| Christmas gift ideas for kids, when parents | | | | "Mommy,mommy, you've gotta see this"... My |
| are on a budget. | | | | words of wisdom on thisone is don't get |
| | | | caught up in it. If you buy something early |
| We all know what the kids want for Christmas | | | | |
| this year, everything! | | | | November that you're child wanted because of |
| | | | a commercial, guaranteedthey will move on to |
| It's every parents dilemma, what to get your | | | | something else long before Christmas hits us. |
| kid(s) whichwill make them happy, and won't | | | | |
| break the bank for mom anddad. Of course | | | | Think longer term. |
| this goes for aunts, uncles and | | | | |
| grandparentstoo. Do you need to spend | | | | Some toys just never go out of style...for |
| hundreds of dollars to make yourkids happy | | | | Christmas. |
| this christmas season, I think not. | | | | |
| | | | When I was a seven year old kid (some 35 |
| What are the things kids think they want for | | | | years ago) one of my favouritetoys were my |
| Christmas? | | | | matchbox cars. I probably had 20 of them. |
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| Is it a Playstation 3, an XBox 360 or | | | | I had a case to carry around them and I would |
| Nintendo Wii? Thesewill run you $600, $400 | | | | spend countlesshours driving the little die |
| and $250 respectively. They'd makegreat | | | | cast cars around in the dirt, making rampsand |
| Christmas gifts, except for one thing. They | | | | having a blast with my buddies. Some things |
| cost asmall fortune, not to mention the cost | | | | neverchange. In fact, I know two kids who |
| of games and accessories. | | | | just can't get enough ofthese. Their current |
| | | | favourites are the ones from the movie |
| So, what's the alternative to video game | | | | |
| consoles? | | | | "Cars". Now, these go for about $4 a piece |
| | | | if you can findthem. Other matchbox style |
| My nephew has been playing games (computer | | | | cars can be had in packs for a lotless. |
| and console) since he was 2. | | | | These are great stocking stuffers that kids |
| | | | willabsolutely adore for Christmas. It's an |
| He has a ton of games, but suddently he is | | | | inexpensive christmasgift idea that you can |
| not playing thegamecube so much any more, | | | | also give to relatives. |
| why? He's discovered the onlinemini-game | | | | |
| phenomenon. A lot of sites have these | | | | These are just a couple of ideas to get you |
| gamesavailable to play for free and he just | | | | thinking alongthe right lines. Don't think |
| loves them. Do agoogle search for these, or | | | | flash, think fun,and if you absolutely need |
| if you'd like to just go to my christmasgames | | | | to get your kids a new video game systemthis |
| section, see the author tag at the bottom of | | | | year...then you're probably just like me, I |
| the article. | | | | can't say no either :-) |
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| Toys toys toys, all I want for Christmas is | | | | Johnny is a software engineer with 30 years |
| every toy I see. | | | | experience. He has seen the landscape of |
| | | | computing change from the days of no personal |
| True enough, there will be hundreds of things | | | | computers and mainframes which took up entire |
| kids will see ads for (ontv) between now and | | | | rooms to the ipod shuffle (the clip on |
| Christmas, and they're going to want them | | | | one)...amazing stuff. He's spent the last 10 |
| all. | | | | years working on the Java platform and is a |
| | | | strong advocate of Java technologies. |
| They will mention it every single day. | | | | |