Miniverse Make It Mini Baby Food Sets by MGA Entertainment

Thank you so much for the wonderfully kind comments about my old dog, Geordi.  We miss him, but he left the world peacefully, snuggled up on the couch in his own floofy blanket, with lots of kisses and treats.  And my other old dog, Kit, is doing really well.  He's back to running around like a puppy and harassing me for pieces of my dried mango.  So life has stabilized, and I'm happy to be back in New Jersey playing with dolls.  Today's dolls are surprise toys, so I guess this is a Sunday Surprise post, but the title was already too long to add those words.

I didn't really plan for this review, but when I saw the new Make It Mini Baby Food sets, with their tiny silicone babies, I had to act.  I recently reviewed Zuru's crazy-popular My Mini Baby dolls, and also the strange silicone Star Babies.  So I've been on a bit of a silicone baby kick.  And when I realized that MGA had thrown their hat into this ring, I figured I should see how their version of a surprise ball mini baby measures up:

Silicone baby from a Make It Mini Baby Food set, by MGA Entertainment ($10.99).

These sets are outwardly very similar to the Zuru My Mini Babies.  They come in large plastic balls sealed in shrink-wrapped plastic:

Make It Mini Baby Food balls.

Here's a picture of the Zuru balls for comparison:

Zuru My Mini Baby balls.

Even the teal color of the MGA balls is similar to Zuru's Series 1 balls.  I mean, there's no real doubt that MGA was copying Zuru with this concept--how could they not?  Zuru's mini babies have been doing extremely well on the market, and MGA probably wanted a piece of that.

MGA's product is different from Zuru's in that rather than including a mini baby and a random piece of nursery furniture, the Make It Mini babies come with craftable baby food and food-related accessories.

I assumed that the baby food would be made out of resin, so I went into this with mixed feelings.  I was not a huge fan of the Make It Mini food sets that I reviewed two years ago, but I had a great time with the resin cocktails that I made for Lena's wedding.

Anyway, I'm going to open three balls for this review, and we'll see what kind of variety we get:

Each ball comes wrapped in two layers of plastic, and after removing the first layer, there's a clear section of the ball visible:

This peephole actually reveals a ton of information--if you know what you're looking for.  I wasn't familiar enough with the sets at this stage to know what I'd gotten, but a lot of the surprise is apparent right away.

With the second layer of plastic gone, even more of the items are visible:

I saw the little set of baby bottles and was excited!

The design of the balls is pretty fancy.  The clear section slides back like...well, like a pram hood.  That's a fun touch:

And with the clear section pulled back, it's even easier to peek in at the contents:

The big yellow piece in the middle with the handle on the side is actually meant to be snapped into the ball to transform it into a bed.  I love it when these plastic balls can be used for something instead of going straight into a landfill.

Here's everything that was in the ball (with the ball transformed into a bed):

The baby is visible right away, tucked into a plastic bassinet with a fabric blanket:

The baby looks cute enough at first glance, but I'll investigate more in just a sec.

Here's a closer look at the ball bed:

Make It Mini ball bed.

One of the Series 2 Zuru sets has a similar idea, but it uses only half of the ball, and the trappings are more elaborate:

Zuru My Mini Baby ball bed.

This bed is actually my least favorite of the Zuru accessories.  It was hard to make and falls apart easily.  I prefer the simplicity of MGA's approach.

Before I look at the smaller accessories that came with this set, I should show you some of the paper items that were included.

First of all, there's a warning sheet with "important information:"

This is a lot of text that basically boils down to one thing: eating anything in this set (or mixing/storing/having it come into contact with anything edible) is a horrible idea.  

It also says to avoid direct inhalation, keep contents away from eyes, and wash hands thoroughly after use.  None of that sounds great, honestly.

The other paper item in the set is a very long and skinny collector's sheet:

This shows all of the eight possible sets in the series.  Here are the first three:

There are two bottle bundles (one of which I seem to have gotten) and a cereal and fruit set with bananas and blueberries.

Here are the next four:

There's a potato and veggies mix, some yogurt and fruit, oatmeal and fruit, and apple sauce with graham crackers.

The last set has avocados and eggs, which sounds really healthy and all, but I never dreamed of serving something like that to either of my babies:

The last segment of the sheet also has a QR code that will direct you to mgae.com for some instructional videos.  I think I'll skip those and see what I can do on my own.

Maybe you noticed, but in the upper right hand corner of every baby food picture, there's a snapshot of the actual baby that's included.  Initially it seemed like there was some good variety here--almost like the diversity that we saw with Series 2 of the Zuru babies.

In these pictures I see a medium-skinned baby with light hair on the left, and a light-skinned baby with dark hair on the right:

And here I see two babies with darker complexions, one with dark brown hair and one with black hair:

And there's also this pale baby with medium brown hair:

At this point I was actually thinking that all of the babies might be different.

But the promotional photos--which are definitely not clear--tell a different story:

Here I see three skin tones: pale, medium, and dark (two dark, three medium, and three pale?).  And I can't distinguish hair colors very well at all.

I found another group shot online:

This doesn't help much, especially with hair color.  But I still see two darker babies, three medium, and three pale.  So that tracks.

Also, notice that all of the balls say "Make It Mini Real Baby," which is not the title MGA went with in the end.  Interesting.

There are some up-close promotional photos that show the skin tones more clearly.  Here's a darker baby and a pale baby:

And here's the medium complexion baby...I think:

I wish I understood the variety a bit better, but I'll be happy with any assortment of babies--as long as there are no duplicates.  I was more interested in the different food options.

My two favorite food sets, from what I could tell in the tiny photos, are this banana, blueberry, and cereal meal:

That's something I'd definitely have served to my kids.

And this apple sauce and graham cracker assortment:

Heck, I'd eat that myself.

But, as we already know, the set that I got was one of the bottle bundles:

Bottle Bundle 1, to be precise.

The back of the collector's sheet has some instructions for how to use the bottle bundle, and also gives away the contents of the set:

It looks like there's a can of formula powder, a kettle for water, and then a bottle that actually comes apart and can be filled with liquid!

This made me wonder if the babies have hollow bodies with open mouths so that they can drink and pee??  That would be incredible for a doll this size.  Spoilers: they don't.

The second section of directions shows how the bottle can be washed with detergent and a bottle brush, and then placed on a rack to dry:

It looks like real detergent, which would be pretty cool.

Now that we know what to expect, let's look at all of the pieces.  First, here's the two-pack of bottles that was visible right away:

Both bottles have faces on them, with little lids that cover the nipples:

The tops of these bottles unscrew, and the rim and nipple are separate pieces.  It's very realistic!  I love it.

In addition to the bottles, there are two mystery bags.  I mean, we know what's going to be in these bags after seeing the collector's sheet, but not what's in this specific bag.  So I guess there's a small and underwhelming element of surprise:

This bag ended up having the kettle and can of formula:

I love the color and style of the kettle.  It's very retro.  And the lid comes off so that water can actually be poured inside:

Lena might steal this for her kitchen.

The formula canister is also really cool.  It has a removable plastic lid and my favorite detail: printed nutrition facts!

The writing is tiny, so I'll transcribe it for you:

Serving Size: 100% (drink the whole thing at once?)

Spoonfuls o' Fun: 100%

Vitamin Yum: 100%

Tiny Totals: 100%

* Daily Value is based on how much fun it is to make this mini.

I always get a kick out of these labels.

Here's the second mystery bag, which I assume has the detergent, bottle brush, and drying rack:

Sure enough!  It's green detergent, a bottle brush, and a yellow drying rack (wrapped in plastic):

These accessories are adorable.  I especially like the mini detergent, with its realistic push-pull cap:

The drying rack reminds me of cacti.

I was anxious to test out all of these mini accessories, but figured I should haul everything up to the kitchen--to avoid getting fake formula on my backdrop.

But before I do that, I want to unwrap the little baby and take a look at her:

I'm calling her a girl because of that pink blanket, I guess, but let's see what her name is...

Skye Brianne!  That's pretty.  Feels like something I've gotten before, but that's okay.

Skye was wrapped tightly in her blanket and secured inside the plastic bassinet with a cardboard loop:

Her blanket is white with printed pink animal faces on it.  I see lions, rabbits, cats, and bears:

Oh, my.

Underneath the blanket, she's wearing a simple white diaper:

The diaper doesn't have any velcro spots on it, but rather the whole thing has a micro-gripping action similar to velcro, but much softer and more pliable:

I encountered this fabric recently at work, when we needed something to wrap Charlie in while we applied nail covers:

Sorry, Charlie.

Charlie has a mysterious, itchy, allergic skin condition and has been scratching himself a lot.  But he's the best cat ever.  And that wrap held him in place securely without any velcro.  It was magical.  It'd be a nice tool for nail trimming, too.

Anyway, sorry, getting back to Skye:

Her head is huge, with closed eyes (sigh), and painted hair, lips, eyelashes, and eyebrows.  I believe she has the medium skin tone.

Her body has some nice molded details, but her pose isn't very dynamic or interesting.  And her mouth has parted lips with a tiny open area, but there's nowhere near enough space to accommodate a bottle:

Here she is from the back:

No body blushing.

Her hair is painted on, with some basic individual hair strand lines, but it doesn't have the same level of wispy detail as the My Mini Babies:

Compare that to Poppy Rose, my beloved My Mini Baby redhead:

The Make It Mini hair looks printed, while the My Mini Baby hair looks hand-painted.

Here's Skye with a few other My Mini Babies so that you can see the differences:

From left: My Mini Baby Series 1, Make It Mini baby, My Mini Baby Series 2.

The My Mini Baby dolls have more realism, and I like their body shapes much better.  Skye looks like a toy next to the Zuru babies.  The Series 2 My Mini Babies, in particular, have so much molded detail, and even open mouths that can take a pacifier or bottle.

Sky is about the same size as the other babies, but with less of a gap between her legs.  She can still wear some of the outfits that I've purchased for the My Mini Babies:

A Make It Mini baby wearing a crocheted outfit made for a My Mini Baby.

Here she is in a dress from My Mini Baby Series 2:

A Make It Mini baby wearing a My Mini Baby dress.

The dress fits fine, but pulls down in front because of the leg shape.  The headband is way too tight for Skye's huge head.

Skye can also use some of the My Mini Baby accessories, like this double stroller:

Or the pink highchair:

This chair positions Skye well for a better look at her facial features:

Her mouth sure looks like it's open, doesn't it?  But believe me, it's not open enough for her to hold a bottle.  I have to rest the bottle on her chest and balance it precariously on her lips:

Even if I use my hand to push the bottle in, it doesn't go far, and then it pops right back out when the pressure is released:

In contrast, the Series 2 My Mini Baby dolls can actually hold a bottle in their mouths with no help:

The open mouth is a nice feature, and I really wish that the Make It Mini babies had it--especially considering the food theme of this series.

Skye is a nice size for 11-inch dolls like my Barbie Basics Layla:

I actually think her head size fits the 1:6 scale better than the Series 2 My Mini Babies.  Her body is a bit short for her head, but at least the head looks right.

She looks good in Rainbow High Jett's arms, too:

Okay!  Now that we've looked at Skye, it's time to test out her bottle set.  I took everything up to my kitchen and got ready to make some formula.

The formula can is awesome.  It comes with a mini scoop (mine actually came with two scoops--one inside the can and one outside) and the powder looks just like formula powder:

I'm not going to drink it, though!  I read the warnings.

I filled the kettle with water and scooped some powder into one of the bottles:

The resulting mixture is white and opaque like real formula:

After about a week of leaving this bottle alone, though, all of the powder settled and the liquid was clear again:

The power is all stuck on the bottom of the bottle:

So, it's probably a good idea to wash these tiny bottles out right after you use them.  Fortunately, the detergent is real, and the bottle brush fits perfectly inside the bottles:

You can see that I was able to generate soap bubbles by scrubbing vigorously:

And then, once clean, all of the pieces can be hung on the cactuses:

Mixing up the bottle of formula was satisfying--and it's something I could do over and over again until the formula runs out.  I might not even want to use all of the powder, though, since I love how realistic it looks in the miniature can.  However, the fact that the bottle doesn't fit into Skye's mouth is disappointing.  Also, it took me all of three seconds to mix the formula, so it's hard to think of this as a craft kit or activity ball.

The formula, multi-piece bottles, and working dishwashing detergent are the highlights of this cute set for me.  And I like the usefulness of the ball:

Time to open another ball!  I was fairly certain that I didn't have any duplicates in my trio of balls, since they all had slightly different weights.  But it's hard to know for sure.

The exterior of this ball was identical to the first, with all of that teal wrapping:

And after I removed the first layer of plastic, I could peek in and inspect some of the contents:

I can see the baby's head!  It looks like it has the medium skin tone again.  That would make me worry about a duplicate, except for the fact that the baby is up against something that looks like a seat--not in a bassinet.  I can also see that there's a smooth, large piece in the middle that doesn't have the handles that we saw on the bed.  So this is definitely a different set.  Yay!

I slid back the clear section of the lid:

The ball itself is also yellow, not pink.

Oooh!  I see multigrain cereal!  This must be one of my favorite sets, with the bananas and blueberries:

Here's everything that was in the ball:

There's a collector's sheet, two mystery bags, a baby, the cereal, and a package with some dishes and silverware.

Here's the baby, who's basically a sitting-up version of Skye:

I decided to let the Baby Name Genie choose the name and the gender, and I got this:

River Dane!  That's an unusual name.  And I think it's a boy, although this name would work for either gender.

Here's River from the back:

From the side you can see that his hair is even more straight and sparse than Skye's hair:

Also, for goodness sake, he's sitting up to eat.  Why on earth didn't they give him open eyes?  It's ridiculous.  I need to learn how to paint silicone babies.

Here are Skye and River together:

It looks like he just punched her out.

It's hard to photograph them together, since Skye is lying down.  But they definitely have the same coloring--including the shade of their hair.  I'd hoped that there would be more variety in this department.

Still, it's nice that they aren't exactly the same, with Skye's straight legs and River's bent legs: 

River's ball transforms into a sitting area with the help of a table and snap-on seat:

That's clever.

I like this even better than Skye's ball bed:

And River looks all ready to eat...except for the fact that he's freakin' fast asleep:

Wake UP!

River's dishware set is teal with a cat theme, and includes a plate, bowl, fork, spoon, and sippy cup:

The packaging on this set is great, but everything had to come out in order to make the food:

The sippy cup has a removable lid, so I can fill it with some of Skye's formula if I want:

Here's the box of multigrain cereal:

As usual, the packaging is adorable.  There's even a nutrition label on one side:

Here's a closer look:

The text says:

Go Bananas: 100%

Grainfully-Happy: 100%

Whole Lot-O-fun: 100%

*Daily Value is based on how much its tiny quotient.

I've seen that last line before, and it still makes no sense to me.  It must be a bad translation.

The back of the box has a crossword puzzle:

That's not a crossword that young kids could solve (I had to cheat) but I like the look of it.

Inside the cereal box, there's a plastic bag with tiny vinyl o-shaped cereal pieces:

I admire MGA for the detail and accuracy in these food minis.  They're very cute.

Now, let's see what's in the first mystery bag!  It must be bananas or blueberries:

It's bananas and blueberries!

The blueberries are wonderful.  They come in a decorated plastic carton, and the berries themselves have some molded detail and a variety of blue shades:

The bananas also look good, but the peels are slightly open at one end:

I took off the cardboard band that was holding the bunch of bananas together, and was able to pull one of the peels back even more to get a better look at the fruit inside:

That looks SO convincing.

Judging by the directions, I'll be taking the bananas out of their peels and chopping them into smaller pieces:

With the bananas and blueberries accounted for, I wonder what'll be inside the second mystery bag?  I forget what else was in this set:

Oh!  It's a cutting board, spoon, knife, and tweezers:

There's no resin whatsoever.  That's a nice change from some of the other Make It Mini food sets.

Still, I took everything up to my kitchen to avoid making a mess:

I tried cutting the banana with the plastic knife that came with the set, but it didn't work very well:

The knife squished the end of the banana, taking away some of its recognizable shape.

Instead, I used one of my sharp kitchen knives to slice up the fake fruit:

And then washed the knife immediately afterwards.

I have no idea what the banana is made out of.  The substance is grainy and soft--like clay, but with sand-like particles inside.  It's all one color, with no variation.

There wasn't much to make beyond cutting up the banana.  After that, I simply arranged the blueberries and cereal on the plate and in the bowl.  And I filled the sippy cup with formula:

Here's the resulting meal:

The cereal looks dry and unappealing without any kind of milk substance.  But I fed my kids dry Cheerios all of the time as a snack, so it's fair.

From a distance, the banana slices are pretty convincing, and I still remember being impressed by the whole banana when it was slightly peeled.  But up close, these pieces aren't smooth or shiny enough to be bananas.  They look more like slices of bread, or cookie dough:

And while I'm no fan of resin in a kid's toy, the absence of something to stick all of the little pieces together makes this set difficult to play with.  Every time I tried to move the bowl or plate, I'd lose a few bits of cereal or some blueberries.  And if those tiny things spill on the floor?  They're gone forever (or eaten by a dog).

Here's River sleeping through the meal I worked so hard to make for him:

Didn't work hard at all, actually.

I can't blame him though.  I'd snack on those blueberries, for sure, but I'd be suspicious of that "banana."

And, once again, as amazing as the miniatures are, the food-making activity was extremely brief, and the resulting meal is hard to move or play with.

We're already down to the last ball!

My first peek into the third ball looked suspiciously like the second ball:

However, when I slid the clear lid back, I could see a baby with a different skin tone!

That's exciting on its own, but I also have no idea what this set is, since there are no exposed ingredients.  So it's an actual surprise!  Yay!

Here's everything that was in the ball:

The baby's skin tone isn't super-dark, but it's clearly different from Skye and River:

I left the gender and name of this tyke up to the Baby Name Genie and got...

Drew Fiona!  That's cute.

What isn't cute is the big blemish that Drew has on her left leg:

Ouch.

Otherwise, she looks good.  Her face is painted exactly the same way as Skye and River's faces, with the same color hair and eyebrows, and the same slightly sloppy lip paint:

Here's Drew next to River, so you can see the difference in their complexions:

Are they dreaming about driving cars?

The patterns of their painted hair look different to me, which is a nice distinction.  River has a side part while Drew's hair seems to fall evenly on her forehead.

Drew's dishware set is a lot like River's, but with a brown color and a bear theme:

This still doesn't give anything away about what food items might be included, which is great.

Here are all of the dishes on their own:

I think the bear bowl is especially cute, and like how the silverware has little ears on the handles:

The cat silverware has ears, too, but they're not as noticeable.

The different animal designs on the flatware made me curious about what kind of animal dishes are in the sets I didn't get.  I went back and scrutinized the collector's sheet, and it looks like there's a light brown bunny, a pink bunny, a pink bear, and a yellow sunshine.  The sunshine set is adorable.

When I opened the first mystery bag, I still had no idea what kind of food came with this set:

It's a two-pack of yogurt!

I thought this might be resin, but it doesn't come with all of the labels and warnings that other Make It Mini resin comes with.  

Regardless, the packaging is great:

What could be in the second bag?

It's some avocados, assorted fruits, a knife, a spoon, and some tweezers:

The avocados look pretty realistic, and also sliced down the middle.  So I think this'll be something I can open up and cut, just like the bananas:

Sure enough, the directions show how to break the avocados open, scoop out the filling, and slice it with the knife:

No pit, apparently.

I took all of the items up to my kitchen to make some baby food!

First, I opened up an avocado:

This left me with...a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream:

I sliced up the ice cream avocado with my sharp knife and arranged it on the plate:

Next, I opened up the yogurt so that I could spoon it onto the plate next to the avocado.  This didn't go very well:

Gross.

The yogurt isn't resin, which is good...I guess?  It doesn't look anything like yogurt, and it certainly doesn't scoop like yogurt.  It's a semi-translucent goo that looks like Vaseline.

I ended up using my fingers to squish a clump of this strange substance into the bowl, and arrange a log of it next to the avocado:

Yum.

Next, I arranged the strawberries and peach slices in the yogurt:

The directions don't say anything about curing the yogurt substance, so at this point I was done.

I took the meal to my studio for some pictures:

The yogurt substance had "melted" a bit at this point, so it was looking less and less like a log:

Drew could finally sit down and fall asleep over her meal:

It really looks to me like she's having ice cream and white bean paste for lunch:

The funny thing is, after I left this alone for a few days, the white paste soaked into the avocado and all but disappeared.  I know Drew didn't eat the paste, because she was sleeping the whole time.  

Also, the paste in the bowl overflowed and dripped onto the table:

That's...disgusting.

So, unlike MGA's resin food, this stuff can't really be used or kept long-term.  I wouldn't put it anywhere near Lena and Ian's house, that's for sure.  I'm not sure what you're even supposed to do with it.  I guess I should wash the yogurt goop out and salvage the dishes.

Am I missing something here?  I don't know.  But I'm failing to see the point of miniature baby food that only lasts a few days before having to be thrown away.

Also, as cute as the ball displays are, they don't work at all with my 1:6 dolls.

What am I supposed to do with this ball?

Some of the miniatures in these sets are absolutely great, though.  I'll definitely be keeping the dish soap (even though it's too large for Layla and her friends):

And I'm obsessed with the can of baby formula and its tiny scoop:

The dishes are great, too, and the sippy cups work perfectly for awake dolls like my Barbie toddler:

And the multi-piece bottles are incredibly realistic.  It's just that they work so much better with the open-mouthed Series 2 My Mini Babies:

I'll wrap things up with a shot of all three of my Make It Mini sets together:

From left: Cereal & Fruit, Bottle Bundle 1, and Yogurt & Fruit.

These sets are well-suited to display, with the clever ball transformations and sliding transparent lids to act as dust covers.  It's too bad that some of the food items don't hold up long term.

The babies themselves have large heads for their bodies, simple paint jobs, and unimaginative poses, but they're nicely-sized for 1:6 dolls, which I appreciate:

And it's hard to make a miniature baby that isn't cute at some level:

Bottom line?  I'm not sure the world needed another blind ball mini silicone baby toy.  Zuru was already doing spectacularly well on that front.  But MGA's offering has some hits and misses that make it different from what we've seen before.

At the top of the list of things I don't like about these sets is the food preparation activities.  There basically aren't any activities associated with the kits I opened.  For the bottle set, I merely added powder to water.  For the cereal set, I chopped a fake banana.  And for the fruit and yogurt set, I sliced an avocado and scooped some yogurt goop.  None of the "activities" took more than a minute.  On top of that, the interactive food items, like the bananas, avocados, and yogurt, aren't very realistic.  The avocado looks more like mint chip ice cream, and the bananas look like bread slices or cookie dough.  The yogurt looks like semi-translucent slime, and has a pseudo-runny consistency that never cures...and soaks into anything porous in its wake.  So leaving it out on display isn't very practical, and playing with it in any way seems like a messy idea.

On the plus side, the non-craftable food items in these sets are great.  I love the little blueberries, with their variety of colors and cute plastic carton.  The strawberries and peach slices are also good, if less realistic.  And the fact that the miniature cereal box has a little nutrition label and is actually filled with tiny plastic "o" shapes is fantastic.

Another thing I'm not crazy about in these sets is the babies.  They're cute enough, don't get me wrong, but Zuru set the bar pretty high, and these tykes can't reach it.  The proportions don't feel right to me, with small bodies for the head size.  However, that head size fits well with 1:6 dolls, which is a plus.  I'm also not wild about the body molds.  It's nice that there are two different versions: laying down and sitting up, but neither pose is very original, detailed, or dynamic.  Last, the faces are underwhelming.  The paint work is basic, and there doesn't seem to be much diversity from doll to doll.  Also, the mouths don't accommodate the included bottles, and the freakin' eyes are closed.  It's especially ridiculous to have an upright baby, who's literally designed to be sitting at a table to eat, with sleeping eyes.  Makes no sense.

For me, the highlight of these sets is the miniature items that accompany the food.  The best example is probably the bottles.  I love that they come in four pieces (bottle, nipple, rim, and cap) to perfectly replicate a real baby bottle.  The fact that they also come with a working bottle brush and drying rack is epic.  I also really enjoy the silverware and dishes, with their cute animal themes.  I'm sure I'll be able to use those items for a variety of different dolls.  The sippy cups work especially well for Barbie toddlers.  Another two of my favorite miniatures are the dish soap (which actually works) and the baby formula.  Both of these are impressively realistic.  Last of all, it's worth noting that the diapers on the babies are nicely-done.  The micro-gripping fabric makes it easy to secure the diapers in a variety of positions, without having to fumble with a tiny square of velcro.

Overall, I'm left with a similar conclusion to my review of the regular Make It Mini food sets: the miniature items are delightful and extremely well done, but the food-making element falls short.  In this case, it's not stinky, sticky resin that gets in the way, but rather a lackluster activity with underwhelming results.  The silicone babies will probably entice a lot of people to buy these sets, but for me, they're not detailed or diverse enough to carry the $10 price.  I wish MGA had stayed in their lane and focused on making sets with an even bigger assortment of baby food accessories and nothing else.  The Make It Mini items go perfectly with My Mini Baby, and that combination gives consumers the best of both worlds.