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Top Christmas Gifts 2011
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Struggling for ideas to add to your Christmas list this year? Maybe you need to pick a quirky gift for the person who has everything? Maybe you just want to know who
the must-have item is this year?
Well, you're in luck. Gifts & Lists was recently invited to the prestigious Unwrapped event in London where we were invited, first-hand, to view and interact with all the must-have
gifts for Christmas 2011. Don't worry, we made plenty of notes and here are our top gift ideas for the coming festive season.
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Sure to be the number one item on many lists this year, the new range of Kindles adds even more functionality, A colour screen (US Only as yet), and a slimmed-down profile.
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A great novelty gift. build and fly your own radio-controlled shark or clown fish. That's right 'fly'. These gifts are filled with helium (You have to provide
your own - most card shops can do this for you) and you can fly them around the room, powered by suitable swooshing of the tail. Made of the same material you get
with most foil helium balloons, they're not going to last for ever, but they're sure to provide great entertainment over the festive period!
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If you've got a shiny new iPad and you'd like to show it off, how about this great app from Crayola. It turns your new pride and joy into a drawing board for the children in the family.
You might want to check out the Griffin Survivor Case (For your own piece of mind!) and a stylus to make drawing easier.
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If you live in a family where things get broken or take your iPad outside in rough environments then the answer is a hardened rubber case to protect your iPad. We think this one from Griffin is just the job and the reviews speak for themselves!
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If you fancy a change from using your finger to control your iPad then you need a stylus. Standard ones don't work with the iPad but this one does and it works brilliantly. For anyone who has an iPad this little item makes a great stocking
filler if you're thinking about the Crayola Color Studio above then this is a must.
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A global craze in the making, this impossibly cute, battery-operated soft toy is set to have owners and onlookers in stitches as it lip-syncs and boogies along to whatever
music it hears. It also doubles up as a speaker for your MP3 player. Just plug it in and you’re good to go. You can then squeeze your KuchiPaku’s paw and it’ll dance and
lip-sync to the tunes it’s playing.
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A great range of soft dolls to collect from the Manhattan Toy Company. Perfect for any little girl not into the plastic dolls who wants something to carry around. With so many to collect their's a doll here for every child.
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What more can we say. It's the board game version of the hit mobile app!
This wonderfully daft game brings the ludicrously addictive gameplay of Rovio’s smash hit app to the real world. Simply pick a mission card and build the structure shown before opponents use the slingshot launcher to
knock it down along with all those pesky piggies to win points. It’s just as silly and addictive as the digital version that’s driven over 250m people to distraction.
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We've seen these little guys in action and they are absolutely mad. They're a bit like a mobile phone on vibrate, well if it had the power of a car battery going through it. They bounce and scurry all over the place, fall over, flip themselves back and carry on buzzing. Brilliant!
You can even collect and build racetracks, arenas and all manner of activity sets for the Hexbugs to explore.
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There are so many Lego figures out there that you can now collect them. It works like the sticker albums you collect as a child. The figures are collected in small packs and you don't know what's inside until you open it. A great extra stocking filler for anyone who's into their lego!
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Ooops. Nearly missed this one. There do seem to be a lot of iPad-related items on this year's Christmas Lists but I guess that's only to be expected.
This one seems to be appearing on every top 10 list though. Judging by the reviews and awards this looks likely to be a real hit and is already selling out.
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This works great as either a novelty for anyone who's into their photography or just to scare to death colleagues and friends as they see you drinking out of your camera lens.
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Alright, we promise this is the last iPad-related gift. Well, actually, it's more for anyone who's had enough of iPad's. Guaranteed never to run out of batteries this notepad is perfect for involving everyone in the latest hit. It costs a fraction of the price as well!
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