The Dream Cat from Segatoys, Japan, AKA Venus, is the Japanese version of robotic animals that give reactions similar to the real ones. Venus is made to lay in your lap like any good kitty and will react to sound and petting motions. It will purr when you talk and it raises its leg when you slowly pet down toward Venus’ belly. The eyes and ears also respond to different touches and its Eyes and ears will even move when you scratch its head …

You won’t actually be able to make a potion from it but nonetheless tween’s will love the aroma of the smell that comes out of the Harry Potter Cauldron Votive Holder. Place these around your home and give the illusion of a master wizard at work. The Harry Potter Cauldron retails for $19.95 and can be gift wrapped too.

We’re crazy about Disney’s new G-Force movie, even more so than most other animated films. Sure, the adorable guinea pig stars are part of the reason why we love the film so much, but really what excites us most is the fact that these are super high tech, gadget-laden guinea pigs. The Disney Store now has a whole bunch of new G-Force toys to play with. That includes several plush toys for around $15 each, as well as action figures retailing from $8 to $13. …

Here is another new toy that we’ve been waiting for months to get our clutches on, or rather our robotic clutches on. The Star Wars Darth Vader Robotic Arm kit shows you how to build a robotic arm that lets you grip and move objects. Once the arm has been constructed, you’ll be able to control the arm by using a set of interactive controls located on an included stand. The kit is easy to assemble using snap-together parts and kids will feel like a …

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince is a bunch of games within a game. The game follows the new movie which is great for Harry Potter fans but I felt it made the game move slow. As Harry you are trying to piece together a story line from the past (no spoilers here) and as you go through you are becoming a better wizard.
There are many games within the game.One game is gobstopper which is played with the stylus, most games are. You get …

Some games are the perfect games for kids with a lot of energy, and Hyper Dash is one of them. Called “A Game of Speed, Accuracy, and Agility”, the game comes with one electronic tagger and five different colored and numbered targets. The tagger calls out which targets the player needs to strike, and the goal is to strike the targets as fast as possible. There is no limit to the distance between targets, so that means that Hyper Dash can easily be played outdoors …

We reported about Harumika back in February at Toy Fair, and now the Harumika fashions are finally available to purchase starting this month at Toys R’ Us, Amazon and soon at other retailers as well. The Harumika web site has also been launched, where girls can design their own fashions and share them with other friends in the Harumika online community. These dolls are sure to be popular with aspiring fashion designers and creative girls who want to develop their own styles.

Back at ToyFair ‘09, the innovative new Rubik’s TouchCube was introduced and now it’s finally available for purchase, but only for those who watch QVC this weekend. For those who have been patiently waiting to get Printies Design Studio, this is also your chance to grab it up early. Just watch QVC’s “Christmas in July” segment and you’ll be amongst the first folks to be able to order them both before they get a widespread release

Back to school season is just around the corner, and you know what that means – it’s gonna be impossible to get your kids to wake up in the morning and get out of bed to go to school. But with the help of these Sonic Boom Alarm clocks, mornings are about to get a lot easier. The clocks feature an extra loud 113db audio alarm with adjustable tone and volume control and a powerful 12V bed shaker – yes, they’ll literally be shaken out …

In the midst of all the fun families are having by the pool this summer, it’s easy to neglect the fact that the water can be a dangerous place for kids if they’re left unsupervised. The Swimming Pool Alarm is the ultimate way to keep your kids safe when they are playing near the pool or a body of water. The alarm comes with a fun wristband that locks on to a kid’s wrist. As soon as the wristband gets submerged in water, a super …