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Elefun - Motorised Butterfly Catching Game
Elefun - Motorised Butterfly Catching Game

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Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy

List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £9.74
You Save: £3.25 (25%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 25

Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 7 x 8 x 10.4

MPN: 408381861
Model: 40838
EAN: 5023117723360
ASIN: B0002HNMUQ

Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Great Quality and Fantastic Fun.   October 28, 2008
This is a great activity toy. It's one of those few toys that are well worth the money and get lots of use. My under 6s find it hilarious and although the game doesn't last very long they are so enthusiatic about playing it again they have no problem collecting up the butterflies, setting it up and starting again. I can't think of any other games where they are really happy to tidy up like this.

Parental help is required when loading the butterflies - you have to disconnect the nose hose at the base in order to put the butterflies in again. There is no way children can get their fingers stuck in the fan that blows out the butterflies and it has a great safety feature where the fan cuts out if the elephant is lifted up.

It is a well made toy. The hose is sturdy and has lasted 3 years+ without needing any kind of repair. I haven't noticed it eating batteries either. They seem to last a long time.

Most of the butterflies do come out pretty fast and furious but there are usually a few stragglers you 'hear' rising up the tube which adds to the anticipation of catching them. The butterflies don't fly far from the Elefun so there is usually a good chance of catching 2-3 butterflies. Especially if you hold a net in each hand. My children are equally happy trying to collect them with their hands though.

It's a really fun game and highly recommended for young children.



5 out of 5 stars Great   October 3, 2008
Well we have not had the problem others seem to mention regarding butterflies getting stuck. We have played this many times with our 1 & 3 year olds. They love it, yes it's over quickly but at least our 1year old can join in and we make putting the butterflies back into another game. We race to collect as many as possible or count the colours etc.. We play different games too on the main game, eg collect any colour or each player collect a specific colour.


1 out of 5 stars Not good at all   January 23, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I would echo all the other reviews. Either the butterflies come out in one go (if the batteries are new) or they don't come out at all. It's very tedious having to shake the thing to get them to come out and then having to reshape each butterflies before loading them up again. I wouldn't recommend this at all (we took ours back)


3 out of 5 stars Doesn't last long enough!   January 17, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

When we first got this game, the batteries we used weren't new so they weren't powerful enough to blow the 'butterflies' out. I purchased some new ones, and they are so powerful that almost all the butterflies fly out at once, with a couple stray ones at the end. It's very boring to keep having to switch it off and replace the butterflies/trunk, switch on.

A bit disappointing.



2 out of 5 stars MORE BUTTERFLIES NEEDED!   November 29, 2007
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

this games lasts seconds. I was shocked that there weren't more butterflies..i am going to have to make some more. After about 5 seconds all the butterflies have been blown out and the kids sit disappointed...bad value really.



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