Adventure Force Commandfire Is The Best Toy Ever & Giveaway

Drooling over the Adventure Force Commandfire!

     I received samples from Dart Zone to facilitate this post.

  My boys sure do love Dart Blasters and have a huge collection of them. The boys have a special dresser that they store all the foam launchers in. Who cares about clothes, must protect the cool toys. I think they have enough dart blasters to equip an army camp. Most of their Dart Blasters came from their older brother who is also a Dart Blaster fanatic. I think that my boys dream about dart blaster fights. When my boys have TV time they like to watch Youtube channels about Dart Blasters. Sometimes they watch Youtube vloggers talking about the crazy dart shooting machines and other times they watch kids having crazy competitions. My boys even like to watch videos to learn how to modify the blasters. A neighbor gave them his old collection of dart blasters and most of them did not work so the boys spent all summer taking the machines apart to see how they work. Then they tried to make new dart blasters with the scattered parts. My dining room table was a mess of plastic pieces from all the dart launchers but I did not care as they were learning about STEM in so many ways. I think the boys were able to reconstruct most of the dart blasters back together.

I think that my boys dream about dart blaster fights.

  When my boys heard that this awesome mom scored an Adventure Force Commandfire and the Adventure Force Quantum From Prime Time Toys they were so excited. My boys told me that these dart shooters were the hottest toys on Youtube and that their favorite channel just reviewed them. My boys thought that I was the most awesome mom! My boys could not wait for the delivery truck to deliver the goods. I think that they bugged me every day asking when the dart launchers were coming. When the huge box arrived the boys exploded with excitement. The boys knew that they had to wait for the weekend to play with the awesome Dart Blasters and it was so hard for them to wait. Every day the boys would drool over the launchers and read the boxes. They were glad that mom got extra foam darts and Tactical Strike Rounds as a fun competition always requires lots of safe ammo.

Foam darts and Tactical Strike Rounds refills are the best

 I don't know about your kids and how they play with their dart blasters but there never seems to be enough foam darts and balls. So I was glad that Dart Zone Blasters sells huge refills of foam darts and foam balls that way the fun can last longer. That means less time reloading and more time in the action. Sure I may forever find foam darts all over my house but that's Ok with me as my boys are having non-screen time active fun play.

Where is the weirdest place that you have found a foam dart?

Adventure Force Commandfire

 When my boys load up the Motorized Full-Auto Dart Hopper that holds 80 darts, they are ready for action. As they run around the house the darts fly everywhere. I mean everywhere. I have found those foam darts in the laundry basket and in the bathroom. I think dad even found them in his shoe. I am always tripping over those foam darts. Check out the stats on the awesome Adventure Force Commandfire:

Includes 80 high-performance darts that fly up to 80 feet
• High-tech dart hopper loading system
• Loads 40 darts in seconds
• Holds up to 80 darts – 40 in dart hopper, 40 in the storage compartment
• Darts compatible with All Adventure Force blasters and most standard Nerf blasters.
• Requires 6 AA batteries (not included).

• Ages 8+

The Adventure Force Quantum was so exciting!

  My boys had never owned a dart blaster that shoots foam balls so they were so excited to check it out. My boys were wondering why the box said ages 14+ and I assume that is because the balls can be more forceful. This blaster had an auto-blasting feature that holds up to 100 rounds and looked very powerful to me. So we checked out this one at the park to be on the safe side as I did not want any broken items in my house. These orange balls sure did fly fast and far. The boys were glad for the bright color as they made them easier to find once the game was over. Check out the stats on the Adventure Force Quantum:

• Includes 75 Tactical Strike Rounds
• High capacity hopper holds up to 100 rounds
• Full-Auto Blasting
• Up to 100 FPS Motorized flywheels
• Anti-jam auto release button
• 6 team color markers quick-snap on each side of the blaster (2 Red, 2 Blue, 2 Green)
• Requires 6 D batteries (not included) or compatible with Nerf Rival Rechargeable Battery Pack. Battery Pack sold separately.
• Tactical Strike rounds are compatible with all Tactical Strike ball blasters & most standard Nerf Rival Blasters.
• Ages 14+

So much fun!

  The boys can't wait until they see their friends. They want to show them their new awesome dart blasters. My boys love having battles with their friends and I love all the exercise that they get running around the park. It is crazy, noisy boy fun. Now, this mom needs to join in the fun and try these cool toys that launch tons of foam darts and foam balls,

This year be the cool mom, dad, aunt, uncle, etc and buy your favorite kid the best toy that tween boys love.  

Head over here to get all the info that you need on these mega fun dart blasters. Then head over to my Gift Guide For Tweens Boys to get more great gift ideas for Christmas shopping.

https://www.momknowsbest.net/2018/10/the-best-toys-for-tween-boys-gift-guide.html

Want to win the same items that my boys checked out?

Dart Zone is giving away free blasters for 12 weeks!! 4 winners a week!! Enter to win TODAY!!!

Head over to the Dart Zone Blasters Facebook page and check out their awesome giveaway!

Watch the Adventure Force Commandfire in action

Watch the  Adventure Force Quantum in action

Summer Outdoor Fun With Water Blasters From Buzz Bee Toys

                       Summer is the perfect time for water fun!

         We received samples from Buzz Bee Toys to facilitate this post.

Fun with water!

  Summer is here and it is hot out! The boys would love to be at the pool every day but that is just not going to happen as the pool near us is always crowded. So my boys have discovered other ways to cool off on a hot summer day. One of their favorite ways to cool off is with Water Blasters! My boys just love having battles with water as it feels so good to get wet on hot days. The best water blasters/guns are the ones that hold plenty of water as who wants to keep refilling.

Easy to fill!

  When it is time to refill the water blasters, Buzz Bee Toys made it easy. The twist off cap reveals a large opening to hold more than 30 ounces of water! Once the water is in it is time for water action-packed fun! These water blasters shoot the water up to 42 feet!

Great for summer fun!

 My boys love hanging out with friends at the park and having water play. All the kids bring water balloons, water guns, and other water toys. The moms make sure to bring plenty of coolers filled with water so the water fun can last a long time. Us moms then talk while the kids play.  The kids call this day Water Wednesday! I love how affordable these Water Blasters are and that they are available at most stores like Walmart and Amazon.

Water Warriors Steady Stream X by Buzz Bee Toys boasts a performance spring that ensures a continuous stream of water up to 38 feet. It holds 30 ounces of water, retails for $9.99 and is recommended for ages 4 and up.

Water Warriors Outlaw by Buzz Bee Toys is an air pressure blaster that features a large capacity tank and powerful water blasting up to 42 feet. It holds 48 ounces of water, retails for $11.99 and is recommended for ages 5 and up.

Watch a video of the water fun in action!

Make Science Fun With The Beaker Creatures!

A fun way to learn about science!

 The best way to learn about science is through hands-on experiments! My boys had a blast checking out the Beaker Creatures. This Liquid Reactor Super Lab allowed them to dissolve a brightly colored pod in a beaker of water to discover a fun creature. When the pod hit the water it made a bubbly, foamy mess that my boys enjoyed very much. The pods are like a bath bomb and we all know how much fun those are. So being able to play with a bath bomb in a science experiment was so awesome. While the kit only came with two reactor pods, kids can buy more colorful pods to collect more creatures. The science lab can also be used to make slime and other fun messes. Your kids can learn about chemical reactions while finding a surprise.

Here Come the Beaker Creatures!

What are Beaker Creatures?

After traveling through space from their tiny distant planets, they’ve landed on Earth in search of science adventures, and they need your help! Extract them from their Reactor Pods, identify them with their classification cards, and explore their worlds through fun facts and amazing experiments that add learning to the world of kids' collectible toys!!

  My boys had fun pushing the plungers that then transferred the water to the beaker where the reactor pod was. It was fun to watch the pod fizz in the water. The water foamed like a volcano and soon the creature hatched from the pod. This set would be good to use with vinegar and baking soda for future explosions. Just fill the plungers with vinegar and the main beaker baking soda.

Which Creature Will You Discover?

Each Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod contains one of 35 collectible Beaker Creatures from five different planets! You might meet an icy Frostonian, out-of-this-world Astrolyte, or other colorful creature. You may even discover one of five rare 24-Carat Creatures!

Watch the video to see the toy in action!




Learn more at Learning Resources

Take The Pledge To Support Stem And Win

Take the pledge to support stem and enter to win $500 worth of educational products.

  I am a firm believer in STEM Education as I have seen the difference it has made in my children. My teenager has earned some wonderful scholarships and opportunities through his STEM Education. My younger boys are excited about school because of STEM Education. You can read more about all of this and discover a cool STEM toy for kids ages 5 and up over HERE. While you are discovering the cool STEM Learning toy, make sure to enter for a chance to win this 100% screen-free coding toy. Kids are never too young to learn about coding and STEM.

Why STEM Matters.
STEM skills form the backbone of a 21st-century education. That’s why Learning Resources has partnered with the Busby family, stars of TLC’s OutDaughtered, to make sure that moms and teachers across the country have the resources they need to inspire kids through science, technology, engineering, and math.

Support Your School.
According to a recent Gallup study, 90% of parents want their kids to study computer science, but only 25% of schools offer the classes. That’s where we come in. Take the I Support STEM Pledge to show your commitment to STEM education and tell us which teacher or school deserves our help the most. We’ll give five winning schools/teachers $500 worth of educational products.

How To Win

1. Pledge:   

Take the pledge to show your support and nominate a teacher or school to win an awesome STEM prize!

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Share the pledge with your friends and family. The more people who nominate your teacher or school, the higher the chances of winning!

3. Win:

On 04/30/2018, 5 randomly selected winners will receive $500 worth of educational products!

                Take the I Support STEM Pledge Today!

Make sure to head over to my Giveaway to win a 100% Screen-Free Coding Toy. This cute coding robot makes learning STEM fun for kids. My boys love playing with Botley.  So click on the below link for a chance to win.

https://www.momknowsbest.net/2018/04/botley-100-screen-free-coding-learning.html

Botley The 100% Screen-Free Coding Learning Toy & Giveaway

 Coding helps children prepare for the future! Keep reading to discover and awesome giveaway.

         I received a sample from Learning Resources to facilitate this post.

  A few years ago most people did not know what the words Coding, STEM, or STEAM meant. These words are now huge in the educational system. My boys have taught me so much about Coding, STEM, and STEAM in the last few years. My boys have an advantage in the job fields by learning these items from their teacher. I have seen first hand how STEM and Coding have given my teen an advantage in getting scholarships and college preference. For the past four years, my teen has been building underwater robots, flying high altitude balloons and more in his JROTC unit at high school. His JROTC unit leaders have done a great job of helping my son decide to pursue a career in engineering. My son has a passion for Coding and STEM. My son recently won a huge National Navy ROTC scholarship that will pay for all of his college and I know that his Coding and STEM experiences had a huge part in him receiving this scholarship. My son was also accepted into the Merchant Marines Academy. It is wonderful that my son has two options to choose from. My son also received a 2018 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award that came with a nice scholarship check. He was even interviewed by the news. As you can tell, I am one proud mom.

  Through all of my older son's experiences, I know that STEM (or STEAM as my younger boys gifted teacher likes to call it) and Coding are so important to start at an early age. To think what else my older son could accomplish if he had the Coding toys that are available today to young kids. One toy that I am excited about is Botley™ the Coding Robot! This cool robot makes coding a fun learning experience for kids as young as five years of age. This 100% screen free Coding robot is a toy that my younger boys are having fun with as well as learning at the same time. I am glad that Botley is preparing my boys for the future. Botley is ready to use right out of the box, 100% screen free and includes a 77-piece activity set.

        Let's Get Started!

Never coded before? No problem. I’m ready to use right out of the box and I will have your kids coding in minutes. I can be introduced to children as young as 5, but I grow with them as well – so we’ll have many fun years together!

           Endless Activities, Endless Fun

Coding cards, detachable arms, interactive obstacles, coding games and more – with my 77-pieces, there are endless hours of fun to be had. So, see what I can do because I’m always up for the challenge.

Screen-Free, Yipppeeee!

That’s right, you can learn to code and do it completely screen free – no phone or tablet required. I have an easy to use remote programmer, which transmits your commands and off I’ll go!

Look What I Can Do!

With my advanced features, I grow along with your kids' coding skills. Code me for up to 120 steps, loop me and program me to go around objects with my if/then logic. Turn on the black-line follow mode and set up a path for me to travel. And that’s not all – I even have hidden features to unlock!

Meet Botley

Now go check out how you can get this incredible toy!

https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Botley-Coding-Multicolor/dp/B077MRB9Z9/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1516637151&sr=8-3&keywords=botley /

Giveaway
I have a Botley The Coding Robot to giveaway to one lucky reader who supports STEM. Head on over to HERE to support STEM Education and to see how you can win $500 in educational toys for your school. Entering is easy and you don't have to sign up for anything. Then come back here and enter on the giveaway form below.

This giveaway is open to US residents 18 years of age or older.  Chances of winning this giveaway depend on the number of entries. All entries will be verified. The winner will be notified within 48 hours of the end of the contest and will then have 24 hours to respond to the email or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited

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Little Tikes Makes Awesome Big Kid Toys

Check out these Little Tikes action toys for big kids.

Sponsored post: I received toys from Little Tikes to facilitate this post.

 When I think of Little Tikes toys, I think of durable toys for little kids. I was excited to learn that they now make some awesome toys for my bigger kids. My younger boys are nine and ten and they are at the age where they are almost outgrowing toys. It makes this mom sad that enjoy playing games on the computer more than going outside. So I am always looking for toys they will enjoy playing with so they don't whine for computer time. So when my boys expressed interest in remote control cars, that was a good thing. The boys had made some money fish sitting for our neighbor and he pays them a lot. So we headed to the store to look at the RC cars. The teen went with too so he could give his little brothers advice. I secretly think the teen was excited for the opportunity to play with the RC car.

  My boys chose a couple of RC vehicles from Little Tikes. They really liked that the new name that is on the box. LTXtreme does not sound like a baby toy, my ten-year old said. The other toy that the boys chose may have had the Little Tikes logo on it but it was designed with big kids in mind.

My boys were happy with their selections and could not wait to play with them. Thank goodness the LTXtreme Land Sea RC™ came fully charged right out of the box. So they tried out this RC car first while the My First Drone™ charged.

We took the LTXtreme Land Sea car up to the park so there was plenty room to drive the car. My boys only tried the car on the land but are anxious to go to grandpa's apartment next month to see how this cool car drives in the water. This fun car has large treaded tires that drive on grass, gravel, dirt, and even snow. My boys liked how easy it was to make the car drive forward and backward. They told me that the car had 4-wheel drive and made wonderful 360 degree turns. I think their favorite part of the car was being able to shoot missiles at mom. This mom was ok with that as this car was rechargeable so that means I have to buy fewer batteries. The remote does require 3 AAA batteries but they were included in the box. The RC car is for kids ages 8 and up. My teen had a blast playing with this car too.

We were able to find this car online at Little Tikes and at Target and Target.com Go HERE to get more information on this awesome car.

Check out this video of the LTXtreme in action.

   My First Drone

   The other toy that they boys selected was My First Drone™. Although this toy is for ages 4 and up, my boys still had a blast playing with this toy. This drone was easy to fly. My boys loved the how easy it was to operate the remote. The remote did require 6 AA batteries but I loved that the drone plugs into the remote to charge. It only takes 40 minutes to charge too. My boys had no problem making the drone fly and they were able to make smooth landings. The drone features a One-touch remote for easy take-off, turns, and landings. It also has an emergency shut-off. Little kids will love the LED lights and sounds. Moms will love the protective propellers. The teen even had fun flying the drone even though he has flown real drones for his ROTC class in high school.

You can find this Drone online at Little Tikes. Go HERE for more information.

Check out this video of My First Drone in action.

Magnaflex Stem Toy Video Review

      I am starting something new on my website this week. My boys have enjoyed reviewing toys with me in the past so I decided to let them start branching out on their own. My boys will now do video toy reviews on my website. The plan is for them to start doing these toy reviews on my website and Youtube channel and as they get better, they want to start their own Youtube channel. I looked at these toy reviews to be a way to learn over the summer and also keep them busy. I am hoping that eventually, my boys will be able to even do the writing for the videos.

Since this way their first video, I offered my boys my advice on how to format the video. They did take some of my advice but for the most part, they made the video themselves. I want to say thank you to WowWee toys for sending my boys these cool Magnaflex flexible magnetic sets. 

What are Magnaflex?

Magnaflex by WowWee is an educational and fun toy that will promote creativity, visualization, and fine motor skills all summer long! It's a flexible magnetic construction toy that kids can easily bend, zip, snap or stack together to build any 2D and 3D figure they can imagine - like animals, vehicles, or even wearable accessories! Kids are sure to challenge their brains to create new objects (all pieces/sets are interchangeable so they'll never run out of ideas), and this hands-on play will promote dexterity while making learning fun! 

   

Build imagination

MagnaflexTM creative construction kits help inspire kids of all ages to build anything they can imagine. Building kits include colorful magnetic strips, connector pieces and an easy-to-follow instruction guide with project ideas including animals, vehicles, wearable accessories and more. Magnaflex unique shape and material allow kids to easily bend, zip, connect, or stack the magnetic strips together. Decorate your creations with metal connector pieces that also add structure.

FEATURES

Kids can build 2D or 3D creations anywhere with this innovative, educational toy that promotes creativity, visualization, and fine motor skills. Magnaflex high-quality building pieces are interchangeable and can be combined with different colors from other sets for more complex projects. Neodymium rare-earth magnets safely enclosed inside the Magnaflex strips ensure a strong magnetic connection. And when playtime is done, Magnaflex strips can be stacked together for easy storage and transport.

Now watch the video to learn more about the Magnaflex sets 

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Amazon and Toys R Us

So how did my boys do on the making of their first video?

Learn more at 

http://wowwee.com/magnaflex