BuckleyBoo -- I. Love. You.

Have you ever seen a product, sighed, and proclaimed, "Of course! Why didn't I think of that?"

Because I just did.

A couple of weeks prior to attending the ABC Expo in Las Vegas, I received a "come visit us at the show" postcard from BuckleyBoo. BuckleyBoo is a phenomenal developmental plush toy adorned with various styles of buckles. Developed by a child psychologist and her marketing-savvy daughter, it encourages cognitive development in children aged 15 months through 4 years.

Best of all -- the BuckleyBoo makes no noise. Can I get a hallelujah!

Instead of playing with any of the kazillions of items laying in wait in her toy bucket, our 16-month-old daughter stands in front of her high chair or stroller for 30 minutes at a time attempting to buckle and unbuckle their seat belts. Therefore, the moment I laid eyes on the BuckleyBoo I knew it would be a hit. If there's one thing our four older product testers have taught me it's that kids gravitate toward things that aren't toys at all: keys, phones, boxes...buckles.

The BuckleyBoo comes in two sizes, 12" and 17". I walked away from the ABC Expo with a 17" lion and a whole lot of excitement. I also felt fairly popular as no fewer than 28 other show attendees approached me over the course of the day wondering where I had gotten my adorable lion and where they, too, could find him.

I present to you the result:

The folks at BuckleyBoo have been gracious enough to offer one Little Humans Being reader a 17" yellow BuckleyBear. To enter the giveaway, simply visit Little Humans Being and post a comment below letting us know which BuckleyBoo animal is your favorite!


Instructions on ways to receive additional entries are also provided.

The giveaway recipient will be chosen by random drawing on Monday, September 28th at noon PST. If you'd like more information on the details and rules of our giveaways, please click here.

I wholeheartedly encourage you to check this product out. From the BuckleyCat to the BuckleyBunny, BuckleyTurtle, and Buckley Piggy, there's an animal for everyone. I'm thinking of getting one for myself, frankly. It might prove therapeutic. Kind of like popping bubble wrap.