It's kinda scary to get to the age when all of the things you wore and played with as a child come back to haunt you in a new generation of people who think they're inventing the trend :) It happened with Strawberry Shortcake & My Little Ponies when my daughter was younger, and I was really struck by it the other day when I saw a college student wearing Neon head to toe, including her shoes... I remembered then why we used to wear our sunglasses at night lol...
The latest trend to pop up on my radar is a reincarnation and reinvention of ....
RAINBOW BRITE
Now this was a trend that was just a few years behind me, but I remember my sister had Rainbow Brite herself and Patty O'Green... and she was a faithful follower of the television program...
Now why is Rainbow Brite hitting my radar you ask? Well it's because Mom Select selected me to receive copies of a new Rainbow Brite Adventure Pack - a CD that includes games, coloring pages, animated shorts, puzzles and more!
All they asked is that I review the cd and share my thoughts with you... but I'm going to do one better - I have five more copies of the CD that I will mail to the first five followers who request it! You must be following the blog on Google or Networked Blogs or be a Fan on Facebook to qualify .... but you can do that right now if you haven't yet!
Leave me a comment that you are interested and make sure the email you leave is correct, as I will send you an email requesting your mailing address -- ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!
Now on to the review:
Rainbow Brite has been reinvented for the new millenium and really and truly, has grown up in a lot of ways... gone is the ragdoll image with yarn hair and in her place is a svelte pre-teen
She and her friends, Tickled Pink and Moonglow each have their own magical horses and sprites and are charged with keeping colour in their world, and of course there are wonderful games, coloring activities and puzzles to go with the re-launch. I have to say that I miss the fact that Rainbow Bright used to be a little more round and natural looking, because the new incarnation looks too sophisticated for my retro tastes, but my daughter wholeheartedly approves of the changes, so what do I know.
Most of the games and activities weren't geared for an eleven year old, but she and I would recommend most of them for 5-8 year olds - although I have to say I was kinda hooked by the memory style game and the Twinkle star catcher game!
Many of the other moms I shared this with were impressed with the games and activities and glad that the Rainbow Brite character was back for their kids! The dolls are now available at Target and will be out at Toys R Us shortly, and I'm sure that Rainbow Brite birthday parties will become all the rage again...
If you'd like to have your own CD full of memories and fun, just make sure you're following the blog and leave me a comment saying send me a CD!
