Pete's Expert Summary
My human has procured a rather loud and obtrusively cheerful effigy of that famous commercial mouse, which apparently functions as a delivery system for sticky paper squares. It is presented as a "no-mess" activity for small, clumsy humans, designed to teach them rudimentary concepts that any respectable feline masters within weeks of birth. While the accompanying paper pad holds some promise as a future scratching surface and the 300 little adhesives might provide a fleeting moment of fun batting them under the furniture, the primary device itself seems a tiresome, repetitive contraption. Its value is not in the "play," but in the potential for generating a satisfying *thump* when it is inevitably nudged from a great height.
Key Features
- Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW! is a whole new way to play with stickers – use the cute, collectible character to stamp Disney-themed stickers on the 24-page Disney Mickey Mouse activity pad and on other creative art projects
- Includes Sticker WOW! Disney Mickey Mouse collectible sticker stamper, 300 easy-to-remove stickers (100 unique Disney-themed designs), and 24-page activity pad
- Fun stamp-and-learn activities include numbers, counting, matching, search-and-find, and more
- On-the-go format with built-in sticker stamper storage and easy-to-remove stickers make Sticker WOW! a great no-mess travel activity, crafting tool, fidget play gadget, and collectible toy all in one; patent pending
- Makes a great gift for girls and boys, ages 3 to 7, for hands-on, no-mess, fidget-fun play
A Tale from Pete the Cat
The ritual began shortly after the package was unboxed. The small human—a visiting cousin, whose hands were perpetually sticky for reasons I refuse to contemplate—sat cross-legged on my favorite sunning rug. In her grasp was the plastic totem of the Great Round-Eared Mouse. She performed a strange ceremony: a deliberate press, a sharp *CLICK*, and then a soft *thwack* as she applied the device to a booklet. Over and over, she chanted this mechanical mantra, leaving a trail of grinning rodents and anthropomorphic dogs in her wake. I watched from my perch on the armchair, feigning sleep but cataloging every detail. This was not play; this was a rite. She was clearly attempting to summon something, perhaps a being of immense power, through sheer, colorful repetition. Later, when the small human was called away for juice, the idol was left unattended on the floor. My moment had arrived. I descended with the silent grace of a shadow, my paws making no sound on the hardwood. I circled the Mickey Mouse figure. It smelled of plastic and disappointment. I nudged it with my nose. Nothing. I recalled the specific motion the small human used—a direct, downward pressure. Was this the key to the summoning? Was this how one unlocked the portal to the treat dimension? I placed a soft, gray paw directly on the figure’s head, mimicking the ritual I had observed, and pushed. *CLICK-THWACK.* The sound was surprisingly loud in the quiet room. But no portal opened. No spectral tuna appeared. Instead, a small, sticky square depicting a duck in a sailor suit was now firmly attached to my rug. I was aghast. This wasn't a summoning ritual; it was a pointless act of decoration. A fraud! I pressed it again, in disbelief. *CLICK-THWACK.* A sticker of a cartoon bone shot out, landing just shy of the rug. It skittered for a moment on the wood. My tail twitched. The magic was a lie, the totem a hollow shell of false promises. And yet... the little paper bone lay there, a tiny, self-contained challenge. I gave it a tentative pat. It slid. I pounced, batting it into the shadowed realm beneath the coffee table. The summoning was a bust, but the device, this *Sticker Wow!*, had its uses. It was a failure as a magical artifact, but as a generator of things-to-be-chased, it was a qualified, if accidental, success. It could stay. For now.
