Giggle's
Memory Lane 2008
We had a wonderful year and we want to thank all of
you who stopped to play. There were so many great memories and great
people we met. It's been a JoyWe are absolutely thrilled when we receive your e-mails and pictures. We love to post them on the website for everyone to enjoy. For privacy reasons your pictures and e-mails will always be posted anonymously and we'll always ask for permission first.
Hope you have fun browsing through our scrapbook.
Maple
Sugar FestivalNanaimo B.C. Canada
Feb. 22-24 2008
A great celebration of Canada's French culture. We had so much fun with other Vendors and Exhibitors.... and of course the visitors.
A great kick off to the year !
Farmer's Markets ----->
Another Season at the Farmer's Markets on Vancouver Island. In 2008 we went to markets in Nanaimo, Victoria, Duncan Qualicum Beach, and Parksville
^ Fun with Japanese Students attending
Vancouver Island University Nanaimo B.C.
Giggles
In France:While visiting Vancouver Island one of our Giggles was offered a job in France to assist a teacher who teaches English. Giggles wrote:
Hello dear Catherine
I had a wonderful trip . And now I"m at home with a beautiful teacher !!!!
My first experience was driving a typical French car : Une deux chevaux
I' m supposed to meet children in a few days .
So wait and see my adventures
Adventure update!
Here
we are!
I had my first session with the pupils and my wonderful Aqua puppet! His name is....... MR GIGGLE !!!! I found it was a funny name and in a way it was a kind of reward for you.
The pupils were so surprised when they saw him!!! They said the colours were fantastically bright and attractive! Waowwww!!! They were so curious... that they only spoke English! As Mr Giggle couldn't speak French, they made efforts to communicate with him!
Now I have to imagine the whole story of his life... and it is also great fun for me! A lot of work but such fun for everybody!
Thank you so much!
I had my first session with the pupils and my wonderful Aqua puppet! His name is....... MR GIGGLE !!!! I found it was a funny name and in a way it was a kind of reward for you.
The pupils were so surprised when they saw him!!! They said the colours were fantastically bright and attractive! Waowwww!!! They were so curious... that they only spoke English! As Mr Giggle couldn't speak French, they made efforts to communicate with him!
Now I have to imagine the whole story of his life... and it is also great fun for me! A lot of work but such fun for everybody!
Thank you so much!
Parrot
Refuge
Catherine was invited to bring
Giggles to the World Parrot
Refuge
in June to interact with the parrots. Parrots love to play with stuffed
animals and bringing the Giggles proved to be a fun filled afternoon
for the Parrots and Catherine.
This refuge provides a
"Home for Life" for previously owned pet Parrots and is operated by
"For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society"(FLOPRS)
The Joy of Giggles from California to Germany:
Hi
Catherine and Paul ,
Thanks for sending your giggles to California.
They both arrived safe.....they are great.
You wanted to know,where we heard about your business....we saw you at the market in Victoria. We were there for summer vacation and our daughter loved your giggles.
Now I ordered one for her for Christmas and one for her little nephew. They will both travel to Germany with us, because we are moving back home in December and this way your little giggles will be seen in Germany also.
With this mail I send you two photos we took at the market
Thanks for sending your giggles to California.
They both arrived safe.....they are great.
You wanted to know,where we heard about your business....we saw you at the market in Victoria. We were there for summer vacation and our daughter loved your giggles.
Now I ordered one for her for Christmas and one for her little nephew. They will both travel to Germany with us, because we are moving back home in December and this way your little giggles will be seen in Germany also.
With this mail I send you two photos we took at the market
A Giggles Puzzle:
In these pictures can you spot the face that is not a Giggle ?
CRUISE SHIP
VISITORS--->
FROM
KITIMAAT
BC:
Hi Catherine,
I named named my Giggles "Miily".
My little sister actually thinks its real!
Well thanks for making my life filled with more laughter.
Well tata for now.
The
Other Giggle Team
FAN MAIL:
From Powell River B.C.
Dear Catherine:
Thank you for putting our Giggles in the mail so quickly. My sons are very excited to receive them. I wasn't quite decided about the purchase when we saw you at the street fair and also, we were staying in a very dusty campground. They would have no doubt gotten dirty at the campsite. After ordering from your web site we were looking so forward to playing with them and have thought about how we might bring them to visit at our church Sunday School and maybe at a senior's home here in town. I will plan to use mine in my work with young children in the Sliammon First Nation here in Powell River.
We enjoyed your website and thought your demo videos were excellent. You certainly have your enterprise well set up and it was so easy to see everything, make our choices, then make our order on line. So way to go - I love to support entrepreneurs.
Thanks again for your prompt response and we look forward to sharing lots of giggles with our Giggles!
From a fan in the USA
I wracked my brain to come up with something I could donate to the silent auction. Right now, we are in the middle of a frenzied football season with lots of LSU (Louisiana State University) fans in our area. Purple and gold is everywhere, and at many area silent auctions. Don't know quite when and where the idea came to me to donate Lezyou (the name we gve to our Giggle) to the Sunny Days for Sadie auction. I brought him to the coffee shop one morning to show the grand-mother, and the LAUGHTER and JOY on her face were wonderful. She finally asked me to put him down, because she couldn't concentrate on what I was saying since she couldn't take her eyes off the puppet. She was thrilled that he would be at the auction.
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Myself and two of my
friends, from the Celebrity Mercury, visited your booth in Nanaimo this
last weekend.
You really made our day. What a fun time we have had “giggling” about the puppets. Attached is a copy of the photo you took of us with your puppets.
Just ordered two puppets for my grandkids. And will get back to you if our organization decides to use them at our auction in March, 2009.
You really made our day. What a fun time we have had “giggling” about the puppets. Attached is a copy of the photo you took of us with your puppets.
Just ordered two puppets for my grandkids. And will get back to you if our organization decides to use them at our auction in March, 2009.
You don't have to be a kid to love a
Giggle...
Just let your inner child out to play !
Just let your inner child out to play !
"Born to Be Wild"
FROM
KITIMAAT
BC:Hi Catherine,
I named named my Giggles "Miily".
My little sister actually thinks its real!
Well thanks for making my life filled with more laughter.
Well tata for now.
The
Other Giggle Team
For Christmas 2008 we were very lucky to have Catherine's brother Colin
and his wife Linda helping us. They worked hard helping us create lots
of Giggles and get them to the Christmas Craft Fairs. 3 big cheers for
the other Giggle Team!!!
FAN MAIL:
From a Mom
trying to fulfill
Christmas wish List:
Hello
I am really glad to know that we can get these for our children. Our seven year old has been saying since September that all she wanted was a pink giggles for Christmas. I didn't realize what she was talking about until our 9 year old recently told Santa that what she really wanted was a black giggles. I finally got more info and thank heavens found you!
From a pre-school teacher
A short note to say thank you for your creation of this wonderful puppet. I have been looking for a puppet that would engage and bring joy to the hearts of my preschoolers. I had purchased your puppet at the Government Street Market in Victoria at the end of May. The joy and laugher on the faces of the children was wonderful to behold. "Benny, the monkey", gets into all sorts of mischief and the children look forward to his visit. I am amazed how they speak to him directly even though they know he is a puppet. Benny even came to our end of the year concert to the delight of the children and parents. Thank you, again.
Hello
I am really glad to know that we can get these for our children. Our seven year old has been saying since September that all she wanted was a pink giggles for Christmas. I didn't realize what she was talking about until our 9 year old recently told Santa that what she really wanted was a black giggles. I finally got more info and thank heavens found you!
From a pre-school teacher
A short note to say thank you for your creation of this wonderful puppet. I have been looking for a puppet that would engage and bring joy to the hearts of my preschoolers. I had purchased your puppet at the Government Street Market in Victoria at the end of May. The joy and laugher on the faces of the children was wonderful to behold. "Benny, the monkey", gets into all sorts of mischief and the children look forward to his visit. I am amazed how they speak to him directly even though they know he is a puppet. Benny even came to our end of the year concert to the delight of the children and parents. Thank you, again.
From Powell River B.C.
Dear Catherine:
Thank you for putting our Giggles in the mail so quickly. My sons are very excited to receive them. I wasn't quite decided about the purchase when we saw you at the street fair and also, we were staying in a very dusty campground. They would have no doubt gotten dirty at the campsite. After ordering from your web site we were looking so forward to playing with them and have thought about how we might bring them to visit at our church Sunday School and maybe at a senior's home here in town. I will plan to use mine in my work with young children in the Sliammon First Nation here in Powell River.
We enjoyed your website and thought your demo videos were excellent. You certainly have your enterprise well set up and it was so easy to see everything, make our choices, then make our order on line. So way to go - I love to support entrepreneurs.
Thanks again for your prompt response and we look forward to sharing lots of giggles with our Giggles!
From a fan in the USA
Wanted to write
to you guys to let you know that the purple and gold 'Giggle' was
actually created for a bigger purpose, unknown at the time by either
you all or me! A few weeks ago, we walked in a fund-raising
5K for a 2 year old little girl w/Leukemia, the granddaughter of
an acquaintance. This beautiful little girl lives in
Brooklyn with her two mommies, and has been undergoing extensive chemo
treatments. Next Sunday they're having a silent auction to raise
more money for her medical treatment.
I wracked my brain to come up with something I could donate to the silent auction. Right now, we are in the middle of a frenzied football season with lots of LSU (Louisiana State University) fans in our area. Purple and gold is everywhere, and at many area silent auctions. Don't know quite when and where the idea came to me to donate Lezyou (the name we gve to our Giggle) to the Sunny Days for Sadie auction. I brought him to the coffee shop one morning to show the grand-mother, and the LAUGHTER and JOY on her face were wonderful. She finally asked me to put him down, because she couldn't concentrate on what I was saying since she couldn't take her eyes off the puppet. She was thrilled that he would be at the auction.
So, as usual, we
find that work done in joy is larger than our purpose for it in
life.
Blessings.
May God prosper the work of your hands
May God prosper the work of your hands
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