***Oompa Toys Review and set of 36 Wooden ABC Blocks GIVEAWAY***

I have always loved toys that have no batteries, flashing lights, carnival sounding music, or annoying high pitched voices. Toys that your children have to use your imagination with and that don't drive the parents absolutely bonkers from all of the noise. Thankfully most of the time those are the toys that my Monkey Man likes too. All of his loud annoying toys USUALLY stay on the shelf and his favorite toys to play with right now are Mega Blocks and any and all stacking toys.

About the company:

NO BATTERIES. NO BLINKING LIGHTS. NO CARTOON-THEMED TOYS. PERIOD.
OOMPA Toys offers you a constantly expanding collection of European wooden toys, baby toys, educational toys, lunch bags and modern children's furniture  to urbane and discerning adults who want to expose the young children in their lives to non-character branded, quality toys that are designed to withstand generations of use. In addition to baby toys, they now offer a wonderful selection of baby gear, including stollers, high chairs, diaper bags, and meal & bath time items. They recently expanded their children's furniture collections to include modern cribs, tables, seating, beds & beddings and tons of playroom storage. We believe baby toys should be natural, safe, eco-friendly, non-violent and from manufacturers who provide safe and nurturing environments for their employees. They believe in fair, competitive pricing and strive for 100% customer satisfaction.

Our Review:
Oompa Toys was wonderful and sent us their Wooden ABC Blocks to review. I was so excited to review these blocks because they are not only very educational but they are super fun to play with! They stimulate my little man without all of the noise and lights. I do have to say that I might like playing with them just as much as Monkey does. Monkey absolutely loves it when I make a pyramid for him and he gets to knock it down. He shrieks in delight because it is just so much fun.

Each of the blocks has a word, a picture of whatever that word is, one of 4 different colors, and the uppercase and lowercase of the first letter of that word. They are a fun and easy way to teach my little man what things are. Also when we start learning letters, colors, and words they will be so nice because he can have fun playing while he is learning.

All of the blocks are painted white (under each of the letters) with a very high quality non-toxic paint. My son has put them to good use by stacking them, banging them on the floor, throwing them, standing on them, and who knows what else. None of the blocks have chipped paint at all after the abuse and they all look like they came straight out of the package.  Also all of the blocks have nicely rounded edges so that they are easier on the fingers and definitely much easier on the feet when you step on them at night.  The blocks come in a thick plastic bag with a drawstring on the top so you always have a place to store them. Monkey loves carrying his blocks around the house in the bag holding onto the drawstring.

Your children will enjoy stacking the easy to handle blocks, with bright colors, fun drawings, and familiar words for years to come! The set includes 36 ABC blocks, with at least one of every letter of the alphabet and three of each of the vowels. Each block is an inch and a half wide so they are the perfect size for little fingers to hold onto.

Want some of your own?? Head over to Oompa Toys and pickup some of your own
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WIN ONE HERE!!! Now for the best part!! Brianna over at Oompa has offered one (1) set of wooden ABC blocks to one of my wonderful readers!!

• Mandatory Entry: First you need to be/become a public follower of my blog (on right sidebar- click follow) and then head over to Oompa and tell me another product of theirs that you would love besides the ones shown on here.  Come back here and leave me a comment saying that you follow and your favorite product.  Make sure to do both parts! (Mandatory entry has to be done before ANY others are valid)

Be sure you leave me your email address in your comments so I can contact you if you win.  

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• Follow me on Twitter and tweet this giveaway (you may tweet twice daily -must be at least 2 hours apart) for extra entries- leave a comment for each tweet including the perma-link)   Just copy paste from below- 
  
  
  
  "WIN a set of 36 high quality wooden ABC blocks from
  @oompatoys and @Gravsie3 #giveaway
  Enter Here: http://bit.ly/9wHL6Z (Ends 4/28)"  
  

• Purchase anything from Oompa from March 30th-April 28th and recieve 5 extra entries. (This will be verified if you win)
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This giveaway will close on April 28th, 2010 at 9pm CST and is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses. The winner will be drawn via random.org - Winner will be contacted by email when their name is drawn and will be given 48 hours to claim the prize before another winner is drawn. I will also post the winner to this blog when name is drawn.  Thank you to Oompa Toys who gave us the set of 36 wooden ABC blocks for free in exchange for our review!