E Loves Toys

Iuhan Ce lestial Constellation Projector Sold at Tapestryking.com and Walmart The Basics:  This is 8" tall, made of very lightweight (cheap) plastic and I still feel bitter about buying this.  If you look at the websites it looks like it will project stars and constellations around the room in blue, purple, or yellow.  It doesn't. I'm cheaply made! When we first opened the box it did not have a projector inside, instead it had panels, strips of double-sided tape, a plastic base, and assembly instructions that read like they had been run from Chinese into English through Google translate.  We tried our best and dutifully put it together.  The lightbulb inside is too weak to make the stars project across the room, so instead you get stars projected in the wall if you kind of squint and then nothing projected on the ceiling at all.  For reference: we had it on a 3' bureau projecting onto a 9' ceiling, and the only place where you could see stars was o

DreamWorks Trolls Poppy Hug Time Harmony Figure Sold  on Amazon  and  at Target   and Walmart Ready to play! The Basics:  This doll is 10" high and comes with a soft plastic tiara (not pictured), a soft plastic dress and has her "hug time" watch built into her arm.  When you press the watch she says phrases from the movie, sings part of "Get Back Up Again" and the harmony part of "True Colors."  Both of my kids love this Poppy doll.  Even though my 1.5 year old is too young to enjoy the Trolls  movie, he loves to press the button on her "hug time" watch and have her sing phrases--he also loves dancing along to "Get Back Up Again" and "True Colors".  The "True Colors" song sounds a bit odd because it is only the harmony, I think that since there is also a Branch Hug Time Harmony Figure the song is meant for both of them to sing together. Poppy's dress is really well thought out--the plastic

GUND Baby Spunky Doggie ABC 123 Animated Stuffed Animal Sold on Amazon The Basics : This plush dog is 14" tall and has a felt collar with a dog tag that says "Spunky".  Spunky has the numbers 123 on one hand paw and the letters ABC on the other paw and he will either count to 10 or sing the alphabet depending on which paw is pressed.  Spunky claps his paws together and his mouth opens and closes when he sings. Very easy to understand My son got this for Christmas from his grandparents when he was eight months old, and at that time his three year old sister was much more interested in playing with it than he was.  Now that he is a little over a year and a half old he is much more interested in Spunky.  He particularly loves putting his hand in between Spunky's paws so that he can pretend to get high fives when Spunky is singing.  My four year old is still intermittently interested in Spunky, but mostly to put her finger in his mouth when he

Care Bears Sing-a-Long Plush Bears Sold on Amazon We bring you love! We got all four of these Care Bears (Funshine, Cheer, Grumpy, and Share) as a present from a friend.  These are well made and sturdy dolls (Cheer Bear has survived falling down a flight of stairs) with soft plush on the outside and their tummy symbols embroidered on with sparkling thread.  All of the Care Bears have happy expressions on their faces except for Grumpy Bear (of course!). So sparkly! When you push on a Care Bear's belly it will say one of four phrases--one thing that Grumpy Bear says is, "Wow!  You must be a hug expert or something!"  If you squeeze the left paw it will sing one of three songs.  Their arms and ears move and they bob from side to side when they talk and sing. I don't do smiles The real magic happens when you get all four Care Bears together and squeeze a paw.  They will greet each other and then sing together, with different bears havin

Disney's Frozen Olaf by Build-A-Bear Sold at Build-A-Bear Hi, I'm Olaf! The Basics: Olaf is 17" tall, soft, and incredibly cuddly.  He appears just like he did in the movie with teeth that jut out, crooked buttons, short legs and long "stick" arms. Olaf is about half the size of my four year old and she loves wrapping her arms around him and giving him warm hugs.  When Olaf got worn down from too many cuddles we took him in and the kind staff at Build-A-Bear added stuffing for free.  They also added a strawberry scent to his belly for $3.50.  The strawberry scent smells very synthetic, but my daughter loves it, so that's all that matters (I discreetly turn my head away when giving him hugs).  Other than the synthetic strawberry smell, my only criticism is that they didn't put any stuffing in his arms, so while you can hug him, he can't really hug you back. My tummy is a little pink from the strawberry scent Build-A-Bear offers

Disney Moana Adventure Doll, 14" Sold on Amazon  and at  Target My hair is beautiful and the "wear and share hair clip" is long gone! The Basics: This is a 14" tall doll with removable clothing and some amazing hair. I love how big this Moana doll's hair is!  While my four year-old makes me be the one to brush it out as it is too complicated for her, I really appreciate that Disney didn't just stick some Barbie hair on her and call it a day.  Moana came with a "wear and share" hair clip that my daughter promptly removed, put in her own hair, and then lost (I am hopeful that it will turn up again) but that hair clip didn't even begin to tame Moana's gorgeous locks. In addition to Moana's clothing being removable, she also came with a removable bracelet and anklet.  These things are easy to remove and really, really, really  hard to get back on.  The bracelet and anklet are each held by a single prong that fits throu