Playmobil Large Zoo Review and Racing Car with Transporter Review

Playmobil Large Zoo

Playmobil Large Zoo is the perfect play set for little ones who love visiting the Zoo!  Kids can imagine and create their very own Zoo without even leaving their living room.  Included in this Large Zoo play set includes fence to corral the animals, a giraffe, a baby elephant, a zebra, a lamb, a tractor, ponies, a cute little monkey, and a tractor with a detachable trailer, just to name a few.  This set also includes 2 figures, a dad and daughter, to add to the fun of visiting the animals.   

The pieces are colorful and sturdy.  The large, rounded pieces are a perfect size for little toddler hands to manipulate.  Any toddler will have fun learning through play as they imagine a day at the Zoo.

Playmobil's Large Zoo is recommended for ages 18 months and up.  It retails for $ 44.99

Playmobil Racing Car with Transporter

Playmobil's Racing Car with Transporter is very cute play set.  Little kids love cars, trucks, and racing all around, so how can you really go wrong with this play set?  The big pieces are safe for little ones to play with independently.  Like all Playmobil sets for this age, the Racing Car with Transporter is made with rounded shapes and bright colors. It is very easy for little hands to get the drivers in and out of the car and transporter.  A nice feature is that the pieces are made of sturdy plastic, making them washable.

Included in this play set are two figures, the race car driver (with safety helmet on) and the transporter driver.  Also included is the racing car and truck with trailer that really tilts!  Kids will easily be able to load the car on and off the truck.

 Playmobil's Racing Car with Transporter is appropriate for ages 18 months and up.  It retails
                                                                                                    for $ 19.99.

Visit http://www.playmobil.com/index.html for more additional products and information.

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Chuggington Training Yard Playset with Loop from Learning Curve Review

Learning Curve has designed a fantastic playset for Chuggington fans!  Are you familiar with the Chuggington line of die cast toys and playsets?  If not, you better catch up because these toys are in high demand this holiday season! 

This line of die cast toys and playsets is based on the animated TV series for pre-schoolers.  Stories reinforce early preschool skills like color, verbal skills, and taking and understanding directions.  Along the way, you will meet characters who are "train"ees named Wilson, Brewster, and Koko. "Chuggers", or the more experienced engines, will help to teach important social skills, like paying attention, being a good friend, and believing in yourself.  Your child will also learn "positive life lessons", as well as, "social readiness skills" like honesty, friendship, patience, and being a good listener.  Kids will easily relate to the trainees, the challenges, and mistakes they face along the way.

Your child will be able to continue imaginative play and lessons learned from Chuggintgon while playing with the Training Yard Playset.  This playset includes a diecast Wilson engine that has a coupling system so that other engines can be easily connected to ensure hours of play.

It took about 10 to 15 minutes for me to put this set together.  It is quite sturdy and I had no doubts that this playset would be a hit with Mason.  I set up the flags and caution area on the track, turned the motor on and we were set!  Mason squealed and laughed each time the train went flying around the loop!  This will no doubt provide many hours of fun in our house.

What I really love about this playset is that you can actually propel the engine around the 360 degree loop using the motorized launcher.  And yes, it actually works.  Quite well, in fact!  Also, the fact that you can add additional track packs and playsets, which are sold separately, to this playset makes it doubly appealing.  We will definitely be purchasing the additional playsets to continue the fun and play possibilities.

This set includes:

Motorized launcher

Chuggington Tower platform
Risers
8 x Track pieces
Loop
Signal pieces
Mail bags
Diecast Wilson engine

The Chugginton Training Yard with Loop Action Playset is going to be in high demand amongst Chuggington fans this Christmas!  The Training Yard Playset with Loop retails for $39.99 and is recommended for ages 3 and up.  Additional playsets retail from $19.99 to $24.99.

Don't forget you can also catch Chuggington on TV at Disney Playhouse, Monday through Friday at 6am and 11:30am.  On Weekends, 6am.  Or you can log onto the Official Online Store at: http://www.chuggingtonstore.com/  or find games, activities, or watch a show at: http://chuggington.com/.



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Benadryl and Motrin for Kids Recalled

I received this recall notice from WebMD.com.  In case you missed it, nearly 5 million packages of children's medicines are being recalled because of manufacturing issues.  Johnson & Johnson has voluntarily recalled all product lots of Children's Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, and all product lots of Junior Strength Motrin Caplets 24 count distributed in the U.S.   

The article states is is safe to continue using the medication, but in my book, a recall is a recall.  I would rather ditch the meds and pick up something new and err on the side of safety.

Click HERE for the full article from WebMD.com or continue below.

Nov. 23, 2010 -- J & J has ordered a voluntary recall of about 4.8 million packages of children's medicines due to "insuffiencies" in the manufacturing process.

  

Company spokeswoman Bonnie Jacobs tells WebMD the company is recalling 4 million packages of Children’s Benadryl allergy tablets and 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin caplets.

She says the medicines are not dangerous and that the recalls are being done at the wholesale and retail levels, including drugstores.

Consumers may keep taking the medications, she says.

 No Adverse Events Reported

“This is not a consumer level recall,” Jacobs tells WebMD. “This is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse events, but because we identified insufficiencies in the manufacturing process.”

Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit says in a news release that the recall was ordered in consultation with the FDA for Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets in cherry and grape flavors.

The tablets were distributed in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, Barbados, and Belize, the company says.

The news release says the recall was ordered “after a review, conducted as part of McNeil’s comprehensive action plan, revealed insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.”

It says “there is no indication that the recalled products do not meet quality standards.”

Recalled Products

The McNeil unit says the recall includes all product lots of Junior Strength Motrin Caplets, 24 count, distributed in the U.S. It says there is no sign the caplets don’t meet quality standards and that the recall, like the one for Benadryl, is not being initiated due to any reports of adverse events.

Products being recalled are Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, cherry flavor, with a code number of 50580-347-18; Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, grape flavor, code number 50580-348-18; and Junior Strength Motrin Caplets, 24 count, code number 50580-498-24.

The company says consumers with questions should call 888-222-6036 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Disney Tangled Favorite Moments Doll - Hair Play by Mattel Review and Giveaway (Closed)

If you have become a fan of Disney's recently released Tangled movie, you will love this adorable doll! With about almost a foot of hair to play with, any little girl be able to spend hours braiding and styling Rapunzel's hair.  This is also the perfect 'take along doll'.  She can easily be carried for car trips and outings without without getting lost.

The Disney Tangled Featuring Rapunzel Hair Play Doll  comes with  accessories including, a brush, crown, and barrette's.  It will be hard not to fall in love with this precious doll. 

Congratulatoin to Kirsten C, winner of the Rapunzel Hair Play Doll.  The winner will have 48 hours to respons to my email or another winner will be chosen.
Would you like a Rapunzel Hair Play Doll for your little doll?  Fill out the form below.

There will be one winner for this Giveaway.  There are several things you can do to earn entries for this Giveaway.  Please fill out the form for EACH entry, including the bonus entries.  You may enter once a day, including each bonus entries.  Multiple entries other than the daily entries will be deleted..  This Giveaway will run from 11/29/10 at 12:00pm until 12/6/10 at 12:00pm



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Playmobil Fire Chief and Car Review and Giveaway (Closed)

 

Have you purchased any gifts from Playmobil for this season yet?  Well, if not, you better get out there and get some!  Playmobil's line is awesome!  I was able to review just one of the many items offered in their extensive line of toys.

This fire-fighting themed truck from Playmobil is ready to go at a moment's notice!  You can have your car packed and ready to go with a fire extinguisher, car cones, megaphone, first aid kit and much, much more.  This all fits in the car's storage compartment, too.  This Playmobil set also comes with the Fire Chief figure that you can sit inside of the drivers seat of the car.  Oh, and the fire chief's car comes with a removable roof.  How cool is that?!

This makes a great partner toy to the other Playmobil Fire Rescue sets.  I love toys that are multi-function.  Not only is this fun to play with, but this fire fighting set creates the opportunity to talk to your little one about the danger of fire and fire safety.  For this reason, I think this a great toy with valuable lessons that can be learned from play.

Check out more great toys from Playmobil at http://www.playmobil.com/index.html.

Congratulations to Susan L, winner of the Playmobil Giveaway!  The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or I will choose another winner.

There are several things you can do to earn an entry.  Please fill out the form for EACH entry, including the bonus entries.  You may enter once a day, including the bonus entries.  Multiple entries other than daily entries and bonus entries will be deleted.  This Giveaway will run from 12:30pm on 11/26/10 until 12:30pm on 12/3/10.

Playmobil provided me with the product reviewed above in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are 100% mine,

Mega Bloks Adventures on Misty Island Review

Calling all Mega Bloks and Thomas Fans!!!!  Mega Bloks Thomas Adventure on Misty Island is the perfect buildable play set for children 3 and older.  It is based off the hit movie Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue.  Your little one becomes the engineer of the track, so they can design it any way they want.  You can build and rebuild Misty Island over and over in countless ways.  You can build the track up high or low down, creating endless adventures.

There are 101 pieces in this cool set.  The pieces assemble easily, although a younger child would probably need some help from a parent.  Included are Thomas and James with pull-along carts that you can push up or roll down the tracks.  Other accessories included are lakes, tunnels, break-through barricades and rocks.

This play set will definitely keep young children busy.  Children will be having fun while refining their motor skill development.  What is great it that you can also combine it with other Thomas characters and play sets.  This opens up the possibilities for endless fun!

Mega Bloks Adventures on Misty Island Review retails for $49.99 and can be purchased at Amazon and Toys R Us.



Mega Bloks provided me with the items reviewed above in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are 100% mine.

Pinkalicious Review and Giveaway (Closed)

UNO: Pinkalicious

I remember the original game of UNO.  It was always a fun game to play on family game night.  However, I don't remember winning that often, but it was always fun.  You can continue the tradition of game night with the Pinkalicious fans in your house with UNO: Pinkalicious Edition.

Pinkalicious UNO is the same great game of UNO you remember, but with a twist and a special Pinkitits Card and Rule, which can only be cured with a dose of green veggies (or all the green cards you hold in your hand)!  There are two ways to keep score.  Either the first player to reach 500 points is the winner or the person with the lowest amount of points is the winner.  It just depends on how you keep score with the remaining cards. 

Pinkalicious UNO comes in a nice collector's tin container to neatly hold all the UNO playing cards.  It also displays a picture of Pinkalicious dressed in her usual attire while holding her signature wand and pink cupcakes.  This game includes 112 custom UNO cards featuring Pinkalicious, her friends, and the foods that have made Pinkalicious famous.  The artwork on the cards is very well done.  They are bright and colorful and lend themselves for many hours of Pinkalicious UNO fun.  If you are a UNO and Pinkalicious lover, you can't go wrong with this edition of UNO. 

Pinkalicious UNO can be found on Amazon.  Pinkalicious UNO retails for $18.99

Pinkalicious: Purplicious Doll

"When Pinkalicious mixes pink and blue, it's "Purplicious".  This smaller version of Pinkalicious is adorable.  You can have fun anytime since you can carry her around anywhere you go!  This 12” Pinkalicious soft doll is wearing her artist smock and pink beret as featured in the “Purplicious” book.  There are 3 to collect in all.  This sweet doll retails for $9.97.  It is available at Walmart.

Pinkarella



Pinkalicious: Pinkerella is based on the game BINGO!  What a great way to celebrate everything Pink.  Pinkerella is for 2-4 players and is so easy and fun to play.  The object of the game is to fill your game card with the cupcake disc.  You take turns with the other players drawing cards and even trading cards.  If you get a card that matches a picture on your mat, you put a cupcake disc on your game card.  When your card if full, you shout, "PINKERELLA!" and you win!

The Pinkerella game includes 54 cards and 24 cupcake discs.  This is appropriate for children ages 4 and up.  It retails for $9.99.  You can purchase this game at Walmart, Barnes and Nobles, and Amazon.


Congratulations to Nicole C!  The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

There will be one winner for this Giveaway.  There are several things you can do to earn entries for this Giveaway.  Please fill out the form for EACH entry, including the bonus entries.  You may enter once a day, including each bonus entries.  Multiple entries other than the daily entries will be deleted..  This Giveaway will run from 11/22/10 at 12:00pm until 11/29/10 at 12:00pm.



Pinkalicious provided the items above in order to facilitate the review.  All opinions are 100% mine.