If your children are into kids army toys then you will not be stuck for choices when it comes to buying them presents. The range of army related gifts is very varied and includes soldier action figures, army vehicles, role play toys such as guns and costumes and even board games.
Build up your collection with army, navy and air force figures and send them into battle in their army toy tanks, boats and airplanes for lots of army toy action fun.
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Plastic Army Men Toys
You can buy army action figures quite cheaply in various sized sets. They are typically small, green toy army men who are posed in fixed positions so children can arrange them in their imaginary battles. A smaller set of 40 pieces will cost about $7 while larger collections of 1,000 army toy soldiers of less quality sells for about $25. Anyone who has watched the Toy Story movies will know these little green army characters are often found helping out, so you can also buy buckets of Toy Story army men or a 90 piece Toy Story Army Legos set which includes figures and an army Jeep. Also staying with the movie theme, GI Joe toy army soldiers are hugely popular following the movie in 2009. This range includes larger scale army action figures which are highly detailed and articulated. These cost upwards of $10 per figure. Finally, for kids who are more into the whole model scene, you can buy Airfix soldiers in two different sizes which can be built, painted and then played with.
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Army Toy Tanks & Other Vehicles
There are various toy army sets of vehicles that seem quite good value for money. You can get 100 items including toy army tanks, jets, trucks, flags and more for around $25. You can also buy larger scale, more detailed models individually. Unimax do a good range of authentic vehicles made from die cast metal and plastic. They are 1.72 scale models and include many battle tanks, a cargo truck, helicopters and airplanes costing from around $16. You can also find MegaBloks ProBuilder sets covering many army vehicles such as the 545 piece Navy Destroyer battleship for $35 as well as many other army boats. Remote control helicopters seem to be a particular favourite with kids today as well.
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Kids Army Toys & Costumes For Role Play
Moving onto role play toys, you can find army camouflage helmets and many toy guns. These guns come in various forms such as machine guns, some of which have rotating bullets and sounds, pistols, shot guns and even a pistol and knife set. Dressing up wise there is a large range of costumes costing around $25 covering the army, SWAT and Special Forces. Some even come with a helmet and walkie talkie.
Board Games
For children who are more into army strategy than role play, there are a few board games available. A version of Monopoly has been made for all areas of the armed services including the army, navy and air force. The game play is similar to what you are used to although the board is a custom design. You travel from basic training to HQ collecting troops and equipment cards as you go and you fortify your properties instead of building houses. For $17 it is well thought of. Perhaps the most well known military game is Risk where you employ strategy and hope for some luck as you attempt to persuade your attackers to move on somewhere else. Of course there is always Battleships to keep you busy seeking and destroying your enemy.
With such a collection of games and army toys for kids out there to choose from, there is plenty to satisfy your child’s interest in the armed forces.