Holiday Gift Guide-Hoops and YoYo Apparel from Hallmark

hoopsandyoyoHoops and YoYo are a dynamic little pink kitty and green bunny duo who do fun like there’s no tomorrow! They have tons of energy and love to play, send e-cards to their friends, make videos of themselves, and drink coffee for more energy! A creation of Hallmark, Hoops and YoYo also want to help kids stay organized with printable planners and calendars, they know it’s important to do well in school and have fun too! Hoops and YoYo t-shirts and sweatshirts in kids’ and toddler sizes are available at the official Hoops and YoYo shoppy shop on Zazzle. T-shirts start at $16.95, sweatshirts are $33.95.  Junior/Young Women’s pajama tops and sleep shorts are available at Kmart, and at Kmart.com, are on sale through November 7th.

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#4-Win new adhesive wrap from Hallmark

Giveaway Closed. Congratulations to the four winners!

Kathleen W. from Katydid and Kid
Linda Lansford (no blog)
Leigh Nichols (no blog)
Kristinia Clos from Loving Heart Mommy


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I’m going to come right out and say it-I am the world’s WORST gift wrapper. I cannot cut the paper straight, I cannot figure out how much paper to cut, I always have huge overlaps or the edges barely touch and I’m cutting little strips trying to fill in the gaps, I am HOPELESS. Most of my gifts look like they were wrapped by rabid badgers, I AM SO NOT KIDDING.

So when I got an email asking if I would like to try new self-adhesive wrap from Hallmark, I was all SIGN ME UP. Next thing I knew, a truck was pulling up outside my house to deliver a ginormous box with this:

NINE rolls of self-adhesive wrapping GENIUS. See the one on the far left, with the black and white photos of cute baby faces and monkeys and fathers with their sons? I used that one to wrap my husband’s Father’s Day gifts. The inside of the wrapping paper has LINES printed on it to guide the scissors, so even I could cut straight, and it is slightly sticky but not too much. You fold one side over the gift and press down lightly so it sticks, then fold the other side over. You won’t need any tape for that part, but for the flaps on the ends, Hallmark thoughtfully provides a sheet of small sticky strips that you peel off to secure the flaps. I used one on each end and the gifts looked perfectly wrapped. If I can make gifts look that good, Hallmark deserves a freaking MEDAL!

GIVEAWAY-Four winners will each receive two rolls of the Adhesive Gift Wrap, the design will be chosen by the sponsor. If you post the banner or button from the top of the post on your blog or website, you automatically get one entry in every giveaway. Let me know in your comment if you do. Otherwise, for one entry, leave a comment on this post with your REAL NAME or blog alias and a VALID email address. In the event that I send the winner an email and it comes back as a bad address, I will choose another winner, so type carefully. Comments left with keywords instead of names will be deleted. Open to U.S. only, one entry per person. Enter by Thursday July 3rd at 9:00 AM EST. Winners will be contacted by email. Good luck!

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