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List
of Skylander character figures for role play gaming
If your early years
childcare setting, club or group has a game console / educational computer
software policy for children's entertainment & learning
please use this page and the skylanders list to keep up-to-date
with the happenings in the world of Activision's Skylands..
Skylanders - Spyro's adventure and Giants
both have a pegi rating of 7+ PEGI.info
PC - Wii - Xbox 360 - PS3
Minimise the risk of conflict happening when children take imaginative
play ideas from digital programmes and virtual games or video to their
gross motor play by agreeing boundaries that protect themselves,
others and examines the concept involved with 'should,
what you see inside a game, stay inside a game?'
explore why children give their particular replies.
Skylanders elements
list - fire, water, magic, tech, air, undead,
earth, life.
Download a printable
list of the skylanders names and use tag-ties
or pegs to identify visiting figures.
The following 1st series of character
images and text links are to amazon.co.uk through silkysteps affiliate
account.
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Figures are available in single and
triple packs, as part of starter sets and in
adventure packs.
There are also special edition legendary
sets, glo-in-the-dark, colour change, dark, silver and gold
figures & also for this first series a volcanic vault playing
piece that reskins the aquaduct arena when in battle mode. How to use the volcanic vault: Start up the portal
of power and enter Skylands play mode, place the volcanic vault
on the portal. This will automatically unlock the arena so that the
next time you visit battle mode the new skin has been applied. This
magic item only needs to be placed on the portal once. it isn't needed
to play further games on the now unlocked area..
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Purchase a portal set that is compatible with your already
owned console ie. a Wii, Xbox 360, Windows XP, Playstation
3, 3DS and then individual character figures. These figures are
compatible across all platforms - ie. 1 figure will play on all
portals Wii, Xbox, Windows, PS3 or 3ds ..
Identical figures can play side by
side in a game, so if you invite 'visiting skylanders to play
- good for team work!
remember which belongs to whom when it's time to pack
up - tag ties ..
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Adventure packs
Pirate seas
Darklight crypt
Dragon's Peak
Empire of Ice
Character:
Terrafin
Ghost Roaster
Sunburn
Slam Bam
Skylanders giants
launched in autumn 2012
along with the new game comes a set of series 2 characters.
Series 1 characters, as listed above play on the
new game, some characters have been re-released or 're-posed'
to match the orange base associated with giants & have a higher
capping of skill levels and some feature a lightcore that enables figures
to glow when placed on the portal. All Giants glow ...
GIANTS
New characters include
Tree-rex 
Bouncer 
Swarm 
Crusher 
Thump
back 
Hothead
Ninjini 
Eye-Brawl
Smaller characters
Lightcore Chill - Lightcore Jet-vac - Sprocket - Flashwing - Hot dog -
Fright rider
www.skylanders.com
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When ready , and inline
with any safeguarding awareness that the setting has in partnership
with children, collagues and parents involving cyber bullying, use
of the internet, home made accounts, gaining permission, adult and
peer supervision or support, the game itself expands online
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universe.skylanders.com
Safeguarding children - informative websites for the UK
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Nominet's knowthenet.org.uk safe online gaming for children
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