Squinkies Review

Squinkies Review.

These new Squinkie Products are sure to be a huge hit with boys 4 and over everywhere.

 

I first reviewed Squinkies last year. I had never seen or heard of them before the review. They have different categories of Squinkies. Girls and Boys.

Last year I reviewed the girl Squinkies which came with babies, girls, horses, puppies, kitties, and princess crowns, wands, and shoes…

My daughter and my niece adored them.. The girl squinkies can attach to necklaces and bracelets so you can show em off.. The squinkies just clip right into the notches.

Now, they've come up with boy toys, which I got to review this time. They attach to the little "rides" they come in. There are spots where you can sit them (like they are driving the ride) and then you can put extra squinkies inside the ride. My son and stepson loved them (as well as my daughter) My husband somehow STILL calls the Squenchies…lol. It was so fun to open these packages because my kids were all over me, saying "open, open mommy." You'd almost swear it was Christmas. My stepson is 8, my son 4, and my daughter 2. So they can be given to a variety of kids. You have to watch kids under 4 with them because squinkies are so small, they are considered a choking hazard (They have it printed right on the package)

There are 4 squinkie rides…

They are bigger than a matchbox car, but can hold the tiny squinkies inside, for instant kid attraction.

The Squinkies Space Ride-->

The Squinkie Space Ride is a very cool space ship that attracted both the attention of my stepson, Alex and my son, Aidan. It came with an alien squinkie, and 2 astronaut squinkies.

The Squinkie Low Ride-->

The Squinkies Low Ride is a low rider truck that comes with a bulldog and 2 "gangster" dudes. Aidan especially loved this one. I was so thrilled to see the kids play with these, getting along, and me not have to say something to them every 5 minutes about sharing. =)

The Squinkie Tuff Ride-->

The Squinkies Tuff Ride is a tank that comes with 3 army soldiers. I like that the "rides" comes with squinkies that relate to that ride. It is something different, and am looking to buy more for Christmas. It's not like buying a barbie, and then having to buy all her friends, plus a dollhouse, and then all the accessories. These rides come with people, and then you can purchase more if you like. Isn't that so cool of the Squinkie Makers?

And the Squinkies Extreme Ride-->

The Squinkies Extreme Ride looks like a roller skate/ skateboard park. It opens up to hold squinkies. It comes with 3 skaters. It was so cool to see the kids play with something for more than 15 minutes and lose interest in them.

These "rides" are like a carrier for Squinkies. They hold 10-15 squinkies, so your little guy can have something to play with when you travel, are at the doctors office, or to entertain himself while your busy. I think these toys are the most unique and thoughtful toy I've seen this year. They are small and convenient enough to play with without all the hassle of a bulky bag you have to lug everywhere. The kids played with these all day, making up little cool games, and sounds to go with them.

The Skull Cavern Playset

The Skull Cavern playset, is like a gumball or toy machine. Each squinkie that you purchase (whether with a ride, or in a pack) comes with a squinkie ball.

You can then put the squinkie inside the ball and place it inside the skull cavern playset, and store them. The Playset comes with 6 exclusive squinkies and 4 squinkie coins.

You can use this as a "bribe" for your kids. Get them to pick up their room for a token, penny, or dime (Which all can be used in the playset to emerge a ball.) You can keep refilling the playset, so the kids have something to look forward to, and you don't have to keep asking them to be on their best behavior. A squinkie will do the trick. Haha.

The playset opens up to feature a squinkie "house" with a setting place for 1 squinkie on each side.

Now on the to the actual squinkies.

The Squinkies Hotwheel series..

Each series contain 12 squinkies. These cars are so cool they're cold, lol. My kids adored them, and played with them as if they were actual hotwheels. They don't move, but it doesn't keep kids from pretending they do.

I received the series 2 hotwheels. They loved these little cars, and I thought I'd end up buying the other 2 series for them for Christmas.

There are 3 series to the regular "doll" squinkies.

There are tough guys, dino's, football players, aliens, ninjas, basketball players, army elite, robots, and the dice. You can play a game with these squinkies (much like playing the pokemon cards and such.) There are 2-8 players. The instructions are below. If you win, you get to choose another persons squinkie to keep…WOW

Marvel Series 1 squinkies

These are the Marvel Squinkies Series 1. These are very awesome. Alex loved these, they were his favorite. It came with Spiderman, Thor, Green Goblin, Thing, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom, Ironman, Human Torch, Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, and Magneto. "How totally cool," Alex said, "small superheros" They were a big hit with the kids.

Here are some random pics of the kids playing with the squinkies..

You can contact the Squinkie Company many different ways.

You can find them @

www.squinkies.com

Their blog http://blog.squinkies.com

You can "like" them on Facebook www.facebook.com/squinkies

Follow them on twitter www.twitter.com/squinkies

And on Youtube www.youtube.com/squinkies

This is my own opinion of the squinkies products. I was not persuaded or paid in anyway to write this blog. I agreed to write an honest review for products. I want to thank the Squinkies company for allowing me to have this priveledge.

Love, Jess

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If you love to digital scrapbook, than you’ll have a ball with Shabby Princess’s free kits. They come with a ton of backgrounds AND elements.

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She just asks that you don’t use them commercially or take credit for her designs, other than that she wants YOU to have some fun with them. AND YOU WILL>

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Here are some more of my favorites..

Some very very cute stuff..

♥Jess

Reviews/Giveaways coming this week..

 

Pink Sugar Bakery

Welcome to the Sweet Life!

About Pink Sugar Bakery:

Megan is a very trendy woman, let me tell you. I was drooling over her etsy creations. I mean, this girl is very talented. She makes the cutest items EVER!

 

Those are some items from the Pink Sugar Bakery

Now for the ETSY shop->

Her shop is called My Cat Hates You

For the cook-

For the Knitter-

For the coffee drinker-

For the naturalist-

See what I mean? She obviously knows what she is doing..

I’ll have a review and giveaway by her this week.

 

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I’m so excited, so make sure that you swing by and enter my giveaways

♥Jess

Here I am @ 1am

Here I am awake at 1:00 in the morning. My entire family is asleep. This is the only time I get to myself. Usually kids are running crazy, trying to destroy the house.

So here I am- Dora’s still on in the background. “Backpack, backpack” how those songs stick with me. But Adisyn loves it..

Drinking coffee, trying to organize my files, which isn’t a pretty site. Adam is always telling me I’m such a pack-rat. It’s true, I admit it. I am such a sucker for keeping stuff, and somehow managing to get more stuff on top of that. I don’t know why-  I just do.

I wish I had some organizing furniture I really do. It would make my life so much easier. Since I live in an apartment though, space is very limited. I have a 3 bedroom, and every room and closet is crammed with stuff. Not like THROWN in there, it’s stacked neatly, but still.

I did a review for CSN stores last year, and thought I was going to be reviewing a filing cabinet (a rotating one) when what I really got what was an insert for someone who already has one..

ugh!

I am really hoping to gain some more followers and get people interested in my blog again. People were loving me last year, but when my laptop tore up.. it wrecked that.

But I’m back and offering guest posts for someone who would like to post a craft tutorial or something to the sort. It can already be posted somewhere else, as long as it’s a tutorial..

I am going to be receiving a bunch of products this week and could use some comment love when it comes to these giveaways,

I’ve noticed that since I have been trying to catch up on reviews, I haven’t been able to update much on life and my kids.

Aidan has been in headstart, but it seems like he is out of school more than he is in. Where he was premature, he catches stuff so easily..

So needless-to-say, Adi’s been sick too. He catches it there, and then brings it back to her. I really need to schedule flu shots this week.

Adisyn is getting so big and so smart. It amazes me what a 2 year old can learn. She tries to count. She gets some of them right. I’m going to start working with her more on stuff. Headstart wants her to start in Feb.

I wrecked my trailblazer. It was in town, and I wasn’t going that fast, but my blazer is still crunched up in the front. We had just paid it off. We went to a buy here pay here lot in Bowling Green and got it. We paid $4000 for it, and with the damages from the wreck the insurance place settled for $2600. So all in all, I didn’t pay that much for it, and I’m still driving it.

We hooked a tow strap to the bumper and pulled it away from the tires. If I can remember, I’ll post the police report on here tomorrow. I have so much to get done though, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to get to it. Laundry is  a must, even though I hate the laundry mat.

We had a rental car for a week. We got a Chevy HHR. Have you seen one?

32/mpg… is that awesome or what? I loved it and wished I could’ve had one. It drives so smooth, and was big enough to accommodate my SUV neediness.

But..I feel the caffeine starting to wear off, and I still have to clean up my mess.. so I’ll get back at you guys tomorrow..

♥Jess

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You’ve all heard the sayings that you can make money off twitter. I searched and searched..

I came up with a bunch of websites wanting me to pay THEM to HELP me earn money. I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure they were all scams.

But YOU can earn money off twitter. Your not going to be a twitter millionaire or anything, but you will earn some dollars and change in your pocket. It adds up..

So,

if you already own a twitter account..

Go to sponsored tweets and sign up. You get paid based on how many twitter followers you have.

I have 300 and something, and I get paid usually .37 a tweet. I just transferred $3.17 into my account.

I’m not saying your gonna make big money, but it’s better than trying all those scams, and it only takes seconds of your time. Sponsored tweets has an amazing interface that connects with your twitter account, and automatically updates your twitter account with the tweet you just made. So it’s not copy and paste, and leave you in the dark. It’s just easy money for a very short amount of time.

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♥Jess