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2009 Perfect Stocking Stuffer~GX Racers™

Linette Gerlach — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:37:31 +0000

My son is totally in love with the new GX Racers™ from Jakks-Pacific. He has a couple of the cars and one of the race tracks, and he’s been practicing his moves. Every time we go to the store he’s scoping out a new track or a new Racer to add to his growing collection.

GX Racers are the perfect stocking stuffer. They’re a line of 1:64 extreme vehicles features interchangeable gyros that race up to 600 scale MPH. Which means high speed fun and action for kids.

The new GX Road Champs line of vehicles and skateboards deliver speed and stunts that will put them at the top of many little boy’s wish list this Holiday season.
The GX Speed Assortment (single) car packs includes one car, a speed gyro, and rip cord. The GX Multi-Pack Assortment comes with two speed gyros, two cars, two rip cords, and 2 track engines that can be used to make the cars compatible with other track sets. The Racers are recommended for ages 6 and up, and have a suggested retail Price of $5.99 for the Speed Assortment $5.99 and $11.99 for the Multi-Pack Assortment. You can find the Racers at most major retailers this holiday season.

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Bakugan Battle Brawlers~ New Vestroia

Linette Gerlach — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:58:15 +0000

My son’s a big Bakugan fan, so he’s super excited about the newest Vestroia Bakugan Battle Brawlers. The new Vestroia are traps, and can be thrown down with regular Bakugan for a more powerful attack.

The new Battle Brawlers Vestroia toys coincide with the new Spring 2009 season of Bakugan on the Cartoon Network. In the new season the Bakugan Battle Brawler resistance will be battling for all the Bakugan on New Vestroia to free them from the evil Vexos brawlers.

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The Easter Haul~ Pokemon Platinum

Linette Gerlach — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:40:10 +0000

My son was excited this morning to wake up and find the Easter bunny had left him Pokemon Platinum in his Easter basket. Actually he was excited the first time he came downstairs at 4am, but I burst his bubble and told him to go back to bed! He never gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, except on Christmas and Easter, go figure!

Image (c) L Gerlach

He’s busy testing out his Pokemon Platinum game right now, so I’ll give you his review later! Have a wonderful and happy Easter Sunday!

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Make Some Creepy Crawly Bugs

Linette Gerlach — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:21:23 +0000

My son and I made some creepy crawly bugs the other night with the Creepy Crawlers Workshop. It was pretty fun coloring and creating the bugs. My son made one for each of his friends.

The Creepy Crawlers Workshop is a toy classic that’s been around since 1960. Back to Basics Toys features the workshop, plus tons of other classic toys and games.

The creepy crawlies are easy to make, just pour in the goop, stick them in the Creepy Crawly Workshop oven, and bake them for about 10 minutes, then let them cool. My son had fun making each one a unique color combination.

You just need a 60 watt light bulb to fire up the oven. It has several safety features including a lock on the oven so it can’t be opened until it’s completely cooled.

Here’s one of the bugs my son made.

The kit includes the oven, 2 molds to make 5 bugs, 4 bottles of goop, a cooling tray, and a mold handler.

Check out more toy ideas at the Play Library Toy Gift Guide.

Top image via Back to Basics Toys

Bottom image by me

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Holiday Toy Guide~ Jakks EyeClops Night Vision Glasses

Linette Gerlach — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:08:20 +0000

I’m working on a holiday toy guide for Play Library. I should have it up in the next couple days. I’ll be showcasing some of my favorite toys from the guide over the next couple weeks.

I sent out a query to try to find the best toys to include in the list, and received a huge response. I’m sorting everything out now.

One toy I’m sure I want to include on my list is Jakks EyeClops Night Vision Goggles. They’re on both my son’s, and my 7 year old neices Christmas list.

Do you have a spy kid in your family? The Eye Clops Night Vision Glasses are powered by actual infra-red driven night vision technology, these high tech goggles allow visibility up to 50 feet even where it’s completely dark.

They’re fun for young kids, those who are still kids at heart. Now your kids can see what’s happening after the sun goes down. With a close proximity stealth mode, your little agent can go on undetected secret missions and covert operations all around the house.

You can find out more about these cool glasses at the EyeClops website or check out the Eyeclops Night Vision Goggles and other toys for boys when you visit the Play Library children’s gift guide.

Image via EyeClops

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Bakugan Battle Brawlers- Hot Toys For Christmas 2008

Linette Gerlach — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:47:31 +0000

My son loves the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Both the TV show on Cartoon Network, and the toys. I think they’ve replaced YuGiOh as his favorite battle toy.

I don’t let him watch too much TV, but he knows what time they’re on, and usually asks if he can watch it.

He has one set of the Battle Brawlers, but he has another set on his Christmas list. They’re listed on several hot toy lists for this Christmas season.

If they’re on your child’s wish list you can find out more about them at their official website, Bakugan.com.

They remind me a little of Pokemon, because you throw down a ball to battle. They have a learn to play section at their website if your son or daughter would like to find out more about how to play the game.

Here’s a quote from my nine year old son, on why he likes Bakugan so much:

I like Bakugan because it’s a whole different world, and all different monsters. They have balls that are all different colors. The colors tell what kind of Bakugan they are. Each ball has a form inside that pops out into a monster when the ball is thrown.

There you have it straight from a nine year old. That explains why they’re so fascinating, right?

Check out the Bakugan Battle Brawlers and other top toys for boys when you visit the Play Library children’s gift guide.

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