Showing posts with label building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label building. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Learning Resources Pet Playland Gears Giveaway! US 9/7

Learning Resources Gears! Pet Playland Giveaway!

Sponsored by: Learning Resources

Hosted by: Savory Savings

Learning Resources Gears Pet Playland Giveaway Aug 24 - Sept 7

When learning is fun and fun involves learning, we get a lot more done and kids absorb so much more! Learning Resources is a leader in toys that are not just fun, but educational, too! One of the newest products in their Gears! Gears! Gears! line is the Pet Playland and it is so much fun! 

 If you would like a chance to win the Pet Playland Gears! Gears! Gears! set, enter with the Giveaway Tool below. If you have won a Learning Resources giveaway anytime from another blog in the last 12 months, you are not eligible to win this giveaway. The giveaway will run from August 24 through September 7, 2015 at 11 PM CST and is open to US residents, ages 18 and older. Entries will be verified. Winners will be notified via email (consider adding gloriouslygreengal@gmail.com to your safe list) – winner will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize or another winner will be selected. Good Luck!

Monday, July 6, 2015

Chillafish #31Box Giveaway! 31 Winners! WW 7/31

Disclosure: I am not responsible for the awarding or fulfillment of the prize(s). I will receive a small compensation if you enter through my link. 

Chillafish 31Box Giveaway!

Everyday in July one lucky winner will win a Chillafish Box! 
These boxes can be turned into anything from desks and chairs/stools to forts/playhouses! 


This giveaway is open to entrants whom are at least 18 years of age at the time of entrance. ANYONE who is at least 18 years old can enter, it's open WORLDWIDE! The giveaway will end on July 31st at 11:59pm EDT.


So head on over to enter to win your very own Chillafish Box!

Cade's 5th Birthday Bash Giveaway! Cont. US 7/20


Welcome to Cade's 5th Birthday Bash!

Sponsored By:
MagFormers Review
Chael Designs Review


Giveaway Details
Two lucky readers will win in this giveaway! One winner for the IncrediBundles $50 GC (was run as a separate giveaway by sponsor), one winner for the Chael Designs custom shoes ($42.99ARV) and a winner for MagFormers Inspire Design Set($99ARV)! This giveaway is open to Cont. US residents whom are at least 18 years of age at the time of entrance. Giveaway will end on July 20th at 11:59pm CST. One set of entries per household. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email after winning entry is verified. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. 

Good Luck! 


Disclosure: Mami's 3 Little Monkeys may have received products in exchange for this giveaway, however Mami's 3 Little Monkeys nor the other bloggers participating in this event are not responsible for the fulfillment of the prizes.

Friday, January 3, 2014

GoldieBlox and the Parade Float (Read & Build) Review




GoldieBlox has a goal of getting more girls to build. "By tapping into girls' strong verbal skills, our story + construction set bolsters confidence in spatial skills while giving young inventors the tools they need to build and create amazing things." 

Photo from GoldieBlox


 In our world men largely outnumber women in science, technology, engineering and math as girls tend to lose interest in these subjects as early as the age of just 8 years old, GoldieBlox is determined to change the equations. Construction toys develop this early interest in these subjects and as you may know they have been considered "boys' toys" for over a hundred years now. GoldieBlox has designed a construction toy from the female perspective and they aim to disrupt the pink aisle and inspire the future generation of female engineers.













GoldieBlox and the Parade Float
 
 GoldieBlox and the Parade Float ($19.99ARV) is a read and build along kit for girls ages 4 through 9, that helps work engineering concepts with wheels and axles. This particular build and read-along from GoldieBlox is a sequel where friends Ruby and Katinka compete in a princess pageant and they hope to be able to ride in the town parade. Katinka loses the crown and ruby and Goldie build something great together. Through this they are teaching their friends that creativity and friendship are more important than any pageant. 

This construction sets help build spatial skills, engineering principles and confidence in problem-solving. It comes equipped with nine design ideas, a DIY project and an unlimited building possibilities! Plus, it is compatible with all of the other GoldieBlox toys. 


With this construction set you receive everything in this neat and organized box, containing the story book, 3 animal figurines, 7 wheels, 6 blocks, 9 short axles, 4 long axles, 4 spacers, 1 band, 1 ribbon and 9 design ideas. The story book is an easier read, great for ages 4 through 9 to be able to read on their own.


The building instructions are also easy to read and follow, plus they provided in full sentences, not just images and phrases like other construction sets. I know it's a bit hard to read in the photo above, but this construction box says to "Build Katrina's baton with one block and two short axles." with photos above the pieces needed. All of the construction boxes are similar to this one. 

Jedilynn loves this set! The best thing to me is that she also have nine different design ideas that she can work through. While she did ask a few question through out her constructing, she did it completely on her own and really didn't need to ask these questions. She said, "Mom, this is so cool! It's like LEGO's for GIRLS!" she then went on to see it was better then LEGOs because there was a story and the figurines are bigger and so on. She was so proud that she did this nearly all on her own, minus the few simple questions. We built a LEGOs Spaceship earlier this year and it took quite a long time, but held her attention from start to finish so I knew this more "girly" construction set would be perfect for her and it was! 

She has asked if there are more sets with different stories, looks like I know what will be her Birthday present this year. She will be turning 8 years old on Jan. 26th so I hope to be able to get her the GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine set which comes with a larger construction project. I think she would also like one of their "More Than Just a Princess" T-shirts which are also available in adult sizes and they even have onesies and hoodies that have this phrase on them.

Store Locator
Need a construction set right away? Check the store locator to see if a store near you carries GoldieBlox.

Vote for GoldieBlox in the TOTY Awards & Sweepstakes! 
Every vote you cast on ToyAwards.org is a chance to win a prize package containing all of the toys in one of the 12 TOTY categories. Your name will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes each time you vote. Only one vote per e-mail address is allowed in each category and only one prize package will be awarded per family or address. Voting closes on January 13th; all winners will be notified in February 2014.  

VOTE HERE! To vote, Select "Innovative" (the light bulb) under Select a Category. Then scroll down until you see the GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, click the box to the left and go to the bottom to cast your vote. Easy right?

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What are your thoughts on GoldieBlox and the construction stories for girls? What little girl in your life do you think would love one of these sets? 

Disclosure: I received the above products in exchange for my honest review, all opinions and experiences are 100% my own and may differ from those of your own. I hold no responsibility for any aspect of the TOTY voting or sweepstakes, I will not be choosing the winner nor will I be responsible for the fulfillment of those prizes. 

Friday, December 6, 2013

Back To Blocks Review


Back To Blocks is a family owned and operated business located in Kaysville, Utah. The wooden building blocks are handcrafted. Back To Blocks feels as though many children are not developing their natural creativity, due to the increasing world of technology. Wish I definitely have to agree with them on! As they go on to explain, children love the Legos building sets, but those usually come with detailed instructions on how to build a certain item. While kids still love these, we are still eliminating their ability to be creative, think and even their ability to problem solve. "Wooden blocks are the perfect toy for building on children's natural creative abilities."

Back To Blocks is committed to providing a safe, durable, natural and quality product. Their blocks are made from natural hardwood, have no paints, dyes or stains and they use a popular, beautiful hardwood that comes naturally in a variety of color variations. Their products have been safety tested, read more about this here.

The Block Guys12 About UsThe Block Girls2 About Us

Back To Blocks is a whole family team and every one has been involved in launching their business. 
Craig & Miriam Sheffield-Owners/Directors
Neil- Engineer, Manufacturing /Production Design
Trent- Business & Marketing, Web Site Development/Marketing
Ashley-Quality Control
Chad- Graphic Design, Logo and Print Design
Nate, 12years old, Adviser, Project Idea Construction

Back To Blocks "Basic Builder"

Basic Builder ($57ARV) is a 60 count wooden blocks set that comes in a 2 gallon bucket. This set of 60 wooden blocks comes in 10 different shapes. They are all handmade right here in the U.S.A. All of Back To Blocks, blocks are complaint with safety regulations, there are no sharp edges or slivers within any of the blocks. 

I absolutely love that these blocks come in an undoubtably sturdy 2 gallon bucket for easy clean up and storage! Cade always puts blocks back in the container that I first gave them to the kids in to play with. So those flimsy cardboard boxes don't last very long with Ezio, aka Mr. Destruction. A bucket is quite a bit easier for the little ones to put stuff back into then a box. Ezio does great with helping to clean up the blocks and really loves to help pick up. Cade cleans up the blocks (with or without Ezio) every night before bedtime and the bucket of blocks then goes on his dresser. With having a bucket that the blocks easily fit into it also makes it a breeze for parents. Your child wont need help putting them away as they don't need to be stacked a certain way or crammed into a box. 


Wooden blocks are one of Cade, Ezio and even Jada's favorite! They are great educational toys and are ideal for preschoolers, however older kids and even adults can enjoy them as well. Children will learn shapes and sorting while developing fine motor skills and learning basic math and science principles and increase social skills as they play with others with the building blocks. See, they really are more then just something kids build really high towers with then send them crashing to the floor making a loud noise! 
 Even kittens like wooden building blocks! Sunshine is a very mischievous and curious kitten, he always wants to know what the kids are doing. Cade loves to build high towers as well as lining up his blocks on the floor. He makes garages for his cars and his most recent new building... if you can call it that... was a wall in front of the tv. Cade could play with and build with wooden blocks all day long! And he has ever since we received these blocks about two weeks ago all of the kids have played with them every single day! I know some are probably thinking, but aren't plain wood blocks boring? Not at all!! 


Cade and Ezio usually share the blocks very nicely, like they are in the above photo. However, Ezio can be quite the trouble maker. He thinks he should knock down, move or take one or two of the blocks that Cade is using quite often. Ezio will be 2 years old on December 20th and boy the terrible twos just get worse from here. Despite Ezio's destructiveness him and Cade really can build and play together well. I love that they all love to play with blocks, as stated above building with blocks is great developmentally as well as educationally. The best part about this is the kids have a great time playing while learning and it's not a drag or fight to teach these sort of things. It helps teach them sharing too, which we are working on with Ezio and both boys share great, especially when prompted to, however sometimes when playing with out adult supervision it can sound like World War II is going on in the bedroom. Cade has began to bring these blocks out and ask us what the shapes are. This is great!! This fun toy has engaged Cade in learning more shapes all on it... or maybe his own as well as so many other things!  

Back To Blocks - Family holiday Special!
Order the 160 blocks and get an additional 12 blocks now through December 31st. Also receive FREE US SHIPPING on all orders.
Check more of Back To Blocks special offers here. 

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Giveaway!
 One lucky reader will win a 48 ct bucket of Back To Blocks ($45+ARV)!
Open to US residents
Giveaway end on January 2nd at 11:59pm CST.
Disclosure: We received the above product in exchange for our honest review, all opinions and experiences are our own and may differ from those of your own.