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Bring everyone together…
Wits & Wagers is "THE" perfect game for your family gatherings and holiday parties. Up to 20 people can join in the laughter and cheering! Wits & Wagers is the first trivia game anyone can win - even kids - without knowing any trivia. Learn in 2 minutes. Play in 25 minutes. Wits & Wagers has won 20 awards, more than any other party game in history. Ages: 7+. Price: $29.99. Available at Target and Borders. www.NorthStarGames.com.
Creativity all starts with the workspace…
Children need a place to be creative. And The Clipo Creativity Table by Playskool is a great place to start. It’s compatible with all Clipo creativity sets and features textured surfaces for anchoring creations, moving platforms, a shape sorter and a drop slot for storage. The table has three circular, motorized surfaces to send creations round, and round. Children can choose to sit or kneel at the table. It comes with 25 assorted pieces and requires two AA batteries not included.
Ages 18 months and up. Price: $29.99 www.hasbro.com
Let girls imagine with….
Clickables™ Fairy Collections from Techno Source allow girls to take their favorite things to do in virtual worlds offline—socializing, gaming, and collecting. The magical jewelry and toys powered by Clickables technology interact with new Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow virtual world. By touching together the toys’ Y-shaped, Clickables sensors a girl can connect her offline play, real world friends and the Pixie Hollow virtual world for continuous play. The toys allow girls to make online fairy friendships, and add clothing, accessories and home décor to their Fairies’ online world by “clicking” with their real-world friends offline. They can even earn Tink Points with an electronic handheld game offline to redeem special butterfly friends that fly with their Fairies in Pixie Hollow. Ages 7 and up. Price: $5.99-$29.99 www.pixiehollow.com/clickables,www.technosourceusa.com
Many different fashion dolls in one….
Polly Pocket is always on girls’ “must-have” lists and this holiday moms are going to love the great value of the newest Polly Pocket Pop ‘N Swap fashion dolls! Pop ‘N Swap is like a new toy every time girls play because they can mix-and-match heads, torsos and bottoms to create thousands of different fashion looks. It’s also great for little girls’ hands that may have a hard time changing clothes when they play with dolls. The fashion sets are available in sports and dance themes, which are favorite subjects with girls. Ages 4 and up. Price: $19.99 http://pollypocket.everythinggirl.com/mall/popnswap/popnswap.aspx
Spas are not just for adults anymore! The Spa Factory™ Spa Fantasy™ playset from JAKKS Pacific brings the spa experience home and let’s young girls mix and blend their own signature scents, lip glosses, masks, facials and more. Spa Fantasy has a real working aromatherapy fountain to mix the perfect blend of scents, and includes all the ingredients girls need for their own spa experience at home: essential oils, bath fizzy powder, perfume and lip gloss bases, calming clay mask, recipe cards and mixing tools. Visit www.myspafactory.com Ages 8 and up. Price: $29.99
Didj by LeapFrog is a handheld educational gaming system for grade-schoolers that lets kids create the game and parents customize the learning. Kids design the background scenery, color schemes and music, then kids and parents can customize the content, connecting play with schoolwork. They can work on time tables or spelling for next week’s tests. The system is compatible with PC and Mac computers. By connecting to the computer parents can view their children's progress on LeapFrog's unique Learning Path . Ages 6 to 10. MSRP: $89.99. www.leapfrog.com/didj