Soaker Water Guns
Have you ever had a Super Soaker Water Gun as a child?
I did. I used to use it on my siblings all the time.
Yeah, I loved those. I had several of them. That’s how you know you were a 90′s kid, when you remember super soakers.
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Super Soaker Arctic Shock Water Gun From Nerf ~ Freezing Blasts of Water! ~ NEW $19.99 |
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OFFICIAL SUPER Soaker Max D 2000 WATER GUN $5.00 |
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NERF Super Soaker POINT BREAK Water Gun Shoots 16 Feet $8.95 |
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NERF Super Soaker SCATTER Blast Water Gun Shoots 25 Feet $10.75 |
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Nerf Guns Plus A Super Soaker Water Gun And 35 Bullets $20.00 |
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Super Soaker THUNDERSTORM Water Gun NERF EXPEDITED SHIP $19.95 |
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Nerf Super Soaker Scatter Blast Water Gun Summer Fun $21.99 |
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Nerf Super Soaker Tornado Strike Water Gun summer fun! $39.99 |
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Nerf Super Soaker Tornado Strike Water Gun $28.99 |
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Shield Blaster 1000 Water Gun RED SOAKER *FUN* RARE $24.99 |
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Official SUPER SOAKER Lightningstorm HUGE Motorized Full-Auto Water Gun Drum NEW $34.99 |
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Super Soaker Max-D 6000 w Box 4 Nozzles Power Pump Larami Water Gun Excellent! $14.99 |
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SUPER SOAKER Monster Power Pump Larami Water Gun Excellent! 2000 $39.98 |
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SUPER SOAKER Huge CPS 4100 Monster Power Pump Larami Water Gun Excellent! Big $49.98 |
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SUPER SOAKER Huge CPS 4100 Monster Power Pump Larami Water Gun Excellent! Big $49.98 |
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SUPER SOAKER Huge CPS 4100 Monster Power Pump Larami Water Gun For REPAIR $29.98 |
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3 SUPER Soaker Cps 1-3-5 Blaster Larami Water Guns LOT Excellent! $39.98 |
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First SUPER SOAKER 50 +2 bottles XTC Larami Water Gun RARE Collectors! 1990 $29.98 |
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SUPER SOAKER XP Backfire Larami Water Gun $14.98 |
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RARE SUPER SOAKER XP 310 Larami Water Gun $14.98 |
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RARE SUPER SOAKER 100 Larami Water Gun 1990 $19.98 |
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SUPER SOAKER XP 85 Triple shot Larami Water Gun $14.98 |
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HOT WEATHER RELIEVER / SUMMERTIME FUN / NERF SUPER SOAKER RATTLER WATER GUN $26.95 |
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Nerf Super Soaker Tornado Strike Water Gun $8.99 |
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UNOPENED Helix supersoaker, super soaker, water gun, Squirt Gun $10.99 |
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SUPER SOAKER Aquashock Artic Blast Water Gun 40oz Shoots 35 Feet Blaster New NIB $25.00 |
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2004 Hasbro Super Soaker Arctic Shock Water Gun $14.95 |
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Working SUPER SOAKER MONSTER XL – biggest water gun ever made – vintage $179.99 |
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Clean, Working Super Soaker Cps 1200 – water gun – vintage $20.99 |
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2 Pk Blaster Super Soaker Water Rattler Rapid Fire Water Gun $24.99 |
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Hasbro SUPER SOAKER Body Targets 16 Pack Set Water Gun Game $0.99 |
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Official SUPER SOAKER RATTLER 17″ Water Gun Blaster RED Rapid Fire Large NIB NEW $15.99 |
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Larami Super Soaker “Flash Flood” Air Pressure Mini Water Gun Rare! $9.99 |
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NEW NERF SUPER SOAKER TORNADO STRIKE Blaster Water GUN CLIP SPINNING MW3 $24.99 |
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Official SUPER SOAKER HUGE Tornado Strike Water Gun Nerf Spinning Barrel NIB NEW $19.99 |
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NERF Super Soaker Point Break Water Gun NEW Hasbro $8.60 |
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Super Soaker Max D 6000 Water Gun Larami2001 2002 EUC!!!! $17.99 |
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Larami SUPER SOAKER 3030 WATER gun with strap, excelent condition! $0.99 |
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Hasbro Official Super Soaker Microburst Water Gun Stealth Compact Blaster NEW! $12.99 |
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Super Soaker CPS 1-3-5 Blaster water gun WORKS! $29.95 |
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HUGE LARAMI SUPER SOAKER CPS 4100 MONSTER PUMP WATER GUN $75.00 |
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Vintage Larami Super Soaker Mini Water Gun $25.99 |
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Hasbro Official Super Soaker Hydro Fury Water Gun Compact Pocket Blaster NEW! $8.99 |
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SUPER SOAKER Air Pressure Xtra Power XP 310 Larami Toy Water Gun $19.95 |
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SUPER SOAKER Air Pressure Xtra Power XXP 175 Larami Toy Water Gun $19.95 |
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SUPER SOAKER AQUASHOCK SNEAK ATTACK Toy Water Gun with Max Infusion BACKPACK $44.95 |
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SUPER SOAKER AQUASHOCK SNEAK ATTACK Toy Water Gun with MAX INFUSION BACKPACK $44.95 |
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TOYRIFIC SHARK / DOLPHIN HIGH POWERED WATER GUN SOAKER $7.84 |
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TOYRIFIC SHARK / DOLPHIN HIGH POWERED WATER GUN SOAKER $7.84 |
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Vintage 1999 LOT of 2 SUPER SOAKER XP270 WATER Squirt Guns STILL IN THE BOX! $116.95 |
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New Super Soaker Max Infusion Overload Water Gun $15.00 |
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NIP Larami 2006 AquaShock Artic Blast Super Soaker Squirt Gun water gun play $62.99 |
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Noodle Foam Super Water Gun Cannon Blaster Soaker Tube New $2.75 |
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NERF SUPER SOAKER SCATTER BLAST WATER GUN TESTED & WORKS GREAT MAKES GREAT GIFT! $11.95 |
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Monsoon Force Power Soaker Blaster Squirt Water Gun $19.99 |
Who Are Today’s Toys Really Designed For?
Now that it is getting closer to Christmas, the frequency and volume of television commercials about the latest toys has gotten underway. Some of these are truly amazing, others simple imitations of much better designs, and still others are as sure to disappoint as any badly designed gadget can be. But the element that seems to be lacking in so many of these modern toys is the one that the child himself brings to the table: imagination.
The complexity of these toys is often truly stunning. But like any device that has too many moving parts, so are the chances that something is going to break. Taking a simple idea and then ‘improving’ it by adding all kinds of modern features often ends up defeating the very improvement that was sought in the first place.
Take the lowly water-pistol. Once upon a time this was a simple pump device that required a few flicks of the finger before a short stream burst out and shot a few feet. They often broke after a short while, but they were generally easy to fix, since the pump and trigger assembly were simple. Contrast that to today’s super-soaker type toys. A Battery Operated pump and large volume chamber shoot water twenty feet or more. Sure they are impressive. But I’ve seen more adults having fun with these than kids. That is, until they break and the complexity of the components means they can’t be fixed.
How about the simple GI Joe of the 60′s? Essentially a doll for boys, GI Joe could be dressed up in various uniforms. Later innovations included ‘kung fu grip’ that allowed guns and knives to be placed into his hands. Those guns and knives were invariably the first thing to be lost by the kids. GI Joe shrunk in size sometime in the late 70′s, and lost his realistic hair and beard. The doll itself became less important than the accessories that goes with it. Now you can have any kind of device you can imagine for Mr. Joe. Never mind building a jeep out of a cardboard box. You can buy one! Never mind building a fort for Joe; you can order the full HQ accessory, complete with maps and radios and more.
What so many of these toys remind me of is adult hobbies. Just like model trains were never really for children, so too are most of the toys designed for kids. Kids don’t need ultra-realistic details, in miniature. That is something adults like. Kids don’t need it to work just like the real thing. Again, that is something that adults see as a cool feature of their ‘toys’. Kids don’t need it to be powered, remote-controlled, voice-activated or anything else. Sure, they appreciate it. But ask any parent, especially those with young ones: did the presents go over as well as the boxes they came in?
Even with many of the toys designed for young kids there is an element of ‘adult supervision’ built-in. As if playtime has to be learning time, and all time spent by children should be adding up to some way of furthering their goals. Well it is. But not in the way an adult sees it. Kids need to have time to learn for themselves, and they do that through play. It is built into our genes, just like most youngsters of most animals. The best toys are merely props to the child’s imagination. That is why certain types of toys endure so much better than others.
Kids are going to be swayed by the marketing hype, and they are going to put pressure on you to get them what they want. Go ahead and do that, if you like. But take a good look at the toys you are buying and ask yourself, is this contributing to the growth of my child’s imagination or not? Or ask yourself another question; am I going to have more fun with this than they are? Make sure you are buying something your kids will love, not the kid in you.
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