Littlest Pet Shop Virtual Toys Provide Entertainment

Three of my children have a favorite pastime of listening to my phone conversations. So when I got a call to review Littlest Pet Shop toys they heard me say I had never heard of them. Immediately they were across the room, yelling at the top of their combined lung power about what LPS toys were, what they did and how they wanted some.

The stuffed toys contain a secret code in the collar and once you enter the code at their online site, you can “adopt” and name your pet. Then, you along with your new pet, can decorate your home and play a variety of games online. The tiny plastic pets require some good old imagination, something that is lacking in so many toys today. The kids set up a pet shop and played for hours. However, once the new pens came out of the packages, the house became unusually quiet, except for the sound of the pen. Three of their friends came over, so there were then 6 kids huddled around these ink pens to play the games on a tiny screen the size of a tube of chapstick. They all found it hysterically funny when their pets would poop. Yes, digital poop is really a crowd pleaser.

I don’t know how kids can immediately figure out how to play these games without so much as cracking the instruction booklet, but they did and they were enthralled for hours. Once the pens were put on mute, I was as happy as they were. A friend of mine who happens to work at an elementary school came by and confirmed that LPS toys were all the rage at the school.

I checked the prices on-line and they really are reasonable. There are a wide variety of pets and they would make a great gift for kids ages 5 - 12. Maybe with LPS around, my own kids will come up with a new pastime and quit their eavesdropping.

by Perri

My daughters is a big fan of Littlest Pet Shop and so am I. We bought them a few sets this past Christmas and they play with them everyday. We were thrilled for the opportunity to review some of their new products. Littlest Pet Shop has the most colorful and adorable animals around. The play sets are very interactive and helps foster imagination. Some of the products that we received are:

• VIP Butterfly Stuffed Animal: I loved the look of this adorable Butterfly. That’s why I was so surprised that my younger girl didn’t seem very interested it. I showed it to her and she walked away. I’m not sure if it’s because it wasn’t a cat (her favorite animal) or if she just wasn’t in the mood. In any case, I think she’s adorable and will probably keep her on my dresser.
• Digital Monkey Pen - I love that it’s a chunky sized pen which makes it easier for small hands to use, and the little monkey on top is a cute addition! The only downside is that it advertises games you can play on-screen but does not give instructions on how to do so. To figure it out you would need to go online, but what happens if you don’t have internet access?
• Pet Mouse with Cupcake - This set was an adorable addition to our collection. The top of the cupcake comes off which makes placing in mouse inside a little easier. Very cute!

This new line comes with secret registration codes where you can go online to register your pet by adopting it, name them and play virtual games. It was a little difficult to sign-up because a lot of the user names and pet names were already taken. After a while my daughter got frustrated and wanted to give up, so I ended up finishing the registration for her. All in all, the new online features were not very child user friendly but we’re still big Littlest Pet Shop fans!

by Kailani