A House Party of Star Wars

My friend Carolyn told me about this website called House Party. It is a marketing website that gives people free goodies and stuff from companies if you agree to have a party in your home. It seems to be designed to create positive word of mouth among consumers about a new product or brand. To join, you have to take a screener questionnaire and then you are emailed about upcoming "house parties" that match up with your demographics/interests. Once you are emailed about a potential party, you have to take a more in depth survey to "apply" to be a party host.

I have applied for a bunch of different parties, but I never get picked. No free stuff for me.

Two months or so ago, I received an email asking me to apply to host a party for a new series on the Cartoon Network. I applied, but I wasn't all that interested. They wouldn't tell us the name of the series and well, my kids don't really watch Cartoon Network. (Don't get me wrong. We love our tv. It's just that we're more a Noggin/PBS Sprout family.)

Imagine my surprise when I received an email telling me we were selected to host a party to celebrate the Cartoon Network's new animated series: Star Wars. 20,000 people applied. 20,000! The force must really run strong in our house of little jedis.

Cartoon Network sent us a "party pack" for the celebration. We received a screener DVD of the preview episode of Star Wars; Star Wars stickers and tattoos; Star Wars glow sticks; an assortment of Star Wars masks; balloons; a Yoda bag; Star Wars posters and a light changing/sound effects light saber (bringing us to six total light sabers in our house. We clearly have a problem here.)

So last night, we had eight kiddies at our house for a Star Wars festival. Just when you thought our kids' Star Wars obsession couldn't get even crazier, it did.