This was what we heard back in January when the commercial
for the new Original Sea-Monkeys® was released. Touting a new tank
design and USA produced packets, everyone in the Sea-Monkey fan community was
eagerly waiting to get their hands on this new kit. Fast forward to April and
it’s finally here, the all new Original Sea Monkeys Ocean Zoo®!
The Ocean Zoo Kit comes in three colors, Blue, Orange, and
Pink. While Blue is the standard color, Orange and Pink are something that
were never seen before (not entirely true, there was a short run of Ocean
Zoos marketed towards girls in the early 2000’s). It also includes the
complete Instant Life kit, feeding spoon and instructions.
The Ocean Zoo itself is a brand new design with larger
magnifying bubbles and an awesome embossed logo on the lid. It’s nice to see
the new producer, Dragon-i took the time to refresh the almost 40 year design
of the tank. Later in 2018, they are also releasing a larger tank called “Ocean
Adventure”.
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| "Ocean Adventure" (Diaframma llc/ Dragon-i) |
Another great addition to the new Sea-Monkeys is a
redesigned feeding spoon. Again, Dragon-i improved the original design by
making it larger and easier to hold. Not to mention there’s also an adorable
Sea-Monkey imprint on it.
By far, the most exciting part of the new kit is the return
of packets made in the USA. If you don’t know, the previous producers of “The
Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys” were said to have been selling counterfeit packets
made in China. Now all the packets are again made in Maryland like they were
since the 1980s. This means higher quality eggs and longer living Sea-Monkeys.
After almost 5 years of struggle, it’s great to see the
Sea-Monkeys brand return to shelves. I have a feeling this is only the
beginning for The Original Sea-Monkeys®. Dragon-i seems really enthusiastic
about their new brand. Hopefully we will see more unique
kits
in the future that will inspire kids to study science and nature.
New contributor, Lucas (Benneluke) is a graphic designer and runs the website, seamonkeymuseum.weebly.com, a collection of Sea-Monkey memorabilia. He also builds plastic, paper, and metal model kits.
New contributor, Lucas (Benneluke) is a graphic designer and runs the website, seamonkeymuseum.weebly.com, a collection of Sea-Monkey memorabilia. He also builds plastic, paper, and metal model kits.
Welcome, Lucas! We look forward to your future adventures. Perhaps you could share a papercraft adventure with us!
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