Space hopper
A space hopper, also known as a skippyball, kangaroo ball, bouncer, hippity hip, hop ball, or a hoppity hop properties of the ball to move forward. This can be carried even further by employing several balls and organizing a , is a rubber ball with handles which allow one to sit on it without falling off. The goal is to hop around with it, holding onto the ears.
Space hopper
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Oobi Baby Red Space Hopper-Just like the Hippty Hop from the 70's Children's Toy
Amazon Price: (as of 06/04/2012)
With a fun retro feel (remember these from the 1970s?) and fantastic "tub" packaging, these hoppers are brilliant & one of our all-time best sellers. Sit on the hopper, bounce up and down, race with it - bounce into outer space. As this hopper can blow up to various sizes, it is suitable for ages 6+ and can hold over 220 pounds. Space hoppers are great for "incidental" exercies - ie you don't even know you're doing it! Space hoppers are packaged in a groovy clear, re-usable tub with instructions and images. This product is registered safety code EN-17
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- Coming soon to a public space near you – a big red ball
- To others it's just a giant travelling space hopper without the ears. Kurt Perschke's RedBall Project has toured the world from Barcelona, Taipei and Abu Dhabi to Toronto, Sydney and St Louis. Now it has arrived in the UK. The 15ft inflatable red ball, ...
- Jubilee displays the best of the boroughs
- Park workers ran space hopper and egg and spoon races, alongside giant traditional children's games. Tony Down, park manager, said: "I wanted to organise something that was silly, wild and wacky." The sun shone on Saturday as villagers in Datchet ...
- HMC to host the biggest UK Rally for old Fords
- There is plenty of family fun on offer, with chances to win a Giant Retro Space Hopper in the Space Hopper Hoopla Game. Enthusiasts will be able to purchase spare parts from the trade stalls whilst inside visitors can enjoy the Museum, ...
- Diamond Jubilee Weekend: 300 turn out for Diamonds on the Dene
- In Wordsworth Avenue, Strouden Park, residents from 28 houses dressed in fashions from the last 60 years and held space hopper, egg and spoon and three-legged races. An organiser, Joanne Hudson, said: ?We thought about bringing it forward because of ...
Space hopper blogs
Updated every 30 minutes
- Coming soon to a public space near you – a big red ball
- To others it's just a giant travelling space hopper without the ears. Kurt Perschke's RedBall Project has toured the world from Barcelona, Taipei and Abu Dhabi to Toronto, Sydney and St Louis. Now it has arrived in the UK. The 15ft inflatable red ball, ...
- Jubilee displays the best of the boroughs
- Park workers ran space hopper and egg and spoon races, alongside giant traditional children's games. Tony Down, park manager, said: "I wanted to organise something that was silly, wild and wacky." The sun shone on Saturday as villagers in Datchet ...
- HMC to host the biggest UK Rally for old Fords
- There is plenty of family fun on offer, with chances to win a Giant Retro Space Hopper in the Space Hopper Hoopla Game. Enthusiasts will be able to purchase spare parts from the trade stalls whilst inside visitors can enjoy the Museum, ...
- Diamond Jubilee Weekend: 300 turn out for Diamonds on the Dene
- In Wordsworth Avenue, Strouden Park, residents from 28 houses dressed in fashions from the last 60 years and held space hopper, egg and spoon and three-legged races. An organiser, Joanne Hudson, said: ?We thought about bringing it forward because of ...
Space hopper links
- BBC - Cult - I Love 1971 - Toys
- I Love the 1970s - I Love 1971 - Part of the BBC Cult website
- Space Hopper - Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Information Centre
- BMAGiC is Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery's online database. It gives you information about the objects in our collection. Every month we add more images of objects for you to look at.
- Giant Retro Space Hopper - toys for 5 - 10 year olds - FiredupKids.com
- Retro space hopper.
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