Lalaloopsy--not just for 7 year olds and Shopkick

In the last year or two, Maren and I discovered a newish line of toys called Lalaloopsy dolls. There are a few different sizes of dolls, but the most popular are the large dolls with changeable clothing that run around $25 and the mini dolls that run around $7. The 'story' behind the dolls is that each one was sewn from a particular item of clothing (the nurse dolly from a nurse's uniform, etc) and they have buttons for eyes.

The mini dollies come in little house-shaped boxes that have the cutest little details! Each doll (regardless of size) comes with a pet, and the mini dollies also come with three tiny accessories as well. There are also exclusive holiday-themed minis available at Target--so far they've done Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

Jelly Wiggle Jiggle

Recently they introduced a set of four mini dolls that are dessert-themed and I when I saw the green Jello girl, I was smitten! I knew right then that I would be buying myself a set of these, never mind the fact that I am a grown woman. But come on--her dress is made of clear green gelatin and she has turquoise hair! And she comes with a tiny bucket that looks just like one of the vintage Jello molds that I cannot stop buying!

The other girls in the collection are:

Bun Bun Sticky Icing, who has a pet snail and a cinnamon roll skirt,

Cherry Crisp Crust, who has a lattice pie skirt, an a la mode hairstyle, and a pet blackbird (of the four-and-twenty variety),

And Scoops Waffle Cone, who has Neapolitan hair buns. Oh my goodness, I LOVE them! I am ridiculous.

I've found the first three girls but am still on the lookout for Miss Waffle Cone. (4/25 UPDATE: I just found her! Had to go to a shop near a Toys R Us so I ran in to check and there she was!) I am not alone in my obsession--judging from the comments on the Lalaloopsy Facebook page, there are plenty of other women out there who love them and some serious collectors snapping these things up as soon as they hit the shelves.

One thing I wanted to note--I've been funding my Loopsy binge with my Shopkick rewards. Shopkick is an app you can download on your smartphone for free. You can get points (called kicks) for walking into certain stores, by scanning certain products with your phone's camera, and by instant surprises. It takes 1250 kicks to get a $5 reward and 2500 to get $10, however they do add up pretty fast. I used a $5 Toys R Us reward today so Scoops Waffle Cone only cost me a little over $2, and I used a $10 reward the day I bought the other three girls. If you want to sign up for Shopkick, you can use this link and you will get 50 kicks (full disclosure: I'll also get 50 kicks).

It's driving Maren nuts that I won't take my dollies out of their boxes to play with them but for now, I just want to enjoy them and their cute little houses a little while longer!