{"id":43095,"date":"2009-11-16T21:00:41","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T02:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/?p=124362"},"modified":"2009-11-16T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T02:00:41","slug":"gift-guide-2009-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/43095","title":{"rendered":"Gift Guide 2009: Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul id='postTabs_ul_124362' class='postTabs' style='display:none'>\n<li id='postTabs_li_0_124362' class='postTabs_curr'><a  id=\"124362_0\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Intro'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=0'>Intro<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_1_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_1\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Stylophone'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=1'>Stylophone<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_2_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_2\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Ghostbusters'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=2'>Ghostbusters<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_3_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_3\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Genesis Portable'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=3'>Genesis Portable<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_4_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_4\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Eyeclops'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=4'>Eyeclops<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_5_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_5\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Zippity'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=5'>Zippity<\/a><\/li>\n<li id='postTabs_li_6_124362' ><a  id=\"124362_6\" onMouseOver=\"posTabsShowLinks('Ball and Cage'); return true;\"  onMouseOut=\"posTabsShowLinks();\" href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/?postTabs=6'>Ball and Cage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='postTabs_divs postTabs_curr_div' id='postTabs_0_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Intro<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer=\"defer\">\n<!-- \nvar so7_c2 = {\n\tparams : {\n\t\twmode : \"transparent\",\n\t\tallowfullscreen : \"true\",\n\t\tmenu : \"false\",\n\t\tbgcolor : \"#262626\"},\n\tflashvars : {\n\t\tpath : \"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/flash-album-gallery\/skins\/default\/\",\n\t\tgID : \"7\",\n\t\tgalName : \"CrunchGear Gift Gude 2009\",\n\t\twidth : \"100%\",\n\t\theight : \"600\"},\n\tattr : {\n\t\tstyleclass : \"flashalbum\",\n\t\tid : \"so7_f2\",\n\t\tname : \"so7_f2\"},\n\tstart : function() {\n\t\tswfobject.embedSWF(\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/flash-album-gallery\/skins\/default\/gallery.swf\", \"so7_c2\", \"100%\", \"600\", \"9.0.45\", false, this.flashvars, this.params , this.attr );\nswfobject.createCSS(\"#so7_f2\",\"outline:none\");\n\t}\n}\nso7_c2.start();\n\/\/ -->\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"flashalbum\">\n<div class=\"swfobject\" id=\"so7_c2\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size:14px; font-weight:normal; margin:0; padding:0; background:none; border:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/codeasily.com\/wordpress-plugins\/flash-album-gallery\/flag\" title=\"GRAND Flash Album Gallery\">GRAND Flash Album Gallery<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; margin:0; padding:0; background:none; border:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photogallerycreator.com\" title=\"Skins for GRAND FlAGallery\">Skins for GRAND FlAGallery<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; margin:0; padding:0; background:none; border:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/codeasily.com\" title=\"Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress plugins\">developed by CodEasily.com &#8211; Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress plugins<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Flash Player<\/a> and a browser with Javascript support are needed..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The problem with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/tag\/gg09toys\/\">creating a category for toys<\/a> on CrunchGear is that almost everything we review is a toy &#8211; it&#8217;s fun, cool, and great to play with for at least a day or two until our attention is inevitably drawn to something else. That said, here are some gift ideas for the toy lover in your life.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-124362\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(1,124362)'>Stylophone &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_1_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Stylophone<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124364\" title=\"stylophone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/stylophone.jpg\" alt=\"stylophone\" width=\"620\" height=\"621\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stylophone Beatbox:<\/strong> $25.50 (<a href=\"http:\/\/100milligrams.com\/stylophone-beatbox-p-173.html\">100Milligrams.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry I&#8217;m going to thrust this upon you but this is a really cool way to make music. Seriously. You slide the little stylus all over the pad to create different beats and the resulting cacophony can even sound somewhat professional. If the kids don&#8217;t want to learn violin, this is the next best thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/100milligrams.com\/stylophone-beatbox-p-173.html\">Product Page<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/10\/21\/review-stylophone-beatbox\/\">CrunchGear Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(0,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Intro<\/a><\/span><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(2,124362)'>Ghostbusters &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_2_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Ghostbusters<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124365\" title=\"ghostbusters\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ghostbusters.jpg\" alt=\"ghostbusters\" width=\"620\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghostbusters Action Figures:<\/strong> $19.99 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/geektoys\/collectibles\/ba9a\/\">ThinkGeek.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/10\/05\/ghostbusters-action-figure-sets\/\"><\/a>These make for a great stocking stuffer and they&#8217;ll make the kids aware of films from the era before computer-generated video.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Product Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/geektoys\/collectibles\/ba9a\/\">Product Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(1,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Stylophone<\/a><\/span><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(3,124362)'>Genesis Portable &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_3_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Genesis Portable<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124366\" title=\"genesis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/genesis.jpg\" alt=\"genesis\" width=\"620\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sega Genesis Portable: <\/strong>$69.99 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.innexinc.com\/Ecommerce\/General\/CategoryProductDetail.aspx?CategoryId=187&amp;PROD_CD=RB-GEN-1124\">InnexInc.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>Kids asking for a console? Don&#8217;t give them the satisfaction. Make them earn it. But don&#8217;t be completely cruel. Give them something like the Sega Genesis Portable Handheld. It includes great games like <em>Sonic &amp; Knuckles<\/em> and will make them hunger for the <em>New Super Mario Brothers<\/em> even more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innexinc.com\/Ecommerce\/General\/CategoryProductDetail.aspx?CategoryId=187&amp;PROD_CD=RB-GEN-1124\">Product Page<\/a> (available for purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buy.com\/prod\/sega-genesis-portable-handheld-20-games\/q\/loc\/108\/212208387.html\">at Buy.com<\/a>) | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/10\/02\/review-the-awesome-retro-bit-handheld-genesis\/\">CrunchGear Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(2,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Ghostbusters<\/a><\/span><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(4,124362)'>Eyeclops &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_4_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Eyeclops<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124367\" title=\"eyeclops\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/eyeclops.jpg\" alt=\"eyeclops\" width=\"620\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jakks Pacific EyeClops Night Vison 2.0 Binoculars:<\/strong> $69.99 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/www.jakks.com\/node\/1109\">Jakks.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite toys of the season. This amazing night vision kit makes it fun to run around in the dark &#8211; especially for the kid wearing the night vision goggles. Recreate your favorite scenes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/07\/30\/review-g-force\/\"><em>G-Force<\/em><\/a> and <em>Silence of the Lambs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/www.jakks.com\/node\/1109\">Product Page<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/08\/05\/review-jakks-pacific-eyeclops-night-vison-20-binoculars\/\">CrunchGear Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(3,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Genesis Portable<\/a><\/span><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(5,124362)'>Zippity &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_5_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Zippity<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124368\" title=\"zippity\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/zippity.gif\" alt=\"zippity\" width=\"620\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zippity from Leapfrog: <\/strong>$69.99 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leapfrog.com\/en\/shop\/zippity_library.html\">Leapfrog.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Kids too young for games? Give them this massive joystick\/footpad combination and let them lead Winnie the Pooh, Diego, and other characters down the primrose path to fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leapfrog.com\/en\/shop\/zippity_library.html\">Product Page<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/09\/11\/video-review-zippity-from-leapfrog-disney-edition-2\/\">CrunchGear Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(4,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Eyeclops<\/a><\/span><span class='postTabs_nav_next'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(6,124362)'>Ball and Cage &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='postTabs_divs' id='postTabs_6_124362'>\n<span class='postTabs_titles'><b>Ball and Cage<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124369\" title=\"ballandcage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ballandcage.jpg\" alt=\"ballandcage\" width=\"620\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Homemade Ball and Cage:<\/strong> Free (<a href=\"http:\/\/www4.gvsu.edu\/triert\/cache\/articles\/t2\/bic.htm\">GVSU.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/08\/13\/make-your-own-ball-and-cage\/\"><\/a>Trust me: the kids will think you&#8217;re a freak but when they&#8217;re thirty or so they&#8217;ll pull this out and think of you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.gvsu.edu\/triert\/cache\/articles\/t2\/bic.htm\">Product Page<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='postTabsNavigation' style='display:none'><span class='postTabs_nav_prev'><a href='http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/11\/16\/gift-guide-2009-toys\/#postTabs_ul_124362' onClick='postTabs_show(5,124362)'>&lt;&lt; Zippity<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/lgiAqPv_hA6P6dBQ88MJb_xGfiA\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/lgiAqPv_hA6P6dBQ88MJb_xGfiA\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/lgiAqPv_hA6P6dBQ88MJb_xGfiA\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/lgiAqPv_hA6P6dBQ88MJb_xGfiA\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=hM8vepUFrxo:ERm399VlWls:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=hM8vepUFrxo:ERm399VlWls:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=hM8vepUFrxo:ERm399VlWls:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=hM8vepUFrxo:ERm399VlWls:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=hM8vepUFrxo:ERm399VlWls:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Stylophone Ghostbusters Genesis Portable Eyeclops Zippity Ball and Cage Intro GRAND Flash Album Gallery Skins for GRAND FlAGallery developed by CodEasily.com &#8211; Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress plugins The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. 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