I actually like the play sets that don't have dolls as it seems like eventually there are too many dolls (heresy, I know). When I was a girl, there weren't that many Barbies and it could seem like the March of The Clones if everything had a doll included. I would rather have playsets that came with quality clothes to put on the dolls you had.
Yeah, I miss that aspect of that time period, where most of what was on the shelf was clothes and accessories. Back then I had like 4 Barbie line dolls and only two were actually Barbie. One had a different face sculpt that made her look slightly older so she was always the mom. I think it made play more fun when it was more about getting more clothes than dolls. There were more things to do with the dolls you had. Now kids are getting tired of Barbies at a younger age.
@@SharmClucas[edited] I had a dark haired Barbie that was a hand-me-down from a teen babysitter (still have that 1960s doll), a Malibu Francie? a blonde Barbie with a tightly curled flip, a Growing Up Skipper, a Skipper with the pigtails that Buffy and Cindy had on TV, a Mod Ken with brown hair and a dad doll that was maybe a Tammy family (another babysitter hand-me-down). My sister had a few Barbies and a huge Johnny West family. I forgot that I had a Julia doll!!!! She was never Julia or Diane Carroll, but was instead Diana Ross!!! I had an evening gown that was a black velvet sleeveless top and a long sparkly black and silver skirt. She was always giving a show with dark haired Barbie being her agent and blonde Barbie wearing the nurse outfit to serve her orange juice for her voice. Everyone else was the nightclub audience. Then Diana Ross would leave the nightclub in her topless sports car ( my best Sunday patent leather Mary Jane shoe)
I don't really like Barbie dolls themselves but I do like some of the sets. I hate seeing a set come with a doll I don't want when I know the set it perfect for Monster High or even My Little Pony Equestria Girls or whatever other doll I would like more. I get Barbie stuff for the accessories and sets not the doll itself. There are some Barbie dolls I would get if someone came over and wanted to play dolls with me. I don't want to be the one giving an older Monster High to a kid who could potentially destroy it or damaged it during play especially with the prices of them now.
Usually I prefer the Barbie playsets but with the examples you showed I actually prefer the Lol Omg one. It seemed like you could make more food in that one. Also amazing vid!
Me too!!! Personally I find the things Toya makes much more attractive/appealing. The playsets featured today were very nice, but I don't always want everything in pink. Definitely needs a "versus" video! Please?😁
The big barbie restaurant definitely is the best of the 3 we saw. For $50 I'd rather have no doll and a full playset than an exclusive doll and a smaller one.
My granddaughter got the Barbie play set for Christmas, she loves it. We want to say thank you, we didn’t know the purpose of the sponge in the pizza oven 🤦🏾♀️. Great job as usual. ❣️
I think the OMG doll is too adorable. Wish I could get just her. I don't collect much on the way of play sets but it is a cute set. Over all I think the Barbie restaurant is the best deal, especially without a basic doll.
I liked that the LOL play set had some clear items rather than coloured plastic. They also didn’t have quite as many clashing colours as the Barbie ones but I would like the Barbie one best if it had more natural colours.
These are cute, though as 1/6 food goes I still prefer rement. The level of detail and variety and they are perfect for barbie, integrity toy, and azone pureneemos (and the 1/12 stuff is perfect for azone picco neemos!)
I think lot of playsets with dolls are meant as gifts. The first one you showed would be fun, but they should paint the pizzas so they look good before baking, but still look different with water. If you give a playset as a gift, but they don't already own a doll then it would be less fun
When I first saw the Barbie restaurant playset online (recently), I found myself thinking, "Oh no, *Another* overpriced gimmick! 🙄" (because they typically rely too much on stickers and printed backdrops for details; and are soooooo miniscule). It didn't help that the price has gone up to almost $55 on Amazon! But then the more I looked at it, the more I began to see potential. Not so much for my own collection; but for two youngsters (one aged three, and one nine) whom (I'm guessing here) don't have much in the way of Barbie; and for whom storage space would likely be a challenge. The fact that it folds up (with a carry handle) after playtime is over, is likely to be much appreciated by their mom; while simultaneously being large and detailed enough to spark their imaginations and hold their attention by providing a framework for creative, interactive storytelling. Like Toya, I think that the _height_ of this restaurant adds to the total package, for more realism. The two separate seating areas can accommodate a total of five dolls; plus you can add another table (or two) and chairs in the foreground area (not saying these will pack up with the remainder of the set), so as to create the busy illusion of a "crowd" if desired... I didn't even realize the option of putting the table and counter on the outside of the case, for an outdoor "food court" effect! (thanks, Toya, for pointing that out!) That it now includes a doll with the set, with a matching cook/waitress outfit would not be a selling point for me; but for those two young girls, perhaps they might wish to use the outfit with another of their dolls which could be more articulated... and so it goes on. As for the LoL OMG dolls (or anything such as Monster/Rainbow High, Bratz, Ever After, etc.), I just don't get into them. 🤷♀ Their heads and their bodies are so out of proportion to one another; and the "wide-eyed" anime(?) look is off-putting. Say what one wants about Barbie's "unrealistic proportions"; but at least Barbie and her friends (though little) more closely resemble actual people.
Water play. My granddaughter is still grounded for the dark water marks all over her parents ceiling. Her bedroom is directly above the master suite. To be fair, she was told water play is an outdoor only activity. Kicking myself for not thinking to give her some of your free water printables. 😬😁
while i really do love the to-go diner, some of the intricacies of it make it too hard or even dangerous for little kids to play with. I mean, water stuff right above the UV lights that they tell you not to get water in? okay...
I have been debating getting the Barbie restaurant but after your review I think I will pick it up. You could totally add your own twist on it! A future video makeover maybe…?😁
The OMG thing is a future mess when water gets into the uv lights. I like the Barbie best too but I wish they would be more detail oriented like the OMG dolls
I really love the idea of the apron thay can also be used as a jacket, I wish we could see more clothes like this that have more than one purpose or that can transform into something new
You know, this might be a little cynical of me, but ... I suspect that Mattel continues manufacturing mostly 5-point articulation dolls (some with distinctive-looking head sculpts) so that they can continue making two doll sales for every one that collectors (and older kids) have to 're-body.' 🙁 First it was the Fashionistas; then they "added" ankle joints; now it's MtMs (_finally_ they got the Kens-whenever will Skipper, Stacey and Chelsea be upgraded?)... perhaps the next body style will make the joints "seamless"-looking; and/or add changing facial expressions? "I'll take 'planned obsolescence' for $200, Alex..." 😔
I like the big Barbie Reataurant because of all of the play value but I love that petite Barbie's head. Wish they had a petite made-to-move body with that luscious dark skin tone. The OMG doll is very cute and if I find that set on sale I might get it but I can do a little paint wash instead of water play. I am a grandmother but my nieces and grandkids are teenagers- too old to play and too young to give me a new generation of kids. So I can think purely about what I like. And I would like fewer dolls and more fashion packs and playsets and shoes!
the omg set and the cafe kiosk actually look like they work well together and the omg set looks like it works well for petite barbies (which i prefer to the regular barbies) so i think im gonna get those two because i love the dolls and the sets. the barbie diner is NOT worth $50 even with a doll >:/
You make me laugh Toya when you said "Respect the doll art"!😅🤣😂. I really liked the doll restaurant the best but the Omg one is cute too. I don't like the 3rd one cause it comes with a doll. Geez, I wish Mattel gave you the option with the playsets of with the doll or without one.
Unrelated, but on the messy water play side of things. You could get a barbie apres ski chocolate lodge in the 90s. It had snowy window to turn and came with actual hot chocolate and chocolate lolly makers. That was one sticky play set. Fun, but sticky.
I've yet to see a crafted set fold up AND have a carry handle for portability! Maybe there was one; but if so, I missed it. :) Other than that, I love the crafted ones for their creativity (and the ways they can be customized); only I can't use printables.
This is a very random question but could you tell me where you get your foam board from? Specifically the size 15x13 inches???( btw- this is my brothers acc)
The three play sets are cute I don't know why but I like the Barbie ones better maybe because it's a full restaurant or the pizza colour change I don't know 🧑🍳
I am bewildered by the keysmashes on the menu on the backside of the barbie playset 4:26 i feel like that was a placeholder somebody forgot to replace with actual standard food item names 😂
Yer I have to say UV light exposure isn't really something I'd want my kids or me for that matter to be using for long periods. UV exposure isn't really something I'd wanna have in a little kids toy because they probably wouldn't understand the dangers it can have, not to mention that water play part seems very messy and I think it would be difficult for a kid to not spill it. The Barbie playset is way safer and the best part the accessories aren't all pink they actually have colour to them and the water play is pretty minimal.
I actually like the play sets that don't have dolls as it seems like eventually there are too many dolls (heresy, I know). When I was a girl, there weren't that many Barbies and it could seem like the March of The Clones if everything had a doll included. I would rather have playsets that came with quality clothes to put on the dolls you had.
Yeah, I miss that aspect of that time period, where most of what was on the shelf was clothes and accessories. Back then I had like 4 Barbie line dolls and only two were actually Barbie. One had a different face sculpt that made her look slightly older so she was always the mom. I think it made play more fun when it was more about getting more clothes than dolls. There were more things to do with the dolls you had. Now kids are getting tired of Barbies at a younger age.
@@SharmClucas[edited] I had a dark haired Barbie that was a hand-me-down from a teen babysitter (still have that 1960s doll), a Malibu Francie? a blonde Barbie with a tightly curled flip, a Growing Up Skipper, a Skipper with the pigtails that Buffy and Cindy had on TV, a Mod Ken with brown hair and a dad doll that was maybe a Tammy family (another babysitter hand-me-down). My sister had a few Barbies and a huge Johnny West family. I forgot that I had a Julia doll!!!! She was never Julia or Diane Carroll, but was instead Diana Ross!!! I had an evening gown that was a black velvet sleeveless top and a long sparkly black and silver skirt. She was always giving a show with dark haired Barbie being her agent and blonde Barbie wearing the nurse outfit to serve her orange juice for her voice. Everyone else was the nightclub audience. Then Diana Ross would leave the nightclub in her topless sports car ( my best Sunday patent leather Mary Jane shoe)
@@SharmClucas the little girls get tired of dolls earlier and their mothers and grandmothers are growing their own collections. LOL
I don't really like Barbie dolls themselves but I do like some of the sets. I hate seeing a set come with a doll I don't want when I know the set it perfect for Monster High or even My Little Pony Equestria Girls or whatever other doll I would like more. I get Barbie stuff for the accessories and sets not the doll itself. There are some Barbie dolls I would get if someone came over and wanted to play dolls with me. I don't want to be the one giving an older Monster High to a kid who could potentially destroy it or damaged it during play especially with the prices of them now.
Omg so true!
Usually I prefer the Barbie playsets but with the examples you showed I actually prefer the Lol Omg one. It seemed like you could make more food in that one. Also amazing vid!
I love when you make and create doll food, it would be cool to see a versus with your own DIY version of these play set 🥰
Me too!!! Personally I find the things Toya makes much more attractive/appealing. The playsets featured today were very nice, but I don't always want everything in pink. Definitely needs a "versus" video! Please?😁
The big barbie restaurant definitely is the best of the 3 we saw. For $50 I'd rather have no doll and a full playset than an exclusive doll and a smaller one.
I can just imagine the doll who bought the color changing pizza panicking when their pizza suddenly starts unbaking as their eating it.
The OMG extra features are exciting to me. The doll is cute too. An the spoon earrings I just want to make molds of them so I can have more.
My granddaughter got the Barbie play set for Christmas, she loves it. We want to say thank you, we didn’t know the purpose of the sponge in the pizza oven 🤦🏾♀️. Great job as usual. ❣️
You put the pizza into the oven and then put the sponge down on the pizza and then you should get a detailed pizza!
I love the LOL OMG doll so much!! Love the 80’s style of the Playset!!
I think the OMG doll is too adorable. Wish I could get just her. I don't collect much on the way of play sets but it is a cute set. Over all I think the Barbie restaurant is the best deal, especially without a basic doll.
I liked that the LOL play set had some clear items rather than coloured plastic. They also didn’t have quite as many clashing colours as the Barbie ones but I would like the Barbie one best if it had more natural colours.
I would love a Vs. between the Barbie diner and a restaurant that you fabulous woman can create
Yes! I was gonna say this!
These are cute, though as 1/6 food goes I still prefer rement. The level of detail and variety and they are perfect for barbie, integrity toy, and azone pureneemos (and the 1/12 stuff is perfect for azone picco neemos!)
Hi froggy
Can you please do more repaint a barbie doll set videos?
I know I said I don't want dolls coming with the playsets, but the doll with the Barbie Cafe is adorable!!!!
I think lot of playsets with dolls are meant as gifts. The first one you showed would be fun, but they should paint the pizzas so they look good before baking, but still look different with water. If you give a playset as a gift, but they don't already own a doll then it would be less fun
When I first saw the Barbie restaurant playset online (recently), I found myself thinking, "Oh no, *Another* overpriced gimmick! 🙄" (because they typically rely too much on stickers and printed backdrops for details; and are soooooo miniscule). It didn't help that the price has gone up to almost $55 on Amazon!
But then the more I looked at it, the more I began to see potential. Not so much for my own collection; but for two youngsters (one aged three, and one nine) whom (I'm guessing here) don't have much in the way of Barbie; and for whom storage space would likely be a challenge. The fact that it folds up (with a carry handle) after playtime is over, is likely to be much appreciated by their mom; while simultaneously being large and detailed enough to spark their imaginations and hold their attention by providing a framework for creative, interactive storytelling.
Like Toya, I think that the _height_ of this restaurant adds to the total package, for more realism. The two separate seating areas can accommodate a total of five dolls; plus you can add another table (or two) and chairs in the foreground area (not saying these will pack up with the remainder of the set), so as to create the busy illusion of a "crowd" if desired... I didn't even realize the option of putting the table and counter on the outside of the case, for an outdoor "food court" effect! (thanks, Toya, for pointing that out!) That it now includes a doll with the set, with a matching cook/waitress outfit would not be a selling point for me; but for those two young girls, perhaps they might wish to use the outfit with another of their dolls which could be more articulated... and so it goes on.
As for the LoL OMG dolls (or anything such as Monster/Rainbow High, Bratz, Ever After, etc.), I just don't get into them. 🤷♀ Their heads and their bodies are so out of proportion to one another; and the "wide-eyed" anime(?) look is off-putting. Say what one wants about Barbie's "unrealistic proportions"; but at least Barbie and her friends (though little) more closely resemble actual people.
The color changing pizza oven thingy is such a cool, but simple idea!
I would have loved this as kid
I am continually floored by the quality of the OMG doll clothes. 😍 I wish they fit Barbie or Makies since I’m not an OMG collector
Water play. My granddaughter is still grounded for the dark water marks all over her parents ceiling. Her bedroom is directly above the master suite.
To be fair, she was told water play is an outdoor only activity.
Kicking myself for not thinking to give her some of your free water printables. 😬😁
I love it when she buy random things then she used them for dolls it’s so cool I love love it
Love the place and the awesome stuff barbie comes up with 🙂😊😉❤🧡💛💚💙💜
while i really do love the to-go diner, some of the intricacies of it make it too hard or even dangerous for little kids to play with. I mean, water stuff right above the UV lights that they tell you not to get water in? okay...
This is giving me food court vibes. I can see the dolls trying to decide where to eat.
Have you tried using the new Mini Brands Foodie packs with these playsets? Wondering if their scale would match well.
I have been debating getting the Barbie restaurant but after your review I think I will pick it up. You could totally add your own twist on it! A future video makeover maybe…?😁
The OMG thing is a future mess when water gets into the uv lights. I like the Barbie best too but I wish they would be more detail oriented like the OMG dolls
Wow, I really like the barbie set. The 5 surprise Foodie I ordered would go great with that
So cool the playsets of Barbie and and lol dolls and l love 2 playsets 👍🏾🥰🥰🥰
I like the OMG dinner accessories. I can use them with the Barbie grill restaurant 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Barbie playsets are BOGO 50% off at Target right now! You're welcome 😊
The OMG play set was totally adorable! Hopefully I can find both for my two girls for Christmas.
WE NEED TO SEE A TOUR OF ALL THE STUFF YOU HAVE!! I LOVEEE YOU. I’m talkin dolls and the diy rooms
It's so reminds me of Saved by the Bell like this whole little kitchen set
I really love the idea of the apron thay can also be used as a jacket, I wish we could see more clothes like this that have more than one purpose or that can transform into something new
Will u do a review on the lol tweens? I know u love the barbie mini dolls so they are right up ur alley!
hii! i love your channel!! so happy i’m early!! 💕💜
Omg this is so cute!!💞💗🥳💖🛍🍉👻🥰
🤗 I love it I love your videos as well !! And the one that caught my eye was definitely the omg play set!
When it comes to quality I go with OMG but Barbie still my favorite I can't resist her
I love the LOL surprise and Barbie
I wish the basic playline & fashionista dolls had knee and elbow joints. Just a simple hinge would increase the playabilty of the doll so much.
You know, this might be a little cynical of me, but ... I suspect that Mattel continues manufacturing mostly 5-point articulation dolls (some with distinctive-looking head sculpts) so that they can continue making two doll sales for every one that collectors (and older kids) have to 're-body.' 🙁 First it was the Fashionistas; then they "added" ankle joints; now it's MtMs (_finally_ they got the Kens-whenever will Skipper, Stacey and Chelsea be upgraded?)... perhaps the next body style will make the joints "seamless"-looking; and/or add changing facial expressions? "I'll take 'planned obsolescence' for $200, Alex..." 😔
I love both of them and the backdrop toya and like my dolls I have too I love your channel
MGA is taking all my money
Thanks for your videos.
But now I have to go to sleep.
Because in Germany it's late. 😭
Thanks for watching 💕
@@MyFroggyStuff lol omg dolls vs Barbie stuff
I'm seriously considering getting the omg diner for the doll and adding the cooked details to the super cute burger, fries and pie with paint
I prefer the Barbie Cook n' Grill Restaurant. It is too cute!
I like the big Barbie Reataurant because of all of the play value but I love that petite Barbie's head. Wish they had a petite made-to-move body with that luscious dark skin tone. The OMG doll is very cute and if I find that set on sale I might get it but I can do a little paint wash instead of water play. I am a grandmother but my nieces and grandkids are teenagers- too old to play and too young to give me a new generation of kids. So I can think purely about what I like. And I would like fewer dolls and more fashion packs and playsets and shoes!
I love the versus series
the omg set and the cafe kiosk actually look like they work well together and the omg set looks like it works well for petite barbies (which i prefer to the regular barbies) so i think im gonna get those two because i love the dolls and the sets. the barbie diner is NOT worth $50 even with a doll >:/
Definitely the omg doll one!!
I like the water and ice dispenser on the OMG doll playset
love all the playset ❤hope you'll make a hidden doll room inspire of those playset ❤ thanks for the review ❤
I personally am not too fond of omg dolls and sets BUT this is the exception the doll adorable, the set just as cute I give this 10/10
I love them both, even the Life In The City cafe set! Maybe you can make more seating for the restaurant?
OMG is my favorite 😊
OMG DOLLS i love them
I'm saving up for the house of surprises house so this would be a good addition
Two awesome playsets and I didn't know they existed. Where have I been LOL! They're both so cute! It's hard for me to choose a favorite!
You channel so much! And I love this video!
Glad you enjoy it!
You make me laugh Toya when you said "Respect the doll art"!😅🤣😂.
I really liked the doll restaurant the best but the Omg one is cute too. I don't like the 3rd one cause it comes with a doll. Geez, I wish Mattel gave you the option with the playsets of with the doll or without one.
I hope you review the Rainbow High purses and shoes!! And do a craft with the cloth bags they come with 😉
You should make "ice" with hot glue, or resin or translucent polymer clay.
Barbie one is amazing 😊😊😊😊😊
Cool I love you froggy stuff
Respect the box art man!!!!
I really love ur video's ❤️
Thank you so much!!
Gonna keep my eyeballs open for the Cook n Grill set!
Fun review👏 I like the Barbie restaurant best too because it seems to have more play to it since you can use both sides 😍
LoL has the bet play set
I love the mini pup cup!
Ooh I love them all❤️❤️❤️
I love Miss Sundae, the playset is everything. But the least thing I need to do, is starting to collect a new line🤣
I think you can use natural sunlight if you don't wanna use the UV light
It's the same thing
Unrelated, but on the messy water play side of things. You could get a barbie apres ski chocolate lodge in the 90s. It had snowy window to turn and came with actual hot chocolate and chocolate lolly makers. That was one sticky play set. Fun, but sticky.
Those heart buns look unbaked, were they UV color change too? 😂🤣
I like them all. My fav is the big barbie diner. It has it all.
Day 13 of asking: Please make DIY fidgets for dolls!!! Thank you!
awesome review I like both sets personally I agree I don't feel like it needs a doll and I love the little details
I love her look !!
5 mins late really big fan
Every time you review a playset, I think, a crafted one would be better. Every. Time.
I've yet to see a crafted set fold up AND have a carry handle for portability! Maybe there was one; but if so, I missed it. :) Other than that, I love the crafted ones for their creativity (and the ways they can be customized); only I can't use printables.
love your videos toya❤️! could you please make mini crocs tutorial for our dolls?
Ah wow, these look amazing!
Awesome sets
I don’t really love barbie but I do love omg I have lots
Lol omg always give us the most for less! They made art
I like all of them but I love the omg doll
Me too
U r not "adding" letters u r IMPROVING what's written.
😂
This is a very random question but could you tell me where you get your foam board from? Specifically the size 15x13 inches???( btw- this is my brothers acc)
The three play sets are cute I don't know why but I like the Barbie ones better maybe because it's a full restaurant or the pizza colour change I don't know 🧑🍳
I’m finally early
I am bewildered by the keysmashes on the menu on the backside of the barbie playset 4:26 i feel like that was a placeholder somebody forgot to replace with actual standard food item names 😂
omg dolls playset was so nic eloved it
oppp missed this video love your New York video lol
Yer I have to say UV light exposure isn't really something I'd want my kids or me for that matter to be using for long periods. UV exposure isn't really something I'd wanna have in a little kids toy because they probably wouldn't understand the dangers it can have, not to mention that water play part seems very messy and I think it would be difficult for a kid to not spill it. The Barbie playset is way safer and the best part the accessories aren't all pink they actually have colour to them and the water play is pretty minimal.
I feel like these playsets are meant for different aged kids
Ok but the Omg doll is so cute 🥺🥺
Hi, Toya and Bella!
Yay!
💕🤩
I prefer the lol omg one, but I can admit the Barbie wins. (the omg price is very cheap comparing with the dolls it selves tho 👀)
So Cute
I like that restaurant playset the most