Green Gift Giveaway: Clementine Art Gift Set

Green Your Decor will be offering giveaways from several retailers and manufacturers that were featured in the Green Gift Guide. The duration of the giveaways will be short so they can end before Christmas. However, prize delivery may not happen until after Dec. 25 due to the short time frame. Come back this week so you won’t miss any of these awesome giveaways!

As a graphic designer, it warms my heart to see my daughter become a budding artist. As much as a hate the paper waste, I love watching her go to town with a stack of crayons, a couple of markers and her imagination. She has made more than a few masterpieces that we proudly display on the fridge, and several that I plan to frame. However, I’m not a big fan of traditional, paraffin-based (ie. petroleum-based) crayons that smell like the bottom of an old oil barrel. I also rarely let her get her hands on glue, dough or paint because you never know what they are made of. So I had her in mind when I added Clementine Arts to the Green Gift Guide for kids.

These fantastic art products were conceived by an art teacher who had many of the same concerns that I do. They are made from a variety of plant and mineral pigments and other natural ingredients, including crayons and crayon rocks made of soy. And unlike any other art company I can ever remember seeing, Clementine lists all ingredients on its packages. I love the gift set, because it contains several of Clementine’s most popular products, including scented, crumble-free modeling dough, soy crayons and crayon rocks, and multi-purpose glue.

When I opened the packages, rather than being greeted by a typical, strong art supply scents, I was met with lemon, lime and strawberry. According to Clementine, the modeling dough will last for more than 12 months if it is stored in the airtight container it comes in. The glue, which is supposed to work on a variety of materials, dries clear and washes off most surfaces. The crayons and crayon rocks are thick and stubby, which means they are perfect for small hands that might drop or break their thinner traditional counterparts. They are also designed to be washable, which is a great thing, since our little artists often tend to get carried away and color in places where they shouldn’t.

I think it’s safe to say I know what I’ll be buying next time my daughter needs replacement crayons and paint. It’s comforting to know I won’t have to guess about what’s in the products the little one is using.

Why It’s Green:

• Made of non-toxic, all-natural ingredients
• Packaging made of 80% post consumer recycled and reusable materials

Price: $5.49-27

(review) – I received a Clementine Art gift set to review in conjunction with this giveaway.

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Want to win?

Clementine Art has generously offered up a gift set for one lucky reader of Green Your Decor. So how do you win? Visit Clementine Art, then come back here and leave a comment about something you liked or learned. It could be a product or something you learned about the company. Do this by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, to enter.

Want to enter more than once? Boost your chances of winning by completing one or more of the tasks on this list. Please leave a separate comment for each entry:

1. If you haven’t already, sign up for Green Your Decor’s email updates by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. You must verify your email subscription to be eligible. Current subscribers must leave a comment saying that you are a subscriber to be entered.
2. If you’d prefer to receive your updates via RSS, sign up for the GYD feed. Then please leave a comment letting me know that you’ve done so, and be sure to include your email address.
3. Become a fan of Green Your Decor on Facebook and leave a comment on the wall. Then leave a comment letting me know you’ve done so.
4. Become a fan of Clementine Art on Facebook and leave a comment on the wall. Then leave a comment letting me know you’ve done so.
5. Blog about the Green Your Decor Green Gift Guide and post a link to your blog entry here.
6. Stumble the Green Your Decor Green Gift Guide via StumbleUpon and post a link to your SU profile to verify your thumbs up.
7. Fave Green Your Decor on Technorati. Then come back here and leave a comment with your Technorati user name so I can verify it.
8. Follow Green Your Decor AND Clementine Art on Twitter. Then tweet about GYD, Clementine or this giveaway and leave a comment with a link to your tweet.

You have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, to enter. A winner will be chosen via Random.org and contacted via email. Good luck everyone!