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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
6-8 YEARS
AQUADOTS SUPER STUDIO, 6+ AquaDots are fun, colorful beads that magically join in water. The AquaDots Super Studio has everything you need for the AquaDots experience. The built-in dryer completes your creations quickly and easily. Fun, creative and mess free. SPIN MASTER, www.spinmaster.com
GRADE SCHOOL sense of self are the hallmarks of grade-schoolers. Their home life has
BARBIEGIRLS.COM MP3 PLAYER, 6+ The Barbie Girl device is more than just an MP3 techcessory. It opens the door to the first global, virtual online world designed exclusively for girls and unlocks secret codes, pets and more online. MATTEL, www.barbiegirls.com
expanded into a broader community BELLA SARA TRADING CARDS, 6+ Join this joyful world of horses, with positive messages to empower girls! Beautiful horse cards to collect, to trade with friends and to play card games. Enter your horses online and nurture them in their very own stables. Kid-safe site. HIDDEN CITY GAMES, www.hiddencitygames.com or www.bellasara.com
of school, friends and teammates. Most kids are willing to try new experiences as they explore their choices and expand their abilities. As a significant influence in your kids’ lives, you can encourage them to seek out and pursue their passions.
BE-BRATZ.COM DOLLS, 6+ With Be-Bratz.com, YOU get to create and become a new Bratz character online! Necklace becomes a USB key to unlock your Bratz character. Create and customize your online personality and chat with other Bratz online. MGA ENTERTAINMENT, www.be-bratz.com
Toys and games can develop an appreciation for science, the arts, COLOR ME MESSENGER BAG, 7+ Girls can customize their bag for personal style. The bag measures 14” by 11” by 4”, big enough for schoolbooks and binders. Includes six permanent markers in a cool pouch. ALEX TOYS, www.alextoys.com
strategic and mind-stimulating activities and for caring and giving back to their community. Certain toys can also satisfy kids’ ever-present quest for anything to do with pop-culture and being “in the know.” Kid-safe websites are a new
COLOR SCHEME GAME, 6+ Create colorful art with this visually appealing new strategy game. The winning player successfully overlaps primary color tiles to create a row of three secondary colors. Two-player game with swivel base. EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS, www.educationalinsights.com
approach to playing and learning that also teach basic computer skills and
FLIPPIN’ FROGS GAME, 6+ Unique launchers spring your frogs toward the rotating tree to see who stays and who falls. After the big POP, see how many frogs drop! Capturing the most frogs in the tree wins that round. Includes electronic frog sounds. MATTEL, www.mattel.com
computer etiquette.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL II DVD BOARD GAME, 6+ Based on High School Musical 2. Now the kids are working at a country club! Game lets you play along, sing along, and dance along. CD can also be downloaded to your MP3 player for fun on-the-go. CARDINAL GAMES, www.cardinalgames.com
TOYS “R” US AVAILABILITY
For more information, go to www.thetoyinsider.com or www.redbookmag.com
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