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Bandai Bananas Collectibles: Introducing Series 3

amomentwithfranca · 30 October 2019 · 14 Comments

Last week we received a wonderful hamper full of real fruit. It looked amazing. But this wasn’t an ordinary fruit hamper. It was more special than that because inside the hamper and hidden within the real fruit, we found series 3 Bandai Bananas collectibles, the most lovely scented fruits toys that are available for our kids.

Following the huge success of the award-winning Bananas collectible range from Bandai, series 3 is now here and introduces new single chocolate-dipped bananas in their signature bright colours and 3 pack doodle bunches. The girls were super excited.

Girls showing the fabulous hamper we received 

You can see the real fruit together with the hidden Series 3 Bandai Bananas Collectibles

Bandai Bananas Bundle we received

There are also available lemon and limes which come with a super cool peel back feature. And that’s not all! The new range has now added strawberries to its fruity family of bananas, lemons and limes. They come in beautiful assorted colours and to add to the fun you can look out for the 2 limited edition Strawberries with limited edition characters.

My girls were fascinated with the new range and didn’t stop smelling them! They really have a fab fruity smell. Bella’s favourite smell was the single chocolate-dipped banana and Sienna’s favourite smell was the strawberry one.

We received a 2 pack of lemon and limes, a 2 pack of strawberries and 3 single bananas. Each Banana includes:

  • 1x  Crushie
  • 2x cute mini squeezable friends
  • 1 x gemstone stickers for decorating your Crushie or Banana
  • 1x character sticker
  • 1x hanging vine
  • collector sheet with character stickers

Happy faces with their single Bananas

One of the coolest features is that you need to peel the banana to reveal what is inside. You can display them on their hanging vines or reseal them back into their Banana and take them with you. They are super cute.

What my girls loved the most was that as they were peeling back the banana they were able to smell the bold aroma of fresh bananas! Regardless of the fruit you choose, once you peel it you immediately feel the fruity smell which is a characteristic of the Bandai Bananas collectible.

There are also ultra-rare and limited edition Crushies. So the girls were desperate to get their hands to one of them.

In addition to this, brand new for series 3, you can now go Bananas for strawberries too. Not only are they a new shape added to the Bananas range, but they also contain very special limited edition Crushies.

Another fun feature is that kids can monkey-around by hanging them on a backpack, or re-seal them to take on the go and trade with friends. The girls really liked that.

There are also two new toys added to the Bandai Bananas range such as the Bananas Playhouse which peels and even has a secret passage and the BIG Bananas Carrying Case that will hold 56 goodies. This is the ultimate carry case where collectibles fans can store all their bananas.

The prices range from £3.99 to £39.99, so Bananas RRP £3.99 (1 x banana), Bananas RRP £9.99 (a bunch of 3), Strawberries RRP £7.99, Bananas Playhouse RRP £19.99 and  BIG Bananas Carry Case RRP £39.99.

These toys are aimed at kids aged 4+ and are available from Smyths, The Entertainer, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Toymaster, Very, Littlewoods nationwide & Amazon.

OUR THOUGHTS

The girls love collectible toys so these toys were right up their street. They saw them for the first time back in July at a ‘Christmas in July’ show. They were playing with them for a while so I knew they would love the new range. The best part is that they smell gorgeous and they come with their own resealable home so it is great to keep the contents in one place.

Are your kids fans of collectibles toys? What do you think of the series 3 Bandai Bananas range?

*Disclosure: we received a Bandai Bananas hamper for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Contains Affiliate Links. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. Carrie-Anne Brown says

    7 November 2019 at

    Oh wow! never heard of these before but they look great

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      9 November 2019 at

      They are cool aren’t they! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lydia C. Lee says

    9 November 2019 at

    How cute. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  3. Fiona Cambouropoulos says

    9 November 2019 at

    These are super cute and I love the connection with the fruits. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  4. Jade says

    10 November 2019 at

    Such a great idea to have smell as a key aspect of the toy. I love that it was sent in a hamper of real fruit too. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  5. Veronica Lee says

    11 November 2019 at

    How cute are these!! I’d love to have one sent to me!

    #Kcacols

    Reply
  6. Shelley (Wander & Luxe) says

    11 November 2019 at

    What a fun toy – looks perfect as a stocking filler for Christmas #KCACOLS

    Reply
  7. Clare M says

    14 November 2019 at

    These look like fun to collect and I definitely would have to used them to bribe my girls to eat more fruit! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  8. Rich Tyler says

    14 November 2019 at

    What a lovely set / cute pic

    Reply
  9. jeremy-thirstydaddy says

    15 November 2019 at

    probably not what I was meant to take from this but chocolate dipped bananas sound delicious. I think I know my weekend project #KCACOLS

    Reply
  10. Sarah-Marie Collins says

    17 November 2019 at

    These look like such fun and a great idea for Christmas! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  11. Enda Sheppard says

    19 November 2019 at

    Cute. Nice idea #KCACOLS

    Reply
  12. Claire Rocks says

    19 November 2019 at

    oh wow, ive never heard of these before. ill keep an eye out for them

    Reply
  13. Jo (A Rose Tinted World) says

    24 November 2019 at

    These are so cute! Love the fact they come in their own case for tidyness! #KCACOLS

    Reply

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