Bakugan battle brawlers are here! Answer the call to brawl and decide the fate of the galaxy! These small spheres magnetically morph into powerful Bakugan warriors when they roll onto the real metal Gate Cards! Use strategy to place your metal Gate Cards effectively as each card affects the battle differently. Then master your precision shooting skills to roll your Bakugan into battle and win!

Toy:  Magnetic marbles pop open when on metal card, Use strategy to place you cards and set up for battle, Master you battle skills by shooting your Bakugan and landing on card to score, Includes 2 character cards, 3 normal cards, 6 Bakugan marble/action figures, 2 command cards, and one special ability card, Styles selected at random when shipped
Company: Spinmaster 
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $27.50

Get ready for some poppin', droppin', air-powered fun. Drop the five colorful balls onto the track. Watch them pop out of the top, roll down, then pop out all over again. Sometimes the balls spill over for even more interactive, put-and-take play. Silly sound effects and eight upbeat tunes accompany the animated action. This toy provides one "air-mazing" experience for your little one. Measures 18" x 7" x 13". Requires 4 "D" batteries (not included).

Toy:  It's poppin', droppin', air-powered fun!, Drop one of the colorful balls onto the track and the balls pop out of the top, roll down the track, then pop out all over again!, Silly sound effects and 8 lively songs add to the fun!, The sounds, sights, and nonstop action of the Playskool Busy Ball Popper encourage repetitive play and stimulate motor development skills, Actual colors may vary from those pictured
Company: Hasbro  (2006-09-06)
List Price: $24.99
Amazon Price: $19.95

The Trade Federation is on the march! Send your Separatist forces into battle against the Republic with a droid transport carrier and "hovering" STAP vehicle, complete with a full squad of armed and combat-ready battle droids. Set includes four Battle Droid and three Super Battle Droid mini-figures. 102 pieces.

Toy:  Set includes Shock Trooper, Star Corps Trooper and 2 Clone Trooper minifigures., Build your own army and stage a battle against the #7654 Droids Battle Pack!
Company: LEGO  (2007-01-02)
List Price: $9.99
Amazon Price: $12.99

Is it live or is it Elmo Live? For the first time ever, in this truly life-like creation, Elmo really appears to be speaking as his mouth opens and closes just like a muppet. His mannerisms are right on target and his head bobbles back and forth as he speaks. Elmo waves his arms, sits and stands, and even crosses his legs while telling stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games. Children can activate the magic with a tickle or a squeeze of Elmo's foot, tummy, back or nose. Requires 6 "AA" batteries, included. Measures 12" tall.

Purchase limit of two (2) per household.

Toy:  Elmo actually speaks as his mouth opens and closes just like the real muppet, Elmo, from Sesame Street., He waves his arms, sits and stands, even crosses his legs., Tells stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games., Head bobbles back and forth as he speaks., Children can activate the magic with a tickle or a squeeze of Elmo’s foot, tummy, back or nose.
Company: Fisher Price  (2008-11-01)
List Price: $65.99
Amazon Price: $65.99

Everything your baby needs can be found in this Rainforest Jumperoo. Its newly designed frame allows you to opens it up from the top, and lets the seat rotate 360 degrees so baby can play and interact from any side. A fun seat and toys at five locations on the platform engage baby all the way around, and an electronic toy at the front has motion, music and lights that can be activated by baby spinning a drum.

Seat also features a bobbling elephant, a monkey swinging from a vine, a parrot hanging from a bead bar, a clear spinning bead ball, a tiger that plays hide and seek, a spinning lizard that makes rattling sounds, a tethered chew toy and a stack of chips with cute graphics for baby to explore.

Two soft leaves extend from the frame to create an overhead 'canopy' with soft toys that dangle down for fun bat-at play. Jumperoo has has three height adjustments for extended use. Frame pivots to a nested position so it can be tucked away when not in use. Includes a motion sensor that encourages kids by rewarding them with lights and sounds when they jump. Weight Capacity is 25 pounds. Requires 3 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 43.125"H x 32"W x 37"D.

Toy:  Tons of safe jumping fun (which will activate Rainforest music & lights!), but now there are toys all around-and overhead--with a spinning seat that helps baby explore them all, A bobbing elephant, swinging monkey, spinning lizard and more that baby will just "go wild" for, Baby spins drum to activate lights & music, Soft spring covers keep little fingers safe, 3-position height adjustment ensures a custom fit for your child
Company: Fisher Price  (2006-12-01)
List Price: $86.99
Amazon Price: $64.00

This Jump-N-Gym is perfect for kid's who love fun inflatable toys from Intex! This Jump-O-Lene child toy has a base that inflates to 72 1/2" and the overall height from the floor is 43"! This inflatable toy has 7 inflatable rings attached to the wall that bounce and make noise as you jump - or remove the rings and toss them around for extra fun! This Intex Jump-O-Lene also features a crawl-thru door to use this kid toy as a playhouse! This has a high gloss PVC Material.

Toy:  6 inflatable rings (2 with rattlers inside) attach to wall and bounce and make noise as you jump - or remove the rings and toss them around for extra fun, Crawl thru door to use toy as a playhouse, High gloss PVC material, Repair Patch included, Great for indoor or outdoor play
Company: Intex  (2007-09-01)
List Price: $39.99
Amazon Price: $20.00

Meet the Webkinz, lovable plush pets with a secret code that lets you enter Webkinz World. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net! Learning and loving awaits a new Webkinz or Lil' Kinz owner. These velvety-soft plush pets are made for hugs!

Toy:  Full Sized Webkinz, Play Online!, Lives in an underwater room!, RETIRED!
Company: Ganz 
List Price: 
Amazon Price: $3.40

Grades K and up. Europe's 2003 game of the year! Develops logic and spacial perception while kids learn to be tactical. Players take turns placing pieces on their board, each starting from their corner. Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners! The goal is to get rid of all your pieces. The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. Includes one gameboard with 400 squares, 84 game pieces in four bright translucent colors, and an instruction guide.

Toy:  84-piece strategy board game, encourages spatial thinking, Promotes healthy brain activity; winner of 20+ prestigious awards, including Mensa Select, Features bright colors and simple rules; ideal for ages 5 and up, Game ends when one person places all their pieces, or when there are no possible moves, Includes 400-piece game board with raised edges, 84 colored playing pieces, and instruction guide
Company: Educational Insights  (2007-05-01)
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $16.04
Used Price: $16.89

Toy:  Play with all of your favorite Sesame Street friends!, Includes 75 Soft-Touch balls! Includes repair patch!, Toss a ball through Ernie's hoop,, add a colorful yummy scoop to Big Bird's ice cream cone or just jump and have a ball with Elmo!, Great summertime fun for you and your friends!
Company: Manley  (2008-01-01)
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $14.99

Calling all word lovers! Play this award-winning word game anytime, anywhere.

• Fun and fast word game
• Requires no pencil, paper or board
• Banana-shaped bag holds all pieces for easy travel
• 144 letter tiles
• Engaging for all ages
• For 2 – 8 players

Keep this game handy to engage kids while waiting in restaurants, to entertain family and friends after dinner, or anytime you want a quick and quick-witted challenge.

Toy:  Fun and fast word game, Requires no pencil, paper or board, Banana-shaped bag holds all pieces for easy travel, 144 letter tiles, For 2 ? 8 players
Company: Discovery Channel Store 
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $12.24

Trouble is a board game with a simple concept: Be the first player to send your four game pieces all the way around the board, moving spaces determined by rolls of the dice. The "trouble" of the title comes when an opponent's piece lands on a space occupied by your piece, thus sending yours back to the beginning. Parents will likely remember the game from their youth, or at least remember the game's signature gimmick, the pop-o-matic dice roller. The Pop-o-matic is a dome-shaped clear plastic housing for the dice in the center of the board game that automatically tumbles the dice when pressed down and released. This feature, plus the board's plastic slots that hold the game pieces in place, make Trouble a perfect travel game--car or boat motion won't upset the game's progress. It is indeed satisfying to press, slap, or pound the pop-o-matic. It's strong enough to withstand the frustration of the losing player(s). The game's simplicity makes it easy to jump into without elaborate explanations or practice games for new players, but it's utter lack of strategy will likely limit interest to just a few rounds. --Porter B. Hall

Toy:  Board game for 2 to 4 players, Be the first player to send your four game pieces all the way around the board, Pop-o-matic automatically tumbles dice when pressed and released, Ideal travel game, Game's simple design makes it easy for new players to jump right in
Company: Hasbro 
List Price: $12.99
Amazon Price: $9.99
Used Price: $7.95

October 2, 1900 was 28 years to the day that noted London eccentric, Phileas Fogg accepted and then won a $20,000 bet that he could travel "Around the World in 80 Days". Now at the dawn of the century it was time for a new "impossible journey." Some old friends have gathered to celebrate Fogg's impetuous and lucrative gamble and to propose a new wager of their own. The stakes: $1 million -- and the winner takes all competition. The objective: to see who can travel by rail to the most cities in North America - in just 7 days. The journey begins immediately...

Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect cards of various types of train cars than enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. Includes a detailed board, game cards, help cards, rules, train miniatures and more.

Toy:  Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect cards of various types of train cars that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America., 2-5 Players * Age 8+ * 30-60 minutes 2004 Game of the Year in Germany "Once you play this game, you'll never play TransAmerica again., It's a fantastic medium-weight game - one that plays equally well with two to five players., * 1 Board map of North American train routes * 225 Colored Train Cars * 144 Illustrated cards * 5 Wooden Scoring Markers * 1 Rules booklet * 1 Days of Wonder Online access number
Company: Days of Wonder  (2007-05-01)
ISBN: 0975277324
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $34.55

It sounds so simple: get your team to name common words without voicing a few choice descriptors. But could you describe a wristwatch without mentioning time, wrist, or clock? Taboo rewards those who think--and speak--fast. The team that correctly identifies as many words as possible in a minute (measured with an hourglass timer) wins. If a member of the opposing team, armed with the blaring buzzer, catches the clue giver using any of the taboo words, a point is deducted from the group's score. It's a good idea to separate people who know each other well, because their familiarity can be too great an advantage. If the clue is spinach, prompting with "Mom made this every Monday" just doesn't seem fair, though it is permissible according to the rules. Playing Taboo requires an AA battery and a sense of humor--you'll need them both! The timer is included. Taboo is for four or more players. --Leah Ball

Toy:  4 or more players., Ages: Adult
Company: Hasbro 
List Price: $26.48
Amazon Price: $14.99
Used Price: $10.20

Place the colorful wooden letters in their proper places to spell words on the cut out two-sided wooden boards. Includes 20 playful pictures with three and four letter words to keep learning fun. Includes over 70 letters.

Toy:  Colorful letters, 16 playful pictures, Learn spelling skills, Recommended Age Range 4 Years and up
Company: Melissa and Doug  (2006-06-12)
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $12.99

Piece together tons of fun with this puzzle that features an undersea adventure. This colorful, detailed Underwater-themed floor puzzle is made of heavy-duty cardboard with an easy-clean surface that helps keep the puzzle looking new. 48 pieces. Measures 36" x 24".

Toy:  Illustration of underwater sea life, 48 piece floor puzzle, Helps develop matching skills, Recommended Age Range 3 Years and up
Company: Melissa and Doug  (2006-06-12)
List Price: $11.99
Amazon Price: $6.89

Little ones will love hearing the realistic crunch sound as they slice through this set of solid, smooth-sanded wooden foods. Complete with 8 beautifully colored food items in 29 pieces, cutting board, and knife. Pieces are held together by Velcro, producing sound when they are 'cut.'

Toy:  Lets kids cook on their own, Realistic cutting sounds, 29 pieces, Recommended Age Range 3 Years and up
Company: Melissa and Doug  (2006-06-12)
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $11.99

The date is 1974. The place is Budapest, Hungary. Erno Rubik, an admirer of geometry and 3-D forms creates the world's most perfect -- and addictive -- puzzle. More than three decades later the Rubik's cube is still one of the best selling brainteasers. Whether it was full size or the smaller keychain version almost every child had this puzzle by in 1980 when it found worldwide success. Elementary school kids were seen solving it with their feet on "That's Incredible!", conspiracy theorists believed it was an Eastern bloc tactic to distract American youth from getting an education, and Cubaholics Anonymous was formally established to help cure the compulsive need to solve it.

Each side is just over 2", while each sticker is about ½" square.

For all of the hullabaloo, the Rubik's Cube actually has a pretty straightforward premise. The faces of the cube are covered by nine stickers in six solid colors (one for each 2.25" side); when the puzzle is solved, each face is one solid color. Then you realize as you turn the rows and columns and see all the colors flash by that there are 43 quintillion possible pattern combinations (that's 43 million millions), but just one right one. Maybe Cubaholics Anonymous wasn't such a bad idea after all….

This Rubik's Cube has reflective red, white, blue, yellow, green, and orange colored stickers with an official twenty-fifth anniversary sticker in the center white square. The cube is packaged in a clear hexagon box and includes a black display stand. There is also a solutions hint and game suggestion book, just in case.

Toy:  "43 Quintillion" possible moves and only "ONE" solution!, As a special added bonus, a Free Rubik's Cube stand is included, This completely redesigned gift package is a sure-fire, must-have collectable!, Twist and turn the Cube® using various combinations to return it to its original state...every side finally having one solid color!, A stimulating challenging puzzle! Rubik's Cube is the world's popular 3-D puzzle phenomenon!
Company: Winning Moves 
List Price: $10.95
Amazon Price: $4.99

Toy:  Worlds #1 Puzzle, 4 x 4" size to enhance play, Hint book included, Triangular stand also included, Billions of puzzle combinations but only 1 solution!
Company: Hasbro Games  (2007-09-15)
List Price: $12.99
Amazon Price: $12.99

One of the most successful games of all time, Settlers of Catan is a trading and building game set in the mythical world of Catan. Players roll dice to determine which resources are generated each round and then must strategically trade those resources with other players to get what they need to build their settlements, cities, and roads. With multiple ways to gain victory points and a board that changes in every play, Settlers of Catan is a game that can be played hundreds of different ways. The base of a hugely successful franchise, with multiple engaging expansions, Settlers is the core game of many collections, and is a wonderful way to spend time with family and friends. For 3 to 4 players.

Toy:  All new 4th Edition!!, New Graphics!!, New Card Art!!, New Packaging & Tiles!!, Full Color Rules Book
Company: Mayfair Games  (2007-11-08)
List Price: $42.00
Amazon Price: $28.08

Will the fairy tale dream come true? Players experience what life as a Princess is all about as they travel around the colorful gameboard to collect their invitation, coach, horses, footman and coachman! Once they have found their gown, they're ready to ride over to the Prince's palace and attend the ball. Features an electronic Magic Slipper with lights and sounds, plus a full-color gameboard with dynamic graphics. Requires 3 "AA" batteries, not included. For 2 to 4 players.

Toy:  Cinderella's electronic Enchanted Slipper game will make your fairy tale come true!, Press the Magic Glass Slipper to see if your Fairy Godmother can help you out!, Travel the board collecting everything you need to attend the ball!, Collect your invitation, coach, horses, footman, coachman and gown, Slipper features electronic lights and sounds. Includes 4 Cinderella game pieces 1 die, + 20 cards
Company: Hasbro Games 
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $8.98