Spirit of the Season Challenge Incentives
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Incentives to Make Giving Back a Bit More Rewarding
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Incentives are being generously donated by giving lensmasters to sweeten the pot and make participating in the Spirit of the Season Challenge even more enticing and rewarding for those taking the time to participate.
The incentives are a way of saying 'Thanks' for those who generously donate their time in making lenses for charity and for those who are donating products and services for the challenge.
The Spirit of the Season Holiday Challenge gives lensmasters a chance to spread the holiday spirit by sharing what the holiday spirit means to them and make a lens to benefit one of the Children's Charities on Squidoo.
Winners will be determined by the total number of votes the lens has received and announced on New Year's Eve.
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Charities
The Squidoo Charities selected for the Spirit of the Season Challenge were those that benefit Children and Children's Charities. - * Children's Defense Fund
* Dog Tags for Kids
* Donors Choose
* Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
* My Two Front Teeth
* Room to Read
* Save the Children
And the Winners are...
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Winners
Find out who the winners are of the Spirit of the Season Challenge by visiting the Spirit of the Season lens.-
Spirit of the Season Challenge
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The Spirit of the Season Challenge is all about sharing that special holiday spirit that comes around once a year. This Holiday challenge gives lensmasters a chance to share what the holiday spirit means to them, share what they plan to do to spread...
Spirit of the Season Incentives

Day Before Christmas in the Amazon Spotlight
Day Before Christmas Seasons Giclee Poster Print by Ted Bahr, 8x10
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 07/05/2009)![]()
This beautiful print is from artist Ted Bahr. In the Day Before Christmas Bahr manages to capture some of the anticipation felt by children.
Size: 8 x 10 inches
The Grand Incentive
Grand Prize Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Q & A (Question and Answer) with Seth and Megan - The winner gets to email his or her 3 biggest questions to Seth and Megan.
(See Chef Keem's Q & A Lens for all of the details) - Angel Review - Review of 3 lenses of the winners choice by three current Squid Angels
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - The collection of all 7 flavors donated by Chef Keem
- Cheese Board - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
- Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
What do we have here...Incentives for Our Lensmasters

Image Source: Richard Sweet. Christmas Pressy. Royalty Free Use.
The First Place Winner
First Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Squid Bag - Crafted by Grandma Deal
- Peace Crane - Crafted by Judy Dunn
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
- Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - SquidArt - Creation of one SquidArt image from Steve Thompson
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of current Squid Angels
- Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
The Second Place Winner
Second Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Squid Hat - Crafted by Grandma Deal
- Freeset Bag in Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
- Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - SquidArt - Creation of one SquidArt image from Steve Thompson
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of three retired Squid Angels
- Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
The Third Place Winner
Third Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
- Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - Squidoodle - Creation of One Squidoodle by Comfortdoc
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of three retired Squid Angels
- Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
Charities Lenses for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
- Children's Defense Fund
- The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for 35 years to ensure a level playing field for all children.Their mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life.
- Dog Tags for Kids
- Serving in the military, and being deployed into harm's way is hard on every soldier. For those with families left behind, the separation can be even more traumatic, especially for the younger ones at home.
- Donors Choose
- DonorsChoose.org is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and inequitable distribution of learning materials and experiences in our public schools.DonorsChoose.org attracts contributors from all walks of life through an approach called Citizen Philanthropy.
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Born out of a mother's love for her children and a desire to protect her children, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has played an important part in the research, the eradication and the prevention of Pediatric AIDS in the United States and around the world.
- MyTwoFrontTeeth.org
- MyTwoFrontTeeth.org is a nonprofit provider of online services which bring personalization, efficiency and simplicity to the charitable gift-giving efforts of community organizations throughout the country.
- Room to Read
- Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure.They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people.
- Save The Children Organization
- The Save the Children Fund is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
Christmas Eve Holidays in the Amazon Spotlight
Christmas Eve Holidays Giclee Poster Print by Ben Glenn, 20x16
Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009)![]()
List Price:
Artist Ben Glenn has managed to capture the special feeling and special glow experienced the night before Christmas.
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Make it a Beautiful Christmas for Children's Charities

Image Source: Claudia Balasoiu. Christmas 1. Royalty Free Use.
Products Donated
For the Spirit of the Season Challenge
Product Donations for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
The following lenses have products that are being donated by generous lensmasters for the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
Help spread the spirit and consider including this plexo on your Spirit of the Season lens.
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Organic Flavored Agave Nectar and Diabetic Sweetener - Low Glycemic Agasweet
Recipes and information about Agasweet, the origin more...9 points
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Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards
Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, more...9 points
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The Squid Bag
Oh, Great Squidoo Lensmasters, Harken to the call more...8 points
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The Crochet Angel
Someone I admire (JaguarJulie) has encouraged me t more...8 points
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Origami Christmas
I love to play with origami. A simple square of pa more...7 points
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Reusable Gift Wrapping for a Green Christmas
One way of going greener this Holiday Season is wr more...5 points
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Book - Beck's Love Lessons
Love lessons aren't always easy. They take a lot o more...5 points
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Freeset Bags - A Great Gift that Makes a Big Difference
One of my great finds for the year, Freeset Bags. more...4 points
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Christmas Gifts for Squidoo Lensmasters and Squid Lovers
This collection of squids has been carefully selec more...4 points
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Share Something Sweet
True chocoholics rarely need an excuse to buy deli more...4 points
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Book - Economy lessons from Esther and Herb
We're smiling because it's December and we get to more...3 points
Agasweet
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Organic Flavored Agave Nectar and Diabetic Sweetener - Low Glycemic Agasweet
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Recipes and information about Agasweet, the original healthfully flavored agave nectar, currently causing a nation-wide buzz of excitement due to its wonderful taste and incredible versatility. Please note! When I state that agave sweeteners are "su...
SquidBag
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The Squid Bag
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Oh, Great Squidoo Lensmasters, Harken to the call of the Magnificent Squid: "squid bags...squid bags...SQUID bags...SQUID BAGS!" With encouragement and pointers from some favorite Lensmasters, "The Squid Bag" was created. To quote Mama Crump on the...
Squid Hat
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The Crochet Angel
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Someone I admire (JaguarJulie) has encouraged me to start a shop on Etsy to sell my Earth Friendly Shopping Bags. I gave the idea some careful consideration. After all, I do have my "Hats For Homeless" project to consider. The concept of having my o...
Origami Crane
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Origami for Christmas
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I love to play with origami. A simple square of paper has the possibility of becoming all sorts of three dimensional forms with folds. And you are not limited to paper! Some of the decorations I will show you use wire mesh, or polymer clay. If you ca...
Cheese Board
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Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards
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Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, Butcher Block Boards are his Game. It started out innocently enough; my husband found himself with too much time on his hands after medical retirement, so I encouraged him to finally pursue his dream...
Book - My Name is Esther Clara
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Economy lessons from Esther and Herb
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We couldn't wait for Spring to come so we could start working on our garden. Our family could not have survived economically without fresh garden veggies in season and the things I canned for winter. Gardening and canning were hard work, but we were...
Book - The Alley of Wishes
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Beck's Love Lessons
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I started writing this story in 1980 as a gift to my mother. The original was dark, stark, and erotic in a way that troubled me. Still, a New York agent championed the original version and placed it with an enthusiastic editor at Knopf. This was in t...
FreeSet Bags
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Freeset Bags - A Great Gift that Makes a Big Difference
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One of my great finds for the year, Freeset Bags. Not only are these bags stylish, well-made, practical and eco-friendly, but in purchasing one of these bags you help a woman on her journey to freedom. How great is that? Freeset Bags are made by wom...
Squid Stickers
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Christmas Gifts for Squidoo Lensmasters and Squid Lovers
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This collection of squids has been carefully selected for you to choose a squid Holiday gift for your favorite Squidoo Lensmaster or Squid Lover. Perhaps he might want a PowerSquid Power Multiplier, a Squidoo Orange Flip Video Camcorder or Squid Ora...
Recyclable Bag, Reusable Gift Bag
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Reusable Gift Bags for Green Gifts
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One way of going greener at any time of the year is wrap presents and gifts with bags, towels, scarves and other items can be used long after the gift has been received. Whether you have a few hours, a few minutes, or a few seconds, this lens will h...
Ferrero Rocher Chocolate
This year purchases of Ferrero Rocher chocolates support Share Our Strength, working on ending childhood hunger in the United States.-
Share Something Sweet
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True chocoholics rarely need an excuse to buy delicious chocolates. This holiday season the Ferrero Company, producers of the delectable Ferrero Rocher chocolates has made buying chocolates a bit sweeter. Your purchase of Ferrero chocolates benefit...
Spirit of Giving in the Amazon Spotlight
Spirit of Giving Holidays Art Poster Print by Jamie Carter, 19x25
Amazon Price: $59.99 (as of 07/05/2009)![]()
Artist Jamie Carter captures the Spirit of Christmas himself, St. Nicholas or Santa Claus in the Spirit of Giving Print.
Size: 19 x 25 inches
Services Donated
For the Spirit of the Season Challenge
Services Donations for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
The following lenses represent Squidoo services that are being donated by generous lensmasters for the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
Help spread the spirit and consider including this plexo on your Spirit of the Season lens.
Squid Angel Blessings by Chef Keem
With a Squid Angel Blessing your lenses will get a more...9 points
Q & A With Seth & Megan - The Grand Prize!
Imagine - asking Seth Godin and Megan Casey direct more...7 points
Diary of a Retired Squid Angel
In March, Squidoo HQ announced the selection of a more...5 points
SquidArtToo
It seems as though the SquidArt has grown so much, more...4 points
Squidoodles for Happythanksmasaween
The idea for the Squidoodle* lens came from a post more...4 points
More Squidoodles
A collection of more Squidoodles* created for othe more...4 points
Q & A with Seth and Megan
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Q & A With Seth & Megan - The Grand Prize!
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Imagine - asking Seth Godin and Megan Casey directly and personally what you always wanted to know about Squidoo, marketing, life, charity, your brother-in-law's strange eating habits, whatever! (You might not want to waste this fabulous opportunity...
Current Angel Reviews Organized by Chef Keem
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Squid Angel Blessings by Chef Keem
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With a Squid Angel Blessing your lenses will get a boost for your lens rank, which might improve your earnings and lead to more traffic and recognition. Not bad, huh? But what does it take to receive a Squid Angel Blessing? In general, our group of...
Retired Angel Reviews featuring Kim Giancaterino
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Diary of a Squid Angel (2008)
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In March 2008, Squidoo HQ announced a new group of Squid Angels. I was editing a bunch of lenses, and upon refreshing a page, the lovely yellow Angel badge popped up on my title bar. That's how I learned of my Squid Angel status. It wasn't hard to fi...
SquidArt from Steve Thompson
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Squid Art
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After I wrote my lens entitled Squidoo for fun and non-profit, I decided that I had so much fun creating some of the Squidoodles and other graphics, that I would start a collection of them. I'll add to them as I go, but feel free to offer suggestions...
SquidArtToo from Steve Thompson
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Squid Art Too
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It seems as though the SquidArt has grown so much, that another lens was needed! In keeping with the SquidArt spirit, I hope you enjoy some of the characters below. In addition to the original SquidArt lens, there are more Squidoodles as well as the...
Squidoodles from Comfortdoc
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Squidoodles for Happythanksmasaween
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The idea for the Squidoodle* lens came from a posting on the Squidu Forum. One post lead to another...one became SquidYule Carols, another, the Squidoodle page. Here is a collection of the Happythanksmasaween* Holiday inspired Squidoodles (a.k.a Squi...
More Squidoodles from Comfortdoc
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More Squidoodles
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A collection of more Squidoodles* created for other causes, most importantly for SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge. Also included are Squidoodles that I have created for the two groups that I manage, the Imagine Peace Group and the Grief &a...
Lensmasters Participating in the Spirit of the Season
This is a list of the lensmasters who have contributed lenses or other donations for the gift bags.
Note: When the lensmaster doesn't have an official lens page for him or herself, I have included another one of their lenses.
Bearmeister aka Frankster
A woman has to know her limitations. Ha. Wouldn't more...9 points
Chef Keem :: My Lensography
My world looks different through my squid eyes: cl more...8 points
Comfortdoc - Griefdoc - Momdoc - Professordoc - Lensdoc - Blogdoc - Greendoc
This is the lensography, or collection of lenses, more...5 points
Judy Dunn - Origami without the Paper
This is the question I often have asked myself as more...5 points
Monarch13's Lensography and The ABC's
I joined Squidoo in December of 2007, writing at f more...5 points
Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher
My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach c more...5 points
Pastor Kay Lensography
I love music, and music written to praise and than more...5 points
KAB Lensography
Anyone trying to explain who they are will only su more...5 points
LollyJ - Beck's Love Lessons
Love lessons aren't always easy. They take a lot o more...5 points
SemperFidelis - Squid Angel
SquidAngel Blessing | If you have found your way h more...4 points
Linda's Hats For The Homeless
An estimated 100 million people worldwide are home more...4 points
Steve Thompson - Dog Tags For Kids Whose Parents Are Deployed: The Greatest Gift for Military Kids Ever
This non-profit program thanks and supports our tr more...4 points
Meet WebSpinstress
I'm known as WebSpinstress, because I spin my own more...4 points
Naturally Native Lensography
We love everything about nature, animals and the o more...4 points
SusanVillasLewis
Well, probably for my mom and my husband. But I gu more...4 points
Bob of Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards
Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, more...4 points
Angie Gherna: The Freakiest Artist Ever
I am into just about every type of art and go in m more...3 points
Heather's Lensography
OK, so it should be clear that with two blogs, my more...3 points
Calicoskies
I have a great love for animals and the environmen more...3 points
A CLOSET FOR MY LENSES
I need a place to store my stuff. Here it is.A con more...3 points
Who The Heck Is bdkz?
Who is bdkz? That's a tough question to answer but more...3 points
Lotusland - Take a Year Off Work
A few years ago, a pair of raisins picked me up at more...1 point
The Spirit of the Season Challenge

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Reader Feedback on the Spirit of the Season Incentives
Will you be participating in the Spirit of the Season Challenge to get one of the incentives?
monarch13 wrote...
Thank you so much for the honor of participating in such a great cause!
Happy New Year!
Lakota429 wrote...
Very heartwarming and interesting! Great job on a top notch lens! Bless you! 5 stars and a favorite!! Annie~
OhMe wrote...
Wonderful lensmasters with wonderful lenses supporting wonderful causes. Great job.
JudyDunn wrote...
There are so many generous people in this community. It is great to see this through the charity donations...and these donations of gifts. Very cool!
Benefiting Dog Tags for Kids
This lens benefits Dog Tags for Kids, a grassroots effort to show our support for the troops and their families.This nonprofit organization was founded to send Free Dog Tags to our troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan so they can send them to their kids back home with love from the deployed parent.
by Comfortdoc
Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a respected physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief and bereavement, professional health educator, professor...
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