I've had quite a negative view on surprise toys lately, but the quality of some of the ones you've been reviewing have been a pleasant surprise (lol).

But changing diapers is a big part of baby play for kids, and so I agree that Gina's molded diaper comes up short! Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148). The most successful brand play concept of Zapf Creation AG is processes constantly and is enhanced by new, lovingly designed accessories. And Marigold wins it all by being the cheapest and the most versatile of the entire group, even though there are no surprise elements in her packaging or appearance. This product for sale is the Baby Born Surprise Mini Babies Mystery Pack Series 1 with Cot and Swaddle.If Mattel had packaged the Skipper Babysitters babies in a blind box so that you didn't know which of the three characters you'd get, and then included five individually-wrapped little plastic accessories, they could have put the dolls into bigger, flashier boxes and advertised them as surprise dolls. These 6cm dolls come in a unique swaddle, have their own stackable beds and have movable arms and legs. These colourful babies each has their own colourful surprise, whether its a colour change hat, metallic finish or a pattern revel. More than 24 million BABY born dolls have been sold all over the world since the market launch in 1991. What I didn't mention in the review is that I also like surprise toys where I can't pick a strong favorite.

I think Chester and Apollo would make great bath toys, with their ability to drink and pee, but little Chester was still leaking water out of his mouth when I took that picture, above, which was days after I'd fed him.Even for kids who don't have Barbies, there are a lot of other dolls who can adopt 1:6 babies like Marigold. Includes two or three babies with swaddle wrap and one bed, birth certificate and overview of the babies. It might not be fair to compare Marigold to the other surprise babies, but it's an interesting way of measuring the value of a surprise theme on the current market.

The Baby Born Surprise Mini Babies probably do the best in this department in my opinion, because I find all of the themes adorable. One of my critiques of the Li'l Woodzeez crib sets was that they didn't come with a cozy blanket for the baby animals to snuggle under. Little ones will be giddy to find out whether they've got twins or even triplets tucked inside the cuddly swaddle!But I wanted to see what kinds of mini babies are available on the market today, so I focused on this theme during one of my Target missions. It used to be relatively hard to find a surprise-themed toy, other than the smaller (inexpensive) blind box assortments.

The shape of this baby's mouth coupled with the surprise under his diaper reveal that this is a drink and wet doll. In any case, I've reviewed a few different surprise babies over the years, including Zapf Jolly Dollies and the unrivaled Cabbage Patch Babyland Mini Kids--which are still probably my favorite surprise mini of all. So whether you want to go and explore with Simon on his scooter, or you need a wash in the tub with Amy and her bathtub, there’s a playset for everyone. My complaint about Gina is they molded her in a way that it looks like she needs a diaper change but you can't do anything because its painted on. My favorites were the Baby Born and Skipper's Babysitter baby in great part because they're playscale and I'm not sure a baby doll that small can be a standalone collection or toy for very long unless it's the baby of other dolls in the toybox.The ball-jointed necks allow them to look all around and show off their personalities to great effect. I think it's very interesting how, with surprise toys, it's not just the toy itself that is bought, but also the feeling of opening it and finding a surprise.