Merry Christmas!

Wishing you & your loved ones a joy filled Christmas!

Your friends,
PakNak

Happy Thanksgiving

PakNak is especially grateful this Thanksgiving for our wonderful family, friends and clients. We hope you have a joyful Thanksgiving and have time to breathe in deeply the satisfaction of drawing close to loved ones.

Ralph Waldo Emerson:

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.

The Mammogramming Click

We are Smitten over the idea of free mammograms for underprivileged women. According to Snopes, "Let this be your good deed for today ... it only takes a second. Go to the site: (http://www.thebreastcancersite.com). All you do is click a button and a woman gets a free mammogram at no cost to you. It is paid for by corporate sponsors (who gain advertising in the process because you see their logo). All you do is go to the site and click on the free button. It takes one-second."

However, you're only allowed one donation so please pass the word....

Sage Advice

Maintain a Positive Attitude in “Tough Times”

“People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
~ Abraham Lincoln

Having a positive attitude when things are going well is easy. Now is the time to step up the positive forces. Instead of being a victim, set a goal to be recognized as a force for being positive in your workplace, your community and your family. Here are some strategies:

Be More Appreciative
• List three things that are going well for you – do this every day.
• Ask people around you what is going well for them and watch their mood change like yours did when you listed the things that are going well for you.
• Give thanks and cultivate a thankful attitude – don’t wait until Thanksgiving Day!

Re-energize Yourself: A dead battery can’t charge a dead battery
• Perform kind acts for others
• Look for opportunities to enjoy the simple pleasures of life
• Get enough rest
• Go on a media diet - since it seems to repeat only the negative side of life
• Be sure to spend quality time with people who energize you
• Laugh more - it releases stress
• Avoid gossip and sarcasm
• Maintain a positive shield and don’t let “negaholics” bring you down with them
• Focus on the positive and what's going well

Did you know?

The average kid laughs 415 times a day; the average adult only 15! Do you need to play catch up?.

Provided by Greg Bell, author of Water The Bamboo. Learn more at www.waterthebamboo.com

Halloween Crafts & Fun

We're not sure what it is about Halloween and autumn that makes us think we are crafty but for some reason this time of year brings out the inner crafter wannabe. This website only feeds that delusion...check out the cool pumpkin decorations on the September 29th blog.

http://www.hostesswiththemostess.com/

Celebrate Halloween with 10% off from PakNak

Giving Back

PakNak is donating 10% of all online sales to Schoolhouse Supplies
(www.SchoolhouseSupplies.org) during the month of September.  Schoolhouse
Supplies is an award-winning nonprofit that supports public education in
Portland by giving students and teachers free classroom supplies. Their
mission, “to serve classrooms in need by operating a volunteer-run free
store for teachers, which is stocked with supplies donated by the
community,” is based on the belief that every child deserves school
supplies and has the right to a quality education.

Founded by Portland Public School parent Katie Gold, Schoolhouse Supplies
has grown from serving 11 schools to all 130 Portland Public Schools. In
this time they have distributed an estimated retail value of more than
$9.8 million dollars in school supplies. With supply drives and generous
contributions of gently used supplies from leading businesses in the
northwest, Schoolhouse Supplies has been able to keep their Free Store
shelves stocked year round.  Read what some kids had to say about Schoolhouse
Supplies:

Kid Testimonials

“ Some of our families can’t afford school supplies. Most people want a good education and you can’t get one without a pencil, so thank you for everything. ” – Ernest

“ Thank you for giving us the excellent school supplies. I got a mechanical pencil. I like it because, one touch of a button and lead comes out. Plus, I don’t have to hear the pencil sharpener all the time. ” – Jamie

“ Now we have al lthe school supplies we could ever need! All our school projects will be so much fun because of you! ” – Madeleine

“ Thanks for the pencils, I go through them like crazy! ” – Henry

“ Thank you for the school supplies. I especially like the microscope. I will use the microscope to see better in science and I can use it to learn more. Thank you! ” – Paige

“ Thank you for giving us the stuff we need to work with and we will show respect to the pencils and erasers. We will not break them or chow on the erasers. ” – Eddy

Free Notebook/Organizer!

Happy Birthday PakNak

PakNak's On Vacation

Check out this fun photo sent to us by a PakNak fan on vacation in Germany. We love receiving this type of mail...where have your PakNaks visited? Send us your pics to customerservice@paknak.com

Go City Kids on Nickelodean

Do you know about that fun newsletter from Go City Kids? You sign up by zip code and then they send you really fun things to do in and around your area. And, they are not the usual outings that we drag our out of town guests with kids to...these are more unique, often little heard of events cropping up in your town. Check it out at: http://www.gocitykids.com.

And, while you're at, check out the Deals page and see what favorite decorative accessories company (that would be PakNak) is offering 30% off as part of a month long promotion.

More Headband Fun

Okay, okay, we know we're starting to go overboard with this headband thing, but we are crazy for headbands with PakNaks on them. They are sooooo cute....

Headband Fun

We have heard from a number of PakNak fans that they love to put their Naks on their headbands. How cute is this?! Keep watching PakNak.com for the release of new designs (made from recycled plastic) and a fun set of games and activities. Special thanks to Katana Triplett for this photo

Want Not Contest

Greetings

Have you heard of Want Not (www.WantNot.net)? They offer up to the minute giveaways, promos, discounts and contests for a bunch of great stuff. PakNaks is running a special giveaway with them so check it out. We think you may end up bookmarking this site!

Shining On Yahoo

WooHoo! Breakout the cupcakes...Sprinkles of course...

We were picked up on the new mom blog on Yahoo! called Shine. The editor, Charlene Prince Birkeland came to Shine from a great blog called http://www.crazedparent.org/

Check out Shine and be sure to leave your comments:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/cute-accessory-for-kids-bags-156868/

P.S. It's not too late to let us know about your school's auction...

Fun Blogs

What is your favorite blog? Our favorite blog of the day is Mummy's Product Review. Sure we're a little biased and love them because they feature terrific reviews on a veritable potpourri of products, but also because they are featuring PakNaks today. Check them out at: http://www.mummysproductreviews.blogspot.com/

Spring Is In The Air

Pull out the capris...dig out the Easter baskets from that scary closet...weed the flower beds. SPRING IS HERE!

When we're not busy trying to remember details like moving the clock forward, we're dreaming up new Nak designs and coming up with new ways to give away free PakNak T-shirts to our loyal customers.

Here's a pic of Birdy Birdy and while he may not be the first robin of spring, he's really cute.

January News

Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoyed your Holidays and that everything was merry and bright! We are looking forward to a fun filled 2008.

Valentine’s Day
We know you probably just took the wreath off your door and put the champagne flutes back in the cupboard….BUT…we feel it is our duty to remind you that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.

We are suggesting that for this Valentine’s Day, you give your beloved our beloved MINTY. This adorable Nak is the perfect way to say, “I Love You”; “I Have a Crush on You”; or “You’re a terrific kid”!

For every MINTY that you order, PakNak will enter your name into a random drawing to win a PakNak t-shirt! Three winners will be selected from orders received by February 10th.

School Auctions
PakNak.com loves partnering with schools to help them meet their fundraising goals. If your school is looking for auction items or general fundraising projects, please let us know how we can help. Look for PakNak.com donations at these upcoming auctions:
Schoolhouse Supplies Celebrity Spelling Bee: http://www.schoolhousesupplies.org/index.htm
Forest Park Elementary Auction: https://forestpark2008.tofinoauctions.com/homepages/show/1

XOXOXO from PakNak.com
Annie & Marissa
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