Saturday, February 6, 2010

GIVEAWAY: RandomLine Games Encourage Creativity And Imagination

{This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to those who entered!}

Big Sister E is a big fan of games. She'll point to one on the shelf and excitedly ask to play... only to lose interest after a little while (she is only 3 after all, so most of the ones that she wants to play are too difficult or confusing for her) and that game is then relegated to the bottom of a pile to wait for another chance down the road. The mark of a "good" game then? When she asks to play it over and over and is just as eager to get the top off as the first time we opened the box.

The lucky game that has that distinction right now is none other than Alphabet SQUIGGLE by RandomLine. "Let's play the LETTER GAME!" Big Sister E will enthusiastically exclaim and, considering it is both fun and educational, how can I say no?


The premise of Alphabet SQUIGGLE is fairly simple, which is a big plus when explaining directions to a 3-year-old. After rolling the die and moving your piece (a little extra counting practice), find the letter that you landed on along the outer edge of the board and write or trace it on a small piece of paper. Big Sister E loves to scour the alphabet looking for her particular letter and jumping to put her paper on it to do the tracing. "There it is! THERE'S MY K!"

There are more options, ones that are a little too advanced for us right now, that include turning the letter into a picture, writing a word or creating a drawing that begins with that letter. What a great way to integrate letter recognition and handwriting with vocabulary, all the while building confidence and self-esteem. And all kids think is that they're having a good time! No wonder RandomLine has won so many awards for their unique games and activity pads.

Being that Big Sister E is just a little too young, in the way that we play we work together to come up with a word that begins with that letter and reinforce the connection between the letter and the sound that it makes. The fact that Alphabet SQUIGGLE is so easily adaptable for a variety of ages and abilities is, in my opinion, one of its best qualities.

Recommended for ages 4 - 7, this game encourages creativity and imagination while still being so simple and engaging. Whether still learning how to write their letters or a seasoned pro, the children who play Alphabet SQUIGGLE are all able to participate and have fun. All the while practicing counting, numbers and letters, Big Sister E is happily scribbling on her piece of paper and anxiously awaiting her next turn.

RandomLine has a large selection of games, educational pads and drawing pads for ages 4 - 108 and all of them follow their motto of "No noise. No batteries. Simply imagination." Whether you are looking for a game to play at home or in the car, RandomLine will inspire originality and inventiveness with any of their products. Even better, every time you play will be a different experience!

Thanks to the generosity of RandomLine, one person will get to appreciate the value of these fun and unique products, because...

One lucky person will win their choice of game from RandomLine!


To enter to win your choice of game from RandomLine: Check out all of the great games and activity pads at RandomLine and tell me which one is your favorite. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner.

Extra Entries (available after the mandatory entry above is completed; please leave a separate comment for each entry in order for them to be counted. For example, if you subscribe, leave one comment saying "I subscribe #1" and a separate comment saying "I subscribe #2")

1 Extra Entry (per method) if you follow RandomLine on Twitter and/or become a fan of RandomLine on Facebook.
1 Extra Entry (per giveaway entered) - Enter any (or all) of the giveaways running on Thanks, Mail Carrier for the duration of this giveaway.
1 Extra Entry if you follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway by copying and pasting the tweet below and leaving me the link. Tweet daily for an extra entry every day!

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Giveaway will end on February 25th at 11:59pm CST. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

A big thank you to RandomLine for providing an Alphabet SQUIGGLE game for me to review as well as a game of choice for one lucky giveaway winner. We love how fun this game is! The opinions shared are my own and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.

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Jennifer said...

I would love to try the Hurry Up!TM The Dice Game

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Nikki said...

I looked at all of them and I like Squiggle connect the best.

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mudmama said...

Looked at all of them, fashion one and all, and think the alphabet one is the one that my little boy would love the most!

Kari said...

i like the alphabet squiggle best! (some others look great, but too advanced for a 3yo).
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sweepmom said...

I think Squiggle looks like a lot of fun.

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Lindsey said...

I think Hurry Up looks fun.

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Anonymous said...

I would love to try Squiggle Connect. It looks like a lot of fun.
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I follow RandomLine on Twitter
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Amy said...

I would like to have the Alphabet SQUIGGLE® Game
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Anonymous said...

I blogged about this giveaway
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Amy said...

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Amy said...

I follow you on Twitter and I tweeted,http://twitter.com/laprochaine/statuses/8770777133
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Lisa R said...

My 9 year old would love the SQUIGGLE® Style game. She wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up


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mverno said...

the Alphabet SQUIGGLE® Game mverno@roadrunner.com

Unknown said...

I'd like to play the SQUIGGLE Connect! I already have their Hurry Up! Game

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Anonymous said...

I'd like the Alphabet SQUIGGLE® Game – Ages 4 to 7! My son (4) is really into the alphabet, and numbers!

Merrie L.
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Wanda said...

My choice would be "Hurry Up! The Dice Game" because it's the right age range for my family (no really little ones at the moment).
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Laureen said...

I'd like to try the Squiggle Connect game.

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Anonymous said...

quite interesting post. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did you guys know that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.

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Tracey said...

Liz would like playing Squiggle Connect.
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Amy said...

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Kristin M. said...

love squiggle ocean on the go.
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Anonymous said...

quite interesting article. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one learn that some chinese hacker had hacked twitter yesterday again.

Nicole C. said...

I like the SQUIGGLE Safari On-The-Go.

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Mary A said...

SQUIGGLE CONNECT looks really cute. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Tina Hirshland said...

I would love the Squiggle On-The-Move pad.

Jennifer T. said...

My favorite game is the Alphabet SQUIGGLE Game.

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Jennifer T. said...

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Wanda said...

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Clueless_Mama said...

Hurry Up looks really fun. I would love the Alphabet game though for my little boy. :)

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I follow you on twitter clueless_mama http://twitter.com/clueless_mama/status/8832298334

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Laureen said...

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butterflypink23 said...

I like squiggle style!!

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Amy said...

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ShellyH said...

I like the looks of the hurry up dice game.

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mogrill said...

I like Squiggle connect. Thanks for the chance.
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moushka said...

I like the Hurry Up Dice Game.

Kristy said...

I think that Squiggle connect looks like fun!

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fave is the SQUIGGLE® Game
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wigget said...

my favorite is the Hurry Up! Dice Game

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Karen P said...

I actually like squiggle the best

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Heavenly Savings said...

Squiggle Connect looks to be the funnest game! How creative!

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Amy said...

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Darcie K. said...

I would love to have the SQUIGGLE® Style game for my daughter
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I like the pink Squiggle Style
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I like the ALphabet Squiggle On-The-Go.

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chelea_girl said...

I like Hurry Up! The Dice Game. It looks like fun!

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debsweeps4 said...

I like the Squiggle Safari On The Go game. debsweeps4@yahoo.com

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Cassie M said...

We'd like the Alphabet Squiggle on the go pad!
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Anissa said...

Alphabet Squiggle looks like something my son would love!

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Gale said...

I like the alphabet squiggle too! The regular squiggle would be fun when our kids get older, but now they are 20 mo to 6 so that's perfect.

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