Pillow Pets Review and Giveaway

This is my 11th "Schools Out...Now What?" post.  Have you heard of Pillow Pets??  They are the cute stuffed animals that open (they have a velcro strap) to a pillow.  I was super excited to do a review of these (I had seen the commercials and the "other" [read cheap and poor quality] brands) so I wanted to see these in person.  I decided that Cody would be the lucky kid and we decided to order the cow.  When we first moved to TN, last July, Cody would cry in the car so we always pointed out the cows and other animals we saw.  He still love cows so this is the perfect pet!

I was scared of 2 things: 1) Mr Cow is white (mostly) and 2) Cody is kind of crazy and I worried that he would rip the velcro strap trying to open/close his pet.  My worries were for nothing!!  I can easily clean Mr Cow - Cody dripped red G2 on him and I got it off a couple days later. (I spot cleaned him but on another blog she said she threw him in the washer) and the pillow pet is VERY well made.  It would be hard to try and cut the velcro strap off so there is no worry about it ripping. 

I really like that Pillow Pets are large.  When you open them to a pillow, they are as big as a regular pillow!!  I also love that they are well made and sturdy.  With 4 boys (and a girl) fighting over Mr Cow, I like knowing that he will survive the fight.
Cody is laying on Mr Cow closed in this picture and you can see how big it still is.

A cool thing Pillow Pets is doing this summer is their Summer Adventures Contest. Show them where your Pillow Pets stuffed animal has been this summer and earn the chance to win one for ten friends!  All Pillow Pets love an adventure! This summer, show them the fun you and your favorite Pillow Pets are having on vacation, at camp, in your backyard – wherever!

All you need to do is post a video on the video-sharing website of your choice, send us the link at MyPillowPetsAdventure@carabinerpr.com, and watch to see if you are randomly selected to win the Pillow Pets plush folding stuffed animal of your choice, plus one each for up to ten friends! Videos will be accepted between May 24 and July 31, 2010.   Would your friends love you or what if you won them a free Pillow Pet?

Thanks to Kathy 1 Lucky Reader will get the Pillow Pet of their choice!!

How To Enter

Mandatory Entry (must be done for extra entries to count):

* Go to PIllow Pets and check out the different Pets. Leave me a comment with which Pet you would love to receive and your email address. (I will notify the winner by email. They will then have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be choosen.)

Extra Entries:
*Follow me with GFC, on Twitter or Networked Blogs for 1 extra entry (up to 3). Leave a seperate comment for each. (Each comment counts as an entry.)
* Follow PIllow Pets on Facebook (Leave a comment)
* Update your Facebook status to tell your friends about the giveaway! Make sure to tag me
@how.many.kids in your status. (This is good for 3 entries and you don't have to leave a comment on the
blog)
* Putting my button on your blog counts as 2 entries. (Leave 2 comments)
* Blog about giveaway 3 entries (Leave 3 comments)



Hurry and enter!! Giveaway ends Wednesday 6/30 @ 9 pm eastern. GOOD LUCK!!!




***Disclaimer: I received this product free in exchange for my honest opinion and review.***