Author: tyrant

Frankie and Jackson Picnic Casket for 2

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Frankie Stein kind of cracks me up as a Monster High “ghoul.” She’s been linked to so many Monster High guys. In this package, she is linked to Jackson – but is it just as friends or is love in the air?

I mostly bought this set for Jackson. I’ve had a tough time finding the guy dolls for some reason. I really do like this set though. Both dolls have cute clothing, Frankie’s outfit is very tame for a Monster High outfit – it’s very old school cute.

Pros: Quality dolls, cute outfits, fun little set. Comes with Jackson!!!

Cons: Picnic casket doesn’t hold all of the little goodies and the set doesn’t come with any brushes.

Would I buy again? Probably. I like the look of Frankie and I was happy to get Jackson. My daughters play with this set (especially Jackson) frequently.

Here’s the unboxing if you want to see everything that comes with it:

Zombie Shake Rochelle Goyle and Venus Mcflytrap

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There are a few things I especially love about Monster High. I love the clever puns and names of the “ghouls” and the clever substitutions for words they use. I also love their webisodes and Music Videos. The Zombie Shake webisode is one of my very favorites. The song is really catchy and the whole video is just cute. You can find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz_xtoFCfsY&index=28&list=PL_MZ8Wf268ZnIO3CnSxr6SukVfS3YpIh7. The dolls are wearing the outfits from this video.

The package comes with a diary of transcription of events from the webisode. It comes with 2 separate black Monster High Stands and 1 Black Monster High brush. Each doll comes with a purse to match their outfits as well. The dolls are really cute. The hair styles are adorable and they’ve both been a bit “zombified.”

Pros: Very cool Zombiefied dolls with awesome outfits and hair. I believe it was a great deal pricewise as well. I buy almost all of my dolls from Amazon.

Cons: I can’t really think of a con on these. I had a little difficulty with Rochelle’s wings and I don’t like the packaging, but that’s it.

Would I buy again? Yes! I love this webisode and song! My daughters don’t play with these as much as I would’ve liked though.

Getting Ghostly Draculaura and Getting Ghostly Clawdeem Wolf

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These dolls are from the new Monster High Movie “Haunted” (comes out tomorrow on DVD)! I am so excited for this movie!!! The Monster High ghouls use boogey sand to get them into the ghostly world to figure out what shenanigans are going on. Since Draculaura and Clawdeen are regular monsters, they need this sand to turn them into ghosts. Mattel did a really good job making the dolls look ethereal like. They are very pretty and look very different from their normal selves.

Pros: Totally different look, very cute looks, come with Stand and brush, nice doll to add to collection

Cons: No diaries:( I really enjoy those. Also, if you’re on a limited budget, you may not want to spend the extra money on another doll that you may already have. These are really good for Monster High doll Collectors.

Would I buy again? Yes. These dolls are gorgeous and my daughters will love them.

 

You can see them up close here:

Monster High’s Wydowna Spider

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Wydowna Spider might be one of the coolest Monster High dolls. She’s the daughter of Arachne and appears in the Ghoulfriends series of Monster High books. She has 6 arms, 2 legs and 6 eyes! I love the fact that this doll comes with extra outfits and shoes. Most Monster High dolls do not come with spare outfits. I’m guessing she comes with extras because she has so many arms and may not fit into other Monster High doll clothes.

Pros: Comes with extra outfits, is super cool looking.

Cons: None

Would I buy again? Yes! She is awesome and you pronounce her name like you would Winona Ryder which is pretty clever.

Monster High’s Sirena Von Boo

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Sirena Von Boo is from the Monster High movie Freaky Fusion. I like this character a lot. She’s a “Hybrid” which is a cross between two different kinds of Monsters. She’s a Mermaid-Ghost, which is a pretty interesting match up from her parents if you think about it. Anyway, the “Hybrids” are new to Monster High and feel like outcasts. Then some of the Monster High ghouls get fused together and the “Hybrids” help them take control of their new bodies. Sirena is a lot of fun because she’s a little flighty and has a very short attention span.

The Freaky Fusion “Hybrid” female dolls are some of my favorites out of all of the Monster High dolls. The boy (Neighthan Rot) isn’t very great, but the females. None of them need a stand to stand up, they’re very high quality and have great looks.

Pros: Stands up by herself! Gorgeous doll, very original looks, and a fun character from the movie.

Cons: To be honest, can’t really think of any.

Would I buy again? Absolutely. I love this doll!

Check her out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeNtNau-kKs

My Little Pony Blind Bags

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As I’ve mentioned before, Blind Bags are usually just miniature versions of regular toys that come in a bag that you can’t see through so when you open them, you get a surprise! I’ve opened quite a few My Little Pony Blind Bags (13 so far) and they are fun. The kids like them a lot.

Pros: Relatively inexpensive, I haven’t figured out how to ruin the surprise yet (See my Hot Wheels post), I’ve bought 13 so far and haven’t had any duplicates yet. That’s pretty good.

Cons: They are pretty small and the collections are kind of complicated. They don’t specify which collection you are buying on the outside of the bag, the only difference I’ve found so far is bag color. To be honest, on the first 6, I didn’t even notice the bags were a different color! Sometimes I’m not very observant though.

Would I buy again? I’m kind of “Meh” on these. The glitter collection (blue bags) are really cute but sometimes these blind bags are hard to find in stores and they are super expensive to buy online.

Here’s a video where I open up 7 so you can see what they look like and the different collections I’ve opened so far.

Shopkins Season 1

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So, Shopkins are a toy that I swore I would never buy. They come in groups of 2-12 (that I’ve found so far) and are teeny tiny little toys of common household items and food with faces on them. I swore they’d never be in my house! They are also collectible which sounds like a nightmare to me, especially at the rate my kids lose things! Well, my kids begged and I have to admit, they are adorable!!!

Season 1 comes with up to 148 different Shopkins to collect. They come in 5 different categories – Common, Rare, Ultra Rare, Special Edition and Limited Edition. This is where the whole collectible thing comes in. It’s addicting. We’ve gotten two different 12 packs so far and I’m just as hooked as they are! You can sort them by the sections they come in – Frozen, Pantry, Sweet Treats, Dairy, Party Food, Health & Beauty, Fruit & Veg and Bakery. They sometimes come with baskets and bags to play with as well.

Pros: Absolutely adorable little toys! Affordable (I believe I got 12 Shopkins for $12.99) and make very good rewards for kids!

Cons: They are very small, easily lost and highly ADDICTIVE!

Would I buy them again? Absolutely. They are so much fun and so cute. The mystery Shopkins are a lot of fun too.

Here’s a video of my oldest and I trying to figure out what Shopkins are all about. We were very confused. She and I were both immediately hooked though and she’s 13! We’re having as much fun with them as the little ones!

Monster High’s Ghostly Twyla from Haunted

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Twyla is the daughter of the Boogeyman in Monster High world. She appears in the new Monster High Movie, Haunted. As of this post, the movie is not out yet, but I have pre-ordered it and it should arrive on 3/24/15. This Twyla doll is called “Ghostly Twyla” because in Haunted, the Monster High ghouls go to Ghost World.

This Twyla doll is really cute. All of the Haunted dolls come with a very pretty Blue Hair Brush and Blue Stand. They all have chains on them (to keep them from floating away???) and very cute outfits.

Pros: Very cute doll, cute outfit, cute everything.

Cons: Overpriced, like most Monster High Dolls, does not come with a diary.

Would I buy again? I’m not sure yet. I’ll have to update after the movie comes out and see how big of a role Twyla plays in the movie. I’m thinking no right now though, because she’s not one of the kids’ favorites and it’s just another marketing ploy.

Hot Wheels Mystery Models

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I’ve mentioned before that one of our favorite types of toys are “Blind Bags.” Blind Bags are just different types of toys, in a slightly smaller version (usually) that you can collect and try to find them all. The “Blind” part is that you can’t see what you’re getting until you open the bag. They are a ton of fun. Most kids love the surprise. I was at the store and I happened to see Hot Wheels blind bags for sale. I was so excited! My girls have so many toy cars, it’s a little ridiculous. I like to encourage them to not only play with “girly” things. So, that’s why I had to pick these up. They come with a full size Hot Wheel and a very large sticker of the car in the bag. Here’s the problem – on the outside of the bag, you can tell which car you’re getting. LAME!!!

Pros – The cars are pretty cool and the stickers are huge. You can avoid getting duplicate cars.

Cons – Complete false advertising! There is no Mystery whatsoever. That’s the fun of blind bags, being surprised with what you get.

Would I buy again? I don’t think so. Blind bags are fun for the surprise.

Here’s a video where I figured out the supposed “mystery” pretty quickly:

 

Monster High’s Clawvenus Doll

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Clawvenus is one of my favorite characters in the Monster High movie, Freaky Fusion. Clawdeen Wolf and Venus McFlytrap end up being Fused Together to make one monster – Clawvenus. I like this character because Clawdeen has a very sensitive wolf nose and Venus has Pollen Powers of Persuasion. In the movie, Venus’ pollen makes Clawdeen sneeze a lot and that causes all sorts of issues. They are just very cute together in my opinion.

Anyway, on to the actual doll itself. I like the doll a lot. It’s pretty well made. It’s a good fusion of the two “ghouls.” The outfit (except for the jacket) is really cute.

Pros: Well made, mostly cute outfit, fun hair.

Cons: Don’t like the jacket or the color of the doll.

Would I buy it again? Yes. This was definitely one of their better fusions that I bought. I think Clawvenus and Dracubecca were my favorites.