Monday, March 7, 2022

HESS Does it Again: All Aboard for Plush Train Release

Disclosure: I received a free product or a discount to use towards the purchase of one.


Today is the big day!! Inside of this box is Hess's 3rd plush toy, which is being launched today, right now, March 7th at 10:00 a.m. and as usual, it's a beauty!


As is true with all of the toys from the Hess line, it is high quality construction, which means it will last and last through all of the play and lovies it is going to get from the littles in your family. It is also a collectible, which again, I believe all of the items from their toy lines are... I know we have collected the original Hess trucks since way back, and now we also have a set of the minis. It's nostalgic for us, and nice to look back on such a fond childhood memory, so I'm very pumped that they have the new plush line for the smaller children to collect and play with too. These are good for any age.


It's a little hard to tell, because it was the middle of the day and outside when we took these pictures, but you can squeeze the truck and he lights up (in the front).


You can see the lights a little better in this one, though certainly the lights would be far more effective in low lights, or even in the dark. If my granddaughter was still young enough to be scared of the bathroom walk in the dark, this would have gone right beside her in bed so she could squeeze it for light. That's a great idea, right? It also plays two songs. “ I’ve been working on the railroad” and “She’ll Be coming around the mountain.” Appropriate choices to be sure. :)


The details on it are spot on, right down to the wheels. I'm not sure how they managed to make it so authentic and still so plushly adorable and cute, but they surely did do a good job, and honestly isn't that what we expect from such an all-time favorite manufacturer like Hess? Last year’s Hess plush received several national toy industry awards including a Mom’s Choice Award, a National Parenting Product Award, and the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval.


Even the back is cute, with the year printed on it and more details to replicate a real train engine. The back door is drawn on, as are two windows, taillights and other details you would expect to find.


We took some pictures by the water, and I just couldn't get over how much I really enjoyed the idea of Hess having a new plush line of toys for the smaller (and big) kids to collect. I was thinking this was going to be such a wonderful addition to our collection, and many of you know, I have four grandkids, all of who are young enough to really enjoy this toy. In fact, this toy is so adorbs that I couldn't even decide which grandchild to gift it to, and had decided to just keep it at my house, so they could all play with it when they came to visit.


And then fate stepped in to visit. Some of you also know that I love to be generous, even if (and maybe especially if) it is something I love. There was a family playing in the park when we stepped over into the grass next to it, to get a few more photos. The youngest boy, about 3 was smitten with this toy, and I do mean smitten, but he was being very respectful not to cross over into our area. It was evident he wanted to play with the truck. I talked to mom and asked her if he could have it. The child lit up like Christmas, and I am not even exaggerating. My teen and I walked around the boardwalk, listened to the live music that was coincidentally going on, and headed back to our car, by the park. Perhaps half an hour had passed. The little boy was still clutching his toy, while trying to climb up and down the stairs to the slide. He wasn't going to miss out on any fun, but he was going to set his new toy down either. We new we'd made the right choice by gifting it to him. 

These will sell out!
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19 comments:

  1. What a lovely kind of that you shared the Hess love and gave it to that boy. Such a beautiful act of kindness.

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  2. Aww. That is super cute! I have a newphew with a birthday coming up, and I think he'll love this.

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  3. Hess has the best toys, I swear. Always looked forward to their releases when my son was young.

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  4. I've not heard of Hess before. Need to check them out as my great grands love good toys.

    Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. ♥

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  5. What a fun idea! Hess trucks are such a classic and it is neat to see some new products.

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  6. My 15 month old grandson's last name is Hess. This would make a great gift for him.

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  7. So adorable! This will make a perfect gift for my niece :)

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  8. Wow, Im so excited for these. Its great to see their new releases. The kids will really love it.

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  9. I was just looking for new toys for the kids. Im so excited for my orders to arrive

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  10. What a fabulous and fun toy. this is going to make a gorgeous gift for my friends little boy so thanks for the gift inspiration x

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  11. Looks good. My daughter will love this for sure. So bad I cannot find it in my area.

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  12. This is such a cute little toy. My great nephew will be having a birthday in less than 2 months and I bet he'd love to have this. And how sweet of you to share the Hess toy with that baby. I bet it will be well loved for many years!

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  13. My son used to colect the Hess trucks when he was young! My mother in law would always send the new edition out!

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  14. Aaaawwwww...that is a very beautiful truck! The baby me would simply worship it.

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  15. That plush toy is so cute. My grandson would love to have that to add to his collection of plush toys. Right now, he's into Spiderman and trains so that Hess plush train would be a perfect Kindergarten graduation gift.

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  16. This looks amazing, you did great job with this one. I'm sure kids would love to have it.

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  17. My nephew was laying next to me as I read this article. He has just woken up and he got so excited to see Hess

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  18. This is absolutely fantastic and adorable. My kids will definitely love this.

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  19. How cute is that! My sons both liked Thomas the Train, Chuggington, and the Little Engine that Could. They would have liked this too!

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