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Holiday Gift Guide-Children-Akedo Ultimate Battle Arena

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Moose Toys have the perfect holiday gift for those in your life. The  Akedo – Ultimate Arcade Warriors, the first brand to combine realistic battling action figures at a micro-collectible scale. Akedo marks the innovative toymaker’s biggest launch to date.

Derived from the Japanese word for arcade, Akedo has a retro gaming look and combines it with kids battling one-on-one with 39 unique warriors including ninjas, robots, gladiators and, Vikings, alongside teddy bears, a dinosaur and, clowns, using skill and strategy to claim victory over their equally well-equipped opponents.

Building excitement for the action-packed gameplay of Akedo, Moose is making its largest-ever investment in content with WildBrain. Moose also is partnering with Nickelodeon to create a brand “as live” event ― The Akedo Super Ultimate Ultimate Tournament ― on Nickelodeon’s YouTube channel which garners over 50 million views each month.

The micro battling figures pack a punch with their individual battle styles and an array of attached aspirational, powerful and ,sometimes unconventional weapons and accessories, including ninjas with swords, a teddy bear with a chainsaw and a big baby ruling with his gavel. Action-packed gameplay is created by figures that are attached to iconic individual coin bases that are reminiscent of arcade play. Using the included controller, figures deliver a unique split strike action that literally splits the other Akedo figure in half. Players’ skill and strategy increase as they move through the collection of 39 warriors, including Classic, Epic, Ultra Rare, Legendary, Exclusive Ultra Rare and, the very Limited Edition Mythical Stormstrike, a glow-in-the-dark Viking.

For the ultimate battle experience, players can match up in the 90s retro style Ultimate Battle Arena, a playset that emulates an old-school arcade game complete with its own theme song. The arena comes with two exclusive Ultra Rare warriors, Turbo Chux and Screen Shot, both with double battle accessories. Included are two interchangeable backdrops, two deluxe controllers, and a detachable training punching bag. Adding excitement, and a bit of humor, to the battles, the arena plays more than 35 real battle sound effects.

The World of Akedo ― Ultimate Arcade Warriors delivers all the extreme moves of arcade fighting and puts them in the players’ hands for real battling action. There are 39 epic mini warrior action figures, each with an individual fighting style and unique battle-ready accessory. Players can dominate their warrior opponent and finish them off with a split strike action move that literally splits their opponent in half. Search for Classic, Epic, Ultra Rare, Legendary, Exclusive Ultra Rare, and the very Limited Edition Mythical Stormstrike, a glow-in-the-dark Viking. Every product includes battle controllers that feature a numbered slide to keep score.

 

 

 

Holiday Gift Guide-Children-BATMAN BAT-TECH TRANSFORMING BATCAVE

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If you have a Batman fan in your family, then this is the perfect gift for the holidays. Spin Master brings us the Batman Bat-Tech Transforming Cave. It stands over 33 inches tall, this massive figure transforms into an interactive playset perfect for every superhero fan.

The Batcave has 11 different play areas and an elevator that activates 40+ sounds and phrases. You can monitor Super-Villain activity on the Batcomputer, lock up Super-Villains in jail, gear up in the garage, and more! The playset also comes with an exclusive 4-inch Batman figure and 9 exclusive accessories.

Your favorite Super Hero playset comes to life with over 40+ phrases and sounds. Activate lights and sounds as you play for endless interactive play.

 

Smithsonian Toys Let’s You View the World Differently

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I love STEM toys, I am a firm believer in having children engage and encourage them to learn more about science and the world around them. I love when I find toys that educate and are fun. I recently was introduced to a line of toys from Smithsonian that are perfect for the holidays.

Let’s start with a quick list of our favorite toys:

Product links:
Wave Machine: Smithsonian Wave Machine : Target
Prehistoric Sea Monsters: Smithsonian Prehistorian Sea Monster Kit : Target
Newton’s Cradle: Smithsonian Newton’s Cradle Science Kit : Target
Perpetual Motion: Smithsonian Perpetual Motion Kit : Target

These kits not only teach about important science topics like waves, magnets, potential and kinetic energy and prehistoric creatures, but also helped us to view the world. It is awesome to look at the ocean and to realize to realize the science behind the waves. There is so much to learn and this gives them the opportunity to learn so much.

The Smithsonian Wave Machine is a cool way to learn about waves! Not only that but it’s soothing to watch!  This toy was inspirational for them to learn about waves.  You could explore how waves impact the landscape. You learned about how waves and rip currents form. This kit really inspired his curiosity to go out and learn more, including about the largest waves ever recorded, what causes tides and why they are good to track, rogue waves, tsunamis, and more!  This kit definitely made him view the world differently and he now has a better understanding of water, waves, and more! This kit is for ages 14+. It uses one C (1.5V) battery (not included).

The Smithsonian Prehistorian Sea Monster Kit is the coolest kit! Kids get to hatch their own prehistoric pets that grow to more than 20x their original size. It’s really quite amazing to watch a 220-million year old species come to life.  This is another one of those toys that received hours and hours of attention from my children! This toy is for ages 7+. It does not need batteries.

The Smithsonian Newton’s Cradle Science Kit is another family favorite. I think that Newton’s Cradle is a staple in many high school science classrooms, so I was excited to show this amazing concept. It was fun to talk about Newton’s Third Law of Motion – for every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. It’s so easy to observe how potential (stored) energy becomes kinetic energy and how momentum and energy are transferred from one side of Newton’s Cradle to the other.  This toy provides the opportunity for many different experiments!  This toy is for ages 8+. It does not need any batteries. It just needs a little energy from your little ones to get it started by dropping one of the balls!

The Smithsonian Perpetual Motion Kit is a fun toy that you may recognize. Perpetual motion machines are often seen in movies when there is a science lab. If you were lucky as a kid, one of your teachers had one in a classroom. This Smithsonian Perpetual Motion Kit is mesmerizing!  It’s powered by an invisible magnetic field.  Kids learn how batteries create the magnetic force to keep the machine working. This toy provides a fun opportunity to learn about first and second laws of the thermodynamics.  We had fun learning about magnets, their early uses, and some of the ways that they are used in contemporary times.  This toy is for ages 8+. It requires 4 (1.5V) AA batteries (not included).

I hope that you enjoyed this glimpse into these STEM toys. I love when I come across toys that inspire children to have fun learning about science and the world around them. These toys were not only fun, but they help children to view the world differently.  I can’t say enough great stuff about how much we love these Smithsonian sets!  We definitely recommend them for holiday gifts!