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It’s no secret here at Real Mum Reviews, that my girls absolutely adore collectable toys, and like many children at the moment, toys that are stretchy, squishy and tactile always go down extremely well. We were recently introduced to GooZonians – a brand new tactile toy range from Character Toys than has been launched this May, aimed at children aged 4-6. These super stretchy, squishy toys are ideal for children with sensory needs, and each come with unique fillings and charms. There are 6 different hero characters to collect, as well as a special twin pack containing Queen Ember and Princess Flik.
On Saturday we sat down to watch the first accompanying 11-minute webisode that introduced the girls into the whole new world of GooZonia, where they were able to learn all about the six unique GooZonian characters and how they gained their superpowers.
If you didn’t join us at the watch along, you can still check out the website on the Character Kids YouTube Channel here
What are GooZonians?Â
The beautiful land of GooZonia is a land where enchanted rainbow-hued goo flows through everything. It’s the home of the most cheery, easy-going and flexible people you may meet.
Many generations ago, a strange force of nature, known as Stone Heart, turned the goo dull and hardened it throughout the land and the hearts of the people. To save her people the Queen Cinder infused the last of the flowing goo with ancient magic to create six powerful charms. These charms gave the people of GooZonia the power to narrowly defeat the Stone Heart and reverse the effects.
To prevent the temptation of using these powerful charms for ill, Cinder hid them across the land. Now the Stone Heart has returned, and Cinder’s great great great great grandaughters Queen Ember and Princess Flik must get used to their new powers, royal responsibilities and of course squad goals and find the charms to defeat the Stone Heart, protecting GooZonia from the ApoGoolypse!
Who are the GooZonians characters?Â
Queen Ember
Ember is the latest in a long line of phoenixes who lead the good people of GooZania. Queen Ember is filled with flame effect strands, star shaped sparkles, combined with red, orange and yellow flecks of swirling shimmer.
Her key traits are bravery and charisma and she is dutiful but critical.
Princess Flik
Princess Flik is the youngest heir to the GooZonian throne in several generations. By 5 minutes that’s it! Her twin sister Ember was born first!
Flik loves sharing the castle with her sister Ember, She believes hat a true princess should be patrolling the realm and ready to battle against the Stone Heart – anywhere, any time!
She has a rheoscopic filling with swirling galaxy effect lightning shimmer.
Key Traits – Confident, adventurous, impulsive but clumsy and her charm is lightning
Cora
Born and raised in the bright-lights-big-city of GooTropolis on the other side of the Shimmer Slime Sea, Cora is an all-singing, dancing and acting triple threat! Shes the artistic director of the Royal Performance Company and keeps the girls entertained when they need a break from studies and Stone Heart missions.
Cora is filled with small hexagonal sparkles in pink and orange stretchy glucose. Her key Traits are enthusiasm and creativity and her charm is a shell
Roxy
Roxy is the royal spokesperson and heads up the castle’s social committee. She organises Ember and Flik’s social calendar and runs the sisters’ Prism feed (GooZonia’s leading social media platform) and is the life of the party in GooZonia.
Roxy is filled with silver snowflakes and shimmering blue stars within stretchy glucose. Her charm is a star.
Isla
Isla is an avid surfer and animal lover and the most environmentally aware GooZonian. As a result, she’s become the Royal Steward of the eGoosphere.
Isla can read animals body language and sense their feelings.Her key Traits are that she is easy going, independent, optimistic yet forgetful.
She is filled with purple moon and star shaped sprinkles and clear water beads and her charm is a pearl
Glyde
Last but my no means least, Glyde is a shy enigmatic introvert who loves to puzzle out problems and strategize ways to stop Stone Heart. She is also an inventor who loves to create flexible gadgets they can use in their missions.
Glyde is filled with a mix of pink and purple water beads and a dragon scale effect with added pink sparkle dust suspended inside. She is shy but inventive, passionate but insecure and her charm is a gemstone.
GooZonians Toys – Our Experience
We were sent a selection of GooZonain toys to check out with the girls and Neve in particular (5) was super excited when she opened up the box. Not only did Neve get to dress up like Roxy (who with a unicorn horn was automatically her favourite) but she got to open up two of the 6 characters and instantly started to seek out their hidden charm!
We received Roxy, which is made from slightly firm yet incredibly stretchy material. The girls both absolutely loved stretching out her arms and legs as far as they could and then watching as she always sprung back into her original shape. They loved moving around the insides to find her hidden charm.
We also received Isla, who is a lot softer to the touch, more like a squishy water filled balloon, which is incredibly therapeutic to squash and squeeze. Isla has a pearl charm hidden inside, and this one was a little easier to find!
Our GooZonians Verdict
The toys are so tactile and calming to touch, and with sensory toys being so popular at the moment I am confident the whole range will go down well with children of a similiar age.
GooZonians are now available at Amazon in single packs of the twin pack containing Queen Ember and Princess Flik.
