Archive for the ‘Toys’ Category

Top Toys of 2007 (all ages and genders)

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

1. Fisher-Price Smart Cycle
2. Transformers Movie Ultimate Bumblebee
3. Puppy Grows & Knows Your Name
4. Furreal Friends Squawkers McCaw Parrot
5. Power Tour Electric Guitar
6. Eye-Clops Handheld Bionic Eye
7. Smart Sticks - Hooked on Phonics Electronic Learning
8. Disney Flix Video Cam
9. Barbie as the Island Princess - Princess Rosella Doll
10. Rubik’s Revolution

Top 10 Toys of 2007 on the Watch List

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

The top 10 toys on the 2007 WATCH list from World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc.

1. Aqua Dots or Bindeez, Spinmaster

2. Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat

3. Sticky Stones

4. Jack Sparrow’s Spinning Dagger

5. Dora The Explorer Lamp, Funhouse

6. Lil “Giddy Up” Horse - Sassy Pet Saks

7. Spider Man 3 New Goblin Sword

8. Hip Hoppa

9. B’Loonies Party Pack

10. My Little Baby Born

Top 10 Toys of 2006

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Each year the Toy Industry Association (TYA) names its Top 10 Toys of the Year. Here are the favorites for 2006:

  • Toy of the Year – FLY Pentop Computer from Leap Frog
  • Top Infant/Preschool Toy – Weebles Weebly Wobbly Treehouse from Playskool
  • Girl Toy of the Year – Dora’s Talking Kitchen from Fisher Price
  • Boy Toy of the Year – Tyco R/C Shell Shocker
  • Game of the Year – Hullabaloo from Cranium and Apples to Apples from Out of the Box Publishing
  • Property of the Year – Dora the Explorer
  • Activity Toy of the Year – LEGO Star Wars from LEGO System
  • Electronic Entertainment Toy of the Year – 20Q from Radica
  • Outdoor Toy of the Year – Air Hogs Dominator from Spin Master

Filling the Perfect Stocking

Friday, December 1st, 2006

It’s not easy for Santa to choose gifts for the stockings. Some are either too large to stuff in or too small to please anyone. Check out these handy links for affordable stocking-friendly gifts that will bring that smile back to you face.

The Buzz Report’s 101 Easy Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas

BHG Cool Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Chatsco Distributions Stocking Stuffers

Lil Duck Toddler Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Ezine @rticles Inexpensive Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids

Most Wanted Gifts for 2006

Friday, December 1st, 2006

As experts begin to tabulate all those Christmas sales, trends are starting to develop. Of course, none of us would be surprised to know that Toys, now and will probably always be, at the top of the list of most purchased gifts.

But what comes next? Electronics, electronics, electronics. Video games and consoles. Ipods and other MP3 players. Cell phones. Computers. Digital cameras.

Of course some of the old favorites are always going to be in the list. Clothes, Animals, Money, DVD’s, etc.

We all want to give the gift that everyone wants. If this article if tells you something, it might be that anything using batteries might be a way to go!