Disney Store Classic Elsa Doll Review

Hey everyone! Today I bring you a review of the Classic Elsa Doll from the Disney Store.

She has the same box as Anna, but with her name at the bottom and art.
Her braid is oddly crimped in the box, but it is slowly straightening out.

The back of the box is the exact same as Anna's.

Looks too easy.

The packaging looks deceptively simple, and it is. Deceptive, I mean. 

It's not simple. 

Mostly free!

Here she is, mostly free. Her dress is absolutely amazing! The cape is covered in blue glitter in snowflake patterns. The bodice is glittery too, and the skirt is satiny blue fabric with a slit.

That's not very queenlike.

She has the same ungraceful toddler sit as Anna.

As you can see, she does not exactly come with ice heels. Instead, she comes with plain blue flats that are roughly the same color as her dress.

I actually quite like them! XD I thought I would be disappointed with them, but they're nice quality and allow her to stand up better than thin heels would.

Another view of the cape.

Her cape is beautiful, but there is a big gap in the back for easy access to the velcro.

The bangs on top of her head are very curly and molded with tons of styling gel.

Her hair is yellow-blonde, yellower than in the movie. Her hair is also a lot longer.

 She has light blush, blue eyes, heavy black eyeliner, and purple eyeshadow.

We meet again!

Here's Elsa next to Anna.

This photo makes it a bit more obvious how purple and pale Elsa is to Anna.

This might be a fluke, but Elsa's fingers appear more widely spaced than Anna's.

I love that they both have sidelong glances so they can look at each other.

They obviously have very different faces and head molds to make this possible.

Oh, and they're also the perfect size for Barbie props.

These are about the only Barbie-sized props I have.

This obviously isn't.

I thought this was a Barbie bed at first, but now I see it REALLY isn't. 

With some effort, it can look cute.

The combination of breadsticks and hot cocoa is a little weird, though.

Bye for now!

Birthday Stuff!

Hey guys! As you may or may not know, I recently had my birthday.
It was tons of fun-I ate burgers at Red Robin, shopped a bit, and has some delicious Gluten Free cupcakes from a local bakery.
I also got some pretty great gifts! :D

Ta-Da!~

I got an MLP Equestria Girls 3-pack of the Cutie Mark Crusaders:

They'll be fun to review! :)

An AWESOME 'Ponies Rock' T-shirt:

In that clipart, Pinkie was originally holding cake.

Super Smash Bros. 3DS(Which I can't stop playing):

Beware the animal crossing villager; He'll K.O. you with his tiny spherical fists.

And last but not least, book 8 of the Dork Diaries series:

They just keep getting better! I already read the whole thing. :P

Later that day, when we went shopping, I got quite a surprise.

The Disney Store at the mall had just had a major restock.

I'm talking packed to the ceiling with Animator's Collection dolls.

I was thinking about getting the singing Elsa doll, but once I saw it in person I decided it wasn't what I anticipated at all.

I settled on a Classic Elsa Doll to match my Anna and I knew that when I saw it I wouldn't want to 'let it go'. 

*Ahem*, please excuse my bad pun. XD

They also had about 3 of the Ice Skating sets with both Anna and Elsa in them. 

The only reasons I didn't get that set is because I already have Anna and, although the Ice Skating set version is slightly different, I don't want duplicates. I also knew that their skates would make it hard to stand them up.

Here she is!

Woah, what's up with her braid???

Since I already took the photos, I'll get the review up soon. I also took photos of some loom bands I bought today which I also need to review. I don't even have photos for the Cutie Mark Crusaders yet, so their review might take a while longer, even though thy were the first to be unboxed.

Wow, I've got a lot to do!

Bye for now! :)

Tamagotchi Friends Review + Thank You

Wow, I haven't made a blog post in a really long time.
Any way, before I write this review, I want to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to my 1000 and counting page views here and the 308 views on my Rainbow Loom Beach Day for Barbie tutorial on YouTube.
I never thought my blog could ever become as popular as it has. Every view counts, I really mean that! :D
Now for the review.

Last week a got a Tamagotchi Friends from Toys R Us. I was super excited to get it because I don't think I've gotten a new one since 2008, or whenever the v5 was released. XD

So much kawaii!

The box is extremely adorable, showing art of the characters and such.

Bandai also added a front flap, reminding us all of the first Tamagotchi release.
There are some highly enhanced screenshots in there, making the screen seem white when it really isn't...

It doesn't even come with a battery, which is why I'm glad that I had some. Instead of the pricey button-cell batteries of the original, it takes 2 AAAs. I found it a little hard to force the batteries into it, but all is well now.

No keyring?
GOOD.

I'm glad that Tamagotchis no longer have keyrings. Sure, that might have been convenient for carrying your precious pet with you wherever you go, but I was always worried about the keyring scratching the screen.

The new TFs are also 2x thicker than the Connections.

Also about 1.5x bigger in circumference. The screw for the battery compartment may not be clearly seen, but on the bottom right-hand side of my TF, you can kind of see that there is a small bump right around where the screw goes.

...

...

Oh, sorry. I had to feed my Tamagotchi.

Where was I?

Oh, yeah.

The Tamagotchi Friends seems much brighter due to the fact that it has a grayscale instead of a permanent background like the older Tamagotchis.

The TF uses NFC connection instead of Infrared.

The Tamagotchi itself is super fun. It has 5 games, two of which you can unlock by doing certain things. There's also a big evolution map. I'm already on generation 2 now with Nokobotchi. I'm sad because that's not a perfect care Tamagotchi! :(

In the first generation I had Knightchi, a perfect care adult. Oh well, I guess your tama can't always be perfect.

There are 6 cool colors to choose from in the USA, and there were 6 different ones in Japan and Europe. While I am happy with the cute star pattern one, there were 3 different animal print ones released in Japan and Europe. Really?!?!

Pink + Hearts + Leopard = Awesomeness.

This is one of the "International only" Tamagotchis with animal print. There's also a colorful leopard and dalmatian.

I highly recommend this device! Get your 90s on and go buy the newest iteration of Tamagotchi! :D 

In other news, I made Anna this somewhat strange outfit out of duct tape and hair accessories. 

Bye for now!

I Got A Cra-Z-Loom!

I got the Cra-Z-Loom on sale!
Watch this video comparing it to the Rainbow Loom.

Virtual Pet Mania!

Hey, guys! Looks like my giveaway(Post below) was a total fail.
That's okay, because today I bring you a post all about virtual pets!

Virtual pets are fun and easy to take around with you, but when they die... sadness.
This virtual pet guide will help you care for your very own virtual pets!

When you're just starting out with virtual pets, I recommend your first pet to be an LPS (Littlest Pet Shop).

Why: It doesn't die, but it still needs you to feed it, brush it, and play with it as well as take it home to go to the bathroom. They're also really inexpensive on eBay.

Buttons: You press the tennis ball/other toy button on the side to play with your pet, insert the feeding/brushing charm into its slot on the side to take care of it. The orange button is select/next, and the purple button is confirm/enter. I know it sounds confusing, but it really isn't.

World: There's a whole world to explore in there; there are lots of games, buildings, and animals to discover.

Overall, it's a great first virtual pet, but when you master it, you get to move on to Tamagotchi.

My super rare V5 music Tamagotchi. I think it deserves some applause :)

Why: V5 is easier than previous versions. Any Tamagotchi V5 or later is probably your best bet. If you have a busy life, you can pause it by going to the 'Travel Channel'(Basically a screensaver). There are a lot of fun features on this one, too.

Buttons: Ah, the classic 3 tamagotchi buttons. So straightforward. So simple. So 'let me just get to the point'. Button 1- Select | Button 2- Confirm | Button 3- Cancel

World: You used to be able to connect it to the computer and explore TamaTown, but TamaTown no longer exists, so let's see... Well, you can still connect to your friends, buy goods at the store, find a date for your Tamagotchi once it grows up, and send it to work. That's about it; it's less about exploring and more about caring in Tamagotchi. 

If your Tama isn't well taken care of, it will go back to tama planet(something like that?), so be sure to feed it and keep it happy.

Once you master your Tamagotchi, I have something harder for you.

Uncommon virtual pet; may I note that this step is optional.

Why: Micro Pet Baby Dino is, admittedly, a generic virtual pet. It is, however, adorably animated. You should be able to find one(or something similar) on eBay.

Buttons: A little more confusing than Tamagotchi. The first button on the left hand side is the reset button, which is odd since that is usually on the back. The second button on the left hand side is select, the first button on the right hand side is cancel, and the second button on the right hand side is confirm. Phew.

World: There's no shop, infrared connection, or exploration of any kind. There are 2 games. I'm not entirely sure what they're supposed to be, though... You also have to give your dinosaur the proper tools in the varying weather conditions. For example, an umbrella when it's raining. 

If you don't feed or play games with your dinosaur enough, it will die. There's no pausing; You have to be committed to your Baby Dino.

If you've mastered that, or just decided to skip it, Giga Pets are up next.

Compu Kitty, driving parents crazy since 1997.

Why: Well, you've mastered the rest... Okay, I wouldn't go as far as to say this was the best. Definitely the hardest, though. Compu kitty needs your attention 24/7, and I'm not kidding. This cat needs to be fed and played with every 2 minutes or it gets hungry and severely depressed.

Buttons: The small round buttons are labelled 'LEFT' and 'RIGHT' to scroll through options. The 'MODE' button is for switching the mode(exit, basically) and the 'ENTER' button is, well, you know. I know that a lot of Giga Pets have a different button style/layout, so just consider that.

World: There's even less in Compu Kitty than in Baby Dino; the one cool thing, though, is trick training. There's a butterfly catching game. I don't have much to say about this. :P

Okay, let's face it. The first time, your Giga Pet will die. Don't be sad; Giga Pets are really hard to take care of. Also, after they die, the clock goes all crazy so you'll have to reset it. I don't think it counts time after the pet dies.

Now that you've read my long Virtual Pet guide, head over to eBay and get started! :)

Bye, everyone!

A REALLY Big Blog Post!

I forgot to make my review for my Zoobles, and now I've already added another to my collection! I really need to make more blog posts!
So, what is this blog post?
It's a Zoobles review.
It's a Talking Zoobles (Chatteroos?) review.
It's an overview of last Friday's garage sale finds.
It's Anna being buried by a ferocious Zooble army.
It's Cute and Cool Today.

First up, Zoobles review!

I got them for $4 altogether at a Church sale. The original price for them was $16, I was thrilled to find out!
Let me review the one on the left first.
In case you don't know what Zoobles are, they're little, animal-ish figures that roll up into a ball and pop open when you place them on their 'Happitats'. I first saw them on a commercial when they came out and wanted one ever since. I eventually got my first one from a friend.
A lot of sets have their own little gimmicks.

On this one, they sit in the flower. Kinda boring. I admit that I prefer the other set.

I didn't take many pictures of this set in particular, but I'll add that these Zoobles are pretty darn adorable. 

What is that, some kind of fruit tree?!?!

For the next set!
Here's the set!
I haven't mentioned it yet, but both sets have a spinning wheel thing that makes the Zooble on the main part turn.

This set has mushrooms! :D

The second set also has a leaf thing for a Zooble to sit on.

"Why, gravity, why???"

Zoobles have difficulty sitting on it, though.

You can push the leaf farther down...

...Or just close the Zooble to make it fit. Either way is fine.

I noticed something odd about the other Zooble in this set, though!

Asleep standing up???

Nope.

Changing eyes!

Yes, this Zooble has changing eyes! You can roll your finger over the eyes to make them change!

This Zooble is cuter, though.

Time to review my Zoobles Chatteroos!

Anna shall be our review assistant! (Sorry about the Green Screen, background, LOL!)

I picked up this Zooble at Big Lots last weekend, and I was very excited to find it!

They also had one that lit up, but the mechanism was broken. There were also dress-up Zoobles, but I don't really get the point there.

This one is adorable! My first impression was that it was a giraffe or zebra-like creature, but I think it's supposed to be a bumblebee.

Free from the box!

Here it is without the box. You can see why I thought it was a giraffe/zebra.

Anna loves the adorable unidentified creature!

It talks when you push down on its head. It just makes unintelligible word-like sounds, though.

Then I started to wonder something.

How does it talk?

Well, it didn't take me long to find out.

The culprit.

The 'talking' comes from the base.

There's a voice coming from underground, then? That's nightmare fuel.

There's a button on the base as well as several speaker holes. The fact that it can talk without the Zooble is rather... terrifying.

Anyway, this was a great set and addition to my collection. Next!

I found quite a lot of stuff at garage sales last Friday. Namely, ponies.

I feel like Princess Celestia is staring them down and smirking about it in this picture.

Three large ponies; Princess Cadence and Shining Armor from the Fashion Style set and Talking Princess Celestia(Pink version).

You could get these new at Toys R Us for $45, but I waited and got them all for only $2. Man, I love a good deal.

The small outcasts.

I also got a couple small things, being a Zooble and a Ponyville My Little Pony.

Just to give you an idea of how small they are, that tiny pony doesn't stand half as tall as Princess Cadence(the relatively small one).

Anna decided to greet my Zoobles army. Unfortunately, she almost drowned under them.

"I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS!"

Giddy up!

... It appears that Anna is just the right size to sit on Princess Celestia! She apparently doesn't need a saddle, either! That picture is just a bit laughable. XD

Before I go, I also had a little fun with special effects.

Pastel mode. I really like this mode.

Scary or cute? You decide.

Bye for now!