Back in February of 2011, we noted when LEGO released a hula girl minifigure as part of the 3rd series of collectible closed-package mystery figures. The toys are now about to launch their 8th series, so its getting one of the girls now is almost impossible.
To make things a little easier on us, LEGO has [...]
MGA dolls has released a tikirific doll for girls in their rag doll-esque Lalaloopsy line. Named Mango Tiki Wiki, the doll stands 13 inches tall and comes with a pet — a parrot made out of a pineapple. According to the doll’s storyline, Mango Tiki Wiki is an island girl who loves the sunshine. Her [...]
I think I may have been more excited than my son when I saw this new LEGO SpongeBob Squarepants set, “Bikini Bottom Undersea Party,” in the company’s new catalog.
SpongeBob Squarepants was one of the few shows that inserted references to tiki culture when it started in 1999 and LEGO has produced a number of playsets [...]
I seem to be on a strange Moai kick this week. I actually wanted to blog about this yesterday, but this Plush Easter Island Moai suddenly dropped out of the Amazon.com system where I saw it. Fortunately, I was able to find it a Myriah’s Polynesian Bazaar, another online store with a good reputation.
This plush [...]
No one knows for sure how the giant stone tiki heads, called Moai, were constructed on Easter Island, but they probably weren’t nearly as easy to make as these Ohio Arts Easter Island Nanoblocks.
These Japanese super-small blocks come with detailed color instructions and measure 2.5 inches x 3.125 inches x 3.125 inches and are recommended [...]
Looking for a fun and un-blatently subversive way to indoctrinate your or someone else’s child into tiki culture? Creativity for Kids Tiki Girl Jewelry kit may just be the answer. This boxed set includes everything a child and parent needs to build and decorate island-inspired jewelry together. The kit includes natural wooden beads, rings, pendants, [...]
click to enlargeWhen Cars 2 opened in theaters in June, it was accompanied by a new Disney/Pixar short, “Toy Story: Hawaiian Vacation,” where the gang helps throw Barbie and Ken a faux trip to the islands after they’re mistakenly not taken on the real thing. Mattel and Thinkway Toys have both decided to produce custom [...]