Beanful lion family

Today I am going to introduce you to the beanful lion family.


This is the mother lion who is about to have some babies.


There are the beanful babies all swashed inside!


Two baby girls.


Aren't beanfuls fun?

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Beanfuls - Helga

It seems lie people have been searching quite a bit for beanfuls online and since there aren't many resources available online I figured I would post a few pictures and such.



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Helga the Hippo!



So cute and soft, full of beans and babies!



I love the way her mouth opens and is pink inside. It reminds me of a puppet.



Velcro seam on belly holds her babies in!



How many babies will she have?



Two baby boys! You can tell they are boys because they have blue bows!



Some animals have a rare different baby. The hippo set could have a dark grey baby. Maybe next time!

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kingsburg

kingsburg is an awesome new board game where you each player is sent out to set up frontier territories. Over the games 5 years (divided up into seasons) you try and gain support of different advisers to the King to gain wood, gold, and stone to build buildings, as well as other other benefits. You must also acquire soldiers to protect your settlement during a battle at the end of each year. It sounds rather complicated but after a round or two you get the hang of it and it's a lot of fun. This sweet game is definitely on my list of things to get.

LPS teeniest tiniest pet shop

When I was younger I was really into a sweet toy called Polly Pocket. Back then Polly Pocket was completely different. I think I will cover her in more depth in a later post. But basically it consisted of very small figures and houses or containers that opened up to be houses or a mall or a castle or whatever. You could collect a ton of different people and pets and houses and cars and have a blast playing with these tiny people. Needless to say, I was very disappointed when suddenly Polly was 3 inches tall and the new concept was to change her rubbery clothes and became way less sweet... I thought children today would never know the joy of playing with tiny figures and houses that transformed into a portable shape. Luckily Hasbro has come out with Littlest Pet Shop Teeniest Tiniest Pet Shop. These sweet toys have basically the same concept as the old Polly Pockets but are big headed animals instead of people and their environments and containers are much more innovative. It seems like sometimes brands are stretched too far and try to expand into too many markets and become too overwhelming. In this case, however I am glad Littlest Pet Shop stepped out of the box and brought back a sweet idea toy for a new generation to enjoy.

webkinz 2

It turns out I may have been wrong about Webkins. I have recently had the opportunity to observe a child using the neopets site and then the webkinz site and realized Webkins is way more child friendly, is easy to navigate through and uses audio. I guess if they have to pay the web developers by selling stuffed animals to clutter your house so be it. I also noticed how the children enjoy collecting, naming, and playing with the different animals the have. The games are also enjoyable for adults because they are very simple and will allow you to score high with ease. In conclusion... If you want to pay for your children to easy have fun with a virtual pet, by all means buy a webkin. if you are looking for a free way to waste some time, play neopets. both are good in their own way.

marble maze

When I was younger I had a marble maze. This sweet toy was completely customizable and could be set up in unlimited ways. Most of the pieces were basic tubes but I also had a funnel, a plinko type deal, a spinning wheel, and a couple of swirly tubes. You can set up all sorts of paths for the marbles to follow and run lots are marbles at a time. This sweet toy may seem very simple and that is part of its appeal. I have also seen other versions of this sweet toy that magnetically connect to anything metal (fridge, etc). This adds another level to the marble maze because you don't have to worry about it balancing and having support to hold the maze up. You can also improvise and come up with your own paths and mazes using stuff around the house. Sweet.

puzzles

I think one very underestimated and often forgotten about sweet toy is a puzzle. Puzzles come in all sorts of sizes and varieties and can be very challenging. Puzzles can be a great family activity as well. Children can enjoy smaller, simpler puzzles and once they get older can enjoy the challenge of large complicated puzzles. 3D puzzles are also fun. Song puzzles for children can also be very entertaining. Plus puzzles are typically pretty cheap. If you aren't into puzzles anymore they are worth a second chance.

Rubik's Cube

One of my all time favorite puzzles is the Rubik's Cube. This one sweet toy can bring you hours and hours of entertainment. If you figure out how to solve it then it will allow you to impress many people and if you've seen Pursuit of Happyness possibly land you a job. Rubiks cubes also come in many varieties. There are the normal 3x3 cubes, 2x2 cubes, 4x4 ones, and even 5x5 Rubik's Cubes. Many sports teams have their own version of this sweet toy as well as a transformers Rubiks cube. you can even solve the rubik's cube online! with this much fun waiting you better get started!