Mookie Soccer Swingball

I’d never heard of Mookie or Swingballs before I stumbed upon this set at the toy store. I picked it up because our yard is a little too tiny to kick a regular soccer ball around, and David will likely want to do a lot of kicking as he’s joining a soccer team this year.

So, when I saw this thing at the toy store, I thought it might fit the bill.

And boy, is it fun! David and I played cooperative and competitive games for about an hour, and he and his dad played for another half hour after that. And after he’d exhausted all the adults, he played by himself for another hour.

The object of the ‘game’ is to get the string attached to the ball all the way up or all the way down the spiral. When we played cooperatively, we tried to get it from the bottom to the top with as few kicks as possible. When we were in competition, we started the string in the middle and the one who made it to their ‘end’ won.

Another advantage is that it all compacts to store inside the base, so at the end of summer I can pack it up and put it in the basement. The ability to store in a small box has become a purchasing condition for outdoor toys, since I’ve noticed that those outdoor toys fill up the porch pretty quickly if they are kept around past their season.

Tags: soccer, mookie, swingball

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