Christmas List: For Kids

1. King Me Game, Winning-Moves.com, $18.95

Thanks to this ingenious new game, "kinging" becomes a snap. Just twist the game piece and the crown pops up! The board lets you play several different games, including traditional Checkers.

2. Pandora Gets Jealous, Amazon, $10.76

General Hospital fans know Carolyn Hennesy as the fashion maven and brilliant attorney Diane. If you watched carefully a few months back, the character of Molly sat in Alexis's living room reading a "Pandora" book. This was a little plug for Hennesy's Pandora books. Currently there are three books in the series, "Pandora Gets Jealous", "Pandora Gets Vain" and "Pandora Gets Lazy". Great tween-reading.

3. Doodle Book Frame, Umbra, $16

Your child can personalize this frame with their own doodles/artwork.

4. I'm Not Bored Anymore Art Jar, Land of Nod, $29

Speaking of artwork, this great jar full of supplies will cure your child's boredom instantly. It contains googly eyes, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, glue pens, construction paper, wavy craft scissors, wooden buttons, spools, beads, craft sticks and more. Last I heard, supply is running low on these for the holidays, but you could make your own with a visit to your local craft store!

5. MilleBornes, Amazon, $9.99

I first played this game in my high school French class. The object is to get as many miles behind you as possible, while at the same time trying to prevent your opponents from doing so. This makes a great addition to Family Fun night.

6. Spirogiro, IntPlay, $19.99

More art fun! These classic spirographs make doodling fun!

7. Totem Tree, Plastica, $36

This kit comes with 170 pieces (2 birds, a birdhouse, mushrooms, and plenty of leaves to grow on the tree trunk) made from recycled material for your child to make their own totem tree.

8. Koi Fish Necklace, ShanaLogic, $10

I added this to the list with tween girls in mind, but it's so pretty that I would hang it in my office! I love this shop. There is all kinds of cute items, and the prices are reasonable!

9. LEGO Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, Amazon, $29.97

I've discovered that LEGO lovers come in all ages. Even my husband & I would have fun putting this one together!

10. Retro Block iPod Speaker, Fred Flare, $25

When all other ideas fail, iPod accessories are always a good choice. Fred Flare sells these colorful speakers, as well as a ton of other fun gifts.