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SUMMARY
Bella
Sara™ Royalty is a safe, fun-filled magical world of horses and other characters
for children ages 5 and up to expand their imaginations. This line of
trading cards was originally
launched in Denmark by Gitte Odder Braendgaard, Bella Sara inspires
pro-social dialogue and inspirational thought with positive messages.
Bella Sara products come with
positive messaging and a secret code that expands a child’s experience
with a virtual online world. By entering these secret codes at BellaSara.com, children can enhance their online and offline experiences
with games, activities, and caring for their magical horses.
Each pack of Bella Sara cards contains 5 random
horse, character and/or treasure cards, 1 random sticker card, 1 random
tattoo card, and 1 random Bella Sara Ticket card.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY RATINGS
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Kids and cards...doesn't get any
easier right? Well, for some of our older children
that held true. But when it came to some of the
younger kids on the review team a bit of parental
involvement was necessary.
First off, the cards themselves
are easy enough for kids to enjoy. Obviously some
of the younger kids needed parents to help read and
explain the details of the various horses.
There are tattoos included with
each pack of cards - and all of our kids loved the
tattoos. But...here again parents needed to help
the younger ones.
And then comes the most exciting
part about Bella Sara - the online component.
While the online component is set-up for children to be
able to enjoy and navigate, it does take a little time
to start playing, exploring and enjoying Bella Sara's
online world. Children that have experience with
Webkinz will immediately understand the concept, but
will still need some help at first. And the
youngest member on our review team definitely needed
guidance and assistance. If you've never worked on
a computer with a young child you'll see they think they
know what to do, even when they don't, so you'll not
only need to bring your thinking cap with you, you'll
need to bring your patience! |
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Trading cards falls into the same
category as other collectibles, books, even DVDs and
games. If you have a child that takes care of his
or her toys, then you should have no concern for
durability. But our review team is always sure to
point out, if your kids don't care for their toys so
well, you may be having to replace cards over and over
again. |
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Five stars for sure. Put these
packs and cards down in front of kids and you'll see
just how visually appealing the designs are! Our
kids loved looking at the pictures and reading about the
different horses. Add in the visual excitement of
Bella Sara's online world and our team couldn't have
been more impressed! |
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Each package of Bella Sara Royalty
cards includes cards, stickers, tattoos and a ticket
card. If the cards, tattoos and stickers weren't
enough - kids use the ticket to go online and explore
Bella Sara's world. For a package of cards that
costs just $2.99, it doesn't get more functional than
that! |
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Oh...did we mention the price just
above?! Yes, at $2.99 Bella Sara Royalty cards are
a bargain. They are priced right inline with other
trading cards and these pack so much more. The
stickers and the tattoos probably would have been
enough, but when you add in the online component you'll
quickly see that Bella Sara jammed in so much more
functionality than could be expected from a pack of
trading cards! |
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Bella Sara Royalty does fall in with
some of the other toy/online component products that
members of our review team have seen, so this is not a
totally new concept. On the plus side, the kids
loved the engagement, as did their parents. A safe
environment online with interesting characters is a
plus, and each card and design is more original than the
next. |
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Overall, our parents and kids
definitely enjoyed entering the world of Bella Sara.
Our parents especially loved the pricing, and felt
that you would get far more than you pay for with
each pack. Kids loved the cards themselves,
loved the stickers and tattoos, but totally flipped
for the online fun! You may find yourself
setting up guidelines for how much time you'll let
them spend exploring Bella Sara's world! |
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