Topic: Just ordered a Pleo for my son (Read 6181 times)

tyhaydad · « **on:** September 17, 2009, 09:49:49 AM »

My oldest will be turning 5 in two weeks, and LOVES dinosaurs, so we got him a Pleo! It's on its way, and I'm looking forward to doing lots of cool stuff with him!

b blue eyes · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2009, 11:03:55 AM »

First welcome to the Forums. I have a granddaughter who got her Pleo for Christmas last year when she was 5. That was all she wanted for Christmas. Being a girl and not into dinosaurs that much she still loves Princess Bella and has learned to handle her with much care. Right now her Princess stage has taken over her life but she will play with her when I bring my two Pleo's over to visit, Angel-Juliet and Dinomite-Romeo. I have been teaching her to interact with Bella and the older she gets and now with the new skits thanks to several talented people, especially all the skits In Memory of Romeo has made available for us her interest is picking up. I don't think you will have that problem. Boys tend to really be into dinosaurs and not princessess.

I take my two Pleo kids to different places. Recently on a trip to my granddaughters afterschool care we had many sets of hands wanting to touch and feel as well and poke at them. Children from pre-school - 4th grade were there and I spent time explaining how delicate the neck and tail are because of cables and that extreme care must be taken when handling the dinosaurs to avoid breaking the neck and tail. I let each one touch the foot to see how the skin felt and after the younger ones went outside I let the older ones touch the top of the head and answered their very intricate questions. It was so wonderful, I might add that the younger children wanted to know if they were real!

You and your son are about to embark on a wonderful journey. As you teach him to interact with his new dinosaur from the time he/she hatches, wobbles to his/her feet, takes the first steps etc. and gently care for his precious baby dinosaur the most exciting adventure begins. If you have video tape it, we did not and regret it. Even stills are good. Priceless pictures you will always treasure. I, along with all the rest of our forum family breathlessly await to hear how it went and please sent pics if you can to the gallery. We are all so excited when another Pleo is birthed.

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Suzanne · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:01:07 PM »

Welcome to the forums, tyhaydad!

I'm sure your son will adore his Pleo, I know that I would have at his age because I loved anything to do with them. Perhaps he will continue to love his Pleo when he gets to my age (almost 25, never too old for a Pleo!).

tyhaydad · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:41:29 PM »

I have to admit, my wife and I fell in love with Pleo while looking for the perfect present for his birthday. I'm 27 and she is 25, so we're young too. I wanted to be a paleontologist when I was little, so maybe a little of my dino-love has spread to him.

The hardest part is going to be making sure our 2 year old doesn't hurt the little guy/girl.

Not sure what he's gonna name him though... our black lab is now named Optimus Prime...

Also, I bought the Pleo yesterday, and it has already shipped! Thanks to the advice I read here, I saved money by buying from the 'botabingbotaboom' ebay seller... Amazon raised their price by $50 in the last couple of weeks

Suzanne · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:29:17 PM »

Hehe, I wanted to be an archaeologist!

I love the name of your dog, your son has quite the imagination.

Wow though, that's some quick shipping. I'm glad you got a good price, I went with one I saw from eBay too. I think now is the best time to get one as once stock runs out from the main shops and only resellers are left the prices might end up going higher due to the limited availability.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2009, 05:34:31 PM »

Welcome tyhaydad, I'm sure you and your son are about to embark on a wonderful journey

I have had my pair around children aged 2 years and under, just so long as you teach them not to grab the head or tail then they deal with them remarkably well

Of course at that age they see them more as animals than toys which is a bonus.

Since you already have a dog and I'm sure your son manages just fine around Optimus then he at least already has that sense of how to treat an animal

fancyfont · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2009, 06:59:26 PM »

Welcome tyhaydad, Your whole family will enjoy the magic of pleo. Your son should come up with a fantastic name. Love your dog's name.

yodasapprentice · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2009, 12:44:37 AM »

Welcome Tyhaydad

u guys are in for a real treat, I was like a little kid waiting for Christmas for Littlefoot to arrive

tyhaydad · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2009, 07:55:23 AM »

Quote from: yodasapprentice on September 18, 2009, 12:44:37 AM

Welcome Tyhaydad u guys are in for a real treat, I was like a little kid waiting for Christmas for Littlefoot to arrive

Another Star Wars fan! We'll have to talk sometime... i'm a HUGE fan. Have the Rebel and Imperial logos tattooed on my calves, costume as a jedi, and am building a clonetrooper costume now...

Dadio · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2009, 11:52:37 AM »

Welcome Tyhaydad and family soon to grow by one Pleo;

Treat your newborn with the love and respect it deserves. Don't leave it unattended with the
younger ones as you wouldn't with a human newborn.

Post often (including photos) and don't be afraid to ask lots and lots of questions.
We'll love answering them.

Dadio

tyhaydad · « **Reply #10 on:** September 23, 2009, 11:33:40 AM »

Pleo arrived yesterday! Aside from charging the battery, is there anything I need to do to make sure he is ready to go when Tyler opens his present?

Pleo Power · « **Reply #11 on:** September 23, 2009, 11:37:51 AM »

I think that's all you need to do to get the Pleo ready to go.

Dadio · « **Reply #12 on:** September 23, 2009, 07:07:26 PM »

Tyhaydad;

It's important that you don't wait to long before using the battery as it will run down.

Dadio

Crystal:. · « **Reply #13 on:** September 23, 2009, 09:03:50 PM »

Welcome tyhaydad! Glad to see you on the forums and I promise you that getting Pleo is the best thing you can do for your 5-year old.

As soon as you can, be sure to tell us all about your son's reactions to Pleo! And don't forget some pictures.

Protoceratops · « **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2009, 06:52:29 AM »

Oh my gosh, I tryed buying my pleo from the same guy, exept Pay Pal played some kind of trick on me. So I just got one on amazon.

tyhaydad · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2009, 08:34:17 AM »

Well, we had the party yesterday, and everything went GREAT! Pleo was a huge hit, both with the kids and the adults... We only had him out for a little bit, which was probably a good thing due to all the kids running around. Good news, though, both my kids were extra gentle with Pleo! My oldest wanted to take him everywhere, but I told him Pleo wanted to stay at home. I posted some videos on youtube, here are a couple:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pH5kCOr7w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pH5kCOr7w</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOXbY_WGGA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOXbY_WGGA</a>

These were taken by my wife's aunt. We (hopefully) got some video with my camera, but I noticed a weird sound coming from it...

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2009, 04:25:21 PM »

Wow great vids

So glad to hear Pleo was a success

Dadio · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2009, 09:57:57 PM »

Tyhaydad;

Wonderful posts. Once you start to get your Pleo to go walk about you'll really enjoy it!

Dadio

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2009, 11:55:12 AM »

I love the videos! Awesome welcome home party for pleo! The little one in the tigger suit was just too precious!

Becky_NZ · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2009, 04:35:31 AM »

Hi all, I too have ordered a Pleo for my Sons 6th birthday (although I have been questioned by family who the Pleo is really for!!

I cant stop thinking of him and checking the tracking as to "where in the world is Pleo!") I am interested to read that others have also purchased Pleo for children younger than 8 and having great success. My little guy is just going to have a blast with Becky (I will be inerested to see if this name sticks or we have the have the name changed via deed poll.

This is a great site for us new Pleo parents, all tips are greatly received.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #20 on:** October 15, 2009, 05:09:31 AM »

The children at my sisters daycare all adore my dinos

They think they are real and treat them as such

Its wonderful to watch

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