Shore Buddies Giveaway + Review.

Did you know that plastic water bottles can be recycled and turned into stuffed animals? No? Neither did I. I recently came across a brand called Shore Buddies that is working towards their goal of reducing the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the ocean and helping education adults and children of the impact plastic has on the Earth. Every stuffed animal they make is made from six water bottles, I've seen a short clip before of how plastic is broken down to create a type of yarn out of it (you should look up a video of it) the whole thing is pretty interesting and crazy to watch. 

Not only are they helping directly keep plastics out of the ocean by turning them into adorable Shore Buddies, they also take a $1 from every sale and use it towards educational campaigns and animal rescue organizations who help animals affected by plastics in their natural habitat. 

I was recently sent one of their Shore Buddies, I received an adorable blue whale named Emma. If you were to hand me this stuffed animal and ask me what it is made out of, I would have never guessed plastic bottles. Emma is just as soft and squishy as a stuffed animal made out of fabric materials, my kids were shocked as well when I told them about the brand. Emma is so round and lovable, the blue dye used in the yarn is quite lovely.

If you push on the belly of Emma it will play a sound recording of a real whale. The sounds were recorded by a professional marine biologist scientist to make it even more authentic. My daughter would like to be a marine biologist when she is older, so she really enjoyed getting this whale and being able to play the whale sounds. You can purchase Emma for $19.95.

Not everyone is a fan of whales so they also sell four other ocean/beach related stuffed animals - Stephen Seagull, Finn the Dolphin, Shelly the Sea Turtle and Sammy the seal plus they have key chain versions of each one for $9.99. 

While looking at stuffed animals for you or your little one, also check out their reusable straws which help keep millions of straws out of the landfills and oceans. They also offer free coloring pages for kids, there should be a pop up when you first enter the site where you can put in your email and have them send you the coloring pages digitally. 

Prize Alert: One lucky winner is going to win their own Emma the whale. 

This is open World Wide! Please remember if you DO NOT leave a comment on this blog post as your mandatory entry into the giveaway then all of your entries will be void. Doing the Daily entries will increase your chance of winning. Winners have 72 hours to respond to the notification email! 

This giveaway ends on 03/05/2021

Giveaway entry question: Leave a comment telling me which of their other Shore Buddies you love!

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Disclaimer-  Shore Buddies has provided the products mentioned above for the review + the prize for a giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.