{"id":8827,"date":"2013-12-04T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T19:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=8827"},"modified":"2016-08-14T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T18:36:06","slug":"ho-ho-hot-holiday-toys-from-fisher-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/ho-ho-hot-holiday-toys-from-fisher-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho-ho-hot holiday toys from Fisher-Price!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>t’s the first week of December, do you have your Christmas shopping done yet? <\/p>\n

When did I become the kind of person who is done the bulk of her shopping by the first of December? I am all about the last minute! I’ve noticed in the last few years, though, that if I don’t have at least a clear idea of what I am getting, if not actually having the stuff hidden in my (shhhhh!) garage, I am downright panicky. I hate the feeling of not knowing what I’m going to get someone!<\/p>\n

As the boys are getting older, I’m finding that their Christmas wish lists comprise more and more electronics. I will be sad when the day comes that all they want are gift cards for downloads and cartridges to stick in their devices. I’m enjoying the toy-buying while it lasts. <\/p>\n

If you have kids to buy for this year and are stumped for ideas, Fisher-Price has put together a great little site with recommendations for the hot holiday toys of 2013<\/a>. Here are some of the toys I liked or would recommend for each age group:<\/p>\n

Ages 9 to 36 months:<\/strong> the Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car<\/a> (sigh, I miss this age!). See my blog post about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ages 1 to 5 years: <\/strong>the Wheelies Stand and Play Rampway<\/a>. Gravity rocks – such a fun toy for little fingers! See my review of the very similar Wheelies Loops and Swoops Amusement Park on the Fisher-Price site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ages 3 to 8 years:<\/strong> while I love all the Imaginext toys, our favourite is still the Eagle Talon Castle<\/a>. I wrote about it here<\/a>. Honourable mention to the entire DC Super Friends Little People<\/a> line, the Imaginext BatCave<\/a> and the Apatosaurus<\/a>. Because dinosaurs! So much play value in all of those for my curious five year old!<\/p>\n

\"Imaginext<\/a><\/p>\n

While I may be partial to Fisher-Price, I still gotta admit I am charmed by this ad for Imaginext at Christmas:<\/p>\n