Melissa & Doug Trunki and Saddlebag Review & Giveaway (Ended)

by admin on March 28, 2011

I travel a lot for my blog and whenever possible, I like to bring my daughter with me. I usually consolidate our clothes together, but her toys are a different story. Every time we go somewhere– even just for the night– she has to bring a separate suitcase for her “things”. Her Disney Princess suitcase recently broke, so we were in the market for something new.

Enter the Trunki from Melissa and Doug.

My daughter has wanted a Pink Trunki Suitcase since she was three years old. She is six now, but she still wanted one. I thought a Trunki might be too young for her by now, but she insisted when we were given the opportunity to review one.

When the Trunki arrived it was just as I expected. A cute little hard suitcase on wheels. My daughter was ECSTATIC. She immediately got on it and scooted around the house.

Then she pulled it around. Then she applied a pack of Trunki destination stickers. Then she packed it with lots of “stuff”.

Our Trunki arrived just in time because we were leaving for Disney World the next day.

Once again, she packed it herself.

The Trunki can’t hold a lot of clothes, but it can hold a lot of little toys. This actually worked out perfect for us.

We also received Trunki’s companion, the Pink Saddlebag.

Younger kids can take the Saddlebag and lay it on top of the Trunki like a saddle. My daughter decided she wanted to carry hers as a bag. There is plenty of room for crayons or other small trinkets.

We went to Disney and my daughter pulled her Trunki EVERYWHERE. At times, it was a little annoying because she is much slower than me and I just wanted to pick it up and go. The great thing is if you want to pick the Trunki up you can, as it has a handle like a regular suitcase. It is light enough my daughter could carry it, but she never did. She pulled it.

I love that Trunki is now made by Melissa & Doug, one of my favorite toy brands that it known for their high quality wooden toys.

I highly recommend the Trunki for children ages 3-6. I think we would have gotten a ton of use out of it if I bought her one a few years ago. I anticipate she will use her Trunki for another 6 months or so. I could totally be wrong though, she really seems to like it a lot.

You can purchase the Trunki and all of its accessories at Gummylump.com.

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Full Disclosure: A sample was provided for the purpose of review. All opinions are my own.

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101 jeannine m April 2, 2011 at 2:57 pm: http://twitter.com/#!/mellanhead/status/54256101700550656
102 Melissa Vaught April 3, 2011 at 12:02 am: tweet 4/2
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103 susanlanai April 3, 2011 at 4:48 am: daily tweet ~ http://twitter.com/#!/susanlanai/status/54465183501926400
104 Monica Young April 3, 2011 at 3:07 pm: My son would like the Wooden Floor Easel
105 Monica Young April 3, 2011 at 3:07 pm: I follow you on twitter
106 Monica Young April 3, 2011 at 3:08 pm: I subscribe to the feed
107 Jennifer Harrison April 3, 2011 at 3:08 pm: The Melissa & Doug Kitchen! Without a doubt!!
108 priscilla h. aka @pawsnhooves April 3, 2011 at 3:09 pm: I also like the Fold & Go Princess Castle by Melissa and Doug!
109 Jennifer Harrison April 3, 2011 at 3:10 pm: already follow gummylump on twitter too!
110 priscilla h. aka @pawsnhooves April 3, 2011 at 3:11 pm: added to my google reader!
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114 Katie April 3, 2011 at 3:23 pm: My son would love the Melissa and Doug Play Kitchen!
115 Katie April 3, 2011 at 3:24 pm: I follow you on Twitter.

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119 Kelly Ballard April 3, 2011 at 3:43 pm: She would love th iris
120 Kelly Ballard April 3, 2011 at 3:43 pm: My daughter would love any of the food items:)
121 jeannine m April 3, 2011 at 3:44 pm: http://twitter.com/#!/mellanhead/status/54630238386262016
122 kathleen April 3, 2011 at 4:48 pm: i would like the Bixie Butterfly Binoculars by Melissa and Doug
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126 anna April 3, 2011 at 4:51 pm: i would like the Verdie Chameleon Kids Beanbag Toss from Sunny Patch by Melissa & Doug
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128 Leanne Brown April 3, 2011 at 5:47 pm: We love the wooden food toys on GrumpyLump.
129 Kim Donner April 3, 2011 at 6:15 pm: my son would love the wooden floor easel
130 anna April 3, 2011 at 7:19 pm: we would love the Alphabet Sound Puzzle by Melissa and Doug
131 kathleen April 3, 2011 at 7:19 pm: my son loves the Chomp and Clack Alligator Wooden Toddler Push Toy by Melissa & Doug
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134 Trisha Lynn April 3, 2011 at 9:47 pm: I love the folding princess castle!
135 Trisha Lynn April 3, 2011 at 9:47 pm: I subscribe!
136 Trisha Lynn April 3, 2011 at 9:48 pm: I follow on twitter!
137 CD April 3, 2011 at 9:48 pm: My daughter would like one of the wooden Melissa and Doug paint by numbers. crayolaswap at hotmail dot com
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145 jeannine m April 4, 2011 at 11:11 am: https://twitter.com/#!/mellanhead/status/54923917768400896
146 Sarah Matos April 4, 2011 at 12:52 pm: My girls would love the play kitchen also!
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148 Halle April 4, 2011 at 2:32 pm: My daughter would die for this! Another thing my daughter would play with from the website is the melissa & doug play food, especially the ice cream parlor set!
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