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NUMBER LOVIN’ OVEN
LeapFrog leapfrog.com $24.99 Ages 2 - 5 years Kids will loving playing kitchen and cooking up something to pretend eat with the 16 accessories to this little oven. The oven itself sings and encourages little ones to learn to count and have fun.
JUMBO JAMBOREE
Tomy tomy.com $32.99 Ages 12 months+ Push the cute elephant along for a one-man band musical experience, then separate the pieces that make up his body to play each instrument yourself, including a trumpet, pan pipes, a xylophone and more.
ULTIMATE EZ FOLD WAGON
Radio Flyer radioflyer.com $199.99 Ages 18 months+ Two kids will love taking a ride in this fun wagon with a canopy for shade. It has four cupholders, seat belts, and it folds up! The wheels easily turn, too, leaving out the frustration of a wagon not going where you want it to go.
FOLD ‘N GO BUSY ELEPHANT
Playskool playskool.com $24.99 Ages 3 months+ Take this soft, sensory tummy-time friend with you anywhere you go to entertain Baby. The elephant features different textures like ribbons and crinkles along with fun noise makers like squeakers, clickers and rattles. It folds up for easy storage to travel with you.
BRIGHT BEATS DANCE & MOVE BEATBO
Fisher-Price fisher-price.com $40 Ages 9 - 36 months Your little one will love pressing the buttons to get this alien creature to dance and sing. You can even record a message and he’ll remix it into one of his songs!
WORRY EATERS SAGGO
Haywire Group haywiregroup.com/ worry-eaters $22.99 Ages 24 months+ He’s a 14.6-inch tall, soft creature that will gobble up your fears and worries. Write them down and feed them to him. Parents can later read them and help their children through their tough times.
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AGES 3-5
NINJA CONTROL LEONARDO
Playmates Toys playmatestoys.com $59.99 Ages 4 + The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are making a come-back! Your little turtle will love this remotecontrolled Leonardo who spouts out more than 40 phrases as he scoots around and slashes with his swords. You control all his ninja moves!
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ACTION CAMS
Ages 4+ Kids love making videos and taking pictures. These action cams mount to a skateboard, bike or more and they can record their own adventures. Kidizoom Action Cam (VTech; vtechkids.com; $59.99) has a 1.4inch LCD screen and a waterproof case. Frozen themed HD Action Cam (Sakar; sakar.com; $49.99) has a 1.8inch preview screen and is waterproof.
STARLILY: MY MAGICAL UNICORN
Hasbro furrealfriends.com $119.99 Ages 4+ This delightful unicorn friend comes to life with a color-changing horn, flapping wings and moving hoof. StarLily interacts, and the more you play with her, the more she’ll respond. Download the app on your Apple or Android device for the full effect. There are lots of interactive games and ways to unlock more fun play activities.
JURASSIC AQUABOT JELLYFISH
HexBug hexbug.com $14.99 Ages 3+ It moves around a tank of water in three different swimming routines. It goes up and down, and you can adjust how far it goes down using the weights in the battery compartment. When it goes to sleep, wake it up with a tap on the tank, touching it or putting your fingers in the water. Comes in five different colors, too!
JURASSIC WORLD T REX
Playskool Heroes playskoolheroes.com $29.99 Ages 3 -7 Little ones can create their own dino adventures with this moveable Tyrannosaurus Rex. Push down on its back to activate light-up eyes and chomping mouth with growling noises. Includes human figure with training accessory.
CARE BEARS SING-ALONGS
Just Play justplayproducts.com $29.99 each Ages 3+ You can get your children a special Care Bear (like you had when you were little), except now they interact with each other! They talk, sing and dance together to three songs. Play alone or together with a sibling to share in the experience.
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LEGENDARY YODA
Spin Master spinmaster.com $179.99 Ages 6+ It’s the coolest of all the new Star Wars toys this season! This 16-inch tall robotic Yoda trains you on the path to becoming a Jedi Master. He features 360-degree movement and speaks 115 phrases. Interact with him in three modes: Warrior, Force and Wisdom. Kids will love watching his fierce lightsaber moves, and Yoda’s voice recognition makes him the most sophisticated Star Wars toy yet.
NEW MONSTER HIGH
Mattel monsterhigh.com Ages 6+ Monster High dolls have grown … in height, too! Gooliope Jellington ($29.99) stands 17 inches tall and is the new friend on the scene at Monster High. Kids can also play with their regularsized Monster High dolls with a fold up, multi-level Monster High High School ($150) standing more than 27 inches tall. It has three stories, eight rooms and can store your dolls and accessories, too.
CORONATION MAL
Hasbro hasbro.com $24.99 Ages 6+ The ever-growing in popularity Disney Descendants movie comes to life with these 11-inch, posable dolls. Whether you want to side with the villains’ children (like Maleficent’s daughter, Mal) or with the heroes’ children (like Fairy Godmother’s daughter, Jane), it’s fun to see the good in them all.
SKY ROVER VOICE COMMAND
Auldey Toys North America auldeytoys.com $44.99 Ages 8+ It’s hard to learn which way to push the buttons on a controller to make things go the way you want them to. However, after you learn to give the 12 verbal commands, you’ll have this indoor mini helicopter flying around your house in no time. You’ll love the smart hover feature, too. Just be sure to keep it indoors so that you don’t go too high with it.
CARDIFF CRUISER SKATES
Cardiff Skate Co. cardiffskate.com $79.99 - $119.99 Ages 6+ Cardiff offers a whole new way to enjoy skating with more stability on three wheels —and without having to remove your shoes! Simply strap the skates onto your favorite kicks and hit the pavement for a smooth ride. The skates are sturdy with an easy-to-use ratcheting buckle. The skates expand as your child’s shoe size grows. Don’t forget a helmet and other protective gear!
THE FORCE TRAINER II: HOLOGRAM EXPERIENCE
Uncle Milton unclemilton.com $109.99 Ages 8+ Learn to wield the power of the force with this neat Jedi force training toy — it requires a 10-inch tablet (iPad or Android, not included) to use with the bluetooth headset. The associated app features 10 levels of training filled with holograms you move with your brainwaves through the headset. It features all sorts of Star Wars imagery, characters and music.
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