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Back-to-School Giveaway: Smooshies Plush Toys

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Tune in all week for hot Back-To-School Giveaways. We’ve got some great prizes for the kids, with a couple of special prizes to pamper mom!!! Look for a new 48-hour giveaway each morning and each afternoon, and be sure to check out all of the current giveaways for other great prizes!

Today’s giveaway is especially for all the younger siblings who stand at the window longingly watching their big brothers and sisters head off to school!

Aren’t these fuzzy little guys just about the cutest thing ever? Smooshies are basically a fuzzy pillow with velcro arms, legs, features, hair, etc. that allow your child to express their creativity. You can find extra parts to increase the combinations at Michael’s and Joann Fabric’s.

I don’t know which of my kids was more enthralled with the Smooshie. My youngest just loves to snuggle and cuddle with it. But he’s also enjoying ripping off random body parts and waving them around with delight. Note: Smooshies are intended for kids ages 3 and older, but I let me little guy give it a whirl while closely supervised.

The older kids got a little creative and got a kick out of seeing what “kooky creation” they could come up with by putting body parts in unusual places. I didn’t anticipate my oldest showing much interest, but even he surprised me and decided to get in on the fun.

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a complete Smooshies kit, ready to be snuggled and played with!

To enter, leave a comment and tell me about your favorite toy as a young child! Was it something soft and cuddly and sentimental or something that sparked hours of imaginative play?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What was your favorite toy as a young child? Do you still have it? Do your kids have something similar?

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Prize:
(1) Smooshies kit

This giveaway ends at noon EST on Saturday, 8/22. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. Melissa

    My favorite toy was not actually a toy, I have always had an obsession with markers and paper. Drawing takes me to my own special world where anything can happen. I was known to sit quietly drawing for hours with a big smile on my face without saying a word.

  3. monkiesmom

    ok, my favorite wasn’t really a toy. it was BOOKS! i loved to read and still do. it brings back so many memories when i see my daughter curled up in bed or on the couch with a book!

  7. Lindsey

    I LOVED my Cabbage Patch Doll Melissa and a few years later I got her brother Grover. I still have them they were two of my most cherished toys.

  8. JULIE

    My favorite toy as a child was my cabbage patch doll named Laura. My still has her & will not give her up! One day though she will be mine again. lol

  10. Becky

    This is something on my wish list for my boys! They’re just too cute! My favorite thing(s) as a child? BOOKS!! In the summer you wouldn’t find me playing with the other kids, you’d find me in “my” tree, reading a book!

  11. Jean

    My Favorite toy was a stuffed cat with one ble eye and one green eye. His name was frosty. Thanks for the give-a-way :)

  13. Paula

    im 39 and I still have the stuffed Pink cat I was given when I was 2 , her name is kitty cat kelly and she was always there for me :)

  14. Tiffany

    I know with all these posts you probably won’t see this but just in case THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! We went to a craft convention and the AC Moore people gave my son a small on of these and I’ve been wondering ever since what the heck it is. BTW I love your blog!!

  15. Chris

    My favorite toy was a stuffed dog. His name is Archie, and I still have him!! I don’t know how old he is, but he has been with me as far back as I can remember…and I am 43! My 14 year old daughter also has a stuffed dog that she has had since she was 1…his name is Puppy, and he still goes everywhere with us. Amazing how much comfort some fake fur and a little stuffing can provide!

  16. Fran

    My favorite was a medium size, light brown teddy bear that I still have sitting on my dresser, although it is pretty matted and otherwise in poor shape! Don’t even remember if I had a name for him.

  17. Amanda Winkelman

    I actually was just sorting through some of my stuff that I have in storage and found a couple of my well-loved cloth dolls. Such good memories.

  20. angie

    i always looooved my little ponies and would play with them for hours! i kept a few of my favorites and will give them to my baby girl!

  22. Michele D.

    My favorite toy as a kid was this red plastic wheel with a yellow bear in the center. When you rolled the wheel, the bear went round and round. My Dad bought it for me on a trip to St. Louis and I loved that thing.

  26. Heather R

    My favorite toy was a stuffed lion I named Roar. My little girl has a stuffed lion as well, but she is not that attached to it like I was.

  28. Carol Petropulos

    My favorite toy as a child would probably have been a pound puppy. I drug him everywhere. He was definately my “trusted companion”. My daughter just turned 1 so I haven’t given her one quite yet, but I’m sure she will love them as much as I did. She tortures the real one now and he can’t get enough! I think this toy is adorable and would be a great snuggie.

    Carol ([email protected])

  30. Alessa

    I still have my favorite one. He’s a stuffed animal that is a run-over cat. I don’t know why they made this to begin with, but he’s definitely my favorite.