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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. Laura says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Rocket me!!! :)

    Reply
  2. Juco says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    ROCKET ME!

    My husband and I fell in love with the UK after a trip to London. I would love to go back and travel through the whole county and visit our ancestral regions.

    Reply
  3. Wehaf says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    ROCKET ME! I want to go to Iceland in the summer.

    Reply
  4. Samantha says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  5. Ashley C says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    RHINO ME:)
    I would love to travel to Brazil. I hear the people and country are so beautiful.

    Reply
  6. urban princess says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    ROCKET ME! (please and thank you)

    Once my fiance retires from the USAF in three years, we plan on taking an extended European vacation…to us, it sounds perfectly dreamy.

    Reply
  7. Yansy says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Rhino Me! These are so much fun and I would love to go on a real life safari, South Africa would be perfect.

    Reply
  8. Jocel says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    ROCKET ME!
    Dream vacation = anywhere relaxing and no kids climbing all over us :)

    Reply
  9. Nick H. says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  10. Chelsea says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    ROCKET ME!

    i’d love to go to the moon, but heights freak me out. so i’d be happy just going to yellowstone to do some camping with my hubby. :)

    Reply
  11. Tracy says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Rhino Me!

    My dream adventure vacation would be a trip to Antarctica. I have a goal to visit each continent, but since it will be most expensive to see this continent, it would be a nice dream to go ALL-OUT! I would go on a nice ship, with great scientific speakers, so I can learn the whole time. I would ice climb and see lots of wildlife. It will happen one day…just maybe not on the nicest ship.

    Reply
  12. Sarah says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    Rocket Me!!!!!!!!!!

    I’ve actually been on a Safari before..when I was 15 I went to Nigeria, Africa. It was alright. I didn’t get to see much because it was the rainy season…what I have ALwAYS wanted to do is go to the Moon! My Grandpa helped design control systems for the original space shuttle, the gemini and Apollo spacecraft. I’m super obsessed with rockets and space. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Astro Rocket!

    Reply
  13. Allison says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    RHINO ME

    I really want to through-hike the Appalachian Trail. It would take months as well as lots of pre-planning and saving. I hope I get to do it!

    Reply
  14. Meredith says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  15. Kara Sue says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    RHINO ME! And my dream vacation would be an around-the-world trip with stops in Scandinavia, Russia, Thailand, and southern South America…sigh.

    Reply
  16. anna see says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    rhino me!

    i love london and florence. next summer, we plan to go to belgium. woohoo!

    Reply
  17. Ashley says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    RHINO ME

    Reply
  18. Aimee says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    Rocket Me!!! I would love to use that as a kick-off to decorate my boys’ room. :)

    Dream adventure vacation? I’ve actually thought long and hard about this, and I really would just love to go anywhere with my husband. We love traveling together, and we want to see the world!

    Reply
  19. Julia says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    RHINO ME!

    My dream vacation spot is always Cartagena, Colombia where my family is from. Beaches, great food, and a gorgeous tropical atmosphere. Can’t beat it.

    Reply
  20. Rebecca says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    Rhino Me!

    Two travel destinations: The Galapagos in Summer, and Stonehenge at the Winter Solstice.

    Reply
  21. Jeanine says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Please RHINO ME! I’ve admired these for a while…thanks for the chance to win one! My hubbs and I would love to someday take our three kids on an adventure trip to Wyoming, where the hubbs and his family hails from. For now, being in Florida with a family of people that prefer the road and not the sky for travel, those plans are taking an unfortunate back seat. Great pun, wasn’t it? :)

    Reply
  22. Karen says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Rhino Me!! Right now my dream vacation is a beach- anywhere with fantastic weather, blue skies, a soft sandy beach, and clear blue water. Take me away!!

    Reply
  23. Emily says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    RHINO ME
    I want to go to the South American wine country. After a fantastic trip to Napa this year, I want to hit up every wine region all over the globe!

    Reply
  24. Kristin says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    RHINO ME!!!

    I would love to travel to Bali, Indonesia. I’ve always wanted to take in the sights and culture while getting in touch w/ my inner-self through a yoga retreat. :)

    Reply
  25. Courtney says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    RHINO ME I would love to go to Paris!!!

    Reply
  26. Rosie says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Australia! The BF & I have been dying to go. Mmmmm, kangaroo & koala safarie – yes, please!

    Reply
  27. Powered by Tofu says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Dream vacation… Iceland next!

    Reply
  28. Denise Mattsen says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    RHINO ME!!!

    These are awesome! I would love to have one next to the bed. I would love to go on an adventure in Japan. Staying in a traditional style home out in the country, traveling into the city to explore, eating fabulous food, not knowing the language and learning it by living it. It would be an amazing time.

    Reply
  29. Lauren says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Rhino Me! These are so awesome! My dream vacation right now is just to have one quiet night alone! Or not, I would probably end up missing my kids anyway. With two small ones exotic vacations are not even on my radar. Maybe someday!

    Reply
  30. Courtni says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    RHINO ME. My dream vacation would be a trip to Paris and Italy.

    Reply
  31. andrea says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Rhino me! I would love to go to Hawaii someday!

    Reply
  32. everyeskimo says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    rhino me, pretty please.
    dream vacation? haven’t even had time to dream… but i’ll sure make time to put together a cardboard rhinoceros.

    Reply
  33. Tyler says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    Rhino me! Love these!

    Reply
  34. Chase Carter says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Rhino Me!!!

    Dream vacation…kind of already happened. I spent half a year travelling Europe, living in Rome. Seriously, does it get much better?!?!

    Reply
  35. Cindy L. says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    RHINO ME!! Too cool!

    Reply
  36. June says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    RHINO ME!! My dream vacation is to see the pyramids in Egypt…how amazing they must be.

    Reply
  37. Mrs. Money says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    RHINO ME

    Reply
  38. Sarah says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    Oooh *rocket me* softly!

    My dream vacation would be a trip around the Mediterranean with stops in Morocco, Greece, and Turkey. One day!

    Reply
  39. Stephanie says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Rhino Me! My coworker just got back from Italy, his pictures are amazing

    Reply
  40. Dee M says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Rhino Me!

    I would love to go to Brazil someday :)

    Reply
  41. sally says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Rhino me! Six months in a mountain cabin with my friends and a big garden. Or six months anywhere!

    Reply
  42. Becca says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    RHINO ME!!

    I’ve actually got a few dream vacations:
    1. Backpack through Australia and stop to hug a koala and swim the Great Barrier Reef, among other adventures.
    2. I went to Saipan (north of Guam) for work last year, but only had half a day to myself. I’d love to go back there and actually explore every nook and cranny at the island, including some more of the best snorkeling ever at Managaha Island.
    3. YES I really want to go on an African safari!! It’s an absolute dream of mine! Plus tigers are my favorite animal :)

    Reply
  43. Tressa says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Rocket me!

    Rocket me to the north eastern states, where I have yet to travel!

    Reply
  44. Gareth says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    RHINO ME – Dream vacation would definitely be to fly to Australia and New Zealand in first class so I could sleep through most of the super long flight.

    Reply
  45. Virginia says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Rocket me!

    Every day when I drive home from work during the summer, I pass *right* by the cruise ships leaving from Baltimore. Like, within 50 feet of the parking lot. I soooo want to go on a cruise after seeing all those happy people getting on!

    Reply
  46. Becky says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    “ROCKET ME”

    I would love to go into space. I just watched Walter Cronkite’s reaction to the first man on the moon.. and his gleeful speechlessness is how I feel about the cosmos out there.

    Reply
  47. Jessica K says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
  48. Ashley @ SouthMeetsSouth says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    ROCKET ME!!! You know I am from the ROCKET CITY so I definitely need the rocket. Though, I must say I would rather go on a safari than to Space…. Haha! I’ve been to Space Camp. That’s enough for me!!

    Reply
  49. Carrie says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    RHINO ME

    Reply
  50. Juliet Robinson says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    RHINO ME!

    Reply
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