Blue Wolf Reviews

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  • Wahu Skim N Hoop Pool Game

    Wahu Skim N Hoop Pool Game

    If you are looking for a game to keep your children occupied in the pool this summer, this is it. Skim n Hoop is a colourful, inflatable, sturdy toy with the ability to be converted into many activities. The dimensions are 150 cm long 144cm high and 86 cm wide. Once the plastic has been inflated it serves as a focal point for throwing the ball.

    There are two basketball hoops, three circular targets, and a detachable net on the back. A ball is included. The structure floats on the water and the aim is to get the ball into the hoops or into the targets. On the back side, the net is placed so the balls can be thrown over it. A small repair kit is also included.

    We tested this game at a public pool for a pool party. It seemed that younger children were less interested, but 5 year old’s and up enjoyed the challenge. The older children soon mastered the whole idea and it seems that playing in teams was the popular way to go. At this time, we only had the one ball supplied, and several lighter balls. The heavier ball was more easily thrown and aimed. Having the game as a focal point in the pool was popular.

    An air pump is needed to inflate this device, and a selection of balls would be helpful for all children to participate. There was a great deal of interest by the children when the toy arrived, and the older children stayed the longest.

  • The Adventures of Clive

    The Adventures of Clive

    Clive is Clam who, while he likes his lovely watery world, has always wondered what the world outside was like. He dreamed that perhaps it was something like his world but somehow different.

    Now there is an old saying,’ be very careful what you wish for’ as Clive was soon to discover. One day, when two children were visiting the beach, they found Clive in his beautiful, watery world and decided to take him home with them.

    As he was taken from his pool and put into Adalyn’s pocket, he began to feel very frightened as his little world was turned upside down. When Clive reached her home he was put up on the shelf in the bedroom with the other toys, which while interesting, was far, very far, from his safe, happy little world and family.

    Oh dear, what was going to happen to him; but this was just the beginning of his sometimes very scary adventures.

    Diana Smith once again captures the emotions of Clive perfectly as she weaves them into as story of discovery for children to help them learn about being resilient, being grateful and to dream dreams that may one day take them far from their homes, before they too can return, a little older and wiser.

    Next time you go to the beach and there is a rock pool full of interesting things, see if you can find Clive, tucked up safely in his lovely watery world, but do remember, while he likes to keep you company while you are at the beach, and loves a good adventure, he also likes to be left behind with his very own family of clams in his very special pool by the sea.

    The Adventures of Clive has been beautifully illustrated by Ria Rosa with a soft spray-painting effect, which is then photographed; the children in the illustrations are family members and friends who enhance a gentle story of love and gratitude.