Toy Testers, Part Three
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Updated: 8:13 PM Nov 25, 2009
Toy Testers, Part Three
For Toy Testers Part Three we're focusing in on the fun toys of 2009.
Posted: 3:13 PM Nov 24, 2009
Reporter: Alexandra Hill
Email Address: alexandra.hill@wjhg.com
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It’s the final installment of WJHG’s 2009 Toy Test and this one is all about having a little fun this holiday season.

The holidays are almost here and if you're still unsure what gifts to get, here's some help literally out of the mouth of babes. Starting off on a musical note, here is the latest concept from Jakks Pacific in video games, or actually TV games.

With no expensive console necessary, you literally just plug it in and play. We tested two versions of this game out, one Star Wars, the other karaoke. Both were huge hits and you didn't even need to know how to sing.

Plug it in and play games range in price from $19.99 to $29.99.

Moving from the karaoke stage to the kitchen, the latest in kid jewelry should carry a slogan the sweeter the better. One of the top ranking gifts in this year’s toy test turned out to be Girls Gourmet candy bead studio, where the jewelry you make you get to eat.

Jewelry and food all for $19.99. But if your kids like candy anywhere near as much as the ones here at the C.C. Moore Boys and Girls club, don't expect this gift to last too long.

Another fun toy for the season is the Star Wars dual action light saber priced at $34.99.

However, not every toy made the toy testers cut.

The Bumblebee voice mixer from the Transformers movie may look cool, but at our toy test we had trouble getting it to actually transform your voice.

"It doesn't work. When you talk into it, it doesn't sound like Bumblebee at all,” said one kid tester.

Another toy the kids had an issue with was the GI Joe Night Raven aircraft which kept falling apart.

"The wing thing fell off and we couldn't really find the sound button. And this thing won't go back up,” said a tester mid-playing.

Moving on to a toy we certainly didn't have an issue finding the sound button for, it's Lulu the Cuddlin’ Kitty, who isn't real she's Furreal.

"I don't like cats that much. Only Furreal cats because real cats scratch a lot," said one kid tester

But not all of the kids loved the Furreal kitty.

"It's not something I would really want because it doesn't walk. I want something that would walk and obey my commands and stuff like that,” said another tester not in favor of Lulu the Kitty.

Priced at $54.99, Lulu takes the title of most expensive toy in this year’s toy test.

A much cheaper option for interactive stuffed animals is Leapfrog's My Pal Violet.

"She talks and teaches things and she can count and sing,” said one tester.

Violet won't break the bank this holiday season either, pricing in at $19.99.

"Overall they had a lot of fun. Seemed like it was a preview to Christmas,” said Boys and Girls club Unit Director Terry Sasser.

If your child has their heart set on a Furreal animal for the holidays, but you don’t want to spend the 55 dollars on Lulu, another option is Zambi the baby elephant.

It’ still somewhat pricey at $49.99, but Hasbro has agreed to donate a portion of all the proceeds of the elephant to the Project Zambi fund, which helps out the over 15 million African children who have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic.