{"id":8764,"date":"2010-08-01T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:51:04","slug":"review-visually-stunning-armouron-provides-quality-play-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/review-visually-stunning-armouron-provides-quality-play-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Visually stunning Armouron provides quality play time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/armouron.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8765\" title=\"armouron\" src=\"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/armouron.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/armouron.gif 400w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/armouron-282x300.gif 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first glance, the new Armouron range from Bandai though visually stunning\u00a0may make a parent think twice before parting with hard earned cash.<\/p>\n<p>The unique suits of armour aim to combine construction with role play, attaching together with Snapperons and allowing children to customise their own knight outfit from the sets available.<\/p>\n<p>The range of armour has been designed by Sue Lipscombe, founder of Bristol-based creative company Cod Steaks and mother of two young boys. After shopping around and failing to find a good knight&#8217;s costume for her children to play with, Sue created her own. She ditched the traditional, restrictive armour from the days of yore, instead opting for an impressively stylish futuristic design that could have leapt straight out of a computer game.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the best feature of the Armouron is its lightweight highly flexible material allowing for complete unrestricted movement during play, the high-density foam is also likely to be its disadvantage. Eventually, with plenty of aggressively boisterous boy play, it will begin to tear.<\/p>\n<p>This is likely to be no worse than the potential for cracking plastic should the same games be played with a more sturdy but restrictive conventional knight&#8217;s outfit.<\/p>\n<p>For parents prepared to put up with a little gluing occasionally, and let&#8217;s face it, there are many practically new\u00a0toys in the box held together by super glue and love, this toy does provide a surprising amount of quality playtime. We found it effectively\u00a0stimulates little imaginations with its role play opportunities and its lightweight material was easy for young hands to put on and take off by themselves. Essentially, the helmet was very comfortable for children to wear, didn&#8217;t slow them down and had no components that caught up hair.<\/p>\n<p>We found it incredibly popular with the ages three to seven years \u2013 and boys \u2013 demographic.<\/p>\n<p>Ideal for hot summer days and defending the garden empire, Amouron sets are suitable for children with a height of 104-130cm.<\/p>\n<p>They are available in red or blue and come with helmet, chest body armour, shield and Snapperons.<\/p>\n<p>Further accessory sets and metallic Snapperons are also available.<\/p>\n<p>Snapperon Set &#8211; \u00a34.99 \/ Armouron Accessory Set &#8211; \u00a314.99 \/ Armouron Action Set &#8211; \u00a329.99<\/p>\n<p>Out this August: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandai.co.uk\">www.bandai.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At first glance, the new Armouron range from Bandai though visually stunning\u00a0may make a parent think twice before parting with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bristol-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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