Funky Monkey Snacks Review

Posted on by Mandy

It’s hard enough to get kids to eat the daily recommended servings of their fruits and vegetables, especially if you have a picky eater like I do. My 4 year old could literally live off of chicken nuggets and hot dogs if I let him. I’m constantly trying to get him to try new things that are (unbeknownst to him) healthy, especially snacks because he loves to graze instead of eat big meals.

Funky Monkey Snacks are dried fruit snacks that have 3 servings of fruit in every ounce. The snacks are also all natural fruit and a raw vegan food with no sugar added. Want more good news for those of you that may have children sensitive to certain food ingredients? They’re also gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free. I haven’t run across many snacks in the stores I shop at that could make that claim, so of course this alone piqued my interest.

Funky Monkey Snacks come in 6 fruity flavors and we were sent 4 packs to try out, which included the following flavors: Bananamon (banana and cinnamon), Carnaval Mix (banana, pineapple, apple, papaya and raisins), Jivealime (pineapple and lime juice) and Purple Funk (banana and acai berries). Unfortunately, as with many foods, my son wasn’t too keen on anything except picking the pineapples out of the Carnaval Mix. But, those few pieces of pineapple were tops with him. I completely enjoyed the rest of the Carnaval Mix and the Jivealime, because I love limes. I could definitely see buying a few bags of this regularly as a snack for myself.

Funky Monkey Snacks can be purchased online and found in stores near you. Click here for a complete list of places that carries Funky Monkey Snacks.

Flu Schmoo

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I hate to even think I am coming down with the “F” word, but due to the fact that I was exposed to it this week, that I am running a fever and my throat feels like I swallowed a piece of hot, flaming charcoal, I’m afraid I may have to admit defeat at some point. I sure hope this is not the case because, quite frankly, I don’t have time for this.

This coming week I have a preschool field trip to chaperone, a child with a dental appointment, another school function to attend….and…and…and.

And a child that suddenly refuses everyone but his mother. The sick mother he probably doesn’t need to be around right about now. The grandparents have tried to entice him to their house with promises of golf cart rides, ice cream, and toys. He’s not budging.

Joy.

And because I have seriously neglected the blog this week I thought I should complain explain. Because I know you were all perched with anticipation on the edge of your seats for an update on this blog.

See? The deliriousness? It’s a side effect.

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy Goes Boo!

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Attention all Wubzy fans! There is a new Wow! Wow! Wubbzy video out just in time for Halloween! Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy Goes Boo! released on September 8 and is the perfect video to get the children excited about Halloween fun! The video comes with DVD extras like coloring and activity sheets and sneak peaks and also features the following six great episodes:

Wubbzy’s Magical Mess Up– When Moo Moo the Magician asks Wubbzy to watch his magical wand, Wubbzy loses control and soon monkeys, elephants and kickity-kick balls are running wild! When he returns, establishing order, Wubbzy promises to practice more before he tries any more magic.

Tea for Three– Wubbzy decides to throw a tea party, but he doesn’t know how. Widget builds a tea-party machine, the Tea Time 3000, to make sandwiches and tea, but it malfunctions and does everything wrong. They’re afraid the Tea Party was a disaster, but Wubbzy has been having a great time, and that’s what a tea party is all about!

Monster Madness– Wubbzy gets scared by a TV show and starts seeing monsters everywhere! Widget builds a Monster Masher to take care of any monsters, but soon she starts seeing monsters too! They rush to Walden’s house and Walden takes out his flashlight to show them that all the monsters they saw were just ordinary objects in the dark.

The Last Leaf– Walden is collecting leaves, and he’s waiting patiently for the last leaf to fall off the Old Figgity-Fig Tree. Wubbzy and Widget would rather play in the leaf pile. When they return, they find Walden fast asleep! And here comes that last leaf! As the wind takes it away, Wubbzy and Widget are left to chase the errant leaf all over Wuzzleburg.

The Ghost of Wuzzleburg– It’s the Halloween party at the Wubb Club, and Wubbzy builds his own scary costume out of junk and scares the party guests. While he’s hiding, he notices a ghost sheet floating all by itself. It’s a real ghost! Then the sheet falls off and we see that it was only Birdy-Bird. Birdy-Bird wins for Scariest Costume, and Wubbzy wins – for Most Scared Person!

March of the Pumpkins– Wubbzy wants to find the biggest pumpkin, so he can be named Pumpkin King. But Walden and Widget warn him, look out for the real Pumpkin King! Before Wubbzy can get a pumpkin, the Pumpkin King catches them. Luckily he turns out to be a great guy, and he gives Wubbzy and Daizy a ride back to the Festival just in time for the Big March!

We recieved a review copy and my son was thrilled before I even opened the package because he loves Wubbzy and it’s a cartoon I feel comfortable letting him watch. As usual, we were not disappointed with this DVD and definitely give it two thumbs up.

SRP: $16.98
Format: DVD
Rated: NR
Length: 70 mins
Picture: Color
Genre(s): Children’s
TV on DVD
Original Release: 2009