Barbie “Dazzling Diva” Light Up Guitar Review

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Disclosure: I received a sample of this product to review, but all my opinions are honest and my own.  There may be some affiliate links in review.

I don’t know about your 5 year old daughter, but mine is pretty diva these days.  Maybe with a side of tomboy, but definitely diva at the forefront.  I think this is what happens to little girls when they turn 5.  They like what they like and they don’t like what they don’t.  Oh, and they’re not afraid to tell you.  One thing my 5 year old loves- is music!  Loves, loves, loves music.  And what does she like more than music and basically everything else on earth?  Toys! So as you can imagine we have quite the ensemble of instrument toys in my house.  The problem with a lot of them is that at age 5 a child is right on the cusp (in my opinion) of toy instruments being too babyish and real instruments being too, well, real.  Enter, the Barbie Dazzling Diva guitar.  While my daughter has never loved playing with Barbie dolls so much (tomboy, remember?) with the slew of Barbie movies and Barbie dress-up items available nowadays, she has become almost the reluctant Barbie girl.  So, when I was given the opportunity to try out a new toy instrument, I thought it was the Barbie Dazzling Diva might be a perfect fit for her.

Here’s how it works-  the Barbie Dazzling Diva Light Up Guitar has three modes of play: Free Play, Jam Session and MP3.  In Free Play mode, the child can strum however they like, use the whammy bar, or “play” the key-tar style buttons. In Jam Session mode, kids can play along to a built-in song. And in MP3 mode, kids can plug in their MP3 player and rock out to their own music collection (standard 3.5mm audio cable required, is not included.)  As the child plays the guitar it lights up. The guitar also has an adjustable shoulder strap.

The first thing my daughter noticed (read: liked) about the guitar was the strap- for some reason the other two toy guitars we have (yes, two) don’t have a shoulder strap.  Second and perhaps what most exciting to her is that it lights up as you play it- very girly, almost rainbow color looking lights.  It took a little while for us to figure out the 3 modes and we didn’t notice too much difference between Free Play and Jam Session mode.  But when you hit the buttons or the whammy bar, it lights up!  What perhaps was a little disappointing is that it doesn’t actually strum like a guitar.  Sure there are strings but they not tuned or trigger any action- but there is a push button under the strings that activates the sound and lights.  Still, she had lots of fun pretend jamming away to the music and watching the lights.  One of the pre-loaded songs is “Barbie Girl” watching her “play” that was pretty adorable!

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She also really enjoyed the MP3 mode- another thing that sets this aside from the other toy guitars we’ve experienced (and makes it more suitable for an older child.)  She was able to connect the iPod to the back of the guitar.  It was a little awkward, because she then had to slip the iPod in her pocket so she could put two hands on the guitar- but she was thrilled when the back of the guitar started playing her favorite tunes and she could “play” along.  And as a parent, I was thrilled the volume didn’t go up too high in this mode.  I could actually stand to be in the room for a prolonged time while she played it.  And of course, the second she put the guitar down her 2 year old brother (who isn’t the least bit diva and could careless if he’s playing with a pink guitar) ran over and scooped up the guitar.  He may have enjoyed it just as much as she did!

With the holidays coming up, the Barbie Dazzling Diva guitar might make a good gift from ages preschool to early elementary, or the child who is not yet ready to try out a real instrument.  I thought it suited my Kindergartener well.  The Barbie dazzling diva guitar is available from a number of retailers.  It currently retails around $33 on Toys R Us and that seems like a fair price for what you are getting.  It is also available on Amazon (link here) available for Amazon Prime shipping.

 

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