Our Zhu Zhu Wild Bunch Prankster Party!

by Lori Cunningham

Last month I signed up to host a Zhu Zhu Pet Party from MomSelect as a part of their introduction of the new Wild Bunch Zhu Zhu Pets.  The Wild Bunch represents 4 new Zhu Zhu Pets modeled after a skunk, raccoon, bunny, and hedgehog.  Sounds like fun, I thought, but little did I know what was in store for me.

On an ordinary day, I received a box full of 11 Wild Bunch Zhu Zhu Pets.  My daughter was in “hedgehog” heaven!  Already a big fan of Zhu Zhu, she ran to get her own Zhu Zhu pets to make the introduction to the new Wild Bunch.  She couldn’t wait to take them out of their packages.

Instead, I suggested she pick one that she likes the best and begin thinking of who she’d like to invite to the Wild Bunch party.  Our list comprised of 11 kids- exactly the number of Zhu Zhu pets we were sent.  My daughter was excited and a little disappointed.  She had hoped that she and her 4 year old brother would both get to keep two pets.  Perhaps someone wouldn’t show up she thought!

We had our party last Friday.  Everyone showed up and several moms told me how excited their kids were to come to a Zhu Zhu Pet party.

To make it fair in choosing which pet each child would receive, my daughter had everyone pick a number out of a hat.  The person with the lowest number started first.  This method would have worked out perfectly had the last ZhuZhu Wild Bunch Pet to be picked wasn’t pink and the last child to choose, a boy!  Fortunately, his sister traded with him.

Packaging flew everywhere as the kids raced to open their pet and get to know its fun personality.  We promptly wrote the name of each child on the bottom of their pets – expecting mayhem if we didn’t.  We were forewarned about the craziness of the Wild Bunch.  Apparently, they are more zany than their former cousins.  Each Wild Bunch Zhu Zhu Pet has a patch on its back, makes funny noises, and either has longer ears or hair than previous Zhu Zhu Pets.  They have a lot of spunk and they carry it well!  LOL

With the Zhu Zhu Wild Bunch Pets all selected, we were ready for a race-off to see which of these zany new pets were the fastest.

Ready to Race!

We gathered everyone up to see who was ready for a big race!

MomSelect sent a bucket of colored sidewalk chalk as well.  Armed with the chalk bucket, we wandered outside for races and graffiti on our driveway.  I have to tell you, the Zhu Zhu Wild Bunch races were a hoot!  From previous experiences with Zhu Zhu Pets, they often don’t go in a straight line.  But during this event and the Wild Bunch did great at racing.  To my surprise, they went from the top of our driveway to the bottom with minimum direction or pressing their buttons to make them move again after stopping.

It was so fun to see the kids cheer on their Zhu Zhu Pets.  The kids had such enthusiasm, excitement, and at times—desperation!  What a great activity – every child no matter what age was involved and having fun.  I even spotted some of the parents wanting to get involved in the action as well.

After all that racing, the troops were hungry, so we brought everyone indoors for pizza, pasta, chicken, and carrots.  Healthy, huh?

A Mom’s Perspective

What great  fun we had!  My daughter and son have had their Zhu Zhu pets for over a year now.  They have five of them in total — now seven!  I can see where Zhu Zhu Pets are even more fun to play with your friends.  I love toys like ZhuZhu pets, that encourage interaction, creativity, and community.  Any toy that engages my children and inspires them to use their imagination to do different things is a winner in my book.

It’s funny to say, but I think the Zhu Zhu Wild Bunch Pets actually had magical powers to tame because after hours of playing at the party, all of our “wild bunch” was zonked out!  Now, to me, that’s the best  measure of  success for a party!

No Zhu Zhu Pets were harmed (too seriously) during the filming of this Wild Bunch Prankster party!

The Wild Bunch Zhu Zhu Pets were sent for my review. I was not paid for my honest opinion.