{"id":1515,"date":"2010-12-15T17:44:50","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T10:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.thewellconnectedhome.com\/blog\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2010-12-15T17:49:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T10:49:23","slug":"kung-zhu-pets-battle-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/kung-zhu-pets-battle-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Kung Zhu Pets Battle it Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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OK, I\u2019ll admit it, I\u2019m a bit enamored by these cute little hamsters that whistle \u201cyour pretty\u201d and \"\"<\/a>giggle, and zoom around.\u00a0 I\u2019m not alone.\u00a0 My daughter now has 9 Zhu Zhu pets and has more singled out for her Christmas list.\u00a0 You may recall the ZhuZhu Wild Bunch Prankster Party <\/a>we had a couple of months ago.\u00a0 We all had a blast.\u00a0 So you can imagine my response when I was asked via e-mail by MomSelect if I had a boy aged 5-8 who would be having a birthday party before the end of November.\u00a0 Well, I just so happen to have a son who is turning 5 soon, so you guessed it, I was probably the first one to respond back!<\/p>\n

For this party,\u00a0\u00a0MomSelect sent me Zhu Zhu Pets made especiall\"\"<\/a>y for boys called Kung Zhu pets*.\u00a0 In the large package they sent, came 8 Kung Zhu Pets, 8 packages of armor, one\u00a0for each pet, and one large battle arena.\u00a0 My very excited son chose Sergeant Serge,\"\"<\/a>the green Kung ZhuPet, along with green armor.\u00a0 What a handsome yet fierce competitor Sergeant looked like all dressed up in his armor.<\/p>\n

The day of the party finally arrived.\u00a0 The invitation invited the kids to come to battle, if they were brave enough.\u00a0 Many of the boys didn\u2019t know about Kung Zhu Pets, so they were so excited to come.<\/p>\n

Now, let me tell you, this was like no other birthday party I\u2019ve ever had for my son.\u00a0 The boys were immediately drawn to the table displaying the Kung Zhu Pets and their armor.\u00a0 They picked the Kung Zhu Pets up, inspected them, and assessed which<\/p>\n

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one they would choose for their battle.\u00a0 To spare us from the stress of handling battles between the boys themselves, we drew numbers and choose the pets in an orderly fashion.<\/p>\n

The packaging began flying off the Kung Zhu Pets and their armor.\u00a0 Before we knew it, our family room was transformed into a battle arena with armor adorned hamsters everywhere.\u00a0 We were ready for the battle to begin!<\/p>\n

In This Corner\u2026.<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

After proper announcement of the hamsters, two of the boy\u2019s Kung Zhu Pets entered the arena, ready for battle.<\/p>\n

The adults had as \"\"<\/a>much fun as the kids. We were rooting for our child\u2019s Kung Zhu Pet, pretending we were sports commentators, hanging on every move the hamsters made.\u00a0 It really did feel that we were watching something like a boxing match.\u00a0 The whole house was filled with shouting, coaching, and rooting.\u00a0 I was surprised at how much fun the Kung Zhu Pets and the arena were.\u00a0 My son\u2019s Kung Zhu Pet ended up winning every competitor; he felt as proud as if he were the Kung Zhu Pet doing battle himself! I later found out, however,\u00a0that the Kung Zhu Pets have a smart chip in them that helps them to battle better the longer they are in battle.\u00a0 (say that 5 times fast!)\u00a0 No wonder why my son\u2019s Sergeant Serge kept winning!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite all the fun, it was eventually time\u00a0for cake and ice cream!\u00a0 Our talented friend, Marisa, created a handmade cake to capture the essence of my son\u2019s favorite Kung Zhu Pet \u2013 Sergeant!\u00a0\u00a0 Needless to say, the cake was a hit!<\/p>\n

A Mom\u2019s Pers<\/span>pective<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>As I mentioned before, this birthday party was different than any other party I\u2019d given for my son.\u00a0 The\u00a0 boys had so much fun playing with their Kung Zhu Pets and the arena, I d\"\"<\/a>idn\u2019t even need to conduct the other party games I had planned.\u00a0 In fact, there were times during the party where I actually forgot we were having my son\u2019s birthday party!\u00a0 The boys were playing well together,\u00a0having a blast, and were quite amused.\u00a0 The adults were chatting,\u00a0eating, and enjoying themselves.\u00a0 It finally hit me three-fourths through the\u00a0 party, oooh, it\u2019s time for\u00a0presents!<\/p>\n

If you are looking for something fun to give your son this holiday season, you can\u2019t go wrong with a Kung Zhu Pet \u2013 but warning \u2013 you\u2019re going to need two to go to battle!\u00a0 Kung Zhu Pets retail for $9.99 and the armour retails for $7.99, at least those are the prices I paid at Toys R Us when I needed to buy one more pet for the party.\u00a0 The arena sells for $29.99.<\/p>\n

For those of you with girls, I\u2019ve heard about the new Zhu Zhu Pet Princesses that are coming out.\u00a0 Word on the mommy blogger street says that they will be a HUGE hit this Christmas.\u00a0 So, in your early shopping, if you come across them or their accessories, grab them.\u00a0 They are sure to sell out.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also heard that they will only be available at Wal-mart, thought I don\u2019t know if this is true or not.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One<\/a> last thing, I\u2019m THRILLED to announce that the makers of Zhu Zhu Pets asked me if I would be interested in being a part of the RAZ program \u2013 RAZ = Random Acts of Zhu.\u00a0 They are hoping to promote random acts of kindness during the holidays.\u00a0 Across the country they asked 100 bloggers to select their favorite charities and give away 100 Zhu Zhu Pets to them!\u00a0 What a blast!\u00a0 I\u2019ll be setting up some details on the WellConnectedMom.com Facebook page to ask for local volunteers to help with the fun.\u00a0 More details coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new Zhu Zhu Pets for boys, Kung Zhu Pets, are ready for action. Colorful designs and sleek gear equip each Kung Zhu Pet for the battle arena to fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[397,398,399,400,401,402,403,280,404],"class_list":["post-1515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids","tag-battle","tag-boys","tag-hamster-armor","tag-kung-zhu","tag-princess-zhu-zhu","tag-random-acts-of-zhu","tag-raz","tag-toys","tag-zhu-zhu-pet","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}