Hot, sizzling toys of 2008

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Hot, sizzling toys of 2008

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Crayola Glow Station: Kids take the light wand and put it to the glow canvas to create glow-in-the-dark artwork. They use stencils, texture sheets and other tools to enhance the illustrations. Or petite artists can draw with a dry-erase marker on acetate and use the light wand to transfer the image to the glow canvas. Price: $29.99.

Girl Tech Stylin' Studio: The popular Digi Makeover toy goes to the next level. Girls give themselves digital makeovers with the Stylin' Studio. Players plug the unit into a computer's USB port and start primping. The unit includes a touch pad and stylus so girls can add hair, make up, accessories and clothing effects to their image. Print the picture or e-mail it to a friend. Price: $59.99

Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker: The popularity of cupcakes bakes its way into girl toys. Use one of the four included batter flavors to fashion homemade cupcakes in a flash. Add water, stir and place the cupcake maker in the microwave for 30 seconds. Use the enclosed froster to decorate the cupcake and doll it up with sprinkles, too. Price: $29.99. Need more refills? Packages are $5.99-$11.99 each.

Elmo Live! They've tickled him, made him stand up, fall down and get up again. Now Fisher-Price takes its interactive Elmo toy to the most technologically advanced stretch of Sesame Street. It's as if you're watching the fuzzy red monster perform as he does on TV. Watch his mouth open and close while he sings songs, plays games, and tells stories and jokes. Price: $59.99.

Clickables Fairy Charms Starter Set: This interactive jewelry box, which comes with a necklace and three charms, combines safe online and offline play. Girls go online (www.pixiehollow.com) to visit Disney fairies Tinker Bell and friends and create their own fairy. The jewelry box-shaped Clickables system plugs into a computer with the included USB cord. Touch the center of the jewelry box with one of the charms, and it beams with lights and music. Price: $29.99.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Quickly becoming the next Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh!, this collectible card game continues flying off shelves in a blur. Individual packages include one metal card and one Bakugan ball. Kids spread out their cards and roll their Bakugan ball over the cards. Magnets cause the balls to pop open and reveal a specific creature. Kids battle it out, drawing from more than 100 characters available. Price: $2.99-$29.99.

EyeClops Night Vision: You don't have to be James Bond to use nifty gadgets. Budding super spies can snoop around and see in the dark with the EyeClops Night Vision. Both kids and adults slip on these rubber-strapped goggles and use its infrared technology to see up to 50 feet in the dark. Backyard play will never be the same. Price: $79.99.

Kota the Triceratops: Playskool doesn't know the meaning of the word extinct. With a heavy dose of modern technology, kids can get up close and personal with Kota the Triceratops, an animatronic dinosaur that measures more than 40 inches long. With sensors scattered throughout his body, Kota responds to touch with a roar, a flick of the tail or a move of the head. Price: $300.

Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25: It takes six D batteries to power this massive automatic toy gun. A belt system helps load the darts quickly into the gun. With a pull of the trigger, the gun blasts a flurry of foam darts, a total of three per second. Become a backyard or rumpus room sniper and use the folding tripod to hold steady aim. Includes 25 darts, which pack away into an ammo box for storage. Price: $39.99.

Lego Agents Mobile Command Center: Lego's Mobile Command Center allows kids to use Lego building bricks to create their own team of bad-guy secret agents and vehicles. The scenario finds Dr. Inferno locked in the command center's jail, and his minions are busting him loose. More than 8,500 bricks help build character figures, two cars, a boat, two planes and a jumbo tractor-trailer truck that serves as a mobile headquarters. Price: $89.99.

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Crayola Glow Station: Kids take the light wand and put it to the glow canvas to create glow-in-the-dark artwork. They use stencils, texture sheets and other tools to enhance the illustrations. Or petite artists can draw with a dry-erase marker on acetate and use the light wand to transfer the image to the glow canvas. Price: $29.99.

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