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You are here: Home / Giveaways / Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea PLUS Giveaway!
May
23

Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea PLUS Giveaway!

| Filed Under: Dessert, Giveaways, Party Food, Random Acts of Kindness, Recipes, Reviews

You guys!! Have I ever told you how much we love Mo Willems and his smart and creative books? You might remember the fun Pigeon Party we did here just for reference! 😉 We love him so much in our home that every time we go to the library we have at least one of his books in our pile. Who can say no to those silly pictures and that clever word bubble story telling? Not me!!! Well, he has a new book out…his last in the Elephant and Piggie series…called, The Thank You Book. Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com
Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com
The Thank You Book hit stores May 3, 2016 and, just like all his books, it is wonderful! Here is a little about the book for all you Mo Willems fans:

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.

Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.

Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In The Thank You Book!, Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important.

Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com I was lucky enough to be asked by Disney Books to be a Mo Willems ambassador and share all the wonderful things that Mo Willems is up to now that this series is ending and of course I had to say yes! May is #Thankorama month and my “Mo Mail” included a copy of this newest book as well as the most adorable shirts, a game, stickers, and so much more!Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com You can see my kids are just a little bit excited about all of it! 😉Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com

There were also these fun speech bubbles included in our package where we could Thank anyone we wanted. As you can see my kids reaaaaallly like Mo Willems and the Elephant and Piggie series!

You can download your own speech bubbles below to say your own Thank You:

Pink Speech Bubble 

Grey Speech Bubble

*Take a picture with your speech bubble and share it on social media using the hashtag #Thankorama!Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.com In the spirit of the book, we decided it would be fun to thank some of the fabulous people in our lives by giving them ‘Thank You’ cupcakes!

I bought melting chocolate and placed it in a microwave-safe bowl, microwaved on high for 1 minute and stirred it all up until melted. Then I placed the melted chocolate in a food safe plastic bag, clipped off a corner and helped my littles pipe out the words ‘thank you’ onto a sheet of waxed paper. It was hard work getting the words just right but after more than a few tries we got a couple good ones! No worries…the not so good ones became little treats for us so all was well in the end! 😉Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.comOnce the chocolate cooled, we carefully peeled the words off the waxed paper and gently placed them on top of frosted cupcakes!
Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.comSeriously too cute!!!
Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea // SmashedPeasandCarrots.comThis was such a fun way to jazz up an ordinary cupcake and even better that they helped us say ‘Thank You’ to a few people in our lives that are always there for us in one way or another! After we had delivered our cupcakes I thought how fun this would be to bring to our local police or fire station…oh the possibilities of who we could thank are endless!

I hope you get a chance to thank someone in your life with cupcakes too!!! It just can’t be beat!

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You can visit Thankorama.com and follow everything #Thankorama here:

Follow @DisneyHyperion on Twitter

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Follow @The_Pigeon on Twitter

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and now for the GIVEAWAY!!!

One lucky reader will win a #ThankoRama Prize Pack which will include:

  • Copy of The Thank You Book
  • Elephant & Piggie event kit & standee
  • 2 Elephant & Piggie tshirts

A few ways you can enter are:

  1. Leave a comment below telling me “who would you say thank you to right now!”
  2. Follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on Instagram here and come back and leave a comment letting me know you did!
  3. Follow Smashed Peas on Twitter here and come back and leave a comment letting me know you did!

Giveaway ends 5/26/16 at 11:59 pm cst.

Open to US addresses only. Prizing provided by Disney-Hyperion.

Good Luck!!
xo,

Maggie

*I partnered with @disneybooks for this post, all ideas are my own though!

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  1. Susie R. says

    May 23, 2016 at 8:41 am

    I would thank my mom for all her help with my son.

  2. Betsy says

    May 23, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Jesus! My son In law is having hip surgery today and I know Jesus will be by his side

  3. erin says

    May 23, 2016 at 10:28 am

    I would love to thank my husband for picking up my slack during this pregnancy!

  4. erin says

    May 23, 2016 at 10:28 am

    I follow on Instagram

  5. Anne Marie says

    May 23, 2016 at 10:54 am

    I would love to thank by grand children for bringing such joy into my life.

  6. Jenn says

    May 23, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    I follow on Instagram. 🙂

  7. Jenn says

    May 23, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    I also follow on Twitter!

  8. Jenn says

    May 23, 2016 at 2:19 pm

    I could thank my Mom or my husband for how wonderful they are, but I’m going to thank my Facebook friends! I ended up at one point quitting my job that was a huge part of my personal identity. Instead, I started hanging out with my husband’s 89 year old grandmother after she lost her daughter. At the same time, I had a 3 month old baby and a 4 year old daughter. The four of us would visit, shop, go out to lunch and go to doctor’s visits all while pushing the wheelchair, keeping the kids entertained and dealing with temper tantrums from all of us. I would post on Facebook because it was either laugh or cry some days. And my friends helped me laugh. Thank you for keeping me (semi) sane, Facebook friends!

  9. Louise says

    May 23, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    I have a 10-year-old Niece who since my divorce has been a sheer joy and who learned to read at such a young age when you tell her to go play she looks for books to read. What an inspiration she is! I will introduce her to The Thank You Book!
    PS: I guess I could ask my niece for twitter and Instagram lessons lol.

  10. Tonia Jeffery says

    May 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    I’d say thank you to my husband. He takes such good care of us.

  11. Tonia Jeffery says

    May 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    I follow on twitter.

  12. Annie says

    May 23, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    I would say thank you to our friends/support system. It’s hard to raise kids away from family, especially when scary medical stuff happens. But awesome to have an amazing community to step in and help out when needed!

    We love Elephant and Piggie in this house, and my daughter would be so excited to win!

  13. Annie says

    May 23, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    I already follow you on instagram 🙂

  14. bettya-nne tyler says

    May 23, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    I would thank my daughter and son-in-law for giving me such wonderful granddaughters. What a joy and blessing they are to me. I love being a grandma.

  15. Sandra says

    May 23, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    I would thank my kids teachers for keeping them going through the end of the year!

  16. Denise M says

    May 23, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    I want to thank my husband and my Mom for always being there for me, no matter what

  17. Denise M says

    May 23, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    i follow on instagram @denimorse

  18. Carmen N says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    I would love to thank a colleague for having faith in me!

  19. Carmen N says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    I follow @smashedpeasandcarrots on instagram

  20. Carmen N says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    I follow @SmshedPNCarrots on twitter

  21. Lea Anna says

    May 24, 2016 at 12:16 am

    I’ll thank my husband for everything he does for me!

  22. Lea Anna says

    May 24, 2016 at 12:16 am

    Following on Instagram @lalalananas

  23. Leigh Anne Borders says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:31 am

    I am a school teacher in an elementary school. One of my favorite authors is Mo Willems. I would love to thank my team of teachers for a great year!

  24. Leigh Anne Borders says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:31 am

    I am following you on Instagram @laborders2000

  25. Leigh Anne Borders says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:32 am

    I follow you on Twitter @leighanne000

  26. Mckenzie says

    May 24, 2016 at 4:35 am

    I would thank my son’s teachers.

  27. Maggie says

    May 24, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    I’m following you on Twitter now. What took me so long?? I’d thank my kids for being so great through another school year. They make me proud.

    • Maggie says

      May 24, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      @maggie_mtn

  28. Lynn B says

    May 24, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    I want to thank my husband who is so supportive of me trying focus on children’s book illustration after losing my job.

  29. Lynn B says

    May 24, 2016 at 4:02 pm

    I follow on instagram

  30. Jennifer K says

    May 24, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    We love MO too! About three years ago I sent a self addressed envelope to him and he sent a really sweet note back to my son. I read this is his last Piggies and Elephant book and almost made me cry! Well my kids and I would really love this prize (I even have my big 4-0 birthday on May 26. Pick me. 😉

    • Jennifer K says

      May 24, 2016 at 5:49 pm

      And I started this post yesterday and came back today and forgot to say who I would like to thank!! Right now, thanks to my parents for encouraging me to be a teacher, and a big thank you to my school for being over already!! Woo-hoo three months off with my sweet kiddos.

  31. Kell says

    May 24, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    I would thank my son for sharing my love for reading. It’s a passion that just strengthens our bond. We have read every Piggie and Elephant book, plus most of Mo Willems’ others!

  32. Audra says

    May 24, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    I would thank my mom for all she does for me

  33. Yvonne says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:44 am

    Thank you to my children for always being a big help.

  34. Alison says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:50 am

    I would thank Mo Willems for creating these wonderful characters. I’m a children’s librarian, and Mo Willems is really my favorite author. This is such a cute idea, and I think we may borrow some of these ideas when we do an Elephant and Piggie party at the library this fall!

  35. Alison says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:50 am

    I follow on Instagram: AlisonTheLibrarian

  36. jeani b says

    May 25, 2016 at 5:01 am

    followed you on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/bgsmama/

  37. jeani b says

    May 25, 2016 at 5:01 am

    followed you on twitter! @jeanibrickner

  38. jeani b says

    May 25, 2016 at 5:03 am

    i would love to thank my mom. she is truly amazing and always so supportive. she is a great listener [and i’m a chatterbox!] and i always feel better about anything after she and i have had a chance to talk about it.

  39. Leslie says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:57 am

    I would thank all the kiddos in my life for constantly amazing me with their creativity & kindness. They inspire me to be better and keep a positive outlook.

  40. Maggi Eichorn says

    May 25, 2016 at 11:27 am

    I would say thank you to my husband for his loving support!

  41. Neha Thakkar says

    May 25, 2016 at 11:38 am

    I would thank my students (I’m an elementary school librarian, I have 850 of them) for being curious learners and readers! They motivate me to find new ways to connect to reading!

  42. renee says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:56 am

    I would thank my daughter for finally going to sleep because I needed a few minutes of alone/laptop time 🙂

  43. jayedee dewitt says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    I would say thank you to my kids for picking me to be their mom!

  44. jayedee dewitt says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    I follow on Instagram @lifeinthelostworld

  45. jayedee dewitt says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    I follow on Twitter @ntiveheart

  46. Nancy says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    I’d say thank you to all the wonderful teachers I had over the years!

  47. Janet W. says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    Right now, I would say thank you to my grandson’s kindergarten teacher! He’s had an amazing first year of school because of her. He’s learned SO much and she showed him so much kindness and patience.

  48. Janet W. says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    I follow you on Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/janet3rdgrade/

  49. Jessica says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    I would thank my husband for working so hard so I can be a stay at home mom.

  50. Jessica says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    I follow you on Instagram as @jjak2003.

  51. latanya says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    to my in-laws

  52. latanya says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    instagram follower

  53. Lauren says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    I would say thank you to my mom.

  54. Dawn Monroe says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    I would thank my son’s teacher for helping him graduate this year.

  55. Lauren says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    I follow on Instagram. @limbylim

  56. Lauren says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    I follow on Twitter. @dereklauren

  57. Dawn Monroe says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    I’m an Instagram follower as dawnmonroe83

  58. Diana Hatch says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    I would thank my mom for being such a good example to me

  59. kathleen says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    I would say thank you to a good friend who just did a good deed

  60. kathleen says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    new twitter follower @heyfrugalmommy

  61. lissa crane says

    May 26, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    I would say thank you right now, to my husband and my children for being so wonderful! They put up with so much of my craziness and always have a smile on their faces!

  62. lissa crane says

    May 26, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    I happily follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on Instagram as justjerseystyle

  63. lissa crane says

    May 26, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    I happily follow Smashed Peas on Twitter as @LissaCrane2

  64. Deb K says

    May 26, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    I would say thank you to my honey for always being there for me!

  65. Anne Perry says

    May 26, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    I would say thank you to my son. We completed our first year of homeschooling. Kindergarten has taught him oh so much this year, we even went to see a Piggy & Gerald play!!

  66. Anne Perry says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    Instagram follower perryannee

  67. Anne Perry says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Twitter follower @missanneperry

  68. Adrianne B says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    I would thank my daughter’s Kindergarten teacher for a fantastic year!

  69. Adrianne B says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    followed on Twitter @adriannebraun

  70. Adrianne B says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    followed on Instagram as @joanielovestchotchkes

  71. Darlene Owen says

    May 26, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    “I would thank my mother for making me the person I am today.

  72. Darlene Owen says

    May 26, 2016 at 4:49 pm

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    May 26, 2016 at 4:49 pm

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  74. Meghan B says

    May 26, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    I would thank my Mom!

  75. Cassandra says

    May 26, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    I would say thank you to my husband for being my teammate and life partner <3 He works hard for our family so I can stay home with our two amazing kiddos. I appreciate him SO much!! 🙂

  76. Cassandra says

    May 26, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    I follow you on instagram – my handle is @caseyberto 🙂

  77. Cassandra says

    May 26, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    I follow you on Twitter 🙂 My handle is @caseyberto

  78. Jennifer M. says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    I am thankful for my husband who is always there to love and support me.

  79. Jennifer M. says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Following on Instagram as @owlhowl23

  80. Jennifer M. says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Following on Twitter as @owlhowl23

  81. Sarah Peirpoint says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    Right now, I would say thank you to my mom for being so wonderful. She is in the midst of planning summer vacation for our whole family.

  82. Pamela says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    I would like to thank my husband for working very hard to provide a safe and warm home for me and our family.

  83. Laura says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    I would thank my sister for always supporting me!

  84. Pamela says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    I follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on Instagram.

  85. Laura says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:18 pm

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    May 26, 2016 at 8:18 pm

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  87. Pamela says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    I follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on Twitter.

  88. KENNETH OHL says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    would love to say thankyou to my mother she raised 8 of us with very little money but a lot of love.

  89. Fiona N says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    I would say thank you to my sister who sponsored me

  90. Fiona N says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    I am following Smashed Peas and Carrots on Instagram @greenavocado

  91. Fiona N says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    I am following Smashed Peas on Twitter @carabao62
    Thank You for the chance

  92. Lynne says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    I would say thank you to my husband for all he has done over these past years!

  93. Lynne says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    I follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on twitter! (@grapet7)

  94. Kimberly says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    We love Mo Willems! My daughter inherited a set of the Pigeon books from her big cousin and quickly memorized them all. “Let me drive the bus!”. Today I would say thank you to my husband for getting the yard work done so we could enjoy the nice day outside.

  95. Kimberly says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    I follow on instagram @kirbycolby.

  96. Helen says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    I would thank my grandma. She is the strongest woman I know, and she raised my sister, brother and me.

  97. Farrah Shumway says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Following on Twitter

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  98. Helen says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    I follow on Instagram as helenb0725

  99. Helen says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    I follow on Twitter as helldog3

  100. Farrah Shumway says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    Follow on Instagram

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  101. Farrah Shumway says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I would thank my mom ☺

  102. chckie brewer says

    May 26, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    I would say thank-you to my neighbor Shirley who has cancer… She is always worried about my health and wants to help me. ( My illness are not major like hers)

  103. Rivka Kantor says

    May 27, 2016 at 12:14 am

    I would thank the roadwork workers who hold up the slow/stop signs to direct traffic when a road is converged into one lane for repair purposes and other traffic directing officials. It’s got to be a difficult, thankless job, and it’s always too difficult or risky to thank them, as they are occupied with crucial work.

  104. Cassandra Eastman says

    May 27, 2016 at 3:59 am

    I would say Thank You to my husband, for always supporting me.

  105. Cassandra Eastman says

    May 27, 2016 at 3:59 am

    Following on instagram – @eastman928

  106. Cassandra Eastman says

    May 27, 2016 at 4:00 am

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