Our Top Picks For Holiday Giving

Ah, holiday gift giving. Here we go. One week until the biggest shopping day of the year launches the official “season of giving”, and everyone is searching for the best ideas. To help simplify your shopping over the next month, we’ve created a list of gifts that we believe are unique, interactive, comfortable, and memorable. All are available online to lower your stress level even more.

ESPN Fast Action Football

Introducing the first indoor electronic game table that combines a digital electronic display with physical head-to-head football play — ESPN Fast Action Football brings the real-life excitement of football indoors with game play commentary, lifelike football sounds, electronic scoring and a footpad and joystick that let kids control the game.

Features a multi-colored, light-up field display, footpad and joystick, 3 modes of game play: Training Camp, Rookie and Pro, and Game Play Commentary, lifelike football sounds and electronic scoring.

$200.00 at www.fisherprice.com

Radio Control Gyromax Red Car

Blast across dirt, grass or pavement. Do flips and spins, catch air, drive on two wheels and even turn at 90° – this go-anywhere stunt vehicle leaves other so-called "all-terrain vehicles" in the dust! It has two giant gyro wheels and two powerful motors to tackle the toughest terrain. Best of all, it sports four large stunt pegs – for cool, freestyle stunts that no other RC vehicle can do! It's the wildest, freestyle 4WD stunt remote control ATV ever! Includes a 6-volt rechargeable battery pack with charger and a 9-function radio control.

$49.95 at www.discoverystore.com

Extreme Makeover Home Edition House

Six rooms, two rooftop options and tons of accessories give little decorators endless play options. It comes with everything a child needs to decorate the house, one with a sunny party patio roof or one with a classic regular roof. You can combine the houses together to make one large house, or keep them separate so they're next door to each other. Set includes more than 200 pieces. Comes complete with stylish furnishings, trendy decorating materials, fabric accessories and easy-to-follow instructions with decorating tips.

$79.99 at www.etoys.com

Cranium WonderWorks: Super Story Recorder

Create outrageous stories with your own voice using the Super Story Recorder from Cranium WonderWorks. Answer questions with wacky words and funny sounds, then listen as the Super Story Recorder mixes everything into surprisingly hilarious one-of-a-kind tales. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (included).

$19.95 at www.etoys.com

Season’s Greetings Cookie Bouquet

Corso's Cookie Gift Bouquets are made from delicious butter creme cookies, baked fresh each day and individually hand-decorated by one of their icing artists. Each bouquet is wrapped and packaged with delicate care to insure it arrives safe and sound into your recipient's hands.

$29.95 - $79.95 at www.corsoscookies.com

Cube World 3 Set

Play and interact with stick characters. Set of two, interactive digital cubes and characters. Each stick person has its own activity and over 100 animations. Each character has a job - a policeman, a corporate desk jockey, a delivery man, a fireman. Play games with each character and log high score. Built-in motion sensors let the player shake the cube to make a character do many different things. Connect the cubes and the characters will visit each other and interact! If left alone, characters will enter "sleep" mode, saving battery power.

$29.95 at www.discoverystore.com

Teen Digi Makeover

Featuring an interactive touch pad and digital camera that plugs directly into your TV, Radica's Digi-Makeover gives tons of cool effects for makeup, hair, clothes and accessories, including over 50 hairstyles and colors. Add makeup and jewelry for new looks. Interactive touch pad and digital camera plugs directly into the TV.

$58.72 at www.walmart.com

Pyramat Sound Seat with Dual Speakers & Subwoofer

Pyramat® Sound Seat pushes out bone-rocking surround sound with dual 8W speakers and an exclusive ARX 50W (peak) subwoofer that rumbles through your body. The perfect seat for gaming — with easy-reach controls for volume, bass and input — and it is compatible with PS2™, Xbox™, GameCube™, Nintendo DS™ and PSP™. For other entertainment, plug in your iPod®, MP3 player, TV, VCR or DVD player. For easy stashing, it measures just 24" x 18" x 15" when folded.

$149.95 at www.sharperimage.com

Chocolate Candles

A daily fix for chocoholics, these candles provide the delightful pleasure of chocolate – without the calories! For an artistically blended fragrance, light often and let the uniquely delectable aroma fill any space. Each candle burns cleanly for approximately 50 hours.

$25.00 at www.uncommongoods.com

Shine On 60 Hour Candle

Ingenious design is paired with charming style to cast a cozy glow anywhere in a home. The 100% beeswax candle coil is fed in small increments through the candle clip - simply advance more candle as it burns. A three-inch section burns for approximately an hour, while the smart design ensures a better use of wax than traditional shapes. The copper-finish plate and clip bring a warm touch to any home. Refills are also available.

$18.00 - $30.00 at www.uncommongoods.com

Champagne Cork Candles Set of 12

Turn any evening into a celebration with these fine vintage champagne "corks." Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or just a quiet dinner for two at home, these clever candles will brighten up the night by turning any champagne bottle into a candleholder. Sold as a set of 12 corks.

$22.00 at www.uncommongoods.com

Lavender Room Diffuser

This set fills a home with the scent of lavender naturally. The reeds absorb the scent, then gently diffuse it throughout the room. Because they are natural, the reeds gently bend into a sensuous curve. Includes bottle, eight reeds and eight ounces of essential lavender oil in a cologne base.

$40.00 at www.uncommongoods.com

Tiered Hummingbird Feeder

As super-functional and appealing to hummingbirds as it is dazzling, this marvelous hummingbird feeder is a fantastic addition to a yard. Featuring four bee-resistant feeding ports and tempered glass nectar holders that resist scratches and fading, this curvaceous feeder is easy to fill and clean and ever-so effective at attracting flitting, fluttering hummingbirds.

$50.00 at www.uncommongoods.com

Luggage Tags with Attitude

For the person always on the go, these fun, plastic luggage tags have a whole lot more style and attitude, as well as room for all the necessary contact information on the back (name, address, phone). Each pack of 6 tags (3" x 4") contains one each of these six sayings:

Sold as a set of 6.

$12.00 at www.wishingfish.com

Red Scrolling Dog Tag

Create a message that magically flashes across in bright red LED letters with this Scrolling Message Dog Tag. Display team spirit, a favorite saying, or a most appealing introduction. LED letters are visible day and night. Adjust the speed the message travels and the brightness of the letters. Dog tag holds a single message up to 118 characters.

$19.98 at www.shop.com

Brush T’s for Golf

Available in 3 heights; "3 Wood"," Driver", and "Oversize."  Each pack will contain 3 tees that are all the same height. These tees reduce the resistance and the energy lost at the point of impact, which enables the golfer to drive the ball farther. They also enable the golfer to consistently tee the ball at the same height every time. Ultimately, they save money because they are more difficult to break and lose. Conforms with R&A and USGA rules.

$7.95 at www.golftees.com

Sudoku Handheld Game

This game will put your logic to the test! Bring the craze of the popular newspaper puzzle right into your hands. Enjoy the challenge of these logic puzzles without having to erase your answers as you try new options in this new touch screen Sudoku. This electronic Sodoku features over 100,000 puzzles, batteries and a stylus.

$19.50 at www.fantasytoyland.com

Split Cam

Image "morphing" is the art of combining two distinct images into one composite picture. Imagine a dog's head on the body of a friend; or seeing one person throw and catch the same pitch! The Split-Cam uses analog image fusion technology to combine the images without all the hassle and expense of digital editing software. Simply line up the top subject of the picture, click once, line up the second subject, click again, and presto! Two images are fused together inside the camera! Get the film developed to see the results.

$12.95 at www.northshoreshirts.com

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