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SHOPPING CUDDLY CREATURES Flashback to when you were a child. Cute and cuddly Care Bears were all the rage! Now they are back with an all new series featuring the beloved Care Bears Cousins. The line of plush figures ($2.49-$39.99) includes Lotsa Heart Elephant, Bright Heart Raccoon, Brave Heart Lion and Cozy Heart Penguin. Available at Toys “R” Us, Kmart and Target ENTERTAINING EMOTIONS Is the popular Disney Junior animated series Doc McStuffins your child’s favorite show? Surprise her with the Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital Playset ($49.99). The set includes three levels of care – from a reception area and pet vet clinic to check-up center – along with a real working elevator, moving walkway, light-up X-ray table, rocking cribs and more. It comes with four characters – Doc McStuffins, Lambie, Baby Cece and Rhoda the Helicopter. Available at Walmart ABC, 123 With technology integrated into everyday life, Marbotic’s Smart Letters ($49.99) and Smart Numbers ($34.99) are a great toy to help kids read, write and learn arithmetic. The wooden letters and numbers connect to apps available on your touch-screen tablets, allowing your children to play a variety of games to help their vocabulary and discover the concept of addition and subtraction. Available on amazon.com 30 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 | (201) FAMILY SING & DANCE ALONG You know the song…Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog... Mickey Mouse sings it in his Disney Junior series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Now kids can sing and dance along with Hot Diggity Dancing Mickey ($39.99). The plush toy features interactive songs and silly jokes that will keep kids laughing and dancing all day long. Available at Toys “R” Us, Kmart, Target and Walmart COOKIE CRAZE Who doesn’t love Girl Scout cookies? Now your child can make them at home! The Girls Scouts Cookie Oven ($49.99) is a real working oven, complete with tools and mixes that allow young bakers to whip up a batch of their very own favorite Girl Scout cookie flavor. The set comes with mix packets to create Thin Mints-inspired c ookies, a spatula, baking pan and measuring tools. Available at Toys “R” Us, Kmart, Target and Walmart 201magazine.com COURTESY OF MANUFACTURERS DOC TO THE RESCUE The Moodsters Plush Characters and Sticker Activity Books ($19.99), based on five lovable Moodster detectives – Coz (happy), Lolly (loving), Quigly (afraid), Razzy (anger) and Snorf (sad) – show the emotions that all children experience every day. The set includes a plush character representing an emotion and a fun and educational activity book to learn about that feeling. Available at Target