Monday, December 28, 2009

The Holidays Extended...

We have had so much fun giving away our favorite holiday gift items this season, that we decided to extend the fun into January. Our Alex's Rub-A-Dub bath toy giveaway, has been extended to January 31st. So enter now for your chance to win an Alex's bath toy gift basket.

Here's how to enter.

First, fill out the entry form below. Only one entry form will be allowed per person - but read on to see how to earn extra entries! You must be 18 or older to enter. Void where prohibited. The giveaway will end at midnight (EST) on January 31st, and the drawing will be held on Monday, February 1st. The winner will be notified via email.

Earn 5 Extra Entries:
You can earn additional entries by doing any of the actions listed below. Each action is worth one additional entry. Please leave a comment listing each of your additional entries so that we can add them to the drawing.

1) Become a follower of our blog (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
2) Become a follower of our Facebook fan page (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
3) Post a link to this contest on your facebook page
4) Become a follower of us on Twitter (if you already follow us just leave a comment letting us know).
5) Tweet about this contest with a link back to this post.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Last Giveaway-Alex's Rub-a-Dub Toys

As we enter our last shopping week before Chirstmas we are featuring one more of our favorite gift ideas for your little one, and of course we're giving them away!

Alex's Toys was started in 1986 with a line of high quality basic arts and crafts products for children. Over the years, ALEX has grown and today produces over 1,000 items in expanded categories of toys: imaginative and dramatic play, fashion and jewelry, whimsical children’s furniture, Rub A Dub® and Tub Tunes® bath toys, ALEX Little Hands® preschool products and ALEX Jr.®, developmental, plush and bath toys for baby!

ALEX's mission is to provide children with quality creative products that foster personal expression and build self-esteem. Their attention to detail has not gone unnoticed, with over 300 awards from toy review organizations and leading consumer magazines. Alex believes the best children's activities provide lots of fun and they open a child's mind to new skills, new ideas and new worlds.

WIN IT!
We are giving away a gift basket of some of our favorite Alex's Tub Toys. The basket includes the following:

Rub-A-Dub Color Your Tub Fizzy Tints:



Turn ordinary bathwater into a tub of colorful fun! The primary colored tablets (50 each in red, blue and yellow) can be mixed and matched to create all the colors of the rainbow. There are enough tablets for over 50 colorful baths!

Rub-A-Dub Draw in the Tub:



Use this unique set of 6 bathtub crayons to draw colorful pictures on bathtubs, tile or your body! Soak the duck shaped sponge with water to remove your work of art. Fun, clean and easy to erase.

Rub-A-Dub Dirty Dogs:



Big soft dog squirters need to be cleaned at bath time. Magic ink "dirt" disappears in warm bath water and reappears as they cool. Set includes 4 dog squirters and a mini washcloth to get them clean. Phthalate-free. Safe for babies, too. Ages 6 months and up.


Here's how to enter.

First, fill out the entry form below. Only one entry form will be allowed per person - but read on to see how to earn extra entries! You must be 18 or older to enter. Void where prohibited. The giveaway will end at midnight (EST) on Sunday, January 31st, and the drawing will be held on Monday, February 1st. The winner will be notified via email.

Earn 5 Extra Entries:
You can earn additional entries by doing any of the actions listed below. Each action is worth one additional entry. Please leave a comment listing each of your additional entries so that we can add them to the drawing.

1) Become a follower of our blog (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
2) Become a follower of our Facebook fan page (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
3) Post a link to this contest on your facebook page
4) Become a follower of us on Twitter (if you already follow us just leave a comment letting us know).
5) Tweet about this contest with a link back to this post.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Prince Lionheart Wheely Bee Giveaway-WINNER!

Congratulations to Nadine Larsen, winner of our Prince Lionheart Wheely Bee Giveaway!

We have one more Holiday giveaway left, so check back with us a little later to enter. And, if you didn't win, but you really wanted that wheely bee you can buy one at a discount here. Don't forget to enter coupon code FTB15 to get 15% off, and FREE SHIPPING if you spend over $99. The coupon code expires on December 24, so get shopping!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Hear Me Sign Workshop

It can be so frustrating for both you and your child when your child wants something and is not able to tell you. For that reason, many parents have chosen to teach their babies sign language so that they can begin communicating with their child at an early age. Since babies master using their hands before they obtain all the motor skills required for speech, they will be able to sign their needs and wants to you before they are able to speak. There are many benefits to teaching your child sign language, besides being able to communicate with your child early. Research shows babies who sign:

Speak earlier than non-signers
Experience less frustration
Develop larger vocabularies
Become better readers
Have IQ’s that are at least 10-12 points higher

Teaching sing language to your child is easy. Once your child is able to wave, point and look at an object that has dropped on the floor, they are ready to sign. To teach them a sign, like the word "more" for example, you would start to feed them some oatmeal, stop feeding them and then say "do you want more" while making the sign, and then start feeding them more oatmeal. You can do this later during playtime, while tickling the baby stop tickling and then say do you want "more" and do the sign. Then again at bedtime while reading books: "do you want more stories?" Of course, in order to teach your child sign language, you will need to know the signs yourself.

Our "Hear Me Sign" workshop will teach you common signs that you use every day during mealtime, playtime, bedtime and getting dressed. Once you learn the signs you will be able to reinforce them at home with your child. The workshop is designed for pre-verbal babies, toddlers and their parents, caregivers, and grandparents. Mother-to-be, nannies, teachers, etc. may also attend! The workshop is most appropriate for all children who are between 6 months and 12 months of age and not yet able to articulate. However, adults are welcome on their own and children from birth- 3 are welcome. Signs taught are developmentally appropriate and are based on American Sign Language.

The workshop is this Saturday, December 12, from 10:00-11:30am.

The cost is as follows:

$45 for 1 adult and 1 child
$80 for 2 adults and 1 child
$20 for each additional sibling (no extra charge for multiples)
$30 for 1 adult

Registration is required. Please register here.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Prince Lionheart Wheely Bug Giveaway!







Prince Lionheart has come a long way from the rocking horse. Their latest innovation in ride on toys is the Wheely Bug collection. The distinctive shape of the Wheely Bug makes it very user friendly. Their bright and friendly design is an instant attraction to girls and boys alike. They go backwards, forwards, sideways, and round and round, so your child won't get stuck against obstacles like on some other ride on toys. Wheely Bugs help promote gross motor skills and balance like no other toy. Wheely Bug bodies have a padded layer of sponge which is covered with a tough layer of polyurethane leatheroid and can be easily wiped clean. They are great to use on smooth level floors and ideal for indoors. Wheely Bugs are constructed for years of fun and are sure to become an heirloom toy.You can purchase the Wheely Bug at our store or here on our website-OR-you can WIN ONE!

WIN IT!
We are giving away a small Wheely Bug. Here's how to enter.

First, fill out the entry form below. Only one entry form will be allowed per person - but read on to see how to earn extra entries! You must be 18 or older to enter. Void where prohibited. The giveaway will end at midnight (EST) on Friday, December 3, and the drawing will be held on Saturday, December 4. The winner will be notified via email.

Earn 5 Extra Entries:
You can earn additional entries by doing any of the actions listed below. Each action is worth one additional entry. Please leave a comment listing each of your additional entries so that we can add them to the drawing.

1) Become a follower of our blog (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
2) Become a follower of our Facebook fan page (if you already follow just leave a comment letting us know).
3) Post a link to this contest on your facebook page
4) Become a follower of us on Twitter (if you already follow us just leave a comment letting us know).
5) Tweet about this contest with a link back to this post.