Friday, March 29, 2019

New Toy Fair 2019 Just Play Toys Disney Junior Toys Puppy Dog Pals, TOTS Rescue, Minnie Mouse, JoJo, Ryan's World and more for Fall 2019!



Just Play Toys never disappoints with their wide range of toys that includes so many of our personal favorites! Just Play Toys’ ability to create and innovate interactive play-sets, poseable figures, poseable dolls, vehicles, surprise toys and more allows for so many fans of different characters and shows to be able to recreate their favorite scenes and more. Check out our video coverage at New York Toy Fair 2019!



Based on the upcoming special on Disney Junior, the T.O.T.S. Nurser Headquarters Playset has a variety of ways to play! Slide down the cloud slide through sky tunnel, brings the babies up to the next level in the stork bundle elevator, take a nap on a cloud, or get pushed around in a cloud stroller — all of the tots waiting for loving homes live comfortably at the nursery headquarters. This set is $39.99 for ages three and up and will be available in the fall. There will also be a T.O.T.S figure set, T.O.T.S. Surprise Nursery Babies mystery bundles with color change diapers, T.O.T.S. Surprise Babies Nursery Care Set, Plush Babies, and even larger carriers with grooming kits for pretend play! Supposedly this is just a one-off special, but for such a huge launch of toys, I can only imagine that this will become the cutest series next to Puppy Dog Pals!




Speaking of Puppy Dog Pals! We met cute puppy Keia in season two, and Bob created an amazing treehouse for her in the second episode of the season! Now, Keia gets her own treehouse play-set for us to enjoy at home! No house parties please, I don’t think ARF can fix the treehouse twice! This set looks even cooler than the pups’ treehouse play-set from the initial release, plus it’s a bit smaller, which is something I appreciate! More retail info on that set coming soon. Bingo and Rolly can get checked out on the go with the Awesome Care Bus Set. The bus opens up to reveal a play area, a puppy bath, a place to get check-ups, X-rayed, groomed and more! With lights and sounds, realistic vehicle movements, plus you get two 3” figures, Bingo and Rally! Coming this fall for ages three and up for $34.99. We also noticed a new deluxe play-set with a new pup, and a new robot! Last year the deluxe set included Keia around the summer of 2018, and it was $19.99 as a Target Exclusive. This time around, it includes Keia’s pal, Chloe, who is also the pups’ neighbor, a mystery dog, and a robot.

Mickey Mouse is getting a brand new clubhouse! The Mickey Mouse and Friends Clubhouse Adventures play-set is a multilevel play-set with different components to explore. Start from the top of the clubhouse and take a ride on the Mickey glove hot air balloon. When you’re done, take walk on over to the telescope and peruse the beauty and majesty of Hotdog Hills. Slide down the slide to the first level, or take the handy helper lift down to the first floor. On the main floor, press the floor to activate a series of familiar sounds and lights. This set comes with 3” Mickey and Minnie Mouse figures. It comes with a bunch of accessories too like a telescope, one play table, chair, and more! Available this fall for $34.99 and for ages three and up! There will also be a deluxe set of figures including an excessive red Mickey Mouse figure, and even Pete! 

Minnie Mouse is getting a jazzed up bowtastic home in her new and spiffy Bowfabulous Home. Like a shiny beacon at the top of the two story home is a polka dot bow that twinkles in rainbow colors and plays familiar sounds. Step on the doormat to “open” the door, and once inside you’ll feel like you have stepped inside Minnie’s fa-bow-lous home! Take the manual elevator up to the second floor and get a tour of the top floor, once done slide down the slide and have a snack at the dining table. There is so much included with this set like articulated Minnie Mouse and Daisy, Figaro the cat, and furniture and accessories to help make happy helping a breeze. Available this fall for $34.99 for ages three and up. We also noticed the a surprise Minnie head with bow and two Minnie Mouse figures. This is just like the Mickey Mouse version. There will also be a plane, the Bowliner Jet. It looks like either Minnie is a flight attendant or passenger. The top flips open for easy play. More info about that set soon!




Minnie Mouse fans and unicorn believers will love this cute plush set, Minnie’s Walk & Dance Unicorn Plush! Minnie is hanging out with her new unicorn friend from Minnie’s Bowtoons, Penelope. Pressing Minnie’s hand will activate Penelope to dance. If you have them touch, they will walk together. This is seriously such a cute set! Minnie’s outfit is so sweet with her sparkly and rainbow details on her bow, she’s adorable. For $39.99, grab it this fall before the holiday rush! For ages three and up, every bow-tastic Minnie fan will love this set!

Wo-oh-oh! Vampirina! The new Spookleton Castle is definitely something to scream with de-fright over! With two stories of ghastly fair from performing on stage, having a midnight hairy scary snack, getting the batties, dancing with Gregoria, and more fans of the show will delight playing and exploring this play set! Take the grand staircase up and down to explore, or relax in a coffin bed after a full day of playing the spookylele. For ages three and up and for $39.99, this set will make it’s debut this fall!



PJ Masks new vehicle is a villain chaser and a caravan all in one! Carry up to four vehicles and three PJ Masks figures inside the new The Seeker! The Seeker crawls the streets in a stealth-like fashion searching for villains on the prowl. Once located with the searchlight, startle them further with a drive-by of discs launched from the disc launcher. trap the villains in the cage. If they get away, with the touch of a button release the Seeker’s cabin and go on hot pursuit. This set comes with a 3” Catboy and a mini Cat Car. Other vehicles with figures sold separately. Available this fall for $59.99, and for ages three and up. 




JoJo with the bow-bow! Check out the latest poseable doll featuring JoJo D.R.E.A.M. doll where she is singing her hit song of the same name. JoJo’s personality is so vibrant and it definitely shines through within her toy line as well! From top to bottom, she is recognizable as Jojo Siwa with the big, signature bow and super colorful and happy jumpsuit. Have you gotten tickets for JoJo’s D.R.E.A.M. tour? I know my niece is going this summer! Available this fall for $19.99, and for ages six and up, grab this epic doll before the concert and bring her with you to sing along! I also saw JoJo’s D.R.E.A.M. BMW sports car, which is a scaled down replica of her actual car even down to the multicolored rims! Siwanators will also love the mini dolls sold as mystery toy! More details on that soon. JoJo's pup is getting some love too in the form of a plush pet! Stay tuned for that too!



Fans of Ryan ToysReview will love the collection that is coming out this fall! Combo Panda gets his own feature plush, and he talks by saying funny phrases and his headphones light up too! Combo Panda also makes action moves too by pressing him paw!  Get him this fall for $29.99 for ages three and up. There are many more toys coming out in the Ryan’s World range. Pizza seems to be a trending thing for Ryan as I saw it in many booths at NYTF. Red Titan will also be have his own mega figure and it incorporates the mystery of finding a surprise figure to the activation of slime! Kids will love Red Titan, which I predict to be a hot selling item. More retail information coming. Another fun item from Ryan’s World will be the surprise boxes with figures inside. Kids have to smash the boxes open with a. Hammer that is provided. I think kids will love that!


My favorite dolls Hairdorables are coming back for Series 3 in a whole new way! Now they will come with truly useable accesirues that will actually style and change their hairdo by coloring, crimping, or curling their hair. With new theming, pop-up backgrounds, and fun accessories channeling your inner dancing queen, and outdoorsy woods girl types are super easy! Coming out this fall, they will be $12.99. I cannot wait!


Hairdorable Pets Series 2 will match up adorable pets with their owners from Hairdorables Series 2. Included are new accessories, and new finishes on the pets. Available this fall for $7.99 each. 



Dude! The Dude-meister! Dude-a-riffic! HairDUDEable! What? That’s right! New 2-packs featuring one exclusive Hairdorable doll and one mystery Hairdudeable will be out this fall! The boys are so stinkin’ cute! With 15 surprises inside, fun personalities, and accessories, the Hairdorables will have so much fun collaborating on each other’s YouTube channels! Available this fall for $24.99. 





Move over Hairdorables, little sisters are in town and they’re traveling by shampoo express! Hairdorables Shortcuts are super cute, super sweet, and super short and chic Hairdorables little sisters. Each comes with eight surprises that can be mixed and mingled with the other Shortcuts dolls. You can collect 24 different Shortcuts to realize these amazing transformations. Available for $9.99 in the fall of 2019. 



Spirit Riding Free & Lucky Grooming Paddock playset is the perfect place for any horse to get pampered. This set includes a poseable Lucky doll, Spirit, and one foal. Lucky can wash Spirit and the foal, and the continue on their adventures. The set comes with 21 pieces, stickers to decorate the play space, and more! Get this set this fall for $39.99 for ages three and up. 

Big thank you to Just Play Toys for the amazing tour! It’s always fun hanging out with the people behind such amazing products that bring so much joy and happiness to children, and parents too!


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New Mad Mattr Quantam Pack Colors, Build Sets, Build a Bot STEM Toys by Relevant Play at New York Toy Fair 2019




New tactile toys and toys that will make you think could all be found in the Relevant Play booth at New York Toy Fair!



I was so impressed by Coilz, which will be available in Fall 2019.  My sons literally bounce around from morning until night, so I immediately felt a strong connection with Coilz! For kiddos ages five and up, these Coilz have cool designs on the top and a sturdy spring at the bottom. You will be able to get them in fun starter pack, super pack, and a cup pack which has everything you need to have a bouncing good time! 



Coilz are springs that act as a collectible and a sensory toy, and with 50 to collect in series one, expect your little collector to want to spring for them all! The price point makes it hard to pass up as it will provide many elements of play, which requires skill and movement. The Starter pack is a blind pack and it includes four collectible Coilz, and a collector’s card for just $4.99. The Coilz Super Pack is also a blind pack and it includes eight Coilz, and a collector’s card for just $7.99! The Coilz Cup is the perfect collection to have a bouncing battle Royale! Included in the Coilz Cup are six Coilz, a bocce ball, a distance marker, two backboards, a timer, and a collector’s card.  Withe Coilz Cup alone you can play up to 10 challenges! Go check out our video, and see Coilz spring into action! 







Do you know the wonders of Mad Mattr? MadMattr never dries out when properly stored, extremely easy to clean up and store, can be molded into bricks, and then squished down like melting ice cream. Plus it keeps kids busy! We love Mad Mattr in our house, and we are so happy to see so many to titles for this amazing line of toys that promotes thinking, open-ended play, and provides that sensory needs so many kids crave! 



Go to the dark side or the light side with the new for the line Dark Matter (black) and Anti Matter (white) that will be available in 2 oz quantum pods. The new contrast colors are available now for $7.99 for ages three and up and would be perfect Easter basket fillers! The quantum pods are also great to bring along to restaurants! I always keep a quantum pod or two in my bag just in case!



The Quantum Packs are resealable 10 oz bags and now you can get a whole range of colors! New for spring are bright colors with warm tones like Hello Yellow and Orange Rush! You can also get Hello Yellow and Orange Rush in the 2 oz quantum pods, which is perfect for Easter baskets, or just because! This fall, Jewel Tones will be introduced with colors available both in Quantum Packs and Quantum Pods with new colors like Pink Flamingo, Rocket Red, Green Dream, Blue Wonder, and Purple Paradise. Quantum pods are $7.99 and for ages three and up. Quantum packs are $12.99 and for ages three and up. 



Mad Mattr is so versatile in that you can build and satisfying destroy your creation! Grab the Super Pack - The Ultimate Builder’s Pack for your builder for just $24.99 and for ages three and up. IT will be available this fall, so this is a great holiday gift idea! The Super Pack includes 14 oz of Mad Mattr (7 oz each of green and blue), two Ultimate Brick Makers,  six extruders, and a safe cutting tool. Everything comes packaged neatly in a resealable package for easy storage, which also makes it great for on the go to grandma’s or even on vacation! Also check out the MadMattr Quantum Tool Box that includes an awesome collection of stamps and brick makers to make customized buildings and figures all made from MadMattr!



Meteor Monsters Series 2 will be coming out this fall for $9.99. Included is a meteor and a whole new gang of stretchy, intergalactic monsters that you can help spring from the MadMatter! The mystery is the one of six colors of genuine MadMatter inside, and one of eight new monsters! You can also collect one rare and one ultra-rare monster! Who will you break free from the squishy and stretchy clutches of MadMattr? We can’t wait to stretch and squeeze them all!



New for fall is a whole new line of Meteor Monsters, but they’re Mini Meteor Monsters! Inside each mini meteor is a mini monster waiting to be released! Inside you can also get 1 oz of Mad Mattr in one of six colors! There are 100 Mini Metoeor Monsters to collect in all! Can you collect them all? Available this fall for $4.99 each. 



Everything is better when there’s sparkle! Mad Mattr can be formed into anything you want, but sometimes kids need some extra help to create, which is why I love the new Unicorn Sparkle Mattr set, which is available now for just $14.99 and for ages three and up! Included in this set are three colors to get you started blue, pink, and white! You also get a Unicorn mold and glitter to add some magic to your Mad Mattr creation! You can dry out your Unicorn Sparkle MadMattr to make a beautiful sculpture or break it down and make it again! You can always use other molds and cookie cutters, too!





Finally take STEM building to the next level by creating your very own robot with Relevant Play’s Build-a-Bot! Build-a-Bot are a unique and fun way to incorporate STEM during play time. With the simple click’n’create system, your little learner can create bots inspired by insects with Build-a-Bot Bugs for $19.99 each by easily clicking the parts together. Once you're done creating your bot, you can give it simple commands! Mix and match each set to mix caterpillars, ants, and butterflies! Study the art of sounds with Build-a-Bot Sound with the chance to create your very own pet for $29.99. You can collect a cat, Dalmatian, or unicorn. All of the sets come with stickers and the ability to mix and match parts for fun and unique creative play! Both sets will be out Summer 2019. 



Relevant Play’s line up has so much to offer, and they always keep little minds working, thinking, and creating. 

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Video and Toy Review: NEW Doll Reveal! Hairdooz Dolls Will Be the Latest Surprise Doll Craze for 2019!





Hairdooz dolls are taking over! Hairdooz dolls are the next big "thing," so when you see them on the shelves this May 2019, grabd them, because they are going to be hot! Hairdooz are adorable dolls with sass and sweetness! The Hairdooz squad are Pixie, Crystal, Candy, Skye, Lilly, and Sparkle, and each Hairdooz Doo has their own individual style and unique hairstyle - each doll is even depicted by their own unique symbol that is even a twinkle in their eyes! 

 

Hairdooz are a blast to unbox, you simply twist the shampoo bottle to reveal your Hairdooz doll, then remove the hair dryer to reveal their hairstyle, and then remove their colorful cape to reveal a unique pose! There are 24 Hairdooz dolls to collect in all - 12 Hairdooz dolls for wave one (May 2019), and 12 Hairdooz dolls for wave two (later this year). Each Hairdooz doll has two different hairstyles for wave one, and wave one will be in stores around the world in May 2019 for $12.99. Wave 2 will include the same six girls but with two different hairstyles and poses. In addition to unique hairstyles, they all have a fruity scent - I noted scents of fruit punch, cherry pie, sweet fruit like strawberries, and other sugary notes, which is fine with me! I should also mention that within series one there are two ultra-rare dolls (one for each wave) that have color change hair, which will be fun to find! 



The Hairdooz mini salon is inside of the surprise bottle, so there is very little to throw away with these surprises toys, which is something I really like! The package is also a play-set, and you can store your Hairdooz inside for later play. You also get a suction cup to stick your Hairdooz doll to a mirror, window, or table for easy styling. They also have their hair salon chair that acts as a stand. I would love to see some stickers to decorate the mini salon for wave two, and some added accessories like hair barrettes, combs or brushes, and some other hair salon items, which will make the $12.99 price tag even easier to justify. However, I think the price is right as you get lots of play options - it just needs that extra oomph! Otherwise, I truly find Hairdooz dolls to be adorable, engaging, and really just a lot of fun and will definitely be a hot surprise toy item. May 2019 is right around the corner, so stay tuned to our blog and YouTube channel to learn about where they will be sold. For now, check out the checklist below. 











Thank you so much Headstart Toys for sending us all of our new friends!! Headstart Toys also makes Baby Secrets, BFF, Ooshies, and Micro Wheels! Be sure to follow Hairdooz on instagram @HairdoozHQ, Facebook, and on YouTube to learn the latest Hairdooz Nooz! 

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Video and Toy Review: Family Game Night with Orangutwang by Playmonster! Startling Fun for Pre-schoolers!




Sit on the edge of your seat as you roll the dice and add yummy tropical fruits and animals to a hanging orangutang! Be careful, if you add too many or you’ll go TWANG and lose the game! However, you don’t really lose as watching him go twang is seriously so funny! Orangutwang by Playmonster is the new and fun game geared to pre-schoolers, but it’s fun for the entire family! Each player rolls the dice to see which fruit they have to hang on the orangutang. The object of the game is to make sure he doesn’t go twang, meaning he doesn’t pop off of the vine making all of the pineapples, bananas, lizards, bats, and more fly off in a comedic fashion! 



Orangutwang is a fun surprise game for kids, and parents as every time I made him go twang, I screamed like a child! It is hilarious! Out of the box, Orangutwang is super easy to put together, and there are no batteries so you can start playing immediately. Once put together, lift the toucan up until you hear a click, and hang the orangutang on the vine. The youngest player can go first, or the player who says “banana” faster five times clearly goes first! You don’t realize how hard it is to say banana until you have tried saying it super fast five times! When you’re done playing, Playmonster even provides a simple how to package the box back up for super easy storage. I absolutely loved that little additional piece of information. 

Orangutwang is the perfect family game as it is for ages four and up, and it’s perfect for two or more players. I am bringing Orangutwang to our Easter celebration as we have a lot of kids who would love the make the Orangutwang go twang! Grab Orangutwang before he twangs off the vine on Amazon now for $22.99!

Check out Playmonster’s site for more fun games and toys for all ages and price ranges. 



Saturday, March 23, 2019

Netflix Super Monsters toys on Sale at Walmart!




The Netflix hit show, Super Monsters, has some new titles to add to their ghoul-tastic collection! Our sons love to watch Super Monsters, so I decided to put together some toys that I think other Super Monsters fans would love! At first, I had some sticker shock with the figures and playsets, but I just found that Walmart is having a great sale!



I just found the Super Monsters Moonlight Magic Play Doh set, which would make the perfect Easter basket add-on, or birthday gift! It's under $10 and will provide many play hours of creative fun. The Super Monsters Moonlight Magic Play-Doh Tool Set comes with six cans of play-doh, tools, cookie cutters featuring characters, and molds to recreate your favorite scenes from Super Monsters.



Collect your favorite characters like Zoe, Drac, Frankie, Katya, and Cleo. If your kiddo is into pretend play, then you have to check out Katya's wand! Save some cash on the Super Monsters GrrBus, which comes with Lobo Howler! Make it a spooky game night and get into some trouble with Trouble Super Monsters Edition for under $10. 



Let me know who your kiddo's favorite character is in the comments below!

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