Goldfish Summer Gift Holder and Giveaway!
Goldfish® crackers remind me of such wonderful childhood memories. We always had them around! The taste brings back visions of my stress free, fun loving, warm and sunny days of the past. Today’s craft embraces the happiness that comes along with what we all feel when we munch on Goldfish crackers. With summer just around the corner, my kids and I grabbed some craft foam, some Goldfish crackers, and calmly worked around the table on these adorable Summer Gift Holders. They are perfect for the end of the school year! Plus, I have a $100 Visa giveaway for one lucky Goldfish cracker lover!
We decided to join in on the fun and create something that shares how much we love the cheddar crackers through words and an easy to make sun shaped cracker holder. Want to see what we did to help inspire your entry in the Goldfish Tales giveaway?
You will need:
- Orange sheets of craft foam
- A plastic sandwich baggie
- Scissors
- 2 circle stencils to trace. One big and one slightly smaller (tracing around cups work great for this!)
- Goldfish cheddar crackers
- Your free “Summer Tans & Goldfish in my Hands” printable (seen below)
- White glue (or glue gun for moms & dads)
- Hole punch
- String
To assemble your Goldfish gift holder:
- Trace 2 large circles in the orange craft foam and cut them out. This is your base.
- Trace a smaller circle on one of your large orange circles.
- Cut out the small circle that you just traced on the large circle, creating and empty space in the middle (mom or dad can use an X-Acto knife to start the initial cut). This is your border.
- Cut out 8 small sun rays in the orange craft foam.
- Place a small handful of Goldfish crackers on the base circle.
- Place a plastic baggie over the Goldfish crackers and attach it with hot glue. Hot glue works the fastest!
- Cut the extra edges of the baggie off around the base.
- Glue the sun rays on the very outer edge of the base (see in the photos above).
- Glue the border on top.
- Punch a hole in the “Summer tans & Goldfish in my hands” printable and tie it on with some string.
To get your free printable, click the image below. Then, click on the printer button seen at the top of the next screen:
Isn’t this fun? Goldfish crackers are an easy snack that always puts a smile on my kids’ face. I love how this Goldfish Summer Gift Holder adds an extra special twist to carrying one of our favorite snacks around. It is so fun to celebrate summer and spend fun time with my kids!
What are you going to make for your entry on Goldfish Tales? After you submit your tale, be sure to share it with me! I’d love to see what you come up with!
Are your ready for my $100 Visa gift card giveaway? To enter for a chance to win, leave a comment in the comments section below and tell me:
“Why do Goldfish crackers make your family smile?”
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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older (or nineteen (19) years of age or older in Alabama and Nebraska). Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 2 business days to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.
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This sweepstakes runs from 5/14/15 – 6/11/15.
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because we love their taste and they make a great school snack for my kids.
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Goldfish crackers are awesome because they taste great and they come in so many different flavors.. both kids and adults eat them up!
What a cute craft idea, Kelly! My boys and I love Goldfish crackers. When we have them as a snack for lunch, the boys smile from ear to ear when we pretend the Goldfish are swimming to their mouths. “Here comes the fishy….”
Goldfish crackers make our family smile because they are super cute and really yummy.
We smile because they’re a tasty and easy on-the-go snack!
https://twitter.com/LauraBessy/status/598866510715625472
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because of the cute fish faces, and that we are always excited when we get to eat these delicious snack crackers! We could eat them every day!
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile because it reminds me of going to the park in a stroller with my mom when I was little. I always had a bag of Goldfish in my hand!
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/598923488179703809
The cute shape of the goldfish make me smile.
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The goldfish make us smile because you can make designs with them on your high chair!
i love the shape!!
because everyone is my family loves Goldfish crackers
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/599013162269085697
My kids love the variety. I usually dump a few flavors into a container before we go to the park and they love trying to figure out which flavors they have
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile because we love the rich, cheddar taste 🙂
My tweet: https://twitter.com/bbarnes3489/status/599667675254644737 🙂
Because they are the perfect poolside snack!
Goldfish are one of my grandsons favorite snacks, he loves to take them to the park. He gets excited to see what variety/flavor Grandma brings home.
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile because of the fun shape and great taste.
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goldfish make my family smile because of their fun shape and small size!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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They make my family smile cause they are so cute and my children pretend play with them.. They are like the only food I can say my kids plays with and also they bring me back memories of eating them when i was a teen .
They are such an adorable and great-tasting snack! Always sure to put a smile on our face!!
My family love goldfish and they make us smile because they are good and so cute!
Goldfish Crackers make my family smile because they are absolutely Yummy!
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Goldfish crackers make my daughter and me smile because they are so yummy! I always keep some in the car for an easy snack while we are on the go!
There cute faces make my family smile.
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are so tasty and everyone in my family enjoys them. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/600723609066307584
Thanks again.
Goldfish crackers make us smile because they are adorable and fun plus delicious.
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We smile because they’re cute, fun, and taste great
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are fun to look at, and they taste great!
My daughter just finished her first year living away at college. One of the things that she loved getting in care packages are goldfish cracker. She still loves them for snacking and it makes me think of the days when she was a little girl.
It’s a fun easy snack that we can eat on the good. My kids like pretending their real fish.
Because they are so cute and delicious!
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They make us smile because they taste so good!
They make us smile because they taste really good.
We eat goldfish on a road trip whenever we saw an out of state license plate! This game makes us smile!
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We smile because they are fun and delicious.
THey make my family smile because they taste yummy and they are pretty darn cute!
Goldfish crackers make us smile because they are such a fun treat! And they come in SO MANY flavors that every moment we share them together is new and special 🙂
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/601116303693324288
goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are so tasty. my son especially loves them
They make my family happy because they’re fun and tasty!
They make us smile because they’re yummy and lots of different flavors!
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile, because my kids always get a kick out of them when snacking on them, they play with them.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/601669350148280320
I smile when thinking about how much my daughter loved them when she was little. She’s 29 now and STILL loves them!
My family love Goldfish Crackers because they are so good and they make a great game night snack!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/602306215230763010
They make us smile because they make a snack or lunch fun!
it is a great snack for my son and keeps him happy, which keeps us happy
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/602590663805284353
I love watching my kids eat Goldfish crackers, it always puts a smile on their faces. We’ve used them as part of decorating cupcakes for birthday parties.
I posted a tweet: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/602596380260093952.
Because they’re delicious and fun to eat and are always friendly to our grocery budget!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/coriwestphal/status/602636075094282240
My son loves cheese and he loves crackers, so goldfish are a win win for him!
Goldfish make us smile because they are yummy!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/MRSMEIER5627/status/603243847330627584
My family loves munching on Goldfish crackers while we enjoy family movie night. The huge variety of flavors makes us all smile!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/MrsMChappell/status/603361436765663232
Gold Fish Crackers make me smile because they remind me of a road trip we took to South Carolina. Me , my husband and 7 kids. It was crazy but we had a blast. We packed a lot of snacks and Gold Fish Crackers were with us too.
https://twitter.com/dawnmonroe83/status/603537891634053120
they are fun and they just make u happy eating them
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/603994709220962304
Goldfish crackers is one of the few foods my son will eat. I have always found them to be light and tasty.
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THEY MAKE ME SMILE WHEN I SEE MY DAUGHTER SO AMUSED BY PLAYING WITH THEM…
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Goldfish make use smile because they are cute and taste good.
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They remind me of my childhood which makes me smile 🙂
They are yummy and cute!
they taste so good and have always been a family favorite
i posted a tweet here:
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they taste really good
Goldfish crackers make us smile because of the fun shapes
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they’re cute and fun to eat.
https://twitter.com/smilekisses/status/605537420814237696
They make me smile because they are just so darned cute and they remind me of being a kid. 😀
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/606088081431756800
My one-year-old loves Goldfish so it makes us all smile when she asks for them!
I think they make my kids smile and laugh because when they eat the head or tail they go crazy laughing and giggling
https://twitter.com/blday850/status/606247077467713536
Goldfish are an ez snack and taste great with apple juice.
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because we love their taste and they make a great snacks for my children.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/606840430085435393
They smile.. my kids smile 🙂
Because they taste so cheesy.
They make use smile because they are yummy!
They make me smile mostly because they are cute and crunch and reminds me of when they’d win a gold fish @ a county fair
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/607577653026111488
they make us smile because they’re so delicious
Goldfish make us smile because they’re adorable and tasty and so easy to take along everywhere. We gave out the little packs for goldfish one year at Halloween and kids of all ages were thrilled to get them!
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They make me smile because the kids think they are a fun treat.
They make us smile because they’re so tasty, and portable, and they’re a bright, cheery color!
Because they are fun
Because we constantly call them “the snack that smiles back.” It makes us laugh every time. LOL
They make me smile because they are so cute and fun to eat.
they make me smile because months later I am still vacuuming up in the car
They make me smile because they taste great.
They make us smile because they are delicious and fun.
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they’re cute and tasty!
What a cute idea! They make us smile because they’re fun to play with before you eat them.
https://twitter.com/Stephanie64030/status/608405195551338496
They are a great on the go snack to grab!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/coachRJA11/status/608458302620594176
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because Gold Fish make snacking fun!! ky_grandma40@yahoo.com
They make me smile because my son loves them. When he is in the shopping cart, he will lean over to grab a bag of Goldfish as we go down the aisle!
Goldfish make my whole family smile, they taste great and are fun on the go!
They make us smile bc they are fun to eat!
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We smile because it’s a great snack to eat by the pool!
They make us smile because we make them swim.
Their taste makes my mouth sing!
Very Cute Craft! 🙂
Goldfish crackers make us smile because they taste really good!
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GOLDFISH MAKE ME SMILE BECAUSE THEY REMIND ME OF CHILDHOOD. I HAVE BEEN EATING FISHIES FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER
I will be tweeting and posting a blog today, woohoo!
Goldfish makes my family smile because of the cheddary’ crunchy yumminess!!
They make us smile because it’s one of the VERY few things everyone in the family will eat!
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are crunchy, delicious, and easy for little ones to eat.
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They are so cute and yummy who doesn’t love them?
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The goldfish is so cute and of course tastes so great how could you not smile
Goldfish crackers were not around when I was growing up and I haven’t found any that I like.
Thanks for the contest.
They taste good.
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My daughter has so much fun spelling out letters with her goldfish and then eating them
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Goldfish crackers make me smile as we usually have them on our boat, as they don’t make a mess, and they are easy to pack.
I LOVE Goldfish crackers because of the salty taste and the sweet smile!
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Goldfish crackers always make my grandchildren smile. They are cute and taste great. Thanks!
My boys love Goldfish because of the big variety of flavors that all taste delicious!
Goldfish crackers are often my boys’ after game snacks. So they love eating their goldfish on the way home and discussing the games. It always brings lots of smiles and laughs.
Goldfish crackers make us smile because of their fun shapes and great taste.
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Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are the one snack that everybody in the house loves. Plus, our cats like to bat them around the kitchen floor and chase after them.
Goldfish make my family smile, they keep my kids happy on a road trip mile after mile! Yummy, tasty and bright yellow, guaranteed to make your family happy and mellow!
They are king in our house. We reward the kids with them when they get their chores done and everyone smiles
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Goldfish crackers make me smile and remind me of summer! We always take them to the pool!
Gold fish crackers are a fun, nonmessy snack that tastes great
we each have a gold fish and pretend they are chatting with each other its silly fun
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Goldfish crackers make us smile because they are an easy_to_carry, crunchy, fun snack!
My son loves Goldfish crackers, they always make him smile because they are easy for him to take with him where ever he goes.
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We smile because they’re so good to eat!
Cute way to treat the kids.
We love Goldfish crackers because cheese in a snack makes us want to eat more.
Goldfish crackers are the BEST when it comes to convenience, taste ,flavor, non messy, easy to eat, inexpensive snack and soup cracker, kids and adults LOVE these because it’s so delicious and nutritiously addictive, low in calories, simply put AWESOME!!!
My son loves them because he can float them on a “pond” made of soup
Goldfish crackers make my family smile because they are so cute. Plus the cute little fishies are smiling and I think their smiles tend to be contagious. My boys smile ear to ear when I give them Goldfish crackers.
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We love them because they are so easy to take on trips (and they are delicious!).
My favorite smile is to eat Goldfish at the beach.
https://twitter.com/versatileer/status/609147057429979137
The kid’s love the little fish’s and I love the cheese taste.
Goldfish crackers make my family smile when I use them as a chili topper!
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Goldfish make my family smile because they are so much fun to eat!
Goldfish crackers make my family smile as these have been a favorite snack through the last two generations and bring back many memories of happier times.
I tweeted.
https://twitter.com/birdiebee52/status/609196526376587264?lang=en
Their deliciousness makes us smile when we pop them into our mouths.
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