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FunSparks is a company that designs fun products for outdoor fun. None of these products require batteries, they don’t require you to use anything except a little energy from yourself and a lot of imagination. They do require you to go outside, or inside if you prefer (or if it’s raining).
All you have to do is move, have fun and be active!
“Funsparks is a line of products offered to you by System Enterprises. Founded in 2010 System Enterprises is the proud creator and distributor of the RingStix product line. RingStix strives to capture the spirit of play and creativity innate to all of us. We want to see people of all age’s young and old interacting and having fun together. That’s where Funsparks comes into play. We provide a high quality and extremely fun products, to further this goal. We love what we do and hope you enjoy playing.”
Jazzminton
Funsparks put a fun spin to the game of badminton: no net, fun feathers on the birdies and you can challenge as little, or as many, people as you want. This game is challenging and needs hand-eye coordination more so than most games. It is a great game to get everyone outside for some running around and laughing.
My family agreed that it’s an awesome game and it can be fun to challenge friends. The blue birds go fast and the orange ones go slow. It’s and easy game to learn and my son says he likes it when he hits the birds multiple times.
The handles of the paddles are soft and a non-slip grip and they are made to be comfortable to use. Jake says, “I like the handle. It won’t blister my hand!”
(Leave it to him to be silly!)
You should know that after one very hard first use of the set, we had to reinstall the feathers back into the birdies.
For more information on Jazzminton you can go to www.Jazzminton.com
RingStix
RingStix is a game that can be played with one, two, or more players. It has a plastic ring and four colorful plastic stix. Each player gets two stix (if that is how you choose to play) and the ring is tossed between the players and the ring is to be caught by the opposite player with their stix.
My son and husband played, and then my son and his friend, Max, played. Their opinion is that it is super fun, but super difficult. It’s an active game and one somebody won’t pull out of the box and immediately play perfectly. The more you play, the better you get.
Jake and my husband, Bubba played for and hour, or more, until they decided they were wore out. I walked outside when Jake and Max were playing to find the ring in one of our palm trees. The stix were then used as swords for about two more hours, even after the ring was released from the tree.
Jake says that the ring is hard to catch and it goes super high when you throw it. If the wind is blowing, it goes even higher and even harder to catch. He said that there is a lot of running.
Honestly, Jake is not a real active sports child, but he loved getting outside and playing with the RingStix game. He played it for a long time, and even he and Max played for a long time. Even though they altered the game, they played in the sun and fresh air and I think that is best outcome possible.
For more information on RingStix, please go to www.ringstix.com
Lazy Laces
I was very skeptical of these when i saw them. Would these really work? Would they hold my kid’s shoes on their feet? One size fits all? I have a preteen and a teenager, they are small for their ages and how would one size really fit their little feet?
Well, I was so wrong and I have the happiest kids! Oh, and now, their friends are jealous!
I did learn a few things. First, watch the videos that FunSparks have on all their products. Not only are they fun, they are very informative. This prepared us for what we needed to now. With the Lazy Laces, I knew that I would probably need to test the sizes that were sent. Yes, they are one sized fits all, but with smaller shoes, you won’t use all the laces provided.
With Jake’s shoes, I did have to use the six larger ones because he wears hightop shoes and thicker socks. But Rosie, she wears the same brand of shoes (ironically, the same size) but she wears low tops and thin socks and had to wear the six smallest size Lazy Laces.
Jake is the worst when it comes to tying shoes, so this is the perfect solution! He loves these and will be getting more. I only wish they come in solid colors to coordinate with the color of his shoes. He hasn’t had any problems with his shoes staying on or with getting his shoes off. He’s very happy with them.
Rosie on the other hand, being the happy teenager that she is, says that, “Meh, they’re okay.” But all her high school friends went crazy over them and several parents have already been online and ordered them for their kids! She hasn’t removed them from her shoes and I even heard her telling her friends how great they are!
She did say that her feet did come out of them she was in gym jumping and running. This could be attributed to the thinness of her socks. Her shoes are pretty loose.
Overall, we are extremely pleased with Lazy Laces. They are colorful, easy to use, fun to look at and they are a conversation piece. They will make a great addition or stocking stuffer.
For more information on Lazy Laces, please visit www.lazylaces.com
Return Balls
When Jake was little, my grandmother found one similar to this somewhere. He played with this thing until it completely fell apart. When these showed up, this child was so excited, I thought he was going to jump out of his skin. And, let me tell you, they have not disappointed! He has taken them everywhere. I figured he was only going to open one at a time and save the rest until he wore one out. NOPE! He has opened all four!!! HE has given one to his best friend…they play made up games with them (some sort of war), the kids at school are fighting over them and they take turns playing with them.
Let me explain this ball. Its a soft ball (they come looking like a baseball, basketball, tennis ball or soccer ball) attached to a thin elastic string that is also attached to a wrist piece. The wrist piece comfortably attaches around your child’s (or your’s, my husband has played with these) wrist. When you throw this ball…it returns right back to you. Simple concept, HOURS and HOURS of enjoyment of fun. The first time we ever had these, he was maybe two. He is now 11 and it’s even more fun now!
He’s rougher on these than he was when he was two and he did mention that the elastic is wearing a lot faster because he spins it around and around. But that doesn’t mean that he’s not excited to have it. He loves it and so do his friends. He told me the main ones who want to play with it are the “sport kids.” But he’s not really a “sports kid’ and he loves it, so that theory doesn’t hold up.
He plays with the Return Balls inside and out. It would also make a perfect addition to any gift or stocking stuffer at Christmas.
For more information on Return Ball, please go to www.returnball.com
Stick Lits
Stick Lits are stickers that are brightly colored and bright when you activate the light! They are beautiful! All of the stickers are well made and can stick to mostly anything. The lights will activate up to 500 times.
Sticks to notebooks and paper products fine, but things like backpacks, they fall off fast. We attached Stick Lits to both kids backpacks. The first day they fell off. Rosie didn’t know when hers fell off, but Jake was able to find his. I used glue and sewed his to his backpack because he loved it so much. I took another (the beautiful heart designed Stick Lit) and attached it to Rosie’s Lunch box in the same manner I used to attached to Jake’s backpack the second time. They haven’t had any problems.
The Stick Lit we put on Jake’s notebook hasn’t fell off or had any problems. His classmates love them and like to press it to see the light activate.
These are long lasting stickers with lights, graphics are high quality and the stickers are durable.
For more information on Stick Lits, please go to, www.sticklits.com
Selfie Click Stick Wired
With the selfie craze that is sweeping this world, these sticks are easy to use, comes in several colors and are fun to use. I sent one of the two Selfie Click Sticks out in the woods with my husband and son when they went hunting. They took several selfies while in the tree stand, these pictures came out very clear and I have pictures of my boys that I wouldn’t have otherwise.
These Selfie Sticks are labeled “Wired” due to a small wire that attaches to your phone so that when you press the trigger, the photo is snapped. This is the easiest product to use. It has a long microscopic handle that extends so that everyone and all backgrounds are captured in your pictures. I love this!
For more information on the Selfie Click Stick, please go to www.selfieclickstick.com
Mom’s Thoughts
Fun Sparks makes fun products to get your family outside and on the go. I was impressed with their quality of products. They have fun toys for every age group, unique gifts, and a great website with interesting videos. I am very happy with them and will be purchasing gifts and stocking stuffers from them very soon.
For more information on all these products, please visit www.funsparks.com
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