Littlest Pet Shop Play Date

I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Influence-Central for Littlest Pet Shop. I received a sample to facilitate my review and a thank you item for participating.

Littlest Pet Shop.  I remember playing with them when I was a little kid.  They first came out when I was 4, so they were a big deal for me and my sisters.  I think it's so awesome that they've be "reinvented" so to speak, and now my kids are playing with them!

When I was accepted for this Influencer Activation, I started planning right away.  I knew that I wanted to do an after school play date for my step-daughter and a few of her friends.  We had the party on Thursday, since their teacher usually only assigns twenty minutes of reading for homework - I didn't want to interfere with the other moms' schedules.

We made Fairy Bread and Strawberry Iced Tea since it was the perfect time for an afternoon snack and then the girls put together the Littlest Pet Shop Style Kits that we received.  Unfortunately, the other two little girls' moms weren't comfortable with having pictures of them on my blog (first time we'd met, I fully understand) so I didn't to capture all of the giggles and fun that they all had!

The girls loved the Blythe Bedroom Style Sets!

It comes with all kinds of little accessories and stickers that the girls used to make it completely their own.  It took a little time to put together, but the instructions were easy to follow and had great illustrations telling us exactly what to do.

When they finished playing (or rather, when I let them know that I had a Littlest Pet Shop DVD for them to watch) we regrouped in the living room to hang out with Blythe and the Pets.

The DVD has episodes from the cute animated show on the Discovery Family Channel (formerly the Hub Network) that features Blythe Baxter, a teenage girl who moves to the city.  Her apartment is right above the Littlest Pet Shop, and she soon learns that she can talk to the pets - and they talk back! In "Sweetest Pets," the episodes revolve around the bakery that Blythe works at, Sweet Delights.

Episodes include:
Topped With Buttercream
Trading Places
Sweet (Truck) Ride
What’s In The Batter?
Bakers and Fakers

I think our favorite was "What's in the Batter?" - Blythe's necklace falls off into a bowl of batter and gets baked into a cupcake meant for a birthday party.  Of course, the pets come to the rescue and help her out as best they can.  All of the episodes were cute and the kids really enjoyed watching and snacking again.

Be sure to check out the Littlest Pet Shop website to learn more about their new line of customizable style sets that empower fans to "be who they wanna be," with sets that interconnect letting kids create their own city, their own way.

"Collect and stack the style sets vertically or horizontally to create a unique ‘city skyline,’ then decorate and style the sets with Deco Bits -- unique, small accessories that plug into the environments for a little added glamour – as well as stickers and other decorative pieces.  Fans can also collect and customize 100+ new pets, straight from the entertainment!"