Over the next couple of months I will do a series of
posts about the International Toy Fair in New York held in February. Thousands –
literally – of toy companies present toys that will be coming out during 2012
and the rest of their product line too. It can be overwhelming and so I carefully
limit my interests and plan which companies I will visit. Hasbro generously
sponsors a spectacular event at their showroom and LitzkyPublic Relations is kind enough to invite me. Hasbro has many product lines
and this is a BIG event where we get to network with other bloggers,
party AND have presentations about all the new toys. And we get to see and touch the toys. You really get to
be a kid in a candy shop.
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Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Mashly in Love |
My highlights represent what I think my grandparent
readers may be interested in. I stay
away from the electronics, toys that involve anything that looks like violence
to me, and frankly, toys that I just don’t understand. Some of the mommy and dad bloggers on tour
with me were going crazy over this stuff but I will leave it to them to write
it all. Today's highlight is Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head.
Hasbro is celebrating the 60th anniversary of
Mr. Potato Head and the event started off with a party complete with
party games, mimosas (hmmm – what a treat), cupcakes and a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Potato head themselves. Here I am
having my picture taken with them.
Hasbro
has many different varieties of Mr. Potato Head these days and for the 60th
anniversary there is the limited edition MASHLY IN LOVE MR. AND MRS. 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. The
happy couple can hold hands and show off their rings as they celebrate the big
day. The 22 piece set includes Mr. and Mrs. and lots of accessories: Holding
hands, Top hat and tux, veil, wedding head band and more.
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This is the picture I took of the display |
Here is a better close-up of the packaged set |
This set can be enjoyed by grandparents playing with grandchildren. It will bring back memories of a toy you played with yourself - albeit updated. And....still no batteries - that's a big plus. It can be the
backdrop for sharing family history and stories. I can
remember when we used a real potato and put the Mr. Potato Head pieces into the
potato. And in fact I learned that the plastic Potato Head body was first introduced
in 1964.
Here’s another
historical fun fact: In 1987 MR. POTATO HEAD surrendered his
signature pipe to U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and became the official
“spokespud” for the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout
campaign – a role he carried for several years.
Do you remember playing with Mr. Potato
Head? Do you remember some special sets –
I wrote about the Toy Story one a couple of years ago and that post still gets
visited frequently. Please leave your
comments and share with us.
The new Mashly in Love set is on store
shelves now and you can order it at Amazon – click below.
I’ll
be writing soon about Hasbro’s Sesame Street, Chuch trucks, new play doh sets,
My Little Pony and more. Be sure to
check back soon – or better yet subscribe to the blog.
1 comment:
I love Mr Potato Head and actually collect the Disney potato head pieces. That being said I HATE the new "slimmer" body potato - he is a potato! Why did they change him?
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