Here are ten gifts for kids that are
basically gadgets but toys. Most of them are great fun, although some are
mildly expensive. Some are great novelties and hopefully some will last a
little longer than a few hours. The list is in no particular order as they are
all equally fun.
1 - Tetris Light
This is a game which allows children to
play the popular Tetris game but at their own pace. The great thing is also
that the pieces light up as they are placed onto the framework. It is a little
bit like the shapes in the hole games that children are given, except that you
have to work it with the classic Tetris shapes. It is good fun for people of
all ages, whilst making a great excuse to buy your kids something that you want
to play with.
2 - Gyro-Botz
This is a bit of a fad with robots that is
engaging for a while. You have to put the robots into the battle arena and have
them fight as they spin. The child may then make the robots do spinney and
bouncing tricks within the arena. One of the great things about the game is
that it does not need batteries, so the child may start to play with the toy as
soon as he/she gets it out of the box, instead of having to wait until somebody
makes the obligatory trip to the corner store.
3 - Fisher Price Video Camera
You will probably recognize the brand, and
the toy does exactly what you think it does. It is actually a durable video
camera for children. In a half-blessing, half-curse manner, it will only take
fifteen minutes of film. It means you do not have to watch hours of your kid
filming the cat licking itself. But also means that you will be commanded to
load the video onto your computer every fifteen minutes so that your child may
continue to play with the toy.
4 - Furby, the New Generation
This is the remaining of the Furby, which
at one time was such a feared toy that it was not allowed in US military
installations. The new generation will probably be equally feared. They have
made it so that this one starts off by speaking the Furby language, but then
slowly learns your language, as opposed to the previous versions that would
recovered your conversations and then tell you to join to Chinese invasion in
three years.
5 - Gadget The Robot
This is a toy that talks back to children,
which should make a nice change from them talking back to you. The toy is
little more than a more modern cyber pet, in that you have to feed it toy discs
to keep it alive, teach it phrases and letters and it will learn and talk back
to you. The child may also make it react to clapping noises and it can be
taught dance moves.
6 - Twister Dance
Twister is the game played by horny teens
who want an excuse to meld into karma-sutra-esque positions with other teens in
the hope that it turns into some sort of teen movie sex party. Thankfully the
Twister dance gadget is aimed at children and is to be played one person at a
time. It uses the classic Twister matt, but the child has to put a hand or foot
on the correct circle in time with the music.
7 - Attacknids
This is a robotic toy that is going to
cost you a fortune, but your kids are going to get a few hours of fun before
putting it in a drawer and asking for a skateboard. It is a toy that has six
legs and a rotating head. It works by remote control and is able to fire its
weapon up to 30ft if it has a following wind. It is about ten inches tall and
looks great on the adverts, so your kids are going to want this gadget come the
holiday season. Luckily, the company cannot afford too much TV advertising.
8 - Singalongz Me Me The Cat
This gadget allows the child to sing into
the microphone and the cat will sing the song back with them in a stranger
voice. It does have a novelty value that will keep kids coming back every few
weeks if you remind them that it exists. It has also won an award for being a
great toy, so it may be worth a look.
9 - Kidz Labs Green Science Rocket Kit
This is a classic American toy and is a
cheap little project for your kid to try once and then get bored of. The gadget
box involves some very rudimentary equipment in order to create a science
rocket that will fly (once). Some people have had it fly quite a few feet in
the air, which is okay since the device is only made from empty bottles so it
will not matter if the wind catches it.
10 - Robotic Mammoth
This is a weird gadget because it is made
from wood. You connect together the pieces with your kid and create your wooden
mammoth. You do not need to glue any pieces together. Once it is completed you
may activate the movement controls by clapping your hands. If only the Trojans
had known about it then maybe they would not have been so easily fooled.
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