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When it comes time to shop for the kids whether it be for their birthdays, Easter or Christmas I always hear brands like My Little Pony, Nerf, Play Doh and many other brands that are made by Hasbro. Whether you have a young child that likes the Playskool line or an older child that likes electronic games like Taboo Buzz’d, Hasbro’s family of brands has something for everyone.
When I was a little girl I wanted an Easy Bake oven so bad, but never got one and I told myself that my girls would not miss out so I have made sure that both of my girls grew up with Easy Bake Ovens. The new Easy Bake Ultimate Oven from Hasbro is better than ever and commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Easy Bake, can you believe they have been around that long? Oven comes with baking pan, pan tool, chocolate chip cookie mix and instructions. I truly believe getting my girls interested in cooking at a young age with Easy Bake has made them love cooking and now that they are older they are always eager to help me out in the kitchen.
Play-Doh is another popular item around our house and is one of those toys that our kids start out young playing with, being creating and they still enjoy as they get older, I also still love to get my hands on some Play-Doh. Two items that should definitely be on your shopping list for the Play-Doh lovers in your house are the Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset and Mix ‘N Match Magical Designs Palace Set Featuring Disney Princess Aurora. Everything your child needs to create a beautiful cake is included in the Cake Mountain Playset, after the cake is formed use the Play-Doh Plus frosting with the extruder. Try adding 2 colors for fun swirls! Add Play-Doh candies and other fun shapes with over 20 half-molds on the playset. You can even use them to decorate the playset itself. Top off your Play-Doh birthday cake extravaganza with the 6 included candles, then serve your pretend treats to your friends on the 2 plates.
We all have a Disney Princess fan in the family, if not a couple and they will love the Magical Designs Palace Playset Featuring Aurora. Customize the castle by filling the walls with compound to create colorful effects. Add fun textures to your castle walls and ball gowns with the rollers, or stack them on top of your Play-Doh cans to build a tower! Use the half-molds throughout the palace to make fairies, birds, and the iconic spindle from the Sleeping Beauty story. When it’s time to wish Aurora a happy birthday, use the drawbridge extruder to press Play-Doh candles out of her cake!
Sesame Street is something I grew up with and it is still going strong today. One of the most popular characters with the little kids from Sesame Street is Elmo. I remember when my oldest was younger how popular Tickle Me Elmo was. I remember spending many, many hours on Black Friday trying to find him one. The hit Elmo toy this Christmas season is Let’s Imagine Elmo. This toy comes with 3 different hats, and each one unlocks a different way to play and interact with him. When your child puts the crown on Elmo, he pretends to be Prince Elmo and plays a game of “Prince Elmo Says.” Put on the cowboy hat, and Cowboy Elmo counts up to 20 with your child and then sings a reward song when they reach 20. The sea captain’s hat lets Elmo imagine he’s an ocean-going captain, and he’ll start up a sounds-of-the-sea identification game. When Elmo isn’t wearing a hat, he still loves to interact with your child by getting bounced, tickled, and having his nose squeezed!
Both of my sons have always loved Nerf guns and I am glad to see the Nerf Rebelle line of toys to give the girls their own designs. My daughters always loved fighting back against the boys and now they can do it with their own style. The Nerf Rebelle Agent Bow Blaster can launch arrows at targets up to 85 feet away with real bow action. When you insert one of the 3 blue arrows and press the sight trigger, the electronic sight lines up your shot for pinpoint accuracy. But you can also make your mark as a spy, because each arrow contains a secret message that can only be decoded with the included decoder! Give the decoder to a friend so you can send coded messages in plain sight of your opponents!
Of course Nerf also has plenty of new weapons that my son likes, the Zombie Strike Doublestrike Blaster is one of them. The DoubleStrike blaster fires 2 darts in a row with one-handed hammer action. The green blaster has vertically stacked twin barrels. Get ready for zombie action by loading 1 Zombie Strike dart into the front of each barrel. When it’s time to make your move, pull the hammer back, then pull the trigger to fire 1 dart. Do it again for a double-tap defense!
Taboo Buzz’d is a great game for the older kids, my 15 year old loves it. The aim of the game is to get your team to correctly guess the word at the top of the screen of the game unit. You can say anything you want to get your teammates to guess the secret word – except for the words on the screen. Race against the clock as your team tries to guess as many words as it can to earn points. Earn points for each clue guessed, but if you say one of the Taboo game words, the other team hits the buzzer on top of the electronic unit and they can earn a point.
What would the holidays be for a 9 year old boy with out some Star Wars toys? The Star Wars Rebels Inquisitor Lightsaber allows him to battle 3 different ways just like the Inquisitor character from the Star Wars Rebels animated series. Sweep into action with a single Lightsaber in each hand to duel an opponent. Attach both Lightsabers together to create a double-bladed Lightsaber to engage in a blade-wielding battle. Fling the Force Disc through the air to surprise your adversary.
For the little ones on your list Playskool has the Stack ‘n Spin Monkey Gears. By connecting any of the 9 plastic gears on the different posts around his tummy, your little one can create a moving monkey machine with colorful lights, fun music, and silly sound effects. Each gear fits any post so that they can be connected and stacked whichever way baby can imagine. After connecting gears around the central gear, just press the center button to get them moving. And when the play is done for the day, place all of the gears right on the monkey toy for easy storage!
What little girls does not like My Little Pony? I loved it when I was a child, both of my girls did and my 3 year old Granddaughter loves it today. The Crystal Princess Palace Playset has all the accessories you need to make your Princess Twilight Sparkle pony figure look her very best. The mirror spins and there’s a closet with a hanger rod to store all her finery! Dress her up in her dress and 1 of her 2 pairs of shoes, then give her an extra-special look with her jewelry and tiara. When she’s all ready for the big party, you can make her glorious wings move! It’s going to be a “magical” celebration every day with the Crystal Princess Palace playset!
Of course all of Hasbro’s brands can be found at your local toy or department store and also from HasbroToyShop.com and Amazon.
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