I was recently asked to review the Little Live Pets Ladybug
Playset. Those of you familiar with my blog will know my children Annie who is
eight and Freddie who is five have a YouTube channel on which they love to
review toys and so of course we said yes.
The Little Live Pets Ladybug Playset is a fun and interactive toy
that is aimed at children aged five and over.
We were sent the playset itself which comes with exclusive ladybug
Spotsy and her baby. We also were sent a Little Live Pets Lil Ladybug Single
Pack and ours contained the bug known as Bug Beam and her matching baby.
There are 12 single pack ladybugs to collect. Which is a great
idea as kids love anything they can collect and priced at £5.99 the single
packs would make great birthday party presents or, dare I say it in August,
stocking fillings.
The set comes complete with batteries, genius idea and always a
bonus with a children’s toy. There is nothing worse than running around on the
morning of their birthday desperately trying to find a battery that will fit
their prized new toy!
I stupidly forgot to take pictures whilst the toys were still in
their packaging, we were too excited to open them! However, you can still see
pictures of the toys in this post and if you watch our video which will be
linked below you will see how they look when packaged and will also see them is
action.
The baby ladybugs attach to the mummy bug and when you turn her on
she will scurry around pulling her baby behind her on either on any firm
surface or in the ladybug garden which comes as part of the playset. She can
even manage to pull two babies.
The garden is on two levels and you spin the flower dial to
activate the lift and get your ladybugs to the top level. Annie and Freddie
liked this bit the best. You can also direct your bugs and help them further
explore the garden’s lower level by using the movable signpost and gate.
There are two exit ramps. It annoyed us when first using the toy
that the ladybug would exit down the ramps so often. We have since discovered
that you can shut the gate above the ramps to keep your ladybugs in the garden.
That will teach us for being impatient and not reading the instructions!!
Overall, I think this game is well made, well thought out and fun.
The bright colours add to the appeal and so does the fact you can collect
further bugs.
My only slight criticism, and in the name of honesty I will always
tell you if I have one, is that I think the recommended age is a bit too high. Obviously,
the recommendations are well tested by the toy companies and my opinion may
therefore mean nothing however, I think if you got this for a five-year-old
they could quite likely get bored of it by the time they were six and so the
shelf life of this toy would be short. The age is of course a guide only and
the important one, the safety warning dictates this toy to be fine for anyone
aged three and over so I would probably be most likely to buy this toy for a
four-year-old.
If you want to see this toy in action then watch Annie and
Freddie’s video review of the game here:
The recommended retail price for this set is £21.99 and you
can buy it from Amazon here. The single packs retail for £5.99 and I found them
at ToysRUs here.
Please note this post was not sponsored however we were
kindly sent the toys to review and keep.
If you love toy and family reviews also be sure to check out
our Big Beard Battle review here and Bobble Art review here.
Thank you for reading
Kelly x
You have such lovely kids! I would have adored this when I was younger.
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