| Movies: The 2009 year had a great box-office, | | | | look just like them, or choose from the selection |
| with many hits that kids would love to own. | | | | of American Girl Dolls from the series. Girls love |
| "Transformers 2," "Twilight," "Harry Potter and | | | | to get Christmas dresses for their doll, and |
| the Half Blood Prince" are just a few titles to get | | | | American Girl even offers matching Christmas |
| you thinking. "Up," "Hannah Montana: The Movie," | | | | dresses for the girls to wear themselves. You can |
| and "The Race to Witch Mountain" also had rave | | | | sign up for the American Girl catalog online, which |
| reviews. Movies are a great family gift, since all | | | | girls love to look through and can help you get an |
| children in a family will enjoy it. It can be very | | | | idea for what your little American girl might want! |
| economical to give a movie to a family rather | | | | Dress up clothes: Dress up clothes are great for |
| than individual gifts! | | | | both boys and girls! Boys aren't interested in the |
| Books: In this technologically-driven age, books are | | | | princess costumes like girls are, but they enjoy |
| a rare gift. Kids still love to read, but chances are, | | | | dressing up like firefighters, lions, and ninjas. Dress |
| they don't own very many books. While libraries | | | | up clothes encourage imagination and creative |
| are great for supplying books to kids, giving them | | | | play, and are one of those toys that don't get |
| a book encourages them to read and pursue an | | | | "old." Many home-school organizations use dress |
| academic life. Not sure where to start with | | | | ups to teach about other cultures and for free |
| books? The Newberry Award winners are | | | | play time. Girls love to wear princess costumes, |
| typically great reads, as are ALA notable books. | | | | and dance around. If you decide to get dress up |
| The New York Times also puts out a list of | | | | clothes as a Christmas gift, don't forget the |
| top-selling Young Adult and Junior Fiction books. | | | | accessories! Girls need feather boas for their |
| Your library should have these lists on hand to | | | | princess costumes and boys need toy guns for |
| guide you. | | | | their cowboy costumes! |
| Transformers: The Transformer toys are back | | | | Bicycles: These two-wheeled classics are still |
| and more creative than ever. Some | | | | around and begging for attention. These are one |
| Transformers can change into many different | | | | of those semi-responsible gifts, since many |
| things. The most popular ones right now are | | | | children use a bicycle as a means of |
| Optimus Prime and BumbleBee. Both Transformer | | | | transportation to school and around town. Besides, |
| movies have been hits, so the kids don't have | | | | what child isn't excited to find a bike under the |
| them yet, chances are they might want to own | | | | tree on Christmas morning?! |
| them. | | | | Wii: The Wii and accompanying Wii games are still |
| American Girl Dolls: The American Girl series is still | | | | top hits this Christmas. With Karaoke, the Wii Fit, |
| very popular among young girls. The repertoire of | | | | Hannah Montana, and sword fighting, Wii has |
| American Girl items has increased to include | | | | something for everyone. Rockband is also very |
| movies, like "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," | | | | popular with the teenage crowd, since it allows |
| which came out last year before Christmas. Girls | | | | them to follow their love for music in a game |
| can get American Girl dolls that are created to | | | | they can play with their friends. |