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- BACK TO BASICS: Encourage kids to get off the couch with this retro toy! The Skip It Original toy was a hit in the 80s. Let\'s bring back the good ole days when kids played outside in the sun!
- ILLUSTRIOUS BEGINNINGS: The swing ball toy was invented by Mel Kennedy and Avi Arad (who has since gone on to become the CEO of Marvel Studios!). Talk about a genius product made by a genius!
- FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES: Our jump ball comes with an adjustable rope. Pull it to make it longer for taller players, or shorten it for younger ones. What a fun (and challenging) exercise!
- LARGER THAN AVERAGE: These skip its toys are larger than usual skip it with counter toys. Remember playing with this in the sun? Get your kids away from their gadgets; play with this instead!
- A NOSTALGIC GIFT ITEM: We\'ve made sure to provide pretty packaging for these great playground toys. Give it to someone who remembers the iconic commercial - or to a kid who needs fun exercise!
BRING PLAYTIME BACK TO BASICS!\n\nDo you remember the 80s and 90s? Saturday morning cartoons. Colorful cereal. Scrunchies. And lots and lots of playtime in the sun.\nKids nowadays are glued to their gadgets. Their worlds are seen through screens, instead of the bright eyes that reflect lifestyles filled with vitamin C and vitamin D.\nIt\'s time to bring playtime back to basicswith a little bit of nostalgic fun.\nDo you remember the skipit ball?\nIt was invented in the late 80s by Avi Arad and Mel Kennedy, and released by Tiger Electronics.\nJust to prove how illustrious this simple ball-and-string contraption is, Avi Arad eventually went on to become the CEO of Marvel Studios (he\'s the Executive Producer of Spiderman and a couple of X-Men Movies). Imagine the brainpower that went into this simple toy!\nIn fact, the toy was inspired by the Lemon Twist, which was produced by ChemToy - the company that invented the bubble-wand-and-solution toy.\nThe skip it ball is a pioneer in the toy space. In fact, Time Magazine rated it as one of the Top 100 Toys of All Time.\nHere\'s why our version is totally tubular:\n Larger in size than the competition\n\n Comes in beautiful packaging; gift-ready toy\n\n Adjustable rope length\n\n Kids and adults of any height can play with it\n\n Mirrors the very first and original skipit toy\n\nTell the kids to motor.\nThis kid-safe ball toy is a retro toy that very well could get kids off the couch. You know how kids like a challenge? The skipit looks simple - but don\'t be deceived. Dare them to master it. See how many jumps they can do. You\'ll be stimulating their competitive streak - while getting them to exercise, too!