Win a Cahootie! A What? Read This!
Written by Elizabeth on May 23, 2008 – 4:41 pm -Giveaway Closed. Congratulations to Shilo, Mariana and ValMG for winning their choice of Cahootie!
When I was in school, we called them Fortune Tellers or Cootie Catchers. A piece of paper folded so that there was spaces for your thumbs and fingers, with triangles folded over in flaps.
Under each flap you wrote something, the names of boys in your class was a popular one, and then you pushed the flaps together and back a certain number of times and then revealed the “secret” answer. Remember those?
That fun slumber party game has been reinvented as Cahootie. Toy company Green Rock Entertainment predicts that even today’s computer-using, text-sending, high-tech tweens will love this old-fashioned paper game.
Cahootie is the invention of screenwriter and entrepreneur Jeffrey Jurgensen, who wrote the screenplay for the huge hit movie “Agent Cody Banks” and the sequel “Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London”. But his passion was for creating kids toys and games, and he had come up with the Cahootie idea over 10 years earlier. So in 2005 he left Los Angeles, moved to Chicago, and started Green Rock Entertainment to market Cahootie.
Cahootie comes in six fun versions-Truth or Dare, Wishes & Dreams, Birthday Wishes, Sporty Girl, and for fans of politics, Republican and Democrat. What makes Cahootie even better than its homemade inspiration is the rip-resistant paper, 40 reusable stickers and a keepsake display case. Since each game comes with 40 peel-and-stick fortunes, the game can be constantly refreshed. This high-quality, social-interaction game allows tweens and teens to be surprised with what’s revealed at the end of each round of play. Cahootie is 100% made in the U.S. and sold at more than 600 retail outlets nationwide.
The eye-catching packaging won the American Package Design Award for its retail category. Each see-through box includes game instructions, helpful tips, peel and stick fortunes and a durable Cahootie. Priced at just $5.95, Cahootie is a perfect birthday party favor, treat to pass out at a slumber party, or a fun surprise to hand out in the car while traveling.
Directions lead players to the interactive website where everyone can join Club Cahootie. Of course, Cahootie’s designers understand that girls may still want to make a homemade game, hence they offer a free download template to design their own theme. The Cahootie website encourages young artists to photograph their creations and submit them online to be shared with other Club members. The “Cool Downloads” page has the free template, as well as a page to create stickers for two of the games, and free quotes to use.
I have three Cahooties to give away and the winners choose which version they want! For ONE entry, please do the following:
* Visit the Cahootie website and on the Cahootie Collection page, browse the six versions. Then come back here and tell me in your comment which style you will choose if you win. Only comments with that information will count.
* Leave your comment with your real name or blog alias and a valid email address.
For Two Entries, do both of the above AND any of the following-
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For Three Entries:
*visit the Cahootie site, leave your comment, AND blog about this contest on your own site including a link back to this URL.
*or, email five friends and ask them to visit this URL to check out the giveaway.
Deadline to enter is Friday, June 6th at 9:00 AM EST. Good luck everybody!
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By stacey moore on May 23, 2008 | Reply
those are great!!! we would pick the dreams and wishes!!
we are subscribers and have you button
have a super LONG weekend!!
stacey moore
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By Cindi on May 24, 2008 | Reply
Hello, The packaging is really great looking! I think I would choose the “Truth or Dare” Cahootie.
It sure brings back memories of making the paper ones. Even my sons have made them. I am already a newsletter subscriber of yours. Enjoy your holiday weekend. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks,Cindi
By michelle rosborough on May 24, 2008 | Reply
I like Wishes & Dreams
I subscribed to your feed
By Kristinia on May 24, 2008 | Reply
Cahootie sounds cute! We are subscribed to your feed and your on my bloggy sidebar!
I think the Wishes & Dreams one would be cute!
Thanks for the great find!
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By Bernhard on May 24, 2008 | Reply
Here well arranged and varied posts appear again and again. I look gladly here past. Many greetings from the center of Germany!
By bunny on May 24, 2008 | Reply
I love Wishes and Dreams! And I’m subscribed to your feed
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By Shilo Beedy on May 24, 2008 | Reply
I would love the Wishes and Dreams Cahootie for my daughter. I also signed up for your email feed. I put the link up on my blog.
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By valmg on May 24, 2008 | Reply
My son would love the Truth Or Dare Version.
I’d love to review it.
You’re already in my Technorati faves under valmg.
I’m already subscribed to your feed.
I stumbled this post as valmg.
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Good luck.
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By mannequin on May 24, 2008 | Reply
I think Wishes and Dreams looks cool. We’ve all played Truth or Dare but to know someones secret wishes and dreams is quite a good thing!
By Noreen on May 26, 2008 | Reply
I like wishes and dreams the most (I almost picked birthday wishes)
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By Mama Zen on May 26, 2008 | Reply
What a cool idea! I like the wishes and dreams!
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By Susan C on May 26, 2008 | Reply
I remember these! We used them to pick which cute boy we would marry. I would pick the Truth or Dare for my 11 year old niece. I subscribed to your reader.
By Ann on May 26, 2008 | Reply
Oh, this brings back memories! We used to make them when I was young (that’s a while back). I would love to win the sporty girls for my daughter. Thanks for the great giveaway!
By Ann on May 26, 2008 | Reply
I forgot to mention, I also subscribed.
By Crystal B. on May 27, 2008 | Reply
I would choose Wishes and Dreams.
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By Michele on May 27, 2008 | Reply
How fun! I like Wishes and Dreams
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By Timothy Sternberg on May 30, 2008 | Reply
We would pick the dreams and wishes!!
By Heather on May 31, 2008 | Reply
I would pick wishes and dreams! Thanks!
By misty w on Jun 1, 2008 | Reply
I would pick the Birthday Wishes because my daughter’s bday is in less than a month. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
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By Mariana on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
I would pick “Birthday Wishes” – looks like a great gift!
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By Elizabeth on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Shilo- Congratulations, you won a “Wishes and Dreams” Cahootie from my giveaway on MomReviews! Please email me at table4five (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and home phone number (for package tracking) so that I can have Kidstuff PR mail it right out to you! Enjoy!
elizabeth
By Elizabeth on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Mariana, Congratulations, you won a “Birthday Wishes” Cahootie from my giveaway on MomReviews! Please email me at table4five (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and home phone number (for package tracking) so that I can have Kidstuff PR mail it right out to you! Enjoy!
elizabeth
By Elizabeth on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Hi Val, Congratulations, you won a “Truth or Dare” Cahootie from my giveaway on MomReviews! Please email me at table4five (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and home phone number (for package tracking) so that I can have Kidstuff PR mail it right out to you! Enjoy!
elizabeth