Customer Reviews

Russ Berrie Shining Stars Beagle

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To the poster who said that the toy does nothing - maybe you should have read the description a little better. The toy is basically a stuffed animal. The fun part (for me and my 7 year old son) was going to the website, deciding which constellation to place his star in, and what to name his star. And guess what I think he *gasp!* learned at the same time!

The game section of the site has been up for a while now. It is called "The Starcade". Most of the games are re-vamped "old school" games such as Pac-Man, and an Asteroids like game. I like it :) Some of the games are under construction, but there are at least 8-10 that are playable.

Another cool part of the site is that you can make a wish on your star for yourself or for someone else. You can also send greeting cards with the animals themselves on them. Each user has their own "Star Page" with all of their animal's information, and the information on their star, which you can print out. You can add more than one animal for each user.


Now all that said . . . My 2 month old daughter LOVES "monkey". (Yeah, I know we're real creative). She holds him by the ears and chews on the top of his head. He's really soft and the star on his foot WILL not come off if you are concerned and considering warning me (Thanks anyway though :)

All in all, I think this is a great toy for the price. I really like that fact that kids old enough can learn about the stars and constellations and can also be thoughtful and make a wish for someone. Younger kids who like stuffed animals will love the soft feel and the cute little faces. I have seen all of the toys in person and they are all of high quality. They are well made from wuality materials and are very durable.

For the record, we have "monkey", "frog", and "pig". We are also considering making an investment in "elephant" and "snow owl".

This cute cuddly shining star plush toy makes a great gift for little ones. I've not had any problems with the website. Naming a star after herself was a great self-esteem boost for the recipient. As always, Russ offers a quality stuffed toy.

This is a good soft toy to cuddle up with. We didn't like the scratchy gold bow but easy to remove.

I bought this for my 4 year old. He doesn't understand the "naming the star" stuff. Hoping it is still around in another couple years.

I bought this toy yesterday for my daughter. She came home to log in her new friend only to discover that she was not able to do anything but name a star. For all the other areas on the website we only received a message saying "Coming Soon". She was not able to name her friend or play any of the games. Quite a disappointment.