Toys & Games
Quick verdict
Cheap, reliable and hard to get wrong: snap, shake, and you have ten-plus hours of light and a hundred party favors for ten dollars. They are single-use chemistry, so this is disposable fun rather than a toy you keep.
A 100-piece glow stick pack with 100 connectors, each stick 8 inches long and non-toxic, snapping to activate and glowing bright for 10 to 14 hours, waterproof enough for a pool or a bath.
Parties, Halloween, camping, power outages and bath-time distraction, where you need many lights and a low budget.
Anyone wanting a reusable light - buy LED sticks instead. Not for children who will bite or bend them until the liquid escapes, and not for under-threes.
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