Emirates High Treet unveils top 10 summer boredom busters
Beating boredom and keeping your children entertained over the long hot summer vacation just got easier thanks to Emirates High Street’s ‘Top 10 Summer Boredom Busters’.For parents of young children, the long summer months can often be overwhelming. As the days stretch into weeks it is often difficult for families to think of new and exciting entertainment options that will help keep boredom and tantrums at bay.
To help combat this, Emirates High Street has pulled together its top 10 products that will keep the children and adults alike, inspired at home. From educational and exercise based products and hands on activities designed to help children utilize their motor skills, there is an option suitable for every budget and every child – whatever their taste may be.
Some recent additions to the Emirates High Street range include the BERG MOOV Street Kit designed to stimulate children both mentally and physically as they safely build their own life-size model vehicle. The Speedminton Set is also new to the range and helps keep children active through exercise, whilst assisting with their hand-eye coordination.
Emirates High Street’s online catalogue makes life easy for the time stretched parent, with customers able to order, pay and arrange delivery to any one of over 60 countries worldwide in one quick and easy transaction through emirateshighstreet.com.
Purchases may be made online by visiting emirateshighstreet.com. Customers can pay using MasterCard or Visa and Emirates customers can redeem accrued Skywards Miles or pay using a combination of cash and Miles. All prices on the site are charged and quoted in US$. Some products are redeemable for Miles only.
Emirates High Street is a 24/7 online store, from the Emirates airline and Group, which stocks over 400 products, including luxury goods, must-have gadgets and inspirational experience packages. Customers can use Skywards Miles, earned by members of Emirates Airline’s frequent flyer loyalty scheme, a credit card - or a combination of both - to buy products for themselves or friends and family living in locations all over the world.
Emirates High Street’s ‘Top 10 Summer Boredom Busters’ include;
1. PlayStation 3 80GB
US$521 approx AED 1,913 (Or 156,000 Miles)
Welcome to the next generation of gaming. The new Playstation 3 represents the state of the art in high-definition gaming as well as in compact entertainment systems. Your children can impress each other with their singing on Singstar or race their friends on the other side of the world with the F1 Championship Edition, and there’s enough power and storage in the Cell Broadband Engine with its integrated Blu-ray Disc Drive for movies, music, photos and online services. This innovative system is perfect for your children and useful for your whole family.
2. Easyglider
US$495 approx AED 1818 (Or 129,100 Miles)
Easy to drive and maintenance-free, it brings 6 to 12 year olds an incomparable first motorised driving experience - by far the coolest way to glide across streets, pavements and parks.
3. Disney Cinderella Storybook Playset
US$50 approx AED 184 (Or 14,100 Miles)
With the beautiful doll and a wealth of detailed fairy tale accessories, your budding princess (recommended from age 3) can dream and imagine her very own prince.
4. Bosch Kids Big Chainsaw Set
US$63 approx AED 232 (Or 15,600 Miles)
Let your child live his logger dreams without having to worry about shouts of ‘Timber’.
This exciting Bosch Chain Saw replica toy comes with several innovative features guaranteed to thrill him. This includes realistic sawing noise and a flashing light while the saw is in operation. The battery-operated saw comes with a helmet, work gloves, work goggles and earmuffs.
5. Fisher Price Digital Camera, blue
US$119 approx AED 438 (Or 33,300 Miles)
The 4.1 cm LCD colour display instantly shows the snapshot and allows for easy browsing and quick deletion. A resolution of 1.3 megapixels means sharp, high-quality pictures up to 10 x 15 cm. The 8 MB memory is big enough for 60 photos and there’s also an SD card slot and USB cable for computer connection. You just might be surprised by the creativity of your young photographer. * SD-Card not included
6. Dickie Toys RC Hovercraft
US$99 approx AED 364 (Or 24,000 Miles)
Gliding over both land and sea, the hovercraft is part car, part boat, part airplane. Fun for all ages to drive over any terrain, the vehicle features a two-channel radio control that allows you to cruise forward, back, right and left and to stop on command. The 35cm machine includes a powerpack, battery charger and 9V block and provides up to 20 minutes of excitement.
7. BERG MOOV Street Kit 10in1
US$340 approx AED 1249 (Or 85,000 Miles)
Unique full-sized construction toy which provides kids endless building and playing fun. Ideal for kids over five, the kit, with a detailed manual allows kids to make their own models in no time at all.
8. Speedminton Set S 300
US$130 approx AED 478 (Or 30,000 Miles)
Better your badminton game: play speed badminton! This Speedminton set comes with 2 racquets made of carbon-composite. The smaller and heavier shuttlecocks are wind resistant up to wind strength 4. Racquet features like the Mega Power Zone and the U-Profile increase the ball acceleration and power.
9. Steiff Little Cloud Lamb
US$60 approx AED 220 (Or 13,600 Miles)
Bring home smiles with the little cloud lamb from Steiff. Cute as a button, the little white lamb in a blue outfit is made of cotton for baby-soft skin, making him perfect for day long hugs.
10. LEGO City Airport
US$139 approx AED 510 (Or 33,200 Miles)
At the LEGO City Airport you can board the passengers onto the plane, check with the tower for permission to take off or land, and taxi down the runway in a modern jet, or load cargo with the forklift onto one of the helicopters on the helipad. This realistic set includes 12 miniature figures and lots of accessories for hours of airport action and fun for children aged five and above.
