Hover Star Motion Controlled UFO

As the fun uncle, it's my responsibility to equitably entertain all of my nieces and nephews (at least, that's what I tell myself). And as anyone with several kids in their life knows, it's not easy to come up with something cheap and shareable. So I'm a fan of the classics - give me a ball and I can entertain myself all day, and the first rule of making something fun for kids is making sure you're enjoying it too. Fun is contagious. Still, a ball can get boring for today's kids, especially if they aren't athletic. A little novelty is needed from time to time - which is exactly where this UFO excels. If you've ever watched kids bat a balloon around a room, you've got an idea of how they'll interact with this. It floats tantalizingly close, yet just out of reach most of the time. Better yet, this works without touching, so it accelerates at a predetermined pace - that means there's no escalating games of who can spike it the hardest until someone ends up crying. I think of this as Balloon2.0 - a perfectly shareable toy (it's boring to play alone). For athletic kids, it has the appeal of a balloon or a ball, but it's also exciting to kids who love to tinker (how does it work?), or who enjoy lights and colors, or flying things... it hits with a lot of personalities. It's brilliant in its simplicity - no controllers, no accessories, just simple thrills. While the concept is ingenious, the execution is commendable. The toy generally works as described, though there are rare times where it'll get stuff flying into the ceiling. Overall though, flight is good and it responds fairly well to the controls. This isn't a precision instrument, so don't expect 100% accuracy - but frustration is part of the fun anyway. It's also not particularly strong, but remember, there's not supposed to be any contact during play. The engineers had to consider weight in their design, so it's mostly very lightweight plastic. It's not going to hold up to violent strikes, so monitor play carefully. Battery life is just about as long as a kid's attention span, so by the time it's ready for a recharge, they are too. I love this toy because my nieces and nephews love it. It may not last forever, but at least for now it's got their attention and, more importantly, it's got them playing together (and not just playing separately near each other). I look forward to seeing what variations pop up as these inevitably become more popular. One last note: my dogs are terrified of it. I've reassured them it's not an intruder, but even still, I think we'll only be playing with this away from the pups.

The Hover Star motion controlled UFO is so cool. First you have to charge it until the lights flash red on the charging plug. Then to turn it on you just push the button the lights will start flashing and then you start to have fun. To turn it off you push the button that you push to turn on and you hold it for three seconds and The UFO will turn off. It will take time to master it so have patience but right out of the first charge you can just throw it up in the air and the kids will go wild ! This is definitely a toy to have an a party to entertain children they will be in total aww of it. This is a great gift for anybody but definitely over age 6 because you do have to master it definitely takes an adult to try and figure it out to explain to the children but right out of my hand it just started going all over the kids went wild ,the dog went wild .It was a lot of fun! It has motion sensor so it doesn't bump into anything. I felt very safe . The ufo is all inclosed the blades are not exposed very safe toy. I can definitely see me getting a few more of them for everyone in my family you'll love it.