Bad Product , Bad Parenting or Crazy People Letting It Happen?

November 28, 2015 by Shellie Wilson 5 Comments

We often get asked to review kids toy’s especially around Christmas time but even though we haven’t been asked to review this one we thought we would still give you our two cents worth.

If you’re not familiar Bunchems then you only need to Google the name as its been in a whole “bunch” of newspapers this week for all the wrong reasons. So to sum it up for you, basically this toy which sticks together to make creations (a little like velcro hook and eyes) apparently really sticks to your hair (see image below). There are literally 100’s of pictures online of kids with these things stuck in their hair but why ? What on earth were they doing to get so many stuck in to their hair? I can understand that one might get stuck when a child throws it at another but this many? Isn’t it like lego? Just because it can go up your nose doesn’t mean that is what you do with it right? When it does go up your child’s nose do you go online and blame the product? I mean we can say with 99% surety this product is not likely to sell any more.

Okay so back to how it happened and how it’s possible

Has your child got more than one of two Bunchems stuck in their hair? Please comment below and tell us how it happened so easily?

Meantime we recommend NOT buying this product unless used whilst wearing a swimming cap or shower cap.

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alliana88m says
November 28, 2015 at 11:54 am
The package says not to put it near hair. Looks like the kids are using them like hair decorations not toys so that is why so many are seen with them stuck in the hair. My daughter has them and never has she wanted to put them in her hair.
Julie says
November 28, 2015 at 1:13 pm
kids just need to be old to enough to understand the instruction “Keep them away from your hair” … and obedient enough to comply … then they are free to use their imagination and creativity to have fun with these things
Lanelle says
November 28, 2015 at 4:56 pm
Girls make necklaces out of them and once they try to put it over their heads to wear, it’s all over.
donna says
November 29, 2015 at 8:07 am
bought them for my 4 year old granddaughter and she loves them. NO hair issue here
Teri S. says
November 30, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Gotta love parents who shame other parents just because they haven’t gone through something! Bad parenting? Really?

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Printable Houses to Use as Christmas Decorations

I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom to play with in the holiday season. Because they’re made of paper, they’re inexpensive to make, and while there is assembly involved the results are well worth the work.

If you have a cutting machine you can use the cut files from Delia Creates to make making your own paper village that much easier. She actually cut out all her buildings in different colors of card stock and used them to decorate a wreath, but you could also put them on the mantle or on a low table for kids to play with. Make a whole small world scene complete with fake snow, little characters and other elements, and kids are sure to start making their own stories to go with the setup.

This set of houses is printed and cut out using a craft knife. It’s meant to be an advent calendar, with each of the buildings numbered and you can stick a treat inside. But you could also just play with the buildings! You can get a free download of four buildings from Little House on the Corner, or head to the post to see where you can buy the whole set.

The Mavelo website isn’t in English, but their printable gingerbread house template is super cute to use as a gift box or to play with. If you need the instructions the website is in Polish but Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job.

Bora Illustrates has an adorable little house to print, cut and assemble featuring a cat, bird and gingerbread person. You could probably print it in black and white and have your kiddo color it, too.

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