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Today’s featured company:
Kobold Toys

A little more about them:
Kobold Toys is a boutique toy store that carries originally designed,
educational toys, made under high safety and quality standards and that
are conducive to children’s emotional, physical and mental development.
The Kobold Toys online store is based out of the US, and sprung out of a brick and
mortar store in Panama, which began 4 years ago. 

Some examples of what they do:

What they’re giving away:
One winner will receive "A bag of Toys and Books" containing a sample of many of the high-end brands Kobold Toys carries.  The bag contains:

• 1 Plantoys Dancing Alligator (This toy won 3 awards!)
• 1 4M Dinosaurs Origami set
• 1 "My Bag and I" book to teach children about the environment (the book contains a recycled bag)
• 1
  "It’s time to call 911" book to teach children the concept of
  emergencies and what to do in those cases (this book won a prize!)
• 1 "The Moon in my Room" book, to read at bedtime, the book includes a soft light in the moon
• 1 Brio Magnetic Wooden Blocks

How you can win:
Visit Kobold Toys and browse their inventory of cute, imaginative toys. Come back here and leave me a comment telling me your favorite.

Who is eligible:
You must have a Continental US shipping address (Alaska and Hawaii are excluded).  You don’t have to be a blogger to win, just supply a valid e-mail address.

When the giveaway ends:
Tuesday, November 25.  I’ll e-mail the winner(s), and results are always posted here as well.  If the winner doesn’t respond within four business days, a new winner will be drawn.

Special Offer for Bloggy Giveaways Readers:
Bloggy Giveaways readers receive a 15% discount on your total purchase with coupon code OYEXC (that is a zero at the beginning).

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Today’s featured company:
CurlyQ Cuties

A little more about them:
CurlyQ Cuties was started in early
2008 by mompreneur Stephanie Estrin with a store on Etsy selling ready-made
plush Monster toys.  As the business grew, Stephanie recognized
a trend towards customers requesting customized variations of her ready-made
Monsters.  Based on this demand, the CurlyQ Cuties website was
developed to make it easy to design your own plush Monster toy and we’ve
been running to keep up with the business ever since.

The CurlyQ Cuties website (http://www.curlyqcuties.com) has a made-to-order feature that allows you
to interactively select from a variety of parts to configure your Monster’s:

• Body Type
• Body Color
• Mouth Type
• Eye Type
• Eye Color
• Belly Type
• Belly Color

The kid-friendly design tool provides
a graphical representation of both the individual Monster parts and
the overall Monster being designed.  Changing any of the Monster
parts is as simple as double-clicking on a new Monster part.  Alternately,
the new Monster part can be dragged and dropped onto the Monster being
designed.  Once a customer is happy with their Monster design and
places an order, their unique Monster design is promptly made by hand
in Austin, Texas and shipped to them via USPS Priority Mail.  Most
orders are fulfilled within 5 business days.

The CurlyQ Cuties website also features
a picture gallery of selected made-to-order Monsters and an array of
collectible ready-made plush Monsters available for purchase.

Some examples of what they do:
    

What they’re giving away:
Three lucky winners will each receive a custom-made monster. These are soooo adorable, no? What a great idea. I wonder if my nephews would like these? Hmmmm. Christmas is right around the corner…

How you can win:
Please visit the CurlyQ Cuties web site. Look around, play with the monster maker tool. Then come back here and tell me your favorite monster and who you’d gift it to.

Who is eligible:
You must have a US mailing address.  You don’t have to be a blogger to win, just supply a valid e-mail address.

When the giveaway ends:
Friday, November 15.  I’ll e-mail the winner(s), and results are always posted here as well.  If the winner doesn’t respond within four business days, a new winner will be drawn.

This giveaway is closed.

Today’s featured company:
One Step Ahead

A little more about them:
One Step Ahead was founded by two real life parents, Karen and Ian Scott, who wanted the best for their own children and were frustrated by products that
looked terrific in stores and catalogs, but didn’t live up to their promises. Their vision of a different kind of baby product manufacturer has resulted in a company that subjects its product to hands-on testing, both by professional merchandisers and Parents’ Panel. They are committed to bring parents everywhere high quality products and outstanding service.

Some examples of what they do:

What they’re giving away:
Two winners will each receive a Stepping Stone Play Mat (each mat has a retail value of $49.95)!

How you can win:
Visit One Step Ahead and look around. I used to receive this catalog when my children were toddlers. I LOVED IT! I ordered several things from them in my early parenting years. After you’ve looked around, come back here and tell me your favorite item. It was always so hard for me to choose!

Who is eligible:
You must have a US or Canadian mailing address.  You don’t have to be a blogger to win, just supply a valid e-mail address.

When the giveaway ends:
Wednesday, November 12  I’ll e-mail the winner(s), and results are always posted here as well.  If the winner doesn’t respond within four business days, a new winner will be drawn.

Discount for Bloggy Giveaways Readers:
Bloggy Giveaway readers receive 15% off their order of $85 or more! Just enter discount code BLOGSAVE at checkout. This discount code is good through December 7, 2008.