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At 5 years of age, Erin is starting to take more and more of an interest in fashion. Gone are the days where I can dress her however I want to – she now has VERY strong opinions on what she will and will not wear, and like many girls her age, she loves dresses, shoes and accessories, often spending ages rummaging in her wardrobe before appearing with a twirl in an ensemble she has created herself!
When I heard that Spinmaster had created a new range of collectible fashionista dolls with mix and match outfits and accessories, I knew almost immediately that Erin was going to be keen to try them out! Here’s what you need to know.
About Off The Hook Collectible Fashionista Dolls
Off the Hook Dolls are a new range of collectible fashionista dolls from Spinmaster, aimed at children 5 and above. Each doll stands at around 4 inches in height, and comes with a range of different clothes, shoes and accessories which you can mix and match to create over 175 different outfit combinations.
What makes Off The Hook Dolls a little bit different, is that they actually hook together, with all the pieces unhooking apart so that even small hands can quickly and easily swap and change the outfits as required.
There are 6 different doll characters to collect – Jenni, Naia, Vivian, Alexis, Mila and Brooklyn, each with different personalities and styles. There are 6 individual looks per doll to collect, in three different themes which are Summer Vacay, Spring Dance or Concert.
We were sent a selection of Off The Hook Dolls to try out and here’s what Erin thought!
Our Experience of Off The Hook Dolls
The Off The Hook Dolls come in three different pack sizes as follows:
Single Pack – RRP £7.99 – The single Off The Hook pack contains 1 doll (visible from the packaging so you can ensure no duplicates) and one outfit. It also contains two blind bags with hidden accessories inside.
BFF Style Double Packs – RRP £12.99 – These sets contain 2 dolls (again visible from the packaging) and include reuseable plastic bags and pots with mini surprise accessories hidden inside.
As with most 5 year olds, Erin loved the surprise blind bag element of the Off The Hook dolls, opening up them to reveal different accessories like bags, sunglasses and shoes.
She found the “unhooking” element of the Off The Hook dolls really funny, and very quickly got to grips with how to unhook all the pieces including removing the head from the torso, the hair from the head and the torso from the legs. Whilst the concept is a bit Halloween’esque (especially if you find the odd head lying around on the bedroom floor!!) she absolutely loved the ability to change and mix the outfits according to her preference. The only element she struggled with slightly was getting the hair off the heads, as there was a bit of a technique to this. She occasionally needed a bit of help from a grown up.
The Off the Hook dolls’ outfits are bright and colourful and the shoes easily slot on to the legs – one thing to be aware of is that they do shed a little bit of glitter when played with, and that the figures aren’t fully poseable in that they do not bend at the knee. For that reason they can only stand, and depending on which shoes they are wearing, some stand more easily than others!
As with most collectible dolls of this nature, there aim is to try and collect the wide range of outfits, of which there are a LOT! Each set comes with a reference sheet where you can see which ones you still need to get, tick off them as you find them or even set up swapsies with friends.
The addition of the re-useable plastic tubs and bags in the BFF Style Double Off the Hook dolls packs is great, as not only do they still have the excitement of a surprise reveal (lifting off a little paper cover to reveal the accessory inside) but they are great for keeping all the bits and pieces safe and tidy when they are not being used. Having had other collectible dolls before, the smaller parts have often got lost and misplaced, so these are a big plus from a parents point of view!
The final set we were sent was probably Erin’s favourite, The Off The Hook Style Studio, which as a larger set retails at £19.99.
This set comes with a Naia doll, and 3 complete outfits, as well as lots of hidden surprises and a wardrobe style rack / rail for hanging all the outfits so you can sort through them when making your outfit selection! There are 17 pieces in total included in this set, giving Erin lots of options when deciding which combination she wanted Naia to wear.
The wardrobe rail in the Style Studio is fantastic, with the ability to pop the shoes and accessories on one of the three shelves, as well as hang the different torsos and legs when they are not being used. Not all of the torsos fitted on the higher shelf (depending on the angle of the arms) so Erin tended to stick to the bottom rail as she found it easier to use.
Overall, the Off The Hook Dolls have been a huge hit with Erin, and she has gone back to play with these time and time again after we received them for review. The massive range of mix and match options with the outfits means that Erin has yet to get bored, and from a parents point of view its lovely to have some quiet time whilst she sits quite contently doing a little bit of role play with the characters selecting their outfits for the day!
I think the Off The Hook Dolls are great value for money and would make an excellent gift for any child who has an interest in fashion, accessories and collectible toys!
Off The Hook Dolls are available to buy now at Amazon.
*We were sent a range of Off The Hook dolls from Spinmaster in exchange for this honest review. All thoughts and opinions are our own*
