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Mastermind Toys' Holiday Favourites for 2017

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Mastermind Toys has a ton of great Christmas gifts under one roof! Here are their favourites!

MOONLITE (Story Projector Starter Set/$29.99, Individual Story Reel/$9.99 ea.), AGES NEWBORN+ MASTERMIND EXCLUSIVE

Created by a Toronto Mom, Moonlite is a children’s story book projector that attaches to your mobile phone and uses the flashlight function to project vibrant story images onto the ceiling or wall. By pairing with the Moonlite app, parents can easily read the story while projecting images, sound effects and more, for an immersive and magical story telling experience-bringing books to life! Starter set includes 2 story reels.

VTECH PUSH AND POP BULLDOZER ($29.99), AGES 12M+

Pop, drop and watch your child stroll along with VTech® Pop-a-Balls™ Push & Pop Bulldozer™.  Encourages movement and motor skills in your little builder when the colourful balls pop up through the smoke stack, into the scoop bucket and back again. 

HAPE MY FIRST XYLOPHONE, PIANO AND SHAPE SORTER ($39.99), AGES 12M+

Is it a piano or a puzzle? This multi-functional, shape-sorter xylophone is a piano, xylophone, and shape-sorting game all rolled into one.

DREAMY CORNS ($19.99), AGES 3+

DreamyCorns are wearable unicorn fun! This whimsical unicorn headpiece comes complete with sparkly horn and rainbow mane. It’s perfect for dress-up, pretend play, and all other magical, imaginative occasions!

 MELISSA & DOUG® STAR DINER RESTAURANT* ($259.99), AGES 3+

Set the stage for role playing with double the adventure at the Star Diner! This sturdy, double-sided wooden play space lets kids cook and serve from the kitchen side, and order and enjoy a meal on the diner side.

SOGGY DOGGY GAME ($29.99), AGES 4+

Soggy Doggy is the shower spraying, doggy shaking game! Race around the board washing and showering Soggy Doggy… but watch out, he loves to shake himself dry! Try not to get caught or it’s back to the start. Be the first to make it all the way around to the doggy basket to win.

HATCHIMALS SURPRISE ($89.99), AGES 5+

Meet the All NEW Hatchimals Surprise! Each Hatchimals Surprise egg has adorable interactive twins inside!! Hatchimals are magical creatures that come inside eggs! They need you! Play with them in egg and help them hatch! Raise them from baby to toddler to kid! Experience

 OSMO CODING – MAKE MUSIC AND JAM GAME ($79.99), AGES 5+

Compose and conduct music by assembling and controlling a band of fun characters across different worlds. To add to the fun and learning, music compositions can be shared with other players. Combine unique Coding blocks into sequences and patterns to make your beat come alive.

 HEELYS PREMIUM LIGHT UP SILVER CHROME ($129.99), AGES 5+

Dazzle your friends with this light up wheeled shoe! Show off various light display modes and colours at the touch of a button. Recharge your shoes with the provided USB cord when inserted into a standard USB wall adapter. Available in sizes 3-6.

BUILD OR BOOM GAME ($29.99), AGES 6+ MASTERMIND EXCLUSIVE

The big boss is looking for the best builders in town. Step in line and see if you've got what it takes. Build or Boom is the ultimate block stacking game for the whole family!

SPINOS MEGA TRAX MAGNETIC SKILL TOY ($44.99), AGES 6+

Spinos Mega Trax Challenge is the ultimate magnetospheres challenge game! Spinos are balls that create a magnetic force field when they spin. Use the Trax pieces to set up a crazy and challenging course. Once you are ready, slip on the power ring, and guide the Spinos over the trax. How far can you make them go? Powered by magnets, no batteries required!

TWANGLED GAME ($34.99), AGES 6+

Round up your friends and prepare to get Twangled as you laugh, think, stretch and communicate to get yourselves into and out of a twisted and tangled situation. Grab the bands and stand in a circle. Kick the spinner and follow the instructions, stepping over or under a specified band colour. With each spin, your group becomes more and more Twangled. Then it's time work together to untangle the group back into their starting positions! This team-building game develops problem-solving skills and gets everyone off the couch and interacting.

ROLLER COASTER LOGIC GAME ($39.99), AGES 8+

In this thrilling engineering challenge, players get to build their very own roller coasters. The game incorporates elements of a logic puzzle, while also allowing for the creativity that stems from free-form coaster building. Once you have solved each challenge, you can watch a working coaster car glide down the track, complete with dips, curves, and loops!

AFTERSHOCK EARTHQUAKE LAB ($49.99), AGES 8+

It shakes! It quakes! It rocks! Construct all kinds of buildings and then put your creations to the test with simulated quakes of all magnitudes, durations and types. The dual-motion vibration table lets you test your ideas with tremors that replicate the up-and-down and back-and-forth motions of real earthquakes.

Mastermind Toys is Canada’s largest specialty toy and children’s books retailer with 60 locations including 2 Mississauga stores. Visit www.mastermindtoys.com.