McDonald's Happy Meal Toys

Greetings! Just a quick post to let you know about the McDonald's Happy Meal toys that are currently at McDonald's! If you're a spy, professional or in training, in the United States (I'm not sure how widespread this blog is, for all I know there could be someone on the other side of the world reading this and just not posting comments), you should know that McDonald's fast food restaurants are now including Spy Gear with their Happy Meals. I'll tell you a little about them...

Secret Wrist Beam
This is a plastic wrist bracelet with a structure on the top. You push a button, and a small red light pops out, turning on only when opened. I have this piece of spy equipment. (I may be a professional spy, but hey, you're only a kid once, so enjoy it as long as you can!)

Spy Guard Motion Alarm
This piece of equipment is shaped like a lock. A switch in the back turns the alarm on. Any motion will set off the alarm.

Spy Disc Defender
This hand held device is a small disc shooter. Three plastic discs (they may be foam, I have not seen this in action for myself quite yet) are placed in the "canon" and then shot by pushing a button.

Invisible Writing Pen
This device is a rectangular shape. By pushing a switch, a rolled up piece of paper is revealed on which to write a message. The rectangular structure splits in half, revealing two pens. One is used to write an invisible message, the other is used to reveal it.

Rear View Spy Scope
Not only is this a binocular (rather a monocular; there is only one eyepiece), but it is equipped with a mirror to see things behind you.

Mobile Message Bot
This is a pull back and release toy. You pull it back to wind it, then let go, and it goes quite a distance depending on how back you wind it. When it stops, a cover pops up, revealing a message that can only be read clearly (if you can read upside down and backwards you'll be alright!) by using the mirror concealed in the flip top cover. There are four secret message templates included: Take Cover, Mission Complete, Backup Needed, and On My Signal. By tracing these templates onto cardstock you can easily make more templates (as long as you can write upside down and backwards!).

So even though these are inexpensive toys, they can be utterly useful. I'm in the process of collecting all six items, myself!

To see pictures and demos of all six pieces of Spy Gear, go to HappyMeal.com, click "Toys", select "Spy Gear", and then click "View Toys". Then you can easily scroll through them and click "Demo" when you want to see the equipment in action.