We received a Moana’s Percussion Set from JAKKS Pacific to play with and review. Opinions are our own.
This is a cute set. It comes with six pieces of musical instruments. There is a slit drum, a tall drum, two drum sticks and two maracas. The maracas are so cute in that they are Kakamora, those nasty little coconut pirates. One of them even doubles as a holder for the drumsticks. I knew I had to get this one because Andrew was going to love them. I specifically asked to review the toy so that Andrew could help me with the video review. He did the full video review. Take a look.
Eva helped me with this review by playing with the toy and telling me about it on the video below. We loved the movie Moana when we saw it as a family. There were so many great parts to it including the information about wayfinding. Wayfinding is the special way in which people from the Pacific Islands navigated the oceans. The canoe that Moana has in the movie and the other ones that she discoveres are very close to the look of a special canoe that is making its way around the world, the Hokulea. This double hulled canoe is being sailed by a group of peopel who have been learning the art of wayfinding before it is lost forever. It is so cool that a kids movie touches upon something that is so close to the heart of the Pacific Islands.
This is a pretty nice playset. The doll is an excellent one and looks great compared to her movie counterpart. The figures of Pua and Hei Hei are also done really well. Pua is the best of the bunch, he looks just like the character. The canoe is okay but the “gentle rocking motion” is not exactly that gentle. It rocks from side to side with a lot of extra motion. So much so that pua and Hei Hei fall off when you move it. Eva will talk more about it in the video.
Also, below the video is a clip from the movie Moana.
