A new twist on the traditional block tower

Regardless of their age, every child seems drawn to block towers for the sole purpose of knocking them down. And now Oregon's American Toy has transformed that activity into a imaginative and challenging game with their Castle & Catapult toy.

It starts with that familiar activity of building a castle tower out of the included 59 wooden blocks. But now comes the twist. Your kiddo scores points by knocking down the tower using a ping pong catapult! Pull the throw arm back to lock it in place, place a ping pong ball in the cup and press the trigger button to accurately launch the ball up to 14 feet. I have a feeling it might be tough for the kids to get a turn when my hubby gets hold of this toy.

$31 at Northwest Nature Shop

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