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I'm not delusional ... well not completely. I know it is not the holidays or even close to the time that you want to start thinking about the must-have toys of the season – standing in line for hours, selecting the $29.99 overnight shipping for that all-my-friends-will-have-it Barbie, the newest toy with 692 pieces that will keep you up for weeks leading up to the glorious morning when your child will unwrap your creation –*sigh*–but that's why you have me.
Here are the top 10 must-have toys on shelves right now.
10. Tattoo Barbie Now, don't shoot the messenger on this one! Mattel is making waves with this Totally Stylin Tattoos Barbie that kids are going crazy over. She comes with 40 no-mess tattoo designs that you can put on her clothes, body and even on you, too.
9. G.I. Joe Action Figures If Sienna Miller and Channing Tatum aren't enough to get you excited about the return of the "greatest American hero," G.I. Joe then I don't know what else to tell you. Prepare yourself for the frenzy that is about to be unleashed once 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' premieres in August.
8. Youniverse Diary If only there were a keep safe diary when I was younger then my best friend wouldn't have read my love confessions and told my crush that I liked him. This Youniverse Diary is intact with a secret code with musical buttons that keeps it snoop-proof from jealous best friends or pesky brothers. Once and for all, your secrets are safe!
7. Nerf N-Strike In a foam-filled war with friends or enemies, you want your child to be equipped with the best weapon possible – the Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25. If you think it sounds pretty serious, that's because it is! It lets you shoot 25 sonic micro darts at up to 3 darts per second for an offensive assault. Oh yeah!
6. Webkinz I don't claim to understand the whole Webkinz craze, but there's no denying that it exists. It reminds me of Beanie Babies that everyone collected when I was younger. (Am I dating myself?) The difference is Webkinz are for the savvy Internet era. Webkinz plush animals come with a special internet code where your child can interact with it online. They can name it, make it a home, even play games -- and the best part is, no carpet cleaning necessary!
5. Wolverine Electric
What kid didn't love 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' the movie? That's right, only the weird one down the street! Hugh Jackman brought the character of Wolverine to life on the big screen and what kid wouldn't want retractable battle claws to act out their favorite scene from the movie? We've covered this already. Trust me, anything Wolverine is pretty awesome in the world of kids.
My two favorites: Littlest Pet Shop and organization – I may have to get one of these. You have your iPhone or Blackberry, so it only makes sense that your little nugget would follow in your footsteps. Not only does the Little Pet Shop Digital Planner have an address book, a calendar for storing special dates and a calculator, but you can also play games and activities on it.
3. Nintendo DS Lite Despite the hype behind Wii and other game consoles, kids are still obsessed with Nintendo DS Lite and I can't really blame them. It is a slimmer, brighter, and more lightweight redesign of the Nintendo DS. It has a dual touch screen, Wi-Fi connection, 3-D rendering and other cool features – not to mention twelve colors. Personally, I dig the turquoise.
4. Littlest Pet Shop Digital Planner
2. 'Twilight' Board Game
You must be living under a rock (or in Forks!) if you've never heard of 'Twilight' or experienced a pre-teen (*ahem* or myself) when Robert Pattinson's name is spoken. Books, the board game, dolls, posters, trading cards ... anything 'Twilight' is sure to cause squealing that surpasses normal octaves. Go Team Edward!
1. Transformers Voice Mixer Helmet
Defend Earth, protect the Matrix, and save the universe – eh, doesn't seem out of the realm of my normal day! 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' is all the rage with both boys and girls right now. Hasbro has come out with voice mixer helmets that let you become Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, or Bubblebee, the street-smart, frontline warrior. It's time to suit up!
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WHY>?
Granted some people don't like them or some folks still have the 1960 mentality.
My 19 year old has 3 of her own and before getting any of her we discussed location location location.
Low cut dresses (front or back) etc. Like I tell her you never know if someday you will have to be entertaining clients and want to wear a beautiful cocktail dress with a low slung back on it, you certainly don't want your tattoos hanging out.
So obsurd maybe, teaching tool, absolutely.
My father was a tattoo artist for 30 years. I had to watch the discrimination he got for expressing himself through the art on his skin. It's sad and ironic. Everyone assumed because he had long hair and tattoos that he was a bad person and couldn't possible be a good single parent raising a daughter, or a good member of society. Through my experiance now as an adult it's the "normal" looking people who do the worst things in society.
"Normal" looking priests to hurt the children, "normal" looking teachers, "Normal" looking politicians.
The colors of someones character has nothing to do with what you draw on your skin.