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0-2 YEARS
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DORA KNOWS YOUR NAME, 18 MOS.+ Dora speaks directly to your child, sings songs, tells stories and plays games. Personalize Dora with your child’s information using a simple USB cable, CD-ROM, and computer. FISHER-PRICE, www.fisherprice.com
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PEEK ’N PLAY DISCOVERY DOME, 3 MOS.+ Activity dome offers dangling toys to explore, colors and textures to discover and more than 15 hands-on activities. For tummy timers, crawlers and walkers. PLAYSKOOL, www.hasbro.com/playskool
selected these as some of the Hottest Toys for this Holiday Season. Your
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child may have individual needs or passions, so please review each age segment for other great Holiday gifts that would appeal to YOUR child.
V.SMILE BABY INFANT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, 9–36 MOS. Three grow-with-me modes offer parent/child interaction for play and learning fun. Child psychologist-endorsed, ageappropriate curriculum with baby sign language cues. Includes one cartridge, wireless controller and activity panel. VTECH, www.vtech.com
SOUND BEGINNINGS GROOVE ’N GO BAND WAGON, 1+ Guitar-shaped wagon on wheels doubles as musical instrument. More than 50 activities, helps to teach ABCs, 123s and musical notes and encourages active play. SHELCORE, www.shelcore.com
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ARIEL MAGICAL TALKING SALON, 3+ Creative role-play lets kids interact with Ariel using voicerecognition technology with a light-up mirror. Includes chair. CDI, www.cditoys.com
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CARS FAST TALKIN’ LIGHTNING MCQUEEN VEHICLE, 4+ Large-scale car has animated eyes and a vinyl-animated mouth so he can talk to kids. Program him to perform 15 stunts and tricks. MATTEL ENTERTAINMENT, www.mattel.com
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BARBIE IN THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES: LET’S DANCE BARBIE, 3+ Really dances! Three ways to play: teach Barbie new dance moves, teach girls new movements, or dance alone. Includes two interactive wristbands and one shoe clip. MATTEL, www.mattel.com
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MY LITTLE PONY CRYSTAL RAINBOW CASTLE PLAYSET, 3+ Castle playset expands to two feet tall and three floors high to become home to all of your child’s favorite My Little Pony figures. HASBRO, www.hasbro.com
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CARE BEARS TELE-FRIEND AMIGO BEAR, 3+ Amigo Bear teaches children bilingual skills. Press Amigo Bear’s phone to hear phrases that teach numbers, colors and simple conversations in English or Spanish. PLAY ALONG, www.playalongtoys.com
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TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON PRIMUS DELUXE FIGURE, 5+ Standing 14-inches tall in Robot mode, Cybertron Primus changes from Transformers home planet to a giant robot, with lights and sounds. HASBRO, www.hasbro.com