Play’n Go Garage

Get your little grease monkey the right tools for the right job with the Play’n Go Garage Truck! This 2-in-1 toy is sure to get your mini-mechanic’s wrench moving as the Garage Truck starts as a large-wheeled vehicle with a big hauling

bin. Lift the back off the truck and transform it into a full-service garage! Drive the little racecar into the garage and give it a quick tune up and refuelling. The remaining truck pieces transform into a flatbed tow truck to help broken down cars get the help they need.

The Play’n Go Garage Truck playset comes with a small car and mechanic figurine to inspire your little repair fans to imagine and immerse themselves in their own busy garage for hours of fun!

Age: 1 and up 

Price: $19.99

Available: Various mass retailers

For more information on MegaBrands, visit megabrands.com

Stocking Stuffer Idea - Sugee Girls Collectible and Wearable Lip Gloss Characters

The perfect stocking stuffer for tween/teen girls, the Sugee Girls. For the first time ever, girls can chose between dozens of designs, scents, and flavors that are affordable and collectible, and filled with a loads of personality! 

Not just for your lips, you can:

● Collect each of these characters

● Wear them around your neck

● Clip them onto your backpack

● Put them on lanyards

● Wear them like charms

● Get creative and find new ways to wear your Sugee!

Endless fun with Sugee Girls. 

Ages: 10 and up 

Available:  Toys R Us, and specialty stores around the country.

Dragons Universe - Dragons Egg Assortment

Dragons Universe! On a planet isolated in time and space, the soldiers of the Alliance are under attack from the 

Predavors, an alien race of warlike Dragons. They have come for Power Cores, the energy 

source of the Predavor's life and the Alliance's machines and weapons. 

Enter an exciting, dynamic, and buildable universe with a  rich story and breathtaking designs. The classic Warrior versus Dragon style of play has  grown up and moved ahead into a world filled with new technology and weapons. With each side having everything to fight for, it's up to you to decide who will reign victorious. What 

will you choose? 

Dragons Egg 

The Dragon Egg Assortment includes four unique Predavor Dragons (Clawripper, Blackheart, Torchwing and Tailspike) with removable, buildable weapons and functional missile launcher. Each Dragon comes with a Power Core in their chest and a large storage "egg" container made from the meteor with which they used to travel through space, complete with edge-glow flames! This is the ultimate beast!

Dragons Egg - Tail Spike 

Age:  6 and Up 

Price: $11.99
Retailer: Toyrus.com and Toysrus - Dragons Universe products are currently 25% off at Toysrus until November 24, 2010
Website: For full range of Dragons Universe toys, visit megabrands.com 

Mix Pups™ Collectibles

Mix Pups™ is a brand new line of poseable, collectible, pocket-sized puppies that girls can mix ‘n’ match to make their very own designer pups! 

The Mix Pups collection from Jazwares also features plush puppies as well as a variety of engaging accessories and play sets to let girls pamper and play in a whole new way.  

Single Packs feature the following pups:

•  Roxy the Chihuahua
• Annie the Bulldog
• Lucy the Dalmatian
• Sophie the Silver Yorkie
• Maddie the Dachshund
• and more mixed pups

Age: 4 and up

Price: $5.99 each 

iXL™ Learning System - A Story Book, Game Player, Note Book, Art Studio, Music Player and Photo Album all in one system

Fisher-Price iXL 6-in-1 Learning System (Blue) is  a child’s portable window to a whole new world of learning and entertainment, with 6 great applications: 

• Story Book – features 1 animated story with 15 pages and 2 modes: read to me mode (words highlight while story animates) and interact with me mode (child can press key words and learn more about them).  Kids will learn reading for meaning, comprehension, key words and spelling.  
• Game Player – preloaded with 1 classic arcade-style game, which has 3 levels and teaches numbers, sequencing and counting. 
• Music Player – preloaded with 1 learning song and is compatible with MP3 and WMA file formats.  Art Studio – includes stampers, backgrounds, bucket fills, colors, pen styles, erase button, and it has background music so kids can listen to their favorite songs while they create their masterpieces.  
• Note Book – enables kids to trace uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers 1-20.  
• Photo Album – preloaded with 3 sample images.  Kids can transfer additional photos from their computer and they can even draw on their photo images to customize them!  
• A CD with media management software even enables users to add their own photos and songs (MP3s and WMAs)!  

Ages: 3-7 

Price: $79.99

Retailer: Amazon.com

Pinkalicous 8” collectible Maggie doll

For you Madame Alexander collectible afficianados and Pinkalicious fans. Madame Alexander now has the Pinkalicious “8” collectible Maggie doll. The doll comes with her signature brown eyes, pink circle cheeks and light brown hair in pigtails with bangs. She is outfitted in a beautiful embellished pinkerrific princess fairy dress complete with iconic metallic gold and purple wand and gold tiara.

Ages: 14 and up

Price: $89.99

Retailer: Amazon.com and MadameAlexander.com 

Wannabe A Spy - Three Spy Gadgets from Spy Gear

What kids doesn’t want to be a spy, hiding behind corners looking for bad guys. What fun. 

Spy Gear has three fun gadgets, a lie detector kit, a security scanner and a spy decoy listener for your little James Bond.

Lie Detector Kit  - When you need the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth – grab your Lie Detector Kit and get to work!  The portable truth-detecting kit contains a sensor that monitors skin moisture, which increases when someone lies.  This truth-detection method, modeled after the galvanic skin response system, is similar to the technology used in polygraph tests during real-life investigations.  Includes a galvanic skin response sensor, chart paper (free refills online), clue book and carrying case. 

Ages: 6 and up

Price: $14.99 - $24.95

Available: Holiday 2010

Retailers:  Target, Toys R Us, shopwildplanet.com and other retailers

Security Scanner - A hand-held metal detector with a light and sound alarm. Protect headquarters with the Security Scanner.  This hand-held metal detector mimics those used by Transportation Security Administration officials at airports. 

Ages: 6 and up

Price:  $19.99 - $24.95

Available: Holiday 2010

Retailers: Toys R Us, www.shopwildplanet.com and other retailers

Spy Decoy Listener:  A listening device disguised as a cell phone; features time-delayed ring, directional mic & speaker

Ages: 6 and up

Price: $9.99 - $16.95

Available: Holiday 2010 a

Retailers: Target, Toys R Us, www.shopwildplanet.com and other retailers

DC Universe Squatz™ - Cute Collectibles for Comic Book Fans

DC Universe Squatz™

For kids who are into comic book characters, DC Universe Squatz™ is a fun and playful stocking stuffer.  DC Universe Squatz™ are compact collectable figures embedded in dissolving tablets. They come in a double-pack assortment containing one visible core and one mystery bonus character, all with interchangeable heads.

Ages: 4 and up

Price: $9.99/double pack

Available: Holiday 2010

Color Mix-A-Roo™, a no mess game of color mixing magic by Crayola

Crayola continues to build on it’s brand with the introduction of the most advanced of the new Crayola games, Color Mix-A-Roo™.

Color Mix-A-Roo™ is a game that teaches players about primary and secondary color. Best of all, it’s constructed palette permits color mixing without a mess. Hurray, a color game with no fuss or muss.

In addition to mixing primary colors, players learn about tinting – combining white with a color to make it lighter. This allows for the creation of pink, lavender, beige and other light colors.

A fun and learning game all-in-one.

Ages: 4 and up
Price: $12.99- $19.99
Retailer: Mass Retailers
Available: Holiday 2010

"New Carnival Games" for Nintendo Wii & DS

This holiday season give your child the gift of family togetherness, teamwork, patience, and self-confidence. New Carnival Games is the new, kid-friendly game for Wii and DS Systems that takes the family-fun of the original multi-million unit seller to new heights with 30 all-new games and prizes, multi-player action for every game, and full compatibility with the Wii MotionPlus controller accessory.

New Carnival Games includes such classics as Pitch-A-Plate, Bottle Stand-Up, Fish Bowl Bounce, Tic Tac Toss, Gold Rush Alley Ball and Bumper Cars! Both young and older will enjoy cooperative play or head-to-head, friendly competition in every game!

Ages: 6-8

Price: $49.99

Retailer: Toys "R" Us

Squinkies Cupcake Surprize Bake Shop

Squinkies™!  Squishy, squooshy, squashy and totally adorable, Squinkies is the eagerly awaited new mini doll and pet, accessory and playset line destined to be the hottest new must-have kids’ collectible toy sensation.

Kids will cook up fantastic playtime memories with the delightful Squinkies Cupcake Surprize! Bake Shop deluxe playset.  What appears to be a yummy looking Cupcake from the outside changes into a bake shop themed play environment on the inside with surprise additional bake shop themed accessories.  After inserting the toy coin and twisting the bake shop’s dial, kids will be rewarded with a Squinkies bubble surprise!  

In addition to the nine included Squinkies bubble toys, Cupcake Surprize! Bake Shop can hold and dispense six more toy bubbles for a total of 15 toy bubbles at a time.  

Ages: 4 and Up 

Price: $21.99
Retailer: Amazon 

Squinkies Cupcake Surprise Bakeshop

Visit www.squinkies.com for more products and to view all the Squinkies Toy bubbles. 

Playmobil My Take Along Puppet Theater

Our family are big fans of Playmobil because it provides hours of creative play for my daughter.

With the My Take Along Puppet Theater, your kids will be able to create their own show and have the Playmobil characters act it out.

Set comes with six figures, changeable scenes, and many accessories that can all be stored in the puppet theater so you can take it along with you anywhere.  The puppet theater also plays four different sound effects.

Dimensions: 14.1 x 6.7 x 10.6 inches (LxWxH; closed). 

Ages: 4 and Up

Price: $49.99

Available: Major Retailers

Warning: there are small parts so this product is not recommend for children under 3 years.

To view the full range of playmobil products, visit playmobilusa.com and on Facebook/playmobilUSA

Playmobil Advent Calendars - Pony Ranch and Dragon's Island

The Advent Calendar Pony Calendar contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of Advent. Includes pony ranch backdrop, three figures, horses, donkey, pony, stalls and many other accessories.


Ages: 3 and up
Price: $18.99
Available: Major Retailers

The Advent Calendar Dragon's Land  contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of Advent. Includes dragon land backdrop, two horses, dragon, treasure chest many other accessories.

Ages: 3 and up

Price: $18.99 

Available: Major Retailers

Depending on your child's interest, this is the perfect gift for the holiday season and can be used next year. 

To view the full range of playmobil products, visit playmobilusa.com and on Facebook/playmobilUSA

Dance Star Mickey

Who doesn't Love Mickey Mousey. Now there is Dance Star Mickey who walks, talks, and dances,  topping off his skills with an “out of this world” grand finale to one of his signature dances. With one press of

Mickey's foot, Dance Star Mickey comes to life for a fun

interactive experience that encourages kids to get up, get

active and dance. Grooving to five different songs with styles

including soul, disco, Latin and techno, the dancing Mickey

plush is packed with interactive games that will have children and parents laughing. A sure winner for kids. 

Price: $69.99

Available: Amazon

The Princess and Me Dolls

The Princess & Me dolls brings the classic Disney Princess characters into a contemporary world that girls can relate to and share royal adventures with. The new line of beautifully sculpted 18” scale “friend” dolls are all about fashion with a variety of outfits and accessories.

Ages: 6 -8 

Price: $49.99

Stores: Toy "R" Us, Disney Store 

Tron Gaming Headphones

Tron Legacy is expected to be the must see holiday movie.  For the best in audio – and in gaming – the Disney/Monster TRON headphones feature noise-cancellation, high quality Dolby audio and ControlTalk™ for hands-free voice calling

with iPhones and other media phones. The headphones include a DSP for connection to gaming consoles for an immersive TRON gaming experience. Along with that great Dolby sound, the headphones are designed for maximum cool with the Tron blue to provide you with neatest headphones on the block.  

Price: $349.99

Available: November 2010 

Shop: Major electronics retailers

Lulla-Bear MP3 Music Player Stuffed Animal

The Lulla-Bear MP3 Music Player Stuffed Animal is a soft, plush teddy bear that plays music. With its gentle, soothing musical play-list, Lulla-Bear is a great companion for your little ones during play-time and sleep! This infant MP3 player comes pre-loaded with 90 minutes of childhood classics, including lullabies, happy songs, and nature sounds.However, you can easily load Lulla-Bear with your own stories and songs using the built-in USB port - no additional software needed. You can add or delete any song as well as re-arrange the default order of songs - it's completely customizable! Although this product is generally marketed to infants, your toddler will find hours of fun in this musical bear as well.

Price: $49.99

Shop: Amazon