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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.
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I like that it is durable, lightweight water-resistant and cordless
I like the reaction game.
1-40 players
I like the Darkswinxs and Swinxsball
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I LIKE THAT IT IS CORDLESS AND WATER RESISTANT
3 simple buttons??? I think I can work this! I can’t wait to try it.
The jukebox feature would be awesome for the whole family (we are some singing very animated family)
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Well, this looks super cool. My kids would LOVE this. Some of the more interesting things to me are Hide and Seek (my kids favorite game) and jukebox! What a cool toy! I’ve never heard of it until now!
My kids would like the sound game!
I really like that you can play tag&muscial chairs.I always try to get the kids 60 minutes a day of outside play,this would really be great&the whole family could use this!
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Hide your XS sounds like a fun one for my 4 kids.Thanks!
I love the fact that it can be easily linked to the website to download different games and hopefully new ones in the future.
Animal Sounds game would be fun.
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I like that it’s cordless and has both indoor and outdoor games.
hide and seek is always a fun game so the Swinx version oughta be fun, too!
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The jukebox feature would be awesome for the whole family.
Tag sounds interesting, We love playing tag and this game provided interesting twist.
My son thinks musical chairs is awesome and this would be a great way to have him play outside more!
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All of the games included sound varied and interesting.
I teach at an after-school program, and boy would the kids love this. I love that so many of the games can handle 10+ players – which would totally benefit my group. I think they would love the CircleSwinx game!
Charades because nothing beats making a fool of yourself among friends.
it comes with preloaded games and you can download more…my 4 grandkids would love this and I would love this even more because they can play this on there own and one or a group can play,thanks
i like the fact that up to 10 children can play Swinxs at a time…
I like the Lost and Found game the best.
i would love to play charades
Hide and Seek with Tags.
This is far safer than the kids hiding themselves.
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The Lost and Found game looks great!
The Dark Swinxs and the Swinxsball games look interesting.
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Far and Away sounds like fun!
Charades and swinxsball both sound like games our kids could enjoy. I particularly like games that require forethought or the use of the imagination. I like getting an insight into how a particular child’s mind works in different situations. So many toys today rob children of using their imaginations by providing too many “BELLS AND WHISTLES”. These games are challenges well-suited to young minds.
Flyswatter and Duel sound like fun games!
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I like that it’s cordless
The Jukebox feature is the best but being able to play musical chairs is very appealing to me lol.
Thank you so much! We’d have a ball with this.
It has both indoor and outdoor games
Charades would be fun.
I like that you can link up online and download games.
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Swinxball sounds like a fun game…a mix of the traditional war/dodge ball with some interesting twists.
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The jukebox sounds great.