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Sing-a-ma-jigs

Sing-a-ma-jigs is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sing-a-ma-jigs rather than just read about it. In short: The Sing-a-ma-jigs were an American line of electronic, singing stuffed toys released by Mattel in 2010. Product description Each Sing-a-ma-jig is battery-powered, with two AAA batteries already included.

Key takeaways

Sing-a-ma-jigs belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sing-a-ma-jigs to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sing-a-ma-jigs from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Sing-a-ma-jigs were an American line of electronic, singing stuffed toys released by Mattel in 2010.

Product description

Each Sing-a-ma-jig is battery-powered, with two AAA batteries already included. They are soft, stuffed animals with terrycloth mouths, and measure about 12 inches in length. They are all one size only. The dolls make a variety of different noises when squeezed in the stomach. Each "squeeze" causes the Sing-a-ma-jig to open its mouth to emit noise. The doll's mouth contains a set of plastic teeth that click together when closing. A Sing-a-ma-jig's noises include songs, "jibber-jabber" made up of vowel sounds, different notes on the octave scale, a greeting, and occasionally a goodbye. They each sing a different public-domain song unique to their model. The voice that each one has is unique to its model as well.

Types

Basic As of late 2019, there are 22 "basic" Sing-a-ma-jig models: Italicised colors are the ones that have the "Voice Wiggle Effect", although the Aqua and Rose ones were later released as standard versions without that effect. The New Yellow Sing-a-ma-jig was the only one that sang four different songs in the US, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese markets making this one by far the one with the biggest amount of songs.

Seasonal In late November 2010, the first holiday-themed Sing-a-ma-jig was introduced for Christmas and sold at Toys "R" Us stores. "Santa" is a dark green doll with a white beard, and a red-and-white Santa Claus jacket and cap. He sings "Jingle Bells". The second holiday-themed doll was released in February 2011 in time for Valentine's Day. This doll is red with a pink shirt featuring red hearts. Its ears are unique in that they are also shaped like hearts, breaking away from the bear, dog, elephant and rabbit ears used up until now. This doll sings "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" in her alto voice. In March 2011, the third holiday-themed doll was released for Easter. This Sing-a-ma-jig is a white Easter rabbit with more detailed bunny ears. It sings "Here Comes Peter Cottontail", and rather than saying "Goodbye" or "See you later", signs off by saying, "Happy Easter!" His shirt is covered in a colorful Easter Egg pattern. He has a baritone vocal range. A 4th of July themed doll was released in time for the holiday in 2011. The doll is red, white and blue, and sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the American national anthem). Instead of "Hello!" or "How do you do?", he signs on by saying "Happy Independence Day!" He has a tenor vocal range. Four Halloween themed dolls were released in October 2011. These Sing-a-ma-jigs included a pumpkin, a ghost, a skeleton, and a witch. All of them sing Trick or Treat and the ghost, skeleton and witch were Target exclusives, whereas the pumpkin was not exclusive. For the way they sign off, the pumpkin and ghost sign off by saying "Happy Halloween!", the skeleton says "Scare You Later' and the Witch says "See you later". Also, for the way they sign on, the pumpkin and ghost say "Trick or Treat" and the skeleton and witch say "Happy Halloween" in their tenor, bass and soprano voices. In November 2011, two new Christmas themed Sing-a-ma-jigs were released. They included a snowman and a reindeer. The snowman sings Jingle Bells and the reindeer sings "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" in their alto voices.

Special Edition There are two Birthday Sing-a-ma-jigs: the pink "Birthday Soprano" and the blue "Birthday Tenor". Each sings "Happy Birthday to You" in different pitches in addition to chattering and harmonizing with other Sing-a-ma-jig characters, and rather than saying "Goodbye" or "See you later", The birthday tenor signs off by saying, "Can I have cake too?" and the birthday soprano signs off by saying, "Bye Bye, Birthday!". There are also Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Sing-a-ma-jigs. Mickey and Minnie each sing a favorite Disney tune. Mickey sings the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song and Minnie sings the Hot Dog Dance.

The Hits! There are 3 Sing-a-ma-jigs in the series' lineup part, it's called "The Hits!". These were only sold in the UK and East Asia and they all have the "Voice Wiggle" effect.

Kohl's Exclusives 3 more dolls were released in 2011 as Kohl's exclusives.

Duets Sing-a-ma-jigs "Duets" consist of one larger character holding another smaller character. With one's "key press" in the stomach, they simultaneously open their mouths to sing, harmonize, and chatter together. Colors include:

Sing-a-ma-lings In 2016, toy company Funrise revived the Sing-a-ma-jigs as the "Sing-a-ma-lings". The first six Sing-a-ma-lings are Sawyer, Darcy, Noodle, Blush, Bo, and Frankie.

A year later, Sing-a-ma-lings Pets came out. The toys have a pill shaped body with small feet, you activate it by squeezing the body, the mouth works the same as the Sing-a-ma-lings. There are 4 of them to collect: Sawyer's Pet, Bonsai: Blue Monkey with pink hair Darcy's Pet, Bugle: Purple Dog Blush's Pet, Bunaroo: Pink Bunny with a flower on its ear Frankie's Pet, Butter: Yellow Cat with pink hair and a bow The Sing-a-ma-lings were discontinued by 2018.

References

External links Official Website (archive from April 2, 2016)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sing-a-ma-jigs

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sing-a-ma-jigs claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sing-a-ma-jigs before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sing-a-ma-jigs ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sing-a-ma-jigs

In research: Sing-a-ma-jigs appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sing-a-ma-jigs in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sing-a-ma-jigs is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2010s toys, Electronic toys, Mattel, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sing-a-ma-jigs outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sing-a-ma-jigs in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sing-a-ma-jigs means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sing-a-ma-jigs out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sing-a-ma-jigs in simple terms?

The Sing-a-ma-jigs were an American line of electronic, singing stuffed toys released by Mattel in 2010. Product description Each Sing-a-ma-jig is battery-powered, with two AAA batteries already included.

Why does Sing-a-ma-jigs matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sing-a-ma-jigs?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sing-a-ma-jigs.