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Jackson and Transformers

August 10, 2008 by Janice

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When Jackson was a few months old – before I knew him well enough – I bought him a second-hand Thomas the Train set.

Okay, to tell you the truth, I didn’t just buy him one set. I went a little crazy. I bought him TONS of trains, tracks, etc. I don’t even know how much. But it cost me too much money – even at a swap meet.

But I figured – he is a boy. He will love trains. Even I loved playing with our wooden train set when I was young. My siblings and I would play for hours, reassembling the track a million different ways.

When Jackson was old enough, I pulled out one of the sets. (I thought I would keep it exciting by only introducing one box at a time.)

But to my disappointment, Jackson was less than interested. Apparently, playing with trains was not his thing.

First, it was sports that had his undivided attention. His first word was “ball,” and he was obsessed with hockey. Before he could walk, he brandished a hockey stick, crying out, “ball!”

But soon my testosterone infused son’s other interests appeared and I learned that, among a few other things, Jackson was made to rid the world of evil! Yes – Jackson was preoccupied with the conflict of good and evil. Everything was “good guy vs. bad guy.”

As an anti-violence kind of girl, I was horrified. Despite the lack of toy-guns in our house, Jackson instinctively knew how to arm himself with stick or finger or rubber spatula and wage war on invisible enemies.

I tried to redirect his action-needs to Rescue Heroes. At least there he had good role models who bravely came to the aid of people in need. But while it worked for awhile, he outgrew Rescue Heroes and discovered things like Pokemon, Star Wars and Transformers.

So when an email popped into my inbox asking us to review the new Transformers Cybertron – The Ultimate Collection, I knew I had to say yes. My son would be devastated if he knew I said no!

And, by now, I have accepted his love of Transformers. I recognize his innate need to fight bad guys with fast paced action characters. I have bought him Transformers toys – which he plays with for hours on end – and let him watch numerous webisodes on www.hasbro.com.
need to destroy evil forces.

“This power-packed release features all 52 episodes from the long-running 2005 Cartoon Network series based on the classic program from the ‘80s. TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON: The Ultimate Collection includes hours of adventures full of intrigue and surprise and is the ultimate gift set for fans of the legendary “robots in disguise”. The seven-disc set is available for the suggested retail price of $61.99.”

The PR firm actually accidentally mailed the two prize copies to us in Canada. So, for you Canadian readers who always get left out of contests, I am going to keep this contest only open to Canada! WooHoo!

If any of you Canadians have kids that like Transformers, leave a comment here to enter to win. We have two copies to giveaway to two lucky Canadians.

The Transformers Cybertron – The Ultimate Collection is incredibly cool, I must admit. If your boy is a Transformers fan, he will be thrilled to have seven discs of Transformers action.

We will announce the winners on August 22nd.

This giveaway is only open to Canadian shipping addresses.

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33 Comments

  1. Robyn says

    August 21, 2008 at 11:04 am

    My son would be so happy if I won this for him.

    Reply
  2. Ilissa H. says

    August 18, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    I loved the movie and this looks great! Thank you for the chance and opening this giveaway to Canadians only! Don’t see that very often. 🙂

    Reply
  3. danandmarsh says

    August 14, 2008 at 8:46 am

    Wow what a prize, my grandson would thoughly enjoy this movie!!

    Reply
  4. Amana Singh says

    August 13, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Thanks for a great contest. Transformers are way cool!

    Reply
  5. Susan says

    August 13, 2008 at 2:11 am

    Sometimes I think I buy toys mostly for my enjoyment of watching the kids play. More often than not, the toy will be opened and played with for about 2 minutes and then they move on to something else and I’m all like, but hey, this toy is so neat..why don’t you want to play with it? My husband thinks I’m making up for my childhood. haha

    Reply
  6. Renee Kuntz says

    August 13, 2008 at 1:37 am

    Have 3 boys who would love this!

    Reply
  7. Shannon says

    August 12, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Wow transformers, my boys would love this as well as their father. They are so into transformers

    Great contest

    Reply
  8. Tara R says

    August 12, 2008 at 12:58 pm

    I must say that your son sounds a LOT like mine!!! We did the train thing too 🙂 Luckily my second son liked trains!

    Both my sons would be more than a little excited to win this!!

    Reply
  9. Holly says

    August 12, 2008 at 1:45 am

    My son would be over the moon if I won this prize. He is already planning out his Transformer’s contest for Halloween. You have to love the enthusiasm of children!

    Reply
  10. Jennifer Walker says

    August 11, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    My son’s interests change so often. Elmo long-behind, Diego rules right now.
    I’m sure Transformers will be coming up soon. A perfect gift to put away for Christmas!

    Reply
  11. Melanie says

    August 11, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Yep. If it explodes, whizzes, crashes, or turns into anything, my son is all over it!

    Reply
  12. CynthiaK says

    August 11, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    Woohoo! Yay Canadian Giveaway!

    Max, despite my best efforts, also has a penchant for the good vs. evil storyline. One day it’s Buzz Lightyear vs. Zurg, the next it’s Captain Hook vs. Peter Pan. He’s only recently discovered just how cool robots are and that they, too, can save the world from evil!

    Max would think this was the cat’s meow.

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  13. Bonnie says

    August 11, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    Excited that Canadiens are up for this.

    My son talks about transformers but I have never let him watch. I guess I do need to cut the cord someday…lol.

    Reply
  14. Martha C says

    August 11, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    I was disappointed that neither of my boys liked trains either. We only bought one set 🙂 We are total Pokemon fans and will be forever, don’t ask how many we have becasue I am too scared to count.

    Reply
  15. Ginny says

    August 11, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Hope I win 🙂

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  16. Mary_Freebies says

    August 11, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    My nephews would love to watch these. I am sure!

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  17. Kristi says

    August 11, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    My son went through the Thomas phase for awhile and now he’s TRYING to do the transformers thing. Like you, I have been fighting it but I think it’s inevitable.

    Reply
  18. Amydeanne says

    August 11, 2008 at 10:10 am

    I”ve got 2 boys! and I’m canadian!!! ooooo would my guys love this!!

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  19. bebemiqui says

    August 11, 2008 at 8:33 am

    My son loves transformers.

    Reply
  20. Toni says

    August 11, 2008 at 7:57 am

    OOps – I missed the Canadian part – please delete my comments! 🙂

    Reply
  21. Toni says

    August 11, 2008 at 7:57 am

    My son is amazed with transformers as well – but I shouldn’t be surprised – I thought they were pretty cool when they first came out 🙂

    Reply
  22. Penny says

    August 11, 2008 at 12:32 am

    My two grandsons are so into Transformers. Forget the trains, just bring on the transformers. I would love to win this for them.

    Great contest and very nice it is just for Canadians.

    Reply
  23. Trish says

    August 10, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    I never got it, but my son too thinks they are awesome!

    Reply
  24. Katie says

    August 10, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    My son loves the Transformers as I did when I was a kid!

    Reply
  25. Kelly D. says

    August 10, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    My son is a Transformer fan!! My husband took him to the movie on opening night!! I don’t know who would love this gift more, my son’s or my husband!! I know both would love to win!!

    Reply
  26. Megret says

    August 10, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    I know my son AND husband would enjoy this. :0)
    Thanks!
    Megret

    Reply
  27. melissa says

    August 10, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    Wow, Gavin would love this!

    Reply
  28. Tammy and Parker says

    August 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    My oldest son Brant, is also a lover of all things sports! He would sleep each night not with stuffed animals, but with his collection of balls.

    Parker loves balls too. But trains? Trains rock Parker’s world, lol!

    Reply
  29. Org Junkie says

    August 10, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    Yay for a Cdn giveaway!! My son would LOVE this so much. He too was never into trains and instead adored action figures from as young as 2. His younger brother though loves trains and isn’t so much into the action figures 🙂

    Reply
  30. A Girl Named Dallan says

    August 10, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    I so identify with your challenge. We were also a no-guns household, to little avail. I finally began evaluating everything that came into our home for its WPI (“weapon-conversion potential”). (Actually, I think I remember one little guy picking up a curved section of Brio train track and turning it into a pistol.)

    I remember a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon I once saw. Calvin was pointing his finger and firing at things, as boys will do. His dad said sternly, “Put that gun away.” In the next frame you see Calvin opening his hand back up. “Sigh.”

    I love little boys.

    Reply
  31. casual friday everyday says

    August 10, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Oh my sons love trains. I couldn’t imagine them not. Every child is different though. And I imagine my kids will graduate up to the Transformers one day!

    :–) Nell

    Reply
  32. munchkinsandmusic says

    August 10, 2008 at 11:13 am

    My kids have done the same thing with toys! I will pull out a toy I think they are going to love and then…not interested.

    Reply

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