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Holiday

5 Hot Holiday Toy Predictions: Buy Them While You Can!

LeapFrog's Leapster Explorer ($60) brings e-Books, videos, a high-resolution touchscreen, and a camera capability to the traditional gaming console.
Get 'em while they're hot! Retailers are stocking their shelves with their hopes for this year's Zhu Zhu Pets. Earlier this year we got a first look at some of the major manufacturers' holiday offerings and have our own predictions of what will be on tots' wish lists this year.

LeapFrog's Leapster Explorer ($60) brings e-Books, videos, a high-resolution touchscreen, and a camera capability to the traditional gaming console. The Pillow Pets ($25) fad is going strong and lil ones are collecting as many as they can. Mattel's Loopz Game ($27) uses lights and music to challenge kids to mimic motion patterns. Fisher Price's remote controlled Big Foot ($98) walks back and forth and can show up to six emotions, including one that allows tots to hear what he's dreaming. The Sing-a-ma-jigs ($13) can sing on their own or harmonize together.

Fads

Pillow Pets Are the Plush Must Have of the Moment

It's a pillow. It's a pet.

It's a pillow. It's a pet. And if you have a child under the age of 10, the plush toy is likely on his or her wish list. My Pillow Pets ($16-$25) are foldable stuffed animals that double as pillows and are moving from infomercials, mall kiosks, and craft fairs into many a tot's arms. With 33 plush characters, kids have plenty of options. Does your tot have this toy?