Holiday Gift Guide.

Top Gift Picks for the Kids

TOYS AND GAMES

Baby Einstein Press and Play Pals are soft plush toys that are sure to be a favorite of baby’s. Press their hands to hear messages in English, Spanish and French. A fun, yet educational, gift idea.

Most of you know of my obsession with Crayola crayons, so it’s only natural that I would recommend a gift idea from Crayola, right? Well, Crayola Crayon Town combines the fun of art – drawing and coloring – with construction and imaginative play. Crayon Town is the only play set that blends the magic of coloring with real 3-D play! Children will have hours of fun coloring pop-up structures, that they assemble. They’ll also have a blast building props and characters, and playing in the unique worlds they create.

The Holiday Barbie would be a great gift for the doll-loving little girl on your gift list. Barbie has donned a spectacular pale pink and golden gown – a dress fit for a princess. She includes a matching 50th anniversary ornament with golden ribbon to celebrate her 50th anniversary!

Whether you are looking for a gift for the older kids or one for the younger set, K’nex building sets may be just the thing. With five different age categories, you are sure to find something perfect for the imaginative creator. The Police Station Playset was a big hit with my 3-year-old, while the Bucket kept Ethan and Zach busy for hours.
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WOODEN TOYS

Wooden toys are one of the best gifts you can possibly give to the little ones. They last forever, the kiddos will play with them for hours, and you can rest assured they are safe and well made. Rosie Hippo has a wide variety of such toys. They recently sent us the Wheeled Dinosaur Set and they have become favorites. This set has six creatures included and they’re made of solid pine, so you can either paint them yourself or just leave them as beautiful child safe natural wood.

Rosie Hippo sent us the Ride-A-Tiger a while back and I gave it to Noah for his second birthday. This trike is not only sturdily built, but it is absolutely adorable and perfect for those yet too little to reach any pedals. I literally have to hide this little “bike” from the older kids sometimes because they all want to play on it!

Automoblox are another wooden favorite. They are a high-quality building system that will delight and inspire young and older children alike. Starting with a stylish wooden body, kids add wheels, windows, and unique customizing details. All cars can mix and match with others in the series to create unique rides. Hours of fun!
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DVDS & HOLIDAY MOVIES

Rockin’ Dance Party! is one of a series of DVDs in the Hip Hop Baby! series. This innovative series encourages learning and achieves key developmental milestones by utilizing the popular genre of hip hop music. Perfect for families who love music and love to move, these DVDs provide a learning experience while the kiddos are having fun through music and movement. Translation: the kiddos don’t even realize how much they are learning!

Word World Holiday DVD boasts two Christmas-themed episodes of this fun show – The Christmas Star and A Christmas Present for DOG. Of course all of our favorite Word World characters are there – DUCK, DOG, BEAR, PIG, FROG, and more – helping us get excited for Christmas morning! Word World is definitely on our list of fun and educational shows, so we will most likely be enjoying this DVD all year long.

A Very Monkey Christmas is a tale about a monkey named George and The Man with The Yellow Hat and their countdown to Christmas. Neither of them can figure out what to give the other for a present, so follow their adventure as they try to solve this most disturbing puzzle. Will they be able to find the answers before Christmas morning? Well, I don’t want to ruin it for you!
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