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Originally posted by MGriff
That is hysterical. I would be pissed if I got that as a present when I was a kid.
Originally posted by AvireX
I would not buy this garbage for my kid...I'll get my kids real toys...wha the he'll happened to transformers hot wheels video games nerf list goes on and on....i think you'll get a better reaction if you bought them an xbox 360
I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger's shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger's scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said "that's the worst security ever!". But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital. The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I've heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I'll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).
Originally posted by bozzchem
Originally posted by AvireX
I would not buy this garbage for my kid...I'll get my kids real toys...wha the he'll happened to transformers hot wheels video games nerf list goes on and on....i think you'll get a better reaction if you bought them an xbox 360
Real toys? Real toys would be taking your kids out and showing them how to shoot as well as teaching them gun safety. Teach them how to build a fire and how to create a safe environment for building a fire. Teach them how to catch minnows in a creek. Teach them how to fish. Teach them how to filter water. Teach them how to garden.
While that all sounds a bit extreme you'd be amazed at how much your kid(s) will take to that sort of thing.
I'm not cracking on ya, I'm just tossing out some suggestions. My girl loves to sit in front of the tube until we go
out and I teach her the things I previously described. You have to see the look on their face when they learn it
and do it on their own. It's priceless.
Originally posted by bozzchem
reply to post by AvireX
Then skip the weapons training. There are MANY things that kids enjoy sharing with their parents beyond a bowl of popcorn and a Netflix movie. I simply mentioned a few that my little one has taken to.