Dear Mummy, there’s nothing better than seeing my imagination run wild as I play with toys. It makes you content knowing that I’m happy pottering around creating fantasy worlds in my head. I love playing with Schleich toys which are mini figurines inspired by nature and folklore.
Every area of a child’s development can be enhanced when they engage in pretend play or make-believe, so free play is something that every parent should make a priority, plus it’s great fun! Schleich toys are great for encouraging creative thinking and tapping into a child’s imagination and we recently talked about the importance of play in our last Schleich post.
Schleich has expanded its magical Bayala World of Elves to include additional figurines and play-sets. Little fantasy fans like me can explore a fairy-tale world and let their imaginations run free by playing with these magical creatures. We were kindly sent a Schleich Beyala Mermaid with a Baby Turtle to review.
The set comes with 1x mermaid, 1x baby turtle, 1x shell, 1x music instrument, 1x fern. They are aimed at girls aged 4-8, so perfect for me. We have previously enjoyed several Schleich models and these lived up to my expectations of detail and quality.
What sets this toy above the rest of the Schleich range is that it comes with an opening and closing shell and I love putting keepsakes inside and carrying my treasure around. The brunette mermaid with a sparkling pink tail is always accompanied by her baby turtle and the shell also helps as a prop in my game play.
The mermaid figurines have movable arms and the accessories that come with them can be swapped over, just be careful though as the little pieces that come with them are super small and fiddly. Kids like me love this but they end up getting lost very quickly. Each figure and accessory is embellished with lovely glitter and fine painted detail which makes these toys a pleasure to look at. I’ve heard that someone has used them as cake toppers they were so attractive.
At home I also have a Schleich Bayala Royal Seashell Carriage £29.99 and the detailed modelling on the white carriage is lovely. These toys are definitely a hit in our house and I’m sure I will be asking Mummy and Daddy for new additions to add to my collection.
Have you heard of Schleich before?
Love Bella x
Disclaimer: We were sent this Schleich Bayala Mermaid Toy in order to conduct our review. All thoughts and underwater adventures are our own.
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I’ve not heard of Schleich before, but I’m sure if my girls do they will love it!
We love schleich and had no idea they did a mermaid range……I know someone who would love these
I am loving the carriage toy here. Looks like what my daughter would love.
My little girl is mermaid crazy so she would love these. Great for imaginative play x
Oh I’ve not heard of these before, first thought it was like Polly pocket toys but large characters. Nice to have a little case for them
My daughter loves small world imaginative play and can spend hours lost in it – I’m guessing she would adore the mermaid theme here!
We love toys with fairy tale themes in our house, Soph has just started imaginative so these would be perfect for her & her brother 🙂 x
I think this is a great way for kids to learn about myths and folklore. I always loved that sort of thing!
They look great fun! I’m all for a bit of small world play. #familyfun
Oh how cute I so would’ve loved this as a child! It all looks so magical and I bet u had lots of fun playing and mummy too 😉. Definitely a great toy for encouraging use of imagination.
I love Schleich, they are great quality. My youngest two would love this set, perfect for imaginative play.
Wow, my girls love mermaids but everything looks poor quality for the price, these look fab though! #FamilyFunLinky
We have young kids but not heard of these toys before. I love that they encourage creative play and will order some for their upcoming birthdays.
Oh my gosh my kids were such huge Schleich fans when we first moved to Bavaria, no super market trip was complete without bringing some character or animal home! 😀
I have to admit I’ve not heard of Schleich before but how cute are they! Definitely, something I would have loved as a child.
That’s such a lovely gift for the kids. I think it’s awesome that you’re sharing this. I love all the details of the set!
I loved mermaids as a kid so I’d have loved these, and you’re right free play is so important x
My daughter would have loved these when she was younger. I love the fact that you can additional playsets as well, so you can grow your collection :)x
I love these! We are a big fan of Schleich, we have lots of there animals and I recently treated myself to a Wonder Woman figure.
I would have loved these as a kid. I remember having a Polly Pocket car which was my favorite toy for quite some time. These remind me of that.
My mummy had a Polly Pocket and Finders Keepers which she loved!
Considering that I class myself as a part time mermaid and unicorn at weekends of course the mermaid fantasy world from Schleich makes me super excited! I am glad you enjoyed your beautiful mermaid toy!
I’ve not heard of these before. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for them
When my kids are old enough. Oldest is 2 at the moment. You look like you have great fun with them! Thank you for linking up to the #familyfunlinky
That is really cute. I bet my niece would really love this for her birthday. I will definitely look into this.
When I was younger I was obsessed with the idea of mermaids and loved The Little Mermaid. Its great that theres more choice available for girls now xxx
This looks like so much fun. I loved the Little Mermaid when I was younger.
This would have been my dream toy when I was younger as I was obsessed with mermaids!!
How cute is this. My niece loves all things mermaids, so I know she would love this.
I know some twin girls who would absolutely love these! I hadn’t heard of them before so thank you so much for sharing and putting me in the loop 🙂
Louise x