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Article IndexPrincess and the Frog "Just One Kiss" Tiana: Step aside, Cinderella -- there's a new princess in town! Tiana, from this winter's highly anticipated, jazz-infused Disney flick The Princess and The Frog, is available as a beautiful talking doll, dressed in a blue ball gown that lights up with fireflies. Raise froggy Prince Naveeen to her face and phrases from the movie will play as she turns her head to avoid his kiss ... until she doesn't. Ages 3+, $24.99, Mattel.
Printies Design Studio: Think only pros can design plush animals? Printies empowers kids with the ability to design their own stuffed toys using a PC, inkjet printer and the specially-designed Printies fabric sheets. Just print, tear along the perforated lines and then stuff them. Kids can even download designs for the Pet, Ocean and Jungle-themed kits from MyPrinties.com, or share their own. Ages 6+, $19.99, Techno Source.
Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition: With sequel New Moon about to hit theaters, Twilight mania has never been hotter (or should that be vampirishly chilly?) Embrace the craze with the latest Scene It? DVD game, which features hundreds of clips, trivia questions and on-screen puzzles from the original Twilight film. Players aren't required to divide up into Team Edward and Team Jacob ... that we're aware of. Ages 13+, $29.99, Screenlife Games.
Star Wars Battle of Endor: Most Lego sets let you build a vehicle or a building ... this one lets you build an entire action sequence! This 890-piece set comes with 12 mini-figures (including Leia, Han, Chewie and Rebels, Imperials and Ewoks), the shield bunker, an AT-ST walker, two speeder bikes and an Ewok glider and catapult ... basically everything you need to reenact the last 40 minutes of Return of the Jedi. Ages 9+, $99.99, Lego.
Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank: What exactly makes this tank Turbo? This massive trooper transport from the hit Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon can hold up to twenty action figures (though it only comes with one), features electronic lights and loads of sounds and audio phrases taken directly from the series, a removable command center and a hidden speeder bike that launches from inside the tank. So, yeah ... that's turbo. Ages 4+, $99.99, Hasbro.
Zhu Zhu Pets: These cuddly robotic hamsters offer all the fun of a furry friend, minus the mess and short lifespan of the real thing. Kids can collect four different pets (with names like Num Nums and Chunk), each with its own vocab of squeaks. Let the robo-hamsters scurry freely through your house, or you can pick up Zhu Zhu habitats, carriers and playsets. Ages 3+, $7.99, Cepia LLC.
Zippity Learning System: If you've ever seen a preschooler watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Little Einsteins, you know they'll dance or sing or do just about anything the characters tell them to. Zippity, a TV-based, educational gaming system, harnesses that Disney star power to get kids running, dancing, jumping and marching – all while learning math and language skills! Ages: 3-5, $79.99, LeapFrog.
