For kids who love electronics and gadgets, check out this holiday gift guide to help you with your holiday shopping.
Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes by ToyQuest. Retail price: $79.
The budding musician will love the experimentation and play along features of the Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes. There are eight tubes which can be played with the percussion sticks (included) or with your hands. The tubes also allow for a change of tempo and control of volume. Changeable modes inlcude a speed drum mode, a record mode or an MP3 mode. To use the MP3 mode a young musician simply plugs an MP3 player. Listen to your musical creations or jam sessions through the built-in speakers or use the audio output jack to plug the Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes into your own earphones or stereo.
Recommended for ages 8-11.
iDog Music-Loving Canine by Hasbro. Retail price: $27.99.
iDog is the cool new pet in town. Plug your music-player into iDog and watch iDog dance up a storm. Listen along with the headphones or with the built-in speaker. iDog shows off his personality with flashing lights that change color. The iDog Music-Loving Canaine is available black, white or pink. Recomended age: 8 years and up.
Kid-Tough Digital Camera by from Fisher-Price. $69.99.
Preschool photographers can click away with the Kid-Tough Digital Camera. The camera is easy to hold, has large buttons and a fun LCD viewing screen, just like their paraent’s digital camera. Kids love to see pictures they just shot. The Kid-Tough Digital Camera comes with 8 MB of memory built directly into the camera, so there is no chance of losing a memory card. Little photographes can store up to 60 photos on the camera, before mom or dad help them upload the photos to the computer (USB cord included). The Kid-Tough Digital Camera is available in pink or blue. Recomended for ages 3 and up.
Kid-Tough MP3 Player by from Fisher-Price. Retail price: $70.
Fisher-Price emphasizes that this is the first safe digital media for preshcoolers. Find songs and stories for the preschoolers at the Fisher-Price Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store. The durable player has 128 MB of memory, is expandable, and comes with headphones that are just the right size for little ears. If you’d rather your child not use the headphones, consider the Kid Tough Fp3 Player Speakers for $29.99. The Kid-Tough MP3 Player is available in pink or blue. Recomended for ages 3 and up.
Star Wars Light Saber Battle Game by Hasbro. Retail price:
Star Wars is as popular as ever, so why not given them what they want? Maybe you had a light saber or wanted one, here’s your chance, buy one for the kids and you can have a ball, too. Experience the thrill of the Star Wars interactive plug and play game as you join Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker. FOr use with a TV and VCR. Hasbro recommends the Star Wars Light Saber Battle Game for ages 8-10, this holiday guide recommends it for ages 8 to 100!
VBP5000 Portable DVD and VCP Mobile Video System by Audiovox. Retail price: $150.
Give this gift to to your children before you get in the car for a long holiday drive. Play DVDs, VHS tapes, and CDs for your kids. Although Audiovox has newer models of this product, complete with video on demand, this system is still an affordable option. Recommended for all ages, when operated by an adult.
If you are considering purchasing a cell phone for your tech-savvy child, be sure to read Disney Mobile or Firefly: “I Want That” and Firefly Mobile or Verizon’s Migo? Cell Phones for Tweens and Younger
This holiday guide to electronics for kids should give you a decent starting point in finding electronics for kids who like technology and want the same gadgets that their parents use.
