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NY Toy Fair: Hotel Transylvania 3 & Jazwares Collaboration

February 22, 2018 By denise Leave a Comment

If you are a fan of Hotel Transylvania, then you already know that Hotel Transylvania 3 will hit theatres on July 13th.

In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for the Drac Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

The great thing about these movies, is the wonderful line of products that will be introduced. Back in September, Sony announced that Jazwares would introduce a toy line based on the new and classic characters from the beloved franchise.

This weekend, I got a sneak peak at some of the products, and I wanted to share it with all of you.

Check out a what Jazwares will be rolling out this year and we promise to give a shout and find out more. Among the items on hand, you’ll note they come in two distinct styles, one being the more CGI movie style and the other, a more stylized look from the animated series. Products include action figures in a couple of different scales, Mavis dolls, and Monster Mayhem blind box mini figures in the cutest frikken trunks I’ve ever seen!! You use a key to pop them open and inside, you’ll find a little monster! There are 61 monsters to collect.. The line also includes mini Mavis in mini playsets, plush and what appears to be role play items!

Here is a list of the products you will see this Summer and Fall

4” Character 4PK Assortment

“Ghoul Gang” (from TV show)
“The Drac Pack (from movie)

4” Mavis Doll Assortment

Fully molded with 9 points of articulations! Proportions & scale allow for fun fashion play with flexible fashion pieces that are removable.

6” Plush Assortment

Mavis, Wendy, & Hank from the TV series

10.5” Deluxe Fashion Dolls

Ghoulishy-glam fashion dolls with rooted hair and 9 points of articulation!
Themed removable soft goods and shoes allow for fun, fashion play!
Mavis

Boo Voyage!

Mavis, Drac, Johnny, & Dennis dressed in cruise wear
6 wearable accessories for fashion play

Hotel Rooms Assortment

Build onto the Hotel Lobby!
Each room playset comes with an exclusive Mavis figurine & special hotel key to unlock a surprise hidden monster collectible
“Ghostly Goodnight!”
Scream Cheese Café

Monster Mayhem

Mystery mini monster figure comes hidden in a trunk that’s unlocked with a special skeleton key
61 editions!
Be on the lookout to uncover a piece of Hank! Keep collecting to find all of Hank’s body parts to put him back together
Some trunks contain rings to store all your skeleton keys

The Grand Lobby Playset

Spooky lights & sounds
Hidden elevator!
Creepy-cool monsters!
Use the skeleton key to unlock a surprise, hidden monster!
Trap doors!

I had so much fun learning about these products and can’t wait to bring more information to you. I also got this great manicure to commemorate the fun.

Yoga Spinner-Toy Fair Part 11 of Series

April 13, 2015 By denise Leave a Comment

I am always looking for games that let children disconnect from the iPad and other electronics in there own. I feel that alot of times kids are missing out on having old fashion game night fun. I was super excited to hear about the new yoga game that combines the best of yoga with the fun of a board game.

Yoga Spinner is a great game it keeps everyone moving and stretching. It has brightly colored, easy to read cards that direct you to complete a variety of easy yoga moves.

It is really easy to play and a great way to get stretched out. One person starts by spinning the spinner. That player then draws a card from the pile of cards that matches where the spinner landed. They must follow the instruction on the card. Some of the cards have a yoga pose and others might be more craft instructions like “steal a card”, “lose a card”, or even “all play”. The goal is to be the first to collect a card of each of the colors to win the game. Sometimes it takes a bit depending on that crazy spinner.

Upside Down Games has created a line of high-quality educational games like Yoga Spinner that helps encourage children and adults to establish healthy lifestyles with physical exercise.

Disclosure Many thanks to Upside Down Games for the product in exchange for this review and post, however all opinions expressed here are my own.

Moji Mi-Toy Fair Part 10 of Series

April 12, 2015 By denise Leave a Comment

Moji Mi debuted at the Toy Fair in New York in February.

Moji Mi is a new line of tiny collectible figurines that talk in their own language. They are sort of like the Furbies. There will be four of them to start with, but they’re being described as collectible, so I think they will be more in the future. They also play nice with each other, if two of the little guys touch hairs, they’ll start talking to each other. All four of them have different colors and personalities and make emotional sounds when you pet or tickle them.

Moji Mi does stay true to the emoji name in one way, though, once you grab for yourself, you’ll be able to get your new figurine in emoji form on your phone, which you can use in any number of social media or messenger apps.

Disclosure Many thanks to Moji Mi for the products in exchange for this review and post, however all opinions expressed here are my own.