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.