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Toy Review:

Parents continue to look for new ways to keep their kids active, while at the same time learning. Fisher-Price's new line of toys combines physical play with learning to encourage preschoolers to get up, get smart, and get going!

3-in-1 Smart Sports is a plug and play learning system that connects directly to the TV. It includes a preschool-styled game controller and three attachments: a baseball bat, tennis racket, and golf club. The base unit plugs into the TV, creating a play-safe area so kids know where to stand when they are playing. (This ensures that the TV screen doesn't get whacked with the baseball bat attachment, for instance.) Using the controller, kids can customize their on-screen characters. When a sports attachment is connected, kids are automatically launched into learning games for that sport! There are three games for each sport, for a total of nine learning games, helping kids understand numbers, letters, colors, shapes, matching, math, and more! All sports attachments fit in a storage unit for easy clean-up and on-the-go fun! The game's controller requires two AA batteries and the base unit requires four AA batteries, which are not included.

Manufacturer:
Fisher-Price

Brand:
Fisher-Price

Age Recommendation:
3 and up

MSRP:
$64.99

Intro Year:
2009

Toy Review:

The EA Sports theme, as most video game players know, is "In the Game!" Now that excitement bursts off the screen and into the living room with a challenging and engaging game that young kids love-but that adults have a hard time taking their hands off.

The Voice Command Quarterback unit features an inflatable target on a stand and two foam footballs. When assembled, the unit looks like a large, flat panel TV. When the stand is filled with sand or water, it's very stable. And that's a good thing because to play, kids call "hike" and then have to hit one of the targets with a pass. The three game modes and three levels increase in speed and difficulty as players get more adept, and the built-in sensors keep track of speed, accuracy, and timing.

The item has tested very well with kids who quickly created their own games and challenged one another. In addition by varying the distance they stood from the target, kids were able to make the games more or less challenging. Simple, yes, but the sound effects and the variety kept them playing for a long time-and coming back to it again and again. The unit is easy to assemble-and easy to store.

Manufacturer:
Toy Island

Brand:
EA Sports

Age Recommendation:
6 and up

MSRP:
$69.99

Intro Year:
2009

Toy Review:

Hasbro's Nerf Sports is one of the most popular toy brands for boys ages 8-12 because it combines intensity, performance, and innovation with the classic foam-like material associated with the Nerf brand. Whether you're looking for sporting goods for casual fun or competitive performance, the specially designed Nerf Sports products appeal to serious competitors and those just interested in a fun backyard play experience. It doesn't matter what your skill level is, Nerf Sports products are fun and easy to use for all sports lovers.

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