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Yes, Finger Drums is a table top electric drum set. If you just can’t stop tapping your fingers to the beat then you might as well actually play the beat.

When you whack the large tom tom, small tom tom, or snare drum this little gadget plays the respective sound from its internal speaker. There’s also a little light show that flashes inside the drums as you play.A cool light also flashes inside the drums.

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“If your skills permit, you can record your little ditty and play it back for your friends. Also includes a “demo” button which shows you how awesome the Finger Drums can be…and how much more practice you’ll need to become the next Keith Moon of the Finger Drums.”

If you’ve just got to play the drums but don’t have enough room in your home for a full set, then get Drum Frenzy, it’s just like a full set of drums, but it’s a fraction of the size.

You can adjust each of the 4 different drums to 8 different tones, including cymbals. The set gives off more than 30 different sounds. If it’s been concern from the people you live with that’s prevented you getting a set of drums, then let them know that this set comes not only with a volume control, but a headphone jack too.

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“* 30 preset rhythms.
* 10 demo songs to play along wit hand help the musician perfect his/her sense of rhythm.
* 20 preset drum combinations of easy reference.
* Volume keys allow you to practice in privacy.
* Tempo key allows you to adjust play speed.
* Headphone jack.”

Send your child straight to the head of the class with the Children’s Talking Dictionary and Spell Corrector by Franklin. This gadget has a 44,000 word talking dictionary with easy-to-understand definitions that are pronounced for effective vocabulary learning. The Dictionary speaks words and their letters along with definitions.

There’s also a rhyme finder, five word-building games, and a vocabulary word list that can be personalized for your child’s specific needs or homework assignments. There’s even an animated handwriting guide to help your child hone their print and cursive skills.

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“Franklin Children’s Talking Dictionary with Spell Corrector - This electronic dictionary is a great tool to enhance, and speed-up your child’s learning of vocabulary. One of it’s best features is that it speaks words and definitions to your child. Letting them hear how words are pronounced, for a much more natural learning experience. Word-by-Word Matching Easy-to-Understand Definitions Personal Spelling Word List (input weekly spelling words and use them in fun learning exercises) 5 Games with variable skill levels Distinguish sound-alike words such as hear and here with Confusables feature Animated Guide models print & cursive, repeats with the touch of a button Works with headphones for privacy & no distractions Flip cover protects screen & keypad.”

The Animmatronic Roommate is better than any roommate than I’ve ever had. The Roommate has everything a kid needs to be a success in school. The Concise Encyclopedia Britannica, a dictionary, and a world history timeline.

The Roommate is a completely interactive toy and academic resource that uses voice-recognition technology to respond to verbal prompts from your child. Roommate even asks
your child about his or her likes and dislikes, using the responses to personalize conversations and even jokes.

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“Its database can store telephone numbers and the device connects to a phone jack, allowing it to become a child’s personal operator that dials the phone numbers of friends and family in response to verbal commands, or children can use the attached keyboard to prompt the animatronic roommate to initiate a phone call. The unit plays word, memory, and trivia games, and it can say thousands of trivia facts. With digital clock, calendar, MP3 player jack, integrated speaker, and retractable keyboard for text communication with the device.”

The Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye is a handheld bionic microscope that’s also a toy. Plug it into your TV, turn it on and magnify any object that you’d like to see 200 times its normal size.

The image is projected onto your TV. There’s a built-in LED light so objects are properly illuminated for viewing. The microscope comes with an observation dish and tube for so you can get a closer look at many objects and even liquids.

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“Say goodbye to normal magnifiers! With the Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye hand-held device, kids can view everyday objects at 200 times their regular size. Recommended for kids ages six and up, the EyeClops creates hours of endless play and exploration that’s fun for the entire family.”

With this award winning Hydrodynamic Deluxe Building Set you can build a 1/87-scale realistic hydrodynamic plant.

The set uses working tanks, pipes, valves and electric pump. Design your plant, build it, then add water. You can use the valves to adjust the flow.

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“The best way to learn how something works is to build it yourself. This deluxe building set lets you build one of the most fascinating mechanical feats – the working manufacturing plant.”

The Chem C3000 was named Best Overall Chemistry Set by the Wall Street Journal. Your burgeoning scientist, can perform hundreds of real chemical experiments with this advanced chemistry set.

The set comes with test tubes, protective safety glasses, and a book with over 350 experients to perform.

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“* Ultimate chemistry kit
* 387 experiments in 32 sections
* No previous experience required
* Designed and manufactured in Germany for safe experimentation
* Professional quality lab equipment
* Protective safety glasses
* 8 test tubes
* 2 pipettes
* Chemicals included: Sodium hydrogen sulfate, sodium carbonate, potassium, hexacyanoferrate (II), calcium hydroxide, ammonium iron sulfate, ammonium chloride, copper sulfate, litmus powder, hexamethyleneteramine, sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid, luminol preparation, hexacyanoferrate (III), calcium sulfate, iron filings, potassium permanganate preparation, activated charcoal, ammonium carbonate, potassium iodide, potassium bromide, potassium permanganate, sodium thiosulfate, sulfur, zinc powder

The Morphibian Land Shark is the winner of both an Oppenheim Gold Seal and a Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Toy Awards. The Shark’s full-function radio controls make this amphibious vehicle as good in the water as it is on the land.

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The Shark has 4 wheel drive and real working head lights. Its metallic finish means it will look great as you power around the backyard and through mud and puddles.

With the Excalibur 2 in 1 Chess Station you get two sets in one. You get a full-featured travel unit with LCD and a digital chess partner when your at home.

To play against Excalibur, just plug it into its docking station and use the included magnetic sensory board. Excalibur’s processor plays at a tournament rating of 1750, and you get Excalibur’s teaching mode that takes you from a beginner to advanced player.

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“* Select from 73 strength levels
* Offers hint option for coaching
* 32 mate-training problems for advanced players
* Optional teaching mode for beginners
* Rates your games
* Choose from selectable opening lines for play & practice
* Take back mistakes”

Paint Ball, is fun, but it’s also messing and can leave you with a few bruises. It’s definitely much better to get electric shocks!

The set comes with 2 auto reload guns with long range, super accurate power shock beams, and 2 chest targets with status indicator lights. Hit your opponent’s target and he or she gets shocked!

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“* If you’re hit your gun will give you an electric shock through the hand grip
* Two shock levels… Wimp and Tough Guy… How brave do you feel?
* Indicator lights show when you have been hit. Five strikes and you’re out!
* Guns come with carry strap to prevent user from dropping them when shocked!
* Requires 6 AAA batteries (Included)”

With just the touch of a button you’ll always have the perfect joke for any occasion. The JokeMaster II has more that 1100 jokes, and can save 10 of your favorites for easy recall.

There are 30 joke categories like lawyers, kids, and one-liners. A great gift for the jokester in your life.

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“Loaded with more than 1,100 jokes! Save up to 10 of your favorites! Search 30 categories such as blondes, lawyers, insults, rednecks, kids, jokes, aging, mixed funnies, and one-liners. Be the life of the party, or pass it around and share the glory!”

When the professional steel-tipped darts that come with this Bristle Dartboard make contact with the board, they are automatically scored on the LED display. The great thing about this being a bristle dartboard is that the dart tips slide between the bristles allowing the dartboard to “self-heal” when the darts are removed, and no punctures holes are left.

There are five different LED displays for accurate scoring for the board’s 38 different games (with a total of 272 game variations!) as well as four XO-scoring Cricket displays. Up to eight people can play at once, and a virtual opponent can be activated if you want to play by yourself or get in some practice.

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“The board includes optional realistic sound and vocal effects with an adjustable volume control, and a patented handicap feature allows players to compete at the level appropriate to their skills. An auto-sleep function turns the board off when not in use. Includes six steel-tipped darts and a built-in dart holder; additional tips available below. Game play instructions, set-up guide, and AC adapter included. Ages 8 and up. 28″ H x 21″ W x 3 1/2″ D.”

The compact size of this Micro Rescue Helicopter makes it perfect for flying indoors or in tight spaces.

This durable copter comes ready to fly so you can get to work learning how to take-off, hover, descend, turn left and right, and land.

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“* Experience Level:No Experience Necessary
* Recommended Environment:Indoor
* Is Assembly Required:No”

This golf simulator can be played with any club in your golf bag and allows you to swing with the same tempo and force as you would on an actual course.

There are over 800 preprogramed courses and each one of your strokes is analyzed by the advanced hardware, and tells you if you’ve hit a hook, fade, draw, or slice.

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“The turf has a regulation golf ball mounted on a flexible tether which allows the ball to spin when it is struck, resulting in the same feel and “ping” sound that is produced on a golf course. Embedded optical sensors in the turf measure clubhead speed, launch angle, swing path, and ball spin thousands of times every second, calculating the distance and trajectory of the ball, while the included EA Sports™ Tiger Woods PGA Tour® 2006 software visually renders your shots on your PC’s monitor as you negotiate faithful reproductions of world-renowned golf courses such as Pebble Beach, TPC at Sawgrass, and St. Andrews.”

This Interactive Talking Globe doesn’t just help you find out where places are, with its unique interactive “atlasphere,” this globe helps you and your children learn about geography and cultures as well.

Touching the surface of the globe with the magic pen lets you hear thousands of amazing facts about the world’s oceans, continents, countries, states and provinces, and more.

You can buy the Interactive Talking Globe at National Geographic Online.

“Compare statistics such as population and land area, calculate the distance between points, learn the current time for each time zone, and even hear national anthems and popular songs from the region. It offers six games with three skill levels that test the knowledge of up to four players. Made by LeapFrog®. For ages 8 and up. Four C batteries, not included.”