![]() There are different variations of Stomp Rocket available. Why not toss a bit of learning in for good measure. You can certainly explain the “how and why” to a child. ![]() And how does the launch angle change the rocket’s flight. For example, have a child apply different pressure to the pad and see the results (less forced air means the rocket doesn’t fly as high). Stomp Rockets are not only fun, but educational too. We had to resort to those rechargeable ones (which we always forgot to recharge). Yeah! As a parent, I cannot tell you how many batteries we’ve gone through with toys. Stomp Rocket (and it’s other varieties) is a great activity that gets your child off their computer and phone screens and outdoors for some fresh air and physical activity (after all, stomping is an activity as well as running/walking to retrieve the rocket when it lands).Ī Stomp Rocket is powered by people. My cousins and I could have played with this for hours. Too bad it wasn’t around when I was a kid. Stomp Rockets are “rockets” that you launch into the air simply by “stomping” on on pad that forces air up into a tube that in turn launches a “rocket” high into the sky.īelieve it or not, the Original Stomp Rocket turns 30 this year. Follow her on Twitter at /ETNgeisler.Are you familiar with Stomp Rocket? Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials on television? J ennie Geisler can be reached at 870-1885 or by email. Tent with two short tunnels and glow-in-the-dark star pattern. Pacific Play Tents Galaxy Combo Junction with Glow in the Dark Stars, Toys R Us, $149.99. Four soft glowing tosses and two light-up rings, no age suggestion given. Lantern that plays wildlife sounds that could light up a room or tent. 4 and older.įranklin Sports Light Up Soft Toss, Toys R Us, $99.99. Nature Bound Lantern Light 'N Sound, Toys R Us, $14.99. A glowing, rubbery ball that inflates up to 3 feet. Wubble Glo Ball with Pump, Target, $9.09. Like a football with wings to help it spin. Zing Air Helix Football Spinner with LED, Target, $6.99. Classic skip ball with light-up ball, 6 and older.įranklin Sports Glomax Light Up Jump Rope, Target, $16.09. Toysmith Nightzone Skipstation, Target, $11.99. Giving every kid his or her own color would make it easy to keep track of everyone.Īnyway, here are some inexpensive toys we found to light up the night: Tape them to kids' clothing and watch the "stick people" run around in the dark. ![]() Of course, summer games like hide-and-seek might be a little risky (you don't want anyone getting lost in the dark when it's cold), but in the glow of a back door light, a driveway or a yard, with some responsible supervision, there's no reason kids couldn't toss around a light-up football, or skip with a glowing rope.Īnd here's another idea: Toy and craft stores stock glow sticks and necklaces that light up for hours after they're cracked. Lots of inexpensive toys light up these days, and most of them require physical activity. It gets dark hours before bedtime these days, and with Christmas and winter break coming up, maybe a Play-Outside-in-the-Dark party would be a welcome change from sedentary indoor activities. Pretty good for something that doesn't have to be plugged into a wall. When the LED Stomp Rocket was tested by two 11-year-olds, they came back inside breathing hard, red-faced, leaving coats, hats and sweatshirts in their wake, proclaiming the toy "awesome." The Ultra LED Stomp Rocket, this entire story, as it combined the classic Stomp Rocket play-outside-cheaply concept with LED lighting for winter days that darken even before dinner. ![]()
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