Best Christmas Toys!

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A Christmas Toy for the Holidays!

Christmas is coming and the children are anticipating the newest toys for Christmas but often new toys are just a passing fad. The toys break and are tossed aside quickly. Classic toys, on the other hand, are made from good quality, all natural materials. Toys that children have loved and played with for generations are still loved by children today.

This lens highlights the top five favorite toys for Christmas chosen by children for generations, loved for generations and often stored in attics to be passed down generation after generation. You will get a chance to vote on your favorite toys including dolls, trucks, and teddy bears. When you were a child did you ride on a rocking horse, build with wooden blocks or play a board game with your sister? These are still a child's favorite Christmas Toy.

Come remember your childhood Christmas' and choose a classic Christmas toy for your child...

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Top Toys for Christmas!

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Which toys have children been given and enjoyed the most over the years? Which toys keep children's attention and encourage their imaginations? Are computer toys the best choice for children or do children still love dolls, trucks, trains and blocks? What will you give your child when choosing a new toy?

1. Tonka Truck

A Toy Truck for Christmas

Christmas Toys
Christmas Toys
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Tonka trucks are tough. My son loved his Tonka Truck. He filled it with dirt, rocks and anything else he could find. It was his favorite toy for years and it seemed that no other Christmas toy could top it. Not only that, but Tonka trucks are designed to last, so that Tonka truck is waiting in the attic for a grandchild to discover one day. A Classic Christmas toy should last forever.

Tonka TS4000 Steel Dump Truck

Amazon Price: $24.81 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

From the Manufacturer:
Tonka steel is the classic of all time! These tough trucks are made with steel and the toughest plastic. Tilting dump bed. Giant wheels make even the most rugged sites accessible! Great fun, indoors or out. Guaranteed for life! Tough tested truck specs: payload 225 lbs; drop tested from 25', crash tested at 25 MPH; elephant endorsed!

Tonka Truck Commercials

TONKA TOY TRUCKS 1972 TOY COMMERCIALS

Christmas Toy

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Evelyn child should have a truck. Just a basic truck. A truck that can take the bumps and bruises of running into the wall, be filled with dirt and last for generations. Watch the commercial from 1972. A Tonka Truck will not break. Trucks can help children imagine what it is like to be able to move mountains. A Tonka Truck is a wonderful toy for Christmas.
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Tonka Steel Dump Truck

Tonka Steel Dump Truck

Tough steel construction makes this dump truck idea for taking outside of years of play. Fill up the dump bed with sand, rocks or dirt. Drive to your construction site and dump the load. This truck is designed for children 3 and up. Buy a dump truck for Christmas or your child's birthday.1 point

John Deere - 21

John Deere - 21" Big Scoop Dump Truck

The big green John Deere Dump Truck is made of tough real steel with a completely functional dump box ready to be filled with dirt, sand or rocks. This toy truck will last for years of play. Choose a strong toy truck for your child's Christmas or Birthday present this year.1 point

Maple Transportation Set

Maple Transportation Set

The Maple Transportation Set consists of 4 solid maple wood trucks including a Dump Truck, Flatbed Truck, Tanker Truck, and a Delivery Truck. Measuring just 5" High x 4" Wide x 9" Long these wooden trucks are ideal for indoor play. Being make of maple wood they will last for years of rough play. Buy a set of wooden trucks for your block area as a Christmas or Birthday Present.1 point

Dump Truck

Dump Truck

This giant dump truck is a classic favorite. Large, working dumpster with swinging gate provides for long hours of imaginative play. Solid oak hardwood, unbreakable non-marking wheels, and steel axels are standard for all TAG TUFF TRUCKS. These trucks are tuff.1 point

2. A Doll for Christmas

My Favorite Doll for Christmas

Merry Merry Christmas - Kids with Toys by Tree
Merry Merry Christmas - Kids with Toys by Tree
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When I was a child there was no such thing as a talking doll let alone a singing doll. Instead, we used our imagination. My favorite baby doll was not even purchased for me. It was a hand-me-down from a cousin. I loved Floppy Doppy so much that I still have her today.

My doll had a cloth body with plastic head, arms and legs. She was the size of a newborn and I used my imagination to make her come to life.

If you believe that children need to develop their imaginations, you might want to forgo the Singamajigs and check out baby dolls such as the one in the story below:
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Baby Doll for Christmas

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Charlie the Baby Doll by Ashton Drake

Charlie the Baby Doll by Ashton Drake

Charlie is a life sized, anatomically correct baby doll made of soft vinyl. He comes in a blue knitted outfit. Because this baby doll is the same size as a new born baby, he will be able to wear hand-me-down baby clothes you have left over from when your children were born.1 point

Corolle Mon Premier Calin 12

Corolle Mon Premier Calin 12" Baby Doll (Calin Charming Pastel)

This 12' doll has a cuddly, soft, beanbag cloth body with vinyl arms, legs and head. She has a fresh vanilla scent that your little one will love. For ages 18 mos. and up. 12"H x 5"W x 4"D1 point

3. Classic Board Games for Christmas

Games with Educational Value

A Little Boy and Girl Sit Underneath the Christmas Tree with All their New Toys
A Little Boy and Girl Sit Underneath the Christmas Tree with All their New Toys
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These are my recommendations for educational board games: Children practice counting, adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, most games involve reading and all of them involve critical thinking skills as well as strategy. By playing board games with my parents, I was introduced to statistics and probability by my parents when playing board games and have continued passing on those skills to my children. The following pages will introduce you to some board games you may never have know about or never thought of the educational value inherent in. Come explore more educational board games...
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Monopoly Deluxe Edition

Monopoly Deluxe Edition

You'll get classic fun in deluxe style with Deluxe more...0 points

Set by Marsha Falco

Set by Marsha Falco

This award winning card game is for one or more pl more...0 points

Blokus Classics Game

Blokus Classics Game

Blokus develops logic and spatial perception while more...0 points

Cooperative Game Harvest the Crops Before Winter Comes, Harvest Time

Cooperative Game Harvest the Crops Before Winter Comes, Harvest Time

First, gardens are planted. Then everyone rolls th more...0 points

Classic Wood Folding Chess Set

Classic Wood Folding Chess Set

15" X 15" folding inlaid wood chess boar more...0 points

Scrabble Crossword Game

Scrabble Crossword Game

The classic crossword game played by millions arou more...0 points

4. Recycled Gift Ideas for Christmas

Toys from Grandma's Attic

Little Girls Playing with Dollhouse
Little Girls Playing with Dollhouse
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It would seem that creating a toy from plastic bags would be a good way to recycle the bags you bring home from the Grocery store. However, reusing this plastic does not solve the problem. Plastic from bags will never biodegrade. We are filling our landfills with larger and larger quantities of bags each day.

Additionally, this kind of toy would not be safe for young children because of the danger of suffocation.

Is this the kind of lesson we would like to teach our children? No!

Educational value? Negative.

When you are looking for fun, hands-on, educational projects to teach your children to recycle, check out:
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Give a Dollhouse

Fill your dollhouse with vintage furniture, curtains and rugs. Your children will have years of enjoyment creating the furnishing for their home...

Doll House

Doll House

This is a beautiful that has a wonderful hand pain more...0 points

5. Dress-up Clothes for Christmas

A Toy Box full of Dress Up Clothes

Children Playing Dress-Up
Children Playing Dress-Up
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My children loved to dress up. They became princesses, knights and so much more. Why not give your children a treasure chest of dress-up clothes for Christmas? Look in the attic or at the local thrift store for fancy dresses, shoes, hats and more. Attach a full length mirror to a nearby wall. Children play for hours dressing up and exploring possible careers. Wanna play dress-up?
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Dress-up Clothes

My Princess Academy / Feather Boa, Bright Pink

My Princess Academy / Feather Boa, Bright Pink

The My Princess Academy Feather Boa is a great way more...0 points

Creative Education's Pink Ribbon Tiara (One Size)

Creative Education's Pink Ribbon Tiara (One Size)

Great Pretenders Ribbon Tiara - PinkThis elegant pink more...0 points

Lavender Purple Pink & Blue Fairy Princess Butterfly Costume Wings with Jeweled Rhinestone Detail and 3d Style

Lavender Purple Pink & Blue Fairy Princess Butterfly Costume Wings with Jeweled Rhinestone Detail and 3d Style

These stunning fairy pixie wings will be perfect f more...0 points

King Robe & Crown Set Adult - Accessories & Makeup

King Robe & Crown Set Adult - Accessories & Makeup

Includes a king robe and fabric crown. Available i more...0 points

“Look under the Christmas Tree and what do you see? Why, Christmas Toys for you and me!”

Christmas Toys and Stocking Stuffers

Toys for the Holiday Season

What will your children find in their stockings this year? Christmas Stockings are one of the most anticipated traditions of the Christmas Season. Will they find toy trucks, dolls or building blocks? What kinds of gifts would your children like to find most in their Christmas Stockings?
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Which is your favorite Christmas Toy?

Classic Christmas Toy

Here are the Top Five Classic Toys for Christmas. Which one do you think that your child would most like to receive?

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Happy holidays!

Children Dreaming of Toys, Frontispiece of "A Christmas Tree Fairy", Pub. 1886
Children Dreaming of Toys, Frontispiece of "A Christmas Tree Fairy", Pub. 1886
Mack, Lizzie
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Do you remember your favorite Christmas Toy? Was it one of the Christmas toys mentioned here? Tell us about a special day that you remember playing with it.

  • vallain Jan 28, 2012 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    When I researched my Civil War Christmas, I was surprised at how far back some toys go. rocking horses, badminton, old maid card game, yo-yo, tops, and many more toys are vintage.
  • veryirie Jan 28, 2012 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    I think when I was around 9, I got a Thumbelina doll. (I was either 6 or 9, ha..can't remember).
  • Ruthi May 21, 2011 @ 4:04 am | delete
    Monopoly board game -- I remember my siblings and me playing well into the night by light of a flashlight to finish a game. Who needed sleep at that age?

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