Reviewing Toys

Lego Star Wars is turning 10 this year. Can you believe it? To be honest I thought they’d been around a lot longer then that. But in honor of their celebration they are going to be announcing more.

Here’s a bit of trivia. Did you know that Lego has issued over 180 different Star Wars products during the 10 years? You’ve got starships, big scenes and of course 250 minifigures from the Star Wars series. The big thing in the past year seemed to be the Star Wars Clone Wars, movie and tv cartoon.

What’s to come?

- 3 sets of Classic Trilogy Special Editions
-  Darth Vader: 
-  Battle of Endor: This will have 12 minifigures

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Fisher-Price online has a toy sale going on but you have to hurry because they are selling out like crazy. There is one toy you won’t be able to get because they have already sold out are: Little People Sweet Valentine.

Sales:

-  Amazing Animals Roll & Roar Habitat: Lion or the Polar Bear $9.99 ($16.00)
-  Amazing animals Hippo or panda $4.99
-  Dress-up adventure Springtime Dora $6.99 ($25.00)
-  Laugh & Learn counting animal friends book $7.99  ($10.00)
-  Little People wedding celebration $9.99 ($15.00)
-  Laugh & Learn teddy’s shapes and colors book $7.99 ($10.00)
- Doodle Pro Designs: Heart or Easter $4.99
- Easy on Infant Carrier $39.99
-  Rescue-a-Friend Baby: Elephant, Spider Monkey, Baby Lion, Baby brown bear, baby maned wolf (each) $14.99

They also have a ton of the swings, Planet Hero characters that range from $6.99-$9.99, there are a few that get up to $24.99.

The inventor of Playmobil, Hans Beck passed away at the age of 79. Hans created the toys made by Playmobil back in 1971, they hit the market in 1974 and have been a big trend amongst children. He had one rule, nothing horror, no trends and no superficial violence. This man wanted children to use their imagination and that is just what happened.

These toys are huge and they are global, if you visit the site alone the very first page you have a very long list of different languages the page can translate too.

Here are a few toys designed by Playmobil, my favorite will always be the pull string jet. What’s yours?

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The new dolls from the Maru and Friends collection just won the DOTY Award. The dolls are brand new and were introduced just this past October but they are already getting popular.

The Award was given to the Happy Twins Collection (boy and Girl), the other doll that was awarded was the Tanya. Tanya costs around $125 and stands at 21 inches and light brown complexion. The twins are newborns, they are tiny little things with blonde hair. She wears a pink outfit and he wears a blue one with a cap. Her hair is also in a tiny pony tail at the top of her head.

What are these Maru and Friends?  Maru (the doll) lives with an aunt and uncle and makes friends along the way. In a way it reminds me of the American Girl dolls. Each friend she makes, a doll and book are created.  These are dolls that are meant to resemble the childhood memories we all hold dear in our hearts.  Currently it is Maru, Jamie and Tanya, but now they have new twin arrivals joining them. 

They’ve got awards from iParenting Media, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold and the Doty.

A new Rubik’s cube is about to be made now that it has been a cinch for some to figure out. The latest record is 7.08 seconds. It was a Dutch teen that broke this record, his name is Erik Akkersdijk.

WOW! I won’t even tell you my score, fact is I can’t get the thing together at all. My 8 year old can, she’s been doing it since 5. I wonder if she’s ready for a challenge. Do you have any memories of the Rubik’s Cube? Chat about them.

Well everyone may soon find out, Erno Rubik has developed a 3 Dimensional puzzle just like the Rubik’s cube 360 so this should be a lot of fun and definitely challenging. I guess no one will know until it is out and Erik takes the test.

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