The Air Hogs Battle Tracker is the full package for interactive combat. Equipped with twelve foam darts, one disc firing device, seven discs and a remote control, players can fire off the foam pieces at rapid speeds.  With single player: auto mode, shoot the discs at a moving target. Switch into 2-player mode and face off against your friends. ($99.99) –Cameron Keady

Improve your fishing skills and spend a day on the lake without leaving your home. New from Spin Master Toys, the Appfinity Appfish from SpinMaster makes you feel like you’re out at sea. Plug an iPhone, iPod, iTouch or Android device into the fishing rod and cast into the fishing experience.  The reel and casting buttons connect through touch-pad technology.  Both left and right-handed fishermen can use the adjustable reel. Catch a fish and feel the rod wiggle as you reel it in! ($19.99) –Stephanie Kraus

For the first time ever, kids can use a real Hot Wheels car on their iPad! With the new 2.0 Hot Wheels Apptivity from Mattel you can mix physical and digital play. The cars are specially made so they will not scratch or harm your iPad screen. Download the app from iTunes, tap to launch the app, place your vehicle on the screen and you are ready to race. The cars interact with the app to let you swerve past obstacles and burn rubber around the race track. ($10.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Lights, camera, fashion! Mattel’s new Barbie Photo Fashion Doll combines fashion and photography with one click. The Barbie has a built-in digital camera, so you can take photos while you play.  The photos then appear on Barbie’s shirt, letting you customize her t-shirt with original photos for the first time. Select a graphic or take your own photos. The doll can hold more than 200 images and has a rechargeable battery. By using the viewfinder built into Barbie's back, you can make sure to get the best photos possible. If you can picture it, Barbie can wear it. ($49.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Kid artists can have a brand-new canvas with the Crayola Digital Light Designer. The 360-degree dome allows kids to create art and animations out of colored LEDs by drawing on the surface. Save up to 50 creations in a gallery to play back later. The device is also packed with games to play using the toy’s colorful surface. ($49.99) –Kelli Plasket

Why choose between drawing and coloring? The Disney Creativity Studio’s “Smart” stylus magically transforms into a pen, marker or crayon. Download the free Disney Creativity Studio App on an iPad and let your creativity come through. The App’sactivities include coaching from a real Disney artist. You can draw and color your favorite Disney characters and props and create your own stories. Available in two styles: Mickey and Friends and Disney Princess. ($49.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Mattel’s Fijits are back this year with friends and newbies! Fijit Friends Yippits have three modes of play: Dancing, Training and Game Mode. Clap to make them dance, bark, growl and learn tricks. Each one has multiple songs, movable feet and come with three games. The four Yippit characters are Scooch (Blue), Skippa (Green), Patter (Pink), and Plooki (Purple). Fijit Friends Newbies love to sing and dance too. You can nurture your Newbie to sing and perform a unique song. Place two Newbies next to each other and they’ll even sing a duet. ($17.99-37.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Jingle the Husky Pup, Hallmark’s original Interactive Story Buddy, has a new friend this holiday season: Bell the Husky Pup. In Bell’s story, Bell’s Big Move, Bell and her family leave their home in the big city to move to Jingle’s hometown of Pineville.  Interactive Story Buddies include a plush friend, a book and a read-along audio CD. Your Story Buddy will bark, talk or sing when you read certain phrases aloud. Download free apps for even more interactive fun. ($34.95, available at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores) –Kelli Plasket

Turn your iPad into ice with Pressman Toy’s iPieces, a device that transforms the touch screen into an instant on-the-go hockey table. The game comes with handheld pieces that work with a free app from iTunes. Use mini air hockey strikers to compete with a virtual puck on the screen. Each game comes with a travel case, allowing for fun on the run. ($12.99) –Cameron Keady

Kids can play like a real pop star with the Glammerati Pop Star Keyboard. The full keyboard comes with 16 sound effects and three KIDZ BOP hits: “Billionaire,” “Break Your Heart” and “Whip My Hair.” It also includes an “All Access VIP credential” and two play concert tickets. The keyboard includes both record and playback functions for hours of superstar fun. ($29.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Let your creativity shine bright with Lite Brix, a brick-building kit with pieces that illuminate as you put them together. The possibilities are endless with this unique building system: You can create 3D sculptures of anything from city buildings to fighter jets. All brick pieces fit in to one another, so you can mix and match as your ideas develop. Look for nine different sets of Lite Brix to light up your imagination this holiday season. ($89.99) –Cameron Keady

Put your dancing shoes on! Fisher Price’s Master Moves Mickey will make you want to get up and dance. The new toy from Fisher-Price and Disney features 15 break dance moves including the Windmill, the “Mouska” Mix, the Spin Cycle, and the Insane Handstand. Just squeeze his nose to watch Mickey get down to eight different songs with styles like rap, hip-hop and pop. There’s no better dance partner than a trusted friend like Mickey Mouse. ($69.99) –Stephanie Kraus

Boys and girls, start your engines. The Micro Chargers Jump Track! is coming. In addition to the Jump Race Track where racecars can put their speed to the test, this collection comes with two handheld chargers, two trading cards and two extra charge cars. Build your own track and use these devices to send cars into a high speed racing competition, complete with jumps and loops. ($29.99, available exclusively at Target) –Cameron Keady

Sphero is a robotic ball that gives smartphone and tablet users a whole new way to play games on touchscreen devices. Connect Sphero to a compatible device using a Bluetooth connection and control the ball—about the size of a baseball—on your device using a free Sphero app. Once you’re in control, you can change Sphero’s color, drive the ball in any direction on flat surfaces at speeds more than 3 feet per second and even have it move in shapes. Orbotix and other developers have released more than 20 game apps for Sphero that will have you playing tag, golfing, destroying space invaders, matching colors, creating music and much more. ($129.99) –Kelli Plasket

There is no shortage of tablets for kids. How do you choose? Older kids may clamor for the new 7-inch tablets on the market, including Apple’s iPad mini ($329), Google Nexus 7 ($199), Amazon Kindle Fire HD ($199) and Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD ($199).  These tablets are great for watching videos, reading, browsing the web and playing games. Kids 9 and under can have creative fun with the leading education tablets: LeapFrog’s LeapPad 2 Explorer ($99) and VTech’s Innotab 2 ($79.99). Both durable devices feature five-inch touchscreens, cameras that can record front and back, built-in apps and extra games and e-books that can be downloaded from a home computer or purchased on a cartridge. (Tablet prices vary, $79.99 and up) –Kelli Plasket

It has been six years since Nintendo’s instantly popular Wii gaming console launched in the U.S, bringing with it a slew of games that encouraged families to play—and move—together. This year, the console is getting its first upgrade with the release of the Wii U. Wii U includes some brand-new features that allow you to play games like you never have before. Most notably, the console comes with a touchscreen controller called the GamePad that doubles as a second screen for gameplay. While one player controls the gamepad, others can join in the fun on the main screen using Wii remotes (Wii U is compatible with most Wii controllers and accessories). The console’s deluxe edition includes a copy of NintendoLand, which features a dozen mini-games that help you learn about the Wii U’s possibilities. ($300 for basic set, $350 for deluxe set) –Kelli Plasket

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Wreck-It Ralph characters come to life with Disney’s new toys. The Ralph talking figure has both friendly and wrecking mode.  Two buttons on his back control arm movements with voice and sound effects. Press one of the buttons to hear friendly mode phrases. Or, press both buttons for wrecking mode phrases and smashing sounds. For more Wreck-It Ralph fun, add the Vanellope von Schweetz figure. With more than 30 sayings, she will ask you to help fix up her hair with her brush and peppermint candy hair extensions. ($49.99 each) –Stephanie Kraus

Ready, aim, splat! The Zooma Splat X Smack Shot by Imperial Toys is a launcher toy that can send the included gummy ammo soaring. As you pull back your ammo on the sling shot, the “light site” will light up to help you aim. Sticky Strike Shotz ammo can travel up to 75 feet and will stick to any hard surface and slowly crawl its way down. Use Performance Strike Shotz ammo to watch it soar up to 100 feet while making a whistling noise. Aim for the included target or other hard surfaces, but never at other people, animals or breakable objects! ($9.99) –Kelli Plasket

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