What giving a gift is all about

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Get a gift for. . .a KID

I could go on and on about gifts for kids - there's such a huge market and tons of great stuff out there (and not all of it revolves around video games). Although I'll probably continue to post cool kids gifts throughout the holiday season, here are some that I think are pretty nifty right now.




Give a kid a guide on how to have real fun. With these books they can make "the greatest paper airplane in the world" and a willow whistle, and learn "the five knots every boy [or girl] should know" as well as how to skip stones and read palms. Both are available at Amazon.com for $14.97.




Okay, it's not a Power Wheels, but the American Retro Taxi Pedal Sedan from The TreeHouse Toy Shop looks like a great way to jump start the imagination. Bonus: no batteries required. ($178.00)



When I was a kid, I used to play "tennis" with a racquet by hitting the ball against a brick wall on my front porch. If only I had this Swingball set - my neighbors wouldn't have had to pick up all those balls from their yard when I missed and it went over the fence. This game can be played with one or two players and it comes in a convenient carry-all case. ($39.95, available at Highlights)



Does your child need a night-light upgrade? Try the "moon"light. It's authentic and comes with 12 different phase settings to adjust to your liking (or it can be run on an "automatic" cycle). A CD is included with moon facts. The moonlight operates via remote control. ($27.95, available at Fat Brain Toys)


And finally, because no child's holiday is complete without an animatronic dinosaur, here's the First Animatronic Dinosaur from Hammacher Schlemmer. According to the site, "It has a sophisticated sensory system comprised of a color camera, two sound sensors, two infrared sensors, 14 servos, 106 gears, eight touch sensors, an orientation sensor, and four foot switch sensors, all of which form a biomechanical skeleton that delivers smooth, natural movements. The dinosaurs unique accelerated lifespan passes through three distinct phases; when you first turn it on, it acts like a hatchling for the first 15 minutes. For the next two hours, it acts like an infant by exhibiting hunger. For the rest of its life, it acts as a juvenile, and is fully-responsive to light, sound, and touch. " Sounds pretty cool, right? It better be - it's $329.95

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