Common Sense Media Review
By Karen Wirsing
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Doll fans invited to play, have fun, and, especially, shop.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
What's It About?
Targeting fans of the popular, pint-sized Polly Pocket doll, POLLYPOCKET.COM entices girls with a full spectrum of doll accessories -- anything the cute, perky Polly could ever need to stay fashionable and make life more fun.
Is It Any Good?
The interactive games on PollyPocket.com encourage creativity and aim to stimulate the minds of younger Polly fans. The videos are entertaining, but without much substance. The biggest downside of the site is that in addition to obviously pushing for kids to buy Polly toys, Mattel also uses so much of each page's real estate to advertise their many links to other toy sites -- not shocking for a toy company, but still a bit much for Polly Pocket-age kids.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the value of material items such as toys, fancy houses, fashionable clothes, accessories, and expensive cars. Are these things really important to be liked and accepted by others?
Talk about how companies target kids to sell products. Did visiting the site push you to buy Polly Pocket stuff?
Website Details
- Genre : Brand Sites
- Pricing structure : Free
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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