Sprinty Race Car Leap Frog.. thing?

Kinder Category: Sprinty
Toy Number: TR033
Purchased: Edmonton, AB
Rating: 0 out of 5 Kinders

 Okay, this is a kinder that is part of Kinder Surprise Canada's Crack'n Win contest. I don't think this really matters to the toy itself.. but I thought I would note that the egg was part of it. I didn't win - I haven't won yet... but I'm holding out hope for the car. Or really, well... I'd go anything.

This particular kinder surprise toy saddens me a bit. I really hope my memories of awesome kinder toys are real, and not just stylized versions of toys like this one. This little guy comes out in once piece from the kinder egg - no assembly needed. At all. Not even putting on stickers or wheels.

The way this extremely fast, kind of jumpy race works is that you push down on the little yellow lever (which doubles as the car's driver seat) and then slide your finger off. And it goes! Like magic! It also reminds me of the old leap frogs I used to have. It also kind of jumps like a leap frog if you push down with enough pressure. Remember those leapfrogs? I couldn't actually find any to buy in person, so this image is from aliexpress.com.

That is really all there is to say about this toy. There's no assembly, it doesn't really move like a car.. especially not a race car.. you don't even have to stick stickers on.. and that's saying something cuz I hate sticking stickers on toys.

Oh, the one kinda good thing about this toy is that it comes with another one of those handy QR codes - and a url. Which, unlike some of the other URLS on kinder toys, actually works!

I know this is a really short review... but this saddens me so much that I find it hard even to rant about how sad this toy is. Were kinder surprise toys this bad when we were younger?