The Snowball Slingshot.

 

It’s the winter season and you may be getting ready to throw some snowballs. Have you been looking for a little “snowball throwing” advantage? Then how about the Snowball Slingshot from Hammacher Schlemmer?

I’m not sure how good your throwing arm is, but I’m pretty sure you can hurl those snowballs further with the Snowball Slingshot. With this slingshot you’ll be able to propel a tennis ball sized snowball up to 60 feet. Now that’s a long-range snowball throwing tactical advantage when you’re engaged on the winter battlefield.

Snowball battlefield maneuvers are fun and easy with the Snowball Slingshot. Just place a tennis ball sized snowball in the slingshot’s muzzle. Draw back the handle-powered medical-grade elastic tubing. Release the handle trigger and launch your snowball at the enemy opposing forces. They’ll retreat or surrender, begging for mercy. Of course, if the opposing team have the Snowball Slingshot as well, then you’re probably looking at a fair fight.

The tactical battlefield opportunities are unlimited with the Snowball Slingshot. For example, you can improve your stealthy snowball salvo attacks while you remain unseen by launching the snowball over the crest of a hill.

The Snowball Slingshot is made of durable, polypropylene and styrene-based plastic that withstands the will stand up to all that rigorous winter play. And if you’re not quite the sharpshooter yet, it includes a target for practicing your snowball slingshot shooting skills. Great winter fun for ages 8 and up.

Available: Hammacher

Price: $39.95

The Working Recycling Truck

 

As the world has raised the concern in regard to environmental issues many of us would like to help nurture the awareness of our most precious commodity, our children. It’s nice to see our youngest generation becoming more concerned and interested in saving Mother Nature. Even toy manufacturers can play a role. Bruder, the renowned German toymaker, has come out with their latest eco-friendly toy design, the Working Recycling Truck for the youngsters.

The Working Recycling Truck  is fabricated from fade-resistant and high-quality ABS plastic which can be found in different colours. The solid construction does not utilize any glue or screws so it’s safe for children and especially toddlers who are curious enough to put any tiny objects into their mouths. The Working Recycling Truck provides detailed realism and functions to stimulate and encourage imaginative play. It’s a terrific toy for kids to enjoy both indoors and outdoors.

The realistic green and yellow recycling garbage truck has dimensions of 24.4” (length) x 10.4” (width) x 7.3” (height) and weighs 2 pounds. The six-wheeled garbage recycling truck also provides a couple of 3.25” x 2” recycling bins (yellow and blue) which are hinged to the tailgate of the truck with a lifting grapple.

In addition, Bruder Toys has designed turning knobs on the Working Recycling Truck which functions to tilt the trash collected to the trash compactor. By twisting the knob, a packer blade will be activated to scoop up debris into the internal storage compartment which stores crumpled paper or other small items.

This heavy duty German-made toy is recommended for children of 4 years and above. Parents may choose to supervise the very youngest children while they play with the truck as the small components of the truck could be choking hazards. The Bruder’s Working Recycling Truck has definitely created a beautifully made and  educational toy that encourages children to become more active eco-friendly participants.

Available: Hammacher

Price: $119.95

SpyNet Laser Trip Wire

 

Seeing valuable property protected with a network of laser beams in movies is a familiar sight. How nice if that were an affordable reality! Even as kids, lasers were merely fantasies which we adopted in our play to liven things up. Until now! With the SpyNet Laser Trip Wire, you can have peace of mind knowing that your valuables are safely guarded with a reliable security system.

Each SpyNet Laser Trip Wire set comes packaged with a four base unit that is able to protect the area enclosed by a class one laser. The class one laser is detected by the Receiver Unit, creating a string of light. Anything that tries to make its way across it will sound the alarm.

Obviously, one laser beam is not enough to offer sufficient protection. You can use the mirror units to redirect the receiver unit while forming a perimeter around the object you wish to protect. You may set up multiple SpyNet Laser Trip Wire sets to strengthen your security system.

OK, let’s come clean. The SpyNet Laser Trip Wire is not exactly a commercial grade security device, more of a kid’s toy. But it’s for real and actually works. Yes, you can actually deploy this inexpensive security device in a real security protection application.

The SpyNet Laser Trip Wire – For Your Entertainment

Each kit comes with an instruction manual so you don’t have to worry too much about setting it up. It has simple instructions that allow you to get the job done in no time. SpyNet Laser Trip Wire runs on 6 AAA batteries. However, these batteries do not come packaged with your kit; you’ll have to purchase them separately.

SpyNet Laser Trip Wire is ideal for protecting small areas such as bedrooms, precious artifacts that you like to display at odd corners of your home or that huge yummy Toblerone you have been saving for a rainy day.

Available: ThinkGeek

Price: $39.99

Papertronics DIY Lunar Landers

 

Remember when we were small and there was a phase where every single paper in the house became an origami figure? Then there would be dozens of those little cranes, spiders, or pianos placed on top of the television, dining tables and also the floor where in the end they all would just end up in the rubbish bins thrown away by your very own beloved mother. Yes,

I’m sure that you would’ve wished that the origami figurines could do something and actually be useful in the house so that you could make dozens more of them and your mom wouldn’t even say a word. Gadget creators also felt the same way and that is why the Papertronics DIY Lunar Landers were created. They are small little paper toys that have circuits in them or more precisely a built in circuit origami figurine. What’s so special about it is that it is DIY which stands for Do It Yourself.

With this DIY characteristic, Papertronics DIY Lunar Landers enable the unique creativity of each and every person. Meaning that, your figurine might not be the same with another person’s figurine. Although the shape is basically the same the colours and patterns aren’t. It comes in a cool pack of three; Tabula Rasa, Spaceboy and Alien Girl. To encourage interactivity, Tabula Rasa is a blank Lunar Lander so that you can beautify it with your awesome creativity.

They can be turned into cool night lights, desk decor, and even party lights. When the spaceships are put in their landers in one way, the lights at the bottom of the Papertronic will light up. But when turned upside down, they will turn off. A cool gadget just to fulfil the dreams of many origami lovers.

Available: ThinkGeek

Price: $14.99

Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers

Every kid dreams of being a Jedi Master and when the first Star Wars Episodes came out, all we had was a long stick as a make believe light saber and sound effects that came out from our own mouths. Those were the days when it was fun being Luke and Obi Wan fighting the dark side and its lord, Darth Vader.

Since the year 1977 when the first star wars series came out, every kid knew that someday they will own a light saber and the force will be with them. Well if you were that kid, your dream came true thank to the Star Wars Force FX light sabers!

The Star Wars Force FX Lightsaber is an authentic replica of the actual light saber from the Star Wars series. It has a number of cool features towards it and has a good quality as well. There are five lightsabers that characters in the Star Wars movies used that you can choose from including Mace Windu, Luke ROTJ, Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Anakin Skywalker. Features consists of glowing blades with realistic power up and down effects, authentic sound effect, a four motion sensor controlled sound effect feature such as power down, power up, clash and hum. It has a durable metal hilt that makes it feel as if you are holding a real light saber.

The Star Wars FX Lightsaber uses three AAA alkaline batteries to operate and all the sabers are roughly about 44 inches long. The retail price for each saber costs about $100.

 

Available: ThinkGeek

Price: $99.99

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