Sunday, August 23, 2009

Featuring Kimochis! CLOSED

When I stumbled across this product on another blog I was instantly intrigued. I went straight to their website to begin reading and was very impressed with this! I contacted the owner, who is a wonderful lady ;) and asked her to be a part of our celebration! Not only did she say yes, but she so kindly sent Krash his very own Kimochi Cloud and an extra feeling pack! What in the world is a Kimochi Cloud and a Feeling Pack, you ask? Well, let me tell you a bit about them!

These are the oh-so-cute Kimochis...

This is the Kimochi Cloud that Krash is now in love with...
The Cloud itself comes with the 3 feelings shown and we also got to try out this extra set! In our extra set there was one particular feeling that Krash was quite fond of...jealous! I have no idea why really, he barely understands what jealous even means, but he loves this little green guy!

When our Kimochi came in the mail I gave it to Krash and just let him explore...
Then we began to discuss the different feelings and we made their faces! Here he is being surprised...
Krash (and even Pac Man-age 7) has spent tons of time playing with his Kimochi, with and without me. For awhile he slept with a few of the little feelings (jealous included) but then we began to lose them in the covers so I made him stop sleeping with them!
I was so inspired by this toy that I also created a Tot Book all about feelings to kick off our new school year!!! We will be using our Kimochi along with our Tot Book to really work on identifying all of our feelings and how to handle them.

This toy is creative, open-ended, fun, and educational. It is well made, adorable and loved by my boys! I highly recommend a Kimochis, especially if you have a younger child who struggles with emotions at all. You can buy your own Kimochi here and read all of the wonderful ideas they have on their site!

I am thrilled that one of you will win your VERY OWN KIMOCHI!!! You even get to pick between the Huggtopus, Cloud, or Bug.

Visit Kimochis and leave a comment telling what your favorite character is!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...
  1. If you left an introduction COMMENT on the Introduce Yourself post, give yourself an extra entry (yes you can count this for each giveaway if you did it!!)
  2. If you've ever linked up to Tot School (in the weekly MckLinky), give yourself an extra entry (you have to have done it before this post!).
  3. If you are or become a FAN of Kimochis on Facebook, give yourself an extra entry.
  4. If you Subscribe/Follow Totally Tots, give yourself an extra entry!
  5. If you have a child who is 3 just like Krash, give yourself an extra entry!
  6. If you will take a photo of your child playing with their Kimochi and post about it and Kimochis on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (also an honor thing)
This Giveaway is open for the USA Only!

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS September 3, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!

305 comments:

  1. I LOVE these!! Cheeky actually came running over when I opened the website again and his FAVORITE was Cat!! He actually started asking if we could get him! LOL!!

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  2. I left a comment and blogged about the Introduce Yourself Post!! :D

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  3. We used to be avid Tot Schoolers!! We have since graduated :( but still love seeing what everyone is up to!!

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  4. I am already a fan of Kimochis on Facebook :D

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  5. Already subscribe to Totally Tots in my Google Reader!! <3

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  6. Cheeky is still 3!! <3 I am so sad that he's going to be FOUR soon in November...can't he stay 3 forever? Please?

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  7. Ok - here we go on the entering!! I did leave an introduction post. :)

    Be back in a sec with another entry.

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  8. Do I link up to Tot School - you betcha! Just did again!

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  9. Does it count if I write for Totally Tots? - Ok, I subscribe too!

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  10. I take pictures of anything that doesn't {or does} move, so yes - I'll take pictures.

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  11. That octopus, Huggtopus, is just too stinkin' cute and I love the site too!

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  12. And I'll go become a fan on facebook right now.

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  13. Oh my gosh! These are adorable!! My favorite is the Bug. Kaden loves bugs! They are adorable!

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  14. I left a commetn on the introduce yourself page.

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  15. Yes I will most definitely take pictures! :)

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  16. I left a comment and introduced myself on the celebration post.

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  17. What an awesome product! These characters would actually be awesome for child therapy, where we focus a lot on identifying feelings.
    The one I find really cute is Huggtopus :)

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  18. We link up to tot school quite regularly. Try to every week :) Love it!

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  19. They are all so adorable! I think my favorite is the huggtopus.

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  20. I also introduced myself on the celebration post

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  21. I will take a picture and blog about the Kimochi should I win :)

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  22. I'll definitely take pictures and post them on our blog. I just printed out the Feelings Book and can't wait to get it all put together. I think my tot will love it!

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  23. I would say Lovey Dove is my favorite!!

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  24. I've posted on Tot School many times before!

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  25. I left a comment and a link on the Introduce Yourself post.

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  26. I will take a picture and blog about Kimochis if we win! I am planning to print out the Feelings Book, too, so thank you for that wonderful resource!

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  27. I left a comment on the introduce yourself post.

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  28. I will totally take a picture of Baby H playing with her Kimochi! I'll probably even get a photo of the niece and nephews playing with Kimochi when they visit, too. ;)

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  29. I left a comment of the Introduce Yourself post.

    ecspedteacher@gmail.com

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  30. I have linked to Tot School a couple of times!

    Cathy
    ecspedteacher@gmail.com

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  31. I subscribe to Totally Tots through Bloglines.

    Cathy
    ecspedteacher@gmail.com

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  32. I would take a picture with the Kimochi character and Bella and post it to my blog.

    Cathy
    ecspedteacher@gmail.com

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  33. I think I would have to pick Bug. Bella loves her "babybugs"

    Cathy
    ecspedteacher@gmail.com

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  34. My kids like "Bug" such a cute product, I love your 'feelings' folder. I plan on making one for my girls right away!

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  35. I left a comment on the introduce yourself post! Nice to meet you! ;0)

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  36. I am (now) a Kimochi Facebook Fan!

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  37. They are all so cute! I love the cloud.

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  38. Oh - I love the Huggtopus! It is so cute!

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  39. I follow Totally Tots via Google Reader.

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  40. I would blog about this if I win! ;-) Honest!

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  41. Left a comment on the Introduce Yourself post.

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  42. I have linked up to Tot School.

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  43. I will definitely take a photo of my child playing with their Kimochi and post about it on my blog, if I win.

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  44. My favorite is Huggtopus, but think that my son would really like Bug the best.

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  45. Yes, I left a post introducing myself.

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  46. I love bug most! So cute!

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  47. I subscribe via google reader!

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  48. I have a three year old!

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  49. OH, I left an intro post on the Introduce Yourself post!

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  50. I would totally post a picture of my cutie with her bug!

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  51. These are wonderful!!! My favorite is the Huggtopus!

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  52. Yes, I posted an introduction comment on the first post...

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  53. I have a 3 year old--even born in May

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  54. I would definitely post pictures of my tot playing with the Kimochi toys

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  55. How awesome! These are so cute. I have done an introduction, so this is entry #1

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  56. I have become a fan of Kimonchi on facebook. entry #2

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  57. I subscribed to Totaly Tots. entry #3

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  58. I LOVE the cranky feeling. It's just so cute, and is just SO the feeling my son needs to start being able to recognize right now. entry #4

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  59. Of course i'll take a picture of my son with his Kimochi and post about it. entry #5

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  60. I absolutely left an intro comment! So many teachers out there, I noticed!!

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  61. My little girl is 3, just like Krash! :) I've found that it's a super fun age, but man, she is busting out with attitudes around every corner. What gives??!!

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  62. My favorite Kimochi is CAT! A little bias, since we have two cats of our own ;)

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  63. I'd love to spread the word about Kimochis via our family blog and/or on Facebook!

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  64. our fav is cat,but it doesnt look like you can buy him....

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  65. i have linked up to tot school way before this post

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  66. i commented and introduced myself in the introduce post

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  67. i would definetly post a pic of my child playing with her kimochi!!!

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  68. Our favorite character is Bug. I have linked to Tot School in the past (before MckLinky oes that count?),I'm a new fb fan of Kimochis, I subscribe to Totally Tots, have a 3 year old (Nevie), and would be happy to post about Kimochis if we win. :)

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  69. I love Huggs. Too cute.

    kimberlysummer40@aol.com

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  70. I subscribe too!

    kimberlysummer40@aol.com

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  71. I commented on Introduce yourself. :o)!

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  72. These are so cute! And I love your Feelings Book you've created to go along with it! I know Noah won't understand this toy at this point, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for a future gift..unless I win of course:)

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  73. I will definately take a picture and post about winning and how my child interacts with his new toy!

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  74. I'd definitely do a Kimochi post!

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  75. I have linked to Tot School. :)

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  76. I subscribe to Totally Tots. :)

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  77. My daughter, Nevie, is 3 years old.

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  78. I totally want to win this one. Feelings are a huge topic in my home right now. Kimochis look wonderful. I'd be happy to post about it if I win.

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  79. They are so cute! I wanna win them for my 3 kids. I introduced myself. :)

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  80. I became a fan of Kimochis on Facebook.

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  81. i woudl definatley take pics and post about them! I do this with everything!

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  82. I introduced myself!

    eveninggrace@comcast.net

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  83. I have a son who is 3!

    eveninggrace@comcast.net

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  84. My favorite Kimochi is the cloud.

    Terry
    eveninggrace@comcast.net

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  85. I fell in love with huggtopus!

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  86. I left a comment in the introductions post

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  87. of course I've linked up to tot school

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  88. I just became a fan on facebook!!!

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  89. I would love to make a post with pictures and talk about the company!!

    Thanks so much for the chance!

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  90. I love the bug, but the cloud (moody) fits DD much better.

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  91. My favorite is cloud, but I really like them all! SO cute! Really crossing my fingers on this one! :)

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  92. Huggtopus is my favorite, I'm always a sucker for a cute octopus!

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  93. I have a 3 year old too, in fact I think my 3 year old is very close (like 1 month or so) to yours!

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  94. And, yes, I will take a picture and post it!

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  95. I think the bug is my favorite. They are all so cute!

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  96. I would be happy to log & photograph it in action if we won!

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  97. I like Huggtopus. Very cute! Thanks!

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  98. Hmm, i think my son would also love Cloud.

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  99. I will post a picture if i win!

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  100. My son is 2 and as such his emotions are all at the surface. So CLOUD is our favorite, since turning from happy to frown to happy again all happens with the turn of his head :-)

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  101. Introduction post - DONE! Seriously, does everyone have a blog but me? :-)

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  102. Last but not least - ABSOLUTELY subscribe to Tot School! I love it!

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  103. These are SO cute! I love the Huggtopus one! :)

    mamamel78 at hotmail dot com

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  104. I left an introduction comment on the "Introduce Yourself" post.

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  105. I link up to Tot School once a week.

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  106. I am now a fan of Kimochis on Facebook

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  107. If I win, I will take a pic of my son playing with the Kimochi and post it on my blog.

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  108. I adore these characters. The perfect addition to the feelings unit "study".

    I love the "in love" Kimochi

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  109. I think that my children would enjoy the Cloud the best.

    By the way, Kimochi's look good but their website is a pain. You cannot read the full description of the Kimochi's, and it's very noisy when you first get to the site. It was so noisy it woke my baby up. (And he sleeps through a LOT). And as we all know, that is not so good LOL.

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  110. I think my favorite character is the huggtopus just looks so cute and cuddly!

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  111. I left a comment on the introduce yourself post.

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  112. I have linked up to tot school before.

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  113. I am subsribed to Totally Tots

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  114. I will totally take a picture and post it of my child with the Kimochi on my blog.

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  115. I am a fan of Kimochis on facebook

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  116. our fave is the huggtopus. what a great idea!

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  117. my son is 3, just like Krash :), born on june 7 2006

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  118. i'm a follower and LOVE all your blogs. i've said it before, but again THANK YOU!

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  119. I will take a picture and post to my blog if I win!

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  120. I think that Huggtopus is so cute. What a neat idea!!

    jmesims@gmail.com

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  121. Subscribed to Totally Tots.

    jmesims@gmail.com

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  122. My daughter is 3...born 9-21-05.

    jmesims@gmail.com

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  123. These are so adorable!! The huggtopus has to be my favorite since we give lots of hugs around here!!

    danielleopp@yahoo.com

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  124. I subscribe to and love Totally Tots!!

    danielleopp@yahoo.com

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  125. My little boy Will is 3 just like Krash!! He turned 3 on June 29th!

    danielleopp@yahoo.com

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  126. I am a picturaholic so I would love to take pictures and post them on my blog if I won!!

    danielleopp@yahoo.com

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  127. I love huggtopus. 8 arms are better than 2

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  128. These are awesome and oh soooo cute!

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  129. The bug and the huggtopus are my favorites. I like the bug for my daughter and the huggtopus for my son! :)

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  130. I think the cloud is just too cute! :)

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  131. amanda jnanjnw25511@yahoo.comAugust 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    I think the cloud is just too cute! :)

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  132. amanda jnanjnw25511@yahoo.comAugust 24, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    I subscribe to totally tots :) love it!

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  133. amanda jnanjnw25511@yahoo.comAugust 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    My son is three & i think born the same month as Krash...may? :)

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  134. I have a 3 year old boy just like Krash!

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  135. I also have a 3 year old daughter (that we just adopted from China) just like Krash!

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  136. Hello....My preschooler/totschooler is 3!!!

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  137. We added the Totschool Linky to our blog last week and are starting totschool in the next 2 weeks

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  138. We follow and Love the 1+1+1 blog...very intriguing for us and have gotten us excited about totschool!

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  139. Kimochis is a great resource, not only are they fun but educational at the same time!! As son as we seen them I knew we would be using them in a unit on feelings along with the totbook, and the little guys will be wanting one! Our 3 year old loves cats so cat would be his favorite and Cloud for the younger one, he loves to cuddle

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  140. We became fans of Kimochis on Facebook! we love them!

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  141. i follow Totally Tots on Bloglines

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  142. my ds1 just turned 3 in august! no wonder he loves everything Krash does!

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  143. i will totally take a picture of both of my ds's playing with their Kimochi (when we win *hee hee*) and blog about it all!

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  144. my ds has decided that his favourite is Huggtopus. i tried to talk him into Cloud but i think his mind is made up!

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  145. Thanks for sharing this great product/site! I like Lovey Dove best but my kids think the Hugoctopus is the best. We would be thrilled to win!

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  146. I am a subscriber to Totally Tots and really enjoy it!

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  147. I have TWO children who are 3 just like Krash!

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  148. Huggy would be our favorite!! we just got back from the aquarium too and this was my 3 year olds favorite animal there!!

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  149. for sure will leave pic of my Cash man with his Kimochis!! thanks

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  150. Have a 3 year old too!!! yes!!! this is when it is so nice to have MANY children!! lol

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  151. I think my fav is bugs, but they are all so very cute!!

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  152. oh I love the bug, SO cute!!

    sarah8914 at gmail dot com

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  153. I am a subscriber!

    sarah8914 at gmail dot com

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  154. I love these and would love to win one for my 2 youngest boys. I think the bug is my favorite.

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  155. I am a fan on Kimochis on facebook.

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