Daily Archives: December 11, 2018

Review, Toys, Video Game

Review: Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit

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Nintendo Labo Toycon 3 Kit

We recently received two Nintendo LABO kits, the Variety Kit and the Vehicle Kitc (A Toy Insider STEM 10 Winner 2018). While we enjoy both I am partial to the vehicle kit. We received the kits for free and opinions are 100% our own. I have some affiliate links below that you can use to get the kits for yourselves. So far I’ve built the steering wheel and a I am looking forward to building more of the kit over the holiday break. I built the steering wheel first because I enjoy driving games the most. I’m not the best flyer. At least with Driving I am good about not overcompensating the turns. In flight, I am an ungainly bird. I’m also excited about the submarine toycon. That looks very interesting and I can’t wait to explore under the sea with Andrew and Eva.

Eva Driving the Nintendo Labo

I built the steering wheel by myself. It took a long time to do and I knew that Andrew would not have the patience to do it. He does enjoy helping and folding the cardboard but only for a little while. I didn’t want to start and then have to stop down to entertain him as we built the toycon. I just knew that he would want to get right to driving using the steering wheel and gas pedal toycons. So I built everything while the kids were at school. The game comes with video step by step instructions on how to fold and assemble all the toycons. This is a very efficient and entertaining way to so this, I will let him work with me a little as we make the flight stick and the submarine.

When I introduced the steering wheel to the kids they were excited. We started the adventure game that comes with the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit. Kids can drive, fly and go under the water through this game. The kids have become great little drivers. They have played a few times and each time I am more impressed with how fluidly they make the car go. They even expertly fuel it up during their travels.

The Vehicle Kit’s steering wheel is a genius product. I love how, through the use of cardboard and rubber bands, we can make a fully functional steering wheel. The setup uses all points of the joycon and this includes sending infrared signals to the joycon from the assembled toycon. Using reflective tape strips enabled the joycon to receive special signals through the IR receivers.

There are many more things that we can do with this kit and the joycons. Eventually we will get into the programming aspect of this toy and then the kids will be off on their own creating experimental games with the joycons and testing out the coding options.I certainly want to learn more about that.

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Food, Review

Review: Sneakz Organic Protein Powder

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Sneakz organic with milk

I received a bag of Sneakz Sneakz Vegan Powder for free to try out and review. Opinions are my own.

I’ve tried many different protein powders to help supplement my nutrition. I am terrible about having enough fruit and veggies. So, something called Sneakz has me in mind. You really have to sneak in the veggies to get me to eat them. That isn’t entirely true. If veggies are served I will eat them but who has the time to get them all in each and every day. Not me and I bet, not you. By adding a scoop of Sneakz to your recipes you can add in a 1/2 serving of veggies to practically anything.

Being that I am pretty lazy about things I simply added a scoop to a cup of milk to make a strawberry milkshake. While it was okay, I probably should have made the Sneakz Pumpkin Seed Energy Bars with Cherry Compote to try and sneak in the Sneakz. Again, I’m totally lazy. But, if I had the chocolate or vanilla Sneakz you know that was going to be added to some chocolate chip cookies. Hey, every little step in the right direction, am I right?

Sneakz Organic Strawberry MilkShake

Here is what is inside Sneakz Organic Strawberry Protein Powder according to the Sneakz website.

INGREDIENTS
Organic veggie blend (Pea protein, Carrot, Cauliflower, Beet, Sweet potato), Organic cane sugar, Organic flavors, Citric acid, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086.

Hypoallergenic Pea Protein with Half Serving of Veggies

DETAILS
Sneakz Organic Vegan Protein Powder and Drink Mix is mindfully formulated with today’s active child in mind. It’s a great source of whole food nutrition from vegetables and non-dairy pea protein for children or anyone who feels the need to add that extra boost to their diet. Using the latest research, we’ve created the perfect blend of phytonutrient dense whole foods to support a healthy on-the-go lifestyle.

By adding beets, spinach, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots, we are able to fit in a full ½ serving of vegetables per scoop and 14 grams of protein. Each scoop contains all 10 essential amino acids, fiber, and at least 500 million CFUs of probiotics.