10 LISTS OF TEN FOR THANKSGIVING : 10 Hot Holiday Toys
1 Just in time for the holidays: a brand-new line of Beavis and Butt-head toys. There are smelly athletic socks to hang by the fire and a juicy spitball key chain for Granddad.
2 And then there’s talking Barney. Besides the “I love you” doll, there’s a phone that emits eight other saccharine phrases and a Barney book with seven more. And the best thing about these sound toys is--listen up, parents--batteries are included so you won’t miss a single cuddly syllable.
3 Ah, Barbie, doll of our dreams. She’s hotter than ever this year in a new art-appreciation edition that includes the Barbie Paint ‘n Dazzle car, complete with paints, stencils and decorative decals. (Eat your heart out, Earl Scheib.)
4 For the more youthful doll-lover, there’s the Kenner 13-inch Baby All Gone, who eats and drinks until, well, it’s all gone.
5 Meet Baby Get Well. She coughs and sneezes, her cheeks get red and she whines, “Don’t feel good.” When well, she chirps, “All better.”
6 Voice-command Crusher, an all-terrain toy truck with oversized knobby wheels, goes where it’s told and pretend-crushes everything in its path.
7 For friends of the environment who want to show the world they care, Shure Products’ updated paddle ball ZOINK! comes with brightly colored, recycled-wood paddles in biodegradable power purple, scorching red and smash yellow.
8”Mortal Kombat.” Hands down, the hottest, hairiest, bloodiest video game of 1993.
9 Erector sets are back! Those metal toy construction sets have enough nuts and bolts and plates to build a 747.
10 The bicycle helmet. After Jan. 1, it will be against the law in California for any child to ride without the protection of a helmet. Give your child a happy new year.
