Skylanders Giants, the sequel to the hugely successful Skylanders Spyros Adventure, is at the top of many Christmas wish lists this year.
If you’ve not seen the game before, Skylanders is a video game and range of toys in one.
To play, you’ll need a games console (PS3, Wii or X-Box) and the Skylanders game, which comes with a ‘portal of power’ platform that plugs into your games console. Children place a Skylanders action figure on top of the portal and – hey presto – that character appears in the video game!
What makes Skylanders really smart is that kids can take their action figures to friends’ houses and use them on other Skylander portals – even if the friend uses another games console! Clever, eh? The Skylanders range is recommended for ages 6+.
Here at Tots100, we’re looking for 12 children (and their Mums and Dads) to join Team Skylanders and review the latest game, along with a selection of Skylanders toys and accessories over the coming months.
Fancy taking the Team Skylanders Challenge?
We’re challenging you and your children to get creative and come up with your own, original Skylanders character.
You can draw, build, craft or model your character using whatever materials you like. Once your character is finished, just share a picture of your character with us on Twitter using the #TeamSkylanders hashtag. You might want to upload a photo, or link to a blog post, Facebook post or Pinterest image – it’s entirely up to you, but please be sure only to enter your own pictures, of your own creation.
We’re looking for really creative, exciting characters with special powers and features to set them apart from the crowd. If you need some inspiration, why not check out the brand new range of Skylanders Giants characters?
When the competition closes, our judges will select their favourite pictures and invite their creators to join Team Skylanders. We’re looking for entries that are creative, fit in with the Skylanders Universe, and look like they’d be lots of fun to play!
As a member of the Team Skylanders family, you will receive a copy of the brand new Skylanders Giants game, just in time for Christmas, and the fun doesn’t stop there. Over the next few months, you’ll be among the first to try out a selection of new Skylanders toys and games, and write about them on your blog! If your child has their own blog, we’d love them to write about Skylanders there – otherwise we’ll be inviting the kids to take over Mum or Dad’s blog to tell us all about Skylanders Giants!
How to Enter
You have just two weeks to create your brand new Skylanders character and share the results with us. The rules of our competition are very simple:
- Create your Skylanders character by drawing, building or modelling, then take a photo.
- Tweet your photo to @tots100 using the #TeamSkylanders hashtag before 5pm on 17/12/2012
- Once you have shared your photo, please leave a comment on THIS post and tell us:
- Your Twitter ID, your child’s name or initial and their age, and your preferred Skylanders platform e.g. X-Box or Wii.
Please read our full terms and conditions before entering.
Wow, what a fab challenge!
Thanks Laura, can’t wait to see your entries!
Love this, my children are already on it!
Brilliant!
My son has already lots of ideas for this and is up for the challenge!
Fab, looking forward to seeing his design!
As soon as told Dexter about this, he was on it like a car bonnet!! Photo tweeted!
@iamwitwitwoo
Dexter – 8 years old
X Box
Go, Dexter – fab entry!
My son absolutly loves Skylanders and really enjoyed taking part.
Twitter ID @janglitz – https://twitter.com/janglitz
Zak – Aged 7yrs old and we have a Wii console.
Oh, well done Zak, we love your design!
My son spent an enjoyable evening on this one:
http://cabbagedan.com/2012/12/04/creative-genius-runs-in-the-family/
Twitter name: @cabbagedan
Evan – 6 years old
We have an Xbox 360
All his own work. I just typed it up and drew a few ovals and rectangles in photoshop.
That’s some fantastic attention to detail, Evan, well done!
My son has already drawn his own Skylanders a while back so you can imagine his excitement at this competition. We will be back! x
http://the1970sdiet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/skylander-competition.html
Here’s my 8 year old sons entry “Wolfitist”
p.s we play it on Xbox
@etspeaksfrom
Kieran Cheng, 5
Skylander – diggy
PS3
I had also done a blog post with all the photos taken: http://etspeaksfromhome.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/tots100-skylanders-challenge.html
@the19790sdiet – here is my 6 year old daughter’s offering of Tree Trunks!
http://the1970sdiet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/skylanders-competition-part-ii.html
We have an Xbox
@ToybuzzUK
My 2 sons have entered Jacob 5 and Thomas 7
We would love to be part of team Skylanders and have an Xbox 360.
Just tweeting you our entry.
My twitter Id is @autismmumma.
T (boy) – 10 years
D (girl) 8.5 years
We’d love to trial the game on PS3 platform please.
I’ve tweeted as @7hippopotamus My son Ed aged 10 loves skylanders and came up with this http://7hippopotamus.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/spikey-skylander.html If he gets picked we’d like xbox 360 please.
Have tweeted my entry. My twitter is @myblog13
We have playstattion 3 console.
Sorry, i forgot to put the kids ages.
Twitter @myblog13
Kids
M aged 12
S aged 9
A aged 7
Playstation 3 platform please.
Here’s Sophie’s entry – http://madhousefamilyreviews.blogspot.com/2012/12/sophies-created-new-skylander.html
I’ve tweeted @cherylp59
Sophie (10) & Juliette (8) – plus Pierre (3) but he’d only play with the figurines, not the video game !
Wii for us please
fantastic, have now entered, hope you like it – http://www.allthingsemmadunn.com/2012/12/skylanders-blogger-challenge.html
sorry forgot to say we would love to get this on WII – son is age 7 and im 25 – http://www.allthingsemmadunn.com/2012/12/skylanders-blogger-challenge.html
twitter is @Missemmadunn
Just uploaded our picture on to twitter. Wee Z (aged 5 yrs 7 months) went with a skylander who could teach the other skylanders numbers and letters (as Z is obsessed with letters and numbers) and can be camoflague so they don’t know they are learning whilst they play. He also rides a motorbike!
I’m @LauraCYMFT and we have the Xbox360.
I’m entering on behalf of Missing Sleep…
E is five, with his entry Squeeze @missingsleep, and has a wii
Hello
We have entered via twitter using @mummyratesit
We attached a youtube clip which is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygxx37gHeC0&feature=youtu.be
My son is Noah, age 7 and we have a wii
His monster is called Splutnick which turns invisible and blasts people. Oouch!
Michelle
mummyratesit.co.uk
Just tweeted with Jacob’s photo – all his own work (as you can tell by the spelling) – he even made it out of playdoh to show what it should look like!
@seasiderclare
Jacob is 5 1/2 and Skylanders crazy. We have wii and xbox and don’t mind which.
My children have had a fab time!
Twitter: @Hex_Mum
Kaide age 7
We have an X Box 360
http://hexmum.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/teamskylanders-introducing-snipper.html
Twitter: @Hex_Mum
Neva age 9
X Box 360
http://hexmum.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/teamskylanders-introducing-ice-breaker.html
Twitter: @Hex_Mum
Lochlan age 12
X Box 360
http://hexmum.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/teamskylanders-introducing-shadow-slayer.html
Hello!
Danny has entered with CactEYE!
My Twitter ID is @claireyfairey
Blog post: http://evans-crittens.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/teamskylander-meet-dannys-new-life.html
E-mail: claireevanscritten@hotmail.co.uk
Danny is 9 years old.
We would prefer the game on the XBox.
Thanks,
Claire
I loved watching the children work togeter as they brainstormed to come up with ‘Acorn’ our Skylander character design – have tweeted you @sarahdazjc and have blogged here: http://thisisme-sarahmumof3.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/team-work-to-create-our-entry-into.html my three are Jake aged 10, Chloe aged 9 and Mikey aged 5 and we’d love Skylanders on the xbox360 Thanks
@pixiedusk
XBOX
Whoops i tweeted you my sons entry but forgot to post here as well.
My Twitter ID is @toxycat
My childs name is Jake and he’s aged 12
Preferred platform is Xbox
His Skylanders name is DynoFlash and link to the photo of his drawing is below:
https://twitter.com/toxycat/status/277427848938147840/photo/1
I’ve entered my son’s (H) picture. He’s 5.
We have a wii.
Sorry forgot my twitter ID @ericahughes
So it”s an entry for my son H (aged 5)
We have a wii.
@welshmumof3boys
Trystan age 6
Xbox
http://mumofthreeboys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/meet-diamond-fire-our-skylander.html
My son was so excited to enter this competition! Here is his entry: http://sunnydaytodaymama.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/team-skylanders-with-tots100.html
My son is E and he is 6 years old. He would like to play Skylanders with a PS3.
My twitter ID is @sunnydayto
https://twitter.com/sunnydayto/status/279569085887557632
I left the last comment using my blog email but am registered with Tots100 with my personal email so I’m leaving another comment using that email in case you needed it. Hope that makes sense!
Just tweeted you our entry.
Chester is 4 years old (and is skylanders obsessed!) he plays on Xbox.
We have blogged his Character creation here http://www.oneblueonepink.com/2012/12/chesters-entry-for-teamskylanders.html
and tweeted it to you, @oneblueonepink
Thank you
Hi,
I tweeted my son’s entry from @fivegoblogging.
My son’s name is Cameron and he is 8.
We would like a wii version please.
Thank you x
I have tweeted.
http://www.mummymummymum.com/2012/12/15/electrono-the-latest-skylander/
Zak – age 5
We have a PS3
@emvanstone
Here is our entry @familyfourfun http://www.familyfourfun.co.uk/2012/12/the-skys-limit.html
Master E (8) & Madam T (6)
We play on the WII
Here is our entry @familyfourfun
http://www.familyfourfun.co.uk/2012/12/the-skys-limit.html
Master E aged 8 and Madam T aged 6
We play on the WII
We have entered and cannot wait to see everyones ideas!!
http://www.chelseamamma.co.uk/2012/12/team-skylanders.html
We play on the Wii!!
@chelseamamma
Here is our entry http://www.snafflesmummy.com/2012/12/the-next-skylander-could-it-be-freeze.html
My son is 5 (soon to be 6) and is known as Snaffles on my blog.
We have a PS3
and twitter ID is @snafflesmummy
Have tweeted and blogged. We would like on XBox 360 if we won and Maxi is 7 and MIni 6. Twitter ID is mum_themadhouse http://www.muminthemadhouse.com/2012/12/17/let-me-introduce-you-to-decay-the-next-skylander/
Hi! All entered! @lemonfancy my son Evan-Eric is 10 and would love it on Xbox if he was picked
Brilliant idea, I got 4 hours complete peace and quiet whilst he was inventing!!
Hi I have entered via Twitter my Twitter ID is MFM_Leeds here is a link to my sons entry http://umeandthekids.blogspot.com/2012/12/design-your-own-original-skylanders.html?spref=tw
His name is Jake Marsden Hirst and he is 10 and a huge Skylanders fan. He plays on the Wii and Xbox so probably Wii
He is on my blog as Jake with his own Skylander report for my site.
Great Competition he had loads of fun telling us all his Skylanders special ability’s and stats
Thanks
Here is our entry
http://www.janmary.com/2012/12/team-skylander-new-creation-driller.html
(Let’s just say it isn’t lacking in attention to detail!!!)
My son is 8, we have a Wii, and he is a HUGE fan of all things Skylanders!
OK here’s Fire Dude created by King Julien (T aged 10)
http://lunchboxworldblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/gone-skylanders-crazy-team-skylanders.html
My twitter ID is @lunchboxworld
and it would make his year to receive the Wii version of Skylanders!
He is a total Skylanders FAN!
He’s walking around with fingers and toes and legs crossed!
Caroline x
My son and daughter have both submitted an entry, they are both 7 (twins) and we have a wii.
Their names are George & India and my twitter id is @angeledenblog
They have currently turned into their designs and are leaping about the house
Abi
Our entry can be found here http://www.theminimesandme.com/2012/12/skylanders-new-character.html
We have tweeted from @TheMiniMesandMe
My children are named Minxy and Jamster on the blog although their real initials are C and J.
We would like the game on X-Box please
Many thanks!! x
Hi, my son’s entry is here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=477321065640706&set=a.287336854639129.74768.162645233774959&type=1&theater
He is 11 and is generally known as aspie boy on the blog
My Twitter ID is @c_oreilly Preferred Skylanders platform is X-Box
Thank you!
Great opportunity! Here is our entry:
Hedgy the Battle Hedgehog
by Molly age 5
@1978rebecca
Playstation
https://twitter.com/1978rebecca/status/280717503645220864
PS the timestamp above says 5:37 – but its 4:57 weird!
Sorry, our blog was set to UTC (whatever that is) rather than London time – but we know your entry came in on time, sorry about that!
My twitter id @janmary3
I didn’t leave the comment
I checked lots of times how to do the entry, how did I miss this bit? We tweeted our pic on Friday as liveotherwise, my son is S and he’s 9. We’re wii.