Christmas 2009 is just around the corner. As much as you believe that you have all the time in the world to get your Christmas shopping done, December 24th will be right on your doorstep before you know it. In order to beat the crowds, secure the deals and ensure that you don’t have disappointed children on Christmas morning you better start your Christmas shopping early – especially if you want to get the hottest toys for 2009. Luckily this is a guide that will help you find the perfect gifts for your children of all ages. Just don’t wait too long, because these toys are guaranteed to clear the shelves fast!
#2 Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer Helmet
Join Commander Fox’s elite clone troopers and fight the battle droids and Separatists throughout the galaxy! The Republic needs courageous fighters like you who will always believe that the mission comes first. Gear up and get ready to storm into combat. Any child can be instantly transformed into an authentic Clone Trooper with the Hasbro Clone Wars Voice Changer Helmet. Featuring a sleek, futuristic look and details that are sure to please any Star Wars fan, this adjustable helmet issues popular sayings from the TV show and amplifies your child’s voice, adding a fun element to imaginative play. Designed for aspiring troopers aged five and up, this helmet is fun for adults, too.
Whether part of a Halloween custom, an everyday role-playing game, or a display in the ultimate collector’s bedroom, this Clone Trooper helmet brings home all the excitement of Star Wars. We were floored by the accuracy and durability of its construction. Plus the tinted visor was much easier to see through than we expected, as long as the helmet was sized correctly.
The size and weight that make this helmet so realistic and durable did cause us to worry about how easy it would be for smaller children to wear. It’s true that the straps inside adjust to fit small heads, but that doesn’t prevent the size of the helmet itself from being awkward. Similarly, the microphone is adjustable, but it can still be stuck too far away from a small child’s mouth. This means that the Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer Helmet has to be lifted by hand to speak through the microphone.
#3 Mindflex
Mindflex–featuring a headset that reads your brain waves and a levitating foam ball–is the kind of game that must be seen to be believed. Recommended for players aged eight and older, the game begins when you strap on the headset so you can use your powers of concentration to move the ball around the game console and through a mind-bending obstacle course. A dial-in console lets you to keep the ball lifted on a cushion of air, but raising and lowering the ball must be accomplished by alternating concentrating and relaxing your mind.
Tired of games that depend on the roll of a die or lucky draw? With the help of advanced technology, Mindflex introduces a whole new way to play–by using the power of your mind!
You’ll feel like a character in a science fiction movie as you strap on the headset, connect the clips to your ear lobes, and align the metal forehead sensor just above your left eyebrow. But even this strange accessory won’t prepare you for the sight of a foam ball quivering five inches above the game console!
#4 Transformers Movie 2 Bumblebee Role Play Helmet
Be Bumblebee! Transform your voice into that of the Autobot hero! Great for kids of all ages!
The greatest Autobot scout of all time is back, and this time he’s played by you! Wear this authentic helmet and you’ll look like this heroic Autobot. Speak into the microphone and you’ll sound like an Autobot, too. Listen as your voice is miraculously altered into that of the bumblebot himself! Transform yourself today! Transformers Movie 2 Bumblebee Role Play Helmet is an excellent product, excellent quality, fulfills the dreams of a child in becoming his favorite idol.
#5 DJ Hero
The makers of Guitar Hero introduce an entirely fresh and innovative way to experience music and rhythm gameplay. DJ Hero features an amazing variety of music across genres – tracks that you love and reflect who you are. Using an authentic turntable controller, you will spin and scratch more than 100 songs into unique mixes and become the life of the party. Get ready for a whole new phenomena in music.
Like the music that inspired it, DJ Hero allows players to experience music in a new revolutionary way through through its game-specific controller. Included with the DJ Hero software, the DJ Hero controller is a combination turntable and mixer that immerses you into authentic DJ culture allowing you to scratch, cross-fade, and beat match. The turntable half of the controller features three color-coated buttons used to direct action during gameplay and a realistically rotating turntable. The opposite end of the controller contains the mixer controls in the form of a lateral fader allowing for switching between tracks and mixing, a knob for additional effects and a button for capturing “euphoria,” a star power-like point bonus.
In addition, the mixer portion of the controller detaches to accommodate left-handed players and contains an out of the way compartment holding a D-pad and conventional controller buttons for easy console navigation. Taken together, both halves of the controller allow players to customize their mix with a variety of effects and samples transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party. Be the life of the party! The makers of Guitar Hero introduce an entirely fresh and innovative way to experience your favorite music. With DJ Hero you will be the life of the party as you spin and scratch more than 100 songs into unique mixes. Get ready for a whole new phenomenon in music.
#6 Radica Ucreate Music
UCREATE Music: Ucreate Music is an easy-to-use digital music-making system that allows kids to mix music just like a music producer. Kids and teens can express themselves through creating their own songs, performances and re-mixes with the fun and innovative interface. They can record samples, mix and match loops, share creations with friends and update and explore new content on the music website at myucreate.com. Build from a collection of tracks, special effects and filters from the huge online library. Ucreate Music is an easy-to-use digital music-making system that allows kids to mix music just like a music producer! Kids and tweens can express themselves through creating their own songs, performances and re-mixes with the fun and innovative interface. They can record samples, mix and match loops, share creations with friends and update and explore new content on the music website at myucreate.com. Build from a collection of tracks, special effects and filters from the huge online library. Includes 4x ‘AA’ batteries. Measures 7-inches long x 5 1/2-inches wide.
UCREATE Music is one of those products that just gets more fun with every use. From the second I got it for my son, I wanted to play with it just as much. He is creating songs now and playing them for all of his friends and family. The best part of this, besides being able to sample parts of your songs on your MP3 player, is that you can download additional music packs online for free!! How often does a big company like Mattel do something for free? Awesome! It does have a lot of depth to it, and some is a little tricky, but once you get the hang of it, it is really simple and fun. Gotta go….a concert new is about to start 
#7 Rubik’s Touch Cube
Following up the 2008 TIA Toy Of The Year Game of the Year Rubik’s Revolution, the Rubik’s TouchCube seamlessly blends cutting edge technology with the world’s #1 puzzle to create the first completely electronic, solvable Rubik’s Cube. Featuring touch sensor technology on all 6 sides and lights in every square, slide the lights with a simple swipe of your finger to mimic the moves of the original Cube. To eliminate false inputs or moves, the Rubik TouchCube uses a motion-detecting accelerometer to determine which side is facing up and active. The Rubik’s TouchCube also includes a built-in solver, so now anyone can easily get a hint or learn how to solve the Cube step by step.. Rubik’s TouchCube uses motion-detecting accelerometer to allow players to slide the lights with a simple swipe of their fingers to mimic the moves of the original Cube. Activate the hint mode for a suggestion to make the next move. Remembers player’s last spot even when turned off or charging built-in battery. A must have for every genius or genius wanna be. Approx. 3″ square. Swipe your finger across the vibrantly lit squares to effortlessly slide the lights, mimicking evey move of the original puzzle.If you’re ever stuck, the TouchCube can give you a hint or solve itself step by step right before your very eyes. All six sides utilize cutting edge, easy to use touch sensor technology. The TouchCube’s powerful processor knows exactly the number of moves needed to solve at any time.
#8 Smart Cycle Extreme
Just because it’s raining, snowing or otherwise blustery outside, that doesn’t mean that your child can’t get the exercise she needs. The Fisher Price Smart Cycle Extreme combines the fun indoor activity of video game playing with the physical activity the great outdoors will give you. Designed for kids ages three to six, the Smart Cycle “physical learning arcade system” is an all-in-one stationary bike, video game console, and educational tool. Your little one will exercise her brain and her body — and have loads of fun in the process. The Smart Cycle plugs directly into your VCR or TV and requires no need for a separate game system. Simply connect the Smart Cycle to your television’s input jacks, insert the included game cartridge “key,” and your child can start riding — and learning — right away! Your child pedals the bike to keep the game going and “steers” with the movable handlebars. A large, easy-to-use and conveniently placed joy stick and bright buttons control the games and educational tools. My son received the Smart Cycle for his 2nd birthday and has spent *many* hours using it. He could not reach the pedals when he first received it, so my husband or I sat behind him on an ottoman and pedaled while our son used the handle bar and other controls. I highly recommend engaging with your child in some way such as this while s/he uses the toy. Though some of the catridges are redundant, there are differences too. A key difference I noted is in the letter game, in which the child (or child and adult) pedals and steers to bump the letters A-Z in order. In the cartridge that came with our son’s Smart Cycle (Learning Adventure), if the child does not bump the next letter within a reasonable time period, the letter comes to the child. This speeds the game along and is nice for younger children who may not yet have the dexterity required for this game in other catridges. We have Thomas and Friends, Dora’s Friendship Adventure, and Discover Dinosaurs. My son’s uses and likes all of the catridges. The toy has been a good companion to the books we read with our son and what he is learning. For example, the toy helped him master the alphabet and is now helping him with phonics.
#9 Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters
Each Zhu Zhu Hamster has its own unique personality & whimsical sounds. Loving Mode: Pet them, love them, hear them chatter Explore Mode: Let them scoot, scamper, across the floor. Provide them with their Hamster Habitat. This is a great toy and my little ones love them, I am angry that all these vendors are selling them for so much, be patient and go to Toys r us or Walmart, they are priced at $8.00. Because they are not in stock every where these greedy people are taking of advantage of Parents looking for the perfect gift!
#10 FurReal Lulu the Cuddlin Kitty
LuLu acrs just like a real kitty when you pet her. She purrs, rolls back and looks into your eyes to let you know just how much she loves you ! This comes with a Newborn BONUS Furreal Kitten. Furreal Friends Lulu My Cuddlin Kitty Wipes her face. Lulu Rolls Back so you can pet her Tummy. BONUS Newborn Kitten Included. Your kid will LOVE FurReal Lulu the Cuddlin Kitty!
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