Remember toy soldiers? I think the Soccer Guys are a great alternative. They're indestructible, brave, teach team work and strategy and they're so much fun!

My son Benji got these as a gift for his birthday (thanks, L. and P.!) and the boys have had a blast playing with these all week.

FIND IT: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H6DKKE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=frogandsnail-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000H6DKKE">Amazon</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000H6DKKE" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />, <a href="http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/kaskey_kids/soccer_guys.cfm?source=google_base&amp;utm_source=google_base&amp;utm_medium=cse&amp;utm_campaign=cse_April&amp;cvsfa=1327&amp;cvsfe=2&amp;cvsfhu=4b41533030342d31">Fat Brain</a>

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