December 10, 2007

Lost little boy, calling all moms! A Giveaway

In about 1995-1996 my husband and I took our kids to a city carnival in Hampton, Virginia. We had four little ones with one on the way.

Devon, our 3 year old, was quite a unique child. He didn't talk much, and what he did say was not understandable to even his parents most of the time. But he was an active child. With an independent streak.

At some point we realized that Devon was not with us anymore. There were thousands of people milling around, and I was terrified. We searched and searched, heading in different directions and circling around to meet back up. But we didn't want to waste time so within 5 minutes we contacted the police that were walking around.

Devon would not be able to tell anyone who he was, who his parents were, where he lived, nothing of value. And what if he was kidnapped?

My heart was racing and I was near hysterics. Suddenly we saw him exiting the Fun House. They let him on with no adult and no ticket! Ugh!

We didn't have cell phones back then, they were still pretty rare.

But now most people do have a cell phone. And wouldn't it be nice if you could be reached to be told your child was found?

Two summers ago at the State Fair in MN I found a little girl crying for her parents. I didn't know how we'd ever find out who they were and hook them back up. Eventually we had to bring her to security and hope for the best.

Do you know what could have saved that family the agony of looking for their child?

A simple temporary tattoo with a cell phone number to call. You could be reunited quickly with your lost child, and they don't even have to be old enough to know your name isn't really "Mommy" or to know your phone number.

Tottoos.org got their idea because on wanting to help a lost little girl. The owners have 5 children, and they understand parents desire to keep children safe.

When I heard of their product I contacted them and begged them to let me do a giveaway of their product because I believe this is such and amazing and needed idea. Thankfully they didn't think I was a psycho stalker and agreed to let me give away a Basic Package of Tottoos, which are 15 tottoos and removing wipes, a $14.95 value. There are two lines of customizing you can use. If you have another need you can do a medical needs package instead. Those would be great if you have a child who has a serious food allergy and is going to a party or to school with people who may not know or pay attention. Tattoo their hand and be at ease!

How to enter:

1. Check out Tottoos.org and tell me one other product that they sell in a comment. For a second entry blog about the time you lost your child or helped a lost child that tottoos would have come in handy and link to this contest and to tottoos.org.
2. This contest ends on Monday, December 17.
3. Open to US residents.

posted by Qtpies7@ 4:51 PM

44 Comments:

At 8:29 PM CST, Sniz said...: This is a really cool idea.
At 8:45 PM CST, Susanne said...: Wow...great idea...they also have medical tattoos which as a nurse I love that idea also!! Thanks for the giveaway!

stbaisch@yahoo.com
At 8:50 PM CST, heather h said...: Genius! I'd love to have a stash of these for our curious toddler. Oh, the horror of a lost little one! Tottoos.org also has glow lights. This company is awesome.
At 9:21 PM CST, porchswinger said...: Great idea. they have glow light combo packs too.
At 9:23 PM CST, Laura said...: What a creative idea! I wonder if their prices will decrease as they have more sales. I'll bet this will show up on Oprah as soon as a child is found due to using one. They sell packages for school groups - which would be so much easier than those awful nametags I always use with my class.
At 10:12 PM CST, Lisa said...: Oh my goodness! That is a brilliant idea.

I will let all my family know for my nieces and nephews!
At 10:22 PM CST, ~Amber~ said...: Absolute GENIUS idea!! I would love to have some of these for my 21 month old!!

They also sell glow lights, which are awesome too. I hope I win!
At 11:14 PM CST, MarcT. said...: Totally great idea for trips to crowded places. They also sell glow lights.
At 11:14 PM CST, Not the Queen said...: I like the glow lights. It's ingenious that they've printed the information right on the light. The tottoos are awesome!
At 7:42 AM CST, Brooke said...: Be visible Be safe glow lights!!! Please randomly select me!!!
At 7:52 AM CST, Meagneato said...: The medical tatoos look like they could come in handy, too!
At 8:16 AM CST, Meg said...: They also sell glow lights. How clever!
At 8:47 AM CST, Bree said...: I love the glow lights they also sell! What a great idea!
At 8:49 AM CST, Ryan and Vanessa said...: They sell tatoos for schools too. Great idea!
At 8:55 AM CST, Julie said...: Great idea!
At 8:58 AM CST, Nissa said...: These are such an awesome idea. Has anybody ever not lost a kid while out & about? That's the scariest- especially when they don't communicate well.

I think the medical tottoos are really great, too. They also have glow lights.
At 9:07 AM CST, j hinkle said...: what a great idea. I like the allergy info pack

j hinkle
At 9:41 AM CST, Becca said...: My little sister used to get lost all the time. At the mall, the grocery store, even Disneyland. My parents should have given that girl a permanent tattoo!
At 9:42 AM CST, Becca said...: Another product they sell, the glow lights, are perfect for little kids outside after dark. Halloween, anyone?
At 10:15 AM CST, Babystepper said...: My husband wrote his cell phone number on our kids' hands with Sharpie marker when we went to the State Fair and the Zoo.

There are a great idea.
At 10:17 AM CST, **"Liza"** said...: ok that is a very cool Idea! My boys are not scared to run ways from me at the mall, so i think this will really work for me..;)..lol about my boys I have to out grow them a sometimes and resist their unnecessary calls..lol..I appricaite you stopping by..;)
At 10:40 AM CST, Paige said...: This is a really unique idea! I'd love to enter. And they also sell glow lights.
At 10:46 AM CST, Taryn said...: These are great on vacation!

They sell glow nights for night safety too.
At 11:05 AM CST, The Saunders Family said...: They sell glow sticks also...
At 11:07 AM CST, Anonymous said...: They also sell the be visisble be safe glow lights.

I'd like to be entered in the contest please.

My youngest son has Down Syndrome. This would be PERFECT. He does wander, he hasn't wandered far yet, but it is my biggest fear that he wanders and others aren't able to understand what he is communicating....

I am going to contact the company also. My son has dark skin, I'm not sure if the tottoo will show up....maybe a new product idea!

Thanks!
Dawn
At 11:08 AM CST, Anonymous said...: This is Dawn from the last comment. I can't get my blogger account to work....sigh.....heres my email ddcgjm@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Dawn
At 11:40 AM CST, Corina said...: As a mother of 7 and a auntie who's niece has special medical needs, I think that both the regular tottoos and the medical tottoos that the company also sells are AWESOME!!
Thanks for this great giveaway!
At 11:45 AM CST, Dallimomma said...: The glow sticks they sell are a great idea too. LOST CHILD STORY:
I could have really used these when my son was very young, about 4, and got left behind by his older siblings while on vacation. They were biking home to the vacation house from the beach and he fell behind. He knew he wasn't allowed to cross the street himself and couldn't see his siblings so he wrapped his arms around a light post and held on till someone found him. He wouldn't even let anyone help him because "I not allowed to talk to strangers." I'll never forget that feeling. This would have been great.
At 11:47 AM CST, Corey said...: The company also sells glow lights. These tattoos look awesome.
At 12:17 PM CST, Sarah said...: This is a great post, Lisa. I love their medical tottoos, too! I am excited to see where this goes... :)

Thanks!
At 12:24 PM CST, Heather aka Mom in the Know said...: best tattoo I've ever seen.
At 1:15 PM CST, Shama-Lama Mama said...: Oh, that is genious. Really. With three boys under 5 this would be a big, big help.

They also sell glow lights.

Thanks!
At 7:01 PM CST, Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings said...: Interesting product.

blogged ya:
http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/12/tuesday-edition-of-contests-galore_11.html
At 7:28 PM CST, Stacey Moore said...: Cool idea!! They also have glow lights!! Thanks!!
At 11:55 PM CST, Marcie said...: HOW COOL!! I love it! I love the medical ones also.
At 2:10 PM CST, Ginny said...: Medical tattoos look great & the glow lights :) Very cool idea!
At 3:00 PM CST, Amanda said...: They also sell glow lights!
What an ingenius idea. Love it!!
At 1:56 PM CST, Robin said...: These are fab! Thanks for the head's up.
They also sell med alert tats and glow lights (which are too fun!)
At 10:32 PM CST, Jason and Caryn said...: Be visible glow lights!!!
At 10:33 PM CST, Jason and Caryn said...: Be visible glow lights!!!
At 10:33 PM CST, Jason and Caryn said...: Be visible glow lights!!!
At 9:03 PM CST, Wendy said...: The glow lights and medical tatoos are such good ideas. There was a friend of my mom's whose child had been taken from Disney. They closed the park and scanned all outgoing people with the camera and found a couple with the child and within 30 minutes they had dyed his hair and changed his clothes. The tatoo would have helped in case the mother had not known it was her child with the disguise.
At 1:15 PM CST, Milk Mama said...: This is a great idea!!! So are the glow lights!
At 5:26 AM CST, Becky said...: This is a great idea. they also sell glow lights. I have done this on a more permanent basis, I got a dog tag made with this information and pin it to the back of my kids clothes when we go in public places.

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