A couple months ago, I posted a tongue-in-cheek Help Wanted ad. I desperately wanted someone who could throw out my kids’ artwork, so I wouldn’t feel guilty doing it.
Many of you stepped up, commiserating or offering your services. One mompreneur, Heather, introduced herself and her business, Happy Doodles. I love the idea of Happy Doodles and am so excited to tell you about this product and give one away to a lucky reader.
Happy Doodles takes children’s artwork and transforms it into soft, huggable stuffed animals.
A sweet blue piggy
A pretty pink kitty
After mailing or emailing your child’s artwork to Happy Doodles, the artwork is digitally printed on soft cotton, then backed with soft and furry fleece, and finally stuffed with polyester fiberfill. The final product is available in two sizes:
- Large, approximately 18” long or wide, 4” thick, for $60
- Medium, about 12″ long or wide, 3″ thick, for $40
Each Happy Doodle is unique, since it is made in the shape of the character that a child draws. And Happy Doodles are great for big kids, too. I know many tweens and teens who would love to see their art come alive!
A super bunny
Besides the custom stuffed animals, Happy Doodles will soon be offering key chains/backpack decorations and Christmas ornaments. What fun ideas!
Happy Doodles is a company I love to support, too. Heather’s goal is to grow the business enough so that she can employ mothers of children with disabilities:
Heather, founder of Happy Doodles
“I know from personal experience that when a mom takes a child to over 200 doctor’s appointments in one year, or spends weeks sleeping on a chair next to her child’s hospital bed, that it is hard to imagine an employer that will tolerate that schedule. I also know that this mom needs a creative outlet, a way to earn some money, and (not least) a legitimate reason to take a break from the worries about her child, the endless medical appointments and calls to straighten out insurance claims, the struggle to find an academic environment where her child can thrive.” – Heather, founder of Happy Doodles
Heather has graciously offered 1 gift certificate for a medium Happy Doodle for this giveaway. Just think how excited your child or grandchild will be when he sees his very own masterpiece transformed into a soft friend!
Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Note the easiest and most entries you can get is for liking Happy Doodles on Facebook. Don’t forget to leave a blog post comment below outside of the Rafflecopter widget, then go back in and click “+1 Leave a blog post comment” if you want to earn an entry via that method. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. One lucky winner will be randomly selected and announced next Monday, August 20.
Good luck!
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Disclosure: the opinion expressed in this review is my own. I did not receive compensation in exchange for this review.
These are SO cute! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Raina@mamacitaspinstheglobe recently posted…Going To See The World and A Giveaway!
Hi Raina,
Thanks for entering! You should get 1 more entry for leaving the blog post comment, and I guess it doesn’t just happen automatically. So now that you commented, go back in to the Rafflecopter widget and click +1 Leave a blog post comment.
Thanks! And good luck!
My son loves to draw people and I think it would make a great stuffed toy. Any child would be thrilled to make their own toy.
My nephew would love this as a gift. What a great giveaway, and what a great goal of using the business to help parents of disabled kids. I will pass the word about this company on to my friends!
Thank you so much, Angie 🙂
I LOVE this idea! It is so cute! I also love that she wants to employ mothers of children with disabilities. I can’t imagine being in the shoes of a parent with a child who has disabilities. Way to go for Heather to be so kind and thoughtful!
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Thanks for commenting, Erin! Feel free to enter the giveaway, too, by logging into the Rafflecopter widget. I don’t want you to miss out. 🙂
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Thank you, Erin – I hope to pull this off – it would be great to be able to give back to other moms!
My daughter would love this, especially the kitty! Thanks for hosting this giveaway and introducing us to Heather and Happy Doodles!
Linda Kinsman recently posted…Back To School
Thanks, Linda – I enjoyed reading your blog and I agree that achieving a good balance in our lives is the name of the game – also recognizing that the “right” balance is a moving target – and that’s OK!
OMGoodness! If we won, my son would FLIP!
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So adorable!!! What a cool gift for the kid OR Grandma! I viewed the gallery and really liked the name pillow and the one that looked like two friends holding hands. 🙂
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Thanks for visiting Heather, I appreciate it and Yes ~The target does tend to move around. I wish you much success with Happy Doodles!
Linda Kinsman recently posted…Back To School
What a wonderful giveaway!!! These are so cute!!
Almost every assignment brought home from school last year had little doodle characters on it, so it would be interesting to see them transferred to a three-dimensional object like this!
This is such an incredibly cool concept!
So neat!
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OMG they are so cool! I loved the green one eyed monster like thing!