Find the perfect gift for children always seems easier than finding a great gift for adults. Just head to a toy store, pick something and be on your way, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, it is not easy. Sure, maybe the love child the gift out of the box, but is played with obtaining months (or heck, even weeks) later?
That is the question you must ask every time you purchase the gift shops for children. Fortunately, there are guides and "hot lists" to help in your search. For Christmas 2006, there are a myriad of "hot" toys. If you do not wait until the last minute to shop, you should have no trouble finding most of them.
To help us, Toys R Us has published a list of the top 15 toys and has provided suggestions for toys in each age range as well.
The top 15 toys, in no particular order, include:
Dora's Talking Cash Register (Fisher Price)
Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano (Fisher Price)
ESPN Fast Action Football (Fisher Price)
"T.M.X" Elmo (Fisher Price)
Difficult children Digital Camera (Fisher Price)
Sound City Railway (Imaginarium)
Tap Dancing stammer (Thinkway)
Wii (Nintendo)
Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes (ToyQuest)
Pila StackPack speed (game)
Mindstorms NXT (Lego)
Designer's World (Tiger Games)
My Scene My Bling Bling Styling Head (Mattel)
Manticore Power Rangers Deluxe Megazord (Bandai)
Pink Nitro Notebook (Vtech)
Now, if you are looking for the best buy toys for each age group, this is a manifestation of Toys R Us' recommendations.
Baby's First Christmas
Let's Play Together Peek 'N Play Discovery Dome (Playskool)
This is an interactive toy that lets parents join the fun, looking to book a curtain. Fifteen activities are designed to encourage hand-eye coordination
Laugh & Learn Learning Bunny (Fisher Price)
This bunny is plush, but no slouch. He can help children learn to count to 10, learn their colors and textures and other skills. It also plays music.
Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano (Fisher Price)
This is one of TRU's "best selection" above. Teaches colors, numbers and opposites while teaching various elements of music.
For children 13 months to 2 years
Learn and Groove Alphabet Drum (LeapFrog)
LeapFrog always offers innovative toys for young children. This toy introduces the alphabet while playing music, encouraging physical activity and teaching numbers. Also introduces Spanish!
SmartVille Alphabet Train Station (Vtech)
The train here heads from stop to stop, while the introduction of all colors, alphabet, numbers, animals and time.
"T.M.X." Elmo (Fisher Price)
This new Elmo, which has been flying toy shelves since its introduction in September, not only laughs, but is on the floor and laugh until his belly shakes.
Darla (You & Me - a TRU brand)
Darla may wake with a touch of light, and shouts of "ma ma." She is an interactive doll that also makes realistic feeding sounds.
For children 2 to 4 years
Difficult children Digital Camera (Fisher Price)
This "hot pick" features big buttons for little hands and a rough exterior that helps hold up the tough love preschoolers can dish out.
LeapsterTV (LeapFrog)
The console connects to the family of large screen TV to play. Works with all Leapster software programs and tracks the play of each player, so you can see its progress on the big screen. Good for Pre-K to grade 4 players.
Tap Dancing babble (Thinkway)
This is based on the main character of the fall-release movie "Happy Feet". It dances / taps every time he hears music, or talking to children to it.
Ages 5 to 7 years
Amazing Allysen (Playmates)
This doll is designed to be the child's best friend when his "real life" is no friend of all. Allysen responds to key commands and comments with life expressions and emotions. She also knows of its favorite son, so you can chat with your child about their favorite things.
Wherifone GPS Locator Phone from Wherify Wireless
This phone will help you keep tabs on their children, like their GPS, which tells the location of their children at all times (assuming the phone is with them).
Pink Nitro Notebook (VTech)
Designed for emerging readers, this pink laptop computer reads stories aloud, and has a variety of games designed to help children with literacy and other skills.
For children 8 to 11 years old
Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes (ToyQuest)
Children can connect their MP3 players up to this toy and manipulate the sounds and play music of their own.
Giga Pets Explorer TV Game System (Tiger Games)
This game takes to connect to the TV the kids to Giga World, where they can play, go on missions and solve the Giga mystery. This also includes a handheld game
Last Star Wars Collector's AT-ST set (Lego)
Children can build their own AT-ST, with more than 1,000 lego pieces included in this series. TRU exclusive set.
Cathy Franklin is an author and the owner of the online toy store. She has a hot new toys, video games, and the best brands like Fisher Price, Lego, and LeapFrog. http://www.toys-store-online.com
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