KinderEggs?

So?

The toys must be assembled by the end-user. Not a difficult task, but it adds to the entertainment-- and it means that the final toy can be larger than the original egg.

More importantly, the toys are cool. Historically accurate (well sorta) airplanes with rotating propellors and wheels... little cars and trucks that roll... animals with moving legs and heads... and every one a surprise.

OK, I've seen some duds-- the little alligator dolls and brass cowboys have no moving parts and little interest. But most are not like this. And, the chocolate is pretty good too.

I bought some in Luxembourg airport, and some more in Toronto, Canada. Why can't we get these darn things in the United States?

MJD reminds me that the eggs come with warnings in 17 languages ("don't give this toy to infants under 3 years old") but the instructions are in no language at all. The assembly instructions are all visual.

The Seven Stages of a Kinderegg

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Wolfgang Schloegl has collected hundreds of Kinder Surprise Metal Figures! See them all! He has also translated into English some information about collecting KE toys.

There's a lovely Kinderegg page here, in Australia. Nick and Andrew give this warning: "This page is under construction, and the site is not always up and running, (sometimes, we must use DOS) so use at your own risk. :)" Give 'em a visit!

Hartwig Motal writes from Austria to tell me of a Kinderegg page in Germany. I can't read it, but it appears to contain a price list for collectors of kinderegg toys. And "KinderUeberraschungsEier" means Kinder Surprise Eggs, I suspect.

Jerome Chik (Brisbane, Australia) has a picture of his KinderEgg toy collection in his Interests Page.

I hope to have more pictures of Kinderegg toys soon. If you have any photos you'd like to contribute, please contact me.