The List

Gotta Have It

Pre-k and kindergarten:

• Deco Blocks (Clio Toy Company, $24.95)

• Gears! Gears! Gears! Floppy Jalopy puzzle car (Learning Resources, $52.95)

• LEGOville Fun Zoo (LEGO, $15.99)

• Littlest Pet Shop Get Better Center (Hasbro, $19.99)

• Magna-Tiles (Valtech, $49.50)

• Magna-Tiles Clear Colors (Valtech, $51.50)

• Play-Doh (Hasbro, $1.99)

• Pretend and Play Office (Learning Resources, $32.95)

• Puzzle Set table and chairs (Portasmart, $99.99)

• Snap 'n Style Doll (Fisher Price, $10)

• Write and Learn Letter Pad (VTech, $14.99)

First-third grades:

• Conversations to Go (Moonjar, $12.95)

• DOMINATION domino game (Patch, $30)

• FurReal Friends lion cub and chimp (Tiger Electronics, $12.99 and $29.99 respectively.)

• Junior Bureau of Investigation Deluxe Investigation Set (Action Products, $29.99)

• LEGO City Passenger Plane (LEGO, $39.99)

• LEGO Classic House Building (LEGO, $14.99)

• Magna-Tiles (Valtech, $49.50)

• Math Mat Challenge Game (Learning Resources, $32.95)

• Paddle Pool (Fundex Games, $19.95)

Fourth and fifth grades:

• Continent puzzles (A Broader View, $9.95)

• DOMINATION (Patch, $30)

• Fly Wheel basic assortment (JAKKS Pacific, $5.99)

• Global Puzzle (A Broader View, $14.95)

• iDog Electronic Pet Dog and Audio Speaker (Tiger Electronics, $29.99)

• Jump Rocket (Geospace, $14.99)

• LEGO City Hospital (LEGO, $49.99)

• LEGO Dino Attack kit (LEGO, $19.99)

• Pump Rocket (Geospace, $10.50)

• SWAP! (Patch, $7)

• You're Pulling My Leg! (Morning Star Games, $19.95)

If they Insist

Pre-k and kindergarten:

• Castle Playset (Viking Toys, $54.99)

•"Dolly Goes to the Beach" (Dolly Adventures, $19.95)

• Shape Sorter Gator (Learning Resources, $21.95)

• Wheel Pals Triple Track Tower (Hasbro, $14.99)

First-third grades:

• Color Explosion and Color Wonder (Crayola, $9.99 and up)

• Star Wars Transformers Cybertron (Hasbro, $9.99 and up)

• Kids Next Door Trading Card Game (Wizards of the Coast, $8.99)

• Littlest Pet Shop Get Better Center (Hasbro, $19.99)

• Magna-Tiles Working Trucks (Valtech, $32.50)

• Pet Parade and Moonlight Madness bead kit (Perler Beads, $14)

• Star Wars Die Cast toy (Hasbro, $4.99)

• Tangoes (Rex Games, $11)

Fourth and fifth grades:

• Boomaphone (Whacky Music, $49.95)

• Conversations in a Can: Did Ya Know? (Tootti, $4.99)

• Electronic Sudoku (Radica, $19.99)

• Highrise dominos (Fundex Games, $24.99)

Don't bother

Pre-k and kindergarten:

• Charlie Coal the Grill (Hasbro, $24.99)

• Nick Jr. Let's Count! Books and Blocks (Chronicle Books, $12.95)

• Nick Jr. Let's Make Shapes! Books and Blocks (Chronicle Books, $12.95)

• Maximus' Deep Sea Sub Adventures (B-be, $19.99)

• Piano Wizard (Allegro Rainbow, $199.95)

• Play-Doh Fuzzy Pumper Crazy Cuts (Hasbro, $9.99)

• Smart Splash Memory Clams (Learning Resources, $15.95)

First-third grades:

• Continent puzzles (A Broader View, $9.95)

• Esphera 360 plastic puzzle ball (Roseart, $8.99 and up)

• Go to Press! A Grammar Game (Learning Resources, $21.95)

• Go Wacky! (Patch, $15)

• Math Dash (Toys 4 Minds, $31.99)

• Mighty World Adventure sets (Powco, $9.99)

• Snap 'n Style dolls (Fisher-Price, $10)

• Star Wars Transformers (Hasbro, $14.99)

• Wild Ones action figures (B-be, $10.99 and up)

• WorldWise Geography Card Games (A Broader View, $12.95)

Fourth and fifth grades:

• SMARTLAB Door Alarm (Smart lab, $18.99)

• WorldWise Geography Card Games (A Broader View, $12.95)

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