If you have been around long enough to remember my article about open-ended play, you’ll know what a big fan I am of toys that encourage kids to use their imagination and express creativity. The only problem with a lot of crafty-type toys we purchase is that they either get lost, dropped, sucked up into the vacuum, or they dry out. This leads me to my recent partnership with Bunchems, a brand who was awarded the 2016 Toy of the Year Award in the Activities category.
My five-year-old has been begging for Bunchems since she first saw them on YouTube kids. I’ve done my best to avoid them until I felt she was mature enough to play with them, and she’s having a blast with them. I typically don’t like to purchase toys or craft supplies that contain tons of tiny pieces that can potentially get lost around my house, but Bunchems has sucked me in. The clean-up process is extremely easy due to the fact that they stick together, so we literally just wrap our arms around the entire lot of Bunchems and plop them into a bin.
Something that I cannot stress enough is make sure your child’s hair is pulled up out of his/her face before playing with Bunchems to keep the toys from getting entangled in their hair. If by any chance your little one gets Bunchems caught in their hair, they are super easy to remove as demonstrated in this Bunchems Safety Video. To avoid any hassle, though, simply pull their hair back.
Bunchems encourages open-ended play by offering tools for kids to create. Kids get to use their imagination and don’t have to follow any rules if they don’t want to. Your child can create the suggested shapes and characters found on the Bunchems instructional sheet or they can design their own characters and shapes. Bunchems easily stick together and come apart without the use of glue and their coordinating accessories are equally as easy to add or remove.
A fun new way to bring life to your Bunchems creations is with the NEW Bunchems Alive Motorized Action Pack. You can squish, connect and create with Bunchems and watch them come to life with animated set. There are no limits to your creativity!
This set comes with 300 colorful bunchems, 13 accessories, 1 Bunchems Motorized Stick’em Ball and a guide book. My daughter has been having so much fun with this set. It has literally provided hours of fun and entertainment for her and it’s so fun to see how excited she gets when she creates a character.
Giveaway
To help encourage open-ended play in your home with kids ages 4+, we’re offering a giveaway! Enter to win one Bunchems Alive Set and one Bunchems Megapack ($64.98 ARV) using the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only, ages 18+. One winner per household. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by our sponsor by October 14, 2016. Good luck!
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
