Customer Reviews

I Play Super Skipper

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

My 3 1/2-year-old son received this as an early Christmas present. The music drew him in, but it goes too fast for him to "play" the game. My six-year-old daughter, however, loves it. The rods spin around on the base and the kids have to skip or jump over the poles. Even on the slowest mode, my son still couldn't get the hang of it. He enjoys running in a circle away from the poles, but doesn't understand to stand in one place and jump. And we still haven't figured out how to get more than one child to play and not run into each other or get knocked down. My son's favorite thing about the Super SKipper is the telescoping poles--he uses them as swords and "stabs" us all with them. A fun idea but not for three-year-olds like the box says.

I bought this for my 3 and 5-year old and they both love it. Neither one can understand that it's better to just stay in one place and jump over the bar as it comes around, but they don't care. They run around it, over it, jumping and screaming. It's great to see them playing something that is actual exercise. It gets me out of breath after awhile too! I like that it comes with different speed options and the music is not annoying. We brought it to a party and kids from 2 to 9 were all having a great time with, counting who could jump the most times before knocking the bar off. It is best to make the kids go one at a time though, or else there is a lot of bashing into each other. Fun toy.

We bought this for our son's 4th birthday. It literally took 2 minutes to set up- just the time it takes you to put in the 4 C batteries! Instant gratification for the kids anxious to try it out! Our 4 yr. old loves trying to jump over the poles. He can only do 1 successful jump in a row right now, but he keeps on trying, laughing the whole time! When he hits the pole, it falls right off, so no tripping over it. Our 6 year old son really loves it and it is still challenging for him because of the different speeds. Overall, great toy to get some energy out of the kids and build coordination as well!

My 5 year old granddaughter and my 18 month old nephew both love this toy. It's great. It took about a day for my granddaughter to master the jumping. It's so easy to pack up and carry with us. Also, its now been dropped, hit against a wall, etc. and its still ticking.

I first saw this toy at a neighbor's house. Her 5 and 3 year old enjoyed it. The adults even got a laugh trying to not tap the spinning rod as they jumped over it. So, then I bought it for our cousin for his 4th birthday and found the adults getting a good laugh along with the birthday boy ! I think it is a good active toy and very good for developing physical coordination. The birthday boy's 18 ms old brother even tried it and laughed at the wheh-whah sound it makes when the rod is displaced. It's different and it's fun--kids keep trying to be successful at not displacing the rod.

Title says it all. The kids (2 and 4 yo) get to run around the living room like nuts jumping up and down - what kid wouldn't like that. Buttons are big and easy for them to use & it seems well designed against breakage.

I recommend this toy. Simple, fun, and provides a little exercise.

MY BOYS ARE 5 1/2 AND 2 1/2. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO TRY OUT THE SKIPPER. I HAD PREVIOUSLY BOUGHT THE HONEYBEE BY PRESKOOL AND WE WERE NOT IMPRESSED SO WE TRIED THIS VERSION. MAYBE IT IS JUST OURS, BECAUSE THAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ARE AGAIN UNIMPRESSED. THE ACCELERATION BUTTON HAS NEVER WORKED FROM THE FIRST MOMENT WE OPENED IT, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BEST, MOST INTERESTING PART. OTHERWISE IT DOES SPIN ON THE OTHER THREE SPEEDS BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TIMES PUSHING A SPEED TO GET IT TO START SPINNING. IT DOES DO EXACTLY AS IT SAYS IF IT TOUCHES AN ANKLE OR IF THEY BUMP IT, IT STOPS. MAKES SENSE BUT REALISTICALLY IT IS STOPPING ALL OF THE TIME. SO MUCH THAT THEY SPEND MORE TIME PUSHING THE BUTTONS AND STARTING OVER THEN THEY DO ENJOYING JUMPING IT. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT JUST PICKED BACK UP ON ITS OWN, LIKE THE HONEYBEE DID SO THE KIDS COULD CONTINUE THEIR JUMPING. THEY GAVE UP AND STARTED USING THE POLES FOR SWORDS, WHICH WE STOPPED RIGHT AWAY! ANYHOW, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED BUT IF YOU BUY IT HOPEFULLY IT WILL WORK OUT BETTER FOR YOU!

This super skipper is alot of fun for the small ones but if they land on the plastic arms that they jump over, the arms bend and messes up the balance of the toy.

If I had a group of kids to entertain and I had to pick one toy to use, this would be it. It has been one of my best toy purchases ever. Whenever my boys have friends over, young or old, this toy is brought out. It is a lot of fun. My 3yr old and 6yr old boys really have fun playing TOGETHER with this toy. Who would have thought excercising could be so much fun. Just don't tell them that it is excercise! You will not be disappointed.

Unfortunately I couldn't open the battery compartment of our toy and had to send it back. Amazon and the company that it shipped from were very prompt about paying for the shipping and I got refunded my money promptly. I ended up getting a similar toy from a local store ( same concept, exactly the same function just a different brand) . The toy is lots of fun.