Kidsday: Rating holiday toys

December 12, 2012

ILLUMIVOR MECHA SHARK (Sky Rocket Toys)

This radio-controlled shark lights up. The tail, the gills, the eyes and the outer body light up. It makes awesome sounds and moves really fast. It has a controller that is shaped like a fin. Puch a button on the controller and the shark makes chomping and crunching sounds. The lights on the tail move back and forth. Do you think it looks dangerous in the day? Wait until you see it in the dark. I really liked this. It lights up, moves really fast and makes awesome sounds. It looks really awesome in the dark. It has awesome features, but it doesn't go in water.

Ages: 6 and older

BIG BOOTS LAUNCH INTO ACTION (Matchbox/Mattel)

I played with the Matchbox Big Boots Dino Adventure Squad Vehicle. It came with four men inside to play with. The toy has many cool features, like the launcher. When the launcher sends the big boots into the air and they hit the floor, they stand up. The toy is supposed to prevent a dinosaur from destroying a forest. My younger brother, Jonathan, enjoyed playing with it, and he has played with it every day. When he first launched the toy, he thought it was cool. It was the best toy, he said.

Ages: 3 and older

Rating:

4 of 5

--Angel Argueta, Kidsday Reporter

TINY LOVE MAKES US HAPPY (Tiny Love)

Kidsday reporters tested a few Tiny Love products for little kids.

Kim tested Tiny Love Follow Me Activity Toy. She wrote: "It is a great toy for little kids. Follow-Me Fred can say four phrases. You also can twist his body to go different ways. His collar controls his speed. My niece is 1, and she really enjoyed this. She would not go anywhere without him."

Claudio checked out Tiny Love Musical Stack and Ball Game. He wrote: "It is an elephant that lights up and makes sounds. This toy elephant is really soft. It has rings to put on the elephant, and it has red, blue and green balls. Babies love throwing the balls in the rings to make the music."

Ages: 6 months and older

Rating:

5 of 5

--Kim Brijbasi and Claudio Garcia, Kidsday Reporters

CLASS OF THE WEEK: Leigh Hendrick-Bohn's fifth-grade class, JACKSON MAIN SCHOOL, Hempstead