Thursday, December 8, 2011

Hallmark Recorable Book and Ornament Review and Giveaway Holiday Gift Guide



I have loved the Hallmark company since I was a little girl. My mom loves to buy cards from there and we can spend hours looking at all the cards. During the Holidays Hallmark ornaments are a special item to give and get. There is a bit of magic in a Hallmark ornament with the details and care that go into the making of them. The first Christmas my son had I knew I HAD to have a Hallmark First Christmas ornament for him. I looked all over my local area for the one I wanted but they were sold out! (I should have been looking sooner for one!) I wanted to cry my eyes out that my baby boy would not have a First Christmas ornament on Christmas day .My Mom, Nana, found the sweetest Classic Winnie the Pooh first Christmas ornament and shipped it to me for my son. Nana saved the day for me with that precious little ornament. I did end up finding the other First Christmas ornament online that I wanted for me son so now he has two super special Hallmark First Christmas ornaments on the tree just for him. 

My sons first Christmas ornaments


Every year Hallmark comes out with great new ones too. We are wanting to get a new yearly Hallmark ornament each year to put a picture of our son in. I was thrilled when I learned that they made Recordable Keepsake Ornaments. The one I reviewed is an awesome combination of a yearly one, a photo one and a recordable one. How awesome is that! I am waiting to put a picture of him on Christmas day this year in it so next year I can remember the day but we are working on the message we will record. My son loves animals so he and I make the noises of what animals says what. I say "Cows say?" He response back with "Mooo Mooo" then I say "Sheep say?" he says "Baaaa Baaaa" when I ask him what a Pig says he grabs his nose and makes a piggy snorting noise, it cracks me up every time. We say dog, cat, and more animals and that is what I want to record on the Hallmark 2011 A Year to Remember ornament. It melts my heart when he and I have our animal noises conversation and this way no matter how big he gets I will have his sweet animal sounds recorded.




Another awesome item I was able to review is the Hallmark Recordable Story Books. I have seen these in stores and the commercial with the Solider getting the one in the mail from his little girl Sam makes me teary eyed every time I see it. The book I selected to review is one of my favorite baby books by Nancy Tillman, the book On the Night You Were Born. This book is so precious and of course has my sons favorite thing, animals in it. I recorded me reading it to him when he was sitting there with me. He pointed to the bears and said bear and when he saw there were Giraffes in the book he happily shrieked "Giafe!" Giraffes are his super duper favorite animal and I love to see how much joy he gets when he sees one. I almost started to cry as I was making the recording but did not want to mess it up. Hallmark sure knows how to make perfect gifts for families.



I encourage everyone to get a recordable Hallmark item this holiday season. I know we have cell phone messages, videos and all that sort of stuff but a book or ornament with your sweet little one talking on it no matter how old they are or will get it will always be something special.




Here is a great coupon code to get 20% off personalized greetings (minimum purchase $20) at www.hallmark.com. Discount code: SOCIAL20 (valid 11/1/11 – 1/1/12)

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts December 8, 2011 and ends on December 16 , 2011 at midnight PST. Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize
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sleepy headed mom said...

I love love love the Gizmo Gremlins Keepsake Ornament. I had no idea they had that one. I want that ornament soooooo bad. I wish it was sold online. :(

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Amy V said...

i like the 'gumball santa' ornament

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Love the DJ Santa one. Hilarious!

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Friends of a Feather is my favorite ornament
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Tylerpants said...

My fave is the Sweet Li'l Snowman Keepsake Ornament! tylerpants(at)gmail.com

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trixx said...

My favorite is the Hello, Snow! Winnie The Pooh Keepsake ornament

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Ashley said...

I like the christmas countdown ornaments.

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Katie Rose said...

I love the Story of Advent Christmas countdown!

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Isaiahsmom said...

I like the smore ornament

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cpage2323 said...

i like the mirror, mirror star trek ornament for me. but i like the our lady of guagalupe for my sister
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corey1971 said...

My sone would kill for the Slave I
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Tiffany said...

It is soooo hard to pick just one! This is the first one that caught my eye!

http://www.hallmark.com/Product/ProductDetails/1295QXI2519_DK

The "To the Moon and Back" ornament!

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I liked Hallmark on Facebook. Tiffany Byrd Church

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WeeMasonMan's Mom said...

Jingle Bell Rock because I love penguins

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Brittany Boardley said...

I like the Sweetheart Minnie Mouse.
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Rachel said...

i like the gumball santa

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lisa said...

Precious moments princess ornament

Mandy said...

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Anonymous said...

The Where's Santa's Stuff? A Seek & Find Adventure Storybook and Ornament Set looks fun!

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Robin Blankenship said...

I love the Wizard of OZ
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d schmidt said...

My favorite item is Mistletoe Fairy
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I love the Nativity Advent Christmas countdown ornament!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) TY!

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I like the chimney ornament...adding our own picture is a nice touch. -tasha

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