Get a Jumpstart on Holiday Shopping . . . Hot Polly Pocket Toys Are Now on Sale for up to 40% Off!

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Polly Pocket. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.  All opinions expressed are my own.

The newest trend in toys is the space-saving idea of offering expandable playsets that attach to your child's wall.  I've seen such toys offered with toy race track sets and now my family has had the chance to experience the Polly Pocket Wall Party Treehouse, just one of several playsets available in the Polly Pocket Wall Party series.

As a 6 year old girl, our daughter just loved the idea of hanging this toy on the wall by her bed.  There are so many things for Polly to do in this playset alone, but our daughter has already said that she looks forward to adding more pieces from the Wall Party series to her wall.  As a parent, I love that this toy is battery-free, takes up zero floor space, can hang on the wall with 3M strips (not nails), has movable pieces (like flowers, drinks, and a cat) with suction cup bottoms to keep them in place, and requires very little cleanup.

Of course, the Wall Party playsets are compatible with other standard Polly Pocket dolls, such as the one in the Polly Pocket Lea Fashion Collection (pictured above).  Personally I think any girl would love to receive the Polly Pocket Wall Party Ultimate All-in-One Playset (pictured below) for Christmas. This set is an amazing value because it is 6 playsets in one and is on sale right now at 40% off for just $47.99 (Retail $79.99).  If you believe in Christmas in July, then go ahead and order this playset below at the reduced price to keep aside until December.


The Wall Party Tree House Playset we received is currently on sale for $11.99 (Retail $19.99) and would also make a great holiday gift.  Don't forget that these items are eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping, which gives you free shipping on orders of $25 or more.  Checkout the other Polly Pocket toys on sale and, as always, if you shop be sure to come back and tell me what you bought!

Holiday 2011: Polly Pocket Race to the Concert Playset

Our nearly 5 year old daughter is a huge Polly Pocket fan!  Although she owns several dolls and all sorts of Polly Pocket fashions, she has yet to own a playset.  The Polly Pocket Race to the Concert Playset is her first and it managed to impress both of us.

When I first took a look at this set, I thought it looked a little crazy and complex.  After I sat down and assembled it, I realized that this toy is the equivalent to a racetrack set for boys, except it is more girly, glitzy, and plays music.

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Although the instructions were illustrations without any text, the set was fairly easy to assemble.  Even the pieces of track are marked with a letter on each end so you need only to match up two ends marked with the same letter.

This playset offers many things a boy's set does not, such as a mirrored disco ball, a snack stand, and a t-shirt shop.

This set comes with three figures, including Polly Pocket herself.  All three come complete with roller skates, a helmet, and a cute skating skirt.  This trio puts on quite a performance because the track is designed so well.  Why should I be surprised?  Mattel does make Hot Wheels after all.

At the start of the show, you just place one doll at the top-most part of each ramp and then the third against the launcher after clicking it into place.  Then you manually nudge the two dolls to start down the ramps that circle the two towers.  They each land in place on the stage side-by-side.  Next, push the button to launch the third doll, who has enough momentum to go through an upside down loop and lands perfectly onto her little sled that spins her right into position in front of the other two dolls.  Meanwhile, you hear the concert music and lyrics playing.

This Polly Pocket playset was very well designed.  We only had two issues with this toy.  The first must have been a quality control issue.  There is a sign that hangs on the side of the blue tower, which is suppose to be the skate shop.  Well the decal of the dress that came already adhered to the sign was sideways.  This in no way affected our daughter's enjoyment of this toy.

The second issue we had was that, while I was assembling the set, my daughter was playing with the figures and Polly came apart.  The front of her body separated from the back.  I think my daughter was trying to see in what ways the body could be moved since all the dolls are in a slight crouching position.  Luckily, a little Super Glue made Polly as good as new.

Regardless of these little flaws, our daughter is having a blast with this toy.  She never really showed any interest in her brother's Hot Wheels sets, but she has found this playset to be very engaging and fun.  You can learn more about Polly Pocket Race to the Concert on Mattel.com and look for this playset at most major toy retailers nationwide.


Thank you to Mattel for providing a complimentary product sample for us to base this review upon.