SPECIAL HOLIDAY SUPPLEMENT
0-2 YEARS
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BRIGHT STARTS HAVING A BALL 5-IN-1 SPORTS ZONE, 1+ This game zone is slam-dunk fun with five sports in one compact toy. Including baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and hockey, this toy features 360 degrees of play. Action-packed with lights, sounds, and music! KIDS II, www.kidsii.com
CRUISE & GROOVE BALLAPALOOZA, 6 MOS+ Exciting ramp play, lights, and move-to-the-beat music encourage baby to move and groove. Great for babies and toddlers at all stages of development, with many ways to play and engage. Comes with eight balls. FISHER-PRICE, www.fisherprice.com
LIL’ PRINCESS 3 STORY ENCHANTED CASTLE, 1+ Little ones can design and build a beautiful palace that is the perfect place for a magical ball! Princess Ivy and her pony Chestnut can twirl and dance the night away on the spinning platform and balcony. MEGA BRANDS, www.megabloks.com
ROCKTIVITY SIT TO STAND MUSIC SKOOL, 6 MOS+ In music mode, tots can create rockin’ songs with the built-in instruments, lights, and sounds. Learning mode teaches simple concepts through music, including shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and opposites, in English or Spanish. PLAYSKOOL, www.playskool.com
selected these as some of the hottest toys for this holiday season. Your child may have individual needs and passions, so please review each age segment and visit our website, www.thetoyinsider.com, for even more great holiday gifts that will appeal to your child.
3-5 YEARS
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES U-COMMAND BAT-POD, 4+ Featuring light-up wheels and sound effects. Front wheel pivots right and left for turning and drifting action! Send commands or a preprogrammed action to the Batmobile using the infrared remote control and it will carry out your commands. THINKWAY TOYS, www.thinkwaytoys.com
CHUGGINGTON DIE-CAST RAILWAY WILSON’S WILD RIDE, 3+ Little conductors can build a spiral more than 2 feet tall! Pull the lever to activate lights and sounds and start the rumbling storm. Wilson shoots down the 360 degree spiral to land in the turntable, where he spins some more! TOMY, www.tomy.com
DOC MCSTUFFINS TIME FOR YOUR CHECKUP DOLL, 3+ Based on the new Disney Junior animated series about a girl who heals toys out of her backyard clinic. Doc comes to life as she talks and sings while caring for Lambie. Lambie responds to Doc’s tools with several phrases. JUST PLAY, www.justplaytoys.com
LEAPPAD 2, 3+ This kids’ tablet features front-and-back cameras and video recorders and 4GB of memory. Includes a music player with five LeapFrog Learning Songs, Cartoon Director and Art Studio creativity apps, a Pet Pad writing app, and choice of an additional app. LEAPFROG, www.leapfrog.com
MY MAGICAL WAND CINDERELLA, 3+ Wave the magic wand, and listen to Cinderella tell her tale, as images from the story magically light up on her skirt. Sing along to “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo” as you brush her hair and help her into her glittering slippers. TOLLYTOTS, www.tollytots.com
POWER RANGERS DELUXE MEGAZORD—SAMURAI GIGAZORD, 4+ When the Megazords and Zords come together they form the powerful Gigazord. Three ways to play! Morph it to Megazord mode, spaceship mode, or combine it with all the items in the ZordBuilder collection (sold separately). BANDAI, www.bandai.com