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Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Washington, DC

Barstons Child's Play

Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Spin Master
Space Police building sets. Lego
Sticky Mosaics craft kits. The Orb Factory
Scrabble Apple. Hasbro
Magna-Tiles building sets. Valtech! Co.
Zartz throwing darts. Zing
Rollipop ball drop toys. Edushape
Überstix building sets. Überstix
Friendship bracelet kits. Klutz, Alex
Pandemic. Z-Man Games

Business at Barstons Child's Play has been "about average" over the summer, helped by the store's location in "a very walkable neighborhood with enough foot traffic to keep us busy," says Morgan Stanley, manager for the three door retailer's location in the District of Columbia.

Among the DC store's best sellers a notch below the above list were construction toy lines from Playmobil (Egypt), ImagAbility (Mini Wedgits) and Tomy (Constructables); and games like North Star's Wits & Wagers and Ravensburger's FITS.

Snohomish, Wash.

Rowdy Rascals Toy Store

Sophie The Giraffe teether.Vulli (Calisson)
Zipper Pals. H&H Kids (History and Heraldry USA)
Doinkit Darts. Marky Sparky
Flitter Fairies. William Mark
Kanoodle game. Educational Insights
Snap Caps necklaces. M3 Girl Designs
MAN Dump Truck. Bruder Toys America
Magformers building sets. Rainbow Products
Sticky Mosaics Fairy Box. The Orb Factory
Upside Down Overpass playset. Darda

Rowdy Rascals Toy Store in Snohomish, Wash., is a 2-plus year-old toy store that stocks "high quality and educational toys for a wide variety of different ages—from infants up to kids 13 or 14," says store staffer Allison Molsee.

Reflecting the store's varied selection, best sellers last month spanned the age spectrum from infant products, like Vulli's Sophie the Giraffe teether, to toys for mid-years children by Bruder and William Mark, and tween-friendly items like H&H Kids' collectible key chains and M3 Girl Designs' jewelry based around bottle caps, she said.

Amazon.com Top Sellers

Bananagrams. Bananagrams
The Settlers of Catan. Mayfair Games
Intex Filter Cartridge — Type B. Intex
WaterWheel Activity Play Table. Step2
Transformers Movie 2 Leader Jetfire. Hasbro
Marvel HeroClix Hammer of Thor (San Diego ComicCon exclusive). NECA
Quiddler. SET Enterprises
Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks. Fisher-Price
Live Butterfly Garden. Insect Lore
Learn & Groove Musical Table. LeapFrog
SET Game. SET Enterprises
Lamaze Jacques the Peacock. Learning Curve
Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Bumblebee Figure. Hasbro
Monopoly Here and Now World. Hasbro
Transformers Movie Deluxe Soundwave Figure. Hasbro

Source: Amazon.com best sellers, July 15 – August 15 2009

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