Toy hits and flops of 07'

[chefpatty]

So lets admit it's really only a good deal if your kids actually play and use it. Just wondering what your kids hits and flops were for this season.

 

DD (almost 6)

Hits-

 

BUTTERSCOTCH :):)

Leapster games

 

Flops-

Phonics workbooks (Santa's giving me homework? )

Veggie tales nativity set- I think she may have been a bit old for it. I'll get it out next year with the decorations and she'll probably play with it.

 

DS (11yrs)

 

Hits

Guitar Hero 3

Playstation 2 (prev. one broke about 6wks ago)

Notre Dame coat (he actually cried. it's a really sharp coat that I never would have known about if it wasn't for this site. Great price too!)

bike

 

Flop-

handheld football game from Kolh's. (doesn't work)

 

thanks to everyone for posting deals. My kids say this was the best Christmas ever!

[elena_398]

Did anyone give their kids the FlyPen system? Holy crap its complicated. LOL. My husband and I were scratching out heads trying to get the darn thing to understand what we write and recognize the words. UGH. This was a huge hit when he first opend, but I have a feeling it will be a miss withing a week or so.

[tsa]

DD -10-

Hits:

*Limited too clothes (50%off clearance Thanks gotta deal)

*Guitar hero 3

*Heelys ($25 Thanks gottadeal)

*webkinz

Misses:

*Aunt gave her a barbie and hello kitty shirt:confused:

 

DS-8-

Hits

*Terranic Remote control car ($25 thanks gotta deal)

*Lego Bulldozer (15% off plus free shipping and no tax-Thanks gotta deal

*Radar gun ($9 thanks amazon and gottadeal)

*Nerf guns- yes plural, and we have been having WWIII in our house- (thanx amazon, GD

Misses

*Guitar hero 3-- he has no patience to learn it

*Dallas Cowboy football--wrong team

 

DH

Hits:

*all of the great tools from Sears on BF

*a new Chop Saw

 

Family

Hits:

*All of the Cranium games-4 total- (thanks amazon and Gottadeal

 

It was a wonderful Christmas. The kids couldn't believe how "good" they were this year;)

[hpowers]

Big hits that really surprised me where the Iflops from Kohl's. They were under $10 and everyone I gave them to loved them.

Butterscotch is the biggest hit though.

[heatherkw]

HITS

 

DD16 Juicy pocketbook

HTC PPC phone/palm

 

DD13 Converse hightops PINK

Moto Q cell

 

DS12 Full auto Airsoft rifle

Rockband

 

DS10 V-bot

Cube world

Moonsand(man that crap is messy!)

[guilliam]

Hits

 

ds17 ipod touch, gh for ps3, orange box for xbox 360

 

ds5 psp w/simpsons game

 

Misses

 

Ultimate Bumblebee Transformer (it took dh an hour to transform it. Of course, he could have read the directions LOL )

[DramaQueenLucy]

DS15 Hits

X-Box 360

ALienware MP 3 player

Halo 3 Legendary (thanks to GottaDeal got it for the same price as reg Halo 3 and it has extras...I didn't even know it...lol)

Slingshot flying Monkeys (kids love 'em the Christmas tree has taken a beating though)

Misses

Clothes~( They aren't South Pole...UGH)

 

DS9 Hits

Pokémon Cards

X-Box 360

Sling Shot monkey

 

Misses

Lego Star Wars

[BoulderChick]

DS15 Hits

X-Box 360

ALienware MP 3 player

Halo 3 Legendary (thanks to GottaDeal got it for the same price as reg Halo 3 and it has extras...I didn't even know it...lol)

Slingshot flying Monkeys (kids love 'em the Christmas tree has taken a beating though)

Misses

Clothes~( They aren't South Pole...UGH)

 

DS9 Hits

Pokémon Cards

X-Box 360

Sling Shot monkey

 

Misses

Lego Star Wars

 

When you go clothing shopping next, check Marshalls, TJ Maxx and Ross. I always see South Pole clothing there. Jeans, Sweatshirts, T-shirts, etc...

[mom2monkiesx3]

I actually think the only miss with my kids this year was Amazing Allysen from my mom to my DD (6) THIS THING IS THE MOST HORRIBLE TOY ON EARTH! I can literally give you

20+ reasons NOT to buy this doll

 

And Moon Sand, all of my kids HATED it...they are 9, 6 and 4. Granted my 9yr old HATES anything messy, he gets it from ME!

 

Everything else they absolutely LOVED!

[jenilyn]

Did anyone give their kids the FlyPen system? Holy crap its complicated. LOL. My husband and I were scratching out heads trying to get the darn thing to understand what we write and recognize the words. UGH. This was a huge hit when he first opend, but I have a feeling it will be a miss withing a week or so.

Tried to get ours going b4 xmas morning , ya know so it would be ready to use, but its such a PITA that we didnt give it to him. We just got him something else. Thing was , I got his from BzzAgent, so no return there for its useless self. Maybe when I have les holiday stress and more patience, say around spring break Illl get back to it.....LOL...

 

Hits here were the PSP systems we got both boys, they love them and I finally figured out what my WPA Key was for the router to get them online, was easy once i remembered what it was.....LOL.... and they always get a slew of gift cards from everyone as they are hard to shop for.

 

We really didnt have any flops...

[lisamag]

dd6 hits:

chou chou doll,

multi video games,

leapster and games,

disney play dough

fur real friends parrot, lamb and piglet

WowWee Roboreptile

 

misses:

shrek babies,

barbie twany horse cant get it to jump

board games

 

ds14 hits:

mp3 player,

WowWee Roboreptile

Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T

nurf light up basketball

video games

shocking candy bar

 

misses:

books

computor games (comp to slow to run them)

 

the kids are still thanking me for everything they got, that was my hit

[leefamily23]

DS (15)

Only 1 miss- which was Rockband- it's not really getting touched too much. I was suprised.

[mom2monkiesx3]

DS (15)

Only 1 miss- which was Rockband- it's not really getting touched too much. I was suprised.

WOW~ We've been playing as a family since we opened it and my DS is only 9, he doesn't get the hang of the drums on the faster songs but he LOVES the guitar and the mic! His Christmas money is going towards ANOTHER guitar so him and daddy can play guitar and bass at the same time while I do drums

 

Everyone thought it would be too complicated for my Ds who has never played guitar hero but it is by FAR FAR FAR the best present we got this year. DD(6) even likes to sing along and DS(4) got real drums and we brought those in the living room and he "thinks" he is playing with us too!

[katiesmommy01]

dd6 hits;

-Butterscotch :)

-Handmade doll bed (found it at a consignment sale last year for $15!)

-Shining Stars unicorn

-Littlest pet shop sets (one $10 from Amazon and one $15 from walmart)

-My little pony w/carrier from Santa ($9 from amazon!)

 

misses;

-"barbie car" from granpa (was a myscene car and wasn't PINK)

-Truck (again from granpa...my daughter is a girly girl and was like "you got me a truck? why?")

[shopping mom]

So far no bad misses here of course 3 of them do not live at home anymore so there may be some.

 

DD19 Loves her guitar and all the clothes fit except for some underclothes that we can return for the right size. Blue Toothworks great

 

DS17 Wii has been a hit even though he did not ask for one. loves the camera from grandma, and all clothes fit except for one shirt. He got 12 UMD's for his PSP and loves them. The only thing he did not get and wanted was a watch and he gets that for his BD today. We did have to return his camera and blue tooth because neither worked but everything is okay now.

 

DD4 No misses that I can tell so far. I thought the smartglobe was not working but now it is doing fine. I am just glad I went out Christmas Eve and bought the the Eyeclops. She told me on the 23rd that she wanted it the most. I told her all the shopping was done. One Christmas Eve morning she says its okay if I don't get the eye toy I want maybe I can get it next year. Grandma and I looked at each other and left to get it. I even remembered to buy a converter so it work on our TV.

[Momto32003]

dd6 hits:

chou chou doll,

multi video games,

leapster and games,

disney play dough

fur real friends parrot, lamb and piglet

WowWee Roboreptile

 

misses:

shrek babies,

barbie twany horse cant get it to jump

board games

 

ds14 hits:

mp3 player,

WowWee Roboreptile

Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T

nurf light up basketball

video games

shocking candy bar

 

misses:

books

computor games (comp to slow to run them)

 

the kids are still thanking me for everything they got, that was my hit

We also have Tawny. Have you tried holding her body and pulling her back legs?

[jillysmommy]

DD -3 Hits...

Princess enchanted castle dollhouse

fisher price digital camera

barbie doll

ken doll

leapster games

[booga12345]

DS7- Wii (now he'll leave ours alone!!!) :), Rockband, Skateboard, Star Wars game, Alvin and the Chipmunks game

 

DS4- Star Wars game, Moonsand (very messy), Star Wars figures, Darth Vader computer, anything that was starwars.

 

Only 1 miss :) Pirates of the Carribean treasure hunt for DS7

[lisamag]

We also have Tawny. Have you tried holding her body and pulling her back legs?

i tried, i pulled the legs all the way back but when i put the horse on the floor it falls over instead of jumping.

[all4mykids]

Did anyone give their kids the FlyPen system? Holy crap its complicated. LOL. My husband and I were scratching out heads trying to get the darn thing to understand what we write and recognize the words. UGH. This was a huge hit when he first opend, but I have a feeling it will be a miss withing a week or so.

I am so with you on this one. DD9 is very advanced when it comes to computer related things and is very frustrated with this one. I may put it up for 6 months or so, which is sure to disappoint.

[VTmommy]

DD7 -- Butterscotch (thanks to GD and Kohls!)

Sansa Clip MP3 player (BB deal on BF)

iDog (thanks GD and Amazon)

clothes (mostly Kohls clearance)

HSM stuff: CD, DVD board game, lip glosses/lotion from Avon (all discounted)

 

misses -- backyardigans beanie baby, she is too old to really enjoy this

plush animal headphones from kohls, they were too small for her head

 

DS5 -- a wooden nutcracker (Kohls decor sale!) -- his very favorite thing

Tekno Robotic Puppy Dalmation (thanks to GD and Amazon)

spiderman costume with muscles (kohls clearance)

scooby doo movies (BF deals somewhere!)

Spiderman mega block set (thanks to GD and Amazon)

 

misses -- didn't like his vsmile game (Bob the Builder...I wanted Toy Story 2, but couldn't find it at Kmart when they had the B1G1F sale in November), clothes (what do you expect he is a 5 year old boy! LOL)

I Spy Bingo, upstaged by Disney DVD bingo

 

DS2 -- all the Diego stuff (mostly Kohls toy sale, 1/2 off toy sale early this week at Price Chopper grocery store)

Scooby Doo Mystery Machine and figures (thanks GD and KBToys)

candy he lifted from everyone elses stockings!

anything his brother is playing with (including the shake and go flyers from Amazon sale)

 

misses -- the bulls eye bounce and roll, hasn't even opened it yet! Think this will change once it is opened.

 

whole family -- disney DVD bingo, although DS2 really doesn't put the chips on the card but does recognize the characters

XO Laptop from one laptop per child Give 1, Get 1 promotion -- they LOVE this! A great kids-oriented first computer. They especially like the music, web cam and draw/paint activities that are built in.

[all4mykids]

DD9

Hits--Hannah Montana Concert Tour Bus (full price but worth it)

Hannah, Lily and Oliver dolls from Target

 

Misses--FlyPen(too complicated right now, but thanks to Amazon and GD for the deals on the software)

 

 

DD8

Hits--Baby Alive wets'n'wiggles--boy and girl

Mommy Make Me Better Doll

 

Misses--Blaze the Skating Puppy (seems a bit boring)

Barbie Girl MP3 Player--just not interested like I thought she would be

 

DS8

Hits (Lots of them for him)

Huffy Green Machine

4ft MegaTech Inflatable Robot (thanks amazon--For $15 it has been a blast)

Eyeclops

No real misses

 

The whole family---Wii---it's a real blast!

[my2kidsmom]

DD9

Hits--

Wii Boogie (hit for me too :))

Eyeclops

RC dragonfly

 

Misses - -

I-CY

 

DS5

Hits -

Hot Wheels Blast and Crash (maybe for another week)

Flippin Frogs

No Brainer

 

Misses -

Pirannah Panic

Air Hogs RC Heil (was fun until it stopped working )

[scrapwave]

No real misses here.

Hits:

Wii/Guitar Hero 3 (DS 14)

Ipod Nano/Digital Camera (DD 12)

 

and surprisingly they both really like the Rubik's Revolution and Deal Or No Deal Handheld Games I got at Walgreens with coupons!

 

My 3 year old niece made sure everything was a hit...every present she would open she would jump up and down yelling "that's just what I wanted!" Even if she had no idea what the present actually was! LOL!

[JennaBug's Mom]

 

My 3 year old niece made sure everything was a hit...every present she would open she would jump up and down yelling "that's just what I wanted!" Even if she had no idea what the present actually was! LOL!

My DD4 did this too! She said "that's just what I always wanted" for everything! It was too cute! I love this age! :)

 

 

One miss we had that was surprising was the Bratz mansion. She did say it was "just what she always wanted" but then added that it wasn't Barbie and hasn't bothered with it since! Maybe if I take it out and set it up she'll change her mind? Or should I return it? I DID get the Amazon deal for $30 w/ FS so I'd hate to return it for the more expensive Barbie one! Any suggestions?

[savvybuys]

Hits..

 

DD6 - Butterscotch, Wets n Wiggles Girl Doll, & the Fisher Price Smart Cycle, My Little Pony Castle.

 

DD3 - FS Smart Cycle too...They bicker over it. Sip N Slurp Doll, Polly Pocket Guitar, Barbies

 

The only real miss is the Barbie Throne Chair...Neither one really cares for it..and it doesnt really do anything...But got it from Amazon for $24 something...So not a huge investment...

[KitaKaT]

The Wii -- DS loves it, as does DH and myself. Expected it to be good but didn't expect it to be this good.

 

The major plus... all the exercise instead of sitting in from of the XBox or PlayStation

[afrey66]

Pretty much all hits here (except there are toys still unopened due to the volume received..lol) There could be some misses in there that have not been discovered.

 

Needless to say, S'Mores (Butterscotches friend) is a HUGE hit as is Butterscotch for my Goddaughter.

 

The Dora TV Adventure Globe has been a huge hit.

 

The Snugglekins (Fisher Price..kind of like Furreal Friends) were a huge hit. The Furreal lamb has been adored (more than I had anticipated). I still want a kitty!

 

The Dora Mermaid items (found awesome deals on them during Amazon's sale) were better received than I had anticipated. The only bummer is the one that turns around and tells stories didn't work right within 5 minutes after opening the package. KUDOS to Amazon for sending a replacement...it's on it's way. They didn't wait for the defective one to be returned before sending it. wooohooo

 

The Belle Tea Party would've been a bigger hit had the batteries in the saucer worked (the key to making it interactive). I'll be purchasing the replacements today (they are button batteries). Other than that, it's adorable!

 

The educational plug and play toys I bought went over well. They are just a little advanced for my daughter but will definitely grow into them and she seems to be enjoying them. I think they will be great learning toys for her.

 

The bike was a big hit. Pretty much all of the toys for the kiddos I buy have been a hit....can't think of any misses yet.

[madisonsmommy]

most of dd's stuff hasn't been opened yet LOL we've been sick for the last couple of days so we just have boxes all over the house...

she does love butterscotch as I suspected (thanks Nana) she keeps her in her room and covers her up at night and turns her on first thing in the morning and feeds her LOL

another big hit has been LPS around the world set plus extras I picked up during the TRU sale ..

So don't know what the misses are yet LOL

[lindabacker]

DD9 -hits - Littlest Pet Shop stuff and webkins

misses-none

 

DS5 - hits - Transformers, Spongebob operation game, hotwheels cars and sets

Misses - Thomas the train set, Spiderman Spidrolic or whatever it is called - that thing is dangerous