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Hey Poptropicans, we’re back with more merch to review! In addition to the lovely Dr. Hare button, I also ordered some stickers from the official Poptropica Zazzle store. Check out the haul:
The stickers were custom made by Zazzle and arrived in a cardboard envelope.
The Zazzle store has plenty more stickers, though, including logos of fictional businesses, and beloved characters from Fairytale Island. ๐บ
At a couple dollars apiece, and with Zazzle’s constant sales, the total of my six stickers came out to around US$12 (not counting international shipping, which was another ~$7 for me). If it’s your first time, you can get a free trial of Zazzle Black, which gives you free shipping in the US.
Anyway, on with the review! I’ll be going through these based on where I decided to stick these adhesive beauties. Let’s start with my laptop, where I placed Dr. Hare with Survival Island. ๐ฐ๐ฉ (Hey, if this bunny can fling himself to space, he can hop anywhere and survive!)
Pink bunny boi on pink laptop? Yes.
Love the color combos here! Still, each sticker ran smaller than I’d anticipated: Dr. Hare was supposed to be 2″x2″, but was more like 1.25″x1.25″, while Survival Island was meant to be 3″x3″, but ended up 2.5″x1.75″. So if you’re planning to order a sticker, keep that in mind when you’re deciding what size to get! (Size options range from a tiny 2″x2″ to an extra-large 14″x14.”)
Next up we have the Dr. Beev sticker! ๐ฆซ As with the above, Beev was supposed to be 2″x2″, but in reality was closer to 1.75″x1.25″. He was also the only one which I got printed on glossy transparent paper, so the white parts are negated and you can see through to the surface where he’s placedโin this case, my green iPad. Looking good!
Leave it to Beev.
Finally, we have the blimp and two more island stickers, Time Tangled and Fairytale. These are printed on regular matte white paper, so they come with a white outline. (You can choose the paper.)
Again, size runs small: the blimp was meant to be 2″x2″ but was really 1.5″x1.25″, while the islands were both supposedly 3″x3″ but varied, with Time Tangled being 2.5″x2″ and Fairytale being 2.5″x3″. Clearly the design shapes the size, with Fairytale looking large in its max height of 3″ while Time Tangled has a flatter design and ends up shorter.
Anyway, I plastered these pretty pieces onto my cardboard file boxes. Now I can go through my files like I’m traveling through the islands!
It’s kind of like the Poptropica map come to life, in miniature.
So that’s all six stickers! They’re all printed with pretty decent quality, are easy to use, and will look great wherever you want to stick them. ๐ซ
Thanks to the Poptropica Creators for sponsoring this post! And thanks for sticking with me through this sticker haul review. Check out more merch reviews here on the PHB, and stay awesome!
For more about all the Poptropica merch that exists, from Zazzle to beyond with toys and more, check out the PHBโs Merchandise Guide. โจ
Heyo, Poptropicans! Today on the docket we have one clubhouse crawl, two TikTok tapes, and three fan art features. Let’s pop that door open…
…and step right into this cozy crib from Golden Moon! This fuchsia furnished home is the first to be featured in a new series from the Pop Creators called “Clubhouse Crawl.” You can find all the sweet snaps on the official blog as well as a quick video on their Instagram!
The Clubhouse Crawl feels somewhat like the PHB’s Clubhouse Tours, but instead of Pop homeowners showing off their own spaces, the Pop Creators are randomly picking places to pop into and write about! According to the blog, no submissions are necessary to be featuredโjust work on decorating your dwelling and you never know when someone might pop in for a peek. For now, check out Golden Moon’s!
Next up on the clock are two clips from Poptropica’s TikTok! First, for International Dog Day on August 26, we get a neon green pupper trying on various pet items to the classic jam “Who Let the Dogs Out”:
And the day before, the Creators popped in with this strange filtered face meme with a voice saying, “Yes I game, I know I don’t look like your typical gamer but look…” followed by a player sneaking her way around the Pelican Rock prison. (You can also catch the clip on Twitter!)
Hey Poptropicans, the results are in for August’s costume design contest! As always, the entries are stunning spectacles. ๐คฉ
And the winning creation is… Shooting Star Hero by Red Toes! (You may recall this brilliant artist whose memes were recently featured by the Pop Creators.) This cute cosmic costume will soon be available to all for free when the Baron makes her next landing on Home Island.
Not only that, we also get to see everyone’s contest entries in a compilation video! Last month’s video apparently kicked off a new tradition, because the Creators’ Blog promises to showcase a compilation video every month. Take a look!
You may recognize some of them from previous fan art features shared on Instagram and the PHB, or notice the occasional copyrighted character, including Undertale’s Sans at the 3:20 mark. Which ones are your faves? Here are some of my personal picks:
Flame Blast by Neat Gamer
Frog by Crazy Sky
Upside-down Bowl by Invisible Ice
Crazy Ghost-Cat Lady by Slippery Monster
Avocado Singer by Love Kid
The Baron’s airship should be arriving any day now, so keep your eyes to the skies and get your credits ready for the inevitable splurging to come! Keep on popping on, Poptropicans. โ๏ธ
Hey Poptropicans! We’ve got a little sneak peek and a load of fan art features coming right up โ let’s pop right in!
Remember the sketch of the wild baking sesh from a couple weeks ago? According to the Creators’ Blog, it’s almost time for this mini-quest involving Amelia and her friend who also has a statue on Home Island!
As the event looms near, she’s looking plenty calm sipping her tea, despite the chaos of a plane dropping boxes in the background…
Meanwhile, the Creators have been dropping a few hints for the forthcoming experience, saying: “you may have to go to freight lengths as a favor to Poptropicaโs leading lady.” Considering that freight pun and the sneak peek we just saw, we may be having some transport trouble delivering goods in the skies! Either way, prizes are promised. Stay tuned!
That wraps up this post! What are your speculations for what we might be facing in Amelia’s mini-quest? Who’s the mysterious fellow statued figure immortalized with her on Home Island? What tunes would you pair with Poptropica islands? Share with us in the comments!
Stay awesome and keep poppin’ on, Poptropicans! โ๏ธ
Hey Poptropicans, this is aย guest postย by Theo’s Ghost.ย Enjoy!
Hello again PHB readers! Whether youโre still enjoying summer break, going back to school, or donโt have a school to go back to, I hope youโre having a great August!
This August at the Dimension Bros YouTube channel, Isaac and I are taking a short break from making videos. Fear not, because weโre returning next month, and this time we want you to join us!
Next month, for Poptropica’s birthday in September, fans are celebrating is Poptropica Month. The video above explains it all, but the gist is that during September, Poptropica fans are invited to upload their own Poptropica YouTube videos for our Pop Month 2021 playlist!
Now the point of this guest blog isnโt just to advertise the project (we already did that last year).ย Most peopleโs Pop Month videos last year were their first time uploading to YouTube, so I thought Iโd give some video-making advice to the next generation of Pop Month participants.ย Hopefully, it might give you a bit of confidence!
Note: This event is typically for ages 13+, but you are younger than 13, you can have an older sibling or parent/guardian submit your video for you.
1. ๐ค Coming Up With Ideas
You might know everything there is to know about filming, editing, and uploading, but all of that knowledge is useless if you canโt come up with an idea for what to make!ย Coming up with a good video idea can be tricky, but luckily you have all the inspiration you need with the Poptropica Month 2020 playlist.ย
There’s a lot more possibility than a Thinknoodles-esque walkthrough โ anything can be a Poptropica video!ย If you make digital art, you can do a speedpaint!ย If you have a clubhouse, you can give us a video tour! If you just like playing the game, you can make a gaming video!ย And if you still canโt think of a good idea, maybe try asking others for ideas.ย Some of our favorite Dimension Bros videos were ideas we got from other peopleโs suggestions, so it doesnโt hurt to ask.
A Poptropica speedpaint fan video
2. ๐ฌ Recording Your Video
The most exciting part of making a video is filming it!ย And believe it or not, this is probably the easiest step once you have your video plan thought-out and ready to go.
The tricky part can be determining what hardware and software to use for your video, but we’ve got you covered here:
For IRL videos, just use your phone/tablet/computer camera. Most cameras built into devices are pretty good quality. You don’t need to go get a new special video camera.
For gameplayvideos, OBS Studio is a great screen recording software (that can also be used for streaming). Itโs completely free and there are plenty of tutorials online on getting it set up.
For videos with voiceover, a good software to use is Audacity, as it lets you really edit your audio to where youโre happiest with it. And if you have a Mac, QuickTime Player (which is already on your system) does audio recordings as well.
A Poptropica fan video with voiceover
3. ๐ฅ Editing Your Video
This is the part of the process that can make or break your video. Editing is not as simple as the previous two steps, but itโs just as important. Unless you filmed your entire video in one perfect take, some editing will be required for your video.
Our officially endorsed editing software at Dimension Bros is iMovie for Apple devices. Every single DB video was edited with iMovie, and it hasnโt steered us wrong yet! If you have an iPhone, iPad, or any type of Mac computer, iMovie is completely free and might even already be installed.ย Itโs fairly easy to learn, and it can help you make some great videos!ย
If you donโt have a device that can use iMovie, a bit of internet research can point you to some free video editing software.
Final Cut: Edit or forget it.
4. โฌ๏ธ Uploading Your Video
The home stretch! Uploading your video can be an excruciating task, as you just want it to be out in the world already!!!ย
As for giving your video a title and a thumbnail, thatโs totally your call on what you think is best for the video. But there are a couple parts the uploading process worth noting if you’re participating in Pop Month.
First, when uploading to YouTube, do not set your video as “made for kids,” even if your video is kid-friendly. Videos that are marked “made for kids” can’t be added to playlists, so if you want to officially be a part of the Pop Month collab, your video cannot be set as “made for kids.”
Second, donโt forget to set the category of the video as “Gaming > Poptropica”!ย Even if your video isnโt of you playing Poptropica, itโs still a video about the game, and using the right category helps make your video easier for other Poptropicans to find.
Other than these two things, everything else is your choice, like the title, the thumbnail image, or whether or not you allow comments. Itโs your video after all!
Now if all of that seems daunting, worry not.ย There is another way to participate in Poptropica Month besides making a full YouTube video, and thatโs Instagram!ย Throughout September, weโll be compiling all your different Poptropica Instagram posts, so that at the end of the month we can make a slideshow of all your works to put on YouTube.ย
To join, just post something to Instagram about Poptropica this September, tag the DB Instagram account (@dimension_bros), and use #PoptropicaMonth.ย Simple as that!ย Weโll be sharing every Pop Month post to our Instagram story, and saving all of them in a highlight reel, so follow us if you want to keep track of Poptropica Month posts.
So thatโs about it!ย Poptropica Month 2021 is less than two weeks away, and weโre looking forward to seeing what videos/posts come out this year!ย
We have some exciting stuff planned for Dimension Bros videos, but weโre sure some of you have exciting stuff of your own planned too. And to those not participating, enjoy all of the Poptropica content coming your way this September!
Sound Affects: It affects us all very deeply.
Hope you enjoyed thisย guest postย by Theo’s Ghost. If you did, you might also enjoyย another post of his: the Poppies-winning Gamer Clubhouse Tour.
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested inย writing for the PHB? Weโd love to hear from you! ๐ฐโจ
