PakNak Nation

Joy Is In The Air

2009-12-12T07:39:00.000-08:00

For a limited time only, you can get Snickerdoodle the official PakNak reindeer and Tan N. Baum the Christmas Tree. Check it out at: www.PakNak.com

Back To School!

2009-08-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

Go Back to School with PakNak (www.PakNak.com) and enjoy 20% off by entering PAK20 at checkout!

Facebook & Twitter

2009-05-21T08:13:00.000-07:00

We have been very slow to blog these last few months! The good news is that we now have a Twitter presence (@PakNak) and Facebook too (Pak Nak). Come follow us....

PakNaks Are Perfect for Easter Baskets

2009-03-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

Tired of always stuffing your little bunnies with candy? Try tucking BirdyBirdy into their Easter basket and hear them squeal with delight.

Just in time for Easter and springtime baskets, PakNaks (www.PakNak.com) has announced a special 20% off promotion. By entering PAK20 at checkout you can enjoy 20% off your order.

Vote For PakNak!

2009-01-23T16:35:00.000-08:00

We would love it if you voted for PakNak in the Leading Moms in Business contest on Start Up Nation. Here's the link:

http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009/listing/p/index.php

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-01-23T15:07:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T16:11:00.000-08:00

Wishing you & your loved ones a joy filled Christmas!

Your friends,
PakNak

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T13:32:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-22T16:15:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-02T08:13:00.001-07:00

Giving Back

2008-09-10T19:11:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-09-04T16:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday PakNak

2008-08-26T13:56:00.001-07:00

PakNak's On Vacation

2008-08-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-02T21:11:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-14T18:19:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-07T21:10:00.001-07:00

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

2008-03-17T12:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-06T13:17:00.000-08:00

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

2008-01-24T10:36:00.000-08:00

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
http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/viewPage?pageId=882

New Use For Naks

2007-11-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

Check out this very fun photo of the latest in carseat accessories. Our young friend has put the Nak through its paces and they are both holding up quite well, thank you very much.

New Designs

2007-10-29T10:16:00.000-07:00

We just launched our 9 new designs on the PakNak.com website and are getting great feedback! Our hip 30-something friend, Amanda, even likes them and is adding them to her workbag. This is great news - since she is the harbinger of all that is cool in Portland. Check them out and let us know what you think.

Halloween Truth or Dare

2007-10-15T10:13:00.000-07:00

If you drank a potion of truth serum, how would you answer this question: Do you REALLY like Halloween? We wonder when Halloween turned into Christmas - what with all of the house decorations and lights. Anyway, we decided to embrace our inner angst over this "holiday" and create two new PakNak designs, Boo and Slappy. So, while we aren't thrilled with the prospect of buying new costumes (whatever happened to homemade hobo and ghost costumes?) and bucket loads of candy (will it ever last until the 31st?), we ARE delighted with our newest Naks. Tell us what you think about Halloween...

paknak vid 2

2007-09-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

Here's one of our Beloveds now making feeling statements about the power of The Nak. Please check it out at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paknakfun and help us boost our ratings.

please click the video to rate us on youtube or something

Paknak vid 1

2007-09-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Check out this fun video of one of our Beloveds extolling the virtues of The Nak. You can also rate the video at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paknakfun.

Nak Your Boo Boo

2007-09-04T10:09:00.000-07:00

We have a couple of friends who used their Naks to help decorate their end of summer casts. Feel free to email us other creative ways you use your Naks.

Partners

2007-08-29T07:45:00.000-07:00

We can't let another day slip by without talking about Eastco Diversified Services.

When we started PakNak, we wanted to try and partner with companies and organizations that are doing meaningful work in our community. Enter Eastco. Eastco's mission is to provide vocational, residential and other social services to developmentally challenged individuals and their families which will enable them to exercise choice to increase independence and community integration and to participate productively in society. They have enthusiastically partnered with PakNak to do assembly and packaging work. This warm, caring group of people reminds us of the goodness in our community. Please check out their website at eastcods.com to learn more about this amazing organization.

Installation

2007-08-10T09:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who have contacted us with their wondeful words of encouragement, ideas and feedback about our website, PakNak.com. We've been tweaking things here and there to make the experience more fun and user friendly. Someone asked to see pictures of just how easy it is to install a Nak. So, attached for your viewing pleasure is one of our beloveds doing just that. It's really that simple. Go on, try it. You know you want to.

Launch Day

2007-08-07T16:43:00.000-07:00

We did it! Our website is up and we are open for business. We even received some orders...some from family (thanks Katie) and even a few from non-family members. Feel free to give us your feedback on the website, product ideas and our blog. We're off to have our celebratory/medicinal glass of red wine.

Here are some pictures of our Naks hard at work - send us your pictures of how you use your Naks.

Sneak Peek!

2007-08-02T14:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peek of some of our cute "Naks" from PakNak.com set to launch in the next few days. Each of these colorful designs (blue flower, cat and butterfly) can be interchanged with other ones, 22 fabulous Naks and counting, to create personalized works of art on your kids' backpacks, lunchboxes, and other belongings.

Our First Blog

2007-08-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

We feel like we're 9 centimeters dilated and ready to give birth to our new start-up, PakNak.com! One day, heavily caffeinated on green tea, we decided that we needed to start something new, something different, something for kids. So, we conceived a product (Naks) that every kid can use to decorate their bags, books and belongings to make them their own. We love our designs (childhood-friendly, keeping things fresh and age-appropriate) and the affordable price($3.99). The design of the "Nak" leaves pins, patches, stickers and clip-on charms behind by using Velcro ® to create ever-changing fun without the hassle. We're not crafty, so kids can use them on their own, without waiting for their parents to read the instructions. Check us out starting August 3rd at PakNak.com!