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With Christmas just around the corner, Today's Parent magazine has released its list of the best toys of 2005. Nearly 80 families tested 500 toys and games. The feedback and reviews from both kids and parents was compiled. Top toy picks of 2005 Ð the best of the best Lamaze Peek'n Explore Apple (6-24m, Learning Curve, $17) Spin'n Pop Arcade (9m+, Playskool, $40, requires 3C batteries) Tiny'n Tuff Vehicles (1+, Mega Bloks, $6 each) Tiny'n Tuff Race'n Go Rig (1+, Mega Bloks, $25) Little People Dolls (2+, Fisher-Price, $20 each) The Little Orchard (1-4 players for ages 3-8, Haba, $28) Pop Bead Critters (4+, Klutz Press, $17) Whac-A-Mole (1-4 players for ages 4+, Milton Bradley, $30, requires 3AA batteries) Hexabits (4+, Hexabits, $5 and up) Girlfitti Magna Style (6+, Binney & Smith, $13) SmartLab Kits (sets designed for ages 7+ to 9+, SmartLab, $15-20) First Electronics (7+, $20) Weather Tracker (7+, $20) Bacteria Farm (8+, $15) SWAP! (2-10 players for ages 7+, Patch Products, $7) Owl Puke - The Pellet (8+, Workman Publishing, $20) Heroscape (2 or more players aged 10+, Milton Bradley, $60) Latest Greatest Toys Ð top picks of the most recent toys on the market Lamaze Chime Garden (6-24m, Learning Curve, $33) Jungle Pals Skittles (1+, Galt Toys, $39) Bath World (1+, Wader, $60) Tiny'n Tuff Vehicles (1+, Mega Bloks, $6 each) Tiny'n Tuff Race'n Go Rig (1+, Mega Bloks, $25) Little People Dolls (2+, Fisher-Price, $20 each) Call of the Wild Phone (2+, Little Tikes, $15) Dreamtastic Groovy Girls (3+, Manhattan Toy, $20) Dreamtastic Outfits (3+, Manhattan Toy, $15) Star Station (3+, Fisher-Price, $80) Littlest Petshop (4+, Hasbro, $2 and up) No Bake Chef (5+, B-Bel, $28) Pretty Pretty Princess (5+, Milton Bradley, $17) Mini (Table Top) Schlockey (all ages, 2 Guys and a Game, $45) SWAP! (7+, Patch Products, $7) StratGems Hexamania (7+, Educational Insights, $35) LEGO Factory Design Tool (7+, LEGO, $FREE) LEGO Factory Custom Sets (7+, LEGO, $Various) B-Daman (8+, Hasbro, $15) GameBoy Micro (8+, Nintendo, $130) Minds i Junior (8-14, Minds i, $45) Minds i Junior - Powerpack Game Cards (8-14, Minds i, $15) Minds i (12+, Minds i, $45)
