Spin Your FyrFlyz!

I received some light-up toys called FyrFlyz from the company and MomSelect to try out. Thanksgiving night was perfect weather here in Minnesota (for a change) so that all the kids were able to be outside most of the day. When darkness fell, we pulled out the FyrFlyz, got them out of the packages, turned them on and turned the kids loose.

Within a few short minutes it was clear my son was a natural.


His cousin managed some cool circles though, which was better than I could do!


My oldest daughter seemed to have inherited my abilities, though the x's were kind of cool too!
The other kids tried to make designs with varying success, but they all had fun trying the FyrFlyz out. At less than $10 each, these are an affordable toy that will allow kids to be creative and keep them constructively busy after dark. I can see these being really fun in the summer time when we're at the lake and the kids are up late outside anyway! I think we'll be bringing them on vacation this summer.

Another plus? They don't take up much room. That in itself is sometimes the best thing about a new toy!

Zhu Zhu Babies Party and Review

I was lucky enough to be one of the moms selected by Momselect to host a Zhu Zhu Babies in-home party and received a nursery play set, 2 sets of 2 outfits, 8 deluxe baby play sets (that included a Zhu baby, a stroller, blanket, hat and toys).

We invited 5 friends to come and play along with my three kids. Only 2 of the kids showed up to the party, but the kids still played, ate all of my snacks and made a mess of the living room!
The girls liked dressing the babies in the little hats and outfits the best. I was a little disappointed that we didn't have enough of the outfits for each of the kids to dress their baby at the same time. There was some fighting over the outfits we did have.

One of the girls was confused why the strollers didn't fit in the Zhu Zhu tunnels. (I'd set up a few of our other Zhu play sets so there was a little more to play with than just the nursery.) So, it would have been nice if the strollers worked with other sets. Though her confusion was probably my fault since I didn't test it before the party.

The nursery was cute and my 8-year-old set it up just before the party, by herself. She knew exactly how to operate the mechanisms that rocked the baby beds and the swing.
My oldest (the 8-year-old) wanted to take the nursery and her brother and sister's babies into her room that night so she could babysit.