When you have young children, you undoubtedly have a whole myriad of toys laying about. I have one room in the house designated for their stuff. I found in the boys’ two short years, that there are toys that just aren’t going to last and ones that I know will be around for a long time. Of my most favorite things, are their wooden toys. I’ll admit I am a sucker for them. There is something about the quality of wooden toys, when you first open the box and get a glimpse of them. I find myself wanting to put them up on my mantle or hording them like my prized possesion. They aren’t the toys that you just give away.
With wooden toys there is something magical about them for children. They are usually fairly simplistic in design, but my kids seem to play with them the most. Not only that, they encourage them to use their imagination, whether it is making a tower or a tunnel, or making walls or making their wooden lion roar. For me, that is worth it’s weight in gold, because this day and age, it seems like we encourage that less with television, and toys that are battery operated. Wooden toys are such a refreshing change from that.
When I was offered the opportunity to review Cheekeyes, I immediately snatched up the offer. I love to see what is out there with regards to wooden toys. These totally too cute wooden toys are not only durable but are made from eco-friendly rubberwood. Handmade and partially painted, each of the Cheekeyes is unique; there are no two the same. From the hands of Dutch designer Rogier van Zijp emerged Arctic, African, Forest and Farm animal sets plus Dinosaurs, these animals sport a distinctive red cheek and painted eye (reflected in their name, Cheekeyes) that will endear them to children and caregivers alike. They are very smooth (as all wooden toys should be) and they have paint only on the sides. When I told my Dutch husband about where these toys came from, he seemed rather proud. The 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio has given Cheekeyes its prestigious Platinum Award for one of this year’s best preschool toys.
We received the African Animals set, which included whimsical interpretations of a lion, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, elephant and giraffe. Cheekeyes also has various wooden scenery additions such as rocks and trees to make your little ones animal menagerie complete. I found myself making the giraffe eat the imaginary leaves off the trees, and the rhino took a nap on the rock. The boys got such a kick out of mommy playing with them and what a great way to spend family time. These will be around for a very long time to come and the boys simply adore them already.
Forest Animal Set ($29.99)
The Forest Animal set comes complete with a bison,
wild boar, wolf, goat, and grizzly bear. Cave and tree
sets sold separately, $16.99 each.
African Animal Set ($29.99)
The African Animal set makes a charming collection
of inhabitants for your desert terrain, which includes a
lion, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, elephant and giraffe.
Tree set and rock sold separately, $16.99 each.
Arctic Animal Set ($29.99)
The Arctic Animal Set includes all of your
favorite polar critters, including an orca, seal,
whale, penguin and polar bear. Icebergs sold
separately, $16.99 each.
Farm Animal Set ($29.99)
The farm animal set includes all your favorite
barnyard critters, including a sheep, pig, goat,
cow and horse. Fence set and tree sets sold
separately, $16.99 each.
Cheekeyes are available online at Oompa toys and would make a perfect gift for this holiday season for your special little someone. What a perfect way to make their holiday light up.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!!
Would you like to win a set of Cheekeyeys animals for your own special someone this holiday season. DoubleBugs and Oompa toys are giving away one set of your choice to one lucky winner!
Here’s all ya gotta do!
Just visit Oompa Toys and tell me what set of Cheekeyes you would like and something else you like about the Oompa site.
Leave me an email so I have a way to contact you if you win
Winner has two days to respond or another is chosen.
Contest Starts November 24, 2008 and Ends December 8, 2008
Good Luck!!!
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November 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
They have so many great things on their site. I could spend my entire Christmas budget there. I love the Queens Colored Sand Art from Djeco. So different than your run of the mill store.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
wooden africian elephant set
November 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
The best thing about their site is that it is sooooo user-friendly and easy to navigate! I like the Kaleidoscopic Blocks
from Haba.
November 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
the artic set..and love the sand art
November 24th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I like the artic animal set the best. I love all the different categories to search for an item (age, brand, country..etc) - makes finding things really easy. The Bashful Bunny
from Jellycat is adorable.
November 24th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I like that the site has outdoor toys for sale. My favorite animal set is the Arctic Animals!
November 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
My favorite of the cheekeyes sets is the arctic, i especially love the whales and seals! a favorte feature of the oompa site is that they carry a nice selection of organic toys. most toy websites i see with an organic section don’t offer as large a selection. the oompa selection is HUGE and the toys are adorable as well.
November 24th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
aw these are too cute! great as a gift..
November 24th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
african animal set is my favorite!
November 24th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
If I were lucky and won, I would choose the Arctic Animals Set!
There was so much to look at, but another product that caught my eye was the “The Fairy and the Unicorn Puzzle from Djeco” I think puzzles are so necessary for little brains (even big brains)
Thanks
November 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I love all of the wooden toys. I love the arctic set too.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
These are so adorable. I love that they are made of wood. My kids would love the Wooden Forest Animal Set. Thanks for this giveaway.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
i realy love the farm set but thay are al so cute
November 24th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
I love the African animals set….also Oompa toys has a great selection of Plan Toys…I’d love for my little boy to have the Airport
November 25th, 2008 at 12:50 am
I like the Farm Animals set. Oompa Toys carries a great selection of toys and games for all ages. The site is nicely laid out and oh, so easy to navigate. The green aspect pleases me.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:24 am
I know my daughter would love to set up the Arctic Animals set and make all the little creatures have polar adventures. What beautiful heirloom quality wooden toys!
Thanks!
foxsquirrelrabbit at gmail dot com
November 25th, 2008 at 4:27 am
I love the Arctic Animals.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Love the Bashful Bunny.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:46 am
The dinosaur set is my favorite. I love the fact that Oompa has an organic section! Thanks!
November 25th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I like the Farm Animal set, but when I went and looked at the site I was really impressed by the food playsets as well. So realistic looking.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I like the African animal set. I also like the fact that they are made from wood, a renewable resource.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Love the Arctic Animals!
November 25th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I like their selection of dolls and stuffed animals, my favorite is the sweet Rainbow Baby from Kathe Kruse. I like the Farm Animal set the best!
smchester at gmail dot com
November 25th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
the artic set is nice and so is the african set
November 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
We love the arctic animal set-they are all lovely!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:29 am
I like the arctic animals. I like that they are made in the US and Europe.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I love the wheels and wings toy. I would like to win the dinosaur set for my boys
November 26th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
i like the forest animals and the sand art!
November 26th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
we would love the african set, and I love that they offer organic toys!
November 26th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
The African animal set is my fave.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I really like the dinosaur set. My grandson would love it! Thank you so much!
November 26th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I love the Forest Animal set and I love the selection of wooden toys at Oompa Toys.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I especially like the forest animal set and the flute from sevi. I could see my daughter sticking with these two for weeks and weeks.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
The African Animal set is really my fav!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I would choose the Wooden African Animal Set. I love Oompa toys because they have such a large selection of toys that are hard to find.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:15 am
forgot to mention something else I like is Hiya Toddler Bed — would love to have that for my little boy!
November 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I like the farm animal set.
I like how easy the site is to use.
November 27th, 2008 at 1:44 am
I’d love to win the African animal set and I really like the Cool Kids Mini Messenger Bag from Allerhand from the Oompa site. Thanks!
November 27th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I love that they carry the ecotots furniture line! My kids would love the forest animals or the dinosaurs! What great toys!
November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
i love the farm animal set! i love oompa toys and the fact that they carry such healthy toys that i can feel happy to give my child!
November 27th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
The farm animal set is my favorite. Also, the organic toys are great. Thanks for the contest.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Oompa has a great selection of well made european toys. I really love the haba pushing car and the dante beatrix backpacks. I would love to win the cheekeyes african animal set!
November 28th, 2008 at 12:05 am
All of the Animal Sets are wonderful. My sons would enjoy the “African Animal Set!” One thing I like about the “Oompa Toys” Site is all of the different countries that have made toys for them. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
November 28th, 2008 at 8:17 am
The Arctic Animal Set for sure…thanks for entry!
November 28th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I like the forest animal set and the tree house from plan toys.
November 28th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I like the Arctic Animal Set and I like that they have featured brands and recently reviewed.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
November 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
The polar animal set is adorable.
Stormy5475@aol.com
November 28th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
arctic animals set
November 28th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
The African Animals interst me most.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:04 am
My granddaughter would love the farm set!
November 29th, 2008 at 6:13 am
I like the wooden dinosaur set the best. I like that on their website you can view toys by your kid’s ages.
November 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I love how well their stuff is made and the unique toys that they carry. The toys are the type that can be passed down.
Please enter me for a Forest Animals set.
November 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
i don’t think my first entry went through…
would be the forest set…
thank you
oldplace.betty(at)gmail.com
November 29th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
The African animal set would be a favorite at our house. And the Wooden Ball and Track Maze Game-Green from Erzi looks great too. Thanks!
November 30th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I love the Arctic set. I also love the Oompa Toy store. My favorite thing about Oompa it the huge selection of wooden, nontoxic, toys.
November 30th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I have always loved Oompa toys and their great selection. I would have to choose the farm set of animals!
November 30th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My favorite set would have to be the African Animals. I love that the site offers organic options!
November 30th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I like the dinosaur set - they have a lot of toys that look like they are made to last!
November 30th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I love the dino set and I love that Oompa has safe, yet fun, toys!
November 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I like the wooden forest animals set from Cheekeyes.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com
November 30th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I like the Farm Animal Set
November 30th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Can you delete my previous post. I just said I liked the Farm animal set but forgot to say what else I like about the site. I like that they have unicorn puzzles for my granddaughter who likes them
December 1st, 2008 at 12:43 am
I like the Arctic set because it is different than the usual sets of play animals. I like that Oompa has a variety of unique toys that you can’t get in the stores.
December 1st, 2008 at 5:06 am
the Wooden Forest Animal Set is adorable!!
December 1st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I like the African animal set
December 1st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I really like the dinosaur set. I really like that Oompa Toys carries such a wide variety of toys manufactured in both the U.S. and Europe, especially the oh-so-colourful Haba blocks, which I love.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I would choose the Arctic Animal set. They have such a large selection of great and unique things on the site
December 1st, 2008 at 9:02 pm
The farm animal set is our favorite. Also, we like their great selection of HABA toys. Thanks for the giveaway.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
My daughter would especially like the forest animals. And, I really like the brightly colored musical instruments. . . especially the banjo by plan toys.
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 am
I like the farm animal set and that you can search by age.
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I like the African set of Cheekeyes and love the selection of toys Oompa carries. Some of my favorite brands like Haba and Plantoys can be found there!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I like the African animals set. I also love how extensive the site is. And I like that they have a “made in the USA” section!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 pm
My favorite product from their website is the Eco-Friendly Hyrid Cars Lunch Bag. I love the website. It is very cute with the bright colors and I LOVE the fact they have a Made in the US section.
footejennifer(at)hotmail.com
December 4th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I think I would chosses the forest animals set. Also, I really really like all the pretend play kitchen sets they have- super cute
December 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Ok- My favorite combo is the pink suede Paris Z-strap with the zebra leopard crew socks. these are so cool
December 4th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I’m very sorry about that last comment- I had 2 windows open and I commented on the wrong giveaway- hope I don’t get disqualified
sorry
December 4th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I like the African set the best…and I LOVE Oompa.com. I like that you can sort your results by where they are made.
December 5th, 2008 at 1:43 am
dino set. I like that most of the toys at Oompa are not powered by batteries therefore they are powered by a child’s imagination
December 5th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I like the African set and I also like the Sakrada Building blocks
December 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Wooden African Animal Set from Cheekeyes, I love that these inspire imagination!
December 6th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I love the arctic set.
December 6th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I like the African animals set. I like that every toy I clicked on at the Oompa site was one I could feel good about giving to my child.
December 6th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I love Oompa. I could spend all days looking at toys - and I love that they have reviews.
My favorite are the Arctic animals.
December 6th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I like the farm animal set!
And I have a weakness for doll houses and the Chalet Dollhouse is sooooo cute! Love it!
December 7th, 2008 at 12:49 am
I like the Wooden Polar Animal Set. I love Oompa’s selection of products!
December 7th, 2008 at 4:19 am
I like the Artic Animal set and I love that you can search for toys by age on the site, very convienient. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
December 7th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
They make such great toys. I would love to win the African Animal Set.
Have you seen the cute Organic Calley the Cat Joobles yet? It is so cute and I might just have to break down and buy one of them.
Thank you for the nice giveaway.
December 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I also like that the site has outdoor toys for sale. My favorite animal set is the Arctic Animals! Thanks for the chance to win.
December 7th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I love the African animals set and I really like the Brio shape sorting box on the site!
December 7th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I like the Wooden Dinosaur Animal Set, i like that they have a made in the usa section…thank you
December 7th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I’d love to win the African Wooden Animal Set. NO BATTERIES REQUIRED - love it.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I like the African Animal set! I also love the Oompa has so many wooden toys, which are getting harder and harder to find.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I like th African animal set. I love their amazing set of toys. I would love to own all of them
December 7th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I love the arctic animals, so cute.
We are huge Oompa Toys fans, we have lots of Haba and Plan Toys from them. I like that they stock so many toy brands that are safe for my kids to play with. Thanks for a super giveaway!
jjdragonfly [at] gmail [dot] com
December 7th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I like the Artic Animal Set!
I love how many things there are to choose from! There’s a ton of fun toys on their site!
December 8th, 2008 at 2:23 am
My favorite is the Artic set, thanks
December 8th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I like the fact they have a made in the USA button. That is what I clicked on first on the OOmpa website. If I won, i would choose (for my Granddaughter) oR maybe for me (haha) the Wooden FARM animal set.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:00 am
I love the farm set and the Junior Beanbag - Red from Fatboy!
December 8th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I would love the African animal set and I also love the Junior Peg Board on the Oompa site.
December 8th, 2008 at 10:09 am
farm animals, thanks I love wooden toys
December 8th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I like the Forest Animals set. And also the great Ecotots furniture!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:28 am
My daughter would want the dinosaur set I’m sure — she’s seriously into dinosaurs!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:34 am
i like the Wooden Forest Animal Set from Cheekeyes and i also love the Mr. X Boogaloo Doll from Blabla
December 8th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I really like that they have a good selection of organic and wooden toys- that are fun and age appropriate. I think my sons would like the African Animal set the best!
December 8th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I like the Forest Animals. I also like the Junior Peg Board on the Oompa site.
December 8th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I love the farm animal set. I also love (from the site) the Eco-Friendly Cookware and Dining Set from Green Toys
December 8th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I think I’d like the Dinosaur set; I also like Nicki Baby in Light Blue from Kathe Kruse that Oompa sells. Thanks for the giveaway!
December 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I like the farn animal set. Great giveaway. Thanks.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I would love the African animal set - and at the Oompa store I really like the Comforter Pacifier Chains from Keptin Jr. So cute!
Thanks for the giveaway!
December 8th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I like the Sorting Box from Selecta and would love to win the African Animal Set.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
The African Animals Set is my favorite. I mainly love that Oompa has a little bit of everything, there’s no way that someone couldn’t find a gift there! Thanks!
December 8th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Their toys are so great! They are of such high quality and are unique yet simplistic for young children I would love to win the Forest Animal set for my children!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
arctic animals. forest animals set is great, too
December 8th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
The African Animal Set is my favorite.
December 8th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Please enter me into the contest for the Farm Animals Set. I love the Karlos Bear Shopping Basket from Haba!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
dinosaur cheekeyes and colored sand art
December 8th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I’d love the artic set. I love how oompa toys provides manufacturing info for all of the products they carry.
December 8th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I heart Farm Animal Set
December 8th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
My son would love the Kettrike Jumbo Tricycle-
December 8th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Both my ds and I love, love, love the Wooden Polar Animal Set from Cheekeyes!!! Reminds us of HAPPY FEET! : )))
And, I love that OOMPA has been featured in so many MOMMY MAGS! : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
leahita[at]gmail[dot]com