{"id":8865,"date":"2013-12-18T09:24:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=8865"},"modified":"2016-08-14T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T18:36:06","slug":"fisher-price-reinvents-four-classic-toys-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2013\/12\/18\/fisher-price-reinvents-four-classic-toys-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisher-Price reinvents four classic toys this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>igh. After a lovely three-year run, this will be my last post on as a Fisher-Price Ambassador. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been fun, eh?<\/p>\n

Speaking of fun, for my last post I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to tell you about four iconic toys that Fisher-Price has re-invented this holiday season. Everything old is new again!<\/p>\n

Take the Chatter Phone Talking Game<\/a>, for instance. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know anyone who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the iconic 1970s version of the Chatter Phone with the extra-long cord \u00e2\u20ac\u201c can anyone say choking hazzard? Now they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve updated it as an interactive game with fun sounds, phrases and prompts that plays four different games and helps your child learn about animals and animal sounds, numbers and counting. (In all truth, I kind of prefer the original Chatter Phone, but props to FP for keeping up with the times. I’m kind of an old-school forget-to-put-the-batteries-in-the-noisy-toys kind of girl, but I’m sure kids will love this!)<\/p>\n

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And speaking of my childhood, while we did have a Chatter Phone, I always coveted a See \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcn Say<\/a>. Funny what you remember, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? We received samples of these toys (that have now been donated to Toy Mountain, thank you Fisher-Price!) and even in the box Lucas loved playing with this one.<\/p>\n

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I was thinking about Simon as a toddler when I saw the Lil Snoopy Tippin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Treats<\/a> game. I think he would have loved this toy much more than the Mr Bucket he begged for and then was terrified of<\/a> many years ago. Same idea, but less terrifying to a toddler, I think: collect the bones and chase the motorized Lil Snoopy around the room to get them into his bowl before he tips over. This has three games in one, and helps develop hand-eye coordination while getting kids up and moving.<\/p>\n

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And last but not least, I wish we had this toy a few years ago. Lucas loves loves LOVES jigsaw puzzles, but he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a little savant with them and has been doing them so long that I think this one might be a little too easy for him. So much more than a jigsaw puzzle, the I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System<\/a> has several modes of play. First you put the puzzle together, but then in mode 2 you play an electronic game of seek and find. Mode 3 is more advanced with games to play that are unique to each puzzle. And don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry about kids getting bored with this one \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you can get two additional puzzle refills to keep them challenged. See what I mean about 21st century spins on old favourites?<\/p>\n

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And since this is my last post as a Fisher-Price Ambassador, I’d like to steal a few pixels here at the end to say a few thanks yous. Thanks, of course, to the amazing team at Fisher-Price. I am as proud to work with you today as I was the day I signed on to the program. It’s been a wild ride with you and I could never say thank you enough for all your generousity through the years. Thanks, as well, to Mom Central Canada, and especially to Kathryn, Pam, Cora and Sarah. You guys are terrific. And finally, thanks to you, dear readers. I know that it’s your visits and your views that make sponsorships like the Fisher-Price one possible.<\/p>\n

Disclosure: I receive special perks as a part of my affiliation with the Fisher-Price Play Ambassador program with Mom Central Canada. The opinions in this blog are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sigh. After a lovely three-year run, this will be my last post on as a Fisher-Price Ambassador. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been fun, eh? Speaking of fun, for my last post I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to tell you about four iconic toys that Fisher-Price has re-invented this holiday season. Everything old is new again! Take the Chatter Phone Talking Game, … Continue reading “Fisher-Price reinvents four classic toys this Christmas”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8865"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8882,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions\/8882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}