Archive for December, 2009
An Electric Guitar for the Young Punk Rocker!
If your son or daughter is a little rock star, then this gift is going to blow their minds and make them love you forever! The Children’s Electric Guitar, made by Ohela, has an inbuilt amp and comes with a strap and is the perfect size for your little rocker’s hands.
The guitar costs around $90 and the package includes a guitar pick, a battery, and a songbook. You can order the guitar on www.amazon.com.
Childrens Electric Go Cart
Calling all young aspiring Schumachers! This electric go cart is powerd by a 360 Watt motor and runs at a top speed of 9 mph. This one seater comes complete with shock absorbers and a rear disc brake. What’s great is that the motor is rechargable. Plug it in over night and 8 hours of charging provides upto 45 mins of nonstop go carting fun.
The go cart costs $400 and can be bought from www.hammacher.com. It’s safe for kids above 8 years of age.
Giant Bowling Set
Imagine a bowling game where the bowling pins are almost 3 feet tall! The perfect toy for kids who dont like to lose a bowling game. The giant bowling set consists of six huge inflatable bowling pins and a large inflatable bowling ball that can be set up either inside the house or outside.
And who says you need to bowl in a straight line. Your kids can kick, aim or throw the giant ball at the bowling pins. You can even invent new games using this set as props. It’s a fun game that ensures physical activity and lots of exercise. Priced at $40, you can buy this set at www.hearthsong.com.
The Butterfly Porcelain Tea Gift Basket
The perfect gift for little girls who enjoy their afternoon tea with their dolls and their friends. The butterfly porcelain tea gift basket has thirty pieces that include a teapot, cups, saucers, spoons, napkins and even a table cloth. The tea set comes in an adorable wicker basket. The only thing missing is the company.
Buy it for you daughter for her birthday and she can have the perfect little tea party for her friends. The porcelain set is available at www.babyscholars.com for $35.
Pretty Ballerina Gift Tote
The pretty ballerina tote is the perfect gift for any little girl that dreams of being a world famous ballerina some day. The pink tote bag has the figure of a little ballerina dressed in pink and can be personalized with your daughters name. A matching ballerina doll and a t-shirt with your daughters name on it come with the tote bag.
Your daughter can proudly carry the bag to her ballet class. You can buy it for $48 at www.babybox.com
Taking your Top for a Swim!
This gift might will make your kids feel on top of the world! If you have a pool, it makes for a great accessory for pool parties.
The floating top is a huge water top that’s 12 feet in diameter. It can hold a total of a thousand pounds and for all that, only weight 120 pounds! The huge float that’s made from dtex costs $1699 and can be bought from the comfortchannel.com
Once inflated and in the water, you can spin on it, tilt, do almost anything that you could possibly do on a giant top that floats in water! It’s fun all the way!
Roughing it Out
If you have a nice backyard and children then a great idea would be to put them both together. The Safari Tent and Tunnel is the best way to do this. The set can be used to make tunnels between multiple tents. The top of the tents are made from transparent material for star gazing.
The tents are colorful with bright animal prints. You can pick up a Tent and Tunnel set for $89 at the National Geographic store (http:/shop.nationalgeographic.com).
Taking Learning Far and Wide
If your son or daughter often wonders about the man on the moon then perhaps its about time you bought him or her a scientific telescope! And National Geographic has just the perfect one for you.
The Universal Family Telescope is made from the best quality materials and if used carefully, opens up a child’s world and imagination. The telescope has two Barlow lenses that offer a maximum magnification of up to 525X. The telescope kit comes with a CD containing ten thousand objects that you can search for in the sky! It even has a star tracking device that makes it super easy to track the moving of the stars and constellations.
It costs $169, and you can buy it at http://shop.nationalgeographic.com
Learning the ABC’s through modern art
Another classic from the Museum of Modern Art online store is the Alexander Girard Alphabet box set. These 28 blocks are decorated with shapes and pictures designed in collaboration with Girard himself.
Made from ecologically friendly and safe bass wood and painted with non-toxic paints, these blocks cost $120 and are available at www.momastore.org.
For the budding Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America’s most celebrated architects and if you think you can see even a little hint of an architect in your little one, you should definitely buy the LEGO Architecture set for their next birthday, anniversary, or even just!
This set is available at the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) Online Store (www.moma.org), and is a lesson in architecture, history and patience! The puzzle has 811 pieces and comes with instructions on building a replica of the Fallingwater House that was built by Wright.
Priced at $100, the set comes with a background on American Architecture, its history, and even photographs of the original structure.