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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 8.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Polly dolls invite fans to have fun -- and shop.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 8–10

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    One game gives basic facts about sea creatures; aside from that, no real educational value.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Polly's games and activities are mindless and superficial -- her life appears to be all about shopping, fashion, hairstyles, decorating, and partying with her friends.

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    The site is heavily geared toward the Polly Pocket toys and enticing Polly fans to buy the various dolls and accessories. Pop-ups advertising the toys sometimes appear at the onset of the interactive games. Also, several prominent banners either hawk the Polly toys or point users to similar Web sites that are light on substance and heavy on consumerism (Barbie.com, EverythingGirl.com).

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About PollyPocket

Parents need to know that this site heavily promotes the Polly Pocket line of dolls and accessories. The site's home page alone displays two prominent links encouraging users to browse the catalog of toys; you have to dig deeper to find the interactive games, which themselves are based on Polly Pocket toys. Also, the games offer little substance, and many focus on materialism and external appearance -- shopping for fashionable clothes and accessories, giving Polly a new hairstyle, or redecorating her room, for example.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    bubblebut
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

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    • Safety isn't an issue

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    thie site sucks and is inappropriate

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  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    najmb5
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

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  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    destinie
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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  4. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Colette
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Po-l-l-l- polly MSG!

    Polly Pocket has about two or three games on the website, A LOT of msg, and they want you to buy a lot of things. A lot of adds. It is at least for a seven or eight year old, and this website gets boring once you have tried a lot.

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  5. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    daisey167
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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