Best toys not always the hottest
Toy store shelves are
overflowing with
creative gift ideas
By Kristina Rudinskas
Oregon Daily Emerald
Forget the Furby, toss the Tick
le-Me-Elmo, and buy yourself
something nice for the holidays.
With that mission in mind, I
grabbed the illustrious toy mas
ter who has played obsessively
with toys for the past 23 years,
Chris D. [Davis], and headed out
to Toys-R-Us to find the toys that
make the old young again.
Toys have become more sophis
ticated in the 1990s. Nintendo, Big
Wheels and Giga-pets flood the
aisles for those who can afford to
buy a $50 video game or $40 furby.
For those of us who are looking
for something unique, special and
adventurous, I suggest you forget
your younger siblings’ Christmas
wish list and try these college test
ed and approved toys.
No stocking would be complete
without a growing Godzilla. Just
add water and watch it hatch. An
Nick Medley/Emerald
other classic stocking staffer, the
Silver Streak plane, comes with a
four-and-a-half foot wing-span
and decorative decals. A Styro
foam glider for $3—what more
can we say?
Sport darts with a felt back
board and velcro balls are made
for any champion. All we can say
is “good and cheap.”
For those on your wish list who
need to unleash their active side,
we searched for unique ways to
tap inner energy.
First off, no need to explain the
use of the annual holiday pinata.
For $8 you can choose from fun
shapes like aliens and pigs, hard
hats and construction trucks.
“Always fun no matter what
holiday— pifiatas go,” Davis
said.
Taking the roommates on in
friendly rivalry can be a focus of
anyone’s holiday shopping.
Weapons of choice this season
include our favorite, the Nerf Ni
tro Quad, part of the Mega Blitz
Force. This hand-held gun literal
ly fits like a glove and allows any
commando the strategic ability to
shoot five Nerf darts on a rotating
scale that the user can set. It has
the ease of single-pump action
and adapts to righties or lefties.
The Nitro Quad should not be
confused with the weak alterna
tive called the Light Hand. Five
Turn to TOYS, Page 12A
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