| Everybody wants more free time. Here, we try to give | | | | Zippity Learning System, Fisher Price® Splatser, |
| you some more of that by freeing up the time you | | | | and the Fisher Price® MyToon TV. All three are a |
| have to spend researching Christmas gifts for kids. | | | | little bit different but call upon kids to get up off their |
| Below you will discover what are the hottest gift | | | | feet and participate. These games are one part video |
| categories for kids and also the top products in each. | | | | game and another part active fun. This is a great trend |
| This will help you narrow your research down freeing | | | | that I think we will continue to see develop over the |
| up time for you to do whatever you want with it. | | | | next few years. |
| Arts & Crafts | | | | Stuffed Animals |
| The first category is Arts & Crafts. It is not every | | | | A third category that is strong again in 2009 is Stuffed |
| year you can say this is a popular category for kids | | | | Animals. This gift idea is a main fixture with Christmas |
| gifts, but this year is different. One particularly | | | | Gifts for kids because the little one really like them. |
| impressive set of gift ideas are the creations from | | | | Here, leading the charge is Fur Real Friends® which |
| Printies(TM). Here, kids can make their own stuffed | | | | has two impressive offerings with Lulu My Cuddlin Kitty |
| animals with the help of their home computer and | | | | Cat and the Zambi The Baby Elephant. Both of these |
| printer. What makes this so much fun is there is | | | | have a soft fur that kids will love to touch and lifelike |
| minimal mess and maximum creativity in designing | | | | sounds akin to their respective animal making these a |
| these stuffed animals. Another product offering that is | | | | big hit with boys and girls. We fully expect these will be |
| impressive are those by Girl Gourmet® in the | | | | best sellers this fall. |
| candy jewelry section. They have two gift ideas: the | | | | Learning Toys |
| Candy Jewel Factory Oven and the Candy Bead | | | | Our fourth and final category is learning toys. Many |
| Studio which are very impressive. These let kids make | | | | parents are looking for ways to give their kids the best |
| their own candy jewelry which many girls will just love. | | | | foot forward and one example of this is the purchase |
| The combination of these gift ideas shows arts & | | | | of learning toys. The toy companies are aware of this |
| crafts are hot in 2009. | | | | interest and the result is a large number of these types |
| Interactive Games | | | | of games in 2009. Some of the more popular ones |
| A second category of interest are Interactive Games. | | | | include Leapfrog® My Pal Scout, Leapfrog® |
| A new trend is games is a focus on toddlers and | | | | Text and Learn, Leapfrog® Tag Junior Book Pal, |
| young children with learning style interactive games. | | | | and My First Lab Duo Scope Microscope. |
| There are a whole crop of them this year with the | | | | |