Popular Children's No Gender Halloween Costumes Under $20

Despicable Me 2 Minion Costume (no gender)
$19.75

Star Wars Darth Vader Costume (no gender) $16.60

Harry Potter Robes $17.21

Olaf from Frozen $19.50

Tablets for Kids

Looking for the right tablet to buy your child this Christmas? Here are the best tablets for kids as reviewed by Consumer Reports.
All products were tested for  display quality, battery life, and ease of use of the touch-screen interface for each device, and of course, were kid-tested for approval as well.

 

iXL 6-in-1 Learning System, $38.49 (54% off retail) 

Features six distinct interactive options--such as a Digital Reader, Game Player, and MP3 Player 

Pros:
Popular with younger children ages 3 to 7.
Long battery life (13.7 hours on average)
Open and closes like a book (only child tablet to do that)
Runs on 4 AA batteries
Accepts up to 5 custom profiles
Rugged

Cons:
Small 3.3 inch screen
Requires a custom profile
Requires installation software (comes in box)
Requires synching with another computer
No camera

LeapFrog LeapPad1 Explorer $79.00 (21% off retail) 

Help your child create and learn with the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer. The learning tablet gives you access to more than 100 educational books, games, videos, and apps. Subjects like mathematics, reading, and science are covered in a fun and interactive way. The LeapPad's built-in camera can shoot video, allowing kids to make animation and art to share with family and friends.

Pros:

Adjusts level of difficulty to child's ability

Easiest to use and most fun (according to Consumer Reviews)  

Encouraging male voice

Volume control 

Parents can customize math skills and spelling lists in games

Parents can synch it to website and follow child's progress online

Built-in camera with video capability

Cons:

Must set up profile, connect to website, download updates, not quick process (30-45 minutes)

Not pre-loaded with a lot of content

Must buy additional apps and cartridges

VTech InnoTab Learning Tablet

Vtech InnoTab 2 Learning Tablet $69.99

Give your child their own durable touch-screen tablet with VTech's InnoTab 2 Learning App Tablet. This multi-functional tablet for children ages 3 - 9 includes a photo/video camera, a 5-inch touch screen, 2 GB of onboard memory, an SD card slot for expandable memory, and media players for MP3s, photos, and videos. The InnoTab 2 comes with an art studio, coloring app, one e-book, two motion sensor games, and 2 free downloads from the Learning Lodge Navigator. Additional songs, games, e-books, and videos are available for purchase online on VTech's Learning Lodge Navigator.

 

Pros:

Most fun games according to kids

Only tablet with adjustable tilt screen

Profile set up on device, does not require connecting to a computer

Preloaded with several games

E-reader preloaded with books

Includes art studio, music player, coloring book, calculator, notepad, clock, calendar

Parents can track progress online (after synch)

Cons:

No animated guide character (still has male voice guide) 

No Camera

Buy additional e-books and apps on cartridges, at $25 each.

VINCI 7-Inch Touchscreen Mobile Learning Tablet (8GB) $199

VINCI Tab, VINCI's first early learning system, comes complete with part of the VINCI Early Learning Curriculum. The games, story books and music videos are specifically designed for fun, parent-guided and interactive education which is mapped to be inter-connected and designed to provide levels of learning according to each child's age and capability.

Pros:
Best display
Best touch screen
Most "adult" tablet
Runs on Android
3 mp camera
Recommended for toddlers and preschoolers

Cons:
Costs more than some non-kid tablets
Protective bumper makes it difficult to use side controls

Not a lot of preloaded content
Less intuitive (compared to other tablets)

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2012 Most Popular Holiday Gifts for Toddlers

Here are Ten of the Top Holiday Gifts for Children 4 and under (according to About.com), all of them at a discount, and available for free shipping with Amazon Prime!!

1. Jake's Musical Pirate Ship from Jake and the Neverland Pirates (By Fisher Price) $38.90
Bucky is fully equipped to battle Hook and his crew to defend Jake's treasure. The crow's nest lets Jake spot Hook on the water, and the spring-loaded canon fires water-ball projectiles. The Tick Tock Croc hides behind a hidden trap door. Bucky is packed with 25 action phrases and songs. Roll Bucky on its wheels and set sail, rocking side to side! Bucky comes with Jake and Skully figures and three water-ball projectiles. (Not for use in water.) For ages 3 and up.

2.  Servin' Surprises Cook ‘n Serve Kitchen & Table (by Fisher Price) $59.99
The Fisher-Price Servin' Surprises Kitchen & Table is full of surprises for kids--like a "magic" tray that recognizes the food being served with songs & different phrases like "Who wants pizza?" or "Mmmm, cookies!" There are songs to teach kids about manners and cleanup too! Plus a stovetop with a burner that makes cooking sounds and an oven with light and timer sounds. When you flip over the stovetop and remove the oven--surprise! It becomes an activity table! Place settings and food pieces store right inside table. For ages 24 months to 6 years.

3. Playtime Together Dora & Me Dollhouse (by Fisher Price) $49.99
The Playtime Together Dora & Me Dollhouse features six rooms filled with fun surprises including a "working" refrigerator, a doggy dog for Perrito, a dollhouse in the attic and a craft and play table. Includes 7 furniture pieces and 4 figures! You can add on family and friend figure packs and decorate and design the rooms with furniture that features lights and sounds. To make your playdate with Dora complete, you can also choose a friend that looks like you!. (Does not include dolls.) This item is eligible for Amazon Prime.

4. Winx Club Good vs Evil 4 Pack Icy Bloom Stella Flora 11.5" Enchantix Dolls with bonus DVD $64.00

Make watching Enchantix even more entertaining with exclusive good versus evil dolls by Winx. Stella, Bloom, Flora and Icy look stunning in their enchanting couture. Each of them possesses the magical ability to change from a mere mortal into a glamorous fairy at your child's whim. Comes with a DVD of the very first Enchantix episode.

5. Vtech Switch & Go Dinos $38.78 (that's 22% off list price, also available for Amazon Prime- no shipping!)
The VTech Switch & Go Dinos Brok the Brachiosaurus easily switches from a massive car carrier to a dinosaur and back again in just a few simple steps. In vehicle mode, load up and carry your favorite Switch & Go Dinos or launch the included race car and pterodactyl into the air. In dino mode, Brok stomps his feet when you push him along and kids can move his motorized neck. Brok's LCD screen plays animations and 80 sound effects and phrases that teach dinosaur facts.
All 7 dinosaurs available!

6. Team Umizoomi Come & Get Us! Counting UmiCar by Fisher Price $34.97
Now you can call UmiCar, just like on the Team Umizoomi television show! Just press the button on the easy-to-use remote control, and UmiCar will magically find where you are and drive straight to you. You can also use the remote to move the UmiCar forward, count and sing, or see the car spin and count backwards!

7. Disney Doc McStuffins Time For Your Check Up Doll (5 inch action figure) $19.89
Its Time for a Checkup with everyone's favorite Doctor and this Disney Doc McStuffins Doll Set Time for Check Up! Doc McStuffins is always ready to fix you up, stop those sniffles and send you on your way for another day of play! This set includes Doc in her Doc Fashion, Stethoscope, Doc kit, Otoscope, Thermometer, Needle and Reflex Hammer.

8. STAR WARS Fighter Pod 16 Figure pack $19.96 (20% off retail!)
What’s better than 1 Star Wars figure? 16 of them, along with the pods and vehicles to make them highly mobile and deployable! You get 4 exclusive figures and 3 hidden figures in this pack of 16 JEDI STARFIGHTER figures, 2 vehicles and 6 pods! Pack includes 16 figures, 2 vehicles and 6 pods.

9. Master Moves Mickey (M3) $49.97 (38% off retail!!)
Get down in the house with your favorite Mouse! Mickey dances to a funky beat as he combines over 15 different dance moves into his own original dance combinations. Perfect your moves with Mickey as he shows off his insane handstand and then pops right into a 360! Press his nose to hear original tracks and funky beats as Mickey does "The Windmill," "The Mouska Mix," "The Spin Cycle," "The Handstand," and the rest of his cool Mouska moves!

10. Bouncy My Happy to See Me Pup $29.97 ($7.00 off retail!)
This Bouncy My Happy-To-See-Me Pup pet from Furreal Friends loves to show you how happy she is. Using light-sensor technology, your Furreal Friends puppy can tell when you are near her, and she will respond to you. With a simple wave of your hand or a gentle pet on her head, she'll playfully jump in circles, and bark with excitement like a real puppy!