Project Wrap Up Happy: Help the Boys & Girls Club JUST by Watching a Video! {Giveaway}
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 Posted by Jolly Mom
This holiday season, AJWright {part of the TJX Stores} is sponsoring an amazing initiative--Project Wrap Up Happy. Part of the project includes: “The Gift of Happy”— an original never before seen holiday film.
This video is so touching. It's the story of a little bear {named Happy} who wanted to be every toy, but himself. Until a little girl loved him just the way he was. The moral of the story: We are all happy. When we are who we are. What's incredible is that this film was performed by children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America with the guidance of world-renowned shadow puppet expert Bob Stromberg. It is wonderful! You have to see it and you will know what I mean!
Here is the cool part--Project Wrap Up Happy needs your help. AJWright will dontate $1 for each unique view of The Gift of Happy video, up to $50,000, to the Boys & Girls Club of America!
AJWright provided me with a $50 store gift card and one to give away to my readers. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. Please refer to this site's Terms of Use for more information.
This video is so touching. It's the story of a little bear {named Happy} who wanted to be every toy, but himself. Until a little girl loved him just the way he was. The moral of the story: We are all happy. When we are who we are. What's incredible is that this film was performed by children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America with the guidance of world-renowned shadow puppet expert Bob Stromberg. It is wonderful! You have to see it and you will know what I mean!
Here is the cool part--Project Wrap Up Happy needs your help. AJWright will dontate $1 for each unique view of The Gift of Happy video, up to $50,000, to the Boys & Girls Club of America!
So share The Gift of Happy this holiday season. Watch the video. Email it to friends. Tweet. Blog. Spread the word. Help the Boys & Girls Club of America with a few minutes of your time and the click of a button. That's all it takes.
This contest is closed. Congratulations to the winner, grayson!
AJWright provided me with a $50 store gift card and one to give away to my readers. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. Please refer to this site's Terms of Use for more information.
December 8, 2009 1:02 PM
Wow- what a cute and cool movie! I really love the shadow puppet thing- it makes it so unusual and different!
December 8, 2009 5:25 PM
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December 8, 2009 5:25 PM
Such a cute movie! I love the moral of the story--be yourself.
December 8, 2009 7:11 PM
Cute movie. I loved those shadow puppets.
December 8, 2009 9:15 PM
I thought the video was cool, loved how they use shadows so it could be anyone!
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December 8, 2009 9:26 PM
I love the story line of the movie and the puppets.
jackieque@comcast.net
December 8, 2009 9:36 PM
Very cool video! I watched it twice, so my kids could see too!
onecheaplady@yahoo.com
December 8, 2009 10:49 PM
It's a very creative video. It's a good reminder for all us that no matter what, we should always remember we are all special in our own way.
December 8, 2009 11:14 PM
Very cool looking, and a good message as well. I liked the use of simple black / white shadows rather than traditional animation as well. Reminds me of "Shadow" from Bear in the Big Blue house :-)
December 8, 2009 11:14 PM
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December 8, 2009 11:17 PM
Aww that was GREAT! I son watched it with me...the puppets are GREAT! My son kept saying AGAIN AGAIN! Vanessa.Iaquinta@gmail.com
December 8, 2009 11:37 PM
That was very touching. I liked the story and the message, and it was visually engaging too.
December 8, 2009 11:37 PM
I tweeted
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December 8, 2009 11:48 PM
Neat video..I like the shadow puppets
December 8, 2009 11:56 PM
What a great video. I can't believe how good those shadow puppets were. I love the Boys and Girls clubs. My son has gone to summer camp there several times and loved it!.
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December 8, 2009 11:58 PM
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December 9, 2009 1:16 AM
That's such a beautiful video!! And very creative-The shadow puppets were so awesome :)
Thank you for this giveaway!
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December 9, 2009 1:16 AM
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December 9, 2009 3:16 AM
Such a cute movie. The bear was sad and wanted to be so much like others. We are unique in our own way, so we should be happy with ourselves .
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December 9, 2009 3:19 AM
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December 9, 2009 6:46 AM
I'm impressed! They've outdone themselves with this adorable video.
December 9, 2009 7:07 AM
I like the message. However, I found the video quite boring. At first I liked the plainess of it but after a while it got on my nerves.
December 9, 2009 8:26 AM
I like the message and the creativity of the video. I envy that since I am not very creative. And anything to help out a great cause!
December 9, 2009 8:29 AM
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December 9, 2009 11:32 AM
sounds good
December 9, 2009 12:06 PM
i thought it was just wonderful thanks minsthins at optonline dot net
December 9, 2009 12:22 PM
The shadow effect is cool, reminds me of old doctor doolittle shorts.
December 9, 2009 1:13 PM
what a cute video,i smiled when the bear wanted to have a loud roar like the other pupet did!
it was cute
thanks,shannon
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December 9, 2009 1:22 PM
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December 9, 2009 1:24 PM
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December 9, 2009 5:03 PM
What an adorable movie with such a positive message. I also watched it with my kids and they loved it!
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December 10, 2009 12:16 AM
I liked all the layers. Type layered on top of type, grey items with black items. Artistically it was just really fun to watch.
December 10, 2009 12:29 AM
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December 10, 2009 2:08 AM
The shadow puppets are cute. Thanks for the chance.
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December 10, 2009 5:51 AM
After I watched it I went and got my daughter to watch it with me. She loved it and pointed out to me that the man's hairy arms made the ape's chest and the cute doggie look furry!(she's 7) I had to watch it a third time, she was right! Very realistic! We then got out the desk lamp and made our own shadow puppet story and talked about the theme of the story. Great site, thanks for sharing it. I will too!
December 10, 2009 11:14 AM
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December 10, 2009 2:26 PM
The end was my favorite part (with the little girl and the bear)! This is a great reminder to that i you donate even a dollar you can make a difference in a childs life. Thanks for the chance.
December 10, 2009 3:34 PM
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December 10, 2009 6:12 PM
My daughter and I watched it together. I really like the message and she liked the hand shadow puppets :)
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December 10, 2009 6:16 PM
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December 10, 2009 7:03 PM
It is cute. I liked the shadow puppet. Very original
December 10, 2009 9:02 PM
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December 11, 2009 9:43 AM
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December 11, 2009 9:57 AM
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December 11, 2009 3:49 PM
That was a wonderful video with a great message for kids! Thanks for sharing it.
December 11, 2009 6:28 PM
What a great and creative video! Thanks for sharing with us. I have DDs watched with me, now they want a bear named "Happy".
December 11, 2009 6:29 PM
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December 11, 2009 6:31 PM
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December 11, 2009 9:26 PM
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December 11, 2009 10:04 PM
i thought it was a little long..but i love that it's about being loved for who you are
December 12, 2009 8:30 AM
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December 12, 2009 9:37 AM
This isn't the comment you wanted but I really watched it and found it to be long and boring. Sorry.
December 12, 2009 12:31 PM
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December 12, 2009 5:24 PM
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December 13, 2009 10:43 AM
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December 13, 2009 11:26 AM
So cute :)
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December 13, 2009 1:21 PM
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December 13, 2009 2:08 PM
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December 13, 2009 4:54 PM
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December 13, 2009 7:37 PM
I thought is was cute!
I liked how thelittle girl cried she was so happy to get the little bair!
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December 13, 2009 7:39 PM
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December 13, 2009 10:52 PM
Someone was very, very talented at shadow puppetry. I like the stuffed bear though.
December 13, 2009 10:54 PM
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December 14, 2009 4:21 AM
I throughly enjoyed the video. I really liked the silouhettes. Reminded me of playing with shadows as a kid...which I still do with my kids. :) Happy thing. The creativity was awesome, the music was nice. It was a good story with a good moral. Only complaint- a bit too long.
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December 14, 2009 4:23 AM
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December 14, 2009 8:42 AM
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December 14, 2009 10:08 AM
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December 14, 2009 12:29 PM
I thought it was great.
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December 14, 2009 12:43 PM
aww I liked the video, except they shouldn't have made it silhouetted but thats just my opinion and when the little girl cried a tear down her cheek that she received the bear and said she loved him, that was touching.
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December 14, 2009 12:47 PM
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December 14, 2009 1:42 PM
The puppets are my daughters favorite!
December 14, 2009 4:22 PM
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December 14, 2009 6:28 PM
I almost stopped the video because I was so sad for the bear at first! I'm glad he was happy in the end though...and actually named Happy! Thanks :)
December 14, 2009 8:03 PM
"I'm going to call him Happy because that's what he makes me." Boo hoooo. I'm sitting here sniffling-- in a happy way! Darling video! Thank you.
December 14, 2009 8:49 PM
They did an excellent job on the video. I love when she opens the present and has a tear and it takes the bear a minute to realize it is a tear of joy.
December 14, 2009 8:50 PM
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December 15, 2009 12:21 AM
How Cute!! I was happy when the lady walked in the store and picked out the Teddy Bear!!
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December 15, 2009 12:36 AM
i liked it
December 15, 2009 6:33 AM
I love the silhouette and shadow puppet idea. I thought the scene where the bear is in the box under the tree and only the box and the lights on the tree are glowing was very striking.
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December 15, 2009 9:09 AM
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December 15, 2009 12:27 PM
I really enjoyed this little film. I love how everything was in shadow too...very inventive..and of course the hand puppeting was awesome!
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December 15, 2009 12:28 PM
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December 15, 2009 12:30 PM
awww I felt so bad for the bear in the beginning! Just loved this! The message at the end was great! Very well done!
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December 15, 2009 12:31 PM
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December 15, 2009 12:39 PM
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December 15, 2009 1:25 PM
very cute video
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December 15, 2009 3:33 PM
very cute. love it. nice shadow puppets.
December 15, 2009 3:33 PM
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December 15, 2009 3:33 PM
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December 15, 2009 5:06 PM
The video was really cute. I liked the use of shadows. The story totally reminded me of the children's book Corduroy the Bear. I was waiting for the bear to lament about losing a button. :)
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December 15, 2009 5:06 PM
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December 15, 2009 5:37 PM
Wow!
Very creative!
makes me feel like a kid again!
December 15, 2009 5:37 PM
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December 15, 2009 6:51 PM
I watched the video. Promise!! I like the meaning of the story....how it's not good to always want to be like others and to appreciate your own uniqueness. The shadow effect was different and kept me watching too. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
December 15, 2009 7:20 PM
Very nice clip. I like the main moral which is to believe in yourself which is so true.
December 15, 2009 8:09 PM
Would love to win this!!
December 15, 2009 8:12 PM
Would love to win this!!
December 15, 2009 10:00 PM
that was cute it reminded me of my mother and i making shadow puppets on the wall when i was a little kid :)
December 15, 2009 10:02 PM
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December 15, 2009 10:40 PM
I would love to win this went to the store for the first time a couple weeks ago wanted to buy things for self not Christmas said no to self no cash would be fun
December 15, 2009 10:50 PM
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December 15, 2009 11:22 PM
Aww, how cute! My kids love it :)
December 15, 2009 11:41 PM
Cute video. I like the shadows!
December 15, 2009 11:41 PM
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