Bandai – The Next Kid Thing

Power Rangers Dino Charge airs on Nickelodeon + Deluxe Dino Charge Morpher unboxing

March 11, 2015 by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

We’re excited to partner up again with Saban to share the latest and greatest. This time, we’ll be focusing on the beloved Power Rangers franchise. Marking the 22nd year, this season is dino-mite. No, really…Power Rangers Dino Charge, which debuted in February, on Nickelodeon is fully charged with wild adventures.

This season in Power Rangers Dino Charge, an alien entrust powerful Energems to 10 dinosaurs, but when the dinosaurs went ext inct, the Energems were lost. Now, an intergalactic bounty hunter is determined to reclaim the Energems and rule the universe, destroying our planet in the process. A new team of Power Rangers must find the lost Energems and use their Dino Chargers to power up an arsenal of din-fueled weapons, zords and Megazords to save the world.

We had the chance to get a look at the new Deluxe Dino Charge Morpher ourselves. They’re pretty amazing and we can’t get enough of it!

Check out our video for our Power Rangers Dino Charge unboxing:

New episodes of Power Rangers Dino Charge will continue to air every Saturday at 12 p.m. on Nickelodeon, with encore episodes airing Sundays at 8 a.m. on Nickelodeon and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on Nicktoons.

New episodes of Power Rangers Dino Charge will continue to air every Saturday at 12 p.m. on Nickelodeon in the U.S., with encore episodes airing Sundays at 8 a.m. on Nickelodeon and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on Nicktoons.

Saban Brand-Bassador Program with Digimon Fusion

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

It’s never a dull moment around here with sicknesses and other real life craziness happening all day, every day. That said, I’m excited for 2014 and all the newness it brings with it. Of the great things upon the horizon, I have a few new partnerships lined up. One of the coolest ones, though, is this one right here:

This year, I was invited to be a Saban Brand-Bassador. What does that mean exactly? Essentially, as a brand advocate, I will share the latest and greatest about Saban Brands, which includes awesome properties like Power Rangers, Julius Jr., Paul Frank, Vortexx and one that I’m particularly excited about: the Popples. Popples, people! I can’t wait to find what’s in the pipeline for these great brands.

This month, we received our first mailing. It was a Digimon Fusion themed package that gave us a fun primer on this new property that debuted on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons last fall. Here’s our unboxing:

In its sixth season, Digimon Fusion can now be seen on the Vortexx on the CW, airing every Saturday at 10:30 am. From what we’ve seen, this is an exciting and action-packed cartoon geared to older kids and one that I hope to add to our post karate show line up.

In our fun Digimon Fusion box, we had a chance to preview the fun new toys from Bandai. We received Greymon, which is a ferocious dinosaur-looking character. The figures give kids a chance to replicated the DigiFusions that Mikey creates in the series. The DigiFusion Figures features a ball and socket construction system, where kids can create their own combinations and even fuse multiple figures together. The DigiFusion character reminds me so much of those old school toddler pop shapes, but for bigger kids. Though the figures are geared to bigger kids, I loved that the 2 year old could play along and help create a character. My older boy is in the action figure stage, so the DigiFusion Figure is a perfect fit.

A neat feature about the DigiFusion Figure is that it comes with a touch through technology card which will be placed on the Fusion Loader app and a sequence of numbers on the card in and an order that will activate the loader to call out the Digimon character on the card. These new toys will be available at major retailers starting in mid-February.

I’m super excited to be a part of the Saban Brand-Bassador program and can’t wait to divulge more information as we get it. For now, be sure to check out Digimon Fusion on the Vortexx on Saturdays. New episodes will return to Nicktoons on February 17. Even better, there’s going to be an all day marathon with two new episodes at 9pm that day.

Full disclosure: I was not compensated though received promotional material to facilitate this review. As always, all opinions on NKT are my own.

Harumika Does Lady Gaga

February 13, 2011 by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

Happy Grammy day! Today marks one of the biggest days for the music industry, where music from all genres are celebrated with one big bash in LA.

This year, quite a few NKT faves are up for Grammys in the Children’s music category, including Justin Roberts, among others.
But because it’s also the first day of Toy Fair, I thought I’d spotlight an interesting and relevant use of a toy, combined with a Grammy-nominated artist.

I spotted this photo gallery that implements Bandai’s Harumika and showcases a few mini-versions of Lady Gaga memorable outfits. Always known to shock and awe the crowd with her eclectic fashion statements, I thought fashion student, Anna Chang’s use of Harumika the fashion toy from Bandai, paid an appropriate homage to the Queen Monster herself.

I can’t wait to see what Gaga has in store for the Grammy’s tonight, but in the meantime, check out these cool Gaga-inspired outfits.

To learn more about Harumika be sure to check out my review here.

Also, be sure to follow along the #tf11 hashtag where Toy Fair attendees and exhibitors will be tweeting about this year’s show.

Photo credit: Getty Images

Toy Fair 2010: They Call it Puppy Love

February 23, 2010March 3, 2010 by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

In perhaps every imaginable shade of pink on the spectrum, Toy Fair 2010 offered a glimpse of some of the girliest toys a girl could imagine.

Beyond the obvious girl toys–dolls– Toy Fair showcased a lot of girls’ (and guys’) best friends, too. Continuing the ongoing trend of taking stuffed animals to the next dimension, here are just a few of the many, many pet-themed toys I learned about at Toy Fair.

Littlest Pet Shop

One of Hasbro’s best selling girls properties that are best known for their cute, beady eyes, The Littlest Pet Shop, has quite a few new goodies this year. Just a few of the many new additions to their line include the Rescue Tails Center that will give girls a platform to care for their pets. This set comes with an ambulance with a light-up X-ray machine and plenty of accessories to provide thorough check-ups. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Fall 10