These days, so many of the toys that my boys have are based on characters from their favourite TV shows and video games. I want them to have toys that they like but often when I listen to them play, they are re-enacting scenarios they have seen rather than creating their own stories. My boys have fabulous imaginations; so even under those circumstances they tend to come up with some pretty fabulous twists. But I wanted to find some toys that let my boys use their imaginations more and external prompts less.
That’s why I loved the concept of Goofy Grin Monsters. These loveable monsters are brightly coloured, whimsically designed and feature big, irresistible grins. The monsters live in a fictional place called Goofy Grin Village and while each monster has a name and a brief biography, the characters are purposely left open to a child’s interpretation beyond that. Imagination can take off when a child plays with a Goofy Grin Monster!
I received the Community Pack of all four monsters to review. My boys had a blast choosing the ones that would be their special friends. Zackary chose Sloan, the mayor of Goofy Grin Village who was born in a volcano, and Irmi, the mad scientist with a love of experimenting. Zackary’s always had a fascination with volcanoes and a love of science in general, so these two characters were a perfect fit for him. Benjamin chose BoJoe, the forest ranger and friend of animals and Candy, the energetic master baker. Being a toddler, I think Candy’s bright candy colours were the biggest appeal for him and he loves animals so BoJoe was a great choice!
The boys went through a lot of phases with their Goofy Grins Monsters. Initially the monsters stayed in the boys’ bedrooms for cuddling with at night. Then Benjamin developed an attachment to BoJoe and began carrying him around the house. Zackary, who is a very proficient reader, loved reading the little bios that came with each monster. And both boys started incorporating the monsters into their pretend games.
My personal favourite of those games was one Benjamin created with Candy. This sweet little monster has all kinds of candy elements incorporated into her design. From candy corn horns to a cupcake nose to jelly bean clothes, she definitely has the right name! Benjamin told me that Candy was magic so that every time he ate one of the pieces of candy on her clothes, it grew back. We had so much fun pretending to eat the jellybeans off her outfit and I loved Benjamin’s sound effects after as the candy “magically reappeared.”
If you’d like to see for yourself what Goofy Grin Monsters are all about, you’re in luck! One lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader is going to win a Community Pack of all four Goofy Grin Monsters, an $80 value! To enter to win, just check out the Goofy Grin website and leave a blog comment about which one you think your child would like best. And that’s not all! The company is also very generously offering Mommy Kat and Kids readers an exclusive coupon code good for 20% off their order! Just enter coupon code mommykat20 at checkout.
In addition to the plush toys, Goofy Grin Monsters will also be releasing a set of Level 1 readers featuring the cheerful inhabitants of Goofy Grin Village. I’ll have a review of the books in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, check out these plush toys and see what you think! They’re such a positive way to encourage your child’s imagination and the monsters make great cuddly friends for kids of all ages!
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Leanne M says
Sloan would be their favorite
Andrea says
Candy because yellow is my son’s favourite colour.
Janet W. says
Sloan would be my grandson’s favorite!
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
the candy stuffed toy
Carol Denny says
My grandson would like BoJoe
Jennifer L. says
I think my son would like Candy
Priscilla Benavides says
I think my son would love Bojoe the most!
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Carrie says
I think my son would like sloan the best!
sarah stickney says
Bojoe
Erika Birrell says
15″ candy stuffed
Jeannie says
I think my son would love Candy!
Debbie Clauer says
I would like to gift my granddaughter Candy.
Tricia Cooper says
Candy Sweet Baker!
Anne Taylor says
BoJoe is an adorable monster
jennifer capin says
Candy 🙂
diane welburn says
15″ Sloan Stuffed Toy (my son loves blue so I think he would love sloan)
Patty says
Sloan, because he has the sunglasses and my boys love glasses!
Ruth says
My son would love this, so would my daughter 😀
natasha severson says
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Heather Demyen says
I think my son would like Sloan and my 3 grandchildren would like the other ones.
candess phillips says
I think my son would like Bo Joe Monster
bettykicks says
so cute, grandkids would love
Sheila Turpin says
She would love eaither one of them there all so nice
Leanne Renouf says
Any of them!!! Gorgeous
Sheryl says
My daughter would love these
diane king says
love them all—would be my pet
Karen Thaeter says
I like “Sloan’,he looks like a toy my grandson would love.
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susan kendrick says
Candy Stuffed Toy
Karen C. Hill says
I think my son would be drawn to Irmi
Stephanie says
They are all so adorable it’s hard to pick! Irmi for my daughter and Sloan for my son! 🙂
Martina J says
my oldest would liek sloan and the youngest would like candy
astra f. says
my daughter picked and would love to win IRMI ! 🙂 thank you for the opportunity!
JULI C says
Candy, of course! since both my kids love to eat candy so much..
Josie says
Candy
Jenna Sturrock says
Bojoe and Cindy the Cany one are the cutest we would like them the best!!
bailey-eileen dexter-parr says
15″ Sloan Stuffed Toy
Elva Roberts says
Aparil 11-Irmi Stuffed toy would certainly be a favourite!
Robyn L says
Candy Sweet Baker because Antaya loves to help bake and she even
has a Bakers coat
jackie r says
Sloan I think my son would love 🙂
Anu Chopra says
My son would like the 17″ BoJoe Stuffed Toy
wendy hutton says
Cindy sweet baker and they are all so cute
ron says
Candy Sweet Baker
Holly Messana says
I think my son would like BoJo
Nicole Fleming says
Candy Stuffed
Haylie Langwald says
I think my son would really like Irmi the best.
Stephanie LaPlante says
Irmi is the favorite
Maegan Morin says
I think that Irmi would be most loved!!
julie_bolduc says
BoJoe
Aimee R says
Sloan