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By Lysa Pelletier, Photographs by Glenn Scott

The Big Boys

Tired of beeping and blinking playthings? These toys require no batteries or plugging in.

 

1. PlaSmart PlasmaBike, $69.99, Learning Express. 2. Sort N’ Store Lego container, $34.99, Learning Express. 3. Begin-Again Kickin’ Putt Sportster game, $29.99, Green Elephant Toys. 4. Janod Crazy Rocky Dog pull toy, $29.99, Green Elephant Toys. 5. Sandwich Shop, $16.99, Mud Puddle Toys. 6. That’s Not My Puppy by Fiona Watt, $8.99, Rose & Dove; My Little Red Fire Truck by Stephen T. Johnson, $19.99, Good Hearts; Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudsen, $15.99, Andover Book Store; Melissa & Doug Make a Face Sticker Pad, $4.99, Learning Express. 7. Perplexus Twist game, $29.99, Learning Express. 8. Automoblox car, $49.95, Beanstock Toy Shop.

 

In the Pink

The best bets for the little girls in your life.

1. Melissa & Doug Trunki carrier, $29.99, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 2. My Friend Huggles doll, $42, Goodhearts. 3. Loop de Doo design-your-own bracelets, $34.99, Learning Express. 4. Melissa & Doug Bella Butterfly hopscotch, $24.99, Learning Express. 5. Groovy Girl, $14.99, Mud PuddleToys. 6. Pink hard hat, $14.99, Learning Express. 7. Shwings wing attachments, $7.95, Rose & Dove. 8. Converse sneakers, $27, Converse. 9. Wooden growth chart, $19.95, Green Elephant Toys. 10. Socks, $14.99 per pair, Lively Kids.

 

So Stuffed!

Plush toys for every good boy and girl.

 

1. LouLoup activity wolf, $54, Roost. 2. Manhattan Toy Dress-Up princess, $29.95, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 3. Man- hattan Toy Dress-Up pirate, $29.95, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 4. Madeline doll, $38.95, Goodhearts. 5. Ty Gumdrop Beanie Ballz, $10.99, Learning Express. 6. Manhattan Toy puppet, $17.95, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 7. Manhattan Toy puppet, $17.95, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 8. Pickles frog blanket, $21.95, Rose & Dove. 9. Pickles dog blanket, $21.95, Rose & Dove. 10. Ty Mischief Beanie Ballz, $10.99; Ty Zoom Beanie Balls, $5.99, Learning Express. 11. Pickles horse blanket, $21.95, Rose & Dove. 12. 3 Sprouts storage bins, $24–$28, Roost. 13. Manhattan Toy puppet, $19.95, Beanstalk Toy Shop. 14. Jelly Cat elephant, $19.99, Green Elephant Toys.

 

Go, Go, Gadget!

Doodads and thingamabobs- a stuffer for every stocking.

1. Schylling Stripes the Long Eared Bunny, $24, Roost. 2. Around the World Puzzle, $14.95, Peabody Essex Museum. 3. Schylling pinball game, $3.99, Home Goods. 4. Sport Buds headphones, $12.99, Mud Puddle Toys. 5. Schylling Panic Pete squeeze toy, $8.50, Chameleon. 6. Ty Monstaz Collection “Jerry” figure, $3.99, Learning Express. 7. Ty Daisy Beanie Ballz, $3.99, Learning Express. 8. Schyl- ling Magnetic Gyro Wheel, $9.99, Home Goods. 9. BeginAgain earthworm, $10.99, Mud Puddle Toys. 10. Triple Action mechanical yoyo, $16.99, Mud Puddle Toys. 11. Tenzi dice game, $14.99, Mud Puddle Toys. 12. Aroma Home hand warmers, $18, Roost. 13. Ridley’s Dominoes, $13, Helen Thomas Simply Smashing!