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Dashboard Confessions: Grabby Hands & the Automobile
You know those plastic handles on the roof of the car? The one's you grab onto when your designated driver makes a sharp left turn and your beverage of choice goes flying onto the dashboard? The ones your grandma never ever lets go of? We've heard them called everything from "Oh (expletive)" grips to "Terror Handles". The car manufacturers say they are to facillitate entry and exit from the vehicle but those of us with spouses who like to drive, know better.
Well there is finally a use for these handles that does not have to do with whether the light was actually yellow or red.
This clever product from Kicky Pants is sure to keep babies and toddlers busy, as well as toys off the floor, meaning a much quieter ride and less reason to be afraid! Very easy to install, you just stretch the Auto Mobile from door to door in the back seat, velcro-ing the strap around the aforementioned ceiling handles.
They come with 3 rings (but, you can add more with Linkadoos, if you wish) that you can hang your child's favorite toys from to create stimulating back seat scenery. The traveling mobiles I had with my kids were always kind of cheesy, I love the idea of creating my own with whatever the child is most interested in at the time.
The Auto Mobile will help you to create perfect back seat entertainment for newborns and toddlers. Kicky Pants is also an an eco-friendly clothing company that has a fabulous selection of bamboo fiber clothing that is high quality, stylish, and very, very soft.
And now for your confession and a chance to win it - we are giving away one Auto Mobile in Blue with Brown Dots!
Tell us in the comments:
1.What do you call your car handles?
2. What favorite toy your child won't leave the house with out?
One lucky winner will be chosen on Friday July 25, at 11pm.
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We call them Oh sh!t grips. And my daughter will not get in the vehicle without her crayons. Thanks so much for the opportunity.Posted by: misty w | July 19, 2008 7:22 PM
I thought we were the only ones who names our car handles...we call it the Hail Mary bar. My boys love thier matchbox cars and go everwhere with them. Thanks so much for this giveaway.Posted by: Margaret Smith | July 21, 2008 2:57 PM
for when hubs is driving or teaching the kids...oh crap is the nice handle...or hold on for your life handle \the favorite toy the young ones like is the etch a sketchPosted by: sandy | July 21, 2008 4:17 PM
Awesome!Posted by: Brenda Shields | July 21, 2008 5:22 PM
We call the handles "oh S**t bars!" The kiddo used to never leave the house without something, anything... no matter where we were going, now, not so much but I expect that to change with baby #2 coming any day now!!Posted by: Casey H | July 22, 2008 7:09 AM
Oooo, I'd love to win this!Posted by: Julia Magrath | July 22, 2008 8:23 AM
We car our car handles hooks! My daughter WILL NOT leave the house without her little teddy bear, that used to be mine. LOL.Posted by: Monique Rizzo | July 22, 2008 9:52 AM
1. I call them "Hanger Handles". I always thought they were for hanging clothes or suits or somethin;) hehe 2. My child will not leave the house without his little play keys that look very real and make the sounds of a car driving away!!Posted by: tangie c | July 22, 2008 11:13 AM
We've always called them "Flip Grips." And my daughter does not leave the house without at least one doll. She usually picks a different one each time. gkstratos@y ahoo.comPosted by: Gina Stratos | July 22, 2008 12:23 PM
we call them handles.the kids must have their ninendo ds.Posted by: Vicky Boackle | July 22, 2008 2:23 PM
LOL...just handles...our granddaughter will not leave without her American Girl Doll :) THANKSPosted by: Sharon Jones | July 22, 2008 3:49 PM
"Uppers." Yeah, I know that's pathetic. We never leave home without sippy cups! EVER!Posted by: Linda Moeller | July 22, 2008 4:08 PM
we call it the thinges her toy horsePosted by: Melissa Resnick | July 22, 2008 7:38 PM
We call them the "hang on" bars. My daughter takes her "bankie" everywhere. We'd be in big trouble if we left it behind.Posted by: Amy | July 23, 2008 5:58 AM
My son calls mine the closet (because I usually have an extra set of clothes hanging from it). My youngest doesn't have a favorite toy she loves them all. However my oldest son use to take a stuffed Baby Bop everywhere we went.Posted by: Jodi | July 23, 2008 10:20 AM
We call them horses (hang on to your horses)lol My son always takes his teddy bear everywhere.Posted by: Jessica C | July 23, 2008 12:13 PM
I call it 'the handles' haha. My son won't leave home without SOME sort of racecar, haha, but I have a baby due in October so I'd love to win this for him!Posted by: kristi blackstone | July 23, 2008 12:20 PM
we just call them handles-our granddaughter will not go anywhere with out her favorite stuffed teddy bearPosted by: Vicki Wurgler | July 23, 2008 2:43 PM
Well, we called our handles "oh sh!t" handles until our 2 year old learned the word, we now call them "oh goooooodness" handles and in a small southern toddler voice, you can hear "oh goooooooodness, mama" in the back seat of the car, often. Our son will not leave the house without, "John America", a little yellow plane. On a beach trip to Florida we took our 2 year old son into a beach shop so he could choose one souvenir. Instead of picking, shells, buckets, or anything beachy, he picked out this yellow airplane. He went to grab it one day so we could leave the house and I asked him, "what's that planes name?" Out of no where he says, "John America". Not sure where this came from, we don't know anyone named John and I guess he has just picked up America from hearing it. Anyway, we laugh all the time when we leave the house and say, "don't forget John America".Posted by: Stacy | July 23, 2008 7:23 PM
Well, we called our handles "oh sh!t" handles until our 2 year old learned the word, we now call them "oh goooooodness" handles and in a small southern toddler voice, you can hear "oh goooooooodness, mama" in the back seat of the car, often. Our son will not leave the house without, "John America", a little yellow plane. On a beach trip to Florida we took our 2 year old son into a beach shop so he could choose one souvenir. Instead of picking, shells, buckets, or anything beachy, he picked out this yellow airplane. He went to grab it one day so we could leave the house and I asked him, "what's that planes name?" Out of no where he says, "John America". Not sure where this came from, we don't know anyone named John and I guess he has just picked up America from hearing it. Anyway, we laugh all the time when we leave the house and say, "don't forget John America".Posted by: Stacy | July 23, 2008 7:24 PM
Well, we call them the Oh S#!t Handles.. And I can happily say that we dont have a toy that we cant leave home without.. We just found out we are expecting, so that is soon to come! Thanks for the contest!Posted by: Noelle | July 23, 2008 8:58 PM
We just call them handles. My daughter will not leave without her Laugh & Learn Puppy.Posted by: Christine | July 23, 2008 10:23 PM
I guess we just call them the hanger thingies but now I'm wishing I call them something fun like I'm reading about in the comments. Oh well. As for the toy that must come with us, it's a star rattle that has a different type of linky toy shape coming off each of the star's points.Posted by: Elizabeth M. | July 24, 2008 2:27 AM
We call it the hang-on handle. My kids bring whatever baby is their favorite at the moment (baby being their fav. stuffed animal of the moment). Older kids-ipod.Posted by: Paula Harmon | July 24, 2008 5:17 AM
We too are unoriginal and call them "oh sh*t" bars. I have often used those exact words while grabbing on for dear life driving through the snowy mountains. Now that we have a little one, it's definitely time to come up with a new name! We cannot leave home without our binky. No toy attachments yet (he has a few favorites) but I have already been advised that when he does attach to one, go buy 3 of them in case you ever lose one.Posted by: Jo | July 24, 2008 6:56 AM
never called them anything in fact dont think I have ever used them in a sentence - my grandson wouldnt leavae the house without a match box car!Posted by: Carol Drury | July 24, 2008 7:14 AM
We call them the "oh sh!t" handles, too, but I guess when our son's old enough we'll have to thing of something less risque. Right now, he won't leave the house without his blanky my sister made him, and his little purple elephant from his jungle mat, that you pull down & stretch out it's string and it climbs back up. Hard to describe, but he just loooooves itPosted by: heather | July 24, 2008 12:06 PM
We call them dry cleaning holders. He loves holding blocks.Posted by: Will | July 24, 2008 12:47 PM
They are 'Oh Crap' handles and we can't leave without the Dora sippy.Posted by: Jenny | July 24, 2008 2:41 PM
Handles. This is a clever idea!Posted by: Patricia Clow | July 24, 2008 4:30 PM
Handles. This is a clever idea!Posted by: Patricia Clow | July 24, 2008 4:31 PM
Handles. This is a clever idea!Posted by: Patricia Clow | July 24, 2008 4:31 PM
We call them Hooks. We don't go anywhere without hand-held video games.Posted by: mgster | July 24, 2008 4:36 PM
Jesus bars! Beanie Babies theyyyguy@yahoo.comPosted by: Ed Nemmers | July 24, 2008 5:27 PM
We just call them handles! My daughter never goes anywhere without her teddy bear.Posted by: loki | July 24, 2008 6:28 PM
We call them either "oh Sh!t" handles or just hanger bars - right now, we never leave without a pacifier.Posted by: Jocelyn | July 25, 2008 6:55 AM
we call them thingys and my son wont leave the house without his incredible hulk doll :)Posted by: kathy pease | July 25, 2008 8:10 AM
Handle thingies His big dump truckPosted by: Dan | July 25, 2008 10:55 AM
1.What do you call your car handles? Handles. 2. What favorite toy your child won't leave the house with out? Scott the baby doll.Posted by: Gianna | July 25, 2008 11:45 AM
Our handle is nicknamed "JAWS" and the favorite toy is the magic 8 ball with the magic slate/dry board. many thanks SWPosted by: sarah woods | July 25, 2008 3:43 PM
We call the handles,The Raft Can not leave without blankie and doll CharlieGurl57@aol.comPosted by: Charlene Kuser | July 25, 2008 4:38 PM
What a great idea! Make sure you only install soft toys though so people don't get hit in the head! I guess I call them "handles". I'm boring, what can I say. :-) We have no favorite toys that leave the house because I keep toys in the car. I have travel magna doodles, hot wheels and a squeeky soft rattle toy for the baby :-)Posted by: Heather | July 25, 2008 5:12 PM
1. I have it on good authority that those handles have come to be called the "Oh Sh*t Bar" by most young men. I use to hang the items I got out of the dry cleaners from them on the way home but don't remember calling them anything.Posted by: Marie Noguerole | July 25, 2008 6:01 PM
We don't really have a name for it. My daughter always has to take a doll.Posted by: Donna Kozar | July 25, 2008 7:28 PM
.What do you call your car handles? Handles. 2. What favorite toy your child won't leave the house with out? john deere teetherPosted by: Janet | July 25, 2008 8:28 PM
1. don't have a special name for car handles 2. teddy bearPosted by: Lily Kwan | July 25, 2008 8:36 PM
We call them "Oh S**t grips" but since my son is picking up words now we will be changing that. I like the oh goodness bars a person posted earlier. I will have to use that instead. As long as my son has a car with him he is good. It usally doesn't matter which one. He switches favorites.Posted by: Heather M. | July 25, 2008 8:58 PM
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