Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 3 in 1 Transformation Treehouse – Review and Giveaway

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Daniel Tiger's 3 in 1 Transformation Treehouse

 Update:  Maggie Tucker is the winner of the Daniel Tiger 3 in1 Transformation Treehouse.  Congratulations, Maggie

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is a new TV series on PBS which builds on the legacy of what Mr. Rogers meant to our kids.  And of course there is a new toy line to go along with the show.   I am so happy to be able to bring you this wonderful giveaway opportunity today.

If you are a grandparent, there is a good chance that the mere mention of Mr. Rogers brings a smile to your face.  When our kids were little there was a small fraction of the TV shows for children that there are now and most of it was pretty bad.  Sesame Street was action packed and great for learning numbers and letters.  But ahhhhh…. Mr. Rogers.  He dealt with your feelings and how to treat others respectfully.  If your kids became engaged as mine did, they learned values and you could have conversations with them about the stories. Whether it was dealing with emotions or a stressful part of life, Mr. Rogers guided us through with his gentle manner.  His show was really in a class by itself. 

This year, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood from the Fred Rogers Company has premiered on PBS and the legacy of Mr. Rogers continues in this series.  This is an animation show and the main character, Daniel Tiger, is the son of the original Daniel Tiger (I guess that is so us old folks can participate with our imagination) and each episode features two stories using imagination, creativity and music to deal with social issues for a young child in a 21^st century way.

When I attended the Time to Play Showcase in New York in September one of my favorite new toy lines was Daniel Tiger.  Jakks Pacific is sponsoring this giveaway of a Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 3 in 1 Transformation Treehouse.  If your child watches the TV show they will have hours of fun with this set.  The set includes Daniel Tiger, O the Owl and Katerina KittyCat figures and 13 additional play pieces. 

Daniel Tiger 



Katerina

The treehouse transforms into three sets – the front yard, inside rooms and a space station. 


Treehouse Space Station

Treehouse Inside Rooms

Front Yard

The package says that this is for 3+.  I’m sure that this is because of the small parts.  They are made of sturdy plastic but I would be careful with children who are inclined to put things in their mouth.  I think any child who watches the show will enjoy this set and that will be 1 year olds too, but if a 1 or 2 year old is playing with this toy he or she should be with an adult.  Soooo - this is actually a good toy for a grandparent to play with a grandchild.  The transformations will be too hard for young children to do by themselves, but they will enjoy having the different sets to play with.  One of my favorite features – no batteries and no lights!!  Hurrah!!  There is an easy to turn dial that briefly plays a tune as KaterinaKat turns.  It’s very cute and I can picture a toddler smiling and wanting to do this over and over.  Pushing Daniel down the slide or Owl on the swing will make a child want to play outside.  It is chock full of imaginative possibilities.

There is a mismatch between the ages of children who will enjoy this toy the most (1-3) and those that it is suitable to play alone with (3+).  But it is a good toy to play together (grandparent and child) with toddlers and pre-schoolers.  My grandson, Zach, was at our house for a haircut compliments of Pop yesterday and I always let him choose a present after a haircut.  He is 4 1/2. He was looking over the treehouse with great interest and knew all the characters.  But after the haircut he chose a Transformer's Construct Bot as his present.  He read the numbers on the box describing the three transformation sets and told me it was for a child who was 1, 2 or 3 and would be good for someone in the little kids' class at his pre-school.  We had come to the same conclusion.

It is pricey but shop around for holiday sales and ToysRUs seems to be featuring the best price at $39.99.  I have a link below to Amazon for convenience but for whatever reason it is very high priced at Amazon right now.

You should also consider some of the other Daniel Tiger toys in this line including the Daniel Tiger plush, the neighborhood trolley and character pieces.  They are more affordable. See the Amazon links below.

This is also an outstanding giveaway opportunity and it is easy to enter.  See the details here.

Giveaway Details

It is easy to enter and there are two ways.   I need to be able to contact you if you win. If you enter -  email me with your email address at marion@grandmachronicles.com.  I will not use your email address for anything except to notify you if you win.  Grandmother’s Honor.

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   You can have two entries by doing both.  Deadline to enter: December 13,
   2013 at midnight. The winner will be selected using random.org.

 This item can be sent to US addresses only.

   Full Disclosure:  This review is completely my own opinion and I was not    reimbursed for it.  I did receive a review sample.  I did see the full line on display at the Time to Play Showcase in September.

You can purchase the Daniel Tiger items at Amazon and ToysRUs.   I checked the Target and WalMart websites and it is not available in either place. See Amazon information below: