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| Fisher-Price Octonauts - The Vegimals Set |
My grandson, David, was approaching his sixth birthday. While checking with his parents as to what toys might be on his birthday wish list, I was told about a recent favorite of the kindergarten set – the Octonauts!
The Octonauts
Being a grandmother with my children all grown and my five grandsons living far away, I'm out of the habit of knowing what toys are popular with today's children. Therefore, I needed to do some research into this latest craze... and thus this review for other grandparents and parents who might not be aware of these adorable toys.
It seems the Octonauts are an underwater exploring crew of eight little anthropomorphic animals who live under the sea in their Octopod and have undersea adventures using a fleet of aquatic vehicles.
Animated Series
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| Octonauts Wall Hanging available on Amazon |
The Octonauts began in 2010 as a British TV series on BBC based on American-Canadian children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy. It's an animated series which appeals to children ages 4-12.
The Octonauts encounter real marine animals in their natural habitats while having adventures. It's rather a bit like a combination of 'Star Trek and the Thunderbirds meet Jacques Cousteau!'
Octonauts Characters
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| Octo-Crew of 8 Octonauts |
The eight main Octonaut characters include the Captain, Barnacles the Polar Bear, along with Kwazii the Cat, Peso the Penguin, Inkling the Octopus, Shellington the Sea Otter, Tweak the Rabbit, Dashi the Dog, and Tunip the Vegimal.
The Vegimals
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| The Vegimals Set I Got David for his Birthday |
Which brings us to the set I purchased and mailed to David for his birthday – The Vegimals! David has already begun collecting all the main Octonauts characters, so I have added to his collection with this set of five characters which are really cute. They are soft and squishy and measure about 1.5 inches tall.
Vegimals are part animal and part vegetable and are a special breed of underwater critters who love making tasty kelp cakes and helping out around the Octopod! They include Barrot the carrot, Grouber the ginger, Tominnow the tomato, Codish the radish, and Tunip the Turnip. Tunip is also the Ship's Cook and Gardener and a regular member of the regular 8-character team.
Toys by Fisher-Price
The Octonauts and Vegimals figures, along with their Octopod and vehicle playsets, are products of Fisher-Price, which is a name I've trusted in toys for children for nearly 50 years.
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| Gup Speeder Gup-O with Kwazii the Cat |
By the way, along with the Vegimals set, my birthday package included a Mini Gup (vehicle) with Kwazii the Cat, which I learned is David's favorite Octonaut. There are a whole line of these vehicles and playsets, which make nice additions to your child's collection as time goes on.
This birthday request became my first-ever introduction to the Octonauts and their friendly Vegimals and I find them adorable. I have to say I am delighted to make their acquaintance and I see a whole bunch of birthday and Christmas Octonauts in my grandsons' future!
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| David, Age 6 |
Happy Octonauts Birthday, David!
*Review written by Wednesday Elf on 5/2/15
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