POPLAY 40 Sets Outdoor Toys Flying Discs, Disc Flyer with Launchers

I am an elementary school teacher. I let kids buy prizes with school currency that they have earned. I have gone through a number of different kinds of party toys. Some are winners. Some are duds. This one is a winner at about 40 cents a unit. My second graders (@7yrs.) can easily manipulate them with a minimum of instruction. Kids can break them easily if they use their full force and push on the helicopter spinner. But it really does not take much force to get them flying good. And if you explain and demonstrate that kids will have many enjoyable flights justifying 40 cents. They are even more fun with a group and flying everywhere. They fly well indoors and outdoors. They are a hit in my class and a bargain. The more expensive pull string copters are also popular. They cost about $1 or more. They don’t really fly any better. The copter spinners are a little more sturdy. But I think the launcher is more prone to break than this low tech device. Since it is really only a toy of the moment, I would go with this cheaper version. The fun is the same.

The kids loved them!

Fun and easy to use toy. They are cheaply made, but work well. Good for age 4+. Good for price. Sticks are sometimes bent and it's hard to tell which side of helicopter is "up" side for kids to get it right. Otherwise, good toys.

Lots of fun. A little hard for younger children until they get the hang of it. Older ones absolutely loved them

My students last year and my students this year absolutely loved these flyers. I do too. They are fun. I recommend using them in an inside large room. They fly so well that, if you use them outside, you may never see them again. We've flown them a lot inside my classroom and haven't damaged anything in the room. They are made from very light-weight plastic so it doesn't take long before the flying part breaks, but a lot of fun has had before that.

I’ve bought these multiple times and they have always been great. The last order was terrible. They are super flimsy. The parts have extra plastic protruding from the edges so they don’t work properly.

Purchased for a student to use for preferred activity break. He loves these. Unfortunately, the spinner peice breaks very easily. We've gone through 2 packs in less than two months. My teacher salary can't sustain purchasing more every 2 months.

The only thing to keep in mind is to make sure you order more than you will need with the expectation that some will be unusable because of malformed plastic due to the cheap quality. In my package about 10 % were put into the trash. So why the 5 stars?? I had to provide a fun activity for all ages, and these were a HUGE hit! Everyone from pre-schoolers through teens to grandparents had a blast with them, and they were inexpensive enough to lose some and still be worth it. So yes, they are cheap-o, but I will definitely be ordering again for next year's picnic. One more note: I don't know why they say "pull,-string" in the description; no strings are involved. UPDATE: Ordered again a few months later and none were broken this time! UPDATE, 2021: None broken, but strangely they didn't fly very high this time. Also the colors were pastel instead of bright primary colors. Disappointing. I might try again another time.