Review & Giveaway: Marshmallow Shooter

This particular shooter holds 25 rounds of “ammo” (mini marshmallows). Just load it up and fire away! My hubby shot them across the room at my 2 year old son who giggled with delight. He thought it was the funniest thing ever and the sugar high he got from eating the marshmallows was totally worth it to hear that laugh. I wish I had video taped it!

The Marshmallow Fun Company was started by a family planning a little boy’s birthday party. I love the background story from the press release:

“The idea for a marshmallow shooter came to Kim and Beaver Raymond and their son Jake when they were preparing for Jake’s 9th birthday party, almost 6 years ago. As a party favor, Jake and Beaver spent half the night assembling marshmallow blowers for each of the 15 guests from PVC pipe. Kim came up with the idea for marshmallows to be used as safe, soft, edible ammo.

What ensued was riotous fun like never seen before at a little boy’s birthday party. As parents began picking up their kids they wanted to know what all the chaos and fun was about. One parent and friend of the Raymonds, John delaValdene, now a partner in the business, saw what a great product idea they had. He and Beaver had spent many hours brainstorming about the next big product or toys for kids, and it struck him like a lightning bolt that these marshmallow shooters had big potential. They sent their concept to friend and engineer, Jeff Mitchell, who is also now a partner. They didn’t realize that Mitchell was also an accomplished gunsmith, and his prowess and expertise would help make their future products both perform well and be extremely safe for kids to use. Marshmallow Fun Company was born.”

From lung powered air blowers to Bow & Mallows, the Marshmallow Fun Company has got your “weapons” covered.

The best part about about these toys is that since they were designed by parents, safety was extremely important in their designs. The lung-powered blower is designed so that a child can’t inhale a marshmallow from either end. The shooters won’t blast anything that can’t compress and then regain its shape, like a rock, stick or stale marshmallow, only something soft like a marshmallow. Finally, they designed the blaster so that the air bursts out of the muzzle’s sides and not just the front, so kids can’t hurt themselves by shooting at close range.

The company also designed each product part so that it could easily be cleaned since marshmallows can be messy. They can be washed by hand in hot soapy water or tossed into the dishwasher for quick cleaning.

Prices range from $7.95 to $49.95 and are available at www.marshmallowville.com, or online at Hammacher Schlemmer, Toys R Us, Drugstore.com, and on amazon.com.

The original marshmallow shooter was done in red and blue but the Marshmallow Fun Company has released 5 new finishes this fall. Enter to win one of your own by choosing your favorite design and filling out the form below. Also, be sure to check out all of our other giveaways here.

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