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Review – Iron Man Smartphone Stand

Iron Man Smartphone Stand
Photo-A-Day #4221

I received an Iron Man Smartphone Stand (aff link) from Toy Island to use and review. Opinions are 100% my own.

Iron Man is my go to super hero. I’m a big fan. So, when I was offered a Smartphone Stand that uses an app to look like Tony Stark/Iron Man I was excited to try it out. This is a toy for kids ages 8 and up and so the app is rather simple. You can set alarms, tap the face of Iron Man/Tony Stark and tilt the toy around. Iron Man is funny and cocky as I would expect him to be. I’ve played with it a bit and haven’t gone through all of the 50 phrases and animations.

The device also has an opening so there is access to connect the charger so at night you can pop you smartphone into the stand and connect the charger, play with Iron man for a bit and then put him into sleep mode, make sure that you set the alarm and you are good to go overnight. You can see more about it in the vlog below.

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Happy Halloween 2016

Eva and Andrew in their Halloween Costumes
Photo-A-Day #4220

We did something different for our Halloween this year. We went over to our friend’s house and went trick or treating around their neighborhood. It was so busy. That was a far cry from our neighborhood where we get maybe 40 people in the night. The kids had a great time with their friends and came home with huge buckets of candy. It reminded me of Halloween when I was a kid. I’d collect a ton of candy from all over the place. Their neighborhood was such a nice neighborhood. We left a bowl on the porch with a note to just take one. It was empty when we returned. Pretty sure it was hit the moment we got into the house. Glad we only put out half of what we had.

Andrew was excited about Halloween all day. He decided to ditch the Iron Man costume for the Skylanders Wallop Costume that we received to review. He really liked that costume. Eva, of course, is all about Harry Potter and loves her Hermione costume so much. She has been talking non stop about it and was delighted with each person who recognized her as Hermione. They both thought that my costume was a riot. I combined my Sriracha Bottle Costume with my Optimus Prime Helmet and went as “Srirachamus Prime”. Observe.

I am Srirachamis Prime. #Halloween #Transformers

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Andrew and I played Skylanders after school today. We played with the Sensei Candy Coated Chopscotch as well as standard Chopscotch and we made an Undead Imaginator with a Creation Crystal. The standard Chopscotch and the Undead Creation Crystal were given to me by Activision. I bought Candy Coated Chopscotch myself on release day. Here is my video about those toys.