Halloween Safety: WIN Echidna in October
October 2nd 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Child Abuse
With Halloween upon us and the likelihood of children wanting to go Trick or Treating, alone, child safety is at the forefront of our minds. Win your child an Australian safety friend by entering the draw to win an Echidna hand puppet valued at $18.00 (and postage). To enter, simply leave a comment below. No matter where you live in the world, if your name is drawn out of the witches cauldron at Halloween (October 31st, 2007), Echidna will be flying across the land and sea to come and help your child stay safe.
Echidnas sure know how to “Say No”. When they sense danger (intuition) they protect their body by rolling in a tight little ball. Their spiky spines clearly say, “You touch me you’ll be sorry (bad touch)! Each of my spikes is a person I am going tell. With lots of spikes on my back, that is lots of people who are going to know what a loser, child hurting predator you really are!”
Our American partners, Joyce and Preston over at Keeping Kids Safe, have been working overtime on a new product series to help keep your kids safe this Halloween. Check out their new Super Star Safety Club. It is simply fantastic learning designed to keep your child safe, not only while Trick and Treating, but all year round.
Leave your comment now to enter the draw to win the Echidna hand puppet.
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October 3rd, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Wow, this is a great idea!! I’d love to enter the competition to win this gorgeous, yet educational echidna. Keep up the good work guys!
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Look at this cute little fellow! Thanks for a fantastic Australiana toy!
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
My middle son fell in love with the echidna’s when he was 4 years old, He now is 11. The echidnas seem to appear out of nowhere & are drawn towards him. I love them, they are cute & I must say what a wonderful idea to be promoting Australasia to the world
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Echidna’s are so unique yet vulnerable.
Some time ago I was holidaying in Tasmania and was driving along a main road. Luckily I wasn’t driving too fast, as ahead of me I saw a tiny object moving across the road .
I stopped the car, and tried to move the young echidna to the side of the road so as not to be killed by a passing car. This was so hard to do, as every time I touched it, it rolled into a tiny prickly ball. Eventually tho, with help from hubby and a towel I did get the echidna to the side of the road unhurt except for its dignity:D
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
wow, my son just did an assignment on the short and long nosed echidnas
and we just love them!!! oh and keep up the good work
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Oh isn’t he adorable any child [and adult] would love to win the little guy.
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:31 pm
My little nephew would love this echidna, we use hand puppets to help with his talking and speech sounds.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
What a fantastic idea for informing children about serious situations! I would love an echidna puppet to teach my 2 Sons about their safety.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:05 pm
That echidna is simply adorable…a wonderful idea to steer our precious children in the right direction….keeping them safe…..utmost and foremost
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:37 pm
This is such a great idea, the puppets are so much better than the normal toys you see in stores. Great work!
October 4th, 2007 at 12:07 am
My daughter is a teacher - what a great resource the adorable echidna would be - children often remember more if an aid is used, and also if a teacher is the one talking to them.
October 4th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Now, I’m just thinking what tricks I can get up to with this.. it’s SO lifelike…
October 4th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I’ve got a wombat at home that would love an echidna for a best mate!
October 4th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Very life-like, just a little more cuddle-friendly. Fantastic!
October 5th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
What a fantastic idea. We are always looking for innovative ways to teach our children about safety!
October 8th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Using animals and puppets to teach children safety is a great idea! This echidna looks nice and soft and not at all spiky!
October 13th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
what a great, and much needed site, you have great hints and tips and its very informative.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
isn’t it sad that we have to always be vigilant but this is a great site and maybe some people need be more cautious
October 15th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
my mum has a wombat too Higgins and the kids including us have always love it.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
I cant wait to have a really good look around on this site.
Keep us kids safe.
October 21st, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Nice picture of this animal; great idea to let this animal fly around the world to protect our children and do everything to keep our children safe.
Hope to win this time!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
what a superb idea to teach children about protective behaviours and keep them safe - yes I agree it is so sad we have to be so vigilant with our children.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:20 am
this cute little puppet represents vulnerability hidden behind a rough facade. It is so cute most kids and people will relate to it
October 30th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
I once found an echidna in my back garden…I had to wear two pairs of gardening gloves and wrap him in a towel before putting him in an esky to transport him to the nearby forest (which is where I presume he came from)….certainly not as soft as this cute little guy!!
October 30th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
tis great to see something other than teddy bears and bunny rabbits (as cute as they are!) for our precious ones and also great to see there are sites like this one out there.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:52 pm
And…..the winner is:
comment number 5 - TRACEY.
Congratulations Tracey. Please forward me your mail details so I can get the Echidna in the post to you.