Fun Playtime Reviews

It’s been a while since I’ve shared our most recent toy videos here on my blog.

I didn’t take a break on purpose; it just sort of happened. But I plan on getting back to posting them here more regularly, especially with the holidays around the corner. I thought they could be a good source of fun gift ideas for kids. 🙂

But before I get to the videos, here are a few YouTube-related things I’ve observed:

1. Pinning your YouTube videos to Pinterest is a great idea, and don’t forget to add relevant hashtags to them. We’ve had lots of re-pins on our toy videos.
2. YouTube recently rolled out a subscription service for people who want to view videos ad-free across all of their devices. It’s called YouTube Red, and besides being able to watch videos without ads, you also get access to Google Play Music included in your subscription as well as other nice benefits, like being able to save and watch videos offline. You can find out more about YouTube Red here. We’ve already signed up. 🙂
3. Following a few YouTube channels about how to grow your YouTube audience and create better videos can be a valuable way to spend your time as a video creator. We’ve been following a couple of channels that have shared tips and tricks that have helped our channels.

Now, here are our 3 latest Fun Playtime Reviews:

Coloring Easter Eggs with Peppa Pig Toys and Peppa Pig Stickers

*Thanks to K’NEX for sending us this K’NEX KForce Build and Blast Battle Bow Building Set to review.*
K’NEX KForce Build and Blast Battle Bow Building Set – Build and Play

Little Tikes Lalaloopsy Sew Cute Playhouse – Inside Playhouse for Kids

You can find these videos and many more like them on our YouTube channel for kids, Fun Playtime Reviews. 🙂

Thanks so much to Mega Bloks for Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure we received to review. We love it!

I have three new Minions movie toys Fun Playtime Reviews to share today. 🙂

But before I get to the videos, here are a few YouTube-related things I’ve observed:

1. After months of praying and trusting God to grow our channel in His timing and in His will, it’s happening! Aaaaaahhhhhhh! We started the week with 221 fabulous subscribers and right now, we’re at over 2,000! We can see that we’re over 2,000 on our end, but YouTube is currently showing that we’re at 1,936. We are thankful, amazed, and happy that our channel is growing like this after six months of hard work. We LOVE creating fun, playful kid safe videos and look forward to what God has in store for our channel going forward.Again…aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!! 😀
2. YouTube recently changed the look of the video player, and now it’s more transparent.
3. I started adding one or two hashtags in the “tags” area of our videos, but only if they’re relevant. For example, for our Minions reviews, I added the #Minions tag for some of those videos. Hopefully, this will help when people are searching for Minions videos to watch.

Now, here are 3 New Minions Movie Toy Reviews:

Minions Mega Bloks Series 3 Blind Bags Opening – Ultra Rare Mystery BOB Minion + Au Naturel Minion

Minions Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys – Talking Caveman Minion, Pirate Minion, and Groovy Minion

Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure PLUS a Mini Minions Episode

More About the Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure

• The Minions have their eyes on the prize in the Castle Adventure by Mega Bloks Minions!
• Build the Castle and open the walls to reveal a series of fun-filled rooms where Kevin, Stuart and Bob can cause a royal ruckus as they chase down the crown.
• Help your Minions repel off the castle walls, zip-line from room to room, discover hidden corners and drop a hammer to get at the gems in the display case.
• Includes three buildable Minions character figures – Bob, Kevin and Stuart – along with interchangeable parts, such as overalls, goggles, arms, feet and hair, for mix and match customization!
• Unique buildable Minion figures in each set for collectibility.

A few times per month, here on The Sensible Mom, I write a weekly wrap-up post to share the videos we’ve uploaded since our last update. Please feel free to subscribe to our channel to stay even more up-to-date.

I have five new Minions movie Minion toy reviews to share today. 🙂

But before I get to the videos, here are a few YouTube-related things I’ve observed:

1. There are lots of mom vloggers on YouTube, and I love gleaning tips and ideas from them. This past week, I found out about a great new homeschooling resource for my two youngest boys. And I saw two “homeschool hauls” where I learned about some inexpensive, but smart homeschool tools/supplies to pick up for when we get started again next month.
2. For days, my computer lost its mind was acting crazy again, so I deleted applications I don’t use often and updated it with every update available. It turns out there were only two or three updates I needed to make. I have an “old” MacBook Pro and had updated it to the (then) new operating system the last time my computer was giving me problems. The current updates I installed seemed to work, and old “Herb” isn’t giving me the blue screen of death anymore.
   That’s great! But with the new updates also came the latest version of iMovie, which I’ve been dreading because I love using the old version. It turns out, though, I like the new version, and I’m actually editing videos faster with it. 🙂
3. Teaching your kids how to edit and upload videos to YouTube can be very helpful. I plan on working on these things more with Nathan and Breanna, my two oldest kids, once schools starts back up. Breanna is already helping out with thumbnails, though.

Now, here are 5 New Minions Movie Minion Toy Reviews:

NEW 2015 Minions Movie Minion Surprise Blind Bags

NEW 2015 Minions Movie Minion McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy – Talking Egyptian Minion

NEW 2015 Minions Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys

HUGE Minions Movie BOB Play Doh Surprise Egg with 2015 New Minions Movie Surprise Toys and More!

2015 New Minions Movie Cereal Toy

About once a week, here on The Sensible Mom, I write a weekly wrap-up post to share the videos we’ve uploaded since our last update. Please feel free to subscribe to our channel to stay even more up-to-date.

I have six fun videos to share with you today. 🙂

But before I get to the videos, here are a few YouTube-related things I’ve observed:

1. Canva is a great website for creating interesting thumbnails for your YouTube videos. I love the pre-made text options they offer, which you can easily customize to work with your image.
2. Building a great YouTube channel takes time…lots and lots of time.
3. Don’t be afraid to think outside-the-box or to try something new when it comes to your videos. We’re constantly tweaking and talking about how we can make our videos better.

Now, here are this week’s Fun Playtime Reviews:

Shopkins Season 2 Blind Bags Opening with Ice Cream Dream and Molly Mops

Play Doh Disney Princess Ariel Mix and Match Doll

Shopkins Season 2 (12 PACK OPENING) with TWO Mystery Surprise Blind Bags and a Fluffy Baby Shopkins

Disney Princess Cinderella Dancing with Prince Charming (Cinderella Dancing Duet)

Shopkins Small Mart Playset Review with 2 Exclusive Shopkins PLUS Queen Elsa Goes Shopping

Huge Captain America Play Doh Surprise Egg – Avengers Age of Ultron – PLUS Mini Episode

About once a week, here on The Sensible Mom, I write a weekly wrap-up post to share the videos we’ve uploaded since our last update. Please feel free to subscribe to our channel to stay even more up-to-date.