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I saw this on Amazon and these would make perfect party bag fillers!I took one out to test to see if they're any different than what I can remember from the early 2000s and they have updated the propellers.I remember the propellers used to be made out of hard brittle plastic and upon a hard crash the chances of one of the blades snapping off were high unless you landed the plane into a huge patch of grass & and not concrete.The new updated propellers are made out of a more forgiving plastic which bends easily. The only downside is flight time is reduced but durability for re-flights is drastically increased!At roughly $0.25 per plane is a great deal compared to local party stores which sell these at an average of $1-2 per plane. Definitely will keep your kids occupied for the afternoon and may lead them into the profession of being a pilot or even an astronaut!Ive included photos of the new propeller design & the trick is to leave some space between the pin and the blades to allow easy rotation without any binding.If my review was in ANY way helpful please click the "YES" button below :)

Comes in a pack of 48 gliders with 12 different styles of planes. The planes have numbers on them so you can rebuild them when they are not all together. They only took a few seconds to put together so the kids loved them. We used them as party favors for our grandson's party and they were a huge hit for elementary age children.

We buy these for all of our outdoor kids parties. You get a lot of them and they are fun for the day. They do not hold up long with little boys, but the quantity lets them build another after they bust theirs.

These are what you'd expect. Kid of cheap but do the job.

All the kids (ages 1-9) loved building these at my son's party. It was a windy day and they all held up reasonably well for the beating they took.

Great cheap toys - they do break fairly easily though. So aim for kids over 3. Don't give one of these to your 18 month old or it'll only last like a minute. Ha!

These are regular small size, they aren't the big ones. These also don't leave grease stains on your painted wall or carpet. Great for goodie bags. Don't pretend a green one is a booger around small kids no matter how funny you think it is. Of note, they don't fit as well up a child's nose as easily as say a grown woman's nose. They do not come in 5 colors, they come in whatever colors the creator feels like making that day, but it was a pretty good girl to boy kid preferred ratio.

I bought these to give at party favors. They are the perfect size and the kids love them. I had to store them in the heat and none of them melted like I have had others do in the past. There was a variety of color and the kids were so excited to be able to pick which color they wanted. They had sticky hand wars and tried to slap each other with them. These entertained them for over an hour. We did have a few break, which is to be expected with kids. However there were so many of them it was no big deal to give the kids a new one. These are definitely worth the price and I will buy them again.

I bought these for my daughters carnival birthday party. I includes these in the favor boxes for all the children. They absolutely loved them!! The kids were running around slapping everything with these little sticky hands! They are very stretchy and don't break. They are sticky enough to grab paper off a table or a napkin out of someone's hand. When they lose their sticky you just rinse it off and let it dry and it is as good as new!

I had to think about this buy! I bought these for my student's "goody" bags & quickly decided I would only hand them out as an "end of the year" gift! The reason I hesitated to buy these is because I remember being a child & when I had these babies, I was wrecking shop! I don't what it is about things that are sticky & flexible, but kids just love them, so I was afraid it would be a distraction. I figured giving them out on the last day of school wouldn't cause too much harm; the students would be happy & my fellow teachers wouldn't care nearly as much because they'll be ready for summer!I HIGHLY recommend!

I bought these as party favors for my 1st graders birthday. I actually received 74 plus a little rubber butterfly in the package. The quality is similar to the dispensers often found in entries/exits. The colors seem randomly selected, we had far more greens and yellows (in case someone were looking for an even spread).Just like the ones from 20 years ago, they will leave lasting oil stains on your drywall if you allow them to stay there and they quickly lose their stickiness to the dust and dirt they collect from every surface they touch.We bought these expecting something similar to what we grew up with and these are precisely that!

My two boys, 4yr and 2yr old love this. They each got one at a kids party / arcade where you turn in the tickets to receive a toy. I believe this one was in the 25 ticket range, and I had to spend a few quarters in games to just get one!Well, boys being boys, they eventually tore one apart, and were sad.This package is probably overkill, but we can use them as giveaways for parties.Tips:You don't want to let it sit on a white ceiling or wall too long as it will discolor the paint!Wash them with warm water and mild soap and it will become sticky again.

The planes are super fun, both my 5 and 8-year old had a blast. The downside is they break fast, some even while putting them together. I ordered these for classroom goody bags. Unfortunately I ordered 48 but only received 24, so I didn't end up using them for that, because I didn't have enough, but I have no doubt the kids would have liked them. At least my own kids got to have fun...

Gliders are thin foam toys and last in air for a quite period of time. Gliders have a front fan that swirls while flying. Younger children will need help with assembly, but it takes no time to put them together. And even after getting beat up, they still fly pretty well! Loads of fun for my kids and I.I used it outdoor with my daughter. You get a lot of them and they are pretty durable. It holds long for us (my daughter is 1 year only.) and the total quantity will last for a year.

Fun for everyone! Some of the propellers are not able to fit in the hole. They still work great!

Brightly colored, a hit with the kids. Very flimsy, doesn't fly straight. Cute party favor, but definitely not for the paper airplane enthusiast! Would order again for a child's party favor.

Good size and quality for the price. True 8 inches. Individually wrapped with construction instructions. Would buy again.

It's nice and fun. Easy to put together. It does have small part so not good for little one that still put things in their mouth

The kids always love these! it only received 4 stars because some of the strings broke as the kids were slapping them, maybe it wasn't strong enough or maybe the kids were too rough. I would buy this product again as it is a great goody bag item, good value, great color selection, and the kids love them.

I ordered these for Halloween next year. They seem like they will be a fun alternative to Halloween candy. However, they will be stored in a hot garage in Phoenix over the summer and hopefully they do not melt. If they do melt, I will update review next Halloween.

Cheap and fun for kids, but get destroyed very quickly. They stick to anything- including dirt and trash, so be careful with small children who may put it in their mouth - both a choking hazard and dirty. But other than that they are fun and entertaining and will keep kids occupied for a while

These were a last minute purchase to be used as prizes for our church's Easter Egg hunt. We made the decision to purchase this item because of the value for the number of hands we would receive. The children loved these hands because they are bright and sticky. It was fun to watch them running around and grabbing whatever they could get their "hands" on! At one point, I even got in on the action and tested to see how much I could grab with these little hands. I did notice that the vinyl used for the hands was on the thin side so a few of them broke while the kids were playing with them but for the price I would still purchase them again!

My family participates in the Teal Pumpkin Project where we give things other than candy/food items to trick or treaters at Halloween. (Allergy friendly family!) These were a huge hit with the older kids! However, we opted not to give them to the younger kids just to make sure that they did not accidentally try to eat it thinking that these were candy.

Great stocking stuffer that will keep your kids entertained. The sticky hand can easily fall off the rope part of the toy though. And, as expected, it picks up all the dirt/dust/grime from whatever it touches. But my kids loved playing with it, and with this bulk pack, we can just give him a new one when the old one inevitably breaks.

not bad as party favor.

ok ok product -but it is cheaper

These planes were very cute and a big hit at my son's party. However, some of the pieces (mainly the propellers) didn't fit well, making assembly challenging. Also, pretty much every plane broke after several minutes of play.

Good party favors. Cheap and flimsy , however

Not the best. Some of the propellers won't fit into the hole, making them useless. When trying to assemble, even when taking care, the plane bends, so it doesn't fly well. Even those that assemble easily and perfectly don't last more than a few throws. All that said the kids liked them. Perfect for a one time play day. Party favors or picnic activity.

I'm sure the planes are just as fun as I remember when I was a kid. Though, I'm still a kid at heart despite being 43. What bothered me about this product was that when my daughter and I opened the main packaging we were a bit disappointed to find out that there were only six designs with four on each design. I was hoping the package would have at least eight or maybe even twelve different planes to choose from. With what is pictured here on Amazon's site we received just two maybe three of those particular planes. The other designs are fine. It won't matter to my daughter. She'll have a blast with them no matter what they look like. I just felt a little mislead.

These were cheap, flimsy, and not really sticky, but I put them in Halloween grab bags so I doubt most of the kids minded. I wouldn't buy them again.

Don't throw these up and get them stuck on your white ceiling! They won't come back down, and you'll have to get a tall ladder out and stretch up with a broom handle to scrape it off. Then, you'll be sad when you realize it left a permanent stain on your nice white ceiling.

Purchases these as a candy alternative Easter Egg Stuffer. They came individually packaged, so they would be easy to add to a goody bag. They're not all that sticky. When I was a kid these were all the rage, so I was disappointed when I threw it against my glass door and it stuck for less than a second. Either way, a 5 year old loves them!

These are very tiny, the picture is very deceiving. They are individually wrapped, I really don't see any glitter in them. I Used them for goody bags. Because they are so tiny I gave each kid 3 of them. My kids still play and like them any way. I'm also using them in my crane machine, for the birthday party because they are so light and small the crane machine can pick them up easily.

I received these today and I'm really pleased with them. They are bigger than I expected which is nice. To give an accurate review I measured the handle (idk what else to call it) and it was 5 inches long before you got to the hand part. That's plenty long for a kid to play with. I usually pay $0.25-$0.50 at the machines at the grocery store for these. Not anymore! I love that they are individually wrapped. Perfect for party favors or handing out for Halloween. I would buy these again.I just counted them which I should have done earlier and they only shipped me 50 not 72. I'm going to contact the seller to see if they will ship me the remaining 22.

These were actually really good for their intended purpose. They stick well to surfaced, and I loved the huge quantity and low price, as I was buying for return gift bags for my daughter's birthday party. BUT ... if you get these on your painted walls, they will leave a permanent slimy oily mark :( I still gave them away -- just warned the parents about it! (Sadly one of the party attendees did it to my wall beforehand, so we found out the hard way.) But for what they are, I really would recommend.

These are poorly constructed and nowhere as good as when we were kids. Pieces were bent, plastic parts don't stay in place, planes fly straight down and hit the ground

My son (age 10) didn't find them entertaining.... would not recommend it

Ehh, not the old school planes I used to get from the icecream trucks back in the day. I'll give em one more try but if I can't get them to fly, I'm not tossing them in the kids bday goody bags. They look really cool though so I guess if they can't fly them they can pretend.

Cheeply made, hard for little ones to make. Propeller very hard to put on. Would not buy again.

These were cheap to purchase and cheaply made. They didn't fly very well. They reminded me of the planes from my youth and while the patterns may have been similar I was pretty disappointed with their function.

I purchased these for my godson after we had loads of fun with similar (I thought) planes from Old Navy. These are vastly inferior to those.The planes were too floppy to stand up to more than a few flights. The pieces fit together in a "non-aerodynamic" way...basically they hardly flew at all. And they are smaller than the ones I liked from Old Navy.I give it 2 stars only because we received so many for the price.

WARNING these will leave a grease stain on your floors or walls and didn't come out.

Bought these sticky hands to hand out as a candy alternative on halloween. While they were very colorful and the kids were initially excited for them, they are a little disappointing when out of the package. They didn't really stick to anything, even flat surfaces like windows or my kitchen counter. The price was good though and they arrived quickly. Next year I think we'll go slap bracelets or temporary tattoos instead.

I purchased one of these a couple years ago, and they were great! they were glittery and long like the picture. I ordered another more recently, and was very disappointed. These solid, non glittery, tiny hands came instead.

These will work fine for our purpose (Valentine party favor), however the product description is false. The hands are more like 1" and the "string" it's on is 4.25". Not sure where they are getting their measurements from. Also, there isn't much glitter in this product. Overall I'm a bit disappointed because the size is quite small.

We bought this to be cheap Easter egg fillers for a toddler Easter egg hunt. They were, indeed, cheap. Many of the hands were scary paw-hands with no fingers. They came individually wrapped in little plastic baggies that made me a little worried about giving them to toddlers. But hey, survival of the fittest, right? Kids used to play with lawn darts, right? So a gummy hand in a plastic baggie should be no big deal. And as far as I know, everyone loved their sticky hands, even the scary fingerless paw hands. I know my husband had a blast flinging his against the refrigerator door for an hour, until he dropped it and it came up off the floor with crumbs and cat hair stuck to it. But that's the cost of doing business with a sticky hand in a kitchen in the home of a toddler and a cat.

The hands felt oily, and had a weird feel to them. Also, very small. Some bags had 13, others 11 or 10. Was shorted 1 hand, but not sweating it.

I have a lot of problems with these.1. My 24 pack only came with 12 and I didn’t realize until they were all put together or I would’ve returned.2. The pin that holds the propellor on 2 of the 12 were too big for the hole. I had to cut them to fit.3. One plane didn’t have a propellor or pin included in the package at all.4. The numbers for the pieces (which aren’t even needed for any person with a little bit of intelligence) and “MADE IN CHINA” (like there was any doubt considering the quality 🙄) are printed way too prominent on the planes.Overall, I wouldn’t purchase again since there are so many other options. They need some QC!

well I paid for 48 and got 24.hey my lucky day.it seams these things from china you never know what you are going to get..i just wish I could get what I paid for

Impossible to get the nose attached to the body with damaging it. Looking for a novelty party favor? Keep looking.

Looked nice but a good amount of them were either bent or were missing a piece (either tail, wings, or nose clip). The ones with everything didn't fly well - disappointed overall

Don't work well Id skip them.

These planes are junk. They are paper covered foam. They used to be just printed on the foam and the originals flew great. These have horrible colors and look nothing like the profile of the plane it is supposed to be depicting nor do they fly well. The colors are bright red, green, and yellow. It was a big disappointment Don't waste your money.

Not as advertised!!! Pictured product is NOT what you will receive. The product is no where near the size listed of 1 1/4 inch hand on a 7 inch string. The string is only 3 inches and the hand close to an inch wide. Very misleading!!!!

We used these for Trunk or Treat at the kids school. These are not what I expected. These are super small, and the are not very sturdy. They leave a colored film on everything. Kids didn't like them because they were too sticky and they couldn't fling them on anything.

I purchased these as fun little gifts. I knew they were smaller than the ones you normally get at the store, but I was still excited to get them and figured the kids would really enjoy them. Unfortunately, they weren't as described. They are not glittery and the strings snapped very easily, so we had to throw several of them away immediately and now I'm not sure they are safe for kids to actually play with. They do have an oily residue when you use them as others have mentioned. I would recommend looking elsewhere for some fun safe gifts for kids.

Update: I've ordered these before and my students at school loved them, however, I placed a second order and the second order was full of color errors. For one, it looked like all the colors batches had been accidentally mixed and I ended up with discolored (dirty) looking sticky hands. This batch only came with yellow, blue, green, and orange unlike the last set that had 6 colors. However, this set had A LOT of dirty looking orange, greenish browns, and so on. They look like all the mistake sticky hands they couldn't sell in the store!Original review: Although these are very small, the students at my school LOVED them. They get dirty very fast, but the kids didn't seem to mind and continued to try to slap everything with them.

I purchased these before and they were as described. my kids loved them. This time I ordered them the sticky hands are not as described. I measured them and the hand is 1 1/4 but he tail is 4 inches. Theses are puny! The vinyl that they are made of is even thinner and cheaper than last time I bought them. How can the same product be so different from the same seller?

This is most upsetting my package went to a different a dress especially when I spoke to a representative and made my address clear.she also guaranteed that a notation was put on my account explaining the details .now I am without my item.please notify ups of their incompetence