cutenessapprovedCute, Cool, Gadgets, Collectibles and Toys.

Sometimes, we need to go back to traditional toys when it comes to developing imagination of a child. Kids these days are very lucky to have more cool toy choices. Not only they get to play with cool toy gadgets that somehow resemble the cool gadgets adults uses, they also can play the traditional toys if they want to.

I browse Amazon.co.uk a lot for educational toys. Usually the wooden ones are great because they are durable, cheap and long lasting. Long lasting here means, it might even last several generations if you take good care of them.

I found this Little wooden village in a bag on Amazon.co.uk sold by several sellers, but somehow I believe it is originally from Toypost. You can check out their website at Toypost.co.uk and order there if you want.

The wooden village, as you can see, consists of wooden houses, towers, walls, people, animals and vehicles. All in all, they have about 45 pieces. Simple and cute, yet can occupy an imaginative child for hours.

Average size of these cute things, maybe ranging from 3 cm to 8cm. So, they are small, they may not be suitable for children younger than 3. Price range from $7-8. Quite cheap.

And, if your child loves this wooden village, you might want to add into the collection a wooden farm.

Price range from $6-$7. Depends on where you buy them.

Wooden toys like these are fun and educational.

More Japanese dolls! Momoko Japanese fashion dolls. These 10.6 inches doll were created by Namie Manabe in 2001. However, not till 2004 did Sekiguchi co. took over and began to manufacture and sell them.

Unlike Barbie dolls which are not flexible, Momoko dolls comes with joints which enable you to move the arms, rotate the wrists, bend the elbows and knees, etc. Thus you can make them pose the way you want them.

I love the sweet faces of the dolls, the hairstyles and the clothes. The outfits for the dolls varies from normal everyday casual clothes, Japanese school uniform, Japanese traditional clothes, office wear etc. The thing that can make you feel that you can never get enough of them.

Want to know about them, check out their official website : www.momokodoll.com

I love dolls that have personalities. With names and their likes and dislikes etc. If you share the same sentiment with me on this, then I believe you would love the “Only Heart Girls” too.

They are dolls of American girls of different ethnicity. Caucasian-American, Hispanic-American, African-American, and Asian-American. Really colourful.

There are actually 8 of them to collect. Each with their own sweet unique names and characteristics, which you can read on their website at onlyheartsclub.com.

What’s more, there are different outfits, pets, furniture for the only heart girls to collect!

I believe these girls must be Taylor and Olivia in their pajamas with one of the furniture and accesories to collect.

There are plenty of outfits for the girls too. Fashion, sleepwear , swimwear , and more.

Don’t know what you think, but I think they are adorably sweet!

Mattel had launched a new line of virtual pet products. My Meebas. Something like a tamagotchi and webkinz joined together. They are much bigger than tamagotchis or any other conventional virtual pets. There is a reason for this, and you will know why later on.

You of course get to care for the pet. 20 activities to play and about 7 different levels which your pet can grow into. Now once you have got to the highest level or fully grown, then there would be a surprise. The tube will open and out comes a plush toy.

There are 6 different colours to collect, with each colour representing different meaning. Happiness, Luck, Love, Intelligence, Beauty or Friendship.

Though I suppose you might be able to play the game over again but no more surprise after that. Perhaps that’s the only drawback, in my opinion. Though you may buy more since there are about 60 different kinds of plush toys to collect.

They are available at Amazon.com for $ 23. Great gift for little girls(and boys)  and for virtual pet and plush toy collectors!

Not too long ago, I made a post for virtual pets. I am collecting them. You just can’t believe how expensive it can be to get the rare ones. When I say rare, they are the ones which are not manufactured anymore, or you may only buy from Japan. Some would fetch up to hundreds of dollars. I love them, but I love my money more. So, I’d stick to not so rare ones.

Rikou rikou chan is one of those rare ones, and some how I was fortunate to find one through ebay for quite a reasonable price. It is not really a pet, but instead it is a little boy whom you have to care for until he is an adult and get a job. What kind of career path he will take depends on how well you care for him.

What you can do with this boy? You can feed him, take him for a ride on the bus (for going to school, tutorials and back home), get him to learn his lessons (maths, english, drawing, general knowledge, japanese language - I bought a japanese version), entertain him by letting him watch tv or listen to the radio, get him to study, on or off the light -most probably for sleeping and report.

Nearly the same as a tamagotchi. There is another version of rikou chan. I think it is Rikou no koibito, a dating version of rikou rikou chan.

Just happy to finally got it. Will keep my eyes peel for the original dinkie dino, yuki penguin and perhaps my sweet baby.

Anyway, here  is a tip of where you can buy rikou rikou chan and a few other retro electronic pets. Both from ebay. This one I got from a uk seller.

Look for seller : jaanac. Click here to go to the store. Have to tell you, she doesn’t have it on often. So save her as a favourite seller and check her items once in a while. Sometimes she sells chickpet and also 1997 tamagotchi from bandai.

Another seller is in the US.

Look for seller : Virtual pet paradise. Here you can find plenty of virtual pets. Rikou chan, dinkie penguin, dinkie dino etc. Limited though cause it’s from old stock and he’s clearing up. Once all sold he’s closing shop. Click here to go to his store.

Drop me a comment if you find this helpful. Thanks!