Strawberry Shortcace review

The last few years has seen a wave of beloved cartoon characters (and marketing inventions) of decades past making a reemergence into the crowded children’s marketplace. The reasoning is pretty straight-forward: if one generation liked them, maybe the next will too, and hopefully parental nostalgia will be enough to get those first purchases rolling.
So I had mixed feelings seeing Strawberry Shortcake come back on the scene a few years back. Sure, she’s cute and she smells nice (until your kids leave the dolls outside in the rain), but she was always a toy-driven character, like Care Bears and My Little Pony so I wasn’t sure about the videos.
But I have to say that the quality has significantly improved. They are so much better than the the old ‘80s heyday. When our Strawberry Shortcake Video arrived my kids (five girls) were so excited! The title was very appropriate for this time of the year, Strawberry Shortcake: Happily Ever After with Valentine’s Day so close and husband gone, what my kids needed was some Strawberry Shortcake love
I watched the video with them. The dvd didn’t blow me away, but it was actually pretty good. My kids were hooked from the beginning, and the traditionalist in me liked that the two stories on the disc were re-tellings of Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. The candy themes have been toned done since the good old days, as has the overuse of the word “berry” as verbal stand-in for “very,” and the animation was pretty good. And as always, Strawberry and her buddies hit hard on positive themes like friendship and caring. The dvd also comes with some valentines cards and a memory game my kids enjoyed.
If you are looking for a fun and safe video for your kids this is a good pick. Looks like Strawberry’s here to stay – and that’s a berry good thing.
As always this is brought to you by the wonderful Parent Bloggers Network! The last few years has seen a wave of beloved cartoon characters (and marketing inventions) of decades past making a reemergence into the crowded children’s marketplace. The reasoning is pretty straight-forward: if one generation liked them, maybe the next will too, and hopefully parental nostalgia will be enough to get those first purchases rolling.
So I had mixed feelings seeing Strawberry Shortcake come back on the scene a few years back. Sure, she’s cute and she smells nice (until your kids leave the dolls outside in the rain), but she was always a toy-driven character, like Care Bears and My Little Pony so I wasn’t sure about the videos.
But I have to say that the quality has significantly improved. They are so much better than the the old ‘80s heyday. When our Strawberry Shortcake Video arrived my kids (five girls) were so excited! The title was very appropriate for this time of the year, Strawberry Shortcake: Happily Ever After with Valentine’s Day so close and husband gone, what my kids needed was some Strawberry Shortcake love
I watched the video with them. The dvd didn’t blow me away, but it was actually pretty good. My kids were hooked from the beginning, and the traditionalist in me liked that the two stories on the disc were re-tellings of Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. The candy themes have been toned done since the good old days, as has the overuse of the word “berry” as verbal stand-in for “very,” and the animation was pretty good. And as always, Strawberry and her buddies hit hard on positive themes like friendship and caring. The dvd also comes with some valentines cards and a memory game my kids enjoyed.
If you are looking for a fun and safe video for your kids this is a good pick. Looks like Strawberry’s here to stay – and that’s a berry good thing.
As always this is brought to you by the wonderful Parent Bloggers Network!