Kimochis {GIVEAWAY} « BabyElan {daily}

Kimochis {GIVEAWAY}

“You make me so nervous Mommy!!!” That’s our little C, 4 years old in less than 2 months, our precious April Fools baby…he’s always “nervous”, whether’s he’s mad, excited, happy, or actually nervous, his emotion for the day is always nervous, too cute! Basically, now that he’s a preschooler, it’s time to start explaining to him what it means to actually feel one way or another. Why are you upset? What makes you happy? How did that make you feel? Lots of questions flying around our house as we teach Mr. Pre-K that screaming at the Wii remote is not an acceptable emotion and that being happy because your older brother tripped and fell is again, not acceptable. C does however have a new friend to help him on this educational journey on the emotional rollercoaster, “K” {we call our kids by their first initials alot…T, C, and A…so this newest toy was named “K”, for Kimochis}.

Kimochi means “feeling”, hence the most brilliant name for these clever creatures…Kimochis are feeling toys/pillows. They have little pockets {like kangaroos} on their tummys to keep their “feelings” for the day. So, if your child is happy in the morning {or anytime of the day for that matter}, “K’s” feeling should be happy too!! We have the Cloud Kimochi shown above that came in a wonderful box {perfect presentation if giving as a gift} and came with 3 feelings and it’s own book. It’s a remarkable, fun way to teach your child about emotions, proper reactions to all emotions, and how to handle strong emotions, both negative and positive. Our Kimochi has been such a joy to teach with! The concept is so different, that’s what makes it special and that’s why it works! Children react to uniqueness when it comes to their toys, boring just doesn’t cut it! And sneaking in the education is what makes us parents happy happy!

Cloud is joined by Cat, Bug, and Huggtopus, all Kimochis with their own feelings {extra feelings can be purchased separately as well to expand your child’s emotional horizon!}. Jealous {my boys know that one all too well, my husband calls them Caption Jealousy, Lieutenant Jealousy, & Sergent Jealous}, Grateful, Happy, Shy, Excited, and many more! A great gift to give an older sibling as they meet their baby brother/sister for the first time in the hospital as emotions run wild for them, or their first day of pre-k where everything is new, scary, and thrilling all at the same time! Think about how fabulous these toys would be in pre-k and Kindergarten classrooms world wide, an easy teaching tool for educators! I want to thank Kimochis for their sample and for remaining me to teach my children properly how to manage their emotions, internally and externally. We thought Connor saying everything was “nervous” was cute for so long but we never corrected him, we do now and NOW he understands!

You must see a Kimochi in person to appreciate the cleverness behind it! Let’s give one a reader a chance!! Win a Kimochi of your choosing by letting us know which one you would pick! EXTRA ENTRY for letting us know which emotion your child needs the most education on! {Looks like FB is allowing us to use joining FB groups as extra entries again so have at it…EXTRA ENTRY for becoming a Kimochis fan on FB too!!} Contest ends in one week, good luck to all!

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