{"id":2662,"date":"2014-01-08T15:24:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T23:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:53:20","slug":"fbl-toy-swords-put-to-the-test-at-swordplay-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/fbl-toy-swords-put-to-the-test-at-swordplay-la\/","title":{"rendered":"FBL Toy Swords Put To The Test At Swordplay LA!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2662\" class=\"elementor elementor-2662\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c254cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51c254cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a559660 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a559660\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3965d39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3965d39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBL Toy Swords Put To The Test At Swordplay LA!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f0c0e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45f0c0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c62b896 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c62b896\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3f40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee3f40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toy_swords41.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dee4670 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dee4670\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e526573 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e526573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Love LED\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/lightupswords.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toy Swords<\/a>\u00a0like we do? \u00a0Check out this coolness.\u00a0<\/h2><p>FBL was fortunate enough to attend an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ActionEventsLA?ref=stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Action Events<\/a>\u00a0birthday party at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Swordplay-LA\/154605757909874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swordplay LA<\/a>\u00a0in Burbank, CA, and it was a blast. \u00a0Their staff is amazing with kids: \u00a0knowledgeable, skilled, patient &amp; funny. \u00a0These guys really know what they\u2019re doing.\u00a0 We met them back in 2008, when they placed their first FBL order, then they continued to recommend us to their clients in need of well-made toy swords\u00a0for practice moves (very kind of ya \u2013 thanks, guys). \u00a0So on this particular afternoon, it was extra special to pop in for a day &amp; watch them put our expandable sabers TO THE TEST. \u00a0Dark side ain\u2019t got nothin\u2019 on us:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c534edf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c534edf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e226e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53e226e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f2be50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26f2be50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f37b95 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32f37b95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2b3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae2b3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toy_swords2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This is our future!  AWESOME.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a4e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8a4e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toy_swords11.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6c29af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b6c29af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1660b18c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1660b18c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8f37b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8f37b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sooo cute, right?<\/h3><p>Light Up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/lightupswords.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toy Swords<\/a>\u00a0never fail to bring out the adventurous spirit in little ones. \u00a0Above swords are our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blue-led-expandable-flashing-swords.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blue-only<\/a>\u00a0option, we have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/red-led-expandable-flashing-sword.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">red\u00a0<\/a>as well, plus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/multicolorledexpandablesword.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multicolor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 my favorite. \u00a0In a dimly lit room or at a night time event, they look super cool:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8651bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b8651bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114289aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"114289aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lightswords.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Flashing Beer Mug - Flashing Blinky Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c708d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45c708d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcea41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bcea41\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6622f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6622f45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5789a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5789a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LOVE multicolor! \u00a0They flash, they slow change, they blink, or set all its lights on steady\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lxner7ETuN1qdku5lo1_500.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as you wish<\/a>. These are\u00a0best of the best toy swords when play battling, and I\u2019ll tell ya why. \u00a0It\u2019s all about that THREADING where \u201cblade\u201d meets handle, sturdy as can be, so feel free to get jiggy with it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda4a8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cda4a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ef8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02ef8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toyswordthreading2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Flashing Beer Mug - Flashing Blinky Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2331e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac2331e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e149e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e149e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6e670 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc6e670\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7368e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7368e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks again to Action Events by Swordplay LA. \u00a0Be sure to check \u2019em out if you too are in Southern California &amp; in the market for a fun, unique party. \u00a0\u2018Til next time, light fans!<\/p><p>TCB &amp; DIY ~<\/p><p>~ Flashing Blinky Nikki<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6645478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6645478\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7b496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad7b496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Capture2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Flashing Beer Mug - Flashing Blinky Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBL Toy Swords Put To The Test At Swordplay LA! 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