CUTIE FRUITIES

My daughter had some summer picnic themed fun getting an advance preview of brand new collectible toys called CUTIE FRUITIES that are scheduled to arrive on store shelves across the USA on June 1st.  Never mind how your mom told you to never play with your food when it comes to these snack packs that come filled with scented fruit character plush toys.

Available in either in a Fruities Basket or Minis Cup the characters you discover are a mystery until the packages are opened up.  There are eight large sized possible characters to discover within Fruities Baskets including kiwis, pineapple and watermelon.  Each Cutie Fruities Minis Cup is filled with three smaller sized random scented plush characters from over 40 in all to discover.

She started off opening the two Minis Cups that Magic Time sent us to check out.  You have the chance of finding common, rare or limited edition characters in each one.  "Hey Dad! They smell great! my daughter exclaimed. "These are sweet!" I do believe that is a positive endorsement from my little girl.

Next up was the Fruities Basket.  After the excitement of opening the Minis Cups, she was full of enthusiasm to tear into it! What could be inside this picnic basket looking package?

It was a big kiwi! But guess what that wasn't all.  It peeled open to reveal four scented plush fruit slices inside. A whole fruit family of plush cuties was inside the package.  Also included was a removable sheet of fruity stickers as well as a backdrop scene imprinted at the bottom of the basket so it could be used as a playset with your CUTIE FRUITIES plush figures.

Based upon the smile CUTIE FRUITIES put on my daughter's face they've earned A Geek Daddy nod of approval.  Keep an eye out for them on store toy shelves this summer. Mystery packs like these are all the rage with kids right now and CUTIE FRUITIES are a great addition to this toy category.  I promise you your kids will love playing with their food when it comes to CUTIE FRUITIES.

FLUSH FORCE

If your kids like potty humor as much as mine they are sure to appreciate these new FLUSH FORCE collectible toy mini-figures from Spin Master.  The theme of these toys revolve around the scenario that a toxic sludge spill has contaminated the city's sewers mutating things that have been flushed away by people.  Now these odd creations are making a splash returning to the surface world through toilets.  While they may look creepy all these Flushies really want to do is have fun playing with children.

There are a 150 figures to discover in the first wave of the FLUSH FORCE that range from common to ultra-rare to find.  Creatures like alligators, dogs, insects, and fish living in the sewers have been transformed into new odd forms and the garbage washed down there has turned into bizarre  lifeforms.  Croco Bile, Crabby Apple, Dank Dentures, Dope Soap,  Eew Eel, Rubber Chucky, and Sour Suds are some of mutated creations being brought to life by FLUSH FORCE.

A big part of the enjoyment of these type of blind pack toys for children is the mystery of discovering what figure is awaiting kids hidden inside. Spin Master is enhancing this fun factor with its new flush-to-reveal packaging format.  Kids flush out mini-figures by adding water to a mock toilet and shaking it to reveal characters floating in its bowl.



In addition to making the activity of opening a toy package extra fun by adding water into the mix, the water color plays a part in giving kids a hint of what type of characters they may find inside the toilet bowl.  If the water is clear than there is a commonly found figure inside.  But if it is green there is a rare Clogger lurking in there.  If it turns purple that is even better yet with a super rare Unflushable emerging from it.



We received a couple of FLUSH FORCE Filthy 5-Packs to try out from Spin Master.  These each included one toilet and five Flushies characters along with a collector guide and instruction sheet.  Two of the Flushies were hidden inside the toilet and three were wrapped up outside of it within each of the packs.  FLUSH FORCE characters are also available in an 8-pack and 2-pack.  Plus there is a Collect-A-Bowl Stash 'N Store Case that has flushing sound effects and comes with four exclusive figures.

Recommended for ages 4 and up, FLUSH FORCE can be purchased at Amazon, Target, and Toys R Us.  For more information, visit theflushforce.com