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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Space Rhino

| By John Petersik | August 3, 2009 | 813 Comments

Fab Freebie: Space Rhino

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

This may be my favorite freebie title of all time. Is it the name of a band? Is it the newest Pixar film? Nope, it’s just the two words that describe the options that this week’s SIX winners will get to choose from thanks to Cardboard Safari. They’re the makers of cool, quirky animal trophies that are formed entirely out of intersecting pieces of laser-cut cardboard. So if you ever wanted that big moose head on your wall but didn’t have the heart to bust out your inner-Palin, they’ve got you covered.

Cardboard Safari Heads

In fact, Cardboard Safari is so environmentally friendly that their cardboard is all recycled, non-toxic and made locally. They’re actually based in nearby Charlottesville, VA and we’ve bumped into their quirky, cool products all over town lately (our friend Noah even helped design their skull-themed products) so we figured it was about time we did a giveaway with them.

Cardboard Safari Prizes

And just as the post title suggests, we’re giving away two of their newer products as they continue to expand beyond their signature trophies. This week’s winners will get to choose from their new Full-Body Rhino OR Astro Rocket (shown above). Each comes in three sizes in either brown or white cardboard (though they’re entirely paintable if you’d prefer, say, a pink rhino). They’re shipped flat and assembly is easy (kinda like a fun puzzle).

In fact, you can check out the video below of us putting together the – prepared to be shocked – small white rhino that we snagged for our very own home. You know how Sherry is about white animal accessories. You can also watch the video here on YouTube if the video isn’t working for you below. The whole thing took us about 15 minutes, not including a bathroom break for a certain four-legged family member.

Here are your giveaway details for this week:

  • PRIZE: Full-Body Rhino or Astro Rocket of any size and color from Cardboard Safari (each valued up to $58)
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RHINO ME” or “ROCKET ME” based on your preferred prize and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: Tell us what your dream adventure vacation is. Would you love to go on a real life wild safari? Or maybe someday take a trip into space? Feel free to stretch the bounds of reality here – we’re dreaming after all!
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 5th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Six!
  • PRIZE SHIPS: Within the US of A only this time
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner(s) will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!

Oh, and here’s Robbie’s new home on the shelf above his ceramic cousin:

Cardboard Safari At Home

You know what they say. Happy wife, happy life.

Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Cardboard Safari.

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Comments

  1. Meghan says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    Rhino Me, Please!

    Reply
  2. Laura M says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Rhino Me!!! A dream vacation would be to the Lake District in Italy. They filmed a lot of the new Star Wars movie scenes there. My husband could live vicariously in a Star Wars flick and I could drink great wine surrounded in beauty.

    Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    RHINO ME? I still can’t decide which one I love more!

    I would love to go on a European or Asian tour…

    Reply
  4. Jess says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    RHINO ME!!

    Reply
  5. Lindsey T says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Rocket Me! Those rockets would be perfect for my little boy’s room!!! My dream vacation is Europe, sigh!

    Reply
  6. Kelly says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    RHINO ME PLEASE!!!

    I would love to go to Greece sometime!

    Reply
  7. Jackie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Rhino me! I’d love to (and fully intend to) go to Antarctica.

    Reply
  8. Jamie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    ROCKET ME!!

    Being an aerospace engineer, my dream vacation of course involves space-but it also involves a little world travel. I would love to launch from every single launch pad in the world (think Russia, Cape Canaveral, Japan, India) into space. Sure this vacation would take a long time, as after launch the I would spend some time in space, maybe aboard the ISS, but it would be one vacation to remember.

    Reply
  9. cara starr says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    ROCKET ME! Perfect for my little guys bedroom!

    If i could travel anywhere, it would be back in time to first meet Princess Diana. Laugh if you want, but i remember watching her wedding when i was a little girl and i was in awe. Then a little further back to meet Lucille Ball. She SO rocked. Maybe i could talk her into letting me guest star on I Love Lucy. I’d have loved to get into some hijinx with her and Ethel.
    So yeah. If time travel were ever to become available, i’d be first in line at the travel agent’s office booking a fab trip.

    Reply
  10. Scurte says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    RHINO ME!

    My dream vacation is a trip around the world by boat. Wouldn’t that be cool?!

    Reply
  11. Kim says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    RHINO ME! I just want to go back to the Caribbean for a second honeymoon… even though we’ve been married for less than a year.

    Reply
  12. Mike says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    ROCKET ME!

    My perfect vacation would be a permanent one as in retirement.

    Reply
  13. Rose T says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  14. ashley says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    RHINO ME… pretty please.

    My husband is from South Africa and left when he was ten to come to America. We dream of going back and enjoying his original home together.

    Reply
  15. Amy Jo says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Dream vacation: African safari!

    Reply
  16. Kathryn S. says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    RHINO ME!

    I’d love to have a private bungalow on Bora Bora!

    Reply
  17. Newburgh Restoration says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Rocket me please!

    And yeah, I’d love to go to South Africa! Or anywhere in Africa would be great! Morocco!

    Reply
  18. Christa Nash-Webber says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    Rhino Me! I studied abroad in Tanzania in college and saws real rhinos in the wild – that was my dream adventure vacation. Would love a reminder of that trip…

    Reply
  19. Jessica M says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    RHINO ME!!

    Reply
  20. Katie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Well, as an aerospace engineer I can’t help but ask you to

    ROCKET ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  21. Lindsay B. says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    RHINO ME!

    I’ve always wanted to go to South Africa… or maybe Egypt to see the pyramids!

    Reply
  22. Nicole says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    RHINO ME!!

    Reply
  23. Susan T says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Rhino Me!!

    I’ve always dreamed of doing a Windjammer Cruise – a big sailboat that we work on (part time) while we cruise!!

    Reply
  24. Sherry says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    ROCKET ME!

    I would love to go to Ireland and see all the beautiful scenery. I have always wanted to go there. The pictures make it seem so lovely.

    Reply
  25. Mary-Beth says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    RHINO ME, Please!

    Reply
  26. Britni M. Buss says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    RHINO ME! I would love to take a fabulous trip to the very tip of Costa Rica, where there is an exotic/very green beach front bungalows with no power and just the sound of the ocean and wild monkeys!

    Reply
  27. Stacey says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Rhino Me? I think. Ugh the pressure of deciding between two cool designs… My dream vacation is anywhere alone with just my husband and no kids! And by that I mean really anywhere.

    Reply
  28. Stacy D says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Rocket me please!

    My dream vacation would probably be to go Germany. I lived there as a child and married a man with a German mother. I’d love to go there and take my children so they could get a sense of their heritage and I could see all the places I remember from growing up. Oh yeah, and I’d like to eat some German food!!

    Reply
  29. Heather says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    “RHINO ME”

    Reply
  30. Kendra says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    RHINO ME! I want to sail through the Greek Isles!

    Reply
  31. Jeremy says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Rocket Me!

    In 9th grade Tech Ed class our big project was to work as a team to take normal corrugated cardboard and masking tape to make a chair. Many of the groups were less than successful, but the one my group made worked great! I remember bringing it home on the bus one day, but after that I don’t remember what happened to it.

    Around the same time my brother entered in a cardboard boat contest, and did so for several years making more and more structurally sound and robust boats. I only entered once, and mine was a bit of a flop. But there’s at least one of his still in our parents attic. With regular outdoor latex paint covering it, it’s probably very sea worthy this very day!

    Reply
  32. Liz @ It's Great To Be Home says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Rhino me! My dream vacation was a photographic safari in Africa, but that dream already came true so now it’s to travel Europe with my hubby!

    Reply
  33. Traci says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    “Rhino Me”
    A friend of mine just got back from her honeymoon in Greece and it looked incredible. I think if you asked me today, I would choose to go there :)

    Reply
  34. Valerie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    This is soo cool! Rhino me!

    Reply
  35. April in CT says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  36. Olivia F. says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Rhino Me, Would love to go back to Costa Rica, pura vida!

    Reply
  37. Kristin says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Oh my gosh, these are so cool, I’m having a hard time deciding which one I’d pick. I’m leaning toward ROCKET ME. Awesome. My dream vacay at the moment is Greece, but it changes all the time!

    Reply
  38. Lauren says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Rhino Me!

    Reply
  39. Diana says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Rocket me! I’d fly my rocket back to Paris, the most beautiful (albeit slightly stinky…) city in the world!

    Reply
  40. LoriSF says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    ROCKET ME. My 5 year old son would go nuts for it!

    My dream adventure vacation would undoubtedly be a trip to the moon. I can’t think of anything more awesome or life-changing! See the movie “In the Shadow of the Moon” and you’ll see what I’m talkin’ ’bout.

    Reply
  41. Carolyn says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    ROCKET ME!!!

    Dream adventure vacation – space. Hands down. I’m a pilot, and that would be the coolest flight I’ve ever taken (and I’ve done some pretty awesome flying!).

    Reply
  42. Joanna says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    ROCKET ME!

    I’d love to go on a safari, but I have to say that my dream vacation would be a full month in Rome in some cute little apartment right near the Trevi fountain. Love it.

    Reply
  43. Amy says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    RHINO ME! Dream vacation–staying at a mountain cabin with my hubby.

    Reply
  44. TracyTracy says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    RHINO ME, PLEASE!

    Reply
  45. Marie says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  46. Carrie Leppo says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    “RHINO ME”

    Reply
  47. Amy says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    RHINO ME! My son’s middle name is Ryne, for MLB great Ryne “Rhino” Sandberg. :)

    Reply
  48. Amy Y says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Rhino Me! Rhino is our son’s nickname from when he used to kick the stuffing out of mom in utero. We have a vacay planned for Puerto Rico this November. Love that place, but we would be willing to substitute a safari if need be.

    Reply
  49. Alicia Spilde says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Rhino Me!!! My dream vacation would be a horseback trek across Europe!

    Reply
  50. Jen Z. says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    RHINO ME! How cute that little white rhino is. My best vacation so far was Hawaii. Must go back some day.

    Reply
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