12/18/14: Fun Toys from Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has some awesome holiday gifts with your favorite Nickelodeon characters.  We received three sets and they are next up in my holiday gift guide.  First up is the Krusty Krab Attack by Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants.  We love SpongeBob, in fact my husband was watching SpongeBob before we even had kids.  

The Evil Plankton is at it again and trying to steal the Krabby Patty recipe yet again in the Krusty Krab Attack by Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants.  Kids get to build the Krusty Krab.  Here is Evan with all 407 pieces.

 

He had no problem following the directions to build.

I love that it is interactive.  Once you build it there are manual patty launchers and robot minions.

Kids can build an adventure in Bikini Bottom with all of their favorites including Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Plankton and of course SpongeBob.

The kids loved building it and playing with it afterwards.

This set features: Buildable Krusy Krab that opens up for interior play Dish launcher, manual patty launcher and collapsing sign SpongeBob, Plankton, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward micro action figures Two buildable evil robot minions.  Plus you can combine with other Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants playsets to build your own wacky world of fun in Bikini Bottom.

They loved it.

This set retails for $29.99.

We also received some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys including the Lego Turtle Sub which includes 4 minifigures with weapons and accessories: Donatello Leonardo, 2 Kraang, plus a Leatherhead figure.  The Turtle Sub features a detachable top shell, opening cockpit, control panels, shooter, flapping fins, periscope, weapons, armory storage, exercise bike and an opening hatch to remove the mini sub.  Mini Kraang sub features a flick missile shooter, computer dashboard, power cell and translucent elements Weapons include 2 swords, 2 harpoons and a staff.  It retails for $59.99.

Last but not least is the Carrera Go Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X-Loop Race Set.  This set has scale 1:43 racers, a track, 2 speed controller, lap counter, and lots of fun!  My son loves racing so this is so much fun for him.

Nickelodeon has some awesome toys this holiday season!

Disclosure:  I received these toys for review purposes.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

11/25/12: Nick Dance 2 from 2K Play

Next up in my Holiday Gift Guide is a fun dance/workout game for kids called Nickelodeon Dance 2 from 2K Play.

The game is so much fun for kids.  Lauren especially liked seeing her favorite Nickelodeon characters on  the screen dancing with them.  It includes characters from Dora the Explorer, The Fresh Beat Band, Team Umizoomi and Bubble Guppies and more.

 The kids really had fun playing it and especially liked playing Freeze Dance.  Evan plays Freeze Dance at the end of Hip Hop class and it is always his favorite part so he was excited to hear that the game had it too.

Here is some video of them doing Freeze Dance.

 There are 30 party tracks include chart-toppers from hit Nickelodeon TV shows like The Fresh Beat Band, Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and The Backyardigans.  The kids really got moving to it.  I thought they might think it was too young for them but my 5 and 7 year old had a fun time playing.

Lauren enjoyed the workouts too.  She said that it was so much fun and got her sweating.  So good to see kids playing games and being active at the same time.

It really was a heart healthy workout with stretching, lunges, jumping jacks and more.

Here is Lauren doing the workout:

Original dance routines developed especially for kids with the guidance of an Emmy-recognized children's dance choreographer.  It is available for Wii, Kinect for Xbox 360 and priced at $39.99.

Check it out in the Nickelodeon Store:  http://shop.nick.com/Nickelodeon-Dance-2/A/B008E6ZYNK.htm

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11/21/12: SpongeBob The Flying Dutchman LEGO Set

We love SpongeBob SquarePants in our house.  The kids are always watching it and quoting the show.  In fact my husband watched Sponge Bob before we even had kids. So I was excited when we were able to review the Sponge Bob The Flying Dutchman LEGO set.  Captain SpongeBob and his first mate Patrick have found an old treasure map and are searching for the treasure. But watch out, The Flying Dutchman is here on his ghostly ship. Help keep him at bay using the bubble blaster before our friends are made to walk the plank! Includes 3 minifigures: Pirate SpongeBob, Pirate Patrick and The Flying Dutchman.

Evan had a great time putting it together. 

 I love the little features in it.  For example the canon can shoot the little bubbles as it is a bubble blaster.  Also you can see here on the right side the rocks pulled down.

 Then you can pull up the rocks and expose the Treasure Chest.

 The directions were easy for Evan to follow and he was able to put the boat together with just a little bit of help.  The age range is 6-12 and Evan is 7 and did extremely well with it.

 He did an awesome job putting it together.

 Look at how adorable Sponge Bob and Patrick are.

 Here it is all put together.  It is an awesome set and Evan had fun acting out scenes with SpongeBob, Patrick and The Flying Dutchman.

 Here is the set as packaged.  This set sells for $24.99.  It is sold here on Amazon.

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