Polly Pocket (http://www.pollypocket.com)
common sense media says
Doll fans invited to play, have fun, and, especially, shop.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that PollyPocket.com includes a plethora of interactive games and activities about music, math, finding hidden pictures, and taking new adventures. Kids will enjoy watching the short videos and matching musical notes. The site also heavily promotes the Polly Pocket line of dolls and accessories. The home page alone displays two prominent links encouraging users to browse the catalog of toys. Links in bold print entice kids to connect to other Mattel sites.
Educational value:
Polly's games and activities are about music, math, and finding hidden pictures. The site includes scavenger games, which may help develop children's spatial visualization skills.
Violence:
Not applicable.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Not applicable.
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 websites that are light on substance and heavy on consumerism (Barbie.com, EverythingGirl.com).
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
Privacy & safety:
Mattel will only take personal information from children 13 years or older. The personal information asked for includes first name, last name, and email address, and is used for a member registry to enhance users' experience. If users consent, Mattel may give their information to other companies of similar interest. Information given by adults who care to purchase merchandise is kept private. There are links to other sites that are not protected by Mattel's policies.
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bubblebut
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
not any children
thie site sucks and is inappropriate
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kemmekekm
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
i love it my mommy does to
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Colette
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
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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CrazyBlu4Eva
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
Dolly and cute site for little girls
The new look of the face was way more colorful than the past one.When I was about preschool I always like to go there.Some girls in Prep-Grade 3 may find it interesting.Even though I'm higher than Grade 4 the site still looks pretty fun to me.
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aeona
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
polly pockets are girls always talking about shopping and fashion alot of polly pockets logos appear
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nickyrodriguez
kid, 7 years old
kid, 7 years old
nicky
hay mom do you like the new polly pocket website or the old website i like the old one do you i hope you do
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MikaylaaMadisonn
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
This site is accually pretty fun! You can play a lot of games, which are not educational, but, i don't really see a problem with that. I mean you get educational stuff at school. When you go to websites at home, it is to have fun, not to get educational stuff. All girls should visit this site. You can find polly friends and get jewls, and when you have all of the jewls, you get a free coloring page! So come and dress Polly and all of her friends in funky styles and just have an all around good time!
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WebCriticGirl76
teen, 18 years old
teen, 18 years old
Boring But Safe
It used to be a bit fun when I was little, but it is very boring. It teaches you sea creature facts, but it's all about shopping and fashion. Very towards the dolls, they care about money and that's pretty much it! Boring. No threats, but too boring for ages 9 and up.
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