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Bella Sara Package

One of the first products we received to review was a package of Bella Sara cards, and though we’d never heard of them, they were an instant success with Cameron.  She loved collecting the cards and really loved the website.

When I discovered that Team Mom was sending us a new set of Bella Sara products, I kept it a secret so that Cameron would be super surprised.  Check out the great assortment of Bella Sara products we received:

I saved them and gave them to Cameron on a day when she had to stay at school late with me so she would have something new to play with while she waited on me, and she had such a blast.  

We received 2 miniature figurines of Bella Sara horses and 2 packages of Treasures trading cards that also included stickers and temporary tattoos.  In the past we had only seen the plain trading cards so this was a real treat for Cameron.

If you’ve not seen the Bella Sara cards, they are kind of like Pokemon cards (remember those?).  You buy a set of  trading cards and trade them with your friends to have the exact horses you want.  However of course, now that the Internet is common in every home, these cards go a step further than Pokemon did. Girls create accounts at www.bellasara.com and put the codes on each card into their account to see their horses come alive. I’ve not played on the site much, but I’ve watched Cameron play it, and it’s quite interesting.  Last night I watched her clean out one of the horses stalls.

I’ve received a few different products since starting this transition into reviews and giveaways, but the Bella Sara cards may be my top recommendation.  They are such a reasonable price. The packages we’ve bought have come in 5 card packs, and the most I’ve seen a package cost is $3.95.  They make great small rewards for doing great on a test or doing chores without being asked.  

If your daughter (or granddaughter, niece, or sister) begins to love this fun game as much as Cameron, you’ll be interested to know that you can also buy a Bella Sara DS Game (this was in our stocking this year along with 3 packs of  trading cards).  I even found puzzles at our local Wal-Mart before Christmas, and today I found a Bella Sara scrapbook kit.

This looks like it may be something on its way up – will be something that every little girl wants – so if you have little girls in your family, pick up a package and see if they take to them as much as Cameron did.

 

Bella Sara – Pokemon for Girls?

Last week, my mom mentioned that I had a package at her house from Team Mom.  After we discussed her holding my packages and forgetting to tell me or bring them to me, she produced the package.  I was totally impressed from the time I opened the package and saw the Bella Sara cards. They were so cute.  When I showed them to Cameron, I found out that other girls in her class had brought these to school and she had “always wanted them.”  I asked her how they worked and she explained to me that the girls brought them to school and traded them during recess.  I immediately remembered when my little brothers use to load up their Pokemon cards and take them to school to trade. In fact, Cameron has one in her baby box that one of my brothers gave to her in the hospital when she was born.  It was one of his favorites and he loved his little niece more than anything else. I remembered this loving moment as we opened the Bella Sara cards.

After getting the cards home, we logged into the Bella Sara website and created Cameron an account while we discussed some Internet saftey issues as well as how to determine a username and remember a password.  After her account was created, I wanted to evaluate how kid friendly the site was so I stepped back and told her to play around.  Within just a couple minutes she was asking for the cards and inputting the codes on the cards.  Then she had her characters and started browsing the site.  She was happy.  In fact, she was so happy that when she came in Saturday afternoon from quality time with our grandmother, she came in with another set of Bella Sara cards that they picked up from our local Tractor Supply Company.

If you are looking for a fun trading card game combined with an online world for any little girls in your world, I would highly recommend the Bella Sara game.  Cameron is 8 and truly has enjoyed these cards.  She was so disappointed when she was grounded today and could not play for the first time since we sat up the account. And maybe the best thing is a package of cards only costs $2.99 and the online game is FREE!!  Can you say stocking stuffer?