3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF! Hog Wild's new AquaPod launches a two-liter soda bottle up to 100 feet in the air! The AquaPod bottle launcher comes 100% assembled, all you need is a two-liter soda bottle, an ordinary bike pump and water to join in on the fun! Fill the soda bottle half way with clean water and affix over the launch tube. Take the bike pump and pressurize to 50 PSI. Don't worry, AquaPod includes a built-in-check value that eliminates over pressurization, ensures safety and maximum height! Unwind the 15-foot long launch string and start the count down. Pull the string and WOW - it's a water-fueled 100 foot blast off that kids won't believe.

Stomp it, launch it, catch it! This Rocket Zoomer comes with 2 soft, safe foam rockets to send flying through the air. Load a rocket onto the base and stomp on the pump to shoot the rocket straight up with the force of air. Includes a sturdy, easy to assemble base and one 5" and one 6.5" rocket.
— Greg Larson, owner of Larson's Toys and Games in Columbus, Ohio, told TDmonthly in a March 2013 survey that Rocket Zoomers are their best selling outdoor toy.

The SKY RIPPERZ super sonic bungee-launched rockets are the newest innovation in flight technology in Zing’s Blast Off™ line. Just attach the Launcher to the Launch Hook on the SKY RIPPERZ Whistle-Screaming Rocket, pull the tab, and watch it fly over 250 feet high with a flick of the wrist! Listen as the SKY RIPPERZ Rocket takes off wailing through the air with Whistle-Screaming action. Whether kids are going for Long Shotz, High Shotz or Target Shotz, the new SKY RIPPERZ hand-launched rockets are set to soar to super sonic heights with unbelievable performance. Launch date: April 2013.

The Dream Cheeky iLaunch Thunder is a Missile Launcher made for iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad. Strike fear into the hearts of fellow cube-dwellers with the iLaunch Thunder. Wirelessly controlled by an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, the iLaunch Thunder combines the best of Bluetooth technology and extreme innovation with a bit of insanity…With a 270 degree horizontal rotation, a vertical flexibility of more than 40 degrees and a shooting distance of around 25 feet, the iLaunch Thunder will cover more than 1,400 square feet of their workspace. That definitely gives users more than enough coverage to declare some serious office warfare. Launch date: December 2011.

Kids can explore space with this multi-level rocket ship play set.

Features:

• Over 25 colorful pieces, including astronauts, robots and aliens
• Two glow-in-the-dark moon craters
• Two space vehicles for exploring uncharted planets
• Removable ramp lets the astronauts drive their vehicles onboard
• Working elevator
• Dimensions: 23.74" x 15.67" x 29.21"
• Made of MDF & plastic

Kids can blast off on a cosmic journey in the Playhut X9 Rocket play structure, which is comprised of a large, shuttle-shaped play hut and two 20” tunnels. It has multiple tunnel ports for crawl-through fun and structure expansion, and EZ Twist technology allows for instant set-up and quick-fold down for convenient storage. It received a 2009 Outstanding Products iParenting Media Award. Launch date: July 2009.

Kids can watch a Gazillion bubbles soar into the air with the Gazillion Bubble Rocket. They simply pour Gazillion Bubble solution into the tray of the launch pad, place the rocket on the launcher, and with stomping power, launch the bubble rocket for a bubble trail of sky-high fun. The product comes with a cool rocket, a launcher, a stomp pad and 6 oz. of Gazillion solution for continuous rocket-fueled action. No batteries are required. Launch date: 2009.

The rocket is interchangeable with other D&L Company squeeze rockets. Simply squeeze the handle and six rockets will launch consecutively.

This 23” rocket takes only minutes to assemble and can soar up to 300’ in the air. Experiments with baking soda and vinegar offer an introduction to chemistry and physics.

The Rock-it Stone Age Flyer is a Skill Level 1 kit that launches on Estes C11 or D engines. Underneath its rocky exterior is laser cut fins, a pre-shaped stone nose cone and a sleek design that launches this rock to over 540 feet.

Pump it up, press the button and watch it go! Foam rockets can soar over 100', while the trick foam glider performs loops in the air. The set includes a 14" pump, a launcher, two 9" foam rockets and one 10 1/2" foam glider. The launcher features a "safety launch" so rockets and gliders cannot be released if the launcher has flipped over. What makes Blast-Off so special? “Excellent performance, durability [and an] attractive package for gift-giving,” Debra Ashley of Toysmith told TDmonthly. Launch date: Summer 2006

The 36 D Squared is the rocket kids have been waiting for. It’s sleek but has full-body design, a payload section, laser cut fins and waterslide decals. It launches on two Estes D size model rocket engines and is recovered by a large 24” parachute. It was released in the first half of 2006.
— “Flying toys really are geared for older kids,” pointed out Steve Meynig, store manager of Tom's Toys in Beverly Hills, Calif.
— Estes Rockets are great toys for dads and kids to play with together, retailers have told TDmonthly.
— Estes rockets are warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period from the date of original purchase, according to their Web site.

Launched in spring 2006, this sleek rocket soars over 1,000 feet. It comes in a rocket-shaped package and launches on standard Estes engines.
— Laura Brauer, general manager of Cloud Nine Toys in Sudbury, Mass., partially credits the popularity of Estes’ rockets to the fact that kids can launch them with their parents.
— Foam rockets and airplanes sell well for Paul Faustine, owner of Red Dragon Toys in Brunswick, Maine.
— Marc Truax, store manager of Try & Buy Toy Stores in Katonah, N.Y., mentioned rockets as popular sellers.

The 20” Eggscaliber is the only rocket that lets kids launch eggs on four different engine sizes using the same rocket! It has a special engine adapter to launch an egg on B and C engines or remove it to launch an egg on D and E engines. The transparent capsule section also lets kids see the egg before and after flights. Estes has also included a set of decals to decorate the egg to look like your favorite 'eggstronaut'.
— Estes Rockets are “popular … and kids do these with their parents,” noted Laura Brauer, general manager of Cloud Nine Toys in Sudbury, Mass.
— Estes has been helping dads and their kids blast off together since 1958.
— Flying toys were named as big sellers right now by six of 11 retailers.

Squeeze Rocket Party Packs are great for parties or just every day fun. Squeeze the bulb to launch the rocket 30´ or more! Indoors or outdoors this little rocket is sure to keep the kids entertained.Winner of "iParenting Media Excellent Product 2005" award

As a creative, educational action toy, it’s loads of fun — kids jump on the air bladder to launch a 9" all-foam rocket into the air. The Junior Stomp Rocket is used by science teachers to help children learn about trajectory, force and motion. It is also valued by psychologists, physical therapists, special-ed teachers and parents of children with special needs. “Stomp Rockets are recognized for their positive contribution to the lives of millions of children and adults around the world,” Frank Reed, of D & L Company, told TDmonthly. Awards: Top Toy of the Year 2005, Creative Child Magazine; Excellent Product 2005, iParenting Media.
— “Our top selling flying toy is The Stomp Rocket Jr.,” confirmed Sallie Kashiwa, manager of Timbuk Toys in Denver, in October 2008. “We go through about four cases (40) a month.”
— Six of 68 retailers said in fall 2008 that the Stomp Rocket is their best-selling flying toy. Holly Anvers, manager of Ages & Stages Toy Box in Golden, Colo., cited sales of about 40 units per month in late fall 2009.
— Eighteen percent of 38 specialty retailers named Stomp Rockets an overall best-selling toy in July 2010. Scott Loveless, owner of Toys That Teach in Bothell, Wash., told TDmonthly in summer 2010 that his store sells “somewhere along the lines of 40 to 60” Stomp Rockets each month. “Stomp Rockets … are always a summer favorite.”
— In autumn 2010, Marc Holcomb, owner of Toys & Co. In Greensboro, S.C., said he sold approximately 50 per month per store. “It's our #1 gift item,'' he told TDmonthly.

Fun for both children and adults, especially at parties, this balloon can be inflated to 3 feet with a dual action pump before let go. Watch it whip, zip and hear it squeal through the air. It won a Creative Child Magazine´s Seal of Excellence Award in 2004.

Stomp on the launch pad and a blast of air propels the Ultra Stomp Rocket over 200' in the air. The kit contains four rockets with the OG-1 Nosecone. “We are the original creator. Stomp Rockets started the "stompin' revolution," Cynthia Peeks of D&L Co. told TDmonthly, stressing that Stomp Rockets are known for their name, quality and safety.
Awards: TDmonthly Top Seller 2008; iParenting Media, iParenting Hot; Dr. Toy Best Children´s Vacation Toy.
— Retailers surveyed by TDmonthly have been naming Ultra Stomp Rocket as a best-seller since 2006.
— Four of 45 retailers who spoke to TDmonthly in summer 2007 said the Stomp Rocket's success makes it a choice gift, reporting unit sales figures from four to dozens a month. Nine percent of 66 retailers named the Stomp Rocket as a best-selling gift for boys in July 2008. "We sell about 75 a month," Marilyn Walker, owner of Play Fair Toys in Boulder, Colo., told TDmonthly in early 2009. Thirteen percent of 47 retailers told TDmonthly in June 2009 that Stomp Rockets are a best seller for boys. “It's probably been the dang Stomp Rocket for about 15 years now. They just fly out,” Tye Steinbach, owner of Thinker Toys in Portland, Ore., said when asked about his most popular outdoor toy. Nine of 37 retailers named Stomp Rockets as a best-selling outdoor item in spring 2010.
— Despite multiple complaints about its durability, the Ultra Stomp Rocket received an average of 4.5 stars among 217 Amazon.com customers for being fun for all ages and pleasantly surprising when it comes to the distance the rockets can be launched. The toy is best used in open areas. Rockets are easy to lose and break, but refills are easy and cheap to find! (12.17.2012)

Squeeze Plane Party Packs are great for parties or just every day fun. Squeeze the bulb to launch the stunt plane 30´ or more! Indoors or outdoors this little stunt plane is sure to keep the kids as well as the adults entertained. Winner of Dr. Toy Award in 2004 for best children´s vacation toy as well as iParenting Media Excellent Product 2005 award.