Thursday, July 30, 2009

Smooshies Review



Recently, I received a Smooshie and two extra sets of parts from One2One Network to review. "What is a Smooshie?" you ask. I compare it to a Mr. Potato Head. The concept is the same where you get all the parts to stick on however there are obvious differences. One being that the Smooshie is totally plush and the other is that it's a little alien monster. The Smooshie is quite cute.

My son had a ball playing with it. He liked changing up the different pieces and limbs. He would then go around the house with it making roaring noises. My husband nor I could escape his little monster's rath. The poor dogs couldn't either. Oh, and I should mention that the Smooshie is very soft. On multiple occasions, I found my son sleeping with his.

I feel that the Smooshie is a great way for your child to express their creativity. However, your child might become a tad bit frustrated. All of the pieces are attached by velcro. This includes all the arms, legs, and horns as well. The tabs these pieces velcroed to were not big enough thus not gaining enough grip. The arms and legs were falling off. On the other side though, all of the facial features gripped fine because of the large surface area. Also, I would've loved a built in pocket to keep all the extra pieces in. Right now, the Smooshie lives in a Ziplock bag with his pieces just to make sure they all stay together. Of course these are not huge issues. I mean, limbs and storage aside, we really did like the Smooshie. My son could not get enough.

Smooshies are a great toy that are very affordable. The Smooshies start at $5.99 and additional parts are $1.99. You can find these at JoAnn.

Smooshies has won the “Best Vacation Children’s Products” award from Dr. Toy and the “Top Toy of the Year Award” from Creative Child Magazine

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There was no monetary compensation received for this review.
I received a Smmoshies set for the sake of completing this review.
Receipt of this did not sway my opinion.
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