Grateful Giveaways #2: Jakks Fun Toys of Summer

To kick off the summer, I’m excited to once again be part of the Grateful Giveaways group, bringing you 9 awesome giveaways for more summer fun. Watch for a new one every hour on the hour! Next up is a giveaway for the kids: Do you remember the summer days of your childhood? It probably included long days spent playing outside, and that probably included the classic Big Wheel Trike for more than a few of us! Jakks Pacific makes both classic toys that we grew up with – like Big Wheels and Cabbage Patch dolls – and some of the most popular toys of today – including the Disney Fairies collection and Monsuno action figures!

Original Big Wheel The original Big Wheel Trike comes with a 16″ big wheel and three-position seat to grow with your kids. Perfect for kids ages 3 to 8 years, this classic toy provides hours of outdoor fun!

Sky High Tink Send Tinkerbell flying high into the sky. Just set her in the flower base, pull the string and watch her soar up to 10 feet high!

Monsuno Action Figures & Launch Zone Combat Battle Arena Monsuno transforming action figures are ready for a head-to-head battle competition in the high-tech engineered Launch Zone Combat Arena! One lucky Once A Month Mom reader will win set of all three toys from Jakks Pacific, including the Original Big Wheel, Sky High Tink and a set of Monsuno Action Figures Plus Arena!

Entry is simple! You just need to answer the question below by leaving a comment on this site. You can even gain up to 3 bonus entries for doing each additional item listed (just make sure that you leave one entry for each one – up to a total of 4 comments.) As a reminder, comments left on Facebook, Twitter or other posts will not be counted. REQUIRED ENTRY: Leave a comment. Did you have a Big Wheel Trike as a kid? What’s your favorite summer memory from your childhood? BONUS ENTRIES: 1. Follow Once A Month Mom in a reader or via e-mail updates. 2. Follow Once A Month Mom on Facebook or Twitter. 3. Follow Jakks Pacific Toys on Facebook. This giveaway will remain open until 11:59 p.m. EST, Tuesday 6/12. Any comments left after this cut-off will not be counted. The winner will be selected randomly and will be notified via email within 48 hours after the close of the contest. This giveaway is part of the Grateful Giveaways: Summer Family Fun Event being hosted by myself and 9 other bloggers. You can increase your chances of winning this prize (as well as all of the others on this site), by visiting each of them and entering the same way as you did here. You have plenty of time to get to all of them, since the contest will be open for five full days. If you haven’t already done so, you might want to print out this spreadsheet to help guide you through all of the entries on all of the blogs.

As one final reminder, you will want to check out the terms of the giveaway by visiting the Grateful Giveaways: Summer Family Fun Facebook page. Just click on the Terms tab on the left side of the page. (Note that by entering this contest, you agree that you have read the terms and are eligible to enter this contest).

Disclosure: I received the same gift package that the winner will be receiving to facilitate my review. I did not receive any compensation to write this post, but there may be affiliate links that benefit me financially. Either way, the opinions are all mine!

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  1. I didn’t have a big wheel – I had a metal tricycle and a metal pedalled tractor that both belonged to my grandpa when he was a kid 🙂 My best summer memories are of spending days with my great-grandparents and helping them pick fruits and veggies on their farm.

  2. Yep, I had one. It was pink and oh so much fun. I grew up at the beach, all my favorite memories revolve around going to the beach 🙂 My poor kids are stuck in the midwest but I try to make it more fun by going to the pool and occasional vacay’s to the beach.

  3. No I didn’t have a big wheel trike. My favorite memory was running through the sprinkler all summer long.

  4. I didn’t have one as a kid! My favorite childhood memory was playing outside on our bikes, with neighbors, etc.

  5. I had a big wheel as a kid. So much fun!!! My favorite summer memories were swimming in the pool and spending time at the beach!

  6. I did not have a big wheel as a child. My favorite summer memory is playing softball with my older brother.

  7. I always wanted a big wheel, and now I wish DD had one! My favorite summer memory is when we taught my little sister to ride a bike so she could join in with the ‘big kids’.

  8. No, I didn’t have a Big Wheel Trike when I was a kid. My favorite summer memory is going to the pool with my older sister and playing tag in the pool!

  9. I had a big wheel! I had no idea they even still made these things! My favorite summer memories were swimming and playing on grandma’s farm and making mud pies with my little brother

  10. I remember using my big wheel in my driveway as a kid. I could easily do donuts with it on cement, tons a fun!

  11. I had a big wheel hand me down from my brother with a janky wheel. Living in AZ with 120 degree summers, the big wheel was soon retired and we drove our mom crazy constantly yelling like banchees and play wrestling and the occasional scape from my favorite toy SKIP-it.

  12. I did not have a big wheel as a child. My favorite childhood memory was going to the park to have picnics with my family.

  13. No big wheels… though I always wanted a pink one! My favorite memory is when I got my first bike in 1st grade. My Mom set up a treasure hunt and the bike was my treasure.

  14. I had a big wheel as a kid! I remember having a big wheel party at my school in Kindergarten or 1st grade. Favorite summer thing…swimming and camping.

  15. favorite summer memory is spending time outside, I dont recal if I had a big wheeler, but I know my lil one would love it!

  16. We did not have a big wheel, but the daycare did. It was awesome.I subscribe to OAMM emails.
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  17. i did have a big wheel when i was younger….my favorite memory was our big wheel races at my great grandmas. 🙂

  18. I had a two wheel bike that I shared with two brothers…of course I get a lot less seat time since I was not allowed to roam the way they did…my own five children all had original big wheels (my husband clipped cards to the wheels…talk about some noise!) and I would LOVE to win this for my grandson…he is definitely ready for a big wheel!

  19. I did have a trike as a kid. My favorite summer memory as a kid is playing kick the can with the neighborhood kids late at night.

  20. No Big Wheels for me. I remember running through the sprinkler with my brother and neighbors and digging up change for the Sno Cone truck. Thanks for sharing.

  21. I did have a Big Wheel as a kid. I loved that thing! I fondly remember riding it with my cousins at my grandparents house nearly every Sunday afternoon. We used to have Sunday dinners with the whole family almost every week. Miss those days!

  22. I didn’t have a big wheel because Mom didn’t like them. However I do remember riding on the neighbor boys’ big wheel behind their house. I always liked to ride my bike to the pool in the summer when I was a kid.

  23. No, I was not fortunate enough to have a big wheel bike as a child. My best memories of camping were camping trips. Hiking, biking, fishing, camp fires – loved it, still do and my toddler is already loving it too!

  24. My uncle would “race me” on his motorcycle while I was on my big wheel. Somehow I always “won” and got to take a victory lap around my driveway

  25. I had a Big Wheels as a kid and almost got hit tearing around a blind corner! My favorite memory is doing cartwheels on the front lawn at dusk, pretending we were diving under the bats. I follow OAMM on Facebook and RSS, and pin you on Pinterest all the time. 🙂

  26. We had a Big Wheel. My favorite memory will be sitting in the back of a pickup shucking buckets of sweet corn on my grandparents farm getting it ready to freeze.I follow on Facebook 🙂

  27. Not only did I love big wheels, but my favorite t-shirt of my son’s has a pic of one. Quintessential kid toy!

  28. I remember big wheels & loved ripping around the driveway on them. Favorite summer memory is visiting my grandparents & catching fireflies.

  29. I totally had a big wheel loved doing spin outs on it. My favorite memory is how a quiet evening in summer feels when you are a kid and have nothing to think about or do and the fireflies start to come out and the cicadas start their song.

  30. I did not have a Big Wheel. My favorite memory is swimming all day with my friends and family when younger.

  31. My favorite summer memory as a kid is spending all day in the pool with not a care in the world!

  32. Of course I had one! loved it. We used to go up to a lake every year and rented the same cabin. It was a simple but amazing vacation

  33. No big wheels for me, my younger brothers both did. I used to vacation with my grandparents every summer as a kid.

  34. I didn’t have one, but always wanted one – now I have children and it is time to correct some of these things! 🙂

  35. I’m pretty sure I had a big wheel when I was a kid. My favorite summer memory is going swimming at our favorite swimming hole on a hot day.

  36. an actual big wheel — my husband was looking for one for our daughter. We used to ride this down a hill into a big pile of leaves!

  37. I did not have a Big Wheel, but the lady across the street had one for her nephews. So I got to ride it when they came over.

  38. My favorite memory from childhood is playing on our tire swing – my father sold tires for a living so he brought home a gigantic one that could fit a whole herd of kids on it. I realized my first crush there, lost myself in way to many childhood books, stared at the clouds, and took many a good nap. I miss that thing, but look forward to reliving it when my boys get a little older!*Facebook Follower
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  39. I never had a big wheel, and its one of just a few toys that to this day, I still wish I had owned (cabbage patch doll being the other big one). Thanks for the chance to make it right with my kid! 😉

  40. I never owned a big wheel when I was younger but did ride on the neighbor’s all the time. I was a tom boy growing up so my favorite childhood memories would have to be making mud pies with the boys and throwing them at the girls on the block. Horrible I know this now but hey I was a kid 🙂

  41. My brothers would occasionally let me borrow their big wheel! I loved playing in the sprinkler and setting up the slip ‘n slide!

  42. I didn’t have a Big Wheel but my brother did. My younger brother chased down a bully that was bothering my older brother. He chased him down the street in his Big Wheel. And now he’s a cop. LOL

  43. My brothers had Big Wheels, and they let me borrow them! I loved playing kickball with all the neighborhood kids.

  44. I didn’t have a Big Wheel as a kid, but I bet my son would be totally into that! I remember long days of open play — figuring out what to do! Thanks for the chance to win!

  45. My brother had a big wheel and would not let me ride it! But I did have a cabbage patch kids doll that I totally loved that is until our house burned down 🙁 Then I had two boys who didn’t want those dolls lol

  46. I didn’t have a big wheel =( My favorite memory from childhood is a spur of the moment trip to my favorite amusement park!

  47. I did not have a big wheel but my cousin did. Jealous!!! My favorite summer memories involve swimming at the lake.

  48. I did have a Big Wheel Trike as a kid. My favorite summer memory from childhood is playing outside at night because it was still warm out.

  49. We shared a Big wheels trike as kids. My favorite memory was the neighborhood kids getting together for a parade around the circle.

  50. I did not have a Big Wheel Trike, but I remember riding somebody else’s. My favorite memories were made at family camp in TN.

  51. I had a Barbie big wheel with a seat on the front for me to give Barbie a ride. 🙂 my favorite summer memories of growing up involve spending all day long at the pool.

  52. I had a big wheel trike as a kid, and I used it so much I wore a hole in the back wheel from using the brake so much! (and on big hills!)

  53. I did not have one, but my cousins did, and I played with them whenever we went there! My favorite summer memory would be all the time we spent at my mom’s friend’s lake house. It wasn’t what you’d normally think of, a regular house at the lake, it was a bare-bones place. Only one room had air conditioning, there was only one small bathroom, and it was a crappy place at best. A lot of times we would sleep in a tent outside. Even as crappy as the house was, it was a blast to be out there!

  54. I loved my big wheel it was pink and light blue with white wheels. my brothers had a red yellow and black one. we were the coolest kids on the block because we were the only ones to have them!! loved hearing us roar down the sidewalks!

  55. Never had one of my own, but always wanted one! My favorite summer memories are of fishing with my daddy

  56. No, I did not. My favorite memory was swimming in the lake by my friend’s house – emscout9 at Hotmail dot com

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  58. No I did not have a big wheel when I was a kid.
    Favorite summer memory as a kid was going on vacation. Looked forward to it all year.

  59. Yes, had a big wheels when I was younger. It was my favorite!! And my fondest memory is building forts in the woods near my house.

  60. No I didnt have a big wheel as a child but I had a skateboard in middle school and high school! I loved it! I played with it everyday after school!

  61. Growing up my mom did daycare, so we had several big wheels at our house. My favorite memory of childhood is camping trips with my cousins!

  62. i used to have a cabbage patch big wheel and loved spending the summers with my aunt in california….

  63. I did not have any big wheel as a kid. My favorite memory is going to the beach every summer with my family

  64. Everyone in the neighborhood had big wheels – we always had so much fun. I remember always playing – kick the can, ghost in the graveyard, riding bikes, running in the sprinkler, etc.

  65. I didn’t have a big wheel… but I did love my Red Flyer wagon. My favorite Summer memory of childhood is probably a tie between the annual beach trips we took (and still take now with kids of my own) with my Dad’s side of the family. The other favorite memory is playing kickball with other kids in the neighborhood in the cul-de-sac in front of my parents’ house. What great memories!

  66. Yep, had one at my grandparents! My best summer memories as a kid was getting to spend a whole week with my grandparents every summer!

  67. Yes, I had one and enjoyed it. Favorite summer memory – playing in the huge pile of dirt my dad would get each season for outside projects…he’d let us play in it first. 😀

  68. MANDATORY ENTRY: I DID have a big wheel when I was a kid. I don’t remember the color(s), but I know that I LOVED it.
    My favorite childhood memory is when I learned to ride a bike. My cousin taught me. That’s a great memory.
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  69. I had a few big wheels growing up. I loved playing with my brothers and other kids in the neighborhood outside all day long.

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