Amazon #ClearTheList Spotlight

What a time it’s been for students & teachers over the past year and a half!

Schools, students and teachers have done such a great job of shifting to online learning during the pandemic - some of us have discovered that our children learn even better in a digital environment! But we’re not going to lie, we’re a little bit excited to have our kids head back to school in person. There’s just something about helping them get their snacks & lunches ready, pick special outfits for the first day and back to school shopping for fun supplies that really starts the school year on a good note. 

But did you know that many teachers buy supplies for their classrooms using their own money? This school year we partnered with Amazon to celebrate teachers by helping them get ready for the new school year – whether that’s back in the classroom or continued Zoom sessions from home, and everything in between. 

Amazon actively supports the #ClearTheList movement, where teachers are encouraged to create their school supplies list on Amazon. These Amazon Wish Lists can be shared with anyone that wants to support that teacher and classroom, especially to give them the tools and supplies they most need and want ahead of this school year.

By the way, creating an Amazon Wish List is super simple! 

1. All you have to do is visit Amazon.com/WishList, and “Create a List.” 

2. From there, it’s easy to share the link with others. Customers who purchase items from an Amazon Wish List can have them sent directly to the Wish List owner.

After that, anyone can purchase items from your list! Share it with family and friends, post it on social media and encourage people to not only donate to your list but also others!

We recently partnered with Amazon to conduct a giveaway for $1000 to clear a teacher’s list on our behalf. We were so inspired by all the submissions to our giveaway that we decided to highlight a few more standout teachers in their community.

Check out our contestant spotlight below and please consider donating and fulfilling these teachers lists! They work so hard to teach our children, the people who will become our future leaders, and they deserve the best opportunities out there.

Contestant Spotlight

1. @findmeinthesun, nominated by a friend: “I nominate @findmeinthesun ! She is a fantastic 5th grade teacher. She is always super enthusiastic about school  and always has a bright smile on her face for her students. If anyone deserve this it’s her! Please consider clearing her list! I know she would be so grateful for your kind donation! ❤️” Support Alexis’ classroom by shopping her Amazon Wish List.

2. @maria_elena_5, nominated by a friend: “I’m nominating my friend @maria_elena_5  who is one of the most amazing teachers I know! She is a first grade bilingual teacher in Idaho. Her passion for her job comes through in the time and care she puts forth in getting to know her students and their families. She cares about instilling a safe and welcoming learning environment for her students and is always creating innovative lessons where kids are not only learning but having lots of fun too. I can’t think of a more deserving person than @maria_elena_5 !” Support Maria’s classroom by shopping her Amazon Wish List.

3. @mari_417: “Thank you for thinking of us teachers! I nominate myself! 😬 this will be my 14th year teaching secondary math in Boyle heights. 7 at the high school level and 7 at middle school.  This last year was so tough and although I am excited to see my students in person I am nervous and worried to go back. Anything on this list will help make my classroom more inviting to my students.” Support Maribel’s classroom by shopping her Amazon Wish List.

Learn more about our #ClearTheList Winner!

@la_profesora_ramirez: “Hello! I am a second grade teacher in LAUSD. I have been serving our community for 20 years and counting! Thank you for investing in our children! I love SuperMamas! 🥰🥰🥰🥰”

Are you a teacher looking to fulfill your wishlist? Post your Wish List link in the comments section below and maybe someone from our community will donate to your Wish List too. :)

Super Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum

This is where it begins!

This past weekend, Team Super Mamas had the pleasure of being invited to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles for a Super Dinosaur Takeover. This comic book series, created by Robert Kirkman & Jason Howard, was recently launched on Amazon Prime. Super Dinosaur follows 10-year-old genius Derek Dynamo and his T.rex best friend Super Dinosaur as they protect the planet against evil (check out the trailer here).

To celebrate the launch, Skybound Entertainment and Spin Master partnered with the Natural History Museum to bring a day of Super Dinosaur events to the museum. We learned all about dinosaurs and walked in to a few arts & crafts tables set up for Super Dinosaur coloring pages and make your own dinosaur masks (included below!). Guests were also invited to participate in a comic book signing with the comic book’s creators, Robert & Jason.

In between activities, we enjoyed shows and museum exhibits. We visited the Dino Lab, where we could watch real paleontologists working on recently uncovered dinosaur fossils. There were replicas of fossils and even new discoveries like vertebrae, skulls, and other bones, found in locations as close as Utah. We also caught the Dinosaur Encounters show, a fun, educational, and interactive show with life-size dinosaur puppets, like Dakota the triceratops. The puppet was actually pretty large, but the kids loved interacting with him.

At the end of the day, we sat in a Q & A session with the show’s writers and a paleontologist from the museum. The talk also included a special guest - Dakota the dinosaur! Children took turns asking questions about the show, like what inspired them to write the comics and their favorite story from the series. Many kids also asked about Dakota and other dinosaurs, asking silly questions like if dinosaurs ate chips and why do T. Rex’s have tiny arms. One of the best questions came from a little boy who asked if the dinosaur could do tricks. When he asked it to sit, the kids went wild with laughter.

We had such a great day, and were lucky enough to leave with Super Dinosaur swag, including a coloring book, new lunchbox, and cool bandaids. Check out the photo gallery below to see all the fun we had - you can even download the Super Dinosaur masks for your own arts & crafts time at home!

Major thanks to @SkyboundEnt, @SpinMaster, and @NHMLA for a wonderful afternoon with dinosaurs! Season one part one of Super Dinosaur is on Amazon now, with part two coming out on Sunday, November 24.