Monday, December 24, 2012

T3 Holidays special: Best Christmas gift ideas for kids

T3 Holidays special: Best Christmas gift ideas for kids
Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Unsure which gadgets will make the best presents? T3's got you covered in our round up of the best Christmas gifts of 2012, starting with some wacky gift ideas kids might like.
Lego brick alarm clock
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Can anything make waking up for school fun? Yes: this can!
Price: $25 approx.
johnlewis.com
Nintendo Wii U
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Mario, Luigi, Zelda, Dave and Ermintrude return for next-gen shenanigans. Read our verdict on the new, tablet-style controller with 6.2-inch touchscreen on T3me.com, or just go ahead and buy it for your little ones… You know you want it too!
Price:$400
nintendo.com
Brio Cargo Railway Deluxe xl_Brio_Cargo_Railway_Deluxe.jpg
Beautiful, 50-piece train set with battery-powered freight train with working headlight! and mechanical loaders and cranes galore. Start now and you should just about have it set up by 2013.
Price: $200
selfridges.com
Deadly 60 RC tarantula
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From CBeebies Deadly 60 show about the worlds nastiest beasts, this remote-controlled fiend is not suitable for arachnophobic adults.
Price: $55
bbcshop.com
Emperor 1510 Gaming Environment
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A Christmas kid gift list wouldn't be complete without at least one present fit for a millionaire's son. This luxe gaming chair resembles something from an implausible Hollywood film about hackers, and includes a Bose 2.1 sound system, adjustable seat and huge array of connections. Just add your own PC or console and monitors; With a price tag approaching the GDP of a small nation, don't you think these should have been included?
Price: $7500
firebox.com
Gnarboard Trail Rider xl_Gnarboard_Trail_Rider.jpg
This “gnarly” their word, not ours electric skateboard packs four-wheel drive, all-terrain tyres and a terrifying 28mph top speed. One for older kids or, more realistically, you.
Price: $4,000,gnarboards.com
John Lewis telescope
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Is your child a star baby? Then treat them to this fab first telescope. It if it takes a bashing, you can replace the whole thing for about a tenth of what it'd take to replace a lens on a more pro' scope
Price: $70
johnlewis.co.uk
Kurio
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This child-friendly Android tablet has a big, friendly ten-inch screen and comes pre-loaded with plenty of nipper-muting apps and games.
Price: $320
kurioworld.com
Lomo Diana Baby 110
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Pint-sized version of Lomos celebrated retrocam, which celebrated its fifth birthday this year. It takes good ol 110 film and fits a tweenies grip.
Price: $65
lomography.com
Monopoly: Alan Turing edition
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Made in celebration of the eccentric Bletchley Park boffin, this game both tells the story of the Enigma code breakers life and teaches kids how to be greedy buy-to-let property magnates.
Price: $40
bletchleypark.org.uk
Peavey Spider- Man ¾ Rockmaster
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Rockin Spidey fans will have the best Christmas ever when they find this three-quarter-sized axe under the tree. Its got a maple neck, slick rosewood fret board and adjustable bridge.
Price $150
peavey.com
Robot 2008
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Astounding, high-tech features on this 50s-style tin robot include two light-up ray guns, a rotating body and a small red light on his head.
Price: $65
sciencemuseumshop.co.uk
Brush Robot
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This build-it-yourself robotic dust muncher will autonomously sweep up detritus or at least move it around a bit whilst amusing your sibling with its boggly eyes.
Price: $24
sciencemuseumshop.co.uk
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