Happy Family Grandparents Gift Set : Grandma's Kitchen (African American Dolls)

by Mattel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• ASIN: B000098XG4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,457 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome toy, December 8, 2003

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D. M. Kelley (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Happy Family Grandparents Gift Set : Grandma's Kitchen (African American Dolls) (Toy)

pros:

Everything, the toy is great. A winding blender, storage (real cabinets, drawers, refrigerators) for all those little toys needed to play in a barbie sized kitchen. And inside and outside flip down table and a chair with a boster seat for Ryan.

The grandparents are excellent dolls. Grandpa's hair is the same pretty rooted curly hair seen on African American Alan, except his is a handsome gray/ black color. Grandma has pretty rooted hair with gray streaks. And both faces have age lines, yet still retain the image the grandparents have aged gracefully. They actually used new body molds, they didn't just stick 'older' heads on Barbie and Ken bodies. Grandpa is stockier around the waist and Grandma is plumper than Barbie. I think Mattle should consider using these body molds for younger dolls, just to add some variety into the 'perfect shape' dolls of the Barbie line.

cons:
Well, there aren't any. Just a question. How hard is it to make african-american versions of the decals? If you're going to make a african-american option to the set, at least allow the pictures of the children in the African American set to match the African-American version of the Happy family. It sucks the African-American grandma's kitchen has pictures of grandchildren that aren't hers. I'm sure it wouldn't add much cost to the set to provide an option of what pictures to display.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disheartened and Disturbed, March 22, 2004

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K. Howard (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Happy Family Grandparents Gift Set : Grandma's Kitchen (African American Dolls) (Toy)

While the product is a welcome addition to the "Happy Family" line and an excellent idea in the ever expanding world of Barbie, my 6 year old daughter and I were disheartened that the "family photographs" included on the sticker sheet did not reflect nor depict the African-American family we purchased, hence, the 3 star rating. If you choose to purchase this particular product be aware that the accessories included will not reflect the product in the box. To a 6 year old little girl this was incomprehensible. She felt it detracted from the realism of the product which affected her pretend play. While we purchase dolls representative of all cultures we predominantly buy African-Amer. dolls because we are.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Fun, Fun, May 14, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Happy Family Grandparents Gift Set : Grandma's Kitchen (African American Dolls) (Toy)

This is one of the greatest toys. The detail on the grandma and Grandpa are amazing. Make clothes for them. Make a house for the regular family too! It's so fun!