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The third spin-off, “Cutie Cars” was released in August 2017. The line featured cars with Shopkins faces on them, also themed after stuff like food, fashion and accessories. along with mini Shopkins to ride on. There were also Limited Editions produced prior to Season 3, as well as an exclusive set from San Diego Comic Con which were 2 Golden Cutie Cars in 2018. Starting in Season 3 onwards, Moose developed “Color Changing Cutie Cars” and "Color Change Fantasy Cutie Cars" in season 4. The slogan is “I Heart QT CARS”. With only 4 seasons produced, the line was also discontinued in 2020. Season Five was released in May 2016. New categories include Charms, Tech, Music and Sport. The Limited Edition Shopkins are the “Tiny Toys” Shopkins. Cherry Vanilla Breyers • Min T. Breyers • Roc E. Road Breyers • Carmella Caramel Breyers • Cute Scoops Breyers

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Michalik, Maddie. "Moose Toys, McDonald's Partner for Shopkins Happy Meal Toys". The Toybook. The Toybook . Retrieved 11 July 2021. Erika Harlacher, provides voice for many characters in the Shopkins franchise, most notably Bubbleisha. Kindi Kids is the fifth and ongoing spin-off of Shopkins released in August 2019, featuring the Shoppies dolls as toddlers, with the slogan being “Yay! Let’s Play!”. The line featured ten-inch dolls of the Shoppies dolls as toddlers, featuring a bobble-head, glittery eyes as well two exclusive Shopkins that magically function by playing with them. Various Playsets were also released under the “Kindi Fun” name tag. Unlike the rest of the franchise, the Kindi Kids line of dolls are meant for preschoolers. This is the only line of the “Shopkins” series to currently be ongoing. In January 2018, McDonald's released “Happy Places” themed furniture Shopkins toys based on one of their spin-off lines of the toys. [14] The toys were later released in Southeast Asia.

Static artwork for many Shopkins characters gives them iris colors while the majority of Shopkins toys do not have colored irises.

Shopkins™ Is The Biggest Tiny Toy Crossing Retail Registers, With Season Two Characters To Continue Sales Momentum". PR Newswire. 24 November 2014 . Retrieved 23 June 2018. Lebar, Erin. "Girls (and parents) snapping up Shopkins, the latest collectible trend". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 10 July 2017. At first glance parents might think Shopkins are simply little plastic grocery store shaped items with a cute face and creative names. Well, ask any toddler to preteen girl, they will tell you, Shopkins are so much more! Despite the previous season being the third season of Real Littles, the new drop 1 characters' tags contain RL3 instead of RL4. The drop 2 characters include RL4. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Season Three was released in June 2015. The new teams, Stationery, International Food & Hats, were added to the season. The Third Season is the first season to have its Limited Edition Shopkins have their own specific theme, with the team name for the Limited Editions being the “Cool Jewels” Shopkins. At its current stance, Shopkin.Toys is a free guide to parents of shopkin loving children, assisting children and parents to better understand shopkin characters, rarities, finishes, teams and which shopkins season they originated from. Materials used for Shopkins were rubbery-plastic, brought from China, and from Season 10 onwards, the plastic is from Vietnam.

Season Four was released in December 2015. This season introduced Petkins, which are Shopkins with faces that resemble animals. Other new categories include Party Time, Petshop, Garden, and Accessories. The Limited Edition Shopkins in the season are the “Perfume Pretties” Shopkins. Girls will enter a big world of pint-sized fun with Shopkins ™, the new line of super cute, super tiny, grocery-themed collectibles from Moose Toys! Inspired by items from each aisle in the grocery store and housed in adorable shopping bags, each little ‘Shopkin’ will bring non-stop shopping fun to girls this fall. There are more than 140 different characters to collect and trade, including Rare, Ultra Rare, Special and Limited Edition characters that feature special finishes and are grouped by different sections of the supermarket, from Sweet Treats to Frozen Food to Toiletries. Girls can complete their Shopkins experience with grocery store playsets that connect to create the ultimate Shopkins world! Available at mass retailers nationwide this August." Season Six, also known as Chef Club, was released in October 2016. Instead of having specific teams, Shopkins were food ingredients for various recipes, meaning they belonged to multiple ones at once depending on their type. The Limited Edition Shopkins are the “CUTEtensils” Shopkins, and are based on utensils instead of food. The sixth season is the first season to have Shoppies in the season, with for this season, under the Chef Club line. Cam Lindsay (27 August 2015). "Shopkins the latest toy craze to captivate Canadian kids | Toronto Star". Thestar.com . Retrieved 10 July 2017. Season 8, also known as “World Vacation” was released in June 2017. The season was divided in three waves for its 3 respective continents featuring Shopkins from around the world. The first wave is from Europe released in June 2017, which features the countries France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Spain. The second wave is from Asia and features the countries China, Japan, Australia (despite not being an Asian country,) and India. The third wave features the Americas which features both of the continents North America and South America respectively, and features the countries Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, however, unlike the first two waves which had one country have Ultra Rares, a different theme was given for the Ultra Rares which were the “Gleamtastic Holidays” Shopkins, based on several holidays found in the countries, such as Valentines Day and Independence Day for example. This time in this season, the Shopkins now come in hotel rooms. The Special Edition Shopkins in this season are the “Bag Charms” while the Limited Editions are the “Shimmering Snow Globes” Shopkins.