Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Neighbor Gift & Thanksgiving Point Annual Family Pass Giveaway

I attended a GNO bloggers event at Thanksgiving Point last week and learned some really fun things. Like how to make this adorable, economical neighbor gift...


Easy as pie: can, pea rocks, potting soil, paper whites bulb, moss, water, burlap, green sprigs, red berries, DONE and for about two dollars!

And where to shop for cute items like these...

I will require all my gifts to be wrapped in this paper. ;) And I just adore these oversized stockings straight out of whoville!

Love, love the burlap pillows! The one on the right reads "My whole heart for my whole life." Aaah.

Where to taste yummy food like this...


photo credit
I am dying to try the Grilled Flatbread, Roasted Chicken Pot Pie, House Penne, Spiced Apple Fritters, and Vanilla Creme Brulee. Could I eat it all in one sitting, well I could try!

and where to ride through a glorious light display (including amazing water/ice sculpture) on one of these...


You must try the totally delish hot cocoa!
Plein Air Art Festival September 14-18

This was truly a learning experience for me. I have frequented the many child themed areas of Thanksgiving Point like Cornbelly's and the Children's Discovery Garden, but was yet to visit the more adult areas like Harvest Restaurant, where they serve the most divine Rock Shrimp Nachos, and the Emporium, with its 13,000 square feet of one of a kind shopping. There are seriously so many things to do and see at Thanksgiving Point any time of the year! Whether the Tulip Festival, cooking classes, or the gigantic Dinosaur museum there is something to please every member of the family.

Oh, and I have something that will totally please your family! Thanksgiving Point is giving away an annual family pass (value $175) to a lucky Tipsy reader! Talk about fun family present under the tree.

To enter: Leave a comment on what part of Thanksgiving Point you are looking forward to visiting most.

Extra Entries:
Giveaway closes Wednesday, December 15th. Good luck!

For more chances to win, visit my girls Camille, Emily, Vanessa, Stephanie, Quinn, Rebecca, Jen, Lara, Jenny, Jill, Veronica, Elisa, Shelley, Tauni, and Victoria who will most likely have similar giveaways popping up soon!

Disclosure: Thanksgiving Point provided me with a annual family pass and one to give to you so we could meet there and have all sorts of fun. The opinions expressed are my own.

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Winner of the Chex Prize pack is...

Cherloo said... Muddy Buddies are delicious with WHITE Chocolate.

Um, hello, yum. Must try! Congrats Cherloo!


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172 Comments:

sayer13 said...

I love Thanksgiving Point and would love to win a family pass. I now live in Idaho but my family all live in Lehi so I visit frequently. This would also give me extra excuses (HA!) to visit more often. Here's hoping!
Marsha - sayer13@hotmail.com

Emily said...

I would love to take my little boy to the dino museum. Funny. My daughter's been, not my son!

MelissaF said...

I can't wait to have Breakfast with Santa and watch my little ones face light up with joy. Thanksgiving Point really is a lot of fun for everyone.

Debbie said...

There are so many wonderful things about Thanksgiving Point, that it's hard to pick just one favorite! I would have to say that I look forward to the Tulip Festival this spring the very most!

Brooke said...

My little guy LOVES animals, that is what I would look forward to the most. brooke bbushman at gmail dot com

Brooke said...

I'm a Tipsy follower. brooke bbushman at gmail dot com

Brooke said...

I like Tipsy on facebook. brooke bbushman at gmail dot com

Brooke said...

I liked Thanksgiving Point on facebook. brooke bbushman at gmail dot com

Erin said...

I would love to be able to explore more fully all the areas of Thanksgiving Point. To date, I have really only seen the Dino museum.

Erin said...

I have liked A Little Tipsy on facebook.

Nancy said...

We really like the dinosaur museum and farm country. But it would be fun to visit the gardens especially the tulip festival.

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Nancy said...

I liked A little Tipsy on FB.

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AJones said...

We love the lights - my children look forward to them each year.

Jay and Danielle said...

Thanksgiving point is my favorite!!! I love going to see all the christmas lights, and the corn maze, and the tulips! Okay I just pretty much love everything there! I hope I win!

mandy said...

We love to visit the farm!

mandy said...

I follow!

Brittany said...

I have been wanting to go see the light display for years!

CaryManda said...

I think i'd love to take my kids to the children's discovery gardens the most....but trying those nachos at Harvest with my hubs on a date night does sound divine as well. :)

CaryManda said...

i follow a little tipsy

CaryManda said...

i already like tipsy on facebook :)

CaryManda said...

i also already like thanksgiving point on facebook :)

Angie said...

We love Thanksgiving point! My kids are always wanting to go the dinosaur museum and I would love an annual pass to take them anytime they want!

Angie said...

I follow your blog.

Angie said...

I like Thanksgiving Point on facebook.

Nicole said...

Wow! The Christmas lights, farm country, dino museum, we love it all and would LOVE to go all year! Thanks!!

Nicole said...

I follow your blog

Sheena said...

I've never been to Thanksgiving point. So I would love to take my family to experience it ALL!! :)

The Ransoms said...

I love Thanksgiving points Farmland!!

The Ransoms said...

I liked a Little Tipsy on Facebook. - Julie Nielsen-Ransom

The Ransoms said...

I liked a Thanksgiving Point on Facebook. - Julie Nielsen-Ransom

Sheena said...

I follow A Little Tipsy!

The Ransoms said...

I follow a Little Tipsy on a RSS feed.

The Ransoms said...

I also posted about little tipsy on my facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=727219514

Sheena said...

I liked Thanksgiving Point on Facebook :)

Pamela said...

I would really love to win, since I have two boys and 1 baby boy I would love to take them to the dino museum every week. They would have a bawl.

Pamela said...

I "like" Thanksgiving point on FB!

Pamela said...

I like A little Tipsy on FB!

Pamela said...

I follow A little Tipsy!! Because it is awesome.

Melody said...

I am looking forward to the reindeer...if they have them this year. If not, I am most definitely looking forward to driving through the holiday lights!

Landon and Kylie said...

This is awesome! We go to the dinosaur museum every year, but I'd love to try the other venues!
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Landon and Kylie said...

I am a follower!
ky.jackson@gmail.com

Melody said...

I like Thankgiving Point on facebook.

Kara said...

I have never been to the gardens, so that is what I would most like to visit!

Kara said...

I am a follower of your awesome blog!

Kara said...

I follow your tweets!

Kara said...

I like you on Facebook (and in real life). :)

fschoenhals69 said...

Oh, this place looks like fun! I'd love to see all the lights and also try out one of the Southern Cooking classes!

fschoenhals69 said...

I follow your blog! Love it!

fschoenhals69 said...

And I like you on FB!

Rachel Doyle said...

My kids love Thanksgiving Point's Farm - I however, love the Harvest.

Rachel Doyle said...

I follow your blog.

Rachel Doyle said...

I also liked you on FB.

Robin said...

I would love this. We don't live very far away, and I don't as often as I would like.

Robin said...

I am a follower of your blog.! Just love your ideas.

Robin said...

I like you on FB.

mysomedaylist said...

What an awesome gift this would be to put under our tree. We would be most excited about the dinosaur museum with our three boys.

Sally said...

I would love to take my grandkids to the dinosaur museum. I have always wanted to go, would be totally awesome!!

Lyndee @ A Recovering Craft Hoarder said...

I would LOVE to visit their Garden's or drive the Christmas lights. Thanksgiving Point is awesome!

Lyndee @ A Recovering Craft Hoarder said...

I like you on facebook.

Lyndee @ A Recovering Craft Hoarder said...

I follow you on twitter.

Lyndee @ A Recovering Craft Hoarder said...

I twittered about this giveaway.

Lyndee @ A Recovering Craft Hoarder said...

I follow your blog.

The Davis Family said...

I love The Garden's at Thanksgiving Point! So beatiful and fun for the kids in the summer.

Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy said...

I had no idea how many things they had there. I'd love to try a cooking class, and have a place to take The Naked One during the day while the other kids are at school!

Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy said...

I "like" you on facebook!

Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy said...

I "like" thanksgiving point on facebook!

Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy said...

I follow you on twitter~

The Nelson Family said...

My first baby boy was born in July and we'd love to take him to see all the fun things at Thanksgiving Point this coming year! I think he'd love the animals!

Juls said...

I look forward to the Tulip Festival every year, absolute favorite!

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Juls said...

I'm a follower of your blog.

juls.jean@gmail.com

Juls said...

I'm a fan of A Little Tispy on FB.

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Juls said...

I blogged about the give away:
http://get-your-crafts-on.blogspot.com/2010/12/thanksgiving-point-family-pass-giveaway.html

juls.jean@gmail.com

Katrina said...

We just moved back to Utah after 10 years and there's SO much to see at Thanksgiving Point, my how it has changed. We need to go see the lights, but I'm dying to try some of the food!

Katrina said...

I already like Thanksgiving Point on FB.

Katrina said...

I "like" A Little Tipsy on FB.

stacey said...

I love the Museum of Ancient Life & my daughter loves Farm Country. I'd love to see the gardens in the Spring.

stacey said...

Follower.

stacey said...

Like you and TP on FB.

stacey said...

Follow on Twitter.

stacey said...

Tweeted @staceymay

Anonymous said...

The dinosaur museum is our favorite part of Thanksgiving Point! rosanova_family@comcast.net

Anonymous said...

We follow you on Twitter and we "tweeted"
rosanova_family@comcast.net
@rosanovfamily

Anonymous said...

We like you on Facebook and we shared the giveaway
(Rosanova Fam)
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Anonymous said...

I like Farm Country
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Tauni said...

We didn't get much of a chance to chat the other night, but it was so great to see you...I don't even think I got a chance to tell you that your hair looked absolutely fantastic. I was gazing in total jealousy.

Cathy said...

Looking forward to the dinosaur museum with my little boy.

Cathy said...

I'm following A Little Tipsy.

Cathy said...

I'm following on twitter.

Cathy said...

I like A Little Tipsy on facebook.

Cathy said...

I like Thanksgiving Point on facebook.

Potters said...

I'm a facebook fan! :D

Potters said...

I've been wanting to take my son to the dinosaur museum.

Potters said...

I'm a follower :D

plaidspolitics said...

We will be headed to the Dino museum next. But looking forward to spring for the Tulip Festival at the Gardens. And the farm is more fun when it earns up a little, too. But we'll be visiting the reindeer and going to see the lights. Oh, I can't just pick one part of Thanksgiving Point. Can this still be an entry to win?

plaidspolitics said...

I liked A Little Tipsy on Facebook.

plaidspolitics said...

I like Thanksgiving Point on Facebook.

plaidspolitics said...

Here's my tweet about the giveaway: http://mobile.twitter.com/plaidspolitics/status/13271595774644224

plaidspolitics said...

I updated my Facebook with a link to this giveaway. Just not sure how to link to the post. :/

plaidspolitics said...

Here's the link to my facebook post: http://www.facebook.com/#!/marie.nuccitelli/posts/114629111938573

Emily said...

We love the dino museum. I'd like to visit the rest too. Thanks!

Cara said...

We love Thanksgiving Point! My budding photographer 7 year old likes to take pics at the garden, they LOVE the children's garden water fountain area, we go to classes there and spend hours at the dino museum. I can't wait for the new hands on children's museum and their new space exhibit to open!

fibbermigee at gmail dot com

Cara said...

I am follower of Tipsy

Cara said...

I'm a FB fan

Cara said...

I like Thanksgiving on FB

Tami said...

We need to see the lights! And we haven't even done the gardens yet, so we gotta get there! Oh, pick me, pick me! We love the Dino museum and the kiddie cones at the deli!

Tami said...

I like y'all on FB

Tami said...

I'm a Tipsy follower

SMMART ideas said...

We love all of the venues! Especially the hands on exhibits at the Museum of Ancient History! Thanks!
Lisa Bergantz
http://SMMARTideas.blogspot.com

1LDSmom said...

PICK ME!
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Jamie said...

I love this place!! Pick me! winkman@cut.net
I also liked you on facebook.

Teresa said...

I'm looking forward to seeing the Farm country because our llama lives there. :)

Teresa said...

I am now a follower

Teresa said...

Lust liked you on FB

Teresa said...

Just posted a link on FB

Nisha @ Healthy Mom's Kitchen said...

We LOVE Farm Country, but I want to check out the glass blowing. I've been nervous to do it with my kiddos!

Nisha @ Healthy Mom's Kitchen said...

I follow TP on FB. I think I follow you too. I'll double check to be sure!!

Nisha @ Healthy Mom's Kitchen said...

I follow you on Twitter too. I'm @SkinnyMamaNish

Trista said...

My family loves TP--dinosaur museum and Tulip Festivals are our faves!

Anonymous said...

I like to take cooking classes at TP and have really wanted to take my boys to the Dino Museum!
Amy
eatingwithamy@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I like TP on facebook!
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Anonymous said...

I now follow you on FB!
eatingwithamy@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I now follow A little tipsy!
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Jokilyn said...

YAY! Would love to win!! Never been to the Dino museum yet - but my 2 year old would love it, I'm sure!

Jokilyn said...

I'm a fan of "A little Tipsy" on FB

Jokilyn said...

I'm a fan of "Thanksgiving Point" on FB

Jenny said...

Would love it, would totally use it all the time!

Jenny said...

I "liked" T.P. on fb!

Baby Mama said...

We would go to the petting zoo
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Baby Mama said...

I follow your blog
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Baby Mama said...

I like you on facebook
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Amy said...

My boys would love the Dinosaur Museum. I would love the Gardens! :)
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Amy said...

I follow you both on FB.

Amy said...

I follow your blog!
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Kelly Tillotson said...

DINOSAUR MUSEUM! how AMAZINGLY FUN!
*kelly
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Kelly Tillotson said...

i like a little tipsy on facebook!
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Allison said...
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Allison said...

This year was my first time visiting Thanksgiving Point. i fell in love with the gardens and would love to take my little girl on walks there in the coming spring and summer months. Pick me!

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Allison said...

and I like you on facebook

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The Leonard Family said...

I have only been to the Dinosaur Museum and the barnyard petting zoo! Would love to explore the other areas!

pml_leonard@yahoo.com

The Leonard Family said...

Like Tipsy on FB

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The Leonard Family said...

Like Thanksgiving Point on FB

The Leonard Family said...

I follow your blog! :) (and love it)

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Becky said...

I would love this! We just moved here from Las Vegas and have heard many great things about Thanksgiving Point. Please pick me. I am a follower of your blog.

My email - hutchings_rebecca@yahoo.com

Becky said...

I like you on facebook too.

http://www.facebook.com/hutchings.rebecca

dazeeb said...

I just moved to Utah so I will be honest and admit that I have never been to Thanksgiving point! But I have heard that is a very cool place to check out!
dazeeb@gmail.com

dazeeb said...

I also liked on facebook!
dazeeb@gmail.com

dazeeb said...

I follow your blog!
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Becky said...

I put a shout out to you on my facebook page. Here is a link to my profile page.

http://www.facebook.com/hutchings.rebecca

Candise said...

I look forward to a stroll through the gardens every summer! I'm new to your blog...can't wait to spend my next lazy hour looking around!
jaromandcandise@yahoo.com

The Gilded Pear said...

I would love to win! I tend to go to Thanksgiving Point for the kid areas too but seeing all of the photos, I need to go just for myself. The emporium would be my first stop!

The Gilded Pear said...

I like Tipsy Mom and Thanksgiving Point on FB.

The Gilded Pear said...

Also now following you on Twitter.

Alisha said...

I love the Farmland. Also, would love to take some cooking classes.

alishamears@yahoo.com

Alisha said...

I "like" you on facebook

Alisha said...

I "like" Thanksgiving Point on facebook

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Jen Baxter said...

I am new to your blog and I would love to visit the dinosaur museum. jenpbaxter@gmail.com

Jen Baxter said...

I like thanksgiving point on facebook!

Kimberly said...

Yes please!

Kimberly said...

And I liked TP on FB!

Char said...

I love taking my kids to Farm Country to do the pony rides.

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Michaela said...

I like TP on FB

Michaela said...

I follow you on Twitter

Michaela said...

I announced your contest on FB.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=545356300

Michaela said...

I follow A Little Tipsy.

Michaela said...

I would like to go and see the Tulip festival and the beautiful gardens.

Greta said...

My son loves to visit the Dinosaur Museum the most... but like you I also haven't had a chance to try the Harvest Restaurant, so I'd love to try it out.

Greta said...

I like Thanksgiving Point on Facebook

Greta said...

I'm going to blog about this giveaway on blogger. ggriffith20(at)yahoo(dot)com

Lauralee Altice said...

I liked you on facebook and I would love to get a Thanksgiving Point Family Pass!

Julia said...

I LOVE thanksgiving point and would LOVE to win this!!

Julia said...

I follow you on twitter!

Julia said...

Shared the giveaway on twitter!