1. Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Physical Learning Arcade System: Recommended for ages 3 to 6 years, this is one of the TOP pre-school holiday toys of the year (so shop early!). Once the stationary bike is connected to your tv, your child must pedal and steer to keep playing the arcade games that they will be viewing on your TV screen. Kids across the board have been enjoying all 3 modes of play – Explore/Encounter, Arcade Games and Race Mode. It’s a little pricey (but at least your kid won’t be a video zombie!).
APPROX. RETAIL: $100.00
2. A World of LEGO® Mosaic: Recommended for ages 4+, this set (with 598 pieces) will provide your kid with hours of artistic fun. (I like practically all of the LEGO products!) With this set, kids can build 2D and 3D models. It also includes materials for kids to hang their “masterpieces”.
APPROX. RETAIL: $ 19.99
3. Remo Kids Floor Tom: Recommended for ages 3+, I like the compact size (7.5" high / 10" diameter) of this drum and that it can be played with kids’ hands, mallets (it comes with 2) or sticks.
APPROX. RETAIL: $44.00 
4. Arts and Crafts Supplies: My favorite picks of the season are my personal favorite, the Alex Toys Giant Art Jar (suitable for ages 3+) which comes stocked full of a variety of craft supplies. I also like the PLAY-DOH Super Craft Caddy (also suitable for ages 3+) which will provide hours of squishy fun.
Art Jar APPROX. RETAIL: $24.99
PLAY-DOH APPROX. RETAIL: $19.99
5. Board Games and Puzzles: Both are great ways to spend time together as a family. Favorite games include Hasbro’s classics games CANDY LAND, CHUTES AND LADDERS, and HI HO! CHERRY-O (all recommended for ages 3+). As for puzzles, I really love Cranium’s (such a smart company!) Puzzles Plus® Talk ’n Tracks™: Monkey Safari and Seal Splash (both recommended for ages 3+) where kids follow a monkey through the jungle, and hear tigers roar — or listen to dolphins squeak and swim with a seal across the sea. The puzzle pieces can be assembled in any way that your kid likes in order to create a jungle or ocean scene. The animals move across the grooved tracks of the puzzle and there are great sound effects.
Hasbro Games Approx. Retail: $8.99
Cranium Puzzles Approx. Retail: $12.99
6. MY LITTLE PONY SING & DANCE PINKIE PIE: Recommended for ages 3+, this little pony is adorable. Your little ones will enjoy pushing the buttons to see her dance, sing, tells stories, play games and more. (I must confess that I had a lot of fun pushing the buttons myself!)
APPROX. RETAIL: $ 49.99 
7. SPIDER-MAN 3 ULTIMATE WEB BLASTER: Recommended for ages 5+, little ones will love creating webs with this toy. SPIDER-MAN is really huge around my home and with many of my son’s friends. The kids already make fake web blasting motions with their hands, so they’ll love this. It’s actually multiple blasters (water, web fluid, projectile launcher or foam dart blasters). I already have in mind the little boy that will be getting one of these for his upcoming fifth birthday (unless his parents get it for him first!).
APPROX. RETAIL: $34.99
