Character Toys Archives - HodgePodgeDays

We were sent a Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters figure to review on this blog. All images and opinions are our own.

In 2019, Heroes of Goo Jit Zu crash landed onto Netflix, and a new craze was born. In Heroes of Goo Jit Zu, a meteor crash transforms a group of zoo animals into squishy, gooey and stretchy superheroes with special powers. To accompany the hit TV series, a collection of Goo Jit Zu figures were launched. Just three years since that launch and several incarnations of Goo Jit Zu figures later, we have the Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters.

Toy Review: Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters

Fans of Goo Jit Zu will be thrilled to hear that the heroes have returned and are ready to be powered-up. This latest series of Goo Jit Zu figures, each contains a goo filled orb, which when squished and squashed, bursts and fills the figure with a contrasting colour. This activates their “goo-formation” and releases their inner power!

Toy Review: Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters

There are 7 heroes with ultra-powered up styling to collect (in the Hero packs). Blazagon, Thrash, Pantaro and Tyro are back and have a “goo-forming” core plus there are new Goo Shifters Heroes to transform. Meet the heroes’ new friend Bengal; she’s super gooey and ready to rumble! The heroes will need all the help they can get when they face Rock Jaw and his new companion Corruptagon – the Ultra Rare villain with a light-up Core!

Toy Review: Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters

The Goo Jit Zu Goo figures have always been goo-filled and stretchy, but the goo-filled orb is new and rather cool. It does take a bit of squashing and squeezing to get the orb to burst – which is one of the reasons why we failed to catch the moment on camera as it took us a bit by surprise. When it does burst, it fills your Goo Jit Zu figure with a contrasting colour. We had the Blazagon figure who was a pale pink colour at first, but once his orb had burst, he was filled with a bright red goo.

Toy Review: Heroes of Goo Jit Zu Goo Shifters

These figures are suitable for ages 4+, but my 11 year old, who loves squishy things and the Heroes of Goo Jit Zu TV series really loved playing with his Blazagon figure. He told me it was like a really cool fidget toy, all squishy and stretchy and relaxing to play with. He has some sensory needs, so this really ticked a big box for him. He’s been squashing, squeezing and stretching it since he got it; and it does seem to be a big hit for him.

These Goo Jit Zu figures cost around £12 each and are available from a range of toy shops including Smyths Toys Superstores.

We were sent the PenSilly game for the purposes of this post. All images and opinions are our own.

If you’re looking for the daftest family game this year, then I think PenSilly is a serious contender. In previous years we’ve had Silly Sausage and Speak Out, and this is just as silly and just as much fun; making it the ideal game to play with the family this Christmas.

Family Game: PenSilly the silliest drawing game!

PenSilly is a super silly drawing and guessing game for all the family. To play, you pick up a description card and a subject card and try your best to draw them for your team to guess and win points.

To make things slightly harder, it’s against the timer and the battery powered pencil you use has two wobbly speed settings; which makes everything much harder and much funnier. There are over 5,500 drawing combinations, and it’s a game which depends on teamwork and as steady a hand as you can manage.

The PenSilly box contains;

1 PenSilly Pen
1 minute sand timer
75 Description Cards
75 Subject Cards
2 Erasable Markers
2 Drawing Pads

And you will need 3 AAA batteries for the PenSilly pencil.

Family Game: PenSilly the silliest drawing game!

The game is really simple to set up and play. Just put your pen inside the giant pencil, pick a description and a subject card, set the timer and you have to draw what’s on the cards whilst your team tries to guess the answer. It’s a bit like Pictionary, but completely bonkers.

The two speeds of shaky pencil make it so hard to draw, we managed pretty well on the slower setting, but the faster one was almost impossible; hilarious but impossible.

Family Game: PenSilly the silliest drawing game!

We all laughed our socks off while we played this game. It’s definitely a winner with us and I’m certain it’s going to be a huge hit with families this Christmas.

PenSilly is available from Smyths Toys Superstores and available to buy from Smyths Toys.