GBK's Gavin Keilly with Blanket, Paris, La Toya and Prince Jackson at GBK Lounge.
Last week, GBK Productions, the recipient of multiple BizBash Awards for “Best Gift Bag, hosted a gift lounge for the nominees and presenters of the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. The exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs and media were given an opportunity, thanks to GBK Productions, a chance to enjoy an exciting and fun-filled environment of swag, refreshments and to contribute to the featured charity – The American Red Cross.
GBK co-hosted the Kids’ Choice Awards gift lounge with with Tiger Beat Magazine/BOP Magazine, the leading teen entertainment magazines.
American Red Cross Japan Relief Fund
As always, charity is a focus of the GBK Gift Lounge and the American Red Cross was the event’s exclusive charity in an effort to concentrate fundraising and support for the victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake and its ensuing crisis. The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. GBK donated 20% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Japan Relief Fund. www.redcrossofsantamonica.org
Kids’ Choice Awards GBK Gifts – Fun Fun Fun for Kids
An array of unique gifts at the gift lounge included:
Ballpark Classics, Inc., providing their Ballpark Classics MLBTM Edition – the ‘foosball’ of baseball which combines old-school gaming with skill and strategy to create baseball’s ultimate home game. The Ballpark Classics MLB Baseball Game comes in a wooden case made from fine crafted hardwood, and with a realistic turf felt field and felt field, with authentic field dimensions and customizable pennants to personalize it. Get your favorite stadiums; they have exact replicas to scale of Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium and others. Make this your next family heirloom! www.ballparkclassics.com
Nominee David Henrie and Greg Sulkin from Wizards of Waverly Place taking their best shot at Ballpark Classics.
Improv Electronics, providing their Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet,the perfect modern solution to memo pads, sketchbooks, sticky notes, dry erase boards and other writing/drawing mediums for your notes and reminders. It can be re-used over 50,000 times! Erace with the touch of a button. The case and LCD are made from durable plastic materials. Safe for school use and all around the house, office and car. Write or draw with the included stainless steel, telescoping stylus or any other suitable instrument – even your finger! You’ll never need to search for a pen or pencil again! Sealed 3v watch battery never needs replacing. It is ultra (1/8 inch) thin and is easy to take with you in a purse, scheduler, briefcase or backpack. You can get a frame to place on refrigerator and remove tablet to come and go! Just think of all the paper you will save. It uses a Reflex™ liquid crystal technology – the only tablet of its kind.; www.myboogieboard.com.
Gabrielle Alexandra shoes were quite the popular item at the gift lounge. These gorgeous sandals are not only stylish but help support poorest of the poor in Lima, Peru. 10% of all proceeds go to the Mother Teresa Hospice , where Gabrielle Yacoob used to work her college summers. These shows are handcrafted by urban communities living in extreme poverty. Each shoe is made out of recycled tires and lined with the finest leather, with really cute designs, making them fashion-forward, comfortable and eco-friendly. They specialize in utilizing raw materials that are discards and potential environmental eyesores and turn them into things of beauty and utility – in this case, gorgeous and trendy shoes we love! These raw materials are manufactured by the poorest of the poor in Lima, Peru to whom our projects represent their livelihood and a source of income and pride. G.A.Y.(her initials) is first and foremost an ecologically forward thinking design company. Gabrielle Alexandra shoes can be found at little boutiques on Abbot Kinney in Venice and launching in Florida and New York. www.gabriellealexandra.com
Gabrielle Alexander (right) and her great charitable shoes!
All the young stars loved the three-wheeled cruiser Mobo bike. Gary Cole enjoyed riding around on the Mobo cruiser (www.mobocruiser.com) and exclaimed “it was going to replace his Prius!” Mobo Cruiser by Asa Products Inc. is a luxury brand offering three wheeled cruisers and other stylish innovative products that are designed to encourage a fit and fun lifestyle. Mobo’s most popular line, the Mobo Cruisers, are equipped with many features and benefits including an adjustable recumbent bike seating, an extendable steel frame, and a reverse gearing function (among other features and benefits). And they are not just for kids! www.mobocruiser.com
Nahui ollin gifted some great candy wrapper bags! Yes, purses, even bracelets from braided candy wrappers and comics such as Archie! Very colorful in many styles, these were quite gorgeous! Designer Nahui Ollin had this great idea when she a need we saw for “green” alternatives in fashion accessories for fashionable items for ‘conscious’ fashionistas. Used are defective new candy wrappers rescued before they go to landfill. It can take up to four thousand candy wrappers and four days for an individual artisan to construct one bag. www.nahuiollin.com
Gimme Some Sugar is a line of custom-made whimsical miniature dessert jewelry – earrings, bracelets, adjustable rings, necklaces. Samantha, the designer, is a professional painter, polymer clay jewelry maker, knitter, crocheter, baker, sewer and all around crafter. She will do custom orders. Her goal is that each new piece that I make is better than the last. They must be incredible by now! www.etsy.com/shop/misscrochet
Spin Master LTD, a multi-category children’s entertainment company, providing their LIVTM Girls which have a new feature where you make them dance to your favorite dance moves; www.spinmaster.com, www.livworld.com. Watch the video here!
Broadway Nails is part of the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of professional quality nail products, consistently offering nail customers the latest styles and trends for a complete nail transformation. They showcased many of their fun styles, including hot Leopard and pink Chrome nails. www.broadwaynails.com
La Toya Jackson with her Broadway Nails gift bag.
Townley Inc., providing a gift bag of their children and “tween” licensed cosmetics such as Hello Kitty Cosmetic Traincase, iCarly, Dora the Explorer, and Disney Princess LipGloss sets. www.townleygirl.com.
Everyone loves candy and celebs and kids buzzed around from excitement and a sugar high as they munched on sweets from The Sweet Shop. They are a full service custom candy catering; have your own candy buffett at your next party or event. www.thesweetspotcandy.net.
Jay Sokol, the 'Candy King' vows to make your party "sweet and memorable".
The indiExhibit is The indiExhibit enables uber talented artisans from around the world exposure by contributing their products to Hollywood’s top event gift lounges. But the indiExhibit is more than just a group of artists who show off their wares in Hollywood. They are a close knit community who truly cares about each other and how to help every artist in the group become the best that they can be.
Some of the artist featured are Wasootch – wedding stationery, bar mitzvah stationary, Sister Sister by Nia Brown – African-American inspired greeting cards. Theplacecameo.com, Sturstein Designs – PeterFairfax.com, Hannah Lynn art & design – HannahLynnArt.com, Little Chaos by Kristie Silva Gothic, fairies, gargoyles, mermaid, nymph art – creepycuties.com, the BeezKneez – Trendy invitations & announcement for all occastion; personalize yours! zazzle.com, Hinterland Harmony Illustrations by KLeighE – HinterlandHarmony.com and more. www.theindiexhibit.org.
All the women in the lounge were sporting the trendy real feather extentions. La Toya Jackson, Paris Jackson, Bailee Madison and Spencer Grammer all loved getting Fine Feathers feather extensions in their hair. They stay in for a week (!) and can be washed while in your hair. Not bad! www.finefeatherheads.com
Gogo’s Crazy Bones, the #1 selling toy collectable in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and New Zeland and recently launched in the Nordics and Italy (whew!), are now launching Series 1 in North America! Apparently this is the next phenomenon on the rise here. Kids collect small colorful characters that come in hundreds of colors and designs, each one with a unique name, design, personality and special ability. *TIP: The most wanted Gogo’s are Angiru, Ichiro, Hiraku, Fist and B-Boy!
Kids of all ages are known to have fun collecting, trading and playing with Gogo’s Crazy Bones. Gogo’s are the modern version of old school favorites such as marbles and jacks, with a twist. Each Gogo has a unique number for collecting and designed so you can hold and throw with one finger. For more info go to www.GoGoCrazyBones.com to find the GoGo’s Crazy Bones Collection. Enter to win a Day with Bailee Madison!
Zachary Gordon Star of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
A one-week, all-inclusive stay in the Caribbean was provided by Caribbean Living Magazine to all the lucky attending celebrities. www.CaribbeanLivingMagazine.com
Glitter tattoo kits and certificates for a two-hour glitter tattoo party by Glimmer Body Art – www.glimmerbodyart.com.
SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition™: Your old favorite games are back! Relive old memories and create new ones with this ultimate PC collection of over 40 classic titles from the golden era of the SEGA Genesis™! Includes: Sonic the Hedgehog™, Golden Axe™, Comix Zone™, Ecco the Dolphin™, Gain Ground™, Shinobi III™, Vectorman™, Altered Beast™, Crackdown™, Space Harrier II™ and much more. www.sega.com
MaximumLash is a high-performance lash conditioner strengthens and fortify your lashes so they appear longer, thicker and more dramatic than ever. www.maximumlash.com
Noah Munck at Monkey Brains.
NewHall Labs, Inc., providing a complete collection (8 products) of Monkey Brains Hair Care created just for that “tween” set. Makes keeping their hair looking good a no-brainer! www.MonkeyBrainsHair.com.
Great games from Hasbro! Le Flush Royale is the deluxe version of Hasbro’s trick shot game, Cuponk, Bop-It! Is the classic think-fast game that calls the shots. Rubik’s cube is the mysterious 3-in cube with billions of combinations, but only one solution. www.familygamenight.com
From cozy Slipper Socks to Cuddly Character slippers to heated body comfort products, to everyday useful items such as Computer Screen Wipes, Aroma Home’s range of fluffy friends has something for everyone! www.aromahome.com
Pura Vida Bracelets, hand-made colorful bracelets from Costa Rica that represent a laid-back lifestyle and benefit an amazing cause; www.puravidabracelets.com
Ematic, a leading manufacturer of cutting edge affordable consumer electronics, providing their Ematic 4GB Video MP3 Player, and headphones. www.ematic.us.
YoHa Technologie gifted Tandars interactive pets. www.tandars.com
Rico Rodriguez of "Modern Family" at Tandars' booth.
The photo booth by Rockstar Photobooth (www.rockstarphotobooth.com) captured many silly moments and crazy expressions from celebrity attendees.
The classic lollypop made a delicious photo wall! Made with distinctive color patterns, Whirly Pops® lollipops are available in a range of sizes and flavors. A favorite of kids of all ages, they are available throughout the US and in many countries around the world. www.adams-brooks.com
Celebrity Attendees
Talent in attendance included LaToya Jackson, Prince Jackson, Paris Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Devon Bostick (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”), David Henrie (“Wizards of Waverly Place”), Bailee Madison (“Just Go With It”), Rico Rodriguez (“Modern Family”), Aubrey O’Day (recording artist, “All About Aubrey”), Cameron Monaghan (“Shameless”), Spencer Grammer (“Greek”), Paula Abdul (“Live to Dance”), Alexis Bellino (“Real Housewives of Orange County”), Griffin Gluck (“just Go With It”), JoJo (recording artist/”RV”), Chuy Bravo (“Chelsea Lately”), Zachary Gordon (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”), Jareb Dauplaise (“The Hard Times of RJ Berger”), Kara DioGuardi (singer/songwriter), Gary Cole (“Entourage”), Stephanie Pratt (“The Hills”) and Darcy Rose Byrnes (“Desperate Housewives), to name a few.
For more about GBK Productions, visit: www.gbkproductions.com
