Toys R Us Top 15 Toys For Christmas 2006

!±8± Toys R Us Top 15 Toys For Christmas 2006

Finding that perfect gift for children always seems easier than finding a great gift for adults. Just head to a toy store, pick something out and be on your way, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Sure, the kids might love the gift right out of the box, but will it get played with months (or heck, even weeks) later?

That's the question you have to ask yourself each gift buying occasion when shopping for children. Luckily, there are guides and "hot lists" to help you in your search. For Christmas 2006, there are a myriad of "hot" toys. If you don't wait until the very last minute to shop, you should have no trouble finding most of them.

To help us, Toys R Us has released a list of the top 15 toys and has provided suggestions for toys in each age range as well.

The top 15 toys, in no particular order, include:

Dora's Talking Cash Register (Fisher Price)

Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano (Fisher Price)

ESPN Fast Action Football (Fisher Price)

"T.M.X" Elmo (Fisher Price)

Kid-Tough Digital Camera (Fisher Price)

Sound City Railway (Imaginarium)

Tap Dancing Mumble (Thinkway)

Wii (Nintendo)

Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes (ToyQuest)

Speed Stack StackPack (Play Along)

Mindstorms NXT (Lego)

Designer's World (Tiger Games)

My Scene My Bling Bling Styling Head (Mattel)

Power Rangers Deluxe Manticore Megazord (Bandai)

Pink Nitro Notebook (Vtech)

Now, if you are looking for the best toy buys for each age group, here's a sampling of Toys R Us' recommendations.

For Baby's First Christmas

Let's Play Together Peek 'N Play Discovery Dome (Playskool)

This is an interactive toy that lets parents get in on the fun, with peek-a-book curtains. Fifteen Activities are designed to encourage hand-eye coordination

Laugh & Learn Learning Bunny (Fisher Price)
This bunny is plush, but he's no slouch. He can help babies learn how to count to 10, learn their colors and textures and other skills. He also plays music.

Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano (Fisher Price)
This is one of TRU's "hot picks" listed above. It teaches colors, numbers and opposites while also teaching about various elements of music.

For children 13 months to 2 years old

Learn & Groove Alphabet Drum (LeapFrog)
LeapFrog always offers innovative toys for young children. This toy introduces the alphabet while also playing music, encouraging physical activity and teaching numbers. Also introduces Spanish!

SmartVille Alphabet Train Station (Vtech)
The train here heads from stop to stop, all while introducing colors, alphabets, numbers, animals and time.

"T.M.X." Elmo (Fisher Price)
This new Elmo, which has been flying off toy shelves since its introduction in September, not only laughs, but gets on the floor and giggles until his belly shakes.

Darla (You & Me - a TRU brand)
Darla can be woken with a light tap, and will cry for "ma ma". She's a fully interactive doll that also makes realistic feeding sounds.

For children 2 to 4 years old

Kid-Tough Digital Camera (Fisher Price)
This "hot pick" features big buttons for tiny hands and a rough exterior that helps it hold up to the tough love preschoolers can dish out.

LeapsterTV (LeapFrog)
This console plugs into the family TV for big-screen play. Works with all Leapster software programs and tracks the play of each player, so they can see their progress on the big screen. Good for pre-K to 4th grade players.

Tap Dancing Mumble (Thinkway)
This is based on the main character from the fall-release movie "Happy Feet". It dances/taps every time it hears music, or the children talk to it.

For children 5 to 7 years old

Amazing Allysen (Playmates)
This doll is designed to be your child's best friend when her "real life" friend isn't around. Allysen responds to key commands and comments with lifelike expressions and emotions. She also knows your child's favorites, so she can "chat" with your child about her favorite things.

Wherifone GPS Locator Phone from Wherify Wireless
This phone will help you keep tabs on your children, as with its GPS capabilities, it tells you the location of your children at all times (assuming the phone is with them).

Pink Nitro Notebook (VTech)
Designed for budding readers, this pink laptop computer reads stories aloud, and has a variety of games designed to help children with literacy and other skills.

For children 8 to 11 years old

Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes (ToyQuest)
Kids can hook their MP3 players up to this toy and manipulate the sounds and play music of their own.

Giga Pets Explorer TV Game System (Tiger Games)
This game that you hook up to the TV takes kids to the Giga World, where they can play games, go on mission and solve the Giga mystery. This also includes a handheld game

Star Wars Ultimate Collector's AT-ST set (Lego)
Kids can build their own AT-ST with the more than 1,000 lego pieces included in this set. TRU exclusive set.

Toys R Us Top 15 Toys For Christmas 2006

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Brainetics - More Than a Box of Old Tricks!

!±8± Brainetics - More Than a Box of Old Tricks!

Brainetics has been around a number of years now and has been featured in most countries in the English speaking world in the form of infomercials late at night.

It was developed by a Mike Byster, a former stock broker from Chicago. When he was a boy he found the natural patterns that exist in nature such as the Fibonacci sequence fascinating. Later, he found that he was able to create ways to make complex mathematical sums simple to solve.

At the time when he was a stockbroker, he was invited by a friend into a classroom to teach a group of children. He found he had the natural ability to enthuse them and teach them these amazing mathematical skills. A light bulb clicked in his head and suddenly he saw the potential to market what he had invented as some sort of system. Word spread and he was asked to present his system to other schools. What he developed became known as "Mike's Math." - the forerunner to Brainetics.

Things really started to take off when he was featured on the popular current affairs show in the US - 20/20, where he demonstrated some of his skills and they featured some of the children he has helped. Soon after the show was broadcasted he received letters from people all around the world wanting to know more and where they can purchase the Mike's Math course.

What is the thinking behind Brainetics?

Brainetics has been criticized as a box of parlour tricks for the children of middle class families to show off when their parent's friends come round for drinks. Indeed, the course does include such tricks. One of these tricks is a formula to tell someone the day of the week they were born on, given their date of birth.

However, this is not the essence of Brainetics Mike Byster wants children to appreciate the existence of numbers all around us to excite and inspire them. This makes learning fun and keeps the children engaged.

What Brainetics Isn't

Another misconception is that Brainetics will make your kids who are getting poor grades smarter. This is not the case. It is intended for children who already have mastered basic addition and multiplication and are keen to learn more.

So what's in the box? The course itself is a series of 5 DVDs that comes with the course material, a book for parents and some flashcards. The format of the course is to make your child confident, and then bring in the theory in a fun manner.

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Finally! Inexpensive Tech Toys That Encourage Education And Exercise!

!±8± Finally! Inexpensive Tech Toys That Encourage Education And Exercise!

There's no doubt that tech is projected to be big for the 2007 Christmas gift season. Anything that can be plugged in or turned on is cool in the eyes of children. And children are becoming tech-savy at a much younger age. If you haven't taken a look at kids' toys lately, you may well be suprised. Even baby toys mimic adult technology. Toddler toy laptops, cell phones and digital cameras all popular toys today.

But not all parents embrace that trend, thinking that expensive technical toys for small children encourages computer-addicted couch potatoes. Many parents long for the classic toys of their own youth - the simple bicycle, Mr. Potato Head, or a simple wooden train. The problem is, most kids are exposed to the high tech toys somewhere - in school, visiting the homes of others, or in the media - so the old stand-bys don't seem as exciting today, and in the eyes of our children, are quite dated.

And, with childhood obesity on the rise, parents have a hard time embracing toys that encourage children to veg in the front of a computer or TV screen. We welcome inexpensive toys that combine technology (because it's not going away) with classic learning and exercise. Some toymakers have answered our call. Here are five inexpensive, fun and popular toys that combine tech with exercise and learning.

1. Fisher-Price Smart Cycle: The Fisher-Price Smart Cycle combines exercise, education, and video game-type fun all into one toy. This toy is a bike that attaches to your TV. Your child has to petal the bike in order to play the game and "steers" handlebars that actually move. In essence, children are getting exercise and learning coordination while in video game nirvana. The games included are educational and allow your child to pursue alphabet letters, take a trip to "math mountain, and explore "shape lake." Fischer Price also offers software with favorite TV characters (like Sponge Bob, Barbie and Dora) so your child doesn't get bored. Priced at about , it's the most expensive toy on this list, but still pretty cheap by tech standards.

2. LeapFrog 100 Hoops Basketball Counting Game: This is the only child's basketball game that teaches number recognition and counting (all the way to 100 in both English and Spanish). It features built-in rally and cheering sounds to encourage your child to exercise while he learns regular and skip counting (by 5s and 10s) to 100. The game is completely portable and can he attached to a chair, wall, or door knob or can be taken outside and hung on a tree. Priced under .

3. Leap Frog Leap Learn & Groove® Alphabet Drum: It's no wonder this toy was winner of the 2006 iParenting Media Greatest Products Award. Priced at under , this toy not only encourages physical activity, rhythm and fine motor development, it also teaches language and music. It has two programs. Children can either simply make music with it, or it can be programmed to display or speak letters of the alphabet to encourage early letter recognition.

4. Discovery Exclusive Ready Set Learn! Jump & Dance Music Mat: This item is among the Discovery Store's best sellers. This toy allows your child to exercise by dancing and hoping, while it also encourages problem solving, creative play skills, and fine motor skills. Kids can chose to either dance to their own routines while the music follows their moves or they can repeat pre-programmed routines which light up with every move. This item is under .

5. Leap Frog Learn & Groove® Counting Maracas: Similar to the above mentioned Alphabet Drum, the counting maracas operate on the same principal of children making music and exercising while learning. The maracas teach counting from 1-10 in English and Spanish and introduce colors as well. This gem of a toy is under .

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Toy Story 3 LEGO 2010 Review - Set 7598 Pizza Planet Truck Rescue

!±8± Toy Story 3 LEGO 2010 Review - Set 7598 Pizza Planet Truck Rescue

Lego began their Toy Story theme in early 2010 and the second wave of toys hits retailers just before the release of Toy Story 3, Pixar's 2010 release. With a huge fanbase and no doubt another hit on their hands it is no surprise that these Lego sets will be popular with kids and older fans.

Way back in the original Toy Story when Woody was still trying to convince Buzz Lightyear he was a toy, there was a highly dramatic chase where the two had to work as a team in order to get back home to Andy. The Pizza Planet delivery truck that Woody and Buzz requisition in order to achieve that aim makes a reappearance in both Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 and is now a Pixar icon and appears as an Easter Egg in their other films, so it makes sense that it would be recreated in Lego.

The set comes in at 225 pieces and comes with four minifigures; Buzz Lightyear, Hamm, Rex and a little green alien. The Pizza Planet delivery truck is the highlight of the set and is a beautiful design, featuring not only the rocket that graces the top of its cinematic equivalent ("Look Buzz, it's a rocket!") but also a mechanism to fire off pizzas from the front of the car.

The interior of the truck is fairly detailed and roomy, enough for a couple of figures to sit side by side (though perhaps not with Rex who fits into the rear tray). The truck has large chunky wheels which make the vehicle roll easily and it also features an opening front hood, a hatch at the back and small details such as opening side doors and rear view mirrors. There are no stickers in this set and the printed parts include a rear name plate that says YO (think of TOYOTA with a few missing letters) and the door pieces with the Pizza Planet logo.

For older fans of the landmark animated series it is a wonderful iconic vehicle while for newer fans it makes a fun and detailed vehicle to play with.

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Thomas The Tank Engine Toys

!±8± Thomas The Tank Engine Toys

There are hundreds of Thomas the tank engine toys available. A large number of these are train set related! This shouldn't come as a surprise for fans of Thomas and his friends! The engines and carriages all have names and children are very good at learning these. Parents are expected to be able to know the difference too!

Trackmaster Thomas is a motorised train set that children will love! it's suitable for children aged 3 upwards although they might need some help arranging the track layouts! You can buy additional engines in each range too so they can collect the full set.

The misty island play set comes with a die-cast Thomas engine. The set will also connect to other Take-n-Play play sets and is compatible with all die-cast trains. It's called take and play the entire set folds up for easy storage and for taking round to friends houses to play Thomas there too! Thomas Take Along range is compatible with the Thomas Take 'n' Play range.

The wooden train set is really lovely and very high quality! Which ever set you start buying you'll find your child loves playing with it and will want to collect all the other engines and carriages!

There's a vast array of other items too - bikes, bedroom items like duvets, curtains and more, art and learning toys, plus Fuzzy Felts Thomas the tank engine set! A huge variety of toys to suit every child and they will enjoy playing with it so much! There's VTECH alphabet train that will be lots of fun pus it'll start teaching them their alphabet! The range is huge and well worth delving into if you have a Thomas fan in the house!

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Vtech Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train (Age: 12 - 24 months)

!±8± Vtech Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train (Age: 12 - 24 months)

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The VTech Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train is an electronic learning toy that teaches toddlers letters, numbers, colors, songs, stories and more. The set features 26 double-side letter blocks, a book with six turning pages, five colorful number buttons, one movable elephant character, a motion sensor, a ride-on carriage and a drop space for sending the blocks from the train to the carriage. Use the train alone for floor play, push it along for use as a walker or attach it to the carriage for use as a ride-on toy. With this learning toy, you can choose from two play modes: walker mode and discovery mode.

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Zaggmate Bluetooth iPad Keyboard For The iPad 2 Review

!±8± Zaggmate Bluetooth iPad Keyboard For The iPad 2 Review

Having been a keen user of the original Zaggmate bluetooth iPad keyboard, I was excited to see whether the new iPad 2 model would keep up the high quality standard.

When you are using your iPad primarily for typing purposes, it soon becomes prevalent that the touchscreen keyboard cannot keep up with you once you hit a certain speed. This is the reason many iPad users look into wireless keyboards, which is exactly the reason why I first purchased the Zaggmate bluetooth iPad keyboard.

Since I use my iPad 2 at work, it was necessary to have a keyboard that would keep up with my fluent typing speed when typing out lengthy emails or meeting notes. The problem was, when I was trying to type as quickly as I do on my laptop with the iPad touchscreen, I was making countless spelling errors and finding hundreds of auto-corrections that made no sense.

Naturally, I could always just turn the auto-correct feature off, but even when I did that, I was still finding that I'd missed out a few letters here and there. After having to proof read and rewrite so many documents, I decided that enough was enough.

After many hours of reading reviews and product synopsis', I bought the Zaggmate bluetooth iPad keyboard for the iPad 2, but how well did it perform?

Well, firstly, the keyboard was a fantastic bonus to my typing capability. By simply having that physical keyboard in front of me, I was able to improve my precision by ensuring I'd actually hit the key I meant to hit, instead of just playing the guessing game and having to spend a half hour correcting the errors after each document. The keys are firm and responsive, which allow me to blitz through a 5 page document with ease.

On top of this, the keyboard is incorporated into the iPad case itself, which means that you can easily slide and store them both within the case, meaning that you won't need to be carrying around two separate accessories at all times. This is a real bonus for those of you that need to be able to take their iPad 2 case on the go with them and don't have too much room in your rucksack.

The iPad 2 case itself is made out of strong aluminium, which means that you'll have no worries about your iPad 2 getting damaged whatsoever. Being aluminium, you'll also enjoy how lightweight the overall weight of the device is. In addition, the case only adds a mere 0.25 inches to the size of your tablet, so if you don't want one of those big, bulky leather iPad 2 cases, then this is absolutely ideal.

Therefore, if you're looking for a bluetooth iPad keyboard for the iPad 2 that can cope with heavy typing and keep your tablet safe on those rough journeys on the train, the Zaggmate is perfect.

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