April 23, 2008
Sophie the Giraffe and More…
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There is a reason Sophie the Giraffe is famous…
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… she is simply one of the most fabulous baby teether toys in the world!
And Sophie the Giraffe (made by Vulli) is a global phenomenon. Sophie was born in France in 1961, and her success is legendary in France - and all over the internet!
Sophie is hand made in the French Alps with natural rubber (phthalate-free) and non-toxic paint. Sophie fully complies with the U.S. toy safety requirements.
We had read so many fabulous reviews about Sophie the Giraffe, we just had to test her out ourselves.
When Sophie arrived at our door, I handed her to Olivia and she fell instantly in love with her. Olivia literally didn’t put her down for the next three hours. And she has been a constant companion since. Sophie even traveled with us to San Diego and I guarded her with my life to make sure we didn’t lose her!
Sophie the Giraffe is super soft, flexible and light. And at 7″ tall, she is the perfect size for little hands. Perhaps the best part of her design, is her bumpy head that soothes sore, teething gums.
Sophie has a small “squeaker” inside her that squeaks when you squeeze her - kind of like a dog toy! It could get annoying I suppose, but the fact that Olivia is so enthralled and content with her - and the fact that she rarely squeaks it herself, she is mainly just chewing on Sophie - makes me love Sophie the Giraffe just as much as Olivia loves her! (The squeaker is very handy when I am trying to distract Olivia from something else and turn her attention to Sophie.)
Sophie also has three adorable friends, Chan (Blue), Pie (Pink) and Gnon (Yellow), named after the French word for mushroom (champignon.) Just like Sophie the Giraffe, these mushroom-styled, natural rubber teethers include a squeaker sound and are made in natural rubber (phthalate-free) and baby can chew them in complete safety. Each teether is sold separately.
When I was searching for sites selling Sophie, I came across this fabulous boutique, The Funky Monkey. The Funky Monkey is just that - a FUNKY, FUN store! I love it!
Based in London, Ontario, The Funky Monkey is run by a Mom and Dad dedicated to giving parents the opportunity to buy quality, stylish and unique baby and toddler products. They ship worldwide, but have free shipping programs available for US and Canadians. YES - all you Canadians out there can rejoice - they are actually located in Canada!
Since we are all about work at home moms, (and how fantastic that they are a work at home mom and dad team!) I wrote The Funky Monkey and asked them if we could share their funky boutique with the blogosphere.
They agreed and are offering our winner a special gift basket of baby toys!!!
The Funky Monkey will send our winner a prize package that includes:
Sophie the Giraffe
Two Vulli Teethers
Stripes the Long Eared Bunny
Animal ABCs Ring Flash Cards
Rub a Dub Draw in a Tub
Enter to Win:
If you want to win, all the instructions about entering the “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaways are included in the “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway post (including the code to put our “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway button on your site.)
But here is a quick run through:
- Leave a comment on this post to be entered.
- Post a link to this contest (it is always nice to let your readers have a chance to win too!) and/or link and post a button to our “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway post. (If you post the button and link to the “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway, you are qualified to enter in all the upcoming “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway contests. And we have two weeks of contests to come!) Non-bloggers are welcome too - we understand you can’t link - but feel free to pass the word on to your friends.
(This giveaway is open to both US and Canadian shipping addresses.)
Good luck!
This is the FINAL giveaway in our “Two Weeks of Toys” Giveaway contest. Have you entered all of the contests you want to enter? Make sure you click through and add comments to each giveaway that you want to enter.
The deadline to enter the contests is Wednesday, May 7th at 5pm Eastern and winners will be announced in the afternoon of Friday, May 9th.
Filed under Baby Gear, Contests, Family, Gift Ideas, Parenting, Product Reviews, Shopping by Janice
677 Comments on Sophie the Giraffe and More… »
#1 - Natalie @ 12:23 am
I’d love to win this for my little one…we’re right in the middle of teething!
#2 - SarahC @ 12:24 am
These are so cool! My little girl would love these!
#3 - Andrea @ 12:30 am
Another great giveaway! I’d love this for our little one coming in June.
#4 - Chrissy Hooker @ 12:31 am
Would love to win this!!! Thanks for the opportunity.
#5 - Danielle @ 12:34 am
How adorable! Thanks!!
mcginnisfamily5(at)gmail(dot)com
#6 - karma @ 12:35 am
I love the giraffe, and so would my twins,
This is a great giveaway!
#7 - Sarah P. @ 12:44 am
Aw. I’m so sad that this is the final giveaway! Thank you for two weeks of good ol’ fashioned fun.
#8 - Noreen @ 12:51 am
so sweet
#9 - Celeste @ 12:52 am
It sounds wonderful!
#10 - Christina @ 12:58 am
Oh!!! My sisters kids have an original Sophie the Giraffe, which was thier daddy’s as a kid! I would LOVE to give them a new one!
#11 - Buhtafly @ 1:09 am
I have always wanted Sophie the Giraffe for my babies! I love that bunny too! its adorable!!! thanks!
#12 - Robyn @ 1:09 am
Thanks for the fun giveaways. These would be perfect for my mom-to-be friends
#13 - Tara R @ 1:14 am
oh I LOVE this package!!!! Please pick me!
#14 - Em's mommy @ 1:16 am
My little one would adore this. Not only is she teething, but loves squeakers!
Thanks for the great giveaways. i love your site!
#15 - Liz @ 1:49 am
This looks like it would be fun to win! Please enter me!
#16 - Ann @ 2:35 am
What a great giveaway. My baby girl is teething and just got her 3rd today We can definitely use this. I love the giraffe and the bunny, they are too cute.
Thanks for the giveaway!
#17 - Leslie- LaMamaNaturale' @ 2:38 am
Thank you, so much for offering all of these neat products- I’ve linked up and posted up the banner! Keeping my fingers crossed for this Sophie & friends!!!
#18 - Valerie @ 2:48 am
too cute! Love the rabbit!
#19 - Katie @ 3:32 am
Very cute!
#20 - Lori @ 6:36 am
what a wonderful gift!
#21 - Kristen M. @ 6:58 am
I just love that bunny.
#22 - Proud to be Country @ 7:02 am
Yay Canada! I’m headed over to the site right now!! I want to win. I’ll tell all my friends, I promise!!
#23 - Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You @ 7:14 am
You mean there’s a teething toy that actually HELPS? Hook me up! LOL
#24 - canadacole @ 7:15 am
Go Canada! I’m headed to the site right now but I’d still love to win this!
#25 - Glenn @ 7:26 am
What a great prize package!
#26 - Courtney @ 7:26 am
I love these!
#27 - Amber Stevens @ 7:28 am
Sophie looks so sweet! My girl would love her!
#28 - Julie D. @ 7:34 am
Sign me up! Thanks
#29 - Julianne @ 7:42 am
We’re in the teething trenches–this would be fabulous!
#30 - Christine @ 7:43 am
How fun! Count me in!
#31 - Chesapeake Ribbons @ 7:50 am
What a precious photo - such beautiful eyes…
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#33 - hyperactive lu @ 8:18 am
peanut definitely needs these! please enter me! thanks!
#34 - Carrie @ 8:20 am
Oh gosh, such adorable things!
#35 - Sharon @ 8:29 am
This looks great!
#36 - wheresthebox @ 8:30 am
How adorable and what a generous gift!
#37 - Kellyn @ 8:32 am
How fun! I love all the new products I find on your blog. Count me in!
#38 - Heather @ 8:40 am
The bunny is so adorable!
#39 - SJ @ 8:40 am
Count me in!
#40 - Bess @ 8:45 am
Too cute!
#41 - jenn johnson @ 8:50 am
Oh boy does my daughter need one of those teethers! AH! This would be great to win!
#42 - Ashley @ 8:52 am
I think this might be my favorite so far! Thanks!
#43 - Evelyn Murray @ 8:59 am
My grandchildren would love to play with these toys
#44 - Naomi @ 8:59 am
Jasper TOTALLY needs some new teething toys. Or, should I say I need them?!
#45 - Christina S. @ 9:00 am
How cute! I have a 3 month old nephew that could really use this!
#46 - Kim Davis @ 9:02 am
Love these - they would be great!!
#47 - Andrea @ 9:03 am
Wow - what a great gift! I’d love to win!
#48 - Vicky @ 9:12 am
My munchkin would love these - especially since at 22 months we are JUST getting past the 4 tooth stage - process of cutting about 6 teeth right now.
#49 - Beth @ 9:14 am
What a fun concept…a teething giraffe?!!? And the floppy earred bunny is adorable!! My little girl is on the brinks of starting the teething yuck, so this would be awesome to win.
#50 - Courtney @ 9:17 am
I’ve had my eye on Sophie the Giraffe for a while! My 10-month-old is currently working on her 5th and 6th tooth AND her 1st molar. Needless to say, I’m letting her chew on anything and everything these days!
#51 - Pamela Kramer @ 9:19 am
How cute! I’m in.
#52 - Rachel Matthews @ 9:20 am
How cute!!
#53 - Keara @ 9:22 am
My son would love this! I LOVE that bunny too!
#54 - grubmama @ 9:22 am
Wow! What a great package to win!
#55 - Sandra @ 9:23 am
This is a great set! Very cute!
owatz(AT)telus(DOT)net
#56 - Morning Rose @ 9:28 am
Great giveaway! These prizes would make wonderful baby gifts or be a fantastic addition to our church nursery.
#57 - Rebecca Robertson @ 9:29 am
These are great, my little man is just starting to teeth!!
#58 - kellyt @ 9:35 am
I love these!
#59 - Michele @ 9:38 am
This has been such a great contest…Thank You ladies!
#60 - Stefanie @ 9:39 am
What a great little teether. I’m heading right over to order one for my little guy.
#61 - Fuzzy: mom of soon to be 3! @ 9:44 am
This looks so adorable! Please include me!
#62 - Jamie W. @ 9:53 am
OH! This would be awesome to win…we lost our Sophie somewhere between our 2nd and 3rd baby. I wish could find her…teething this time around has been rough!
jamie[dot]willett[at]charter[dot]net
#63 - Mommy Bee @ 9:58 am
What a wonderful set of toys to win! Love the Funky Monkey!
#64 - Marie McKiernan @ 10:03 am
Funky Monkey Botique!
#65 - Chrissy @ 10:05 am
This would be perfect for my daughter, who likes to use my nose and ears as teething rings as well!
#66 - Adventures In Babywearing @ 10:08 am
How fun! Would love to win for this next little one on the way!
Steph
#67 - Steph Elias @ 10:11 am
What a great pack of toys! Count me in!
#68 - Sara@Sarandipity @ 10:12 am
That teether sounds divine! It would be perfect for future babies! Thanks for all the contests!
#69 - Jeni @ 10:15 am
Please include me!!
#70 - nell@casualfridayeveryday @ 10:16 am
Gotta get in on this one!
#71 - Katherine @ 10:16 am
my son would love this~
#72 - toasters @ 10:18 am
Thanks.
#73 - Susan B. @ 10:18 am
These would be perfect for my little grandson. He loves all animals, especially my dog. Since he once tried to pull her face into his mouth, I think your teething toys would be much better option!!
#74 - Nissa @ 10:20 am
Oh how my daughter would love that sock bunny!! (okay, so would I- reminiscing about my own sock monkey as a child)
#75 - JessicaB @ 10:23 am
Another great giveaway.
#76 - Holly C @ 10:24 am
This is your best giveaway yet!
#77 - amanda @ 10:27 am
These are great! We would love these!
#78 - We are THAT family -5 min for mom giveaway @ 10:28 am
What a great baby shower gift this would be for my cousin!
#79 - KellyJ @ 10:29 am
Please enter me!
#80 - ~Lana B~ @ 10:30 am
So cute! I would definitely have this sent to my beautiful niece in Canada that just found out she’s having her first baby! She would just die over this!! Count us in!
~Lana B~
#81 - Heidi @ 10:42 am
Oh, this looks like such a fun gift set. Sign me up!
#82 - Faith @ 10:43 am
So cute. I’d love to win this, wouldn’t we all.
#83 - Rose @ 10:45 am
I have a teething baby right now that would love Sophie!!
#84 - Karla Franklin @ 10:48 am
Count me in. These are great!
#85 - DanaEck @ 10:50 am
Practicing making a new baby…5 days late and counting…my point is..I need some toys that aren’t HAND ME DOWNS!
#86 - Karen M @ 10:56 am
Please enter me!
#87 - Tara @ 10:57 am
The prizes are great! Love the safe plastics, too. Please submit our entry. I’m linked up and posted to you all (and have been).
#88 - Tracy Tanner @ 10:59 am
Too cute for words!!!
#89 - Monya @ 11:03 am
We would love this!!
#90 - Erica @ 11:06 am
How Cute!!!
#91 - Cindi @ 11:10 am
“Sophie” is an adorable giraffe! Cindi
#92 - Shannon H @ 11:16 am
Yes yes yes, please enter me.
#93 - Elizabeth G @ 11:17 am
This would be great for my second child. She’s due in August. Thanks!
#94 - Betty N @ 11:21 am
Such a wonderful giveaway! You choose such wonderful items to showcase on your website.
#95 - K. Cleaver @ 11:25 am
This is so cute! Thanks for entering me too.
#96 - Sarah VM @ 11:25 am
This is great! Thanks for entering me!
#97 - Linda White @ 11:31 am
How cute and retro, nearly as old as me! My babysit babies will love this!
#98 - Debbie @ 11:31 am
I like the girafee and funky monkey.
#99 - Jennifer Barnett @ 11:35 am
Very cute and fun toys. Thanks for the continuing giveaways.
#100 - Aimee @ 11:38 am
Oh man, this is a GREAT giveaway! I would love to win!
#101 - Betty Shoemaker @ 11:39 am
These are too cute, great prizes
#102 - Nodinsnest @ 11:42 am
The funky monkey is very cool!
#103 - Demetra @ 11:43 am
Very adorable, I’m sure the little ones would think so as well.
#104 - Jen @ 11:44 am
Thanks so much for the chance, those are really darling!
#105 - Kathy Conley @ 11:50 am
I love Stripes the bunny!
#106 - Bebemiqui @ 11:58 am
Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
#107 - charline s @ 12:07 pm
Those are really cute.
#108 - Stephanie V @ 12:13 pm
fingers crossed!
#109 - Heather @ 12:15 pm
I could really use this right now for my tetthing daughter…and I love giraffes!
#110 - Marilyn @ 12:16 pm
Just the cutest - love the monkey!
#111 - Krista @ 12:17 pm
These are adorable! Please sign me up!
#112 - Bonnie Walker @ 12:26 pm
These are so cute! we definitely could use some new baby toys around here. Thanks
#113 - Kathy @ 12:29 pm
I would enter for the giraffe alone but you’re adding some more fabulous gifts so I’d love to win. Giraffes have always been my favorite animal, because I’m tall too. My 7 month old daughter could use Sophie because her upper teeth are coming in and she’s constantly biting on my shoulder and I’m nursing her, need I say more? Ouch!
#114 - Dawn @ 12:30 pm
I love that
#115 - Denise @ 12:31 pm
These look so cute!
#116 - Audra Marie @ 12:33 pm
What a terrific prize! I’d love to win this for my little one.
So cute. Thanks. 
#117 - Vickie Couturier @ 12:35 pm
With a new grandson an a grandaughter coming in July this would be great for us,please count me in too,thanks a bunch
#118 - Kimbrah @ 12:37 pm
We’ve got a teether and a potential teether on the way. These would be great! Thanks so much for hosting these give-aways!
#119 - Teri Meairs @ 12:48 pm
How cute is Pie! I adore Funky Monkey. Their Ugg Pink Booties are the cutest I’ve seen. The Caroline Navy Pedipeds are sweet. We love their Organic wear. I am partial to the Pink Kimono Set. The gowns are lovely! What a generous give-a-way! Thank you for the visit!
#120 - Tammy @ 12:49 pm
So cute!!! Count me in!
#121 - Mitzi F @ 12:59 pm
This is so cute. Please enter me. Thank you
#122 - Jen @ 12:59 pm
Wow, what an awesome prize package! Sophie is too cute! And that Stripes… he’s just Adorable! They have some really cool things!
#123 - Maja @ 1:00 pm
giraffe is so cute
#124 - Lindsay @ 1:00 pm
My little boy loves animals so I know he’s love Sophie.
#125 - Ana @ 1:00 pm
i love it
#126 - Angel @ 1:01 pm
adorable
#127 - Gina Peters @ 1:01 pm
I love Sophie the Giraffe.Please join me in this contest. Thank you.
#128 - Ginny @ 1:04 pm
Hope I win
#129 - tania michelle wisner @ 1:05 pm
How cuuuute!
#130 - Laura H. @ 1:05 pm
Ooooh how nice!!! Love it!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com
#131 - Linda Ellis @ 1:06 pm
please add my entry
#132 - michelle rosborough @ 1:08 pm
I love the monkey
#133 - lisa @ 1:09 pm
my son could definitely use this. thanks!
#134 - Nicol @ 1:12 pm
Those are super cute and perfect for my dd who is teething!
#135 - Lesha @ 1:13 pm
Sounds great!
#136 - Tammy and Parker @ 1:19 pm
So fun! Count us in!
#137 - Elliemae @ 1:22 pm
These are so adorable. I especially love the striped bunny!!! Thanks so much for your super generosity and hard work these 2 weeks offering all these giveaways!! I really appreciate your site and all the info you provide!!!
#138 - John Z @ 1:33 pm
Cute
#139 - Jennifer3 @ 1:36 pm
What a fun basket!
#140 - Rebecca Snodgrass @ 1:37 pm
I LOVE THE BUNNY
#141 - Carol @ 1:38 pm
I’d love to win!
#142 - Crystal B. @ 1:41 pm
What an awesome prize. Please count me in.
#143 - Lisa @ 1:42 pm
That giraffe is super cute! Off to check out The Funky Monkey now.
#144 - Bre @ 2:04 pm
With 18 month old twins and another baby on the way….I MUST HAVE!! :o) Too cute!
#145 - Karen Gonyea @ 2:06 pm
So cool - enter me please !!
#146 - Kathy D @ 2:13 pm
Very Cool…………. thank you for all teh great contests
#147 - Amy R. @ 2:14 pm
My baby’s name is Sophie, how cute would she be chewing on Sophie the giraffe?!
#148 - Sheri F @ 2:17 pm
The giraffe is so cute!
#149 - Jessica F @ 2:20 pm
So cute! Love it!
#150 - Casey H @ 2:21 pm
Please enter me! I’d love to win this and keep some for myself and my new baby but also share with my best friend who is preggers too!!
#151 - Stacey @ 2:22 pm
Love them! What a great baby gift idea!
#152 - mommyto2 @ 2:25 pm
Wow what at great basket. Sarah would love these!
#153 - Serenity @ 2:26 pm
I have a friend about to have a baby and this would be a great present, thanks!
#154 - the mama hood @ 2:27 pm
I would love to win this for our newest addition! Thanks for this wonderful 2 week giveaway!!
#155 - lorides @ 2:27 pm
very cute
#156 - Ang @ 2:28 pm
Also in the middle of teething with my son - he would LOVE this!!!
#157 - Tracey Byram @ 2:31 pm
My newest granddaughter would get alot of use out of these toys now that she is teething.
#158 - Margaret Smith @ 2:45 pm
What a great giveaway. Thank you for offering these giveaways all week long. Please enter me. Great prizes for our little one. Thanks.
#159 - HypnotherapyTrainer @ 2:51 pm
I am going through the teething phase myself with my daughter and the giraffe definitely looks like a winner! Thanks for the review.
#160 - Shannon Baas @ 2:54 pm
how cute.
#161 - Alana @ 3:10 pm
Would love this!
#162 - Charlsie Swadley @ 3:21 pm
Ohhh baby Lainey would love one of these!!!
#163 - Adrienne Gordon @ 3:46 pm
count me in
#164 - Lani @ 3:50 pm
This would be great to give to my girlfriend who is expecting!
#165 - Brandi @ 3:55 pm
This would be a lifesaver for a teething baby!
#166 - Jennifer Mowers @ 3:57 pm
Pick me!
#167 - linda @ 4:04 pm
great prize
#168 - Elaine @ 4:09 pm
These all look great! Thanks!
#169 - Elaine Rosser @ 4:10 pm
So cute-perfect for a baby shower gift!
#170 - Erica @ 4:12 pm
My five-month-old would LO-OVE this! Sophie looks great, and easy to clean (a definite plus). And the Funky Monkey merchandise looks great! Thanks for introducing us. gumbi1313 at msn dot com
#171 - Beth @ 4:13 pm
The giraffe is soooooo cute!
#172 - Tanya Moyer @ 4:16 pm
I have a new niece due in Sept. This would be a great gift for her and her mom!!!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
#173 - Shannon @ 4:41 pm
This is my favorite of all the giveaways yet! My 6 month old daughter, just starting to teeth, would love that giraffe!
#174 - Sara @ 4:45 pm
No joke, just this morning I saw Sophie at a specialty store and was commenting to my friend how much I’d love to have her!
#175 - Kathy Robinson @ 4:48 pm
Both are so sweet and cute.
#176 - MaryEllen @ 4:50 pm
I would love, love, love these toys for my son!
#177 - Patty @ 4:58 pm
These are too cool. And not made in China, which my Brother and SIL have determined is a must for my new nephew!
#178 - Marissa @ 4:58 pm
What an awesome giveaway! I love the cute mushroom buddies Chan… Pie… Gnon. Cute idea, I’m feeling particularly partial to all things French since I just returned from a French society luncheon. Naturally, I hope to teach my daughter French too. We can talk secretly when the hubby is around.
Thanks!
Marissa
#179 - Jen @ 5:00 pm
This would make a perfect gift for my niece who is teething right now!
#180 - Pam @ 5:03 pm
Thanks for the chance to win these great prizes! I would love this!
#181 - Lacey @ 5:15 pm
This looks awesome!
#182 - Lacey @ 5:15 pm
This looks awesome! laceyperson@gmail.com
#183 - anne s. @ 5:22 pm
so cute!
#184 - jenny hebert @ 5:25 pm
Love it
#185 - jennifer bowen @ 5:30 pm
verry nice
#186 - Louis Huf @ 5:36 pm
enter me please, thank you for the contest
#187 - CLifton Wade @ 5:47 pm
My grandchildren would just LOVE these. Thanks for all the great contests!
#188 - Jill @ 5:49 pm
Awesome, count me in!!
#189 - SUSAN VARNEY @ 5:54 pm
totally awesome
#190 - Tina @ 6:27 pm
so so cute!!
#191 - Michael Capp @ 6:32 pm
I wwant to win!
#192 - Dandelion Quilts @ 6:34 pm
great giveaway…count me in. THANKS
#193 - Jeanette Jackson @ 6:44 pm
What a great way to end the 2 weeks of giveaways. I’d like to enter please
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#195 - Cassidy @ 7:09 pm
I would love to have this for the baby I’m expecting
#196 - Amira @ 7:24 pm
thank you for these awesome giveaways! the teethers are cute
#197 - Amber @ 7:39 pm
Oh those gifts from Funky Monkey are wonderful! And Sophie looks wonderful (we all know kids love to chew on anything but what is “supose” to be a teether lol)
Thanks for all the great giveaways!!!
Amber
#198 - christopher h @ 7:40 pm
these are so cute
#199 - Patty Smith @ 7:42 pm
Love these!
#200 - Brenda Prentice (Time and Season) @ 7:48 pm
What a great package!
#201 - kristine @