Playing it Forward

Meadbha O'leary with her Faber-Castell Prizes!

Just in case you haven't seen the announcements on our Facebook page, the winners of the Faber-Castell 250th Anniversary Castle Contest have been announced (and we'd like to give another great big congratulations to Meadbha O'leary, our grand-prize winner)! We submitted all the castle drawings to the national contest (winners yet to be announced) and handed out some great runner-up prizes of art supplies to five other participants!

And now we've got a whole new kind of promotion going on! In an effort to promote charitable giving skills at an early age, Hape Toys is encouraging kids and parents alike to "play it forward" and enter charities of their choice to win a $1,000 donation. As extra incentive, Hape is also giving away 10 of their Gourmet Play Kitchens at 10 nation-wide retailers (1 per store). Customers who purchase any toy under the brand names Hape, Educo and/or Beleduc are eligible to fill out an entry form to win a play kitchen and also $1,000 dollars to their favorite charity! We're really excited about this contest because it gives us and our customers a chance to give back to important organizations in our community. Customers who have already filled out entry forms have submitted the Bellingham Food Bank, Sustainable Connections, Whatcom Humane Society, Nature Conservancy and Blue Skies for Children into the running (and that's just a few of them!).

Boo! Check out this week's felting class: Ghosts!

We're also pretty excited about this year's felting workshops, which have been producing so many awesome felt creations! Yesterday Maria showed the class how to make ghosts. Some were "classic", some had feet or trick-or-treat bags, some carried pumpkins...they were spooky and cute all at the same time! Next week's felted snowman class with Robin is sure to wonderful, and there are still a couple of open spots if anyone is interested! (Be sure to call ahead and reserve your spot).

Last but not least, don't forget that trick-or-treating in Fairhaven this Halloween is the best place to be! Stop by the store for a treat, we can't wait to see all your wild costumes!

For more information about trick-or-treating in Fairhaven, click here.