I’ve been searching for companies that I can comfortably recommend to my readers, and when it comes to toys, that means the best and safest I can find. (And let’s not forget fun!) I’ve recently discovered KangarooBoo, and I’m very happy to be able to share them with you.
Owned by Jennic and Justin Law, this entrepreneurial couple is above the mark in my book! Ten weeks after their wedding, Jennic was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma). She was 24. Her husband Justin stood by her every step of the way, and today Jennic is in her 6th year of remission! Add to that two gorgeous kids, and you can see why Jennic and Justin are such grateful parents. They show their gratefulness by donating a portion of every sale to child-related charities. The customer even gets to choose what charity their dollars go to! Jennic told me that last year they donated more than a third of the KangarooBoo profit.KangarooBoo carries unique wooden and handmade toys from around the world; you can even search their site according to country of manufacture if you choose. They have toys from some of my favorites like Haba, Green Toys, and Melissa & Doug. These toys aren’t heavily advertised on Saturday morning cartoons. They’re not loaded with batteries, and they won’t talk back or do all the playing while your child sits back and watches. These are real toys for real kids who want to play!
Now, here’s the fun part: KangarooBoo is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky reader. I’ve checked the site, and there are plenty of great options at this price level. Or you can put the gift certificate towards a real dream toy, and believe me, there are plenty of those too! (I’m already eying some of those for my son’s second birthday. We’re really into wooden toys around here.) Browse the site and see what you like!
3 Ways to Enter:
1.) Leave a comment telling me what you like at KangarooBoo. It can be a specific toy, a brand they carry, or a feature of the site.
2.) Subscribers are automatically entered into this and all future giveaways. Just click on the green “Subscribe to dkMommy Spot by Email” button on the upper corner of the right hand column. (Please make sure to verify your Feedburner subscription by responding to the email they send you. If you don’t receive it, check your junk mail.)
3.) Blog about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this post and www.KangarooBoo.com.
Do all three, and you’ve got three entries to win! You have until midnight on Thursday, May 8, 2008, to enter.
love in the city soft blocks…great site…plan on going back
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I love the Green Toys brand, especially the indoor planting kit.
I love the organic focus.
My son would LOVE the airport set!
Recycled Plastic Indoor Gardening Set
Green Toys look so cute!
I love the variety of wooden play foods. They are also reasonably priced. The little play micrwave is too cute
Green Toys….finally!
I love the Launch Tower
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My favorite is the Pushing Car by Haba. It is super-cute and I have a little one who would wear out our floors with it in a few months! beezerly (at) yahoo (dot) com
my daughter would love the Soft Doll Lotta by Haba. she is sooo cute!
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I love the monkey animal cushions. They are so adorable, and the whole website is so great…thanks for the info!
I love the Circus Children’s Umbrella. It’s rainy out here in the Northwest! This would be perfect and right in budget!
I blogged about your contest:
http://mymommyology.blogspot.com/2008/05/kangarooboo-giveaway-by-dk-mommy-spot.html
I love all of the different Haba marble tracks!
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I would get their Melody Xylophone by Plan Toys my daughter loves to play music.
the little animals on items are so cute
This website has lots of wonderful wooden toys. I especially liked the Abacus by Melissa & Doug.
the parking garage for lightning mcqueen and his pals=)
The magnetic responsiblity chart is really great!
I like the Three Little Pigs Play Set by Melissa & Doug – very cute!
I love the robots tower and my kids would love that!!
I really like the Palomino by Plan Toys! I’m a subscriber!
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I’m a HUGE fan of Green Toys, Indoor gardening set. I plan on starting my own herb garden this year, but to have an indoor one for my little dirt lovers would be great. I’d love to start teaching my 1.5 year old how things are “born”. This is perfect. And with the 25$, I’d purchase things for the holidays, and save them. Her b-day is Christmas day, so I have to save up early. That’s alot of gifts!
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My kids and I are growing a vegetable garden this year so they are very interested in the process of growing and feel a strong sense of ownership in the plants we have in our garden. I would love the indoor gardening set so that we could continue learning about plants throughout the year.
My son would love the ball tracks. I would love to win it for hime!!!!
I love the black seahors emobile, its too adorable and I love the aquatics!
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I like the lead-free products
love Haba toys
Hi, I love Frog Pod by Boon!!
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I’ve also blogged you here: http://doreens-scrap-wonderland.blogspot.com/2008/05/win-25-gc-to-kangarooboo.html and also subscribed to your e-mails for the 3 extra entries! Thanks!
I love the haba check your height tower
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I love the Recycled Plastic Tea Set by Green Toys and all of the fun kitchen items!
The Click Clack caught my attention right away. I’ve always liked toys like that. I looked around more and I also liked the Bead Abacus and the Shape Stacker. I love toys like this!
I love the toys on the website, especially the Click Clack, my daughter would love this a whole lot! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ella would love any of the Kitchen Play items! also, i subscribed!!
thanks so much!!
moore.g at insideconnect.net
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I like the baby toys they offer, my favorite brand is the Melissa and Doug. We have some of there products already too!
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noahs ark would be very nice,,thank you for the contest..got you added to blog,email feed and commented,,
I am head over heels for Haba toys and am happy to know that KangarooBoo carries them!
Noah’s Ark Puzzle – Grandma collects anything Noah’s Ark.
I loved the vegetable garden. This would make a great addition to the preschool.
The wooden doll house furniture looks like it would last for generations!
I love the Vilac Leon toys!
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Big Balancing Game! Games are always great with kids
I like the recycled plastic green toys.
I love the play food, my two faves are the pair of cherries and the Food & Beverage Set
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I really like that they offer a large selection of organic and wooden toys! My favorite though, is the dress up masks – really fun. In particular the Bird (think I could wear it too!). laurachilton {at} hotmail {dot} com
I like the Catepillar Digger and the Digger Bucket. My sons would have such fun with them.
I really like the Melissa & Doug toys. They are very age-appropriate and challenging. My girls have loved them for a long time. They are also made very well.
i like the vegetable garden