| The Air Hogs Vectron Wave is a child friendly | | | | for one child to guide the craft near the next child who, |
| hovercraft with special obstacle sensors that allow it | | | | in turn, puts his hand over the other and takes the |
| to respond to your hands or any other flat surface. | | | | craft. Do choose music that will not be too distracting. |
| After placing it on a flat surface such as a table or | | | | A variation of the hot potato is the game musical |
| floor, you can slip your hand under it. By lifting your | | | | pillows. The hovercraft is still passed from child to child |
| hand, the hovercraft will rise while lowering your hand | | | | while music plays. But, when the music is done, |
| will make it drop; similar movement happens when you | | | | whoever has the hovercraft is out. This process |
| slowly move your hand left or right. This type of | | | | continues only one person is left; he or she is the |
| interaction lends itself well to traditional birthday party | | | | winner and given a reward. |
| games for children. The Vectron Wave can be used in | | | | Telephone and limbo are two games best played |
| variations of Simon says, hot potato, musical pillows, | | | | outdoors; though, they can be done indoors. For |
| telephone and limbo. | | | | telephone, the children are spread out, preferably in a |
| In Simon says, the traditional rules apply while an adult | | | | straight line (this is why outdoors is best). Instead of |
| should be Simon. But, there is a twist. Simon can only | | | | passing a phrase from person to person like the |
| say: Move Up, Down, Left, Right or Hover; in response, | | | | traditional game, you instead pass the hovercraft. In |
| if Simon says, the child uses his hand to make the | | | | limbo, the children will not be going under a rope or |
| hovercraft move up, down, left or right. Of course, if | | | | stick; they will maneuver the hovercraft under it. Just |
| Simon did not say, or the wrong movement is made, | | | | like in the traditional game, whoever can not get their |
| the child is done. This game can be done as a group, | | | | craft under the stick is out; the sole survivor is the |
| or individually. | | | | winner. |
| When I was younger, I played hot potato with my | | | | Though the Air Hogs Vectron Wave is a hovercraft, |
| grandparents. We would pass a bean-filled sock | | | | its ability to respond to hands makes it useful in a lot of |
| around while 1950's music played. When the song | | | | traditional children's games. With just a little bit of |
| ended, whoever had the sock had to do a simple task, | | | | creativity, you can add zest to a traditional party and |
| usually a silly one. In this variation, the hovercraft is | | | | entertain yourself, other parents and all the little ones. |
| passed from child to child. The best way to do this is | | | | |