The Classic Yo-Yo is Making a Comeback
The holidays are coming quickly and I don’t know about you but the stress of making sure all the kids presents have been purchased and recounting to make sure I added correctly is getting to me. I love that each kid is different in their tastes so finding a unique gift for each is fun but at times it can be a challenge. And with all the options to go towards the techy stuff we forget to look at the other things, you know, like good ole fashion games. For instance, the yo-yo! When was the last time you played with a yo-yo?
The Yomega® Kendama is a traditional skill game that challenges players’ hand/eye coordination. The Kendama is a fun-filled catch and toss game that requires patience, a steady hand, and some luck. A bright star ball is attached to the handle by a string tether, requiring the player to land the ball of various sized surfaces. An addicting skill toy game that is fun for anyone up to the challenge.
Yomega’s also offers line of yo-yos that are perfect for the younger generation called the “Rookie”. It’s geared specifically for those who have never tried to use a yo-yo before. The classic Brain yo-yo has an auto-return feature that brings the yo-yo back to your hand again and again. I don’t remember this from when I was a kid. That would have been handy.
The Yo-Yo that returns automatically! The Yomega Brain Yo-Yo is so smart that when you throw it down it will sleep and then remember to come back. The secret is in our centrifugal clutch system that opens to allow super long spins and then closes to force the return. This is easily one of the most popular Yo-Yo designs the world has ever seen! The Yomega Brain is ideal for the beginner learning how to yo yo.
Yomega puts the power of the Force in the hands of kids and yo-yo fans with a new collection of yo-yos based on the legendary Star Wars saga. For the first time, Star Wars characters will be featured in a line of high performance yo-yos that will have yo-yoers and Star Wars fans scanning the galaxy to collect them all. Yomega Yo-Men come with a Star Wars Yomega Fireball yo-yo cradled in a highly detailed Yo-Men Action Stand sculpted in the character’s likeness. The yo-yos feature a bold character image and Yomega’s patented transaxle system that allows for high speed and smooth spins. Star Wars Yo-Men Wave 1 will include Darth Vader, Clone Trooper, Yoda and General Grievous. The yo-yo’s run from approximately $16 to $20 a piece. Not to bad considering a video game is upwards of $20.
You can purchase your very own Yomega at Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Amazon and specialty stores in the US and Canada. And because it wouldn’t be fair of me to talk about the awesomeness of a yo-yo without offering my readers one, I am giving away a Yomega® Kendam!
Full Disclosure: My family received a sample of the above Yo-yos to mention in my post. All opinions are 100% mine.
Loved yo-yos as a kid. I’m happy to see them coming back!
I was good at the yo-yo when I was a kid. It was fun! My little one is getting better….yo-yos are a fun little toy!
This is so different I love it!
I was good with a yoyo. I could walk the dog and go around the moon. My son has never had a yoyo.
I suck at Yo-Yo, oh my goodness! The kids have tried it but so far it’s only Kiara who has mastered it.
Back in the dark ages, I could walk a yo yo, and I also was pretty good at hitting my brothers with my yo yo when they made fun of me, but I think it is a neat skill and that all kids should try it Thank you for sharing your ideas about this yo yo
I used to mess around with a yoyo, but I could never do any sweet tricks. I would like to get my son one, maybe he will be able to!
I remember playing with one, wasn’t very good, my kids haven’t had a decent one to play with.
I was not good then and I am not good now! However, my kids love yoyo’s and work hard at being good, which they are!
I was fairly good at it as a child.
I have never been good with a yoyo but yes, my kids are much better than their mom.
i was ok, my grandpa could do tons of tricks though! my kids have never played with yoyos!
I used to love yo-yos when I was a kid and I was pretty good at it. My daughter has never played with a yo-yo but I think she would love it!
I don’t think I was ever very good at it. My daughter hasn’t tried a yo-yo but I think she’d love it.
I was never very good at yo-yos, and I haven’t tried one in years. My son has never tried one.
I think I was good with a yo yo when I was a kid…long ago. I’m assuming it’s like riding a bike, can pick it back up pretty easily.
I loved playing with yoyo’s. I was awesome at it!
I was okay at it and I am still okay at it . My kids have played with a yoyo and they like it .
I wasn’t good but my son was very good
I tried but was never good.
Yes, there is a Duncan yo-yo in my desk drawer. Great for stress relief.
I was better when I was younger used to practice I cant be sure about now havent picked up a yoyo in a long time
I used to like playing with yo yos as a kid. I was probably average. I could do a couple of tricks (like walk the dog). I haven’t played with a yo yo in probably a decade. My kids played with yo yos when they were younger.
I used to be mediocre and now I am even worse. 🙁
I was never good with a yo-yo. Now? Even worse!
I was OK with the yoyo but I could never do any of those cool tricks. Neither one of my boys are really good at it yet but my oldest has been practicing. He will get it one day.
I was okay when I was younger, not sure about now since I haven’t tried one in years.
I was terrible as a child. I could walk the dog… but that is it. I remember doing a report on Dunkin when I was in grade school and I learned the trick for it. Now, I think I lost the magic, but I would love to get back in it with this contest!
i was pretty good at it. i really miss having one.
I was so so with a yo-yo. My chlildren do like them. It’s hard for them to master.
Thanks for the chance.
I was known as the yoyo master in my youth. Nah, j/k, but I would love to win this one to try and relive my glory years.
I could do quite a few tricks but not anymore. My son is pretty good at it.
I can make it go up and down but that’s about it. My oldest is pretty good at it
I was not very good at yoyo
I am just as bad as I was as a kid.
I have never been very good at yo-yo-ing
I used to mess around with a yoyo, but I could never do any sweet tricks. I would like to get my son one, maybe he will be able to!
I had a yo-yo wasnt very good at it but I still enjoyed playing with it. My son had one years ago.
I was pretty good and my kids can yo-yo a little
I was never very good with a yo yo , but my kids like trying now.
i had a really good yo yo as a kid my youngest son had one growing up
I loved the yoyo as a child and could do a few tricks, theyre so fun!
My granddaughters love yoyo’s. Their dad is very good.
I am okay with yoyos. I can’t do tricks, though. My kids have played some with yoyos.
I could never quite get the tricks to work, but I was good and the up and down. My kids are just learning how to make the yo-yo come back up.
I LOVED yo yo’s when I was a kid. But I was never any good at it! My kids LOVE yo yos too!!!
I have never been able to play with a yoyo. One drop and thats it!
I have never been good at yo-yoing!!! My son is pretty good atleast he can get it to come back up!!!
I was not good with yo yo when I was little. The string mostly turn into knots. My kids have tried yo yo and they are better then me.
I was never really good at playing yo-yo and I have not improved.
I was pretty good as a kid. All of my kids play with yoyos, they love them. Have you ever seen the Yoyo Extavaganza? It’s awesome!
OMG loved to play with my yoyo ,havent tryed it in a long time
I was so so but my hubby is really good
They were big when I was young and I was pretty good at doing tricks
I sucked at yo-yo and my kids are the same
I could do one or two tricks with a yo-yo.
I wasn’t good with a yo yo ever.
I think I was average with my yo-yo skills.
I was okay and I still am, but I couldn’t do too many tricks.
Actually, I WAS pretty good as a child: I was also good at bowling, ice AND roller skating and even kite flying – all of which I am quite lousy at now, today… So I have no idea how big of a clutz I would be with a Yo-Yo today! But it would be fun to try!
I am just so-so with a yoyo. I can’t do any tricks. We bought my granddaughter a really nice yoyo after a performance at her school was done. Several of the grandkids have really enjoyed playing with it.
I was not that good at the yoyo, my daughters father is fantastic at it!
I was never great with it but it was fun to try.
I am not very good at playing yoyo when I was a child 🙂
Thank You for the chance
I loved the yoyo but wasn’t very good
We love them. I rocked a few tricks. We still get them in our stockings for Christmas.
i loved my Duncan yoyo..I wasnt too good at it though
I wasn’t that bad at the yoyo when i was little not so much now though
I had yo yos and always lost em
I wasn’t horrible with a yo-yo when I was younger, but now, I’m horrible. My son is only 4 so he hasn’t had a chance to try one yet.
I was never that good with a yoyo as a child, my kids both had yoyo’s as children and they liked playing with them alot.
I haven’t ever been good with a yoyo. I enjoy playing with them though.
I was awful but it has been years.My kids always liked yoyos 🙂
I was really good as a kid, but haven’t tried in years!
ive never been very good at it but id like to try again
I have never been good at yo-yo, even as a child. I spent hours (to no avail) trying to achieve even the basic skills.
I used to love to play with my yo yo and I am still good at it. My kids love theirs as well
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im not that good.i was good when i was younger though.my kids like doing it
My husband liked to mess with yo-yos when he was younger. He has not been able to find a good yo-yo where he can duplicate the tricks he learned. thank you
Back during the 1970’s Walking the Dog was a popular Yo-Yo stunt. I’d love my two daughters to master this trick.
I played with Yo-Yo’s a little bit when I was a child! My great great (maybe another great in there) grandpa made a yo-yo that is now on display in the Roy-Acuff museum in Nashville!
I did play with a yo-yo when I was younger and I was pretty okay with it. Both of my kids played with a yo-yo but got bored with it quickly.
i was terrible with a yoyo i’ve gotten much better and my daughters are learning now how to use them
I wasn’t good at playing with a yo-yo. Time hasn’t improved my ability. I don’t think our daughter knows what a yo-yo is,
My kids love them.