Monthly Archives: May 2020

Photo-A-Day, Review, Toys

Review: Klutz: Sew Your Own Donut Animals

Eva and Andy Making Donut Animals

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00499

While touring the Klutz booth at Toy Fair 2020 I noticed the Sew Your Own Donut Animals activity set. I received a free review unit so that we could check it out. Opinions are our own. I knew that the kids would be excited about this set because they love donuts and animals. Andy is a huge fan of Narwhals and one of the animals inside is a Narwhal. We started working on that donut first. I helped Andy out and then had him do a portion of it. We’ll have to do more together later to finish it up.

The setif for grades 3 and up so kids 8 and up are the target for this. There are needles included and a sharp needle in younger hands may not be the nest idea. Now Eva has been learning how to sew in a sewing class. She started it before the COVID-19 quarantin. While we have been in quarantine she has been doing a lot of sewing both by hand and on Allison’s grandmother’s antique sewing machine. I asked Eva to sew any one of the donut animals and she did it completely on her own. She chose the anda donut.

Panda Donut

Like alll Klutz sets everything you need is included and ready to go for you. The embroidery floss, felt patterns, full color instruction book and more. The kids simply have to follow the instructions and sew the donuts. The book is fantastic and shows you many different types of stitches and they are used in various ways as you make the different donut animals. Klutz even includes a donut box to use to display your finished creations. You can make 6 donut animals from the set. They are a Panda, Narwhal, Kitty, Bunny, Hen, and Chick. This is the perfect time for kids to learn how to sew. They have the time and the set is pretty inexpensive for what you get. If you are so inclined to purchase a set please consider doing so through our Amazon.com affiliate link below. Klutz also offers some other adorable sewing kits including: Sew Mini Treats and Sew Mini Gardens. With each set being under $20 that’s a great deal for life skills and adorable crafts.

You can learn more about Klutz products at their various Social Media channels.

Klutz Website
Klutz on Twitter
Klutz on Facebook
Klutz on Instagram
Klutz on Pinterest
Klutz on YouTube

Photo-A-Day, Review, Toys

Review: Ravel Tales

The Unravellers

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00498

We received one of the forthcoming oys from Sunny Days Entertainment for fee to unravel and review. The toy is called Ravel Tales and opinions are our own.

This new toy from Sunny Days Entertainment is cute for the younger crowd that wants to enjoy the unboxing experience but also likes to do DIY activities. The concept is that the entire unravelling experience is part of the unboxing. You start with unravelling the filler yarn for the pet bed that you make with other yarn and cut out fabric pieces found further inside the unravelled ball of various yarns, charms and moer. There is even a small stuffed animal inside. The animal could be one of the Knittens (kitty cats), Pom Pom Pups (puppy dogs), Button Bears (teddy bears) or Purl Ponies (ponies). Such a cute set of names for these toys.

Eva did the unravelling of the product in the video below.

While this was fun it is definitely for younger kids. Once the whole ball was unravelled Eva made the pet bed and some pom poms. Each bit of arn was labeled but we are pretty sure that one piece should have been for sewing up the pet bed. The instructions said medium weight yarn was to be used to sew up the bed but the label was on a lighter weight yard that was used for making necklaces and a pet collar. The nice thing about the whole unboxing was that there was very little waste because everything that is unravelled becomes something else.

These toys will be released for purchase on May 18th. You can check them out on Amazon and put them on your wishlist through our affiliate link below if you were so inclined.

Ravel tales can be found on Twitter. Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.