Walkie talkie toys are effectively two way radios that give your kids a communication gadget to play with without you having to buy them a mobile phone that is going to cost you in call charges as well as the initial cost.
If you buy wisely, such as a set with long distance capabilities you could even use these ‘toys’ as communication devices to keep in touch with your kids when they are out and about and save yourself a bit of money in the process.
Kids seem to love walkie talkies toys. They are the perfect role play toy – your child can pretend to be GI Joe, James Bond or even a spy and will have the necessary equipment to communicate secretly with the rest of his team on their secret mission. They can dash around the house, garden or local woodland with them, talking to their friend in a different location. Espionage and war games are particularly popular and as a toy walkie talkie only needs batteries to get it going it is quick and easy to use.
Toy walkie talkies are so popular with kids that there are numerous models designed specifically with them in mind – Toy Story 3, Transformers and Power Rangers to name but a few. The trouble with the ‘kids’ versions is that hardly any of them get a decent write up. And they are not cheap either. You seem to be paying for the look rather than the function of these sets as they are expensive on batteries and the transmissions are barely audible. Other than the Lego Walkie Talkies that is, where as you would expect, you get a quality product.
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As such, you are well advised to steer clear of kids walkie talkies and stick with the best rated ‘normal’ versions. Your kids will have a much better play time with these and they are likely to be cheaper or at least no more expensive than the latest movie themed versions.
Being an army toys focused site, I was hoping to be able to tell you about some cool camo walkie talkies for kids, but despite there being at least two sets on the market that I have reviewed, they are not much good, so I won’t even waste your time. Your kids are going to have to go with an ‘army’ theme for their role play rather than the look of their walkie talkies.
Why parents love them
Walkie talkies are great for parents as well as kids and here’s why:
- Your kids will use their imagination to come up with more and more scenarios for walkie talkie play.
- They will get exercise from having to move about on their covert missions.
- They will get fresh air as it is likely that they will play outside whilst exploring what their walkie talkies can do.
- They will play socially as they need a friend to join in the fun.
- They will improve their communication skills as they need to articlulate well what they want to put across to their friends.
- They may enhance their mental skills by using secret codes during communications.
- They encourage quiet and shy kids to talk.
- You can keep track of your kids whether inside or out of the house without yelling.
- You can use them after bedtime as a safety blanket so your youngsters know they can get hold of you easily when you’re downstairs
- You can keep in touch with older children that may want to do a bit of their own thing while you’re all out shopping.
- You can check in with your kids wherever they are without embarassing them.
- There is no monthly service fee to pay as with cell phones.
You can get a set of kids walkie talkie toys for less than $30. Given the prices of toys these days, this is pretty reasonable for a toy that has all the benefits mentioned above and will get a lot of use.
Please check out our other article for our top 3 picks of walkie talkie toys.