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Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :

You know, sometimes there are just things that push my buttons. I have sons, so I'm always looking for toys that will thrill and excite them, but will also score cool points with their daddy. [Big Grin]

This nearly made me wet myself. It's geeky to think these are cool, I know.

But I am, and they are. Especially Darth Vader.

Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :

I'd rather have one of those cool replica lightsabers, I think. But these are pretty cool too

Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :

The cool replica lightsabers are neat, but I wouldn't have one within 300 yards of my six year old. [Wink]

Please share links to other toys you think are neat. [Smile]

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Acrobots! I have a pair on my desk at work. They're creative and fun. Right now they're hanging by their feet from my overhead cabinet.

Rollerscape looks like tons of fun. I may need to get that. Ooo, and here's a magnetic marble rollercoaster that you can stick on your fridge!

I've also been wanting to try out Polarity. IT's a science project crossed with a board game!

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Also, two non-geeky oldie-but-goodie games that I just bought for my six-year-old nephew:

Lite Brite. We loved Lite Brite when I was a kid, and I'm all for encouraging my nieces and nephews to be creative.

Clue Jr.! Who ate the missing piece of cake? We played this on his birthday, and boy, was it fun! And it's a good way to teach skills of reasoning and deduction.

Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :

Oh! We tried playing Clue with the boys, and it was a bit tough on the wee one. I think we must try this Clue Jr.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

I'll just stick with my Darth Tater.

Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :

My friend gave me Darth Tater for Christmas. I think it's fun.

Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :

What's better than this!
So nastolgic!

Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :

I told the wife about the Star Wars transformers - she has insisted we buy them.

I love her.

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

Lego: Exo-Force
Legos are always awesome. These are great because for $15 bucks you can get a set that makes a mech-thing about 9-10 inches tall, with lots of neato pieces perfect for making spaceships, etc. True to form, you can combine two of them to make a super-ultra-mega-uber-mech-thing. And the lego men have really lame anime hair which makes me crack up everytime I see them!

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Here's some of those replica ligthsabers you were talking about. These are the best quality that I've seen out there.

Here

Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :

That is 10 times cooler than the ones I have seen. Thanks LD!

Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :

What about Giant Microbes?

I mean, come on. Who doesn't want to own the common cold a million times its actual size?

Two Christmases ago, I gave these as gifts to everyone. They told me I was nerdy.

Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :

The thing about the cool lightsaber replicas is that you can't hit them against stuff.

Which my six-year-old would do. If he knew such a thing was in our house, he would find a way to get it.

But the giant microbes? I want to pass them around. [Smile]

They're so cute. And geeky. [Smile]

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

I'm not at all certain about this, but on the lightsaber page he describes the blade as, "virtually unbreakable," and, "strongly secured." So maybe you could in fact whack them around on stuff.

Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :

You have bot seen what Liam could do to a Nerf bat.

The child broke a tile in my kitchen floor. Not going to even consider it until he's a bit older.

Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Olivet:
But the giant microbes? I want to pass them around. They're so cute. And geeky.

I mean, come on. Wouldn't it be awesome to give someone mono for his or her birthday? Or, better yet, black death?

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

quote:
You have bot seen what Liam could do to a Nerf bat.

The child broke a tile in my kitchen floor. Not going to even consider it until he's a bit older.

I merely said the lightsaber could probably take it. That certainly wouldn't make it a good idea...

quote:
Wouldn't it be awesome to give someone mono for his or her birthday?

Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :

And look, Juxtapose! It's cute too. You know you want it.

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

Not bad. A bit lumpy though.

I'm more a fan of syphilis!

Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :

Actually, my personal favorite is flesh eating bacteria.

Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :

This past Christmas, I gave Syphilis and Gonorhea to my two best male friends, purely because I knew they'd get a kick out of being able to say with absolute truth that they'd gotten the clap/the pox from me. They were delighted. [Big Grin]