I’m the mother of four and my youngest just turned 3, but he still has a hard time telling me how he feels about things. Back when I homeschooled the first two I use to have them draw their feelings to show me how they were
Kimochis Cat
feeling that particular day. This worked for the most part, but I must admit I did stop it after signing them up for public school. Lately he has showed all types of emotions, but I can’t figure one from another. I think I found an answer to that. I was lucky enough to get to review a Kimochis.
Kimochis has four characters: Cloud, Huggs, Bug, Lovey and Cat. Each character comes with three feelings (no feeling is the same). We were sent Cat, which is an adorable, cuddly orange cat with beige colored paws and tummy. Cat’s tummy is open, kind of like a kangaroo’s tummy. Inside Cat’s tummy are her feelings, we had: Happy, Cranky and Curious. The feelings look almost like different colored Kirby’s, each one has a facial expression on one side and the word feeling on the other. Since cat sometimes fights (cat fights) she needs a small set of bandages, so they’ve supplied her with 5 bandages that stick to her when she has a boo boo. Little A just loved that part and you’ll see that in one of the pictures below.
Curious
Example: our yellow feeling has a smiley smirk on one side and the word “curious” on the other. This is also Little A’s favorite feeling. If he sees him he’ll stick a finger up to his cheek as if he were thinking and says, “hmm.”
To me, Kimochis are great because they are not only cute but can help you and your child communicate on a level that they can understand. We’ve already decided that we are going to buy another (sets on Amazon come in 12) Kimochis Mixed Feelings Pouch – Loved, Jealous, Grateful, Scared and Shy
Kimochis (Key.Mo.Chee) are the actual feelings (in Japanese) the character has, in case you hadn’t figured that part out . These little pillows (with feelings), or as my kids like to say Kirby’s with feelings on them, help share how they feel and explore other feelings they might have. A child may seem upset when at a birthday party, once at home hand the bucket of feelings to them and you may find out they weren’t actually mad but jealous. Many might figure this out but for the child that has STRONG emotions you may be confused or think something actually happened and this just helps out.
You can purchase a Kimochis character with feelings (box set) for $25 at Kimochis.com or Amazon, or the Feelings Set for $12 (comes with 6). Currently the feelings are on Pre-order and the LoveyDove isn’t available yet. Or you could try and win one right here, that’s right the great people at Kimochis would like to give one lucky reader the Kimochis Cat.
GIVEAWAY:
PRIZE: 1 lucky reader will get a Kimochis of their choice. (excluding LoveyDove)
RULES: You must do Rules 1 & 2.
1. Visit http://www.kimochis.com/ and tell me which Kimochis Character would be your favorite/or child’s favorite.
2. Become a Kimochis Facebook Fan. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/KimochisToys-with-Feelings-Inside/33240273859)
Extra Entries:
3. Tell me one feeling you like from the Kimochis Website.
4. Become a Kimochis Twitter fan.
5. Tweet this giveaway: Win a Kimochis of Your Choice: http://ow.ly/1tmb2 #Kimochis
6. Blog about this giveaway with a link back here.
Don’t forget for each rule (besides 1&2 since it is mandatory) you must come back here to let me know.
Deadline: April 16, 2010. The winner will be announced that morning and have 24 hours to respond.
UPDATE: Due to some only being on twitter and not Facebook. You can do either: Facebook or Twitter fan KIMOCHIS. (links above)
US Only.
(This was not a paid review, we were sent the Kimochis Cat Box Set to help us review for free. You may have a different opinion, but this was stemmed from our own personal experience with the product.)
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Bug is my fav
I love the Cat character!
I became a Kimochis Facebook fan.
One feeling I like from the Kimochis website is Curious.
1-56 random.org picked #10 ANTHY
Oh, man, I just realized that there was a second mandatory entry, and it means that I can’t enter your contest, since I won’t sign up for a Facebook account no matter what. I’m sorry! Please let me know if you open this up to non-Facebook peeps, though, because I’ll totally enter if you do. (I have a twitter account where I could follow instead?)
she did follow up by stating: Thank you so much for amending the rules! That was incredibly nice of you.
I now follow Kimochis via twitter, @my_twitraccount.
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