CLOSED: Sweet Surprise Doll and Dinoroars (+ Giveaway)

If your little girl has reached that phase of playing hairdresser with your hair and you are trying to save your head from being yanked to the left to the right and have had enough mini heart attacks seeing the little clumps of hair on the floor after 'hairstyle' time...then you really have to go out and get her Hasbro's Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise.
From one Mom to another, I'm telling you Strawberry can save you from bald patches....big time!

Thankfully Bunny girl's Sweet Surprise came at a time when she was due for a reward for a milestone she'd crossed, so she got the doll the same day it came in and boy, what a treat it was to see her open the package.


Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise has yummy strawberry smelling waist length hair and comes with 2 barrettes with Shimmer Shine hair extensions, 4 hair clips, 2 sheets of little accessory stickers and a neat 'make up' pen.

Bunny girl has the sniffles right now so I haven't told her about the fun things she can do with the 'make up' pen as yet. (If you fill the 'make up' pen with water and freeze the same till the water turns to ice, you can then use the pen on her eyes, cheek and lips to see 'make up' magically appear!)

Right now she's happy styling and re-styling Strawberry's beautiful red hair.


The clips have been strategically placed on specific strands of hair, admired and then taken off and placed strategically on a new position on the doll's head.

I honestly don't mind as long as Bunny girl's playing with Strawberry's hair and not mine!

Here's my little stylist's customer after her big make-over!.....

Doesn't she look great? (Tired and relieved yes....but also great!)

You can buy Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise for 22.99 US$ and she can be bought online or from a store near you.
(Suggested for children 3 years +)


I was also sent this ferocious little fellow from Playskool

I'm saving this Dinoroars Hatchlings T-Rex for one of my friend's little boys. I'm sure he'll have a blast seeing this little one in action. (Reminds me of a tamer version of one of those dinos on Jurassic Park!)



The little dino from Kota & Pals has certain 'touch and watch me roar' spots and even snaps open its jaws for 'food' when you touch its tongue.

Dinoroars Hatchlings are one of ten winners picked in Forbes.com list of 2009's top Holiday toys.

You can buy Dinoroars Hatchlings for 14.99 US$ and they can be bought online or from a store near you.
(Suggested for children 3 years +)


Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win a Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise doll. (I'm sorry Mommies with Dino fans...maybe next time we'll have a Hatchling to give away. )


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Visit the Hasbro toy shop and tell me one fun toy you found that you know your child would love.

Additional entries: (1 entry each)

- 2. Subscribe to my blog via email or Follow my blog

- 3. Blog about this giveaway (leave a comment with a link to your blog post)

- 4. Follow me on Twitter and tweet once daily...

RT @ebmommy: Win a Sweet Surprise Strawberry Shortcake doll at Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports: http://ow.ly/1o3Fm1 #giveaway #hasbro #ebmr

- 5. Fan me on Facebook.

-6. Blog about this giveaway

-7. Snag my Blog button

-8. Vote for Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports in the Giveaway Blog Contest


This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years and above. 1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on February 20 2010 at 10 pm Central time.




** EBMR Disclaimer: Hasbro sent me these toys, through Litzky, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: dinoroars, Hasbro, litzky, More giveaways, playskool, Reviews / Giveaways, Strawberry Shortcake, Sweet Surprise

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 2:16 PM 285 Comments

Littlest Pet Shop Adoption Center (Review)

Remember the big box we got with the Hasbro playsets? I reviewed the Strawberry Berry Cafe Playset on this post (and don't forget the giveaway for the same ends on the 31st of this month!) and you saw a picture of Bunny girl enjoying her playset on my Christmas post. She loves her Berry Cafe but Hubby refuses to share the sentiment. Each little piece that rolls under the sofa has to be carefully looked for and returned to the playhouse. My bump is my excuse for rolling to the floor so poor Hubby has no other go....he's not a big fan of the Cafe!!

We've not given Bunny girl the second playset yet...she's enjoying the Berry Cafe too much to share the attention right now but I know her reaction to the Littlest Pet Shop Adoption Center will be one of utmost excitement as she loves animals and her tiny little characters. The Center supports both her loves!!

I, on the other hand, have had the opportunity to play around with the set when it just arrived and I love the stuff you can do with it!

The Center comes with 2 Littlest Pet shop puppies and a whole bunch of little accessories like a puppy basket, a grooming table, food related accesories and more. The Center is divided into little cubicles that include a reception area, a grooming area, a place for the pet to have a routine medical examination, a fun slide, a rotating surface and even an area for the Littlest Pet Shop animals to exercise and get those 4 paws into motion!!

With a little imagination, your little one will be engaged with this Center for atleast a good long hour....minimum! I can't wait till Bunny girl gets her playset but I really don't know if Hubby will be as enthusiastic!!


Buy it:

I would suggest buying this off Amazon as they're presently selling this for 39.99 US$ (You can also check these stores) Original retail price for the same is 47.99 US$
The playset is a suggested gift for children 4 years and older.


** EBMR Disclaimer: Litzky and Hasbro sent me this playset for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: : Hasbro, Littlest Pet Shop Adoption Center, litzky, Reviews / Giveaways

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 8:38 AM 0 Comments

CLOSED: Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Cafe (R&G)

When the doorbell rang a few days ago and the Fedex guy stood on our doorsept with this huge oversized package I was thrilled. He quietly whispered "Are you planning to ship your daughter anywhere?", laughed out loud and walked away. The box was honestly that huge!!!!

Bunny girl was eager to open the box but I managed to distract her and get her into bed for a nap before I attacked the package myself and boy, what a treat that was! Our enormous box held 2 playsets that would excite any little preschooler....2 fun imagination playsets from Hasbro!
(Note: I will be reviewing both playsets as individual posts )

After spending a little time playing with the sets myself (ok so I admitted it!), I found safe hiding places for both goodies.
*As a rule, as parents we generally do not give Bunny girl toys unless they've been earned or as a treat for something she has gone through or done. The only exception to this rule is when I get children's books for review...they're given to her right away. Yes it does get hard but we feel it's important for her to be able to value what she receives and helps her enjoy the toy concerned to the max.*
Thus I don't have any photographs of Bunny girl with both sets as she will get one along with her Christmas prezzie and the other on a later occasion.

The playset that she will get for Christmas is the Strawberry Shortcake Berry Cafe.


Strangely enough my sister sent her 2 of Strawberry's buddies in the mail for Christmas and she has a little Strawberry Shortcake figure of her own, (Did I mention Bunny girl loves playing with her little figurines and figures?....they're a whole collection of characters, animals and what not stuff she has been collecting over a year and a half!) so this playset is just perfect!



The Berry Cafe is complete with all the little odds and ends Strawberry Shortcake needs to get the cafe in clockwork functionality! Your little girl can send Strawberry (yes the playset comes with its very own scented Strawberry figurine) up the little staircase to take a nap in her little bedroom and come rushing down to whip up some delicious ice cream muffins, waffles, cupcakes, pancakes and croissants. When all is done, she can place the goodies in her little basket and fly away to her friends in Berry Bitty city using her best ride of all...the little blue bird. (you can get the little bird to actually spin around)

If your little one loves imagination play, like mine does, this playset will be an absolute treat. (I can't wait to see Bunny girl's reaction when she gets this!)


Buy it:

I wouldn't suggest buying this off Amazon as they're presently selling this for 57.75 US$ ...ouch! ToysRUS is selling this at a much cheaper price at 29.99 US$. (You can also check these stores)
The playset is a suggested gift for children 4 years and older.


Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win the Strawberry Shortcake Berry Cafe for a special little girl they know.
I honestly wish we could get this shipped out to you before Christmas but sadly the time frame is just too tight. Thus we've decided to let this be a New Year prezzie or if you know a little girl who celebrates her birthday early next year...this will make a great birthday prezzie.


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Look around the Hasbro site and tell me something else you think your kids would love this Christmas.

Additional entries:

- 2. Subscribe to my blog (remember you need to activate the subscription if you subscribe via email) or Follow my blog & leave a comment stating that you subscribe or follow.

- 3. Blog about this giveaway (leave a comment with a link to your blog post)

- 4. Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway and add the hashtag #ebmr at the end. (You can tweet daily. Each daily tweet counts as an additional entry)

- 5. Add the link to this giveaway on a Mr Linky on a blog giveaway site, forum, carnival. (leave a comment with the link)

-6. Snag my Blog button and leave a comment with the link.


This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years and above.

1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on January 2 2010 at 10 pm Central time, so enter before that. The winner's name will be posted thereafter. Please note if any winner does not get back to me 48 hours after his/her name has been posted, I will pick a new winner.


** EBMR Disclaimer: Litzky and Hasbro sent me this playset for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Hasbro, litzky, More giveaways, Reviews / Giveaways, Strawberry Shortcake

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 4:34 PM 283 Comments