@GIANTmicrobes Review & Giveaway


GIANTmicrobes is a company on a mission.  Their goal is to make gifts that both educate and entertain.  They have created a line of stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes only much, much bigger and I have to say much much cuter too!  These are toys that are great for teachers, anyone in the medical field and kids are going to enjoy them of course.


I received a Tick from their collection of Critters.  I thought a Tick would be appropriate for our family.  We enjoy a good hike in the woods, so ticks are one of the things we have to pay attention for.  This stuffed animal comes with facts about ticks and information on how to remove a tick.  It is a great way to bring up the subject with my kids and teach them what they need to be aware of.

My son was a big fan of the Tick as soon as he saw it.  My 3 year old daughter on the other hand was not a fan, but I think that has more to do with her brother chasing her with it yelling "I'm going to suck your blood!" than anything else.  There are several different microbes that are pink or purple that I'm sure she would have preferred. 

You can visit GIANTMicrobes to view their entire line of GiantMicrobes stuffed animals which includes everything from critters, to maladies like Bad Breath, to Infirmaries like the chicken pox. 

The Giveaway:  Thanks to GIANTmicrobes one winner will receive an Original Size Plush Microbe of their choice.  Enter using the rafflecopter form below:

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Disclosure: I received this product for the purpose of an honest review. No compensation was received. All opinions are 100% mine. View my disclosure policy.
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98 comments:

  1. amy beth marantinoMay 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Platelet (Thrombocyte)

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  2. TracyMay 30, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    I like Cholera (never in my life thought I would say that?).
    Tracy Awalt Juliano
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  3. KathyMay 30, 2012 at 8:14 PM

    Athlete's Foot

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  4. J. OlsonMay 30, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    I like Copepod.

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  5. Stephanie H.May 30, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    I really like Krill.

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  6. Elizabeth D.May 30, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    Brain stem!

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  7. Sarah RainwaterMay 31, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    The clap!! OMGosh, that is sooo funny. I'd give it to my husband. LOL

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  8. Just CouponsMay 31, 2012 at 1:54 AM

    I think MRSA or Sore Throat - hard to decide lol
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  9. AnonymousMay 31, 2012 at 5:10 AM

    I would choose the Bookworm (Anobium punctatum) for my brother

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  10. Sonya CocherellMay 31, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    I would choose the pimple :)

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  11. CodyMay 31, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    I would choose food poisoning, lol
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  12. UnknownMay 31, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    hmm these are cool yet creepy at the same time, i think i'd pick martian life, it's the least creepy to me keesha96@yahoo.com

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  13. crystletellerdayMay 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    flea crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  14. blue65829May 31, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    I would pick krill or waterbear they are actually adorable!

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  15. JessicaMay 31, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    Definitely have to go with Tick!

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    1. JessicaMay 31, 2012 at 11:47 AM

      Whoops, forgot contact info: jessicadnewman at gmail.com

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  16. AnonymousMay 31, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I like MRSA because it has a cape!

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  17. JeannaMay 31, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    I would choose the Common Cold! He's cute!

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  18. wabashriver1May 31, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    I would pick the paramecium. margot1068@yahoo.com

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  19. VALERIEMay 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    I love them all and I need the flu one.

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  20. M'risMay 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Like it's not weird enough that my parents accidentally named me after a super-staph infection, my dad actually GOT it a few years ago. #facepalm (MRSA for me!)

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  21. debbieMay 31, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    I would get the H5N1 Avian Influenza

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  22. Diane L.May 31, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    I like the allergy one--almost everyone in my family has them!

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  23. PAIGEMay 31, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    I'd choose Diarrhea (Campylobacter jejuni)
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  24. EBJMay 31, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    I like the bookworm. It would be a great addition to my library. :)

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  25. sweepmomMay 31, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    I think I would pick the salmonella.

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  26. Jade RahlMay 31, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    LOVE the brain-eating amoeba

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  27. Jennifer CMay 31, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    I'd love to get MRSA so I could take it to work. LOL.

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  28. intensev5May 31, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    I really like the stomach ache plush

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  29. Gale NelsonJune 1, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    Athlete's Foot

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  30. AmberJune 1, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    I would choose the Sperm Cell plush

    Amber Y

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  31. andaleneJune 1, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Maybe E-COLI or SALMONELLA.
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  32. Karen GreenbergJune 2, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    I would pick the bookworm.

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  33. Aadel BussingerJune 2, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    They are all so cute and GROSS at the same time! I would pick black death!

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  34. Sam BuckJune 2, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    I love the brain cell! :D

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  35. Kylie CarlsonJune 2, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    I love the Chickpox!

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  36. UnknownJune 2, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    I would choose the sperm cell one and give it to my sister who we always joke is a fertile myrtle! LOL

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  37. ChrissieJune 3, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    Mosquito!

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  38. KrisJune 3, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    waterbear

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  39. KristenJune 3, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    I'd get the cute little sperm cell.

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  40. JoJune 3, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    Maybe the Amoeba!

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  41. SharonJune 4, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    They are all too cute to choose from!! But I really like the Brain eating amoeba or HPV (Human Papillomavirus).

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  42. Stephanie R.June 4, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Id like the flu. Toy of course. not the real one. lol

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  43. toughturtlesJune 4, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    cough

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  44. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    i would love to have common cold

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  45. CelesteJune 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    Beer and Bread Yeast is cuuuute!

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  46. tobyhirJune 6, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    Mosquito!

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  47. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    I'd pick the rabies one for my hubby

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  48. StaceyJune 6, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    I think the common cold is "cute"

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  49. Diane ZielinskiJune 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    I might choose T4 but I also like the ulcer, krill, black ant, and house fly.

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  50. slogan1990June 7, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    Chicken Pox

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  51. Francine AnchondoJune 7, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    sea sparkle

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  52. A. SmithJune 8, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    I would get the E.coli

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  53. nicolesenderJune 8, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    I like the fruit fly .
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  54. carol robertsJune 9, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    food poisoning

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  55. the_jaunty_loonJune 10, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    Scum! (Latin name: Biddulphia)

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  56. BeccaJune 10, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    I would pick acidophilus :)

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  57. dmoniz1980June 10, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) would be funny to give someone lol the plush version

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  58. Dee B.June 10, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    The Sea Sparkle

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  59. AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    I like the ameoba.
    sgusky@hotmail.com

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  60. TamarJune 10, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    the dust mite is cute.

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  61. ClaireJune 11, 2012 at 2:30 AM

    Waterbear! :)

    kaleidoscopequeen at gmaild ot com

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  62. Maegan MorinJune 11, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    I think that Kissing Disease is ADORABLE lol.

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  63. AnnaJune 11, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    who doesn't love an amoeba

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  64. Jennifer LJune 11, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    Haha, these are great! I would choose the Brain Cell/Neuron.

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  65. MizVickikJune 11, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    I like the bed bug, lol! (Miz Vickik)

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  66. CAJUNMAN12June 12, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    I would pick cavity

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  67. Victoria June 12, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    I like Book Worm or Algae!

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  68. Valerie Taylor MabreyJune 12, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    the common cold
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

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  69. k.June 12, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    I like the syphilis.

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  70. cmanJune 12, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    I'd pick the sperm cell (male).

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  71. shirley HJune 12, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    I like sea sparkle



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  72. trublujoJune 12, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Call me strange but I like the idea of giving my daughter Herpes lmao Ok Joke but funny!

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  73. RoxannJune 12, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    I would probably choose Herpes. (Roxann)

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  74. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    Nerve cell :]

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  75. tina reynoldsJune 12, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    Iam not sure but I think I would pick the Penicillin would end up letting hubby choose though. eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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  76. jcwega27June 12, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    brain stem
    jessicawedwards@gmail.com

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  77. Sarah ZJune 12, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    So hard to choose... I think Chicken Pox!
    Thanks - Sarah Z
    believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com

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  78. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    I would choose the Waterbear

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  79. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    I adore Ebola...how can anything so awful, look so cute?

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  80. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Ebola is adorable

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  81. KateJune 13, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    I like mono :)

    kstrycker787@gmail.com

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  82. MELINAJune 13, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    I would like the clap

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  83. sweetpea18June 13, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    i would choose cholera :)
    heatheranya at hotmail dot com

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  84. xcmiller93xJune 13, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Food Poisoning looks pretty cool!

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  85. Ms Penny PincherJune 13, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    I would pick a stim cell.

    PDWinner523 at gmail.com

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  86. Erika P.June 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    I would pick the Yogurt microbe.

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  87. Stefani KJune 13, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    I like the brain cell.

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  88. Trisha McKeeJune 13, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    I like the book worm (and my daughter is nicknamed Critter)

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  89. Crystal S.June 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    These are awesome! I would probably choose the black ant!
    sellcrystal2 (at) yahoo dot com

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  90. CaseyCGJune 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    I'd get red tide... Have e.coli and bad breathe, love them. Ok, that sounded wrong.

    Caseycg (at) yahoo

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  91. Jennafer211June 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    I like the Fruit Fly. Thanks!

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  92. Dawn ReidJune 13, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    I like the Bed Bug.
    mightynaynay(at)cs.com

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  93. CarrieJune 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Amoeba! SO cute!

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  94. SarahJune 13, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    Ex-librarian needs bookworm

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  95. sgregory0714June 13, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Brain stem!!

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  96. daveshir2005June 13, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    I like the krill

    daveshir2005@yahoo.com

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  97. AnnaJune 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    The hay fever is hilarious! It makes me suffer every year, but how cute is it? :)

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