Time to Play’s Holiday 2012 Most Wanted

1. Thomas & Friends Steam n Speed R/C Thomas

   from Fisher-Price for ages 2 and up

   What it is: With the Thomas & Friends Steam 'n Speed R/C Thomas, kids can control Thomas with real cool-to-the-touch steam. To produce the…

   

   

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2. LeapPad2 Explorer

   from LeapFrog for ages 3 and up

   What it is: The LeapPad Explorer was a huge hit when it came out last year. But this year, LeapFrog has revamped the LeapPad Explorer to give it…

   

   

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3. Doc McStuffins Time For Your Checkup Doll

   from Just Play for ages 3 and up

   What it is: The Doc McStuffins Time for Your Checkup Doll is based on the new Disney Junior animated series Doc McStuffins. The show is about a…

   

   

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4. Little Tikes iTikes Canvas

   from MGA Entertainment for ages 3 and up

   What it is: The Little Tikes iTikes Canvas is the first time that Little Tikes, who you probably know from big outdoor equipment and the Cozy…

   

   

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5. Winx Club Believix Dolls

   from Jakks Pacific for ages 4 and up

   What it is: Winx Club is a new show on Nickelodeon that follows six best friends—Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Aisha—as they…

   

   

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6. Winx Club Concert Collection

   from Jakks Pacific for ages 4 and up

   What it is: Winx Club is a new show on Nickelodeon that follows six best friends—Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Aisha—as they…

   

   

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7. Winx Club Everyday Collection

   from Jakks Pacific for ages 4 and up

   What it is: Winx Club Everyday Collection of fashion dolls features the six main characters of Winx Club, a new animated series on Nickelodeon.…

   

   

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8. LeapsterGS Explorer

   from LeapFrog for ages 4 and up

   What it is: The LeapsterGS Explorer is a major update to the very popular Leapster Explorer handheld learning game system. (As you might guess,…

   

   

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9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures

   from Playmates Toys for ages 4 and up

   What it is: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back with an all-new CG-animated series on Nickelodeon and a new line of toys from Playmates,…

   

   

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10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deluxe Power Sound FX Figures

    from Playmates Toys for ages 4 and up

    What it is: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is back on Nickelodeon, and there is a new line of Turtles action figures from Playmates. The Teenage…

    

    

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11. Lalaloopsy Soft Dolls

    from MGA Entertainment for ages 4 and up

    What it is: The story behind the Lalaloopsy characters is that these ragdolls came to life when their last stitch was sewn. Now the "sew cute"…

    

    

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12. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Pony Princess Wedding Castle

    from Hasbro for ages 3 and up

    What it is: With the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Pony Princess Wedding Castle, kids can help celebrate the royal pony wedding of Princess…

    

    

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13. Monster High Ghouls Rule

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The characters from Monster High are starring in their first DVD movie, Monster High Ghouls Rule. The premise of the movie is that for…

    

    

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14. Monster High Ghouls Rule Clawdeen Wolf

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The characters from Monster High are starring in their first DVD movie, Monster High Ghouls Rule. Instead of staying home on…

    

    

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15. Monster High Ghouls Rule Cleo de Nile

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The characters from Monster High are starring in their first DVD movie, Monster High Ghouls Rule. Instead of staying home on…

    

    

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16. Monster High Ghouls Rule Draculaura

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The characters from Monster High are starring in their first DVD movie, Monster High Ghouls Rule. Instead of staying home on…

    

    

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17. Monster High Ghouls Rule Frankie Stein

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The characters from Monster High are starring in their first DVD movie, Monster High Ghouls Rule. The story goes that the ghouls are…

    

    

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18. Monster High High School

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: Just like regular kids, it's time for the Monster High students to go back to school. The academy where ghouls rule comes to life in…

    

    

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19. Skylanders Giants Arkeyan Copter Attack

    from MEGA Bloks for ages 5 and up

    What it is: Skylanders is the hit video game from Activision where toys come to life. MEGA Brands' has taken some of the iconic figures and…

    

    

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20. Skylanders Giants Sky Turret Defense

    from MEGA Bloks for ages 5 and up

    What it is: Skylanders is the hit video game from Activision where toys come to life. MEGA Brands has taken some of the iconic figures and…

    

    

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21. Skylanders Giants

    from MEGA Bloks for ages 5 and up

    What it is: This is a product line featuring the following toys which you can search through here: Skylanders Giants.

    

    

22. Skylanders Giants Troll Mech Ambush

    from MEGA Bloks for ages 5 and up

    What it is: Skylanders is the hit video game from Activision where toys come to life. MEGA Brands' has taken some of the iconic figures and…

    

    

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23. LEGO Friends

    from LEGO for ages 6 and up

    What it is: This is a product line featuring the following toys which you can search through here: LEGO Friends.

    

    

24. LEGO Friends Advent Calendar

    from LEGO for ages 5 and up

    What it is: Surprise LEGO fans this holiday season with the LEGO Friends Advent Calendar, part of the LEGO Friends line. Each day for the 24 days…

    

    

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25. LEGO Friends Adventure Camper

    from LEGO for ages 6 and up

    What it is: Join LEGO Friends Olivia and Nicole as they jet out to explore the wilderness in the Adventure Camper. The 309-piece set comes…

    

    

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26. LEGO Friends Butterfly Beauty Shop

    from LEGO for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The Butterfly Beauty Shop is part of LEGO's new LEGO Friends line of construction sets geared toward girls. LEGO did extensive…

    

    

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27. LEGO Friends City Park Cafe

    from LEGO for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The City Park Café is part of LEGO's new LEGO Friends line of construction sets geared toward girls. LEGO did extensive…

    

    

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28. LEGO Friends Heartlake Stables

    from LEGO for ages 6 and up

    What it is: Last year LEGO introduced LEGO Friends, a line of construction sets geared primarily toward traditional girls' play patterns. The line…

    

    

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29. WWE Brawlin’ Buddies John Cena

    from Mattel for ages 3 and up

    What it is: WWE Brawlin' Buddies John Cena is a 16-inch stuffed figure in the likeness of wrestler John Cena. This toy is soft enough to hold but…

    

    

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30. WWE Brawlin’ Buddies Rey Mysterio

    from Mattel for ages 3 and up

    What it is: WWE Brawlin' Buddies Rey Mysterio is a 16-inch stuffed figure in the likeness of wrestler Rey Mysterio. This toy is soft enough to…

    

    

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31. Barbie Photo Fashion Doll

    from Mattel for ages 6 and up

    What it is: The Barbie Photo Fashion Doll is a standard 11.75-inch Barbie doll which is also a great digital camera. Charge up the internal…

    

    

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32. Appfinity AppDrive

    from Spin Master for ages 7 and up

    What it is: Appfinity AppDrive is a model of a steering wheel that holds an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android device and functions as a driving game…

    

    

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33. Furby

    from Hasbro for ages 6 and up

    What it is: Furby is the "animatronic friend" that created a sensation in 1998—and the original sold more than 40 million units when it…

    

    

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34. Air Hogs R/C Heli Replay

    from Spin Master for ages 12 and up

    What it is: There have been a lot of amazing indoor R/C helicopters in the past two years, and you've heard us say it before, but they just keep…

    

    

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35. Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire

    from Hasbro for ages 8 and up

    What it is: The Nerf N-Strike Elite blasters take the technology from the N-Strike line to the next level. The N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire boasts a…

    

    

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Most Wanted Video Games

1. Kinect Sesame Street TV

   from Microsoft

   Rated EC for Early Childhood

   What it is: Kinect Sesame Street TV has the potential to change the way kids watch Sesame Street because it isn’t a game based on the TV…

   

   

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2. LEGO Lord of the Rings

   from Warner Bros.

   Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up

   What it is: Review coming soon!

   

3. Avengers: Battle for Earth

   from Ubisoft

   Rated T for Teen

   What it is: Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth from Ubisoft is a Super Hero Brawler where players battle each other or the computer as any one of…

   

   

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4. Skylanders Giants

   from Activision

   Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up

   What it is: Skylanders Giants is the sequel to the best-selling kid’s video game of 2011, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Giants is an…

   

   

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