Nov 15, 2006 6:24 pm US/Eastern
Toy Test 2006: Girls Toys
by Jim Donovan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
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Barbie's Hot Tub Bus was one of the favorites among the tiny testers.
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What do you get when you introduce dozens of kids to hundreds of new toys? There can be only one answer, the annual 3 On Your Side Toy Test.
Consumer reporter Jim Donovan has been testing toys for weeks now and has a list of what had little girls coming back to play day after day.
At Panda Care in Northeast Philadelphia and the Old Pine Community Center in Society Hill, the dozens of toys tested by these little girls would make your head spin.
But mirror, mirror on the wall, which toy is the fairest of them all?
These girls gave Ariel's Magical Talking Salon a thumbs up.
It's a child sized vanity with compartments, accessories and sound effects.
"They loved it, they were combing their hair with it, they were curling their hair with it. I would say everyday I would have at least like 10 kids taking a turn on it," said Elisha Burke of Panda Care.
Made by Jakks Pacific, the Ariel Magical Talking Salon retails for $69.99.
Girls both young and old played all day with the Little Mommy Toddler Play All Day Activity Center.
It's an interactive play set with sounds to engage a child's imagination such as a phone that rings, and a toilet that flushes!
"It has so many different parts to it, like it had the toilet area, it had the slide, and it also had the high chair that the people sat in," Tamika Palmer of the Old Pine Community Center.
Made by Mattel the play set retails for $49.99
If diamonds are a girl's best friend, then Bratz Diamondz Dolls are a little girl's best friend.
The latest version of the popular doll line took top honors this year. Each doll is dressed in rhinestone studded clothes.
Made by MGA Entertainment, they retail for $29.99
But it was Barbie that these girls wanted to take on a road trip aboard her Hot Tub Party Bus.
It's an R-V complete with three rooms, appliances, and 20 play pieces.
"There was a lot of different things for it to do. There were different pieces that opened and compartments," said Amanda McGonagle of the Old Pine Community Center.
Barbie's Hot Tub Party Bus is made by Mattel and retails for $59.99.
In addition to those top girls toys, some others received honorable mentions from our toy testers, including:
- That's So Raven Girl Talk Game from Milton Bradley
- The Polly Pocket So Hip Cruise Ship Play set from Mattel
- Digi Makeover made by Radica
- The Secret Stylin Doodle Bear from Play Along
- Bratz Kidz R-C Motor Scooter from MGA Entertainment.
And if your little girl is a future musician, the Barbie Jam With Me Electronic Keyboard can't be beat. It's 49.99 and is made by Kiddesigns.
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