I have many wonderful childhood memories of playing with toys left under the Christmas Tree for me by Santa. What a shame it would be if a child woke up Christmas morning to find nothing because his or her family didn't have the ability to shop for holiday presents. The Toy Industry Foundation is asking for your help to ensure that disadvantaged youth get the same opportunity to have wonderful toy memories that so many of us who have lived more fortunate lives have enjoyed.
Make a donation of $10 or more to the Toy Industry Foundation's crowdrise fund raising page before noon on December 18th and Mattel will MATCH your donation. Yes, the maker of Matchbox cars will match your contribution dollar for dollar to the Toy Industry Foundation made through this crowdrise campaign. Plus donate at least $10 before the December 18, 2015 deadline and you'll be entered for a chance to win a Toy Gift Basket consisting of an assortment of Monster High, Ever After High, or Barbie items. Every $10 donated is an additional entry to win a Toy Gift Basket.
Our toy memories are so special to us, and everyone deserves to have their own. You can make a toy memory for a child suffering from abandonment, abuse, coping with illness, whose family is down on their luck or who has been separated from an active-duty parent for months. The Toy Industry Foundation distributes toys and financial grants to children's charities across North America and around the world. Your contributions will help them in bringing joy, comfort, and learning to children in need through the magic of play. Help spread the word! Watch the video above then share your favorite #MyToyMemory on social media encouraging your friends and followers to make a donation to help disadvantaged kids with the campaign's hashtag and a link to its crowdrise fundraising page.
Join the #MyToyMemory campaign to help make the holidays brighter for others. Donate today! Remember Mattel will be matching donations up to a total contribution of $25,000 dollars.
Hot Wheels has a new lineup of toy cars racing to store shelves just in time for the holiday shopping season that have designs inspired by the characters from Star Wars. We recently picked up the Darth Vader Mobile that both my kids and myself agree is just pretty darn cool.
The back of the packaging for the diecast car reads:
As powerful and menacing as Lord Vader himself, this jet black sports car commands the road with a force befitting a Dark Lord of the Sith.
Vader's iconic helmet, mask and chest plate create an ominous design that can intimidate even the fiercest drivers, while his Lightsaber side trim indicates he's always ready for battle.
If you only knew the power of the dark side, you'd steer clear of this sinister speed machine!
To help market this new line of Hot Wheels toy manufacturer Mattel actually commissioned the creation of a real life #DarthCar that has been driving around the country making promotional appearances. It looks like a fierce ride!
The Darth Vader Mobile was fabricated from a Chevrolet Corvette with a 526 horsepower GM LS3 V-8 engine featuring a six-speed manual transmission and has been road-tested at speeds at up to 80 miles per hour; though it has the capability of reaching a velocity of 150mph. The car has illuminated side pipes that are styled to look like red lightsaber and special audio effects that include Vader's breathing and the sound of light sabers igniting which can be controlled by an iPad. Plus the helmet styled roof lifts off to provide access to the vehicle utilizing a smoke machine to add dramatic effect to the process. Impressive, Most Impressive!
Check out this video on the making of the Darth Car:
There are five models of the Star Wars Hot Wheels Toys - Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Chewbacca, R2D2 & Darth Vader unless you get the exclusive collectors pack at Target which features a sixth car: the Stormtrooper.
My wife's favorite car is the Yoda version which she says is adorable. I personally like the Luke Skywalker fighter pilot car the best. Interestingly, my twins actually agreed on something for once and both like the Darth Car the most. We all came together though to agree that these cars were awesome...well except for the R2D2 buggy which we all felt was pretty lame. These Hot Wheels cars are available at Toys R Us, Walmart, Target and Amazon.com.
