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One of the biggest reasons parents struggle to get their kids outdoors is probably the game console. Playstation, XBox, and all the others do a much better job of keeping kids indoors in front of a virtual world, rather than outdoors discovering the real one! Recently I’ve come across a way to lure those young ones back out into the fresh air and sunshine, and they won’t have to give up their technology to do it! It’s the new kids’ game console from Europe, Swinxs.
Win a Swinxs and get those kids outdoors!
Swinxs is brand new to the U.S. market. There’s no screen to stare at, no cables snaking around the room. Instead there’s a cute and funky shaped cordless unit that can go indoors and out, ready to get your kids on their feet, running and playing. Swinxs has only three simple buttons but a large array of games that can be played by 1 to up to 40 players! Each kid gets a bracelet that identifies him or her by color to the Swinxs, so if, let’s say, your child wins the race and touches Swinxs first, they will be declared winner of the round. (No fighting on who was first, either.)
For rainy days, the Swinxs can be brought inside for quieter games. The first time we tested out our unit, it was raining and my son had no one to entertain him that afternoon. I still had work to do, so I was very happy that the volume can be controlled. It turns down to a comfortably low parent-happy level that allowed me to focus, even though the unit was on the floor near my feet. My son loved the one-person games and the music, and I love the fact that we can hook it to our computer and download even more games when he wants something new. If you’re a techie, you can even program your own games and share them with the Swinxs online community.
My favorite Swinxs features: Rechargeable batteries, countless game possibilities, works
with a computer hookup or without. But the best twist of all? It gets the kids outdoors and having a great time. It is capable of giving an entire neighborhood or birthday party a chance at participating in active outdoor play, yet it’s still capable of entertaining a lonely kid on a rainy day.
Want to win your own Swinxs ($150 retail)? One dkM reader will win!
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The Swinxsball looks like a lot of fun!
I like that its water resistant. It looks like fun and the kids would love it.
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I like that you can use it indoors or outdoors.
i like the wristbands.
i love that its completely kids friendly
I like that it doesn’t have a screen and very interactive!!!!
The relay games sounds like fun. This is really a wonderful idea. This would be great for getting my kids up and about. Looks easy to use too.
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I think my daughter would like the Reaction game.
I think CircleSwinx would be fun.
Wow this is crazy neat. I like that it cheers the kids on. I always have a sore throat and I sound so horrible when I do stuff like that. I like that you can write your own games, my friend used to write games professionally, I bet she could write some fun stuff for this!
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Ring around the swinxs, pocket full of swinxs, ashes ashes we all fall DOWN!! Circleswinxs game appeals to players of all ages!
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That you touch to win so no more fighting, and that so many kids can use it at once, plus the outdoors factor. It’ll keep the house cleaner
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I love that it is water resistant and caN BE USED INDOORS OR OUTDOORS.
Animal Battle and Sound Game sound fun. It’s really cool that you can use this both indoors and out!
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I like it that up to 10 kids can play at the same time. It’s not limited to just a few!
I think the kids would have a blast playing Charades (I would, too!).
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My kids would love the animal battle
They are animal planet junkies!!!
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I really like this: Connect your Swinxs to your computer using the USB-cable and you can download games for free. If they keep producing new games this will be popular a long time
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Animal Battle and Reaction game both sound good
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My daughter and I were really impressed to discover this innovative new game on your site! So much versatility it is hard to choose one feature but, love that fact that so many kiddos can enjoy it at once and absolutely no way they can ever get bored with this fantastic new toy!!
I love the fact that it has quiet games like charades and quiz games. If I won this, I would donate it to the patients I volunteer with at the local children’s hospital. They tend to need more quiet games so this would be perfect.
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i’d really like to play the quiz game
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Wow, this looks like an amazing fun toy!
I know Circle Swinxs would be fun!
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