CREATIVE TEACHING PRESS’S HAPPY HOLIDAYS COOTIE CATCHERS RECEIVES “PRODUCT OF THE YEAR” FROM CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE

Creative Teaching Press announces today that its Happy Holidays Cootie Catchers have been named a “Product of the Year” by Creative Child Magazine in the Classroom Educational Activities category. This is the second award this year for CTP’s newly released Cootie Catchers line, which was first honored with a 2011 Mom’s Choice Awardfor “Best in Toys, Games & Puzzles, Grades 2–5”.

“As a teacher, I am always looking for ways to improve behavior in the classroom and get my students excited about school, and I really haven’t found any other incentive that gets the students this excited,” said Brittney Male, elementary school teacher and “blogmaster” of A Day in the Life of a Second Grade Teacher.  “I am such a fan of the product line, I shared CTP’s Cootie Catchers with parents for use as an at-home reward system for completing homework or chores,” Male said.

Not surprisingly, the Cootie Catchers incentives line has quickly become a top-selling Creative Teaching Press item for teachers and parents alike. The award-winning Happy Holidays Cootie Catchers are among the more popular themes in the product line, which include Happy Birthday, Get to Know Me, What a Great Year, and Happy Valentines Day. This is due to the fact that the Happy Holidays Cootie Catchers are an inexpensive and creative way to celebrate the holidays in the classroom or at home, serving as a unique, hands-on holiday activity, stocking stuffer, or holiday card insert. CTP’s Cootie Catchers come creased, ready to be folded, and include folding and playing instructions. Each pack includes 30 pieces (10 each of three different designs) for just $6.99 at www.creativeteaching.com.

Creative Child Magazine's awards program is unique in that all submitted products are reviewed by a team of moms and education professionals who review a variety of toys, books, games, and multimedia products. According to the publication’s website, products are not reviewed by any one person; they are reviewed by many people―the very people who purchase them. Creative Child Magazine formally announced its winners on its website, www.creativechild.com, and in print in the recently released 2011 holiday issue.