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Holidays 2017 Toy Guide:

Snow is in the air and holiday shopping is in full swing. If you’ve a tot on your shopping list, check out these 2017 testing family favourites for a quick and easy shopping guide through the toy aisles. ...

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Holidays 2017: Last Minute Gifts and Stuffers:

Looking for a last-minute gift that won’t break the bank? Here are our 2017 suggestions, all under $25. ...

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Draw 4: Dig for Dinos!

"Our hands down favorite at home now. The kids (M6 and F9) love trying to gather all their dino pieces so they can then put together their puzzles. Our oldest also enjoys counting everyone's points at the end of the game to determine who won. Great little game!" Sylvie Schnubb

OTHER GREAT TOYS

Klutz Dress Your Own Paper Pups

Dress Your Own Paper Pups earns GOLD ~ "They are SO cute!! I love changing their outfits every day before I go to school." Mia (F7)

BOP IT! Game

BOP IT! Micro Series earns Gold ~ "I have the bigger game, but the small one is better because I take it every where, like school. It is a great recess toy. We all love doing it and seeing who can continue the bop it pattern the longest. Sometimes this game is funner than a computer game because I get to feel my pattern instead of just touching the computer screen." Andrew (M8)

Hot Wheels® Ultimate Garage

Hot Wheels® Ultimate Garage earns a Platinum rating ~ "We have played with lots of garages at lots of kids houses, so I think it is the best of all the garages. It has lots of levels and separate spots - not just lines, there are barriers, so the cars stay in their spot and don't just drive out by themselves if you bump it a bit. It is really cool where the car goes down the ramp and it might get eaten by the shark but not always, that really makes it more fun." Gram (M9

KOOB The Viking Game

"It's a lot of fun. I like to play when it's a smaller field. I have to move away from the field when people are throwing them so I don't..."

-Ezra (M4 years)

Crayola Marker Maker

"It's very cool how the ink goes up and soaks the whole barrel and the nib. You have to be strong to push the lever to make 2 or 3 clicks..."

-Shalom (M8 years)

Curiosity Kits Pulsar Powerballs™

"It's really cool that you can stick crystals into this mould and make it into a bouncy ball when you add water. The ball is really really..."

-Zachary (M9 years)

BARBIE® Bubble-tastic Mermaid™ Doll

"I love Barbie, and this bubble maker worked so well, I made so many bubbles at once! The dish was hard to get bubbles at the top of her tail,"

-Lily (F5 1/2 years)

Mega Bloks First Builders Block Scooping Wagon

"I was a little disappointed with this scooping wagon. It did not scoop well at all. Wagon was used and played with but my son did not even..."

-Annie

Klutz Shimmer Art

"3D art that shimmers with twelve dazzling projects and hundreds sequins. We completed an owl. After a streak of difficulties with the pins..."

-Marta

Klutz Doodle Journal: My Life in Scribbles

"The idea is very neat but some of the pages don't make any sense. It was fun to do. It was creative and gets you to think in a creative way."

-joyce

Create-a-Maze™

"This game is huge, way bigger than I expected. The pieces are sometimes difficult to put in the holes and my son (7) had issues with some..."

-Susan

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THE NOISE ON TOYS

The Noise on Toys play testing program is unique, both in giving voice to the kids' perspective on the toys as well as offering readers easy access to the original feedback posted by each family - parent and child comments. TNOT is privately funded to ensure complete editorial independence: manufacturers pay neither an administration fee to participate, nor licensing fees to use earned award logos.