Gifts the family will love
Top gifts for teens
Not too sure what to buy those hard-to-shop for teens or tweens this holiday? Sears Canada has put together a list of cool gift ideas that are guaranteed hits!
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Special Coats for the Disabled Help Us See "beyond the chair"
By Amanda Walsh
Watching children make snow angels with arms and legs outstretched like tiny stars, it is difficult to imagine the challenge of dressing a disabled child to enjoy a winter's day from a distance in their wheelchair.
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Instilling generosity in your child over the holidays
With so many presents, the holidays can turn the focus for some children into "getting" instead of "giving". Christian Children's Fund of Canada, an organization that helps children in need around the world, has some helpful hints to use during the gift-giving season as a way to instill generosity in your child:
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OUR KIDS' CHRISTMAS WISHLIST
BY NICOLE MILLION
The countdown is on to Christmas- 54 days until that special day that kids anxiously await each year. What's going to find its way to your home this year? A Transformer? A Leapfrom ClickStart? Here are some of our favourites for the year which we've selected from babies to teens. Happy hunting!
BEST BETS FOR TODDLERS
Editor's Pick
ClickStart My First Computer ~ ClickStart My First Computer delivers a safe, age-appropriate computing experience through a series of engaging games that help little ones build important preschool and basic computing skills. Featuring a cartridge console that plugs into the TV and a working desktop and child-friendly controls-including a child-sized, wireless keyboard and convertible mouse for right- or left-handers-the ClickStart system is a child's ideal first computer. Available at all major retails like Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and Zellers. $69.99
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BEST BETS FROM AGE 6 TO 12
Editor's Pick
Mr. Potato Head Optimash Prime Mr. Potato Head, the iconic face-changing potato friend for kids, takes on the role of a lifetime as the spud-ly leader of the Autobots, Optimash Prime. Kids will be able to have all kinds of mix 'n match fun with this wacky spud dressed as Optimus Prime. The Optimash Prime figure comes with fun parts, including shoes, ears, eyes and helmet. $10.99 - Available at all major retailers
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BEST BETS FOR 12 AND OVER
Teens love electronics and interactive games.
Here are a few ideas for you!
Editor's Pick
Scene It? (Xbox 360) Trivia can be a lot of fun, especially when it pertains to movies and the stars that play in them. With thousands of questions, it will be a long time before you feel like the game has gone stale on you. But it's also a good one to pit mixed teams of parents and kids against each other. $70
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