If you have kids, especially boys, you may have come across the remote control manta ray. Maybe because your beloved child was shoving a catalog in your face saying “Can we get it? Can we get it PLEASE?!”
I have to admit, it is a pretty cool toy. The ray is controlled by remote from up [...]

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Toys that shoot water are really popular with the guys right now. All their friends love to get together at the pool or here in the neighborhood and have water wars.
The Blaster Board is great for the pool. It provides two things kids love. The shooting capability and of course, the shield for when your [...]

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These magnetic dive gloves will be a lot of  fun at the pool this summer. I’ve tried using quarters, but the kids can’t see them very well at the bottom of the pool, and we tend to “lose” them.
The dive  gloves are magnetic and can pick up the 12 fish that are include. Gloves can [...]

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My boys have been driving me crazy to buy Splash Out. It sounds like a lot of fun, and it’s a good excuse to get them outside when it’s over 90 this summer.
Fill one of the  included balloons with water and start passing the ball around as fast as you can. When time runs out, [...]

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Splash 500 is an electronic catching game designed for the pool, lake, etc. Perfect for keeping the kids entertained during Memorial Day weekend.
There are 3 game play modes–classic, countdown and solo. The ball keeps track of the number of times the ball is caught by each player. The first player to get 500 wins. You [...]

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My kids just got back from the pool tonight (it was over 90 degrees here in Austin today!) and were raving about their toypedo pool toy. They said I should be sure to put it on their blog.
The toypedo can glide up to 40 feet under water. Just throw it and watch it go. Kids [...]

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