Okay, be honest, raise your hand if you ever dreamt of being an International Person of Intrigue. Okay, Okay, stop the swooning, I didn't say 'being with;' so you can get those lazy day Bond daydreams out of your head, ladies!
It seems everyone, at least once in their life, has craved the mystery and suspense of being a Spy. No time of the year, in a child's life, illustrates this more than right around a birthday or Winter holiday, am I correct? I recall, one time, no more than 6 or 7, I hid in my mother's closet for what seemed like days trying to catch her hiding the Christmas presents. I'd been told to go next door and play with my friend for a few hours, but the crisp edges on the department store shopping bags by our front door tipped me that something was up. I very clearly remember drawing on my face with Black (licorice) smelly markers, and wrapping myself up in the bottom of my father's trench coat as I 'staked' out the master closet.
Click the red button to match the number of the desired sound, then hold the button for 10-15 seconds until it blinks repeatedly in a countdown. Next, stash, toss, or roll the Sonic Distractor to the desired area where it will emit one of 4 (8 total, between the two balls) distracting sounds. I was surprised how loud these little balls were, and how well they seemed to sit in the provided belt clip without falling out. Sabrina's (11) favorite sound seemed to be the barking dog, which is perhaps one of the more natural tones; other highlights include air raid sirens, a swooping eagle, and gunfire.
While children are certainly going to go ga-ga over these digital noise makers, some parents may be weary of hearing these loud and jarring sounds repeatedly. For this reason, I suggest this Spy Gear toy be used primarily outdoors. Siblings and friends will also enjoy setting off both Distractors at once, in different areas for a result that is truly alarming. While these will appeal most to younger kids 6-12, I also fancied myself borrowing them for a game of midnight Capture The Flag- wouldn't that be fun? In general, noise making toys are never a parent's first pick, but these certainly go well with the SpyGear series. Stay tuned for our future Spy Gear posts, which will wrap with a giveaway for the entire collection!
What Daughter Says: Let your children experience Spy play like never before with Spy Gear toys from Spin Master.
I quite agree with you, this IS an outside toy. But that being said, I think they would play for HOURS outside. That's gotta be good right?
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm not a kid and even I want one of those!
ReplyDeleteOMG! How hysterical. These are the kinds of toys I love to give my brothers' kids as revenge for all of the stuff they pulled on me when WE were kids.
ReplyDeleteBwahahahaha. Noisy toys - I LOVE them. Plus my nephews would go gaga over these. I've got to check them out!
My daughter loves pretending to be a spy. She would love this.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of fun! I agree - definitely an outside toy!
ReplyDeleteSpinmaster has some really cool toys!
ReplyDeleteHA! It is certainly not something I 'd like to experience indoors - looks like a great activity though
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for my kids for Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a set if only to pull a revenge prank on a silly neighbor who hates dogs muahahahaha!
ReplyDeletemy daughter would have a blast with this!
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