Dec 1, 2011

2011 Holiday Gifts for Girls & Boys

Don’t miss our 12 Days of Gifting December 12- 23rd! Sassy Moms in the City will be counting down the days until Christmas and Hanukkah to bring you over $1,000 in amazing gifts! All of our holiday picks are selected by our editorial team; no compensation was received in exchange for inclusion or reviews.

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GIRLS & BOYS

The Tuneables: ($29.99)
Ages 3-8

The Tuneables is an award-winning children’s music educational DVD and CD series designed to teach the ABC’s of music at a critical time in a child’s development. Fun, interactive, and engaging, children will watch over and over while building a solid foundation of music learning. Sponsored by the Music Intelligence Project. We had the chance to meet the inventors at Chicago’s Toy & Game Fair and were blown away how quickly our kids were memorized by the cute characters!

Available at TheTuneables.com or in Chicago at Building Blocks Toy Store

 

Leapster Explorer™ Bundle: ($149.99 – $175 value)
Ages 4-7

Introducing 2011 Toy of the Year Award winner, Leapster Explorer™, an extraordinary learning experience that encourages children to discover something new every day with endless ways to play and learn–from games, e-Books, videos, and online play to customizable learning skills and more. The Leapster Explorer™ handheld and LeapPad Explorer™ learning tablet share more than 60 cartridge games and downloadable learning apps.

Available at LeapFrog.com

BabbaCo Gift Box: ($29.99 monthly subscription)

BabbaCo is a monthly subscription box delivered right to your home with ALL the physical materials plus know-how content to really engage with your kids. It’s a theme-based box every month with activities, knowledge, and experiences that encompass all the ways kids love to learn! Each month features a new theme-based box filled with activities, knowledge, and experiences that encompass all the ways kids love to learn! Everything in the box is gender neutral.

Available at BabbaCo.com

 

Maxi Kickboard Scooter: ($134.99)
Ages 6-11

The award winning Maxi Kickboard is the high-performance Swiss-designed scooter for kids ages 6-11, with a rider load of up to 120 lbs. The maxi kickboard is a lightweight (5 lbs) scooter that will grow with your child; the steering bar extends from 24 inches above the deck to 36 inches. The unique lean-and-steer design allows your child to ‘surf the sidewalks’. The double rear wheels and rear brake add stability and control making the Maxi Kickboard Scooter a smoother, cooler, tougher scooter. We tested out the mini and the maxi at Building Blocks Toy Store. The girls have not stopped talking about these scooters and have added to their list for Santa.

Available at Kickboard USA or in Chicago at Building Blocks Toy Store

 

Tonka Roadway Rigs: ($19.99) – Chris Bryne – The Toy Guy’s Top Pick!!
Ages 4 and up

Selected by Chris Byrne The Toy Guy ® and the director of content for Time to Play, The Tonka Roadway Rigs are sturdy, plastic, free-wheeling trucks that come in police, fire truck, and rescue themes. Each of the trucks has themed lights and sounds (three different sounds), and each comes with a trailer and a light-up sign that the trucks can tow to the rescue just like kids see in the real world. The Roadway Rigs will inspire a lot of imaginative rescue play. Watch Chris’ video demo for complete details!

Available at Funrise.com

 

Disney Spotlight Digital Wireless Mic + Karaoke App: ($99.95)
Kids and Family

Do your kids love Disney and love to sing? We can’t wait to get our hands on Disney’s Spotlight Digital Wireless Mic! Perform and record music and sound like a star with built-in pitch enhancement and pro voice effects. Sing along with your favorite Disney songs, put on a show, or make a video to share with friends. Includes 10 Disney hit songs. Compatible with the iPad and iPad2.

Available at Apple.com

 

Big Bag of Science by Be Amazing: ($27.18)
For ages 8+

Winner of ASTRA’s Best Toys for Kids 2011, This giant kit by Be Amazing whets the appetites of budding young scientists. With more than 70 hands-on science activities, it guarantees hours and hours of science fun. Make water disappear or flow uphill! Create a soda geyser or grow fake snow! Science is fun with activities using chemistry, physic, magnetism, weather, biology, geology, and flight.

Available on Amazon.com

 

***Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor Holiday Bundle: ($399.99) – Sassy Moms in the City Top Pick
Kids and Family

We had to add this to the list! Our kids love the Xbox 360 Kinect and our youngest is 2, oldest is 4. It makes for an amazing and extremely active activity especially during the winter when everyone wants to stay inside. Your kids will be up and moving and it’s so easy to use because they are the controller. No remotes or other accessories required. Your body becomes the controller up to 30′ away from your console and your every movement translates onto the screen to give you total control of the action. The Holiday Bundle includes Kinect Adventures and Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do games. We recommend Dance Central & Dance Central 2!

Available at Best Buy