Christmas Toys Now

Welcome to Christmas Toys Now where we give you the hottest Christmas gifts and toys of 2011 straight from the children of the world’s wish lists! This page will be updated daily until Christmas Day.

You can also find great gift ideas for your family and friends as well, so check back often for the most wished for and best selling gifts and toys.

Christmas Toys Now has gift ideas for Children, Teens, Mom & Dad, and Friends & Family so it’s easy to find the presents you need in the categories across the top menu and if you ever get lost we have a sitemap with all the posts we’ve made. I hope this helps you not only in your Christmas shopping but throughout the year as well.

Sincerely,
Dolores

What can one say about the Lego Death Star 10188 other than its awesome, you can reenact the movie or make a new movie of your own, your only limits are your imagination. Made in 2008 the Lego Death Star is still a great seller however, there are rumors of retirement. This is the second death star the Lego Corporation has released; the first one was more of a showpiece than a toy.

The toy is recommended for 12 and over, younger children may be able to assist with assembly with their parents help, small children should be supervised there is a choking hazard for children under three.

 

Completed the Death Star is about 16 by 16 inches and weighs about 20 pounds.

The folks at Lego folks did a good job of sorting the bags of blocks they are numbered so you start with number one and go to four with about 4000 bricks total more or less. This makes a great family toy that you all can spend time putting together learning how to work together and following directions. Lego’s are great educational toys even if they don’t look like it, you can build something with your hands that you can take pride in.

The instructions are very clear and come in a spiral notebook binding, here’s some tips make sure you have a large area to assemble the death star, the levels/rooms can be assembled one at a time. The levels are a scene from the movie – the Emperors’ throne room, the Hangar bay, a maintenance area and the Imperial Conference plus it has a little elevator and a turret gun that shoots out, with many rooms to search through too.

Although the price it high you will get hours of enjoyment from this toy,  the average time to put the toy Death Star together is 3 – 4 days or more depending on fast you are going. Lego products are well built and they retain their value over they are well worth the money. the 25 mini figurines are the icing on the cake.

The Lego Star Wars Death Star would make a wonderful Christmas present for the Lego lover or a star wars fan who likes to build stuff.

John Deere riding toys for kids makes an awesome Christmas present this John Deere riding tractor comes with a trailer and a FM radio. Your son, daughter or grand-baby will get hours of enjoyment riding around the house in their very own John Deere tractor, quite possibly just like one Dad or Grandpa has.

The detachable trailer allows your child to haul stuff just like adults, and like a real John Deere tractor the toy tractors are very well made. The John Deere toy tractor is built for children around 2-7 years. It comes with a rechargeable 12 volt battery and has 2 speeds 2.5 and 5 mph plus a reverse, and will hold up to an 85 pound child according to the manufacturer.

One benefit of having a battery powered toy is you won’t have to push the children around. The John Deere riding toy tractor will need some assembly and will take on average one to two hours. You also need to charge the tractor battery before first use according to one owner charging the battery took 18 hours.

 

The kids can fill the back trailer with toys or  help you work outside giving them a great sense of pride, and the memories you will make together is priceless.

Click to buy John Deere Riding Toys for Kids

 

The Twilight Turtle Nightlight is one of the cutest inventions I’ve seen; it looks like a pretty little purple turtle but it’s a night light in disguise. A night light where you can change the glowing colors from green, to blue, or amber depending on the mood you want your toddler in. Although you can squeeze it like a Gloworm to make it light up it’s more than that, it transforms your bedroom in to the night sky with 8 different starry constellations.

If your children are a afraid of the dark or hesitant about going to sleep at night with the light off the twilight turtle is like have two toys in one, a night light and a fuzzy friend to help them fall asleep at night.  Depending on the effect you want to give you can place the turtle in a stationary place so it can illuminate the room for up to 45 minutes, or hang upside down, it has 3 levels of color brightness you should be able to adapt it to any situation. Although it looks like a plushie toy  it does have a projector inside the shell, so you should not use it as a pillow, if your children play with it during the day make sure they are gentle.

The Twilight Turtle is

• soft to the touch
• has an auto shut off after 45 minutes (or squeeze to turn on)
• batteries are included
• 8 constellations with a star guide for a wonderful teaching opportunity

 

The Twilight Turtle comes in orange or purple (shown)

Plus you can get an companion Twilight Lady Bug

Or the Twilight Sea Turtle – has endangered species painted on the shell

Click the button to view more information or buy the Twilight Turtle nightlight

Here’s a quick video demonstration of the Twilight Turtle

 

Every child should have a little red wagon under the Christmas tree on Christmas Day, and the Radio Flyer is a legend. Perhaps you had one when you were younger and now you would like to pass this legacy on to your children. The new Radio Flyer Pathfinder wagon is made from plastic so it won’t rust if accidentally left outside.

Wagons are not only good for your kids they are good for you too especially if there is a fair or park around, when your children get tired of walking you can place them in the wagon and roll them or around or you can place all your accessories in the wagon instead of carrying them too. That’s one benefit of the Radio Flyer!

You can ride two comfortably with the seats folded back and 4 cup holder means you won’t have to hold your children’s drink and pull the wagon too. The 3 point harness will help to reassure you of your child’s safety. Not only can you use the back board for your children to rest their heads on but you can place your bags on them too, the seats also fold down which gives you extra storage under the wagon seats. The Radio Flyer wagon measures 39″ x 19″ x 17” so you can fit it in trunk of many cars.

Its very easy to put the Radio Flyer wagon together it comes nearly assembled just add the harness, pop on the wheels, and and add a few little pieces. While assembling the radio flyer pathfinder make sure you follow the directions closely the wheels are designed to go on a certain axle and if you place them on the wrong one it may be more difficult to steer. Another cool feature that the radio flyer has is the ability to add a canopy to keep the sun out of your children’s eyes.

Ready to get one for yourself? Click the link –>Radio Flyer Pathfinder wagon

They would make a great Christmas present…

I know sometimes giving mommy jewelry can be risky, will she like it? Will the necklace go with her outfit? This sterling silver pendant necklace will go with anything she wears, and she will wear it proudly too because it comes from the heart. She’s sure to love it.

The necklace is beautifully inlayed with the words Mother – Understanding, Warm, Wise, Strong, Sweet, Devoted, Beautiful – with Mom, I love you on the back of the pendant and plenty of room to get it engraved and personalize the gift even more.

What mommy wouldn’t love to get a gift so thoughtful, in fact your mom may think that it was personally engraved just for her. This beautiful sterling silver necklace comes on an 18 inch box chain, and very reasonably priced for those of you that may need a little help from dad.

To order this lovely mommy jewelry necklace click the link or use the order now button below for more details.

My Review for the the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet (green)  is a highly educational yet contagiously fun learning system. The five inch touch screen is perfect for small hands and kids can use the stylus pen or their fingers to play games. The LeapPad comes in green shown or pink

The LeapPad Explorer will help teach your child reading, math, science, art, music and culture. Once you setup your child’s profile online you can track their usage and see how they’re progressing.

The games are educational which will put your mind at ease while your child is playing, You get 4 apps included with purchase however, you will need to register the LeapPad Learning Tablet before use, so you can download your 3 free apps (you pick the 4th) that come with all LeapPads these apps are Pet Pad, Story Studio and Art Studio. If by chance you have a Leapfrog Leapster Explorer you can use those games as the cartridges will fit into your leappad.

 

One plus about the downloadable apps is you can use them on 2 LeapPads so if you have two children you won’t have to pay twice for the same game. You will find that the leap pad has advertisements for other games built in so unless you want to hear Mommy or Daddy can I have this game continuously, you will want to turn this feature off in the setup process.

With more than 100 educational games (sold separately and range 5.00 – 20.00 dollars), a built in camera that can shoot video a handy picture and video app already installed you can hardly go wrong.

Folks seem to praise the LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet but are disappointed in the set up process, nearly all that have purchased mention you should take this product of the box and set up before you give to your child especially if the leap pad is a gift. The box will be destroyed so you may want to pack it in another box or pretty bag. The setup process takes up to 2 hours and you will need to hook it to your computer first thing; the LeapPad doesn’t come pre-loaded with the apps.

Another area of sensitivity seems to be the batteries… apparently this toy eats them up fairly quickly so you should get rechargeable batteries or buy an additional adapter and save some grief. If you are traveling in the car long distance take a spare set of batteries just in case needed.

The manufacturer recommends ages 4 to 9 to use this product if your younger child (2 1/2 -3ish) has been using your iPad or smart phone successfully then you may want to get them this toy and show them how to use it. However, I would def leave the stylus pen out for safety reasons and the screen will be less likely to get scratched.

Summary
All in all the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet has good reviews as far usage fun and entertaining apps children really seem to like the system plus you can use the Leapster Explorer games if you have bought previously.

The drawback the time spent setting up the leapfrog and the excessive battery usage which can be overcome with rechargeable batteries or an ac adapter for the home.