Uncrate Kid's Holiday Gift Guide 2006

First Row: Start your young one on the path to becoming a CSI with this Discovery Whodunit? Forensics Lab ($80), which includes cool lab instruments and six cases to work through. If science isn't their bag (and they're a little younger) you can get them... [More]

Indoor Teepee

Kids have it made nowadays. Back when we were little brats running amok, we'd have to build our forts out of the sofa cushions, a couple of the dining room chairs and some blankets. Some say we were using our imagination and developing our brain.... [More]

365 Tiny Paper Airplanes Calendar

Ah, the paper airplane — a toy so cheap in cost and yet so rich in mischievous fun. Now you can give that little hellraiser in your family a new paper airplane to fly every day of the year with the 365 Tiny Paper Airplanes... [More]

Westport Dollhouse

While we don’t have much experience with them ourselves, we have to guess that a dollhouse built and furnished by Pottery Barn can’t be too shabby. The Westport Dollhouse from Pottery Barn Kids ($200) features small exterior touches like a shingled roof, worn-in wood finish,... [More]

Lazer Tag Team Ops Deluxe 2-Player Set

We had Lazer Tag back when we were younger, but the gear that comes in this set thankfully doesn’t at all resemble the Tron-inspired getup we had. The Lazer Tag Team Ops Deluxe 2-Player Set ($50) comes complete with orange and green TAGGER units (guns)... [More]

iPod shuffle (1GB)

OK, so we know it’s been out for almost a year now, but there are still plenty of kids out there who want an iPod but whose playtime priorities would put a more expensive model at risk. The iPod shuffle ($100 - $130) comes with... [More]

Firefly Phone

With kids becoming more and more independent at younger ages, it’s important for parents to keep tabs on them and make sure they’re safe. The Firefly Phone from Cingular ($50) allows the grown-ups in a child’s life to do exactly that with easy to hit... [More]

Nerf Big Bad Bow

Most of us probably remember playing with Nerf’s line of foam weapons when we were little, and things haven’t changed all that much — they’re still cranking out sophisticated foam projectiles. The Nerf Big Bad Bow ($20) makes the ones we had look like Barbie... [More]

Discovery Aquasaurs Prehistoric Creature Habitat

Why do little kids like dinosaurs so much? We’re not completely sure, but if you’ve got a dino-lover on your holiday gift list, you can’t go wrong with the Discovery Aquasaurs Prehistoric Creature Habitat ($25). The aquatic habitat comes complete with underwater volcano, aquasaur eggs,... [More]

Learn-Around Playground

This one’s for the younger crowd. The Learn-Around Playground from LeapFrog ($50) is the first interactive learning toy designed for the transition from baby to toddler. It features more than 45 interactive touch points, helping younglings learn about counting, alphabet, first words, colors, shapes, textures,... [More]

iZ from Zizzle

Let’s see here: Makes noise? Check. Colorful and motorized? Check. Interacts with kids to help them learn? Check. Has a bizzare alien-like quality? Check. Meet the iZ from Zizzle ($40), the perfect musical toy for the kid on your shopping list. It can be used... [More]

Cinderella Magical Talking Vanity

The Cinderella Magical Talking Vanity ($70) is perfect for that budding beauty of yours. You may not let her date boys until she's 16, but you can't stop her from primping in front of the mirror. The Vanity lights up, interacts with her, and Cinderella's... [More]