1. Tiny, but powerful. The iPod Shuffle by Apple is probably the next best thing to sliced bread when it comes to practicality. Download over 200 songs, and then safely clip the iPod Shuffle to your pocket, collar, or backpack. Plus, iPod shuffle is the only iPod that's wearable right out of the box.
2. Hey, This Is Me! Every girl wants to be seen as unique yet acceptable. At a time when our children are bombarded with negative role models and false images of truth and beauty, TIM (This Is Me) dolls give us the answer. Her story line is about self- confidence, moral values and wholesomeness. TIM dolls are fully poseable.
3. TykeLight, a fun, safe and innovative alternative to the traditional children's night light. Available in stores across the nation, the TykeLight (MSRP $17.99, ages 0-6) is a portable light-up "companion" perfect for soothing bedtime anxiety and making children feel secure. Additionally, children instinctively befriend the TykeLight - a great playtime buddy which tiny hands can grasp since it emits no heat. Its special shape and color stimulates creativity on and under the bed covers, in the car, RV, tent and just about anywhere your child goes.
4.ZoobiePets are well made plush animals and a surprise all in one. The surprise? Each pet unrolls into both a pillow and a blanket! What a perfect gift for the child who wants her favorite blanket wherever she goes.
5. Get ready to decorate! Your budding fashion designers will explode with creativity with the Style Remix DVD--It's all about "deconstructing" clothes to "reconstruct" one-of-a-kind pieces they can whip up in minutes. Got a wannabe-be-interior decorator? Check out Best Friends Stylish Spaces, where ideas for her room will result in reading nooks, furniture designs, basket liners, and more. Warning: Your girls will be very busy!
6. Video Journal ™: Girls can keep tabs on all of life's adventures with the fun new Video Journal. They can take photos and record videos using the Video Journal digital camera then using software (included) create a customized digital journal. Girls can express their creativity with assorted templates and graphics while a calendar helps them stay organized. Password protection keeps out snooping siblings. Girls can even print out their journal pages to keep in their Password Journal®. Video Journal includes software, digital camera, USB camera docking station and lanyard.
7. Everyone's favorite sassy 2-D girl just got a new job! The Pixel Chix™ gal is taking care of her neighbor's baby, which can only mean one thing - endless humor and lots of surprises! The better job she does, the more money and privileges she earns. But it's not so easy with four rooms in the house! Girls can help their gal navigate with the turn of a knob. Is the baby hungry or is it time to play hide and seek? The Pixel Chix™ gal will have to decide. The lights and sounds of the baby monitor will let her know when the baby needs something in another room.
8. This DVD game is based on the hottest tween TV show, "Hannah Montana," the highest-rated series in Disney Channel history. The DVD game will feature popular scenes and chart-topping songs, as well as all your favorite characters, including Miley (aka Hannah), Jackson, Robby, Lilly and Oliver.
9.Respect: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed, by Courtney Macavinta and Andrea Vander Pluym. What a perfect gift for a growing young lady! This smart, savvy book helps teen girls get respect and hold on to it no matter what. It covers topics they deal with daily, like body image, family, friends, the media, school, relationships, and rumors. Girls learn that respect is connected to everything, that every girl deserves respect, and that respect is always within reach because it starts on the inside. (Get the t-shirt and buttons, too!)
10. The NintendoDS is THE item of the moment for kids. And girls love it. There are tons of great games they can play during their down time that just let girls be girls. Remember Holly Hobbie? She's back! Share your love of Holly, and even Strawberry Shortcake, with the latest games by Nintendo. (Sold everywhere.)
