My son's birthday is scarily close to the holidays and the problem at hand is always finding a fun and exciting toy that he didn't receive a month ago.
Enter the new Skylander's Swap Force Skylands Spinners by Mega Blok.

For over a year now, my skylanders fan has been enjoyed the Skylander Giant Battle Arcade in which you crashed characters into one another for an epic battle. It really put a smile on his face to try out this brand new kind of battle just launched by Mega Bloks in the New Year. This battle is a spinner battle. And boy did it keep the kids' attention.

So here is how the battle works: first you choose your character from among the newly released Swap Force characters. We sampled fan favorites "Wash Buckler", "Freeze Blade", Rattle Shake" and our personal fave "Blast Zone". The really cool thing about them is the swappable capability of them (just like the video game he has loved for a month now). Each character pops apart to be expertly fit into the spinner. Spinner colors vary by element theme (just like the game): red (fire), blue (water) and purple (undead) etc. Once the character is secured into the spinner, simply pull the rip cord and off they go. The game is simple: the rip cord pushes your spinner into your opponents. The last spinner spinning is the winner!
The floor is perfectly fine as a battle scene; however Mega Bloks also created the "Frost Guard Battle Arcade" for a serious Skylander Tryst. It provides four knock out zones; it may be difficult but someone will be the last one standing and the winner. Now with the arcade come obstacles. Sheep’s will be perched on the side lines prepared to launch into the battle (just like in the Giants battle). The arcade also comes with Grilla Drilla and Hoot Loop.
For now, me and my little Skylander Swap Force fan enjoy spinner battles on the floor. I am sure before the month's out we will be purchasing the arcade with all those birthday gift cards. At around $10 per spinner the price is certainly right.

For more information or to purchase products please visit www.megabloks.com