Our babies sure do adore their lovies, don’t they? My three-year-old has a special blanket that he pretty much always has to sleep with. It’s a quilt that I made him for his first birthday, so it makes me feel special to see that he treasures it so much.
When I decided to make a quilt for him, I actually tried to find patterns that were shaped like animals. I thought it would be adorable to make him a blanket that was shaped like a bear. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find a pattern, and since it was my first time sewing, I didn’t want to dive in with too difficult of a project.
When MiniMe baby gear contacted us for a review/giveaway of their Minky Dinky blanket, and I read that they were shaped like animals, I was very intrigued. The Minky Dinky blanket lovie is exactly what I had wanted to make for my son.
Shaped as owls, turtles, elephants and flowers, the Minky Dinky blanket will quickly become your child’s special lovey.
I was sent the pink Minky Dinky Hooted Owl to review. It is adorable. Made from minkie fabric, the blanket is so very soft. I could see why babies would enjoy cuddling it up to their little faces.
The eyes are made of yellow, chocolate, and white minkee, topstiched together. The nose is made of blue and white dot minky, and the feathered wings are made of a contrasting chocolate dot minky.
I love that a little pouch is formed on the side of each wing, which I imagine would become the perfect place for a baby to place her hands or fingers while resting.
Right now the Minky Dinky Hooted Owl blanket is priced at $24.95, making this a unique and affordable gift for that special baby in your life.
We have one Minky Dinky blanket to give away.
Here are more details on how to enter this giveaway:
- See our Christmas Giveaway 2009 post to read more about
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- You may earn additional entries for the following:
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Entries are open until Friday, December 4th at 12pm EST.
Our winner will be drawn randomly and we will announce the winner Saturday, December 5th. Please make sure to check our site and your email address to see if you have won a prize. We must receive your reply within 5 business days. (If you want your prize to arrive in time — the sooner we hear from you, the better!)
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*I received a Minky Dinky Hooted Owl blanket to review.
Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributing editor, Erica.
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I love the pink owl!
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I would love an elephant for my baby boy due in April!
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love the pink elephant
Oh, these are precious. I love the blue elephant.
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OOOOHHHH I want this! The pink one is adorable.
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An animal-shaped blankie?! Precious!
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I would love a owl shape for our new baby boy.
I would really love to win the owl for an expected baby boy
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Too fun! My girls would love the Turtle!
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I’d love to be able to give my baby boy the elephant…
I love the pink owl! I would be giving it to my baby girl–so cute!
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November 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Oh how sweet! I would love to have the little turtle or owl for my newest little boy!
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I’m sure my 5 month old son would love any, but the turtle is the cutest to me. Thanks!
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I would love an owl for my daughter Anna!
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These are the cutest things I have ever seen!!
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Your button is on my sidebar and this would be perfect for our little boy!
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i love the pink owl
those are cute
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I would love the pink owl for my daughter
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These are adorable! I’d love the owl for a little boy!
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the blue turtle would be perfect for my friend’s baby due february 14th!
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The elephant is cute!
A good friend of mine is having their first baby boy, so the blue owl would be perfect!! Absolutely adorable!
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These are soooo adorable! My kids each have a blankie but not quite this cute!!
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ps…I’d love the turtle!
I would love the pink one for my little girl. Thanks for the opportunity.
I just love the Elephant, I guess for a boy (we don’t know the gender yet!).
Newsletter subscriber. Elephant! So cute! (we don’t know the gender of our expected new one….you can just surprise me)
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Elephant! So cute! (we don’t know the gender of our expected new one….you can just surprise me)
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Elephant! So cute! (we don’t know the gender of our expected new one….you can just surprise me)
The blue elephant is adorable! This would be a gift for my nephew who arrives in January!
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i love the elephant! and it would be for a boy
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Loving the elephant. Although I a little bit wish I had a baby girl to give the owl to.
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I would choose the pink owl. I have a niece that will be born in less than a month.
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I lopve the owl!
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I am due at the end of April and would love to have a blanket like this for our new baby. We don’t know if it is a boy or girl, but I do like the turtle. I do have a 3 year who would enjoy the pink owl too.
I’d love to give the turtle to my cousin who is having a boy in Feb!
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The turtle for a boy
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Decisions, decisions….Love them all, but I think the turtle for a girl wins my vote!
So cute! Blue elephant would be perfect for my baby boy!
Oh I love these! Sooo Cute!
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I also subscribe! The blue elephant is so cute!
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I would definitely want the owl for a girl!
Hmmm… the blue turtle for my boy or the pink elephant for my girl? These are adorable!
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I would pick the elephant for a girl
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Elephant – and it’s a girl!
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I would love the Blue Owl for my grandson. That is so cute! Thank you!
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My son would love the turtle.
So adorable!
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Elephant for a boy – what a cute idea having it shaped like an animal!
These are so adorable! Love the Blue Turtle. Thanks.
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MY SIS IS HAVING A LIL GIRL IN JANUARY AND I THINK THAT THIS WOULD MAKE A GOOD GIFT
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I like the pink elephant-so cute and different!
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I think I like the blue elephant best! Thanks so much!
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I loves these great minkys. My youngest is still looking for her “favorite” and these might win!
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My granddaughter would love the blue turtle
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Would love to win a flower blankie for my cousins soon to be baby girl!
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how adorable!
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I love the Owl ~ and it is for a little girl. She is due to debut in January ~ we only have 7 weeks left to go!!!
I would love either the turtle or the elephant for my son. What a cute idea!
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I like the Elephant. Thanks for the chance.
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I love these.
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I would love the blue owl for my baby boy.
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The pink elephant is so cute,my favorite!
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How adorable! Love the elephant.
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I would love the blue elephant for my new 1 month old nephew, thanks!
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The Christmas button is on my sidebar, thanks
We have a baby on the way in the family! What an original gift to give!
i’d would love the turtle for a boy
I like the owl for the little girl on the way.
Oh, so nice!
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This would make a perfect gift to my nephew and his new baby coming this Spring!
How cute!
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I love the turtle!! The fabric looks so SOFT!
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Girl – pink owl please!
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pink owl please
I would love the turtle for my baby girl. She would love it!
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Love the owl for a girl!
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Great gift for my 3month old baby girl. I get your email newsletters
I love the owl for a little girl. How cute.
I would love the turtle…I’m actually not sure to get it for a boy or girl (we don’t know yet
) but I’ll go with blue as we’re hoping for a boy!
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Any of them would be great, but i would guess the owl in blue. Thank you for the giveaway.
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I would choose the flower for a girl. Thanks!
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I would love to win a blue turtle for my son! Thank you!
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I would love a blue (boy) owl for my sister’s baby!
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This is so adorable. I would love it!
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I like the pink owl.
Linked and posted! Great gift idea!
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Cute for our baby girl!
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pink elephant for my new little niece
I’m a subscriber and get the newsletter, also have the button on my blog! Hope to win!
How cute are those?! I love the blue turtle
I would love either the elephant or flower for a girl. Too cute!
I love all minky fabric – but I haven’t see anything as awesome as the blue elephant!
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This is cute.
A boy turtle for sure..we nicknamed our lil guy turtle.
They are absolutely adorable
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How adorable are these? I posted about the giveaways on my blog and put the 5 Minutes for Mommy button in the post also. I also have the button in my button/banner section. Here is the link:http://ma21cuteboy.blogspot.com/2009/12/winning-giving-at-5-minutes-for-mom.html
i like the pink turtle. thanks for the chance to win!
I like the turtle and it would be for a boy. Thank you!
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I LOVE the owl! So cute! It would be for a boy.
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They are so cute! I’d love to give this gift to my sister, she just had a baby girl!
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I would love the Minky Hooted Owl in blue. thank you for the opportunity.
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Adorable! So sweet….just like my girls.
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A pink owl would be great!
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How cuddly! We’d pick the elephant and, even though it’s for a girl, we’d choose the beautiful blue.
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Thanks for the chance! These are too freakin cute!
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What an adorable giveaway
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I know a little girl who would love the owl.
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I like an owl. And it would be for a boy.
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I would love the Owl for a girl.
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These are adorable. I love the owl.
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I like the Minky Dinky Elephant blanket for a boy. Thanks
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I’d like a blue elephant for my cousins baby boy due in a few weeks.
I would love the blue turtle. HOW CUTE!!! Yes, babies need their loveys!!
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i would love to get the Elephant one for a boy!!
I’d love to have the owl for a boy. These are adorable!
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This is simply precious! I love it!
I would like the owl blanket for a girl, my daughter loves owls.
I want the pink turtle
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very cute I want this for my grand son
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So cute! I’dlove the turtle for my baby boy.
Cute, cute, cute! I want one!
My little girl is using boy blankies. We need new ones.