Strong female characters in film and literature are becoming more common. Girls everywhere are giving up princess costumes to be Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and Merida from Brave.

And now they can be more like their favorite characters with the new Huntress Z-Curve Bow from Zing.

Zing makes quality "kid-powered, calorie-operated" toys that get kids off the couch and away from video games, and encourages them use their imagination as they develop hand-eye coordination and other skills. Zing toys don't require batteries and can be used indoors and outdoors.

The Huntress Z-Curve Bow is a safe, realistic introduction to archery. This "parent-approved" bow and arrow is made of soft foam to prevent accidents and damage, and comes in an attractive sparkly pink and purple design. The set comes with a bow, two zonic whistle arrows and 1 zartz arrow that features a powerful suction cup head that sticks to almost anything. The Huntress fires arrows up to 125 feet away.

Zing is also making headway in flight toy technology. Their Sky Ripperz are supersonic bungee-launched rockets that can send whistle-screaming soft-foam ammo soaring up to 250 feet with just a flick the wrist.