Pretend Play Reviews

My 6 y.o. son received this as a birthday gift and he loves it. The coolest part is that it has a little "weight" that can be attached to the sea monster's belly to make it float in the bathtub. I have stopped buying tub toys for my two little boys because Playmobil keeps them entertained!

My two year old (27 months to be exact) loves these shoes! She thoroughly enjoys putting these shoes on and walking around the house listening to them clip-clop on the floor. She feels like a big girl and loves to show them off to us. We also bought the trunk of dress up clothes. She plays with both of these toys together. The shoes are colorful and adorable and have held up well through all the trying on and running around the house. Great buy!

I bought this costume for my 2 1/2 yrs. boy. He loves it. The only bad thing about it is the eyemask. It doesn't fit at all, the elastic band is too small I'm thinking of buying a larger elastic band to correct it. The other thing about it is that in the back it comes with a velcro to close, if you're not carefull this velcro will damage the jumpsuit.

my 3 year old son wore this costume this year 2003, and he not only loved it but he looked so cute. I picked this up at the toys r us store near us, the down side to the costume is that it does not come with yellow tights so we bought a pair of white tights and dyed them yellow. This costume lasted through the abuse of a 3 year old perfectly.

What a fantastic toy from Step 2. My daughter is having a blast with this toy! She is an outdoor type of girl and insists on being outside Morning, Noon and Night. With this fun Wheelbarrow she can haul the rocks she finds in the backyard, dirt, leaves, even her wienner dog too! Lots of fun for any child - mines almost 2. A great product with lots of fun in it. It also has two open holders so that she can put her tools in it. Thank you Step 2 for a wonderful product that will be used now and in the years to come!!!!

I wish all the expansion cars had as much thought put into them as this set does.

The Hippo's mouth opens and closes as you move the train. The animal cage car has a sliding door. My 2 year old loves both.

Other cars to check out: The gold prospecting car which tumbles gold rocks as it moves.

We just recieved the Thomas Halloween Costume - My son and I LOVE it!! It will be worn often for Halloween, dress-up and play. It's great because he can wear it indoors with regular clothing or outdoors in our cold Minnesota weather for trick-or-treating and there's more then enough room to bundle up underneath it! I was also pleased with the shipping - it came in just a couple days and the shipping was free! Can't beat it!

There's nothing women find more attractive than a guy with a great sense of humor. If you're the "wacky" guy at a bar, you're guaranteed to be the center of attention, and you'll walk away with at least five phone numbers.

For example, I went to a neighborhood tavern in this hilarious "Viking Guy" costume. From the tip of the magnificent horned helm, down to the faux pelts adorning the chestplate, I looked exactly like a berserker of olde. This is a top-quality costume, and it worked like a charm.

I got a strange look from the barkeep when I slammed my fist down, demanding a flagon of mead, and he got a bit angry when I called him a "varlet."

But the small group of single ladies at the bar giggled away, in such a manner that I knew they'd noticed the handsome Viking Guy (me).

Aside from the chuckle-inducing whimsy of a costume in gneneral, the rugged masculinity implied by a "Viking" is enough to woo any young lass. True, Vikings allegedly had a history of brutal pillaging, but their underlying power and majesty are qualities often revered in this busy, work-a-day world.

Perhaps I'll call on one of these comely wenches to be my mate. If not, I have an endless supply of costumes...maybe next, I'll be a ninja!

My daughter, Saffron, absolutely loves this toy! Not only does it teach her about green-thumbing, it also encourages a HUGE amount of outdoor activity! And, as any modern parent can attest, getting the ankle-biters outside once in a while can be really hard. I blame TV. TV and all those sedatives they keep giving out at school. What's up with that? When I was in elementary school the only thing the nurse did was check for lice and call your mom when you wet your pants. It's a different age, I guess. We like our cars trucks and our kids barely conscious.

Anyway, the only word of advice I would give is: check your plant for spiders before your little darling takes a running leap into his or her new shrub. We've had one bad day of spider wounds, but everything else has been wound-free! And isn't that the most you can hope for? And dads, don't worry, it comes with the guarantee that your sons won't 'turn sissy' from horticulture.

Enjoy!
Clark