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Best on Pinterest Winner at Parents

Discover how The Educators’ Spin On It became a finalist for the Best on Pinterest award! Explore our top educational activities, parenting tips, and creative ideas that inspired thousands on Pinterest. Read more about our journey and favorite pins!

Winner of “Best on Pinterest” from Parents

We are excited to announce that we have been nominated as a finalist for “Best on Pinterest”.

Voting for this award can be done daily until January 13 at the 2014 Parents Social Media Awards. {UPDATE we WON!}

There are many other areas you can vote on as well on twitter, instagram, facebook and best blog all around. Which social media platform is your favorite?

Why Are We On Pinterest

Pinterest has become a favorite of ours since joining 2 years ago we both knew it was a platform where educational activities belonged.  It’s creating an amazing bridge between teachers and parents like no other. This is our philosophy in setting up our Pinterest Boards. 

Believing that it’s a chance for you as a parent to come in and “Open our Teacher Files” finding ways to support your child’s education at home. Plus we’re reading and pinning the best to save you time online so that you can spend more time with your family.

Did you know that we have over 1.6 Million Followers on Pinterest?

We can’t thank you enough for your support!

Here are some of our Favorite Pinterest Boards that we pin to

Pinterest Boards by Subject Areas

  • Art with Kids
  • Bilingual Babies and World Geography *
  • Cooking with Kids
  • Fine Motor Activities
  • Gardening with Kids
  • Help Packing for School Lunch
  • Love Books
  • Math Activities
  • Music with Kids
  • Reading Activities *
  • Science Activities
  • Sight Word Activities
  • Teaching the Alphabet
  • Writing Activities

Pinterest Board For Specific Ages

  • Babies
  • Toddlers
  • Preschoolers
  • Elementary School Ages

Top Pinners we’re excited to Partner with this year!

  • Gross Motor Activities hosted by Allison McDonald  
  • Writing Activities hosted by Melissa Taylor *
  • Reading Activities with guest Amy Mascott  *
  • Green Projects for Kids with Holly Homer& Green Kid Crafts *

Our Favorite Pinners and Pinterest Boards That We Collaborate With

What makes our experience on Pinterest unique is that we get to collaborate with amazing Kid Bloggers on a daily basis bringing top notch content to our followers. Here are a few of our favorite Collaborative boards

  • After School Activities
  • Busy Bags for Kids
  • Kid Blogger Network Activities and Crafts
  • Lifetime Love of Learning
  • Positive Parenting
  • Top 20 Early Learning Blogs
  • Virtual Book Club for Kids 

Pinterest Party Hosts

Did you know that we hosted 2 Pinterest Parties this year? Take a Peek at those parties!

  • Back to School with we teach
  • Learning About Culture with Multicultural Kid Bloggers 

Companies we worked with in 2013 on Pinterest

  • Earths’ Best
  • Infinity Markers
  • Luvocracy
  • Melissa and Doug
  • Steve Spangler
  • Little Pim
  • Green Kid Crafts 
  • Are you next? 

Pinterest Communities;

So many amazing pinners that have created networks we LOVE and support on Pinterest!

  • Kid Blogger Network
  • Multicultural Kid Bloggers
  • Virtual Book Club for Kids
  • we teach
  • Around the World in 12 Dishes
  • B-Inspired Bloggers
  • # Pin Chat

Did you notice the * by a few boards, they are our boards with over a million followers on them!  

Thank you so much for Voting for us this award and for Following our Pinterest Boards. We love that it’s a platform where we get to share what we’re reading online with you.

{UPDATE we were selected as the WINNER! Thanks for voting!}

Who should we be following on Pinterest?

Do you have a favorite Pinner or Pinterest Board we should be Following? Leave a Link below in the comment section with your Favorites! Can’t wait to explore!

Visit The Educators’ Spin On It’s profile on Pinterest.

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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Mo says

    January 8, 2014 at 6:01 am

    This is so exciting! I discovered your site late in the year last year, but this honor is definitely well deserved. Good luck!

  2. Kim Vij says

    January 8, 2014 at 12:11 am

    Thanks Jodie, we love your boards too and feel honored to be a finalists with you.

  3. Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says

    January 7, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Congrats! Love your boards!

  4. Kim Vij says

    January 7, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    Thank yo so much Tarana for voting! Do you have a board recommendation for us?

  5. Kim Vij says

    January 7, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Thank you so much Kelly for your support!

  6. Kelly at Little Wonders' Days says

    January 7, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Congrats guys!! I saw this a couple of days ago and have been voting for you. Good luck!
    Kelly

  7. Tarana Khan says

    January 7, 2014 at 12:47 am

    Voted, and thanks for sharing these links!

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