Zuru Robo Alive Ice Blasting Dragon Review
Reviewed by Debbie Talbot
My twins are dinosaur mad and that means we have a huge collection of dinosaurs in various sizes in our home. So when there was a knock at the door delivering a new parcel containing the Zuru Robo Alive Ice Blasting Dragon (also available as a Fire Breathing Dragon) it was very exciting in our household.
The toy arrived quickly, which is a good thing as I was very excited about reviewing it. Yes, I am a 45-year-old big kid.
I was glad to see that the box was not huge in comparison to the dinosaur, as can sometimes happen when companies box their products in a lot of excess packaging. The packaging is made in a way that it is easy to unpack the Ice Blasting Dragon and because we couldn’t wait to try it out, 3x AAA batteries are required (these are not included). These batteries are required to produce the dragon’s lights and sounds.
The toy itself is clearly manufactured from top quality materials. This was a relief as it has to stand up to some very robust play from my twins. I love the blue colour, it is gorgeous and they could not have picked a more perfect colour for the product as it looks like it just stepped out of the Arctic. I think that it is the perfect size for little hands to grip too. I love the fact that the dinosaur can roam around the room giving the appearance of blasting ice out of its mouth, the lights and sound effects are amazing.
We do not have any pets at home and I have to say this dinosaur makes the perfect pretend robotic pet. It has hours of play value and is such good quality that it could likely be passed to another child in the future. I love coming up with possible adventures the dinosaur can have. It is liked so much that I am considering buying another toy from the Zobo Alive range so that our Ice Blasting Dragon has a friend to interact with. The head motions and walking action are fantastic because they are so realistic. The roaring sound and ice blasting LED effects are phenomenal (and LED in the dragon’s mouth creates the ice breathing effect). I also love the fact the dragon’s eyes reflect the light. It even bites!
I am a massive fan of role-play style toys as I think they can really bring out the creativeness in a child, encourage them to talk about their feelings and generally interact socially. The lovely thing about this toy is that whilst it is the perfect size for play, it’s not too big to store away and doesn’t take up lots of the limited storage space in my home.
I cannot wait to see what adventures this dragon character gets up to in the future. I think it would enjoy sitting on top of my twins dolls house and roaring at the dolls who live there (I’m not sure that the doll family would like it though!). My boys love any toys where they can pretend play and this toy is perfect for that purpose.
This toy was a huge hit in our house which is why I would recommend it as a Christmas gift idea. It’s so well priced that you could even buy two.
With an RRP of £19.99, this is an amazing price considering what you get.
Rating: 5/5
RRP: £19.99
Available to buy from www.smythstoys.com.
