Fold 'n Go Barn
Ages 3+
Young future farmers will enjoy down-on-the-farm fun with this fully assembled wooden barn. The two-storey barn is stocked with seven realistic plastic farm animals, a wooden ladder and a folding corral. Chunky handles let you take this little bit of country wherever you go!
Fold & Go Barn, $60, Melissa And Doug
Available at Melissa And Doug
Ages 3+ Annabelle is making her official debut into the Miss Corolle collection! With her soft, huggable body and sleeping eyes, she'll get your daughter to sleep in no time! Her long, silky brown hair is complemented with a colorful ensemble of a flowered skirt, purple top and adorable pink pea coat and matching hat. Annabelle P9657, $85, Corolle
Annabelle
Available at Corolle, amazon.com and specialty retail stores.
Earlyears Whirly Bugs Fill N Spill
Ages 6 months+
The Whirly Bugs Fill N Spill includes three large, clear balls with spinning bugs whose wings flap as they whirl around. The back of the container features a sweet garden scene with multiple textures for tactile exploration.This innovative fill & spill features a large mirror inside, creating double the fun!
Earlyears Whirly Bugs Fill N Spill, $27.99, International Playthings
Available at International Playthings
Ages 2+ Have a future rock star in the family? Inspire their creative "rocking-out" with this guitar by Little Tikes. Programmed to play five hit songs, your youngster will be playing concerts for the entire family! Pop Tunes Big Rocker Guitar, $25, Little Tikes Available at Sears.ca Ages 8+ It tastes as good as it looks! With this edible bead kit, girls can create trendy necklaces and bracelets with candy beads strung on licorice rope, and use the edible ink to draw on cool designs. It makes 24 edible necklaces & bracelets. Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Bead Studio, $20, Jakks Pacific Available at Toys R Us, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Wal Mart and Loblaws Ages 12 months+ Hours of stimulating play and a perfect hide-away! This playhouse boasts activities on both the inside and outside including ball play, shape sorting and peek-a-boo games. It's sure to stimulate the imagination in your toddler. Yookidoo Discovery Playhouse, $120, International Playthings Visit Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada to find a retailer near you. Ages 7+ Get three Lego characters in one! Start off by building a ferocious dragon with fully moveable arms, legs, tail and wings, plus a light-up brick for glowing flame breath! When you’re done, take it apart and rebuild it into a mystical oriental dragon or a powerful ogre warrior with a massive hammer and shield. Lego Creator: Fiery Legend, $50, Lego Available at Lego.com Ages 5+ The Liv dolls are perfect for your young web-savvy daughter. Daniela, Sophie, Katie and Alexis are teenage girls with trend-setting styles and cool features like easy to change wigs and fashionable accessories. Make sure to visit livworld.com where you can hang out with the girls online and visit their diaries, virtual closets and photo albums. Liv Fashion Dolls, $25 each, Spin Master Available at Toys R Us, Wal Mart and Zellers Ages 0+ This adorable hat is made from wool and nylon and lined with super soft flannel. Your little pirate has never looked so cute, (but don't tell him that!) Wooly Pirate Hat, $38, Patouche Available at patouche.ca Photo by Lisa Kannakko Ages 12 months+ This hand-crafted stacking ring set is a great learning toy for 6 months old and up. It's made of a combination of alder and western maple, and is finished naturally with a blend of pure oils that contains no dyes, perfumes or additives. Stacking Rings, $38, Natural Pod Available at naturalpod.com Ages 8+ In this metropolitan edition of Monopoly, you can be the top property developer and watch your dream city rise before your eyes. You can build houses, schools, skyscrapers and even stadiums. With 80 3-D buildings, this version is a modern take on an old classic. Monopoly City, $35, Hasbro Available at hasbro.com Ages 8+ Girls can unleash their inner fashionistas with this fun kit by layering on cool and trendy printed graphics to t-shirts and other fashion pieces. The Silk Screener includes two silkscreen devices, paint bottles, blotter, roller, masking board, stencil sheets, supply tray and a garment separator. Style Six Silk Screener, $40, Jakks Pacific Available at Toys R US and Wal Mart Ages 3+ This handy and cute toy lets your kids scoop up just about anything from sand to bugs. It also comes with a landing pad that doubles as a sand sifter, and the adorable Dragonfly figurine. Dragonfly HeliScoopter, $24, Sprig Toys Available at MortimerSnodgrass.com
Ages 8+ It's not electronic, it's ecotronic! Convert a shake, squeeze or crank into energy that powers lights, sounds and other functions. By using the crank on the back of each radio, pre-teens can easily start it up, listen to tunes and even use their radio to charge cell phones using the included mobile phone charging cable and five adapters. Eco Radio, $20, International Playthings Available at International Playthings
Ages 6+ Forget posting a painting on the fridge, this is the new way to show off your little artist's masterpieces! With this space-age drawing toy from Crayola, kids draw directly on the dome that spins and glows in the dark to show off their work. It also has built-in lights that create a flashing effect and comes with special markers that wipe off easily for endless creative possibilities. Color Explosion Glow Dome, $33, Crayola Available at crayola.com Ages 3+ Hair play is a favorite pastime for girls, and they’ll be able to have hours of fun creating new hairstyles with the Pop ‘n Style Cabbage Patch Kids. Each doll comes with a bunch of different hair extensions that easily snap into place, along with a birth certificate and adoption papers. Seen here: Pop 'n Style Cabbage Patch Kids: Caucasian Girl Red Hair Pop 'n Style Cabbage Patch Kids, $30, P A Distribution Available at Toys R Us, Wal Mart, Canadian Tire, Loblaws, and Long Drugs Ages 3+ This 3-D stacking set is not only fun to play with, it also teaches problem-solving, shape, size and colour differentiation. Made out of crepe rubber, it is sure to withstand lots of wear and tear. Tall Stacker Building Set, $60, Outset Media Visit Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada to find a retailer near you. Ages 5+ Teach your kids about the food chain with these wacky stuffed creatures. Super soft and absolutely hilarious, each of the three series (Beta shown here, Alpha and Gamma also available) includes five different creatures, each with a name and bio, who fit into each other's mouths to show how survival of the fittest really works. Food Chain Friends, $60, Pint Size. Available at Mrs. Tiggywinkles, Treasure Island Toys (Toronto) and Moms to Be and More (Toronto) Ages 4+ Barbie turns 50! And to celebrate, Mattel has re-launched six of their favourite dolls. The dolls maintain their classic look and fashions, and also include bonus outfits from their original period. from left to right: 50th Anniversary Barbie Dolls, $35 each, Mattel Available at mass retailers Ages 4+ With the recent release of the new film G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra, Hasbro has come out with a complementary line of figures. These G.I. Joes are characters from the movie, each with their own special features. Zartan, Master of Disguise, is a covert agent and COBRA mercenary! G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra: Zartan, Master of Disguise, 12" $30, Hasbro. Visit Hasbro.com and click "where to buy" for a retailer near you. Ages 5+ Transformers keep getting more and more high-tech. This one has motion-activated sounds, is 14" tall, has a Vortex Grinder that opens and is made up of a combination of six vehicles! Transformers Construction Devastator, $119.99, Transformer Available at Sears.ca Ages 4+ Glodoodle is a new illuminating, no-mess drawing board. It's like finger painting with light! Just touch the pad with your finger (or the provided pen) and magical works of art will appear. It lights up in three different bright neon colours. Glodoodle, $24.99, Spin Master Available at Toys R Us, Wal Mart, and Zellers Ages 5+ This magnetic doll features fashions from the Roaring '20s, glamorous '30s, and stylish '40s. It comes with four backgrounds of a cafe, office, living room and street scene. There are over 40 magnetic pieces of clothes and accessories. Perfect for playing and teaching your daughter about fashion history, too. Vintage Fashion Magnetic Dolls, $17, Mudpuppy. Available at mortimersnodgrass.com Ages 6+ Brik-a-Blok takes fort-making to a whole new level. The interlocking panels are easy for kids to assemble and provide a wide range of creative possibilities. It can be used indoors or out and is easy to disassemble and store. Brik-a-Blok, 26 panels $109.95, Brik-a-Blok Toys Visit brikablok.com and click on "How to Buy" to find a retailer near you. Our hearts melted when we saw this mommy-made treat. We love the mix of modern kitsch and old- school simplicity of this playful, hand printed and non-toxic wood dollhouse. Kudos to the fab Toronto-based artisan who isn’t shying away from establishing great taste early on. Available in cotton candy, crème de menthe and pigeon blue. Petit Flaneur printed dollhouse, $145, and set of 4 dolls, $15, One of a Kind Show.
Little Tikes Pop Tunes Big Rocker Guitar
Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Bead Studio
Yookidoo Discovery Playhouse
Lego Creator: Fiery Legend
Liv Fashion Dolls
Patouche hat
Stacking Rings
Monopoly City
Style Six Silk Screener
Dragonfly HeliScoopter
Ecotronic Eco Radio
Glow Dome
Pop 'n Style Cabbage Patch Kids
Tall Stacker Building Set
Food Chain Friends
50th anniversary Barbie dolls
Superstar Barbie, Teenage Fashion Model Barbie, Bubble Cut Barbie, Barbie and the Rockers, Malibu Barbie and Twist 'n Turn Barbie
G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra: Zartan, Master of Disguise
Transformers Constructicon Devastator
Glodoodle
Vintage Fashion Magnetic Dolls
Brik-a-Blok
Doll House