5 Hot Christmas Toys For Ages 8 To 11

Will there be smiles and looks of excitement on the faces of your children or grandchildren when they open their Christmas gifts? There will be lots of smiles if you take a look at these Christmas gift suggestions.

According to Amazon, these will be some of the hot Christmas toys for 2006. Start shopping for these toys now and you will get them in time for Christmas and probably at a good price. Wait and you either won't be able to find them or you will pay higher prices.

Number 1 - Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses: Interactive Princess Genevieve "Let's Dance" Doll

Barbie dances and interacts in three different ways, including two interactive modes. In "Performance" mode, she performs multiple dance routines to her own recorded music. In "Teach Me" mode, she actually shows and tells you how to perform each dance movement ("Arms overhead", "Now, spin"), one at a time. She then has you imitate the movements. And finally, in "Play With Me" mode, Genevieve will move her arms and left leg in direct response to your movements when you wear the included wrist and foot controllers.

Number 2 - Leapster L-Max Handheld Learning Game System

This is part of the award-winning LeapFrog Leapster products. Players interact on the handheld screen and see the results on their TV. There are multiple skill levels, learning tutorials, and unlimited educational fun. Your children won't even know that they're learning. Turns your TV into a super learning machine. Just pop in one of Leapsters many software games and let them learn as they play.

Number 3 - LEGO Mindstorms NXT

With the Quick-Start Guide you can probably have a robot built in about 30 minutes. The drag-and-drop programming interface uses pre-programmed objects that you pull from a palette and snap to other objects build and program robots that do what you want. The NXT also has built-in Bluetooth wireless technology so your robots could be truly wireless. A really great learning tool.

Number 4 - Twister Dance DVD - Milton Bradley Interactive Games

This really a simple concept: Put the DVD in the machine, place the 2.5-foot square mat in front of the TV, and dance following the onscreen prompts. In Learn mode, an animated choreographer shows you the dance moves step by step. There are 40 dance lessons that start slow and simple and gently add complexity as you go along. Dance mode increases the tempo and strings the individual dance moves into a dance routine. This is fun. Show off your dance moves and learn some new ones.

Number 5 - Here & Now Edition Monopoly Board Game

This is an updated version of the original board game with a new twist on the classic property trading game. There are new tokens including the Toyota Prius, New Balance Shoe, McDonald's French Fries, Labradoodle, Motorola RAZR Mobile Headset, and a Laptop Computer. As far as properties, new additions include Boston's Fenway Park, Las Vegas Blvd., Houston's Johnson Space Center, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, and Minneapolis' Mall of America. You'll love the new Here & Now Edition.

So there they are, 5 hot Christmas gifts for ages 8 to 11. Don't let your children or grandchildren be disappointed at Christmas. Start shopping for these Christmas gifts now!

Lewis Leake loves the Christmas season and Classic Christmas Stories. He has also uncoverd some of the best Christmas Gifts for kids of all ages - http://www.factguide.info/christmas-stories

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