My children are never happier, sillier, or fun loving than at meal times. They LOVE to eat and talk and joke and laugh, it’s just who they are. It drives me crazy but it shouldn’t – they live perfectly in each moment and enjoy everything they do. 
Nothing brings out the funny sillies in my boys like Goldfish® crackers. I know as a mom I’m supposed to discourage my kids from playing with their food but… when it comes to Goldfish crackers I just can’t do it. No matter where we are – at home, on the road, in the grocery store, at the park – our Goldfish crackers are the main character of whatever dramatic, creative tale my children are weaving as they snack. 
So when I heard about The Goldfish Tales campaign launched in February of this year found on GoldfishSmiles.com, I loved it! Children just can’t enjoy Goldfish crackers without making their own Goldfish Tale and now there’s a fun place for parents all over to share their children’s special Goldfish moments, photos, and stories. 
We’ve been having plenty of fun creating our own Goldfish Tales this week. Our Goldfish crackers have been well loved and since I gave my boys the go-ahead to “play with their food” they sure did. Gus made a fancy fish tank for his Goldfish crackers and Elliot created a wooden block village for his fish to enjoy. Plus, he wrote a special poem:
The Goldfish
A fish has fins to swim-im-im
So he swims down with his fin-in-in.
I love to eat Goldfish-ish-ish
With my fishy tooth-ooth-ooth.
(He has a front tooth starting to grow in that he calls his Fish Tooth. I don’t really get it, but it’s still adorable!)
You can create your own Goldfish Tale and share a photo or a story on GoldfishSmiles.com for a chance to win a case of Goldfish crackers each month or an amazing trip to any US location of the winner’s choice for a special opportunity to create more Goldfish tales! Entrants may submit one tale per day for multiple chances to win. If your family is like mine, you’ll have an endless supply of Goldfish Tales to choose from, so pick your favorites and start sharing!
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They make my life easier when I gave Goldfish to my son as a snack on a long road trip
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/583328411814244352
Goldfish make my life a little easier because they make a good snack for my kids when I am packing lunches.
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They’re great for entertaining kids when we’re waiting at the doctor’s office.
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Goldfish crackers have made learning to count more fun in our house.
We love Goldfish crackers, and I put some colored ones in separate bags for the kids to take on our long car trip. When the kids started getting cranky, I pulled out the colored crackers and everyone got in a better mood!
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https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/583624602665881600
goldfish crackers saves my sanity when on road trips :)
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Goldfish crackers have saved my sanity many times when we go on a plane because I can simply give my daughter a snack of crackers and she is occupied!
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/583692531675697153
We never go anywhere…errands…the park…the zoo…without snacks, and goldfish are the best!
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When my child was younger we’d take goldfish with us to church to keep her busy and keep her from getting grumpy from hunger.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/583954035390021633
When we were at the zoo, those little fishies kept my littlest’s hands busy in the stroller so I could experience the animals a bit with my oldest.
A time when Goldfish crackers made my life as a mom a little easier is when we go to the grocery store with the kids and they get hungry, I keep a bag of Goldfish in my bag, huge life saver.
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Goldfish crackers have been on my shopping list for over 15 years! They have kept my children happy while watching me work out, at doctor’s offices, in the car, and today my 17 year-old still requests them when he packs his lunch!
Goldfish crackers make life easier because everyone always seems to love them so they are a great, quick snack to take on a trip without needing to bring other options.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/584863664731107328
We have an after nap snack tradition, and Goldfish are always fun for that!
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These are great snacks for car trips!
Goldfish crackers made my life a little easier while kids craves for snacks on the road.
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They make car rides much more fun!
Whenever the kids start to get rowdy on a trip, just hand them a bag of Goldfish and it’s quiet time.
Goldfish make long car trips more bearable.
They’re such an easy snack!
When my little one can’t stop crying, goldfish will make him clam. lol
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/586319846142541824
They make a great snack on road trips!
Goldfish make my life easier when sitting with my younger son watching his Brother swim.
tweeted https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/587051636163510273
Great snack for church
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Goldfish crackers are a lifesaver in my house! My son loves his “fishy crackers” when we are on daily walks :)
It made a road trip easier since she was entertained by the little fishies that she could eat!
My favorite is when the kids share them.
they make my life easier as road trip snacks to keep kids happy pryfamily5@gmail.com
made it easier when traveling
Goldfish makes things easier when we need snacks for a long road trip.
i do not have one but I love the stories and pictures on the site .
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Goldfish would help us out in church sometimes to quiet the kids down.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/593216421674491904
When she was sick, my daughter would always smile if I popped in a few goldfish to “swim” in her soup.
I don’t have kids, but I love my Goldfish!
Goldfish help us on long car trips to keep the kiddos happy and quiet
We love making memories by having a family game night together every week with goldfish sometimes offered as a snack!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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they are great as snacks for trips
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Our family love to go on picnic and road trips. Goldfish is one of the snacks that I always have around the house and a fun snack item for our picnic and road trip. The easy way to keep the kids happy on the ride. ;)
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Goldfish have always made my life easier while running errands. They are a healthy and delicious snack for my daughter and they are the perfect size that even when she was little, she was able to feed herself when she would get hungry or bored while we were out and about and away from the kitchen and her normal snacks. Those little fish have saved my day more often than I can count.
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They’re such an easy snack!
We used goldfish crackers to learn number concepts. I would count them out when I gave them and they would count as they ate them.
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Going on road trips or errands I love to bring little snack bags of Goldfish crackers for my kids. Keeps them satisfied and happy.
Thanks so much.
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I we were in a public place where the kids needed to be quiet, it was helpful to have a bag of goldfish to shut them up with.
We always have Goldfish on hands for long car rides. they’re a blessing.
I use goldfish for our car trips.
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We eat goldfish on a road trip whenever we saw an out of state license plate!
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Had picked up my son from day care and had to be somewhere in a hurry with a dish to pass. Bought him Goldfish crackers while I shopped which stoppped his crying .
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/600866159274172416
I used goldfish crackers to bribe my kids. ;) No judging, they are grown and responsible citizens now and we’re doing the same with the grands.
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They save me every time we are out and I get the dreaded “I’m hunnnngry” goldfish to the rescue!
Goldfish crackers make long car rides easier!
Goldfish make filling a little one’s Easter basket so much easier. A non-candy treat is so necessary!
tweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/601125978446831616
Goldfish make for a quick easy snack when we are on the go. My girls like to have them when we have a little time between activities. Thank you!
goldfish crackers have made my life easier by providing an easy snack to bring along for when we are out and the kids get cranky/hungry
snack in church
My kids always loved them on long car rides in the country
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Sometimes you just want some peace and quiet and goldfish do the job with my kids. Too busy eating to jabber!
I made macaroni and cheese and used Goldfish Crackers as a topping, the were super excited when they saw it and ate’m right up!
I posted a tweet: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/602631018437320704.
We give them as rewards when kids behave nicely
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/602714439989755904
They have been great easy snacks to take with us when we travel.
The big box makes all my kids happy during long car rides.
We used goldfish crackers for counting when the kids were little.
Goldfish crackers make my life easier on any road trip.
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Well, unfortunately, this has never happened to me, because I am not a parent. I also did not eat these as a child, so I can’t even share a moment about my own mother! LOL I am sorry. I hope my entry can still count. I love these crackers now, as an adult! LOL
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/604301885579862016
the perfect anytime snack
They are a great anytime snack.
My kids like to pretend that they are sharks when they are eating goldfish.
My son and I love watching movies and eating the original Goldfish crackers!
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I don’t have kids but the goldfish are a good reward for my dog at times
I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/605106751118057472
No kids. I don’t like Goldfish crackers. I do like Visa GCs.
Thanks for the contest.
As a healthy afterschool snack for my son.
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https://twitter.com/slehan/status/605155458261729282
After leaving the park and the kids want a snack
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Goldfish crackers make life easier when you have a cranky child. They always smile when they have the chance to snack on them.
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When I mixed them into the popcorn on movie night, my kids loved it!
goldfish were always a great snack to take on trips or just out running errands
i posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/605207280661983232