Giveaway winner
Thanks so much to everyone who entered — we absolutely loved hearing your stories. We plugged in the number of entries into the magical random number generator, and it spit out Jessica‘s number. Congratulations, Jessica! Send us your snail mail addy and we’ll get the book right out to you. Side note: After the generator [...]
Walt Disney World book giveaway
So, did everyone make the Jungle Cruise dessert this week? Sir Buffalo Sushi got a little crazy with ours, and the hippos got hold of a couple Teddy Grahams. Very un-Disneylike. But onward. You’ve patiently listened to us talk about Walt Disney World Extreme Vacation Guide for Kids for months now. And now that it’s [...]
Winner of the Food book giveaway!
First, we have to say these were some of the most fun comments ever to land on polka dot suitcase. Some of them were hilarious, some inspired a taste test in the kitchen of Chez Polka Dot, some made us hungry, and some made us go ewwwwwww! But they were all entered to win, and [...]
Food book giveaway
While most of our attention here at Chez Polka Dot has been focused on the upcoming Walt Disney World book for kids, Nomad Press published Food: 25 Amazing Projects. This was a fun, fun, fun book to write. It explores the science, culture, and history of food. Recipes? You bet. Projects? Of course! To carry [...]
Energy book giveaway!
The guys were testing this week. I know what you’re thinking: Kids are challenging every day. Yuk, yuk, yuk. Yes, they are. But my guys were taking their end-of-year exams this week. On Tuesday, it was just under three hours of tests (unless I added wrong…sheesh, good think I’m knot taking them thar tests!). I [...]
Winner of the DuneCraft plant kit is…
…going to be announced in a second. First, I get to do the closest thing I’ll ever have to an acceptance speech. I want to thank my parents, my agent…<smack>…oops, caught in a daydream there. Here’s my real speech: I want to thank everyone who played to win the Tea House. This thing is so [...]
DuneCraft plant kit giveaway!
So tea has been in the news a lot recently, but once you get past the parties and the politics, you’re left with one of the most popular, drinkable drinks on the planet: good old tea. To celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re going to celebrate plant life all week (although I think Sir Buffalo [...]
Book giveaway: Planet Earth
April brings showers, taxes…and Earth Day! To celebrate Earth Day this month, I’ve got two fun giveaways planned here at Polka Dot Suitcase. The first is a book I wrote, Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself. I know what you’re thinking (“Sigh. Another one of your books, Kate?”). But this book has [...]
Book giveaway: The Human Body
To mark the Grand Opening of the Polka Dot Suitcase, I’m giving away one of my books, The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works. It’s geared toward kids from 9-12, but no matter how old you are, tell me you don’t want to learn how to make homemade skin care products [...]
