Charmkins
were "scented jewellery playmates" produced
in the early 1980's by Hasbro. They were tiny figures
or animals, about an inch high and each came with a piece
of jewellery, such as a hair comb, necklace or clip. The
Charmkins were interchangeable with all jewellery. Each
figure also came with a story on the back of their card.
There was also a whole
array of accessories, such as jewellery, tea sets and
stickers, animated videos, books and several playsets.
Most images on this
page are from eBay, with a few from a
Charmkins booklet!
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| Charmkins Animals |
| Bunny Bunch &
Petal Pusher |
Story |
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Brown-Eyed
Susan was in the garden one day when she heard a sniffle.
She looked under a bunch of flowers, and there sat
a baby bunny with big tears on each side of its soft,
pink nose.
"What's wrong, little Bunny Bunch?" asked
Brown-Eyed Susan. The bunny held up a limp paw, which
had a prickly thorn stuck in it.
Oh, dear," exclaimed Brown-Eyed Susan, "I
must get you the Petal Pusher that I rode in before
I learned to walk," And quick as a wink, she
fetched it, and wheeled the sad little bunny home.
Then she took the thorn out so quickly that it hardly
hurt at all!
Bunny Bunch rested in the Petal Pusher until he was
all better and could hop again. But Brown-Eyed Susan
still takes him for rides in the Petal Pusher, because
it's so much fun!
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Bunny Bunch |
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| Busy
Lizzie Beaver |
Story |
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It
was the day of the big canoe race. Busy Lizzie Beaver
stood on the riverbank watching the Charmkins set
off downstream. Mollyberry took the lead, but soon
Lilybelle passed her. Busy Lizzie slapped her tail
on the ground in great glee.
Then a strange thing happened. All the canoes swept
right past the finish line and continued downstream.
Busy Lizzie knew that the tricky current had flooded
the Charmkins and that her friends were heading towards
the waterfall!
She ran down the riverbank. Just before the falls,
she gnawed down the tallest tree on the riverbank.
It fell across the river just in time to stop the
canoes from going over! "Three cheers for Busy
Lizzie Beaver," cried the Charmkins. "She
wins the first prize for this race!" |
Busy
Lizzie Beaver |
Flower
Clip |
| Buttercup |
Story |
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He
was filling a large shell with water, because today
his puppy was to have a bath. "Here, Buttercup!"
he called. "Why doesn't he come?"
Buttercup was hiding under the porch...he didn't really
want a bath. He dashed off as fast as he could down
the garden path. Buttercup flew off the path right
into a big bunch of Bluebells that trembled with surprise
and dripped their bell-fulls of morning dew right
on Buttercup!
When Perriwinkle found Buttercup, he was dripping
wet and very clean. "Only a very good dog takes
a bath all by himself," said Perriwinkle. "Just
for that, you get two bones instead of one!"
Buttercup happily took one bone. He buried the second
one, because he wasn't quite sure he deserved it.
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Buttercup |
Keyring |
| Crocus
& Poppy |
Story |
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One
hot summer day, Poppy the cat just couldn't find anyone
to play with. She asked the ants, but they wanted
to work, and the bees were too busy. Finally, she
found Froggy near the pond.
"Let's play," said Froggy. "I'll go
first." And he leaped over Poppy's head.
"Me next," said Poppy, leaping neatly over
Froggy. "This is fun!" she said as she landed
with a loud SPLASH right in the pond! "Help,
help!" she cried, and because she was a very
lucky cat, her friend Crocus the parrot heard her
from a nearby treetop. He swooped down and scooped
her out of the water with his beak.
"Now I know better than to play leapfrog with
a Frog," said Poppy, and she went off to challenge
the snails to a race. |
Crocus |
Poppy |
Hairband
& Clip |
| Half
Inch Worm & Bouncing Bet |
Story |
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Bouncing
Bet and Half-an-Inchworm met when they were babies.
They went everywhere together so when the annual inchworm
derby came around, Bouncing Bet and Half-an-Inchworm
wanted to enter.
"This race is for whole inchworms, not half ones,"
laughed Johnny Jump-Up. "You don't have a chance!"
"Do, too!" said Half-an-Inchworm as she
bounced to the starting line with Bet on her back.
When the inchworms were off and crawling, Bouncing
Bet was left far behind. "Don't worry,"
she said, "we'll show them!"
Bouncing Bet and Half-an-Inchworm passed several racers
napping under a tree. Then they passed an inchworm
cooling himself in a puddle. "They're so sure
they'll win, they aren't even trying," laughed
Bouncing Bet as she and Half-an-Inchworm crossed the
finish line ahead of everyone else. Half-an-Inchworm
was so proud, she felt almost an inch tall! |
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| Honey
Bee & Sweet Bea |
Story |
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Honey
Bee lived in a very busy hive where each bee was to
bring home one load of nectar every day. Honey Bee
didn't like to work hard. She longed to play with
the flower children, but every time she buzzed up
to join their fun, they ran away!
One day, Honey Bee saw a little flower girl crying
by the rose bushes. "My name is Honey Bee, what's
yours?" she asked. The girl tried to run, but
she had stubbed her toe on a rock and couldn't even
walk.
"My name is Bea, too," she sniffed. "Sweet
Bea. I can't get home because I stubbed my toe, and
it's getting dark."
"Hop on, I'll fly you home," said Honey
Bee. Now, Sweet Bea lives right in the middle of the
Bee Palm patch, which makes the best honey in the
world, and Sweet Bea's mother gave Honey Bee a big
batch of nectar for being so kind to her daughter.
"I think this friendship is just meant to be,"
she said. Both Honey Bee and Sweet Bea agreed! |
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Necklace |
| Lazy
Daisy & Johnny Jump-Up |
Story |
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Please contact
me if you know Lazy Daisy's story. |
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Clip |
| My
Pixie Pony |
Story |
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It
was a very hot day and Sweet Beth was in a hurry to
get to the swimming pond. She knew that if she took
the regular path she would have to watch carefully
for Poison Ivy, so she tried a little path she had
never taken. But before she knew it, she found herself
face to face with nettles! They waved their prickly
arms at her and tried to sting her legs. Every way
she turned, she could see nothing but more and more
nettles!
Sweet Beth was about to cry when she felt something
warm nuzzling her elbow. She turned around to see
a beautiful little pony. "Nettles are nothing
to cry about," said Pixie the pony. "They
happen to be my favourite thing!" Then Pixie
started eating, and ate a path through the nettles
all the way to the swimming pond.
"I don't have to be afraid of nettles any more,
as long as I'm with my pony Pixie!" said Sweet
Beth as she jumped into the pond. |
My
Pixie Pony,
Clip & Necklace |
| Petal Pink
Puppy |
Story |
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Please contact
me if you know Petal Pink's story. |
Petal
Pink Puppy & Ring |
| Rosie Raccoon |
Story |
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Rosie
Raccoon had a wonderful cozy home in an old hollow
tree stump in the clearing. One day when she was away,
a swarm of honeybees flew into the clearing looking
for a new place to build their hive. They liked Rosie's
tree stump the best and, since there was nobody there,
the bees moved right in.
"Oh, dear," said Rosie when she returned.
"I like honey, but I don't think I can share
my home with a hive of honeybees. What can I do?"
Brown-Eyed Susan and Violet knew what to do! They
quickly gathered armfuls of the sweetest-smelling
flowers they could find and filled up a nearby hollow
tree stump with them. As soon as the bees smelled
this, they moved their new hive out of Rosie's home
and right into the other tree stump. They made a batch
of honey to celebrate, and of course Rosie and her
friends were invited to share it. They all declared
that honeybees make the very best neighbours! |
Rosie
Raccoon & Choker |
| Snowflower
Swan & Twinkle |
Story |
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Twinkle
lived on Starflower Island in the middle of the great
lily pond. She loved her beautiful home, but she often
wished to see what lay across the water. "Will
I ever get there?" she asked her mother.
"The wind could take you there, Twinkle,"
said her mother. But the wind is a funny fellow. You
can't count on him to bring you home again."
One day, a beautiful swan named Snowflower glided
by. "Would you like to cross the water on my
back?" she asked Twinkle. "I must return
by sunset, so have no fear."
Twinkle and Snowflower crossed the pond together and
landed on the shore right where Blossom and Pop-Corn
were having a picnic. Twinkle played and ate, and
Snowflower gave all the Charmkins rides.
Soon it was time to go, but Snowflower promised to
make the trip often so that all the Charmkins could
visit each other. |
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Hair
Clip |
| Violet The
Skunk |
Story |
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Brown-Eyed
Susan and Li'l Tulip were walking through the woods
when they came upon a lonely little skunk sitting
by the path. "My name is Violet," said the
skunk. "May I walk with you?"
"Oh dear, I don't think so," said Brown-Eyed
Susan. She had learned that skunks could make the
whole forest smell very unpleasant. "But I'll
be very good," said Violet, so the two sisters
said she could come along.
Suddenly, a dreadful smell came through the air. Susan
grabbed Li'l Tulip's hand and started to run. "Wait!"
called Violet. "That's not me!" Then Susan
realized that Violet was telling the truth, because
she found herself standing in the middle of a big
skunk cabbage patch! "We're so sorry, Violet,"
said Li'l Tulip. "Please be our friend again?"
And Violet was, from that day to this. |
Violet
The Skunk & Hair Slip |
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| Playset Charmkins
Animals |
There were three animals and six figures
released with playsets. For more information on the playsets
& figures (including stories) see the Playsets
section.
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Bo
Peep Sheep |
MacIntosh
Bear |
Whippoorwill |
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