Cultural Kaleidoscope Contest: And the Winners Are...

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cultural Kaleidoscope Contest! Wow, I'm so impressed with how you inspire your children to learn more about different cultures, customs and languages!

Well, after reading all of your wonderful blog posts and much deliberation we have determined the winners! Drum roll, please...

First off, congratulations to the speedy moms who were the first ten to post an entry! I hope you have received your DVD and are enjoying watching it with your children.

And, the winner who was randomly selected to win a set of DVD's is Jessie Voigts!

But wait, the winning continues...with the top three moms who got the most blog comments by midnight November 26th and who will also get sets of four Global Wonders DVDs are:

Minnemom who had the most comments totalling 12!
In second place was BeckyB with 7!
And, in third place was Jeannette with 5 comments!
Way to get people talking, ladies!!!

And, finally the moment we've all been waiting for...the grand prize winner, who was selected by the experts at Global Wonders for the post that presented the most creative ways moms inspire children to learn more about the customs, languages and lifestyles of others is....

Congratulations Jen M. - Bilingualfun.blogspot.com - "A Cultural Kaleidoscope for our Childr... You will win a set of four DVDs, your post will be featured on GlobalWonders.com and you get an above-the-fold link (on TwitterMoms.com) to your winning blog entry!

Thank you again to all who participated! It was fun reading all of your posts!

Megan

CONTEST DETAILS:
Now more than ever, we are raising our children in a multi-cultural world and globally connected society. Each individual culture and distinct experience adds to a colorful and enriching view of the world. In many respects, we live in a cultural kaleidoscope.

Our friends at Global Wonders have developed a contest of sorts, designed around a simple question for the blogging moms here at TwitterMoms:

How do you inspire your children to learn more not only about their own culture, but the customs, languages and lifestyles of others?

How it Works

To participate in the Cultural Kaleidoscope Blogging Contest, simply write a post on your blog describing how you help your children discover and appreciate other cultures by answering the question above. Share your tips, tricks and secrets for teaching your children about different cultures from across the neighborhood and around the globe. Apart from that, the only requirement we ask is that your post includes at least one link to GlobalWonders.com and one link back to this page.

To enter your blog post in the contest, simply return to this discussion page, post a comment below summarizing your blog post in a paragraph or two, and include an active link to your qualifying blog entry. That’s it!

PRIZES & AWARDS

The first ten bloggers to post REAL entries will get a Global Wonders DVD. You can keep it or give it away as a gift or use it as a prize for your own blog readers. Just make sure your post is thoughtful and considered. Haste makes waste!
One random winner will be selected from all the entries posted here before midnight PST, November 26th (the day before Thanksgiving) and will win a set of four Global Wonders DVDs.
The top three moms who get the most blog comments by midnight November 26th PST, will also get sets of four Global Wonders DVDs.
The experts at Global Wonders will select a final winner based on the post that presents the most creative ways moms inspire children to learn more about the customs, languages and lifestyles of others. This person will get not only a set of four DVDs, but get their post featured on GlobalWonders.com and an above-the-fold link (on TwitterMoms.com) to your winning blog entry for the remainder of 2008!

Final winners will be announced December 3, 2008!

About Global Wonders
Global Wonders is a new DVD series developed specifically to encourage children to share, compare and discover the cultures of their family, friends and the world. While Global Wonders can help children gain a more enlightened and educated view of the world around them, the experts there recognize that the real education comes from you – their mom.

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Permalink Reply by Kristina on November 12, 2008 at 5:11am: Great topic Megan!

I've posted at my blog: How Do We Encourage Multi-Cultural Appreciation in Our Tot? Through...

Basically, I explain how, through the foods of different cultures, we are inspiring an understanding of, tolerance of and an appreciation of those cultures, their customs, traditions and lifestyles.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessie Voigts on November 12, 2008 at 6:47am: I love this topic, it is near and dear to my heart. I've written about ten ways to raise an intercultural child here:

http://www.wanderingeducators.com/special-interest/traveling-childr...

included food, books, movies, friends, songs, and more.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by createdbymom on November 12, 2008 at 8:10am: Thanks, Megan & Global Wonders!

What an exciting topic! I just posted at my blog: Multi-Cultural Teaching Gives Our Children Confidence & Roots

I wrote on how celebrating & learning about different holidays has enhanced our families ability to relate with & appreciate cultures & religions outside of our own.

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Permalink Reply by Crystal on November 12, 2008 at 8:54am: I posted on my website for teachers, about how I teach my students about other cultures. Teaching small children about other cultures is best done through reading books with children of all types in them. My site is also for parents who want to find resources to use at home with their own children.
The link is here: http://site4teachers.blogspot.com/2008/11/multi-cultural-lessons.html

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Permalink Reply by BeckyB on November 12, 2008 at 8:55am: I just posted on this as well - Global Wonders I LOVE this series and enjoyed posting on it - I firmly believe in cultural awareness - just ask my kids!!! Having a daughter from China has only added to this "love" of mine - and now celebrating holidays from other cultures has broadened how we view others. What a great series and post - thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Ashlie on November 12, 2008 at 9:53am: Great contest!

I just put up my post. How do we expose our kids to other cultures? We have a second home in Aruba and their exposure to other cultures began when they were born. They don't know any different and will definitely be more balanced people having grown up this way.

The link is here; http://www.mommycosm.com/journal/2008/11/12/cultural-kaleidoscope-b...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Karen Eschebach on November 12, 2008 at 9:15pm: We're very fortunate. My daughter attends a school for the gifted with children from 60 different communities. The entire learning experience takes all the cultures, beliefs, religions, etc.and integrates them into their homeroom, art, choir, through community involvement and excellent guest speakers. Their diversity day is like nothing I've ever seen before! As a family we search out activities which will provide a wonderful learning experience. Last week we attended the Native American Festival sponsored by MetroParent and this coming up weekend we'll be attending an Urban Art Show in Detroit.
I love this topic and am thankful that my daughter has a more cultural upbringing than I did.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeannette Neerpat on November 13, 2008 at 7:35am: Here is my post How do you share with your children?

http://activerain.com/blogsview/787932/How-do-you-share-with-your-c...

This is an important subject for me and my family since we are multi cultural family!

Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Andrea on November 13, 2008 at 6:02pm: I just posted at my blog: http://parentise.com/live/wordpress/?p=51

Exposing my kids to different cultures is something I think about a lot. It's really important to us. I hope we get it right!

I wrote about what we're doing to expose her to different cultures today and how I hope we cna keep it going as she gets older.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kipling on November 15, 2008 at 4:09pm: My husband is half Japanese and I have my Mother-in-law, who is Japanese, come into my son's class and show the kids how to make origami and even roll sushi. She also did numbers from 1-10 in Japanese and the class loved it! I love Japanese food and she has taught me a lot! I love making her traditional dishes! She also gave me her wedding kimono and I love showing my boys how to put it on, they love it!

It's very important to me to continue the traditions that were important to her and I get some much joy out of sharing those traditions and keeping them alive with my family.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kristina on November 15, 2008 at 6:36pm: That sounds like an awesome experience for your kids, and the class!

Kipling said:
My husband is half Japanese and I have my Mother-in-law, who is Japanese, come into my son's class and show the kids how to make origami and even roll sushi. She also did numbers from 1-10 in Japanese and the class loved it! I love Japanese food and she has taught me a lot! I love making her traditional dishes! She also gave me her wedding kimono and I love showing my boys how to put it on, they love it!

It's very important to me to continue the traditions that were important to her and I get some much joy out of sharing those traditions and keeping them alive with my family.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by minnemom on November 17, 2008 at 6:20am: My blog post is here: http://minnemom.com/2008/11/17/learning-about-other-cultures-at-mus...

It describes how museum visits can spark a child's interest in other cultures, and how a visit to the library can provide more information.

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