What toys will you be fighting other parents, grandparents and doting guardians for this Christmas? What should you grab now, if you happen to find one on the shelf? Recognize the hottest three toys for Christmas, buy them whenever you see them available, and put smiles on the faces of the kids in your life this holiday season.
It’s a video game, it’s a collectible set of figurines, it’s a line of action-packed toys–it’s Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure! The “starter set” includes the game, a scanning portal and three figurines, including the dragon Spyro himself. There are 37 figurines in total to collect, 34 of which are sold separately from the game. Scan each figurine with the portal and the creature will appear in the game. Especially popular with tween boys, Skylanders encourages kids to “collect them all” because the more figurines they have, the more digital monsters they get to control in the game–but that means finding them all in stores before Christmas will be no easy task. Available for the Wii, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, Skylanders is sure to delight every imaginative child who loves to play games.
Aimed at tween girls, the Fijit Friends are robots in pastel colors who dance to any music the child wishes to play. Each of the four Fijit Friends has a different personality, so collecting them all is appealing for girls who love having a wide variety of friends. Willa the purple robot is “tend-setting” and fashionable. Sage the green robot is “adventurous” and courageous. Serafina the pink robot is a “sweetie-pie” who’s kind. Logan the blue robot is “sporty” and always up for activity. The robots speak over 150 phrases and recognize 30 verbal commands and questions. The Fijit Friends are able to have a conversation when they hear one of those 30 keywords. Fijit Friends love to laugh and tell jokes. They also light up when speaking and when dancing. Fijit Friends are perfect secret-keepers and confidantes for young girls.
Perfect for the younger crowd on your Christmas shopping list, the Sesame Street Let’s Rock Elmo doll plays drums and the tambourine. Whenever a child gives him one of his instruments, he knows what he’s playing. He can also sing and encourages his new friend to sing along with him. If you buy the accessories for the doll, the Let’s Rock keyboard, guitar or child-size microphone, the child can play the accessory instrument and Elmo will follow his or her lead. Together, Elmo and the child can put on six musical performances. Notice Elmo’s cute rock-n-roll star-style t-shirt!
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