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How To Throw A Skylanders Party

June 17, 2014 by Momstart 16 Comments

We are partnering with Frito-Lay and Skylanders and received a lot of Skylanders Swag including the Xbox 360 version of Skylanders Swap Force and my children have been dying to open it and play with all of it and I made them wait for the "Choose and Name a New Hero" party day. The party day finally came and now I’ll be lucky to rip the kids away from the Xbox at all this summer. Skylanders RULE!

The three Skylanders Trap Team™ hero finalist names and their fan-submitted inspirations (in alphabetical order by hero name) are:

"Bat Spin" submitted by Kimberly Josey from Charlotte, N.C., is a witch tasked with saving the underworld from trolls to prove worthy of joining the Skylanders heroes.

"Flip Wreck" submitted by Noel Foster from Clearwater, Fla., is imagined as half-dolphin and half-shipwreck, unlike any Skylanders the world has ever seen.

"High Five" submitted by Phylicia Nakamoto from Elk Grove, Calif., is the fifth son of the Royal High Flying Dragonflies. Famous for his great speed, this hero can fly higher and faster than any other dragonfly in Skylanders.

The voting is over and the winning hero will appear on Skylanders packaging and in the Skylanders Trap Team™ video game slated for release in North America on October 5, 2014. The finalist receiving the most eligible fan votes will be awarded a $100,000 scholarship. To celebrate the promotion, fans will receive $10-off coupons for Skylanders SWAP Force™ Starter Packs in specially marked packs of Frito-Lay Classic Mix and Flavor Mix 20-count variety packs.

Now for the Fun….

We had the characters out and the kids role played with their favorite characters while I finished getting the final touches ready. We also had some Skylanders coloring sheets ready for kids that like to color.

I had so much fun setting up the party area because all you need is color when it comes to Frito-Lay and Skylanders. Another party activity we had was create your own Skylanders cupcake. I had a cookie cutter that I used to cut the shape out of a cake I made and then gave the kids the supplies and cupcakes were made.

Supplies needed:

Cupcakes or cookies
lots of icing options
Candy

This is the winning Skylanders cupcake:

The kids also had fun swapping Skylanders cards.

I was really concerned fighting would break out but it was so awesome, Miles and Zoe were able to make sure they had the same amount of cards and that Zoe had the “Strong” girls and Miles had the boys.

So for a party you need:

Color
Food
Cake
Fun

For the fun we had a ball toss game.

Each kid paired up and took one of the Skylanders Balls (inside them were Skylanders key chains)

They would toss the ball to their partner.

Then they take a step back.

Then they toss it again.

They continue doing this until someone doesn’t catch it then they are out.

Winners got a Skylanders prize.

Everyone had a great time at our party and we’re thrilled it was a success!

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Hosting A Frito-Lay and Skylanders “Choose and Name a New Hero” Party Giveaway

June 4, 2014 by Momstart 51 Comments

My kids are HUGE Skylanders fans and they only started playing at Christmas of this past year. We received a Skylanders Swap Force Starter kit and then for my daughter’s birthday I found some of the Skylanders on sale and had her pick out one. So she’s quite excited to have a girl. Plus over the years I’ve collected a few here and there and they have a small but growing collection.

We are partnering with Frito-Lay and Skylanders and throwing an at home party with some of Zoe and Miles’ friends celebrating the Frito-Lay and Skylanders "Choose and Name a New Hero" contest. Fans were asked to select and name one of three potential heroes they wanted to see come to life in the next Skylanders video game. Three finalists were selected out of over 20,000 contest submissions.

The three Skylanders Trap Team™ hero finalist names and their fan-submitted inspirations (in alphabetical order by hero name) are:

"Bat Spin" submitted by Kimberly Josey from Charlotte, N.C., is a witch tasked with saving the underworld from trolls to prove worthy of joining the Skylanders heroes.

"Flip Wreck" submitted by Noel Foster from Clearwater, Fla., is imagined as half-dolphin and half-shipwreck, unlike any Skylanders the world has ever seen.

The winning hero will appear on Skylanders packaging and in the Skylanders Trap Team™ video game slated for release in North America on October 5, 2014. The finalist receiving the most eligible fan votes will be awarded a $100,000 scholarship. To celebrate the promotion, fans will receive $10-off coupons for Skylanders SWAP Force™ Starter Packs in specially marked packs of Frito-Lay Classic Mix and Flavor Mix 20-count variety packs. Go vote for your favorite here: www.fritolay.com/skylanders

One lucky Mom Start reader can win a gift basket with Frito-Lay and Skylanders products by answering which of the 3 finalists is your favorite. Winner will be chosen on .June 17th.

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Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Heroes Giveaway #Skylanders

March 28, 2014 by Momstart 28 Comments

Build your favorite pirate with eight legs and no pegs, then swap bodies to create ultimate combinations with Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Wash Buckler. Control the forces of evil by building a magnetic robot hero, then swapping bodies to create ultimate combinations with Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Magna Charge.

Do you have a little one that loves to build? Do you have kids that play Skylanders SWAP Force™? We do, both of my children like to build and to play Skylanders SWAP Force™. So when they see the combination they have to play with it. Miles has some of the Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Heroes already, they are up in the valley of his room deep in a mess of adventure as all boys rooms are at his age. These will be down in the pit of fun very soon,

These super-sized buildable heroes with special micro axises let you pull them apart and swap with other Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ heroes. Create the perfect combinations to defend Cloudbreak Islands and stop Kaos’ evil plans!

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BUILD AND SWAP WITH Mega BloksSKYLANDERS HEROES!

Three (3) winners each receive:

· Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Wash Buckler

· Mega Bloks Skylanders SWAP Force™ Magna Charge

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Activision’s Skylanders Swap Force Xbox 360 & Xbox One

December 16, 2013 by Momstart Leave a Comment

My kids played Skylanders Swap Force for the first time this weekend and they loved it. It’s the first game that my daughter has really truly enjoyed. Most games are more complex and the controls are hard for her to figure out, but Skylanders sucked her in with the story and then with the controls and game play. We have the game for the Xbox 360 but might just have to upgrade to Xbox One. I love how easy it is to play Skylanders between consoles, but mostly I was so happy to see my daughter actually get a kick out of playing a video game. Skylanders is made for kids young and old!

The skylanders need your help:Embark on an exciting new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands’ magic. That is until an epic battle caught them in an eruption that blasted them apart, sent them to Earth and gave them the ability to swap powers. Only you can mix and match their tops and bottoms, put them on the new Portal of Power™ and save Skylands.

Miles and Zoe both wanted to play Blast Zone, he seems to be a very powerful player. It’ nice because as they go from level to level the game told them which power they needed and the kids had fun swapping the characters making new characters. I think I read that if you have all the characters you can create 256 different combinations of power, that’s awesome!!!.

An all-new team of characters can swap their bottom and top halves for unique gameplay experiences. Kids can even bring their older Skylanders in to join the fun – including Giants! The SWAP Force Starter pack comes with the game, two swappable Skylanders, one standard Skylander, and an updated Portal of Power.

Product Details

Includes:

1 Video Game
1 NEW Portal of Power
5 Dark Skylanders Figures
5 Character Sticker Sheets with Secret Codes
5 Trading Cards
1 Mega Character Poster