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That's how dinosaurs say VIVA! I'm proud to bring you the Fiestasaurus Dinosaur Fiesta Medal by my little girl Natalie. She absolutely loves dinosaurs, so we made this colorful Fiestasaurus rocking the maracas prehistoric style!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best part was that she designed the colors of the ribbon. When I asked her what color she wanted it to be, Natalie said, \"Purple, pink, teal, orange, yellow and red.\" The little girl wanted a bright ribbon and man did she get it! 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One dollar from every sale of the Fruit Cup Caterpillar Fiesta Medal goes to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensshelter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Children's Shelter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SA Flavor Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1562079264788,"sku":"M18-CATERPILLAR-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4469\/products\/Gavin_Heath_Fruit_Cup_Caterpillar_Fiesta_Medal_2018_SA_Flavor.jpg?v=1522349645"},{"product_id":"lego-man-fiesta-medal-2018-by-jason-bartels","title":"Lego Man Fiesta Medal 2018 by Jason Bartels","description":"\u003cp\u003eJason Bartels is a class act and one of the smartest technologists I know. But on top of that, he's an awesome dad with two kids who love building with Lego bricks. 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So, of course I had to help her make this Lego Woman Fiesta Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic Lego woman rockin' Fiesta with her camisa and margarita. And because it's Fiesta, you gotta \"show us your shoes,\" so Lego Woman has some red heels. 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That's what Amanda Infante wants to know in her 🔥🔥🔥 Anything for Fiestas Lowrider Fiesta Medal! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medal features a glittery lowrider with \"Anything for Fiestas\" written in Old English script on the back window and is purple to pay tribute to one of Amanda's favorite performers. The bumper on the lowrider Fiesta Medal is barely holding on to a thread and has \"FIESTA2019\" on the license plate. 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