When you’re first starting out learning skateboarding, this is a good board to go with. It’s affordable, with good hardware and great for a beginner. This is another birthday request and has been recommended by the local skateboarder in our neighborhood. He uses all kind of lingo I’ll make no attempt to use here, but [...]

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Both of the boys love video gaming, and it’s turning out that the XBox is one of their most favorite consoles that has their most favorite games. Not only that, but you can stream Netflix movies from  your television through the XBox. How cool is that. So, it’s actually more than just a plain ol’ [...]

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Bakugan are still very hot with kids. This is a great set. You get two Bakugan and two cards. The price is right. This one would make a great gift or stocking stuffer. Bakugan Combat Set $9.99

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Here’s another fun new Lego Star Wars set that is currently in high demand from my younger son. I’m sure this one will be popular. How do I know? Anything Lego that  my son requests is usually super hard to get. So, if someone has asked you for the Clone Walker Battle Pack…get it now! [...]

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This is one of the newest Star Wars lego sets. Justin loves it and has asked for it for his birthday. I’m thinking it’s because it includes so many cool things. Comes with three assassin droids, two elite assassin droids and two flick fire missiles. Sure to be a lot of fun to play with. [...]

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If you have kids, especially boys, you may have come across the remote control manta ray. Maybe because your beloved child was shoving a catalog in your face saying “Can we get it? Can we get it PLEASE?!” I have to admit, it is a pretty cool toy. The ray is controlled by remote from [...]

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Justin has started playing with his Transformers again lately. He said he forgot how much fun they are. Transformers are great toys because they can be more than one thing (a robot and a vehicle).  There is a lot more opportunity for imaginative play with one of these. Optimus Prime is the leader of the [...]

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Launch foam darts up to 40 feet with the Blast Bow. The bow is 22″ tall and comes with a clip-on dart quiver and three foam darts. Get two of these and let your kids and their friends have a war. They can even play in the house since the darts are made of soft [...]

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What is every kid’s dream water toy? A waterscooter of course. Sea-Doo’s Dolphin Waterscooter is good for the pool or lake, can go up to 2 miles per hour and has an automatic shutoff function. The Dolphin runs on a rechargeable battery that can last up to 1.5 hours. Sea-Doo Seascooter Dolphin Waterscooter $143.00

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Here’s the game we’re taking with us on vacation tomorrow. It’s called Police Blockade. It comes with a booklet that has 60 different challenges in it, each more difficult than the next. You have to first place the buildings and “bad guy” car and then figure out how to arrange all the other pieces so [...]

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