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Begin Again Toys Giveaway

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Begin Again Toys Giveaway

Hosted by and review provided by Five Lil Bass in Tow

I love how this company keeps the joy of toys back where they began. No rough sounds to drive the parent crazy. No sounds means no battery costs.
Our materials:
We are working to take OIL out of play and feature plant based materials:
•Natural rubber
•Natural cotton fabrics
•Sustainably harvested woods
•Wheat starch plastic
•Bamboo
They have different sections of toys to choose from.

Artist

 

Artist On The Go!
A complete art kit for families on the go. This natural cotton carry case with built in crayon holster, pencil holders and pockets is fully equipped with a 6″x9″ recycled paper notepad, 10 soy crayons, 5 drawing stencils including a 6″ ruler (metric and inches), 2 wood pencils, and plenty of storage! Perfect for restaurants when waiting for your food, airports, and road trips. This 8″x10″carry case fits in a baby bag and has built in handles for the little ones to carry proudly.
$25.00
I have a daughter who this would be the perfect gift. She loves to draw, she constantly is making us new pictures. Perfect for on the go.
 

Writer

 


The Tea Otters – Beverage Set
Join the Tea Otter for a beverage party. This character based beverage set comes with its very own guest! The natural rubber tea otter is great for play in and out of water. A unique nesting design allows for easy clean up! This toy play set features the lemonade style pitcher with lid, 4 cups and saucers, and the tea otter character.
$25.00
Ages 3+
Product Dims: 6″ x 5″ x 5″
Beverage Set made from 100% recycled plastic – MADE IN THE USA
Tea Otter character made from Natural Rubber
Caution: The Otter character is made from natural rubber and should not be used by those with an allergy to natural rubber/latex.
So cute! Great for this little girls and their imaginary play. Every little girl loves their tea parties. This way she can have them without the plastic or the ceramic. Much safer for her and her friends.

 

Inventor

 

Dinosaur A to Z Puzzle
The 26 piece friendly Stegosaurus teaches let ers with fun puzzle play. One side of this puzzle teaches upper case let ers and the fl ip side teaches the lower case. This brightly stained puzzle is carefully craf ed from plantat on grown rubber wood and is sure to bring hours of fun and learning to your lit le preschooler. The Dinosaur A to Z Puzzle comes with an easy clean up storage box made from Beech wood.
Made from Natural Rubber wood, stained with child safe stains, box made from Beech wood, manufactured in China.
$30.00
Ages 3+
Puzzle measures 11″ x 8″ x 1″, 1 lb. ea.
This is such a great product! My youngest son really struggles with his letters. He can tell you his alphabet but can’t point them out. I have loved him having this toy. When you put it together you can make sure that you make your child say the letter. Plus each piece is a different color so not only can you learn the alphabet but you can learn their colors too! Such a perfect learning opportunity for your little girl or boy. Dinosaurs are not the only animal they have these puzzles on. Check out the assortment at their site.

 

Sportster

 

Eco YoYos
The 2nd oldest toy in the world makes a comeback! This is our brightly stained, eco-friendly version of a t meless toy that has been popular with kids around the world since ancient t mes. Simple, elegant & fun!
Made from Natural Rubber wood, manufactured in China.
$3.00
Select your favorite color:
Red: S1202ROrange: S1202OYellow: S1202YGreen: S1202GBlue: S1202BPurple: S1202P
Ages 6+
Measures 2.5″ x 2.5″ x 1″, 5 oz. ea
Yo yo’s are an oldie but goodie! Everyone you knew back when had a yoyo. These are the greatest oldie toy around. $3 each is such a great price for these wooden yoyo’s.
 

Hero

 

Bathtub Ball – Shark Tank
Join our hero, BA on a shark filled underwater adventure. This heavy duty rubber playset is ideal for bathtub and summertime pool time play. The shark tank set features a natural rubber shark tank, hero diver with old time diving helmet, rubber octopus, and 2 shark characters. The bathtub ball doubles as a carry case and is great for clean up time!
Dishwasher safe – top rack preferably.
$22.00
Ages 3+
All little boys have a hero that they try to be like. My son’s is super heroes.
Check out all these great toys at
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Let's Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food Review and Giveaway (ends 4/22)

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I received the Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food for our kids to review, and we were all really excited to check out our new Pretend Grocery Basket with Play Food! I absolutely love Melissa & Doug Toys, and any toys that encourage the kids to use their imagination are a favorite here in our house! The Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food comes with play food boxes and play food cans with removable lids as well as a nice wire basket for playing with and storing the toys!
Our kids definitely let their imaginations take flight whenever they play with the play food and basket. I’ve seen a few variations of ways they play with this toy:

  • Grocery Shopping. One will be the cashier (usually one of the older 2) and the others will be customers. They find all kinds of different things to exchange as “money.” They get some practice with their math skills, too, when they count the items and the “money!” We don’t have a pretend register, but that didn’t stop them from pretending they had a cash register! This has definitely become one of their favorite games.
  • Around the house. They also like to play with the play food and basket as if they were doing things around the house – putting away groceries, cooking, etc. Somehow it always seems the living room becomes their “kitchen” when they play this way.
  • Another favorite – picnic. As you can see below they like to gather other toys around and put Aurora’s blanket on the floor to play picnic. The grocery basket became the picnic basket. Each item is already made and ready to serve at the picnic. Fun, right?

That is probably my favorite thing about pretend play – they come up with so many different ideas! The Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food has definitely been fun for all of them (including our toddler!), and I’m sure they’ll come up with more ways to play with it as well! I love watching them as they think up new games and ways to use the toys, and the grocery basket with play food has definitely been a hit in our house!

The Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food MSRP is $19.99, but you can get it at the GummyLump.com Price of only $15.99!

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Visit the Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food on GummyLump Toys
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This giveaway begins on 4/8 and ends on 4/22 at 11:00pm (times are CST). It is open to US residents ages 18+. Please refer to the full terms and conditions in the Giveaway Tools.

The Prize: One lucky winner will receive the Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Grocery Basket with Play Food

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Melissa & Doug $150 Gift Code Giveaway! (ends 3/29)

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Easter will be here soon! If you are looking form some great toys to fill those baskets with make sure to check out Melissa & Doug. They have toys for all ages! You can fill your baskets with bunny rabbits, lambs, classic toys and other great gifts!

Not only do you have the opportunity to win this giveaway but you can also head on over to the Melissa & Doug on Facebook fan page and then click on the Play to 250k Sweepstakes tab to enter the Play to 250,000 Fans Sweepstakes. Each time their fan base grows by 1,000 fans, a fan will win a selection of Melissa & Doug toys. Plus, when the Facebook page reaches 250,000 fans, all fans will receive a special gift. WOW!!

Make sure to check out their Easter Shop and maybe snag a free bunny:

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If you are curious about what real moms thinks about Melissa and Doug toys, you can read these reviews:

Baby Costcutters Review

Mom to Bed by 8 Review

Powered By Mom Review

One lucky winner will receive a $150.00 Gift Code to Melissa & Doug!

Giveaway ends March 29th at 11:59pm, open to US only, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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