I'm excited to say that here at The Lemonade Stand we're celebrating Earth Day with Barbie's very own Thumbelina
. No really, it's true!First we watched the Barbie Thumbelina movie
. Over and over and over again. I didn't have my hopes up when I first popped it into the DVD player, because, well, I might have a bit of a preconceived notion of "straight to DVD" movies, but the movie delivered in a big way. It's a lovely story about a spoiled little girl who gets over herself by learning a bit about nature and what she can do to save the field inhabited by Thumbelina's people, the Twillerbees.The lessons in the movie aren't overbearing and the story stands up to being told over and over again, which is a great thing, because I have a feeling we're not done watching it yet!
Once C was good and
. First of all, I have to praise Mattel for the awesome ecofriendly 100% recyclable packaging. Nothing like a product that does what it preaches. The doll was relatively easy to take out, and, once I'd put all the ties and cardboard in the recycling bin I turned my attention to figuring out the product itself.Our Thumbelina Doll
came with a nifty little gadget that allows her to hide in her flower and pop out at the touch of a button. After a few tries C figured out how much strength to apply to get the mechanism to work and was delighted with the effect. It's a cute toy, which will undoubtedly get lots of play in our house!Barbie Thumbelina Pros:
- The movie is sweet and teaches a great ecofriendly lesson just in time for Earth Day. Your child will walk away with a greater respect for flowers and the secrets they might contain.
- The doll is nicely constructed and opens the door to a whole new world of play.
Barbie Thumbelina Cons:
- The mechanism on the toy is a bit hard to work for little hands and I think that it will soon be forgotten in favor of more imaginative play in our house. C would rather let Thumbelina fly through the sky than pop out of her flower, but maybe that's just us!
All in all, I'm giving the Barbie Thumbelina line
a big thumbs up. It's a lovely alternative to the more traditional Barbies and to those other flying characters, if you know what I mean. wink wink. Barbie Thumbelina Giveaway:
We're giving away one Barbie Thumbelina Movie to a lucky Lemonade Stand winner!
To enter:
1) Leave a comment letting me know about your own or your child's Barbie memories.
2) Tell me what you have planned for Earth Day 2009 or how you teach your child about the importance of nature.
3) Subscribe to this blog's feed. Leave a comment telling me you subscribed.
4) Subscribe to my other blog's feed. Leave a comment telling me you subscribed.
5) Tweet, email, blog about this giveaway.
That's a grand total of 7 ways you can enter! Please remember to leave me a way to contact you. And please, please, please, leave a separate comment for each of your entries. I can't credit you for each of them if you don't.
Giveaway ends Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 10pm PST, just in time for Earth Day! This giveaway is officially closed! Thank you for stopping by. Make sure to check out all my other great giveaways!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the generous giveaway. I never took care of my barbies the way I should have. My daughter on the other hand loves barbies and other dolls. She will brush their hair, dress them and talk to them like they are her babies.
ReplyDeleteThank you again for the giveaway. I'm having my children plant flowers.
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I played Barbies for HOURS until I hit "The awful age." You know, I cut all their hair and drew on tattoos....I was horrible!
ReplyDeleteMy 5yo owns some of the Barbie movies and they are all great - great morals and strong women!
ReplyDeleteShe has been bugging/begging me for this movie!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
My favorite memory of my daughter is dancing around the room while watching barbie and the twelve dancing princesses
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for earth day we are spending the day at the park and having a picnic
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My favorite memory of my Barbie was going to my grandmas house and sitting on her porch playing for hours with my doll. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteWe are taking the grandkids on a nature trail walk. We bought tickets and its suppose to be a really great experience for everyone.
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Barbies were a great ice breaker when I was growing up. If someone had a small suitcase full (which I did) you were very popular and got invited for sleep overs--as long as you brought the barbie case.
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For Earth Day we are going to a large celebration (we live in a West Coast metro city), with music, hand-on activities for the kids, food and speakers.
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Your blog feeds to my google reader by subscription
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Your other blog feed goes to my google reader also.
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My fave Barbie was Astronaut Barbie
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I am taking my daughter Anastacia to a Girl Scouts program to celebrate Earth Day
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i remember my sister and i would get up so early in the morning just to play with our barbies. my daughter loves her barbies as well. its funny to listen the stories she makes up at the age of 4. lol
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I am a subscriber
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i have been teaching my daughter to repurpose everything. rather than just putting it in the trash.
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I can remember getting my Barbie for Christmas plus a childs sewing machine-I loved making clothes for her
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I only had one - and my 4 year old already has 3....
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ReplyDeletei had bought my daughter a barbie that sings. she loves it (though it freaks out my younger one) and she would sing with it all the time.
ReplyDeleteOne Christmas all the girls in the neighborhood got Barbies. We had so much fun playing with our dolls together.
ReplyDeleteI'm attending college and they are having an Earthday fair. There are going to be activities for everyone in the family. We are going to attend and then we are going to the park for a picnic and to feed the birds.
ReplyDeleteMy big sister was born the year of the original Barbie and has an original Barbie. We grew up playing Barbies and I always begged her to play more. She grew tired of playing Barbies, but still loves her Barbies.
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My daughter was so excited when she got her Barbie van - she played with it more than she ever thought of playing with her Barbies.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to plant either a tree or bush.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little my sister and I loved our Barbies. We would spend houses turning the bookcase in our room into this elaborate Barbie house. We also used to like to make them take trips in the Barbie camper. They would visit the zoo which was our bird and little dog :)
ReplyDeleteWe plant a large garden. The kids learn how long it takes things to grow and how to take care of things. It's a great way for them to learn about nature.
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ReplyDeleteI always loved my Barbies'. I named them differently because its hard to play when everyone has the same name, lol. I loved dressing them up for different occasions.
ReplyDeleteMy dad built me a huge dollhouse to play with my barbies. I'm sure I played with them until I was in 5th or 6th grade. They were so much fun.
ReplyDeleteOMG me and my neighbor used to play with our barbies for hours. We both had barbie houses and barbie suitcases full of barbies and clothes and we could disappear outside for hours playing.
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ReplyDeleteOops, almost forgot the Earth Day thing. We are going to do some recycling and I have a Maple tree to get and plant this year.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. We are planning on planting a garden. Thank you!
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My sister and I played with Barbies all the time, but my daughter is not really into them.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to start a vegetable garden this year. And for Earth Day we will probably go to the Palo Alto celebration at Lucie Stern.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to start a vegetable garden this year. And for Earth Day we will probably go to the Palo Alto celebration at Lucie Stern.
ReplyDeleteOops, sorry I left a duplicate comment -- so I'll condense my next 2 extra entries in a single comment :)
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I tweeted!
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I was nuts about Barbie and sought to try to get the same type of enthusiasm out of my child for the doll. No chance! So I now have a great collection for my very own.
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ReplyDeleteI loved my barbies and played with them often. Then as I got older I thought it was a good idea to redesign them 'so to speak'.
For earth day we may go to a local park swamp and have a picnic...or we may go see the new movie coming out 'Earth'.
ReplyDeleteBegging sis 5 yrs older to play Barbies with me and thinking when I was 12 if I would ever not want to play with Barbies!
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I have to admit that we are huge Barbie movie fans. My girls are 4 and 6 1/2 and I've been pleasantly surprised thus far by the message behind the movies (and the emphasis on classical music.)
ReplyDeleteWe're also big fans of watching Nature on PBS.
We'll probably celebrate Earth Day by planting some flowers in pots out on our patio!
My nephews are planting trees in the backyard.
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My girl's are going to have so many great memories of playing Barbie's together! We have a ton of them, and everytime we go shopping, what do we HAVE to look at..more Barbie's LOL.
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On Earth Day our neighborhood is having a Mulch Party :)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I are currently making memories with barbie. She loves dressing and undressing them (LOL). Anyway, what we do for the Earth is everyday. My family gardens to grow our own food, raises chickens, composts, cans, dehydrates, makes our food from scratch, saves elect, etc). (:
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ReplyDeleteI have seriously mixed memories of Barbie -
ReplyDeleteLoved playing wuth her as a kid..
couldn't figure out why I did not look like her
I loved playing with Barbie. I think I owned 20 of them as a kid!
ReplyDeleteWe'll plan a dinnertime picnic on earth day. (If the weather cooperates.)
ReplyDeleteBarbie has changed so much over the years:) My daughter just turned 3 in December and she wanted the Barbie cake where you put Barbie in the cake and decorate like a ball gown...anyway, we didn't have any Barbies, so I had my mother bring one of my old ones over. The cake was a huge success and she even got a Barbie and clothes for her birthday. I had kept the doll from the cake and was going to put an outfit on her, but it didn't fit. Believe it or not...her chest and waist were too BIG for the new clothes!! Guess Barbie had a little work done, since I was a girl:)
ReplyDeleteMy whole family plans on planting flowers.
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When I was young I remeber playing in my bedroom for hours combing my Barbie's hair, dressing them up in pretty dresses and matching the shoe color with the dresses.
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We have planned for Earth Day 2009is I will be at my children's school planting flowers and shrubs on the grounds.
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I am a subscriber by email.
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I subscribed to your other blog's feed.
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I have wonderful memories of playing with my Barbies and I have a few left that I have passed on to my daughter -- now we play Barbies together :-)
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I teach my children about the importance by nature by planting a garden together (my son is really excited about growing things), by going on hikes, by recycling to protect the natural environment and by picking up trash to keep nature clean and beautiful!
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I had lots of barbies and still do! Brea has not had any barbies yet, but I definitely plan to incorporate this in her playtime. Thanks so much for a great giveaway
ReplyDeleteOn Earth day I plan to take Brea on a nature walk. We will take a bucket and pick up different items from nature and discuss each item a little!
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ReplyDeletemy fav barbie memory was owning the ski resort! i would take the "hill" and stretch it from my bed to the floor and let barbie soar!!
ReplyDeletewe will be planting an herb garden for earth day!
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ReplyDeleteI remember playing with barbies with my sister...we played with some kind of barbi pool party!
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On Earth day this year we're going to plant some drought resistant plants and flowers with the kids.
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Learning Earth Day lessons....
ReplyDeletewhether you want to or not.How one grandson taught his grandma a lesson in loving the earth.
My favorite Barbie memory is having my Barbie convertible and camper as well as the Barbie makeup studio with actual eye shadow! Definitely nostalgic! Thanks for the chance for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletemy kids are totally obsessed with the princess and the pauper barbie movie right now. in fact, someone gave us one of the barbies from the movie that plays pieces of the songs. believe me, i can sing a lot of barbie right now...
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we currently recycle, shop at the thrift store and try to keep packaging to a minimum. we are going to talk about other ways to reduce, reuse, recycle with our kids and get them on board.
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i subscribe to "it's my life..." too!
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I remember taking our Barbies outside in the summer and all the neighbors bringing theirs out to play. I always wanted the Barbie Dream House
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