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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

Imaginista™ Cute Cords

"My favourite part was learning all of the different knots and practicing them."

-Madeline (F9 years)

Grow n' Glow Terrarium

"This is definitely a 10 (out of 10) because it was easy and so fun to make and the plants actually grow. I put this together all by myself..."

-Meaghan (F8 years)

Watermelon Ball

"It's fun to play the game in the water because it doesn't fly out of the pool like other balls do. Its fun to try to steal it from my..."

-Blaze (M11)

TRACKERS by Patrick Carman

"I thought that the book would not be interesting for me to read, since it seemed to be a book more geared to boys, but once I started..."

-Golda (F12 years)

Laugh & Learn™ Singin’ Storytime Puppy

"Our son (2yr) has lost a bit of interest in this toy and only occasionally plays with it now. He flips the few pages in the plastic book..."

-Julie

Real Tech Spy Net: Night Vision Infrared Stealth Binoculars

"It's quite freaky and wild. This is quite a cool toy."

-Chantelle

Perplexus Epic

"The Perplexus Epic that we received it mostly white with a bit of blue for some contrast, although the photo shows a more colourful..."

-Golda

UNO® Card Game (2013 refresh)

"I loved this game as a kid and now it was a great way to introduce my kids 8f, 6m to this game. We all enjoyed playing it. Back to the..."

-Orietta

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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.