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Giveaway and Review: Fyrflyz

09/09/2011 by Robin Elton

fyrflyz

 

I’ve argued that the best toys are the simple ones that come without instructions, highly transportable, inexpensive, fun for all ages.

My official list included things like Frisbees and a deck of cards, but I’m just now realizing I forgot the yo-yo. Yo-yos are great because they take little finesse to be able to use, but the possibilities are endless. Some people are freaking AMAZING at the yo-yo. And anyone can create new tricks.

I had a friend once open a concert just doing yo-yo tricks with a little comedic timing. It was groan-worthy and mesmerizing at the same time.

How do you improve on a classic like the yo-yo? I’ll tell you how.

You flatten it out a bit, put lights on either end, and play it horizontally.

They’re called Fyrflyz, and you can create an endless array of shapes with light when you play with them.

light up yo-yo

lightup yoyo

They don’t photograph well in low-light, though. The patterns all kind of blend into each other and make circles.

I think I probably enjoy watching the kids play with these things as much as (or more than) they enjoy playing with them! They were frustrated at first, unable to create much beyond a circle or an oval, but the Fyrflyz sit here and there around the house and the kids pick them up when they’re not doing anything.

And as time goes on, they’re discovering new patterns and shapes.

spiral

light shapes

(I could say something about how they’re probably accidentally absorbing information about physics, geometry and three-dimensional shapes… but I won’t. Instead, I’ll mention how much I loved my Spirograph as a kid. This toy reminds me of that quite a bit.)

Here’s a video the boys made of their Fyrflyz fun.

 

Fyrflyz are available for purchase at Toys R Us stores and other toy stores/aisles.

But lucky you: I’ve got one to give away!

yo yo toy

You can have two chances to win:

1) MANDATORY:

Leave me a comment below about your favorite childhood toy.

2) IN ADDITION YOU CAN:

Follow @FamilyFunDE on the Twitter; leave a second comment letting me know you did or you already do.

That’s all, folks! Game on and good luck!

________________________________________________
This contest will run until September 15th at noon. A winner will be selected at random and notified via email. Winner must have a U.S. mailing address.

I received a Fyrflyz toy from BSM Media to try out for the sake of this review, and two to distribute to the world at large. No compensation was given and all opinions are mine, mine, all mine!

 

Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews Tagged With: fyrflyz, kid toy reviews, light up yo yo toys

Comments

  1. Rebecca says

    09/09/2011 at 11:47 pm

    1. I think your family is basically The Coolest.
    2. My fav childhood toy is kinda lame: baby dolls. I was really into dolls and playing house and pretending to be a Mommy. My super life-like baby doll was named Pascal. I definitely dug my roller skates when I finally mastered them, though.
    3. As I am now required by my employer to be on Twitter, I will follow ya’ll.

    Thanks for the awesome video. I will watch it again!

    • Christine Dalton says

      06/23/2015 at 3:15 pm

      My favorite childhood toy was a rubix cube!!
      I also loved playing Candy Land..

      I have two boys that love the yoyo.I pray we are blessed with this gift.

  2. Danielle says

    09/10/2011 at 2:20 am

    My favorite childhood toy was probably a book. I’ve been following you and I don’t think you’ve followed me back. I don’t take it personally. You’re just not that into me.

    I think these toys are cool. I’ve used them before and LOVE ’em.

  3. charline says

    09/12/2011 at 1:17 pm

    My favorite toy when I was a kid was my bike. I rode it all the time. Even got where I could beat my brothers in the ramp jump.lol
    stanleybilly(at)bellsouth(dot)net

  4. Stacy says

    09/12/2011 at 1:52 pm

    Barbies and hot wheels. I loved to play hot wheel cars in the dirt with my cousin when I was a kid. Almost as much fun as making mud pies!

  5. Stacy says

    09/12/2011 at 1:53 pm

    I follow on twitter @smtilton

  6. Jenn S. says

    09/12/2011 at 2:11 pm

    My favorite toy as a child was the My Little Pony Nursery.

  7. Jenn S. says

    09/12/2011 at 2:12 pm

    Following @FamilyFunDE on twitter: jashelep

  8. Betty says

    09/12/2011 at 2:30 pm

    My fave childhood toy was roller skates. The neighborhood kids lived on skates. Toys would come and go but skating went for years. At about highschool it moved indoors to the rink.

  9. Betty says

    09/12/2011 at 2:32 pm

    following on twitter
    bettycd

  10. Shannon Baas says

    09/12/2011 at 3:15 pm

    I loved the frisbee.

  11. ky2here says

    09/12/2011 at 9:13 pm

    I’m an old troll so it’s Lincoln Logs.

    ky2here at msn dot com

  12. ky2here says

    09/12/2011 at 9:15 pm

    following FamilyFunDE twitter as ky2here1

    ky2here at msn dot com

  13. Maria Gabriel says

    09/12/2011 at 10:38 pm

    When I was young I loved playing with legos… the only problem is stepping on them in the middle of the night!
    hookedonafeline999@yahoo.com

  14. Cynthia C says

    09/13/2011 at 9:00 am

    My favorite toys were board games.

  15. Cynthia C says

    09/13/2011 at 9:01 am

    Following you on twitter (clc408)

  16. Danetta says

    09/13/2011 at 11:19 am

    I loved the Brite Lights. At least I think that’s what it was called…Brite Lights or Lite Bright…something like that. It was a board that you could put these little lighted pegs on. It was cool and would keep me occupied for hours.

  17. Monique Rizzo says

    09/13/2011 at 11:52 am

    Mine was cabbage patch kids.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

  18. Tammy Pereira says

    09/13/2011 at 3:48 pm

    One of my favorite toys as a young child was my Gloworm. I carried him all over the place and slept with him at nap times too.

  19. Autumn Bilbao says

    09/13/2011 at 8:33 pm

    my favorite childhood toy was a barbie doll

  20. Roxie A. says

    09/13/2011 at 11:46 pm

    I used to LOVE My Little Ponies. I had so many in my collection lol! I only wish I still had them for memories sake… Thanks for the most awesome giveaway!

    anglesmr[at]gmail[dot]com

  21. Shelly Peterson says

    09/14/2011 at 3:08 am

    My favorite toy as a kid was Barbi dolls.
    cshell090869@aol.com

  22. Shelly Peterson says

    09/14/2011 at 3:11 am

    I follow you via twitter, username cshell202

  23. dddiva says

    09/14/2011 at 7:47 am

    I was a fairly active kid- balls, frisbees, rackets, pretty much anything you could play outside with is included in my fave childhood toys.

  24. dddiva says

    09/14/2011 at 7:47 am

    I follow you on Twitter dddiva

  25. Ann Marie Walker says

    09/14/2011 at 10:27 am

    Barbies were my favorite toy as a kid. SweepsGirl@aol.com

  26. Ann Marie Walker says

    09/14/2011 at 10:28 am

    following you on twitter as SweepsGirl. SweepsGirl@aol.com

  27. Laura says

    09/14/2011 at 12:23 pm

    I liked baby dolls

  28. Kimberly says

    09/14/2011 at 12:58 pm

    I loved Spirograph!
    kcoud33 at gmail dot com

  29. Kimberly says

    09/14/2011 at 12:59 pm

    Follow Family Fun DE on twitter (@kcoud33)
    kcoud33 at gmail dot com

  30. Paula Lee says

    09/14/2011 at 1:42 pm

    My bigwheel!

  31. Tep says

    09/14/2011 at 1:58 pm

    Probably my bicycle, if that counts.

  32. Rebecca Peters says

    09/14/2011 at 2:12 pm

    I loved my rainbow brite doll!
    xxbeccaannxx@gmail.com

  33. Jodi Adams says

    09/14/2011 at 2:19 pm

    I loved my sit and spin.

  34. Autumn says

    09/14/2011 at 2:38 pm

    My favorite toy from my childhood was my heart-to-heart teddy bear. When you press up against the “heart” it would make a beating sound. Very soothing. I gave it to my daughter recently, and I hope she finds as much comfort from it as I did.

  35. Tevya H says

    09/14/2011 at 3:05 pm

    My 2 favourite games were playing with Mr. Potato Head and racing Matchbox cars.

    • Tevya H says

      09/14/2011 at 3:05 pm

      tevharp (at)hotmail(dot)com

  36. Molly K says

    09/14/2011 at 3:51 pm

    My favorite toy growing up was Barbie’s. I had a big house for them, cars and a ton of clothes.

  37. Molly K says

    09/14/2011 at 3:51 pm

    I follow on twitter as tomandmollyk

  38. Lis says

    09/14/2011 at 4:02 pm

    hmm…. my favorite childhood toy~ blocks and tinker toys were right up there, so I’ll go with that. 🙂

  39. amy deeter says

    09/14/2011 at 5:28 pm

    my knight rider bike
    amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. Laura Emerson says

    09/14/2011 at 6:12 pm

    My favorite toy was a gyroscope that my dad gave me one year. I was fascinated by it for hours.
    laura dot hopelessromantic dot emerson at gmail dot com

  41. Laura Emerson says

    09/14/2011 at 6:13 pm

    I follow on twitter-laurallee56

  42. Lisa says

    09/14/2011 at 6:47 pm

    those look very cool!!
    my favorite toy as a child was the Little Peoples TreeHouse.

  43. Jen Harriman says

    09/14/2011 at 8:40 pm

    I used to love my little ponies & she rah dolls!

  44. Jen Harriman says

    09/14/2011 at 8:41 pm

    i follow on twitter. jenharriman123

  45. Lisa G. says

    09/14/2011 at 10:08 pm

    My favorite childhood toy way my paint spinner. I spent hours making fun tye die creations.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

  46. Lisa G. says

    09/14/2011 at 10:09 pm

    I’m following you on Twitter @lisalmg.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

  47. Laura says

    09/14/2011 at 10:11 pm

    I loved my dollhouse.

  48. beth shepherd says

    09/14/2011 at 10:38 pm

    My bike
    thank you
    tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

  49. beth shepherd says

    09/14/2011 at 10:39 pm

    twitter
    thank you
    tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

  50. Valerie Mabrey says

    09/14/2011 at 11:32 pm

    I loved my panda stuffed bear. I still have him the closet, shhhhh!

    vmkids3 at msn dot com

  51. Diana Bradford Hatch says

    09/15/2011 at 8:22 am

    I had a footsie that I loved!

  52. Diana Bradford Hatch says

    09/15/2011 at 8:32 am

    I follow on twitter @hrddiana

  53. Samantha Hill says

    09/15/2011 at 8:56 am

    My favorite childhood toy was my bike! I also loved my ball shaped yo-yo that lit up! =)

  54. Samantha Hill says

    09/15/2011 at 8:57 am

    I’m now a Twitter follower!
    @sam8310

  55. Claudia N says

    09/15/2011 at 8:59 am

    favorite child hood toy was a doll

  56. Claudia N says

    09/15/2011 at 9:01 am

    I am a new follower on twitter Dealsfan32

  57. Amy W. says

    09/15/2011 at 9:02 am

    My favorite toys were Barbies.

  58. susan smoaks says

    09/15/2011 at 9:20 am

    when i was little my favorite toy was my baby dolls

  59. Amy Hammonds says

    09/15/2011 at 10:03 am

    I loved anything to do with Barbie!! 🙂

    amyhammonds85@hotmail.com

  60. Amy Hammonds says

    09/15/2011 at 10:04 am

    I follow on Twitter!!

    amyhammonds85@hotmail.com

  61. Melissa Wilson says

    09/15/2011 at 10:46 am

    My favorite childhood toy was my baby dolls, BUT, my hubby LOVESS a yoyo! lol
    hairbows.n.more at gmail dot com

  62. Erinn S says

    09/15/2011 at 11:52 am

    I loved my lite brite!

  63. Erinn S says

    09/15/2011 at 11:53 am

    Twitter follower @3sonshavei

  64. anne s. says

    09/15/2011 at 1:01 pm

    used to luv playing with lite brite…is that even around bec. would luv to find that for my kids?

  65. Lisa W says

    09/15/2011 at 2:20 pm

    I liked silly putty.

    frugalmommieof2 at gmail.com

  66. Lisa W says

    09/15/2011 at 2:21 pm

    following on twitter

    @mommieoftwo

    frugalmommieof2 at gmail.com

  67. Birdie S says

    09/15/2011 at 3:11 pm

    fav childhood toy was my Chatty Cathy Doll

  68. brittney says

    09/15/2011 at 5:33 pm

    i loved my cabbage patch kids when i was young.er
    brittneydejajason at gmail dot com

  69. Michelle Willis says

    09/15/2011 at 6:32 pm

    My favorite childhood toy was any kind of doll 🙂

  70. Michelle Willis says

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    I follow on twitter

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    06/23/2015 at 3:17 pm

    My favorite childhood toy was rubix cube.
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