Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Educational Insights Smens® Pens Review and Giveaway

It seems like I always get to host fun reviews and giveaways for kids but you know sometimes I like to get fun stuff for myself to review and a few weeks ago Educational Insights gave me a chance to review an awesome product…Smens® Pens which come in a set of 10 gourmet scented pens! Since I will be starting summer school next Monday (July 11), I couldn’t wait to get these in and give them a try!

About Educational Insights (taken from website):

Based in Southern California, Educational Insights, is the manufacturer of playful products with serious educational value, including subject-specific classroom products, teacher resources, educational toys, and games. Our products are designed by seasoned educators and parents who know that, first and foremost, learning must be fun.

About the Smens® Pens (taken from website):

The latest release from the best-selling manufacturer of Smencils®, Smens® are gourmet scented pens made from recycled newspapers. Available scents include Red Licorice, Creamsicle, Aloha, Mystery Scent, Banana FoFana, Mocha, Passion Fruit, Ninja Berry, Pink Lemonade, and Black Licorice. Each Smen is individually wrapped in a stay-fresh biodegradable plastic tube and is guaranteed to keep its scent for two years.

Our Thoughts:

Educational Insights sent us a pack of 10 Smens® Pens to review and this time I decided to keep this product as a review for myself J! Needless to say I was pretty excited about the Smens® Pens and couldn’t wait to get each of them out of the package to give them a wiff…kind of sounds funny doesn’t it….excited to smell pens??? LOL!

Anyways, I was really expecting each of the pens to be lightly scented but I was very surprised when I had no trouble at all smelling each of the scents. I am loving the fact that I can keep my pens in their biodegradable plastic tube so that they will keep their scent even longer. Since my Smens® Pens arrived I’ve been using them about everyday and I even carry the Aloha around in my purse and I can’t tell you how wonderful it smells when I open up my purse to find something….Awesome!

I’m also loving the fact that each of the pens are made from recycled newspapers because we are trying to go green and what better way right?! I have been using these pens for a few weeks now and I absolutely love them not only are they comfortable to write with but they also leave a soft scent in the air and on my hands that is very pleasant and well I don’t think I will mind having to write mounds of papers this semester as long as I have my favorite Smens® Pens on hand. Of all the scents available I have to say my favorites are: Aloha, Banana FoFana and Passion Fruit, but they are all awesome so it’s hard to just say three are my favorites but those are the ones I find myself looking for!

Bottom Line:

Smens® Pens rock…not only are they comfortable to write with but the fact that they smell so wonderful….well I guess you could say that these pens have it all! I’ve been using them for quite sometime now and I keep each of them in their plastic tubs when I’m not using them but their scent is still just as strong and wonderful as it was the day I took them out of the package for the first time. I am really looking forward to having my favorite Smens® Pens in my backpack over the next couple of semesters at college!

If you are looking for a fun and unique gift I would highly recommend Smens® Pens they just make homework or any type of writing so much more fun! I’m thinking that these would be perfect for a tween just starting out writing in a diary, to make it extra fun and personal!

Buy It:
To purchase the Smens® Pens mentioned above visit the Educational Insights website!

Win It:
Educational Insights has decided offer one of my awesome readers a set of 10 Smens® Pens (ARV $24.99)

Mandatory Entry: Visit Educational Insights and tell me what one item you would like to get for your kiddo(s) to keep them busy this summer! Please remember to leave your e-mail address if it’s not visible in your profile.

Want or need extra entries? Check out how to grab em’ below! (Mandatory Entry must be complete for these to count)

1. Become a public follower of my blog (2 extra)

2. Follow me on twitter @sgrant2005 and tweet this giveaway (can be done daily)

3. Subscribe to my feed via a reader

4. Blog about this giveaway with a link to this post and to Educational Insights be sure to leave me a link (5 extra)

5. “Like” Educational Insights on Facebook

6. Follow Educational Insights on Twitter


Giveaway ends July 19, 2011 @ midnight CST. Winner will be chosen at random, using random.org and contacted by e-mail and has 48 hrs to respond before a new winner is chosen.

This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion with the product listed above. I did receive the Smens® Pens mentioned above complementary for this review. No monetary compensation was received.

161 comments:

  1. i like the Magic Show!, 75 Tricks to keer them busy
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  10. I would also like to get my daughter the Magic Show with 75 tricks

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  12. GeoSafari Light Writer would keep the busy this summer

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  20. My sons would also love the Magic Show!, 75 Tricks to help entertain them for this summer!
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  28. My kids would love the GeoSafari Dino Checkers
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  31. My daughter would love the magic kit.

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  32. I would love to get my girls the Tri Words game.
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  33. They have great items...love the Watch it! Elapsed Time Clock for teaching time. Thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com

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  50. The Talking Hot Dots Pen.

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  53. I'd also love the Make-A-Mask kit to keep my son entertained this summer.

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  57. Facebook Fan of Educational Insights @Alisha Lesage

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  59. I think the kids would love to have the comDesign & Drill™ Activity Center

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  63. My son just got his first magic trick project, I think that the Magic Show with 75 tricks would be perfect for him!

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  65. My kiddos would love the Design and Drill set!

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  67. 7/14 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/91633669629947904
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  69. My kids would love the GeoSafari® Prospector's Mystery Rock

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  73. 7/15 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/91951553094750208
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  92. My son would love the
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  101. Design & Drill™ Power Tool Workshop to keep my daughter busy for the rest of the summer.

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  102. The Sprout & Grow™ Greenhouse with Wonder Soil™ sounds nice

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  106. i would love to get them the Word Show™ Vocabulary Game

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  111. the design and drill activity center looks neat

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  112. I like the Design and Drill Center for the fellas and the Cake Trace for the little ladies.

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  117. I would love to get my son Magnetic Phonics Tiles!

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  119. Subscribed to feed via Google Reader

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  120. I liked Educational Insights on facebook (via Leanne Hill)

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  124. follow you on GFC as its just me

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  131. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/prizealert/status/93490453630029824

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  132. I would love to purchase the Classroom CafƩ Dining Play Set.

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  133. The GreenThumb Classroom Greenhouse looks very nice!

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  134. I follow Educational Insights on Facebook under the username likwan.

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  135. I follow Educational Insights on Twitter under the username likwan.

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  137. Design & Drill Activity Center.

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