Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Personal Anecdotes

Playmobil USA’s newest collections

I never had Playmobil toys as a kid, but fell in love with the brand when I saw their amazing pyramid, pictured to the right, at last year’s Time to Play Holiday Showcase.

It’s huge, amazingly detailed, and has so many different features. The great thing is that the Egyptian playworld includes tons of add-ons, so you can literally build an entire kingdom, little by little.

The company comes out with new themes often. Just released in April, the African Wildlife and Dragon’s Land playworlds offer children two wild adventures with limitless options for pretend and open-ended play. Like last year’s Egyptian theme, I like that all the items are sold separately, so you can build your own customized playworld.

African Wild Life playworld allows kids to create their own safaris with rhinos, lions, buffalos, hyenas, and zebras. Retailing between $7.99 and $69.99, it includes a Wildlife Care Station, a Wildlife Waterhole, Ranger’s Vehicle, and several additional accessories.
Dragon’s Land playworld is all about fantasy! Castles, knights, and dungeons. Retailing between $12.99 and $154.99, this theme includes the Great Dragon Castle, Dragon’s Dungeon, and a Giant Catapult, among other accessories.

Playmobil also frequently releases limited edition products, which I’m assuming are only produced in limited quantities. One of the newest limited edition sets is the Family Van with Boat and Trailer, part of the Nautical Expedition playworld.

Complete with mother, father, son, daughter and family dog, this set includes a boat trailer and a speed boat that floats! The hatch opens on the van for loading, which also has a folding seat in the back. You also get beach toys, luggage, a picnic basket, mugs and sunscreen. Talk about detail! The boat can be motorized with an additional RC accessory that is sold separately.

BUY IT!
The limited edition Family Van with Boat and Trailer costs $37.99 at the Playmobil USA online shop.

WIN IT!
One of you very lucky readers will win this fun set! To enter, please visit the Playmobil USA online shop and leave a comment here telling me about another product – not mentioned above – that you’d love to own.

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Giveaway prize provided by Playmobil USA at no cost to me. Contest ends May 9th, 2010 11:59 pm EST. US entries only, one person per household may enter. Leave a separate comment per entry & a valid email address. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a list of all my latest giveaways!

347 Comments

  1. My boys would really love the Fire Rescue set,

  2. I really like Blackbeards Pirate Ship.

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  39. I would like to have the 3647 Family Camper for my niece

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  41. Love PlayMobil products…my “kids” are in their 30′s, but loved to play with them when they were little. As the grandmother of 2 little girls (who fancy themselves to be royalty,) I know that they would love the Playmobil Princess Fantasy Trunk!

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