A Sweet Surprise for your little Valentine
I’m all about avoiding candy on Valentine’s Day, so I buy my daughters a card, a balloon, and a small toy instead. A Strawberry Shortcake doll would be a sweet alternative to candy, that while a great option anytime, would be extra special on Valentine’s Day. After all, she may be tiny, but Strawberry Shortcake has a huge heart!
We’ve had Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise for a few months now, and she still gets played with often. Though this doll is best for kids 3 and up, she’s been officially adopted by my toddler, as her big sister tends to prefer the tiny 3-inch mini dolls and Berry Sweet Roadster instead. This lovely redhead is about 11 inches tall, and has the signature strawberry scent, flowing hair, and cute Strawberry Shortcake outfit.
The sweet surprise is that you can use a “magic” pen to reveal her eye shadow, lip color and berry beauty mark! Just fill the applicator with water, pop it in the freezer, and once it’s cold, use it to “apply” the makeup. BUT I wouldn’t buy this doll solely for the makeup feature, as you may be disappointed. The color-changing aspect works, just not as smoothly as I’d like. Since you have to actually remove the makeup using hot water first, the whole “makeover” process doesn’t work as well as you see in the commercials, but very few toys actually do. Kids don’t seem to care either way, from what I’ve noticed. Maya thought it was cool at first, but now only pulls the applicator out of the freezer when she wants to show the doll off to a friend.
That said, this is a lovely doll. She smells yummy and comes with hair clips, extensions, and fun sticker accessories. She has poseable arms and legs, is lightweight, and fits well in MJ’s hands. She especially loves brushing her bright red hair! I put away the makeup applicator and the hair clips, when she’s playing with her, by the way, since they’re small.
If you’d like to learn more about Strawberry Shortcake toys, be sure to read my previous post – “Strawberry Shortcake – which toy do I choose?”
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You can find Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise at Kohl’s, Walmart, Toys “R” Us, and Amazon.com for around $20.
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One of you will get to surprise a special little girl in your life with a Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise doll of their very own! To enter, please leave a comment telling me what you’re doing for your kids for Valentine’s Day.
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Hasbro provided me with the doll pictured above for review late last year, as part of my holiday gift guide. Contest ends February 20th, 2010 11:59 pm EST, so obviously the winner won’t receive their prize by Valentine’s Day. Sorry about that. US entries only; one person per household. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim prize.
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We went down to Kittery for Valentine’s Day, walked around and went out to eat. It was also my son’s 11th birthday so we celebrated that as well!
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i made my teens a fantastic meal for valentines. Being teens,and boys, all they care about is food
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Ate special cookies and looked at all of her valentines from daycare together.
I bought little boxes of chocolates for my kids. and we made valentines themed crafts
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I gave them candy.
We made chocolate lollipops.
For Valentine’s day I gave my 2 girls a box of chocolates and we made valentine’s.
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i don’t have kids but my niece would love this
My girls and myself made cupcakes on Valentine’s Day.
I got all 3 of my kiddies a toy and a candy var.
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We had a Valentine tea party!
What I did for my girl on Valentine’s day was to get her a little heart with chocolates. Her favorite thing is those boxes of assorted chocolates.
Wow, Strawberry Shortcake has come a long way from the ’80′s.
I sent all of my grand children a card and $10.
I bought my kids a box of chocolates, a stuffed animal and spongebob pops
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we bought some chocolates and took them out for dinner
We spend Valentines day together watching movies or what ever they want to do that day. Something special for them.
We spend Valentines day together watching movies or what ever they want to do that day. Something special for them.
We had a really low key Valentine’s Day with just some heart shaped lollipops. Thanks for the chance to win. mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
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We made our children pink chocolate chip pancakes. They loved it!
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Since my granddaughter lives a long way from me, I’d like to send her a doll for valentine’s day.
I made a special cake for my son for Valentine’s. He likes pirates so I made the cake in the shape of a pirate ship.
We didnt do anything much for Valentine’s day, just conversation and plenty of food
My hubby and I took our daughter to the Zoo and then to a restaurant for dinner. It was a great day.
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For Valentines Day I made my kids homemade chocolates, got them a few plush toys and a Wubbzy DVD. They had a blast.
We gave her a basket with a small plush monkey, Sleeping Beauty (mini) and a leapfrog book (Scooby Doo).
I painted their house. Really! Wasn’t the best Valentine’s Day but they need help on fixing up their first house they ever had, as it is a disaster.
This is adorable and their little girl would love it! I remember my kids playing with these when they were little!
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We took our kids shopping and out for lunch!
we made cookies and a cake.we had fun.thanks
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Making Valentine cupcakes for my kids this year.