Dreaming of a Green Christmas: bObles Giveaway

UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

I’m excited to be participating in the Dreaming of a Green Christmas Giveaway Bash this week along with several other green bloggers.  We’ll be giving you the opportunity to win green Christmas gifts for your family, friends, or yourself!  Be sure to check out the other great giveaways at the end of this post.

I know it sounds strange to say that everything has changed since my kids were little. I mean, that was barely over a decade ago. But things have changed quite a bit. Toys, bouncy seats, exersaucers, playmats – they all look different. But one thing remains the same. We are enticed to buy toys – and lots of them – but some of them do little to entertain and inspire our kids. In fact, I had many toys I purchased that were never played with by my kids.

I now have nieces and nephews that are little, so I wanted to find them something unique and fun for Christmas gifts. I wanted them to have a gift that they would actually USE! That’s when I found bObles through Abe’s Market. 

My criteria for a Christmas gift were:

• Fun
• Practical
• Useful
• Pretty
• DOESN’T MAKE NOISE!!!!!

I found all of that in the bObles Tumbling Chicken. bObles were designed with a Danish aesthetic that is pretty enough that they actually earned a place in the Museum of Modern Art!  And they were designed to be not only a piece of furniture, but to be a useful play thing. I knew as soon as I saw the picture of the kids standing and rocking on it, that I wanted to try that. So I did.

I wasn’t alone. Even my husband wanted a turn balancing and rocking on the tumbling chicken! (and at the risk of a painful death, I’ll tell you that means this toy can withstand 200 pounds of pressure. tell me that’s not sturdy enough to last!)

It’s hard to find a toy that is that perfect combination of practical and fun. It’s hard to find a toy that even in your 40′s you want to give it a try. bObles fit that description, so I’m glad that one of you will get the chance to win a bObles tumbling chicken for yourself!

1. To enter, just leave me a comment and tell me what you look for in a toy for gift giving.
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That’s up to 4 entries to win a bObles tumbling chicken in lime green – a $49 value! Be sure to visit Abe’s Market to view all the natural and eco-friendly toys they have to offer!

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This giveaway will close at 10 PM EST on Monday November 21. Entrants must be 18 years old and located in the US only. The winners will be chosen at random and announced here on the Greenbacks Gal and notified via email. If any of the winners does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be randomly chosen.

Check out today’s other great giveaways in the Dreaming of a Green Christmas Giveaway Bash:

kikaPaprika at Simply Rebekah

MadeOn Hard Lotion Bar at A Delightful Home

EcoNatural Soap at Kinda Crunchy Kate

Disclaimer: This giveaway was sponsored by Abe’s Market but Abe’s Market is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Abe’s Market.