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Mo Willems #Thankorama Cupcake Gift Idea PLUS Giveaway!

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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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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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    Comments

    2. Betsy says

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

    8. Jenn says

      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

      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.

    12. Annie says

      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!

    14. bettya-nne tyler says

      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

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

    16. Denise M says

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

    23. Leigh Anne Borders says

      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!

    27. Maggie says

      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.

    28. Lynn B says

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

    30. Jennifer K says

      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

        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

      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!

    34. Alison says

      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!

    38. jeani b says

      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

      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.

    41. Neha Thakkar says

      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

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

    47. Janet W. says

      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.

    61. lissa crane says

      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

      I happily follow Smashed Peas and Carrots on Instagram as justjerseystyle

    65. Anne Perry says

      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!!

    75. Cassandra says

      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!! 🙂

    78. Jennifer M. says

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

    81. Sarah Peirpoint says

      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

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

    92. Lynne says

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

    94. Kimberly says

      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.

    96. Helen says

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

    102. chckie brewer says

      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

      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.