
As much as I know my kids would love a pet, getting a dog or cat is just not in the cards for us right now. Although the love and responsibility that would come along with taking care of an animal would be beneficial, the idea of having one more living, breathing character to take care of around here is too much for me.
Fortunately, up until now my girls have been happy with the next-best-thing: ZhuZhu Pets. They're cute, they're fun, and they're lifelike enough to entertain kids but don't require feeding, cleaning or anything other than turning the power switch from off to on.
So what's new from the toy masterminds behind the furry pretend pets that kids love? Cepia, LLC has again debuted the newest toy craze that is already on the Toys 'R Us list of Hot Holiday Toys for 2011: Xia-Xia.

With their wild and wacky shell fashions, silly faces, and humorous wobbly shuffle, these collectible creatures combine the loveable charm of a real hermit crab but with a child-appealing twist of imagination.
Knowing that Big Sister E and Little Sister B would be thrilled with new "pets" to play and love, when a large box of Xia-Xia pets, shells, and playsets arrived, we were ready to join in the festivities.



However, so far the girls have been careful with each tiny piece and part of the fun is for them to take the top off of each crab's shell and peer inside or change which friend is waiting there. Or, for even more shell fun, they have had a great time pulling off the entire shell and swapping it with another to give Bimini, Turks, and Tobago a whole new look before heading back to their playset.





The only issue my kids have had is needing a little extra help to get the complete shells tilted just right so that they snap into place onto each crab's back, but I do think that it will continue to get easier for them as they have more and more practice. Our Xia-Xia aren't going anywhere anytime soon as the girls head straight over to playing with them every time they have a free moment!

Unfortunately the small size of these toys means that they don't take traditional batteries - and are therefore less convenient to have to switch them when they run out - but a quick search online showed me that I could purchase the small LR44 batteries that Xia-Xia use for only a few pennies. We'll be set for hermit crab fun for years to come!
Plus, thanks to the generosity of Cepia, LLC, one person will get to experience the skittling, scooting entertainment of an electronic crab as well, because...
One lucky person will win a Xia-Xia and extra Xia-Xia shell* of their own!
To enter to win: Visit Xia-Xia and tell me which cute crab is your (or your child's) favorite. Their names appear underneath each scrolling image!
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Giveaway will end on November 16th at 11:59pm CST. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
A big thank you to Xia-Xia and MomSelect for providing the aforementioned Xia-Xia products for me to review as well as a Xia-Xia crab and shell for one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.
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I think my daughter would like the pink one Bimini
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bimini is super cute
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Love, Love, Love, Turks - sooooo sweet!
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Tobago is cute
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My favorite is Turks
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I like the Trinidad Crab
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Torango! That's my son's favorite color and he looks very friendly :)
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we have 5 girls in the house counting me so pink is a on going theme in our house so we would have to say turks is the cutest!
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