Take Summer Playtime to the Next Level with Antsy Pants Build + Play Kits

Playtime should be a time for kids to run around, stretch their legs and imaginations! With Summer finally here, we are excited to introduce you to Antsy Pants: a new line of Build & Play™ Kits that encourage limitless options of imaginative play for children. Now available exclusively at Target, these easy-to-build, durable play structures feature color-coded Snap and Click™ poles and connectors, making assembly fun and easy for each kit. From sailing the seven seas in your Antsy Pants Pirate Ship to setting up shop in your front yard with the Antsy Pants Lemonade Stand, the adventures are endless.

With Antsy Pants, you Get Play and Give Play. With each kit purchased, Antsy Pants will help national non-profit KaBOOM! build playgrounds for kids living in poverty across America. 

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My Thoughts

This is the coolest idea for an awesome children’s toy. I was so excited to try this with my son, but also to try it with my husband. This is every father/son team’s dream toy. This 123 piece toy initially just seemed like it built the pirate ship, but the more I looked into it the more I realized it can build anything. Not only can it build every piece in the Antsy Pants Collection, but it also can be used with your wildest imagination. This is the aspect that my husband likes the best, that our son can use his imagination to build anything. 

They have the coolest covers, that we are sooooo going to pick up a couple more of them. I love the lemonade stand and the plain white teepee they have that children can decorate themselves. There is some amazing ingenuity behind these and they are so versatile. The pirate ship is definitely something that my son is going to be able to grow into and love as he gets older, but while he is still younger they have an amazing ball pit structure that we already ordered for my son. This is something that we are going to get years of amazing fun and creativity out of. I am super excited for the balls and the liner to come in. I posted a picture above of the ball pit that you can build for your child. 

The actual kit is 123 pieces, but it is great to have a hands on project with your child. You can build it with your child. That is great for bonding and spending time together. The pieces are all color coordinated and brightly colored so it is definitely easy to keep track of everything. The also have just come out with a really cool organizer for all of the pieces so you can keep it in your playroom so it is also easily accessible for "fort" building. I highly recommend this addition to your toy room, because it was not the easiest to get back into the box lol. 

The poles were a little tough to snap together and get apart. I child could not do it by themselves. I like that aspect that though. Their creations wont just topple over, and they need an adults help. That leads to parent child interatcion and makes me feel safer about the toy. There is so much versatility to this toy, and it really is one of the most ingenuous children's toys I have seen in a long time. I love the idea that my son can put this to use as a younger toddler and will get so many years out of this. We are a little younger than the suggested age for the kit, but the ball pit will make him so happy. I can not wait until it comes in. 

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Backyard water fun with H2OGO! tether ball splash!

Bestway Lights Up Summertime Fun With A Colorful Line-Up Of Soaking Good H2OGO! Backyard Water Toys

Building On The Success of Backyard Water Slides, Bestway Extends Summertime Play With Unveiling Of Its Innovative Color Wave Pool, Doodle Glow Pool And Tether Ball Splash

After revolutionizing backyard water fun last summer with the launch of the first and only water slide with a built-in inflatable speed ramp, Bestway, Inc. is back in 2016 with an even more exciting line-up of H2OGO! outdoor water toys. Adding a new level of colorfully exciting water fun to the backyard, the H2OGO! Tether Ball Splash , Doodle Glow Pool and the Color Wave Pool are sure to keep summer fun going all day and night.

A watery twist to a timeless favorite, H2OGO! Tether Ball Splash takes the classic fun of tetherball and infuses it with a new level of wet and wild excitement. Kids are able to battle each other in a heated game of schoolyard tetherball while staying cool as they swing and splash the spinning spray ball all the way to victory. Easy to assemble in minutes, the inflatable 6.5 foot Tether Ball Splash attaches to a garden hose and has a built-in water chamber at the base to keep the fun upright all summer long.

The backyard water fun transitions from day to night with H2OGO!¹s Doodle Glow Pool and Color Wave Pool. Both inflatable pools are designed to extend summertime fun into the evening hours. 

Kids can splash around all night long in a rainbow of colors as the H2OGO! Color Wave Pool¹s built-in LED lights illuminate the walls of the pool in an array of five different neon colors. 

Pushing the bounds of creativity, The H2OGO! Doodle Glow Pool takes the artwork off of the refrigerator and puts it on the bottom of the pool. Utilizing innovative technology, the Doodle Glow¹s fluorescent floor doubles as a blank canvas for kids to create an underwater, glow-in-the dark art show. Using two patent-pending LED underwater flashlights and a stencil set, kids can let their imagination splash wildly as they create an underwater world of glow art.  

Both the Doodle Glow and Color Wave Pools are constructed with sturdy I-beam construction, extra-wide sidewalls, hold 147 gallons of water and are designed for easy assembly and take-down.

H2OGO! single, double and triple backyard waterslides are back after sweeping across the nation in a tidal wave of fun last summer. The H2OGO! water slide¹s inflatable launch pad at the start of every slide reduces the impact of the landing. Without the ³ouch² of a belly-flop, riders are smoothly propelled down the 18-foot slide into the drench pool. Kids can either take turns sliding down the single slide or race each other on the double and triple slides.

³Every summer parents look for new ways to get kids active and keep them off of the couch,² says Andrea McCoy, marketing manager, Bestway USA Inc. ³Each of the new products in the H2OGO! line-up are specifically designed to promote physical activity and social interaction among kids and their families. We¹ve raised the bar for what kids and parents should expect when it comes to 21^st century outdoor water play with this year¹s line-up of H2OGO! backyard water toys.²

With over 20 years of success in the global inflatable leisure and water sports product markets, Bestway¹s branded products are known in the industry for their unique, innovative and practical styles, designs, as well as excellent product features and quality. The H2OGO! water slides have a suggested retail price of $9.99 for the single slide, $17.99 for the double and $29.99 for the triple; $39.99 for the Color Wave Pool, $34.96 for the Doodle Glow Pool, $11.89 for the Tether Ball Splash. All are available at Toys R' US, Amazon.com, Big Lots!, Kmart, Walgreens and Walmart.com.

For more information on each of the H2OGO! inflatable products, please visit www.h2ogoslides.com

About Bestway North America

Founded in 1994, Bestway (Bestway Global Holding) specializes in the supply chain of inflatable leisure products, water sports products, above ground pools and other leisure products. With a vertically integrated operation, Bestway is engaged in Research & Development, Manufacturing, Sales and Logistics. Bestway currently represents 25% of the industry¹s global market. For more information, please visit https://www.bestwaycorp.us/.

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My Thoughts

Setup was easy. You did need an air pump to blow up the center blue part that is roughly six feet tall. The yellow base can be filled with air or water. We chose water to give it a more solid grounding and less likely to tip over. After that, you bring the hose to it, twist it on, and you're ready to go.

We had to play around with the water pressure. Water squirts out the top of the blue pole, as well as out the ball. Lots of opportunity to get wet. With the base as wide as it was and the clear rope wasn't quite long enough. It was hard to get a good game of tether ball going. Especially with water coming out of the ball and usually going right for the face.

I liked the idea behind this toy, but it didn't work out well for playing tether ball. However, the kids still had a lot of fun, using it other ways and getting drenched. So it was still be a hit with the kids and they do request to play with it. My daughter enjoys to play with it along and does her own thing with toys and the ball.

As far as working as a tether ball, the idea is there. For the most part, the rope glides around from the top effortlessly. If the blue middle wasn't as thick as it was, I think you'd be able to play a little better. As it is now, it's hard to hit the ball back and forth.

My kids have used this without water. We have it set-up on our patio right now and they like to go out and smack it back and forth with each other. They enjoy the tether ball aspect of this without the water better.

Over all, I do like this. It has gotten my kids playing outside.