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With the advancing Christmas season, parents with young children find new delight in the season. Suddenly it all makes sense, and as Santa starts to pack his bag, it’s important to know what the popular choices are this season. So, mom and dad, get your list, check them twice… the following gifts are sure to be nice.

EDUCATIONAL TOYS

The advance of educational toys has become popular. When looking for toys, experts have concluded that bright colors make it more visually appealing for babies. Toys such as the Lamaze Clutch Cube provide multiple facets of entertainment. The teething ring provides a practical feature for your infant, while the various toys advance gross motor skills.

The Dwellbaby Stacking Rings offer a different twist on the plastic stacking rings of our childhood years. The trendy colors and varying heights make it not only an attractive toy to adults, but the classic stacking rings has not lost its appeal over the years. There are a myriad of toys available for you to choose from with so many manufacturers producing colorful books, videos and toys that have educational qualities. Make learning fun for your child with any of these.

BATH TOYS

For your infant or toddler, consider purchasing bath toys. This special time gives your child an opportunity to learn how to squeeze, scoop, pour and squirt water with different activities such as the Sassy Bathtub Kitchen Sink set. Your child’s imagination will soar as you help your child with imaginative play, as well as helping with language acquisition as you talk to your child. The Elegant Baby Squirtie Bath Set will give your child a set of sea creatures to provide hours of entertainment, and the fun and learning continue. Bath toys also provide an affordable gift option, while making personal hygiene fun instead of a battle.

**Never leave your child unattended in the tub.**

BLOCKS

Not just ordinary blocks, Guidecraft Deluxe Rainbow Blocks come in a 42-piece set. These blocks don’t simply stack, but as your toddler makes an imaginary kingdom, the blocks will form new colors and sounds as they are stacked together. Merging together in a different form gives new and exciting shapes. This takes blocks to a new level of exciting for parents and kids. These blocks are sure to be a hit this Christmas as your child’s imagination soars.

RIDING TOYS

What child doesn’t want a pony for Christmas? While a real pony might not be practical, check out the Charm Company Rocking horse. This pinto pony features a saddle with real metal stirrups. He is also very sturdy, holding up to 75 pounds, so your toddler will get lots of riding out of this pony. He requires two AA batteries, which help him whinny and make galloping sounds. You get all the joy of a real horse, without the mess or a feed bill.

Whatever Santa puts in his bag, keep in mind that Christmas is all about the kids. Their smiles will bring smiles to your face. The thrill of opening these amazing gifts will never lose its appeal. Enjoy these younger years while the magic of Santa is still fresh in their minds!

Santa and his elves are running at breakneck speed to get everything done by Christmas. As they get deeper into the season, the busier they get. Santa and company has asked for your help in finding those perfect gifts for good boys and girls, but what should you get? Below is listed a small sampling of the top toys for Christmas.

• Do your children enjoy trains? Yukon Express has a 100-Piece Wooden Train Set, Villages, and Garages. The train takes you by train through the Village as your young one imagines himself the Conductor. Rated five out of five stars by consumers, they state how much fun the kids have as they play for hours in the town the created.
• Maybe the kids are more into cowboys. Tek Nek International has the Lucky Spring Horse. Durable and fun it comes with a steel frame and plush body, this horse can be fun for almost any age. It has motion-activated sounds to make it seem like you are really galloping on a horse in the Wild West.
• Bicycles are always a favorite, no matter how old you ever get. Several are available from different action heroes (ie. Transformers, Batman, Spiderman) through a Fisher-Price Smart Cycle. The Smart Cycle is built so that the younger set can pedal the bike while completing educational games on a screen. It’s received four out of five stars and one family’s three, five and seven year olds loved it, so it really is for any age.
• Other educational toys from Leap Frog are quite popular. Leap Frog products guide your child through the learning process, talking the lesson over with them as they proceed. There are games for age 3 through 8 available. Consistently Leap Frog receives extremely high ratings.
• There are games and toys on the market to help keep the kids’ brains thinking. These toys include What’s In Ned’s Head, EyeClops Bionic Eye, V-Motion Active Learning System, Blokus, Sequence, Visual Brainstorms, and Cranium. This is an extremely small sampling, as there are hundreds more available for children. All of these toys hold in common the fact that the children need to think in order to play. It will get them away from mind-numbing video games and television. Keeping a child’s brain active is extremely important to the development of a child. Challenge them every now and then.
• Stuffed Animals, Dinosaurs, and Dolls are an all-time favorite, for good reason, too. The kids can play with them, dress them up, sleep with them, drag them around, and create worlds with them. Cabbage Patch, Barbie, Kota My Triceratops, Baby Alive, Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name, Hannah Montana and tiger cubs, teddy bears and puppies. You can ride the dinosaur, there are dogs programmed to play as if they were real, and there are the traditional dolls.

The list could certainly go on, as there are quite literally hundreds of thousands of toys available for this age group. We encourage you to shop early, as many of these items listed are hot sellers and fly off the shelves quickly. Happy shopping and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Toys 2008

Christmas is a time that most children look forward to best of all wondering what presents will be left for them under the tree.  Though the actual day can be a happy time with family and friends, all the organization before can be frustrating, especially when it comes to buying that special number one toy.  Below is some of this year’s favorite toy in no specific order. 

Clone Trooper Voice helmet

This is a role-playing helmet that is life size to suit fans of all ages, a great replica of the one that features in (The Clone Wars) and this actually speaks all the signature phrases from the TV show.  Age 5 years and up
 

Elmo Live (Fisher Price)

This is a life like looking creation of Elmo, and when his mouth opens and closes, he looks like the real one from Sesame Street.  His head wobbles back and forth, waves arms, sits, stands and will even tell stories, jokes, sing songs and play games.  All of this can be activated by the children giving a magic tickle or squeeze on his foot, tummy, back or nose. 
 

Baby Born with Magic Potty

This is an adorable life like doll that they can feed or give her a drink and after they can help her to sit on her pretty purple potty.  Baby Born does almost anything a real baby does, she can drink from her bottle, will eat her own food, use her own potty, soils her diaper, squeals when happy and cries when sad. 

Leap Frog Learn & Groove Musical

This is designed for children from six months to three years and is a great fun way for your children to learn musical activities, providing them with lots of visual, auditory stimulation and motor skill development.  It also helps to teach them about the alphabet and different colors a great learning toy for the little ones.

The Kid Tough Digital Camera (Fisher Price)

As most children love to play with the camera when taking family photos, this is ideal for them to have their own.  The camera is rugged enough to go almost anywhere the child goes, it comes with sturdy grips, two eye viewing and a built in flash.  The camera will survive if dropped or comes into contact with water.  Ages 3 years and up available in Pink and Blue. 

Fur real Friends Biscuit My Lovin Pup

Here is the chance to have your very own furry friend who can be your own fun loving friend.  Biscuit My Lovin Pup, would just love someone to adopt him, he may seem a like an oversized puppy who will respond to your touches and voice commands, he has a real playful bark just like a real puppy.  Ages 5 years

Ben 10 Ultimate Omnitrix

This latest version has all the newest bells and whistles having all the lights and sounds.  When combined together with the mini translucent figures they can have a fantastic game.  This item comes with one figure that can be attached to the base, enabling you to unlock the Aliens special image and sound.  There are 10 collectable unique mini figures.