This toy I will review now in my opinion is a bit rubbish, but as it is branded with Hannah Montana’s face and sayings from the show, my mum insisted on buying it for my daughter, so here goes!
The toy I will now review is - “Hannah Montana - magic 8 ball”.
The box is part open to show ... Read review
Advantages: Good concept. Disadvantages: Just a generally boring toy, with a theme to it!
This toy I will review now in my opinion is a bit rubbish, but as it is branded with Hannah Montana’s face and sayings from the show, my mum insisted on buying it for my daughter, so here goes!
The toy I will now review is - “Hannah Montana - magic 8 ball”.
The box is part open to show off the smooth, pale blue ball within. From the front the only thing visible is the large “8” on it, with a swirl of stars, guitars and ... ...removed from the box the screen at the back of the ball becomes visible.
The basic idea of this is to ask a secret question to the ball, you then shake the ball and the answer to your question appears… like magic, in the screen at the back of the ball!
After explaining to my daughter that only yes or no questions should be asked and not viewing times for television programmes she realised how it worked!
This toy I will review now in my opinion is a bit rubbish, but as it is branded with Hannah Montana’s face and sayings from the show, my mum insisted on buying it for my daughter, so here goes!
The toy I will now review is - “Hannah Montana - magic 8 ball”.
The box is part open to show off the smooth, pale blue ball within. From the front the only thing visible is the large “8” on it, with a swirl of stars, guitars and the obligatory “Hannah Montana” logo at the bottom. When removed from the box the screen at the back of the ball becomes visible.
The basic idea of this is to ask a secret question to the ball, you then shake the ball and the answer to your question appears… like magic, in the screen at the back of the ball!
After explaining to my daughter that only yes or no questions should be asked and not viewing times for television programmes she realised how it worked!
You simply ask a question into the “8”, then turn it over on itself and the answer appears in the window. Ok, easier said than done.
For start off the window works as and when it wants to, the times I have used it I am sitting there shaking it like a lunatic, only getting an obscure answer when the cramp has finally set in!
The answers are also really random, ok, I am not under the delusion that this cheap toy will answer all my questions but I would like a slightly better answer than - “sweet niblets, yes”, or “Smokey, ok!”
Admittedly it is an intriguing concept, and I may never understand how the answer, that seemingly flips up from the centre of the ball, and looks like electronics, is surrounded by blue inked water, so from that aspect it is fascinating.
But for me the general concept of the ball is just, well boring, and for that reason I do not recommend this product, even my daughter doesn’t rate it that highly, and for a Hannah Montana product that is a first!
The cost was £5.00 and at the time was reduced, could have been because it was crap or more likely because it was bought from Woolworths, just before they announced they were closing.
These are available from Toys R Us - www.toysrus.co.uk
