the hundredth day "medals". It's hard not to go crazy buying a bunch of stuff with Oriental Trading!

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  49. The last thing I bought from Oriental Trading was safari themed ducks for my oldest son's nursery. I almost ordered some robot ones for my youngest son's but haven't got around to it.

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  50. I just got a small order from Oriental Trading today! I bought the write a sentence pocket chart. So cute! I also got the sea themed turtle word spacers and 2 sets of Peace symbol little bags to use as their home reading bags. They fit great with my Groovy classroom theme. I am going to go back and order those 100 day medals! They are great!

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  51. My first year teaching I bought some magic color scratch ornaments for my class, along with some other little toys and pencils. I just made little goody bags for each kid full of Oriental Trading stuff for their Christmas presents. My students loved it! They especially loved the ornaments. We took time out of our day to design them and show them off. This year, I would love to buy those again, as well as the owl relaxables to go with my theme!!

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  52. I want the weather puppets!

    Erica
    erica_crowder0612@yahoo.com

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  53. I bought some of their bulletin board bright colored letters and some owl cut outs that I really like. We always get their foam crafts for our 3 main parties too.

    lraines78@gmail.com

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  54. I am in definite need of fuzzy poms. Large and small! The squeezy birds are a cute idea, too. :)

    Sarah
    missaskindergarten@gmail.com

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  55. I love the letters...but I'm going to buy the canvas bags for book boxes for my students..

    mrscampbella@gmail.com

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  56. Oriental Trading is a teacher's dream! I love the dog tag type necklaces that can be used for a reward.
    rlelr@verizon.net

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  57. I love all of the Oriental Trading goodies! I could spend hours on there. I love your 100 day medals, those are fantastic! capriemer@gmail.com

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  58. I would love the 100 day medals! But anything I get from Oriental Trading is a great asset! I use their stuff for goodie bags for the kids at Christmas, ornaments for the staff for Christmas.....birthday ideas.....whatever! Hope I win! :)

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  59. I love Oriental Trading! I order their stickers and seasonal crafts constantly!

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  60. I just received an order with a set of their magnetic whiteboard erasers and martian fingers...perfect for small group reading instruction!

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  61. I love Oriental Trading. I go crazy shopping from them. I order their frames that you decorate and put a picture in. This is an activity that we do at the beginning of school, just like your name tag necklaces. I have also bought a ton of stickers and the All About Me posters.
    Michelle
    mjaquillard@oregoncs.org

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  62. I found these squeezy owls that are just like the birds you found! My theme is owls so these would be perfect! http://www.orientaltrading.com/owl-relaxables-a2-36_5986-12-1.fltr?Ntt=owl

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  63. Oriental trading is a great resource for new teachers. I have so much I still have to buy since my school does not provide any supplies. I would love the alphabet tiles for name activities and making words. I also would love to buy the star of the week poster set and some incentives for my Kindergartners.

    Tracy
    tgcrzy4u30@gmail.com

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  64. I love those polka dot letters!! I also like the 100th day medals. I have ordered other 100th day things like the glasses.
    Christer
    terps17@yahoo.com

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  65. I always get my lanyards from there but haven't ordered. I get all sorts of goodies throughout the year! LOVE OTS :)

    pcolagal1963@gmail.com

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  66. I love buying their stickers!

    Terri Izatt
    KinderKapers

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  67. I just purchased from them the most adorable frogs to give my kids on the first day of school. I also bought their name tag holders with the Velcro tabs on them.
    Lynn
    tigger6945@knology.net

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  68. I just purchased the easy to grip lowercase alphabet stamps. LOVE them!! :)

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