Wild things!

Rose:

Sadie:

Rose, 6

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Our tiny testers took a walk on the wild side to unwrap and discover Spin Master’s Wild Vibes Zombaes Forever collection

Sadie, 4 and a half Mum Mairead

What did you like about this toy?

“I quite liked the Zombaes Forever range – we received three pieces to trial (there are 15 to collect in total). I thought the packaging was clever, they come with a little stand so you can keep each doll in place, and you can put a card on the lid of the Zombae’s coffin so you know what you’ve collected. There are a few nice little extras too – the dolls have real eyelashes for example and the 'coffins are nice storage options. Overall, in comparison to similar toys on the market, I think these have more play value – there are stickers, you can change their clothes, take them apart, swap hair from one and add it to another etc – it all just gives a bit oomph. I can see myself picking a few of these up as birthday gifts.”

What did the child like about the toy?

My girls are at the age where they just love these collectable type toys and they really enjoyed swapping the different elements from the toys – that was the biggest hit. Not so keen on the names though, they wanted them to be called something more relatable. They ended up naming one of their dolls Sally' – not quite in the Zombae vibe.

Explain how easy it was to set up

Fine, there is no set up really.

What were your/their first impressions?

They loved the element of surprise – it’s a fun little collectable. Would this toy be something the child would play with again and again? Please elaborate!

Yes I do think the girls will come back to these toys again, particularly because they have been able to keep all the bits and pieces together in the coffin which is a great bonus.

Mairead - what do you like about the toys?

“The girls love these blind bag type toys and these made a nice change from others on the market. Big thumbs up from me for the packaging. I could see the company made an effort to be more environmentally conscious – extra pieces were wrapped in tissue paper rather than plastic bags for example, and that’s the sort of thing that will make me pick one up again.”

Blossom, age 6 Dad, Alex

What did you like about this toy?

The Zombaes are brightly coloured and very inviting for kids. The good news for parents is that there’s no assembly needed, and each box (shaped like a cofn) contained a number of items, which kept Blossom busy as she discovered each new element. These blind-reveal toys really up the excitement as Blossom was keen to unwrap each one and discover what was inside.

There are also lots of simple descriptions, to encourage reading, and Blossom was really excited to discover that there were rare characters included. She also thought it was cool that their hair and body parts can be removed and switched about.

Blossom also enjoyed checking out the included leafet to discover what she had and what other characters and accessories she could collect. We’re all animal lovers, so the little animal character accessories were a big hit. There is no set play so Blossom could use her imagination to play with the characters as she wants. Blossom was keen to collect the set, so we will defnitely look out for more Zombaes.

Dad Alex says:

''Blossom was amazed at all the little extras, such as stickers, that were included – and she loved the animal theme''

Blossom