Jollibee's Kids Next Door Spinners

Jollibee Kids Meal currently features toys from the Cartoon Network series Kinds Next Door. These are spinners, and there are three kinds in all. One's a watch, another is a yoyo, and the third one... I don't know yet. Anyway, I wanted to know what this third something was, so when we ordered merienda at the office, I requested for the toy that wasn't the watch (Jo-Lo doesn't like watches that much) and not the yoyo. Guess what... they sent me the yoyo.

So here it is, one of the featured toys. It looks quite sturdily built, and like other yoyos, it comes with a string (duh). So what's different with this spinner? It comes with spikes that becomes visible when spun and retracts when the yoyo returns to your hand! Cool, huh?


Well, I have only watched a couple of episodes of Kids Next Door but it's a nice adventure series. And for sure this set of toys will entice more viewership.

More Kung Fu Panda madness!

We can't seem to get enough of Kung Fu Panda! We watched the movie for a second time last night, and here are the other Happy Meal Toys I have acquired for the past couple of weeks!

Tai Lung does a mean flip, while Master Shifu walks hurriedly along.

Master Viper can twist about, though with some difficulty, and Master Monkey twirls his baton like an expert marjorette!

It's Master Mantis with killer arm slash action!

Sadly though, I don't think I can complete the set because Master Tigress is out of stock in many stores, and I don't like Master Crane because it can't stand on its own.

McDonald's Kung Fu Panda Happy Meal

In celebration of the upcoming movie Kung Fu Panda, McDonald's is offering character toys from June 3 to July 7, 2008. There are 8 characters to collect:
1. Master Crane
2. Master Mantis
3. Master Monkey
4. Master Tigress
5. Master Shifu
6. Po
7. Tai Lung
8. Master Viper

When we heard of this news, we bought ourselves a Happy Meal for the toy. I got Po, the panda who is also the main character for the movie and voiced by Jack Black. As a display figure, Po is nice. It is textured and the painting is vivid and nicely executed. As for the gimmick, it is similar with the Finding Nemos where there is an on/off switch and a push of the button will create a sound from the movie. This figure is a nice display item.

Sadly, we cannot say the same with the one my friend bought. The Master Crane could stand on its own two feet. Or are we doing it the wrong way? Some buttons at the back simply lets its wings do karate chops. We're thinking of buying the other figures though, even if we haven't watched the movie yet because they look nice. At least, for those that can stand.

McDonald's Squiggly Toys

When I see a nicely-made set of kids meal toys, I endeavour to buy the entire set. Like this one from McDonalds. They're like those squiggly (for lack of a better term) things that you put on your car's dashboard that wiggles as the car moves. Although my set did not end up at a dashboard but nicely displayed at our living room in Baguio.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Snack Attack by Jollibee

I have caught just a couple of episodes from this Cartoon Network series, so I have been acquainted with the characters there.

Jollibee is currently offering character toys from this cartoon, as featured in snack companions. Wilt is a straw, Mac is a "lunchbox" (consider the irony of the name) where your yumburger can comfortably sit until consumed; Kazoo is a tumbler, and Eduardo is a Face Tag. I got the Face Tag for Jo-Lo, who likes things with gimmick. Eduardo's eyes roll! There is a button at the left side of its head that, when pushed, makes the eyes roll horizontally. You're supposed to get "eye expressions" but it's not so accurate; most of the time what you see are the whites of his eyes! haha.

This figure comes with a piece of paper where you write your details in, then slide at the back of Eduardo and voila! the name tag function. I would suggest taping or gluing the paper though.

Finally, Eduardo can be a repository of small things through the access hole at the bottom, with a sealing mechanism similar to piggy banks. Although described that you can put in candies in it, I highly doubt it because the hole is too small.

Eduardo is nicely made, though, and looks great hanging out with the lunch box.
Toy promo ad credit: Jollibee Kids website

Wendy's Garfield Around the World

I spotted this one at Wendy's Buendia as I grabbed breakfast last weekend. Unfortunately, the toys did not hold as much aesthetic value for me as the Snoopys of McDonald's so I passed this one up. I still love love LOVE your iced tea though, Wendy's!

Burger King's Secret Robotzz

My officemates and I watched a movie last week at Glorietta and bought some burgers and fries at Burger King to take with us. I noticed their Kids Meal promo with the words "Secret Robotzz" enticing people to buy. I like robot toys and gave this a go. Since there were different designs, I specifically asked for a robot.

The ad did not really say much except that these are "Secret Robotzz" and that they are "amazing collectable toys". I should have seen the warning sign when they misspelled "collectible." I was, of course, excited to receive a box about the size of a playing card with a really nice and colorful design.

I opened the box and got a tin can. Oooh. This looks really nice! So pretty with the rabbits and squirrel and bird on a tree! I can't wait to see the secret robotzz inside!

I opened the tin can and ... there was nothing inside! I checked the cardboard box and it said "no content inside of tin". So... this tin can was the toy?

I felt duped.