This summer is going to be hot! It’s only mid-May and we’ve already had a bunch of days with weather that feels a lot more like July than May. Even so, summer is my favourite season of all because life seems to slow down, and we get to spend more time outside. I love how the daylight and warm summer evenings stretch out until almost 10pm, and I’m really looking forward to starting up our Friday tradition of sushi in the park again.
You might already know that we’re big fans of Mastermind Toys. Our local store is one of my favourite places to shop for toys, both because of how great their toy experts are at helping me find the perfect gift, and because I’m just a big kid at heart. Our friends at Mastermind Toys sent us some games to play this summer and to share with you.
On almost any given summer afternoon, my girls beg me to break out the sprinkler. But I don’t always want to go through all the trouble of unrolling the hose, dragging it into the backyard, and hooking it up. And then when those water restrictions kick in, we won’t be able to run the sprinkler any more period. That’s when we grab the new Zing Wet Head Water Roulette Game ($26.99) instead. It’s a lot of fun for the kids and parents too!
You fill the little blue container on top of the hard hat with water, insert the pins, and strap it on. Then you just spin the spinner and start pulling out the pins. One of them will unleash the flood, but of course you won’t know which one until it happens.
The kids think the whole concept is pretty awesome, but I’m not sure which they like better: when they get wet or when I’m the one getting a soaking!
You know what else my kids love doing on those long summer days? Riding around our street on their scooters. Sometimes we’ll head over to the neighbourhood park for a picnic dinner, and we’ll bring their scooters so they can ride them along the park paths too.
If you’ve been hunting for an age-appropriate scooter, Mastermind Toys has put together this Scooter Guide for any parent looking to find just the right ride this summer.
But of course not every summer day is full of sunshine. What about when it’s raining? Instead of turning on the TV, I prefer to break out some fun indoor games.
In Maze Racers ($49.99), players build their own maze using foam magnetic pieces on a magnetic board. Once one player has finished their maze, the other player has to finish theirs in one minute. Then the players swap their maze boards and try to steer the wooden ball through the maze as quickly as possible.
Aimed at kids 8 and up, it’s a bit beyond Kay, but Tee can build a simple maze on her own. The nice thing about Maze Racers is that kids can build increasingly complex mazes as their skill level increases. Even though Kay’s designs don’t hold the ball, she enjoys using the pieces to create her own pictures and designs anyway.
And then there’s Codenames ($34.99), a party game for adults. Two teams, each made up of 2-4 players, compete to identify all their team’s secret codenames first. The two rival spymasters give clues to help their teams guess their team’s words while avoiding the opposing team’s words and the black “assassin” codename word.
To be honest, when I first read through the instructions, it didn’t sound all that exciting. But once we started playing, I realized it was actually a lot of fun for everyone and perfect for get togethers. I’m a word lover, and it’s more challenging than you might think to give clues that will lead your team to guess only the word(s) you want and not the other team’s words.
With these new games in my cupboard, I’m excited about all the fun days to come this summer!
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Canadian owned and operated, Mastermind Toys is Canada’s largest specialty toy and children’s book retailer. They’ve been operating for over 30 years in the Greater Toronto area and have recently expanded to 45 stores across Canada and growing. Mastermind Toys offers free gift wrapping in store and free shipping (up to $15) on purchases over $60.
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Disclosure: I received sample items for review. All opinions expressed are completely honest and my own, based on my personal experience. Your experience may differ.
My kids would love the MADD Gear Alloy Kick scooter 🙂
My son would really like to scoot around on the The Original Space Scooter: Junior X360.
I like the Micro Mini To Go
My kids would want the Original Space Scooter, even I want to try it!
Micro Sprite Aluminum if money wasn’t an object. But we are likely to buy MADD Gear Alloy Kick instead.
My boys would love the MADD Gear Alloy Kick 🙂
The Micro Maxi Kick is a scooter that is perfect for my girl! She’s quite tall…..
My kids would have fun on the Original Space Scooter: X580.
I think my youngest would love A versatile training scooter and my oldest would love the My 1st (2nd, 3rd & 4th) Scooter because of the stages that they are at
My child would choose the Micro Maxi Kick in purple!
Micro Max Kick
My grandson would have a blast with the Zing Wet Head Water Roulette Game.
I’d love the Micro Mini-2-Go scooter for my daughter.
She would love the original space scooter junior!
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My daughter would do some fun tricks on the MADD Gear VX6 Pro, it’s good for her age group & has the oversized handlebars for full control.
My son would love the Original Space Scooter Junior X360
My son would love the Micro Maxi Kick scooter
I think that the Micro Mini Kick would be good for both of my boys. They are both beginners so I would definitely choose this one.
My nieces would have fun with the Micro Mini-2-Go.
My daughter would love MADD Gear Kick Extreme scooter
My son would love the Micro Maxi Kick for tooling around the parks.
We just gave our 3 year the Micro Mini Kick and she’s having a blast playing with it.
My niece would definitely like the Globber My Free 4-in-1 scooter.
Both my sons would love the Micro Mini-2-Go scooter
My son would like the MADD Gear VX6 Pro since it says goes to adult I might want to give it a try 🙂
MADD Gear Kick Extreme would be perfect for my older nephew
My nephew would love the MADD Gear Extreme Kick.
My child would have the most fun with the Micro Maxi Kick .
My nephew would have a ball on this during the summer, The Original Space Scooter: Junior X360
Our little guy would LOVE the Micro Mini Kick. He’s 3 1/2 so this would be Perfect for lots of summer time fun !! Thank you again for another Great giveaway !!
MADD Gear VX6 Pro
Micro Mini-2-Go–for the 2 younger ones.
My boys tend to be daredevils, they also like new toys to try out and explore…. So the The Original Space Scooter: X580 would likely inspire some curiosity and they would have tons of fun.
My daughter would love the original Space scooter X580. She has always wanted one of those.
Definitely The Original Space Scooter Junior !
The Original Space Scooter: X580 would be perfect for my son. Thanks for the chance!
My nephew would love the Micro Maxi Kick scooter
I have three nieces under the age of 4. So they’d love the Micro Mini 2 Go, training scooter. It would be good for all of their ages.
My daughter would love the Globber My Free 4-in-1!
My kids would love The Original Space Scooter: X580. Thanks for the chance 🙂
The Micro Mini 2 Go would be hours of summer fun for my grandson. Great products!
I thinks he would love to own the MADD Gear VX6 Pro.
My sons would like the blue micro mini kick.
My step-daughter would love The Original Space Scooter: X580. So cool!
I think she would LOVE the Micro Maxi Kick!
My granddaughter would love the Globber My Free 4-in-1
I look at the scooters. I can just see my two older nephews with The Original Space Scooter: X580. LOL I love it. Blah on the nephews, I want it for ME
Nice!!! Marissa would choose the Micro Sprite Aluminum.
I have four grandson’s aging from 4 years to 13 years of age. Saying this, I would have to go for Micro Sprite Aluminum, as the two older boy’s do know how to share. With this in mind, the Micro Sprite Aluminum would be a more than welcome addition to Grandma’s collection of FUN SUMMER THINGS TO DO LIST with my Grandson’s!