Marvel
Bunchems! was another 2016 TOTY winner for Spin Master. These sensory friendly cushy balls easily stick together and kids can use their creativity to make just about anything. They’re sold in multi-packs, or solid color tubes, and new for 2017 are themed boxes where kids are given all of the colors and materials to create specific characters. Their Marvel license includes Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man. But I would like to add that with the right colors, kids can create any Disney character their heart desires. Best of all, they easily come apart so kids can create and recreate ’til their heart’s content.
ZhuZhu Pets
If you aren’t regularly watching Disney Channel, then you may be unfamiliar with the new animated series, The ZhuZhus. While this animated series is not produced or owned by Disney, Disney Channel is the exclusive broadcaster of this worldwide success in most territories, including the USA. These adorable pets are battery operated and will pivot when they hit a wall. There are lots of fun accessories as well, like hamster balls, wheels, tubes and slides. Now you and your ZhuZhus can make adventures of your own.
Bonus: Build-a-Bear
You might be thinking to yourself “Disney doesn’t own Build-a-Bear,” and you’re right. Spin Master doesn’t own the chain of stuffed toy stores either, but since Build-a-Bear has a presence at Downtown Disney in both Disneyland and Disney World (Build-a-Dino), I thought this was worth including. Spin Master has the only official in-home Build-a-Bear products.
You can recreate the fun of a trip to Build-a-Bear Workshop in your home with the Stuffing Station and animals that can be filled. Kids can easily seal the back of their new stuffed friend after filling it and giving it a heart. And since Spin Master is a Disney licensee, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Disney characters could be added to this collection someday. After all, plenty of Disney products are readily available at Build-a-Bear stores all over the world.
That’s a wrap on Spin Master’s 2017 Toy Fair booth. Of course, there were Hatchimals and lots of other great toys, but we only cover the Disney-related items. For more Disney Toy Fair 2017 coverage, be sure to check out our other articles. And until next time, say goodbye from the Zhu Zhu Pets! (These guys were everywhere!!!)
