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Review & Giveaway : GIANTmicrobes Vinyl figures

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GIANTmicrobes….. Have you hear that name before? I have to be honest, until a few weeks ago I haven’t heard that name and it took me a while to even understand what they mean or who they are. You have to know, everything I hear, say or read, I translate back to my native language German, I know it’s weird, but that’s how my brain works, I speak perfect English  (so I’m told) but everything I say or do I translate back and forth in a matter of second. Now with the GIANTmicrobes, I had some trouble translating trying to figure out what they are, are they toys, something to eat, shoes…?? I had no clue and a dictionary sure was no help with GIANTmicrobes… so, this is what I found out about the GIANTmicrobes.

GIANTmicrobes was founded in 2002, by Drew Oliver, a father of 2 and the mission  at Giantmicrobes Inc. is to produce unique and interesting gifts for children and adults alike. Whether your interest is educational, medical, or just plain old entertainment, they are  your number one source for all things microbial.

Now with the Flu and Cold season upon us, I took a closer look at those GIANTmicrobes. They recently launched a new Vinyl Figure line, which includes Giantmicrobes sniffles, GIANTmicrobes Dr. Larkin, GIANTmicrobes Ahhh-lbert, GIANTmicrobes Bellie and GIANTmicrobes Nibble; you guessed it, all those funny figures are representing well known viruses and Illnesses. For example Mr. Sniffle is also known as Rhinovirus or Mr. Dr. Larkin is also known as Orthomyxovirus.

The cool thing about the new Vinyl Figures is that you can teach kids in a fun and playful environment to wash their hands before they eat, after play and after using the bathroom. We were given two of the cute “viruses” and my daughter had a ball playing with them in the bathtub, washing and scrubbing and the entire time we made up songs about washing our hands.. it was so much fun, we now have one figure in each bathroom by the sink and it reminds the entire family to wash their hands more often.

These “cute” figures are so ugly that they are cute… these will teach kids in a fun way to wash hands and to reduce the risk of getting sick. I also think, if you know someone in med school, they would get  a kick out of the entire vinyl figure collection and I bet everyone would be asking questions about Mr. Larkin or Mr. Sniffles and Co, they would be the talk of the town in any dorm room.

They are such a simple product, but have a powerful message behind them. We truly enjoyed having Dr. Larkin and Mr. Bellie in our home to help us keep the “real” Dr. Larkin and Mr. Bellie and Co. far away from us….

You can purchase your own little “Virus” crew right HERE each Vinyl figure retails for $12.99, for more info you can go HERE or Check GIANTmicrobes out on Facebook or Twitter or you can enter my Giveaway and win one of  your very own Virus Vinyl Figure.

Giveaway Rules:

You can win one Vinyl Figure of your choice from GIANTmicrobes.com


Mandatory:

Go to GIANTmicrobes.com and tell me which Vinyl Figure would you like to win and why

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This Giveaway will run from December 29 – January 12th  @ 9PM; winner will be picked through  WordPress “And the Winner is” and will be announced on the Blog and I will send an e-mail. The winner will have 48hrs. to get back to me with mailing info. All items will be mailed from the
GIANTmicrobes, Inc. provided me with the product listed above for my honest review and the prize for my winner . No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100 % my own.


Comments

  10. i like the common cold, the mad cow and the bookworm…who am i kidding? i like them all!:)
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  16. I love the GIANTmicrobes(R) Sniffles Vinyl Figure, he’s so cute, thanks for the chance!

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  38. I want nibble just because it’s the cutest one. I don’t even know what it is. Lice?

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  39. These are actually pretty cool toys. I’m sure they have the potential to be very educational as well. If I win, I think I’ll choose Bellie, the shigella. Its the coolest looking one I think.

  41. I would love Sniffles, because my little guy is always sniffling so thats his nickname. This would be such a surprise to win.
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