Holiday Gift Guide for Kids
Finding the best gifts for your children during the holiday season can be overwhelming. With so many toys out there to choose fromand the added pressure of your children being bombarded with advertising, it’s hard to decide which toys are right for them. So many questions come to mind when selecting a gift: Is it fun? Is it safe? Does it interact with or teach something to my little one? And will the play value extend beyond the holidays? Orlando Family Magazine has compiled a toy guide to introduce you to some of this year’s “must have’s” that are creative, educational, and fun choices for children.
Ages Newborn – 24 months
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Stacking Cups (Green Toys)Six graduated cups, dozens of possibilities for bath and play time. Scoop and pour water, stack them, or build towers. Cups are colorful and fun, and teach basic counting and math concepts. Each cup is numbered on the bottom from 1 to 6 and is volumetrically accurate. Fill cups 1 and 2, for example, and it will equal the volume of cup 3. Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers that help save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. No BPA, PVC, phthalates, or external coatings. Meets FDA food contact standards. Dishwasher safe too!Retails for $12.00 |
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Turtle Tunes(Lamaze Toys)An adorable plush turtle with a brightly-colored musical shell that will keep your baby engaged in fun interactive play time. When baby touches the spots on the shell, the Lamaze Turtle plays music from three different modes, which include piano, horn, and melody.Retails for $29.99 |
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Tots Art Start (Alex Toys)Your little budding Picassos can make their artistic mark with this unique art kit designed specifically for toddlers. This set includes sticky dollies, stickers, fringe, and crepe paper for your little ones to create masterpieces. The triangular shaped crayons are easy for little hands to grip.Retails for $16.95 |
Ages 2 – 4 years
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The Woofer(B. Toys)A playful and enjoyable introduction to the world of music, the Woofer plays 20 familiar songs and 9 funny puppy parody favorites (and yes, moms and dads, there is a volume control button). The songs utilize three settings ─ acoustic, electric, and ‘howl’. The Woofer comes complete with a lyrics/songs booklet. 3AA batteries are included with this BPA-free product!Retails for $23.99 |
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iTikes Piano (Little Tikes)One of the first toy keyboards on the market to teach children how to actually play and read music. With the simple attachment of an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4/4S, iTouch 4, or iPad 1, your Mozart-in-the-making can learn about pitch training, sight reading, and music theory. Without a device, the keyboard comes with four songs built-in that can be played in Freeplay, Stepper, Solo, or Playback mode.Retails for $49.99 |
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Zylie the Bear (Arete)This extremely well-crafted stuffed bear will instantly become a childhood treasure. The 18” tall bear moves just like a doll and is dressed in skinny blue jeans, an orange daisy patterned sleeveless blouse, and soft white coat. Comes with accessories that fit her adventurous lifestyle─ an orange tote, a map, diary, passport, and a delightfully illustrated storybook, The Adventures of Zylie the Bear─New York.Retails for $49.99 |
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Chuggington Die-Cast Railway Wilson’s Wild Ride (TOMY)Inspired by the popular children’s television series, this playset provides your little conductors with the tools to be able to build a spiral track as high as the sky! The interactive set comes with one adapter for older, die-cast Chuggingtontrack sets.Retails for $49.97 |
Ages 5 – 7 years
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Digital Light Designer (Crayola)Children can explore their imagination using colored LED technology on a 360° domed drawing surface. Drawing, special effects, animation, games, and activities will create hours of creative fun.
Retails for $49.99 |
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Brilliant Creations Color Touch Tablet(VTech)Your child will learn how to build and develop cognitive and developmental skills through tablet play. This touch screen has 80 educational, yet amusing activities that will engage your child in learning through games and skill drills in creativity, language, arts, math, and science.
Retails for $35.99 |
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Barbie Photo Fashion Doll(Mattel)This Barbie combines the best of both fashion and photography! Your little fashionista can take a photo which transforms into a Barbie’s wardrobe design. Plus, girls can create their very own fashion slideshow. The doll has the ability to hold more than 200 images.
Retails for $49.99 |
Ages 8 – 11 years
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N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire Blaster (Nerf)The latest creation in this Nerf series, this blaster loads up to 8 clips and 144 darts that can soar up to 75 feet in the air.
Retails for $39.99 |
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Weird & Wacky Contraption Lab(Smart Lab)This 2-foot tall Lab has 60 mix-and-match pieces to build and test crazy courses. Simple instructions show kids how to create sample designs as they learn how to predict the outcome of each and develop skills to construct their own contraptions.
Retails for $39.99 |
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Twister Dance(Milton Bradley Interactive Games)With a simple connection to any MP3 player, kids will have a blast rocking out to Britney Spears, Ke$ha, and Willow Smith, while moving their feet to colored LED lights on the dance console. A classic game remixed!
Retails for $34.99 |
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Transport Chopper (LEGO Creator)Here comes your little hero to the rescue with this 3-in-1 block set. Children can assemble a detailed transport helicopter, then take it apart and rebuild it into a transport boat or seaplane. Step-by-step building instructions encourage new creations.
Retails for $34.99 |
Ages 11 years and Up
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Spa Science Kit(Scientific Explorer)This kit allows kids to experiment and create spa baths, bath gels, lotions, bath balms, and more.
Retails for $19.95 |
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Atomic Coaster(K’Nex)This 4-foot tall roller coaster features over 840 pieces, two motorized cars, and 37 feet of track that zoom to the finish line. A mechanized pulley chain lifts the cars to the starting line.
Retails for $48.60 |
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Wee Enchanted Fairy Garden(Creativity for Kids)By combining creativity and imagination, your children will learn how to grow their own enchanted fairy garden. The set includes a gardening dish, flower house, tiny gemstones, flowers, butterflies, paint, soil, and seeds. With the delicate additions of a fairy and toadstools, this peaceful and magic garden retreat will bloom!
Retails for $25.99 |
