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Toys Games By Peggy Brown and Kim Vandenbroucke PRESCHOOL AND EARLY ELEMENTARY GameChanger DC Universe Super Heroes The Batcave "To the Batcave!" all you Batman-LEGO fans! This set masterfully combines two obsessions – to build the Batcave and to surrender your imagination to the Caped Crusader. The detailed LEGO rendition includes a transforming changing station for the Bruce-Batman switch and the iconic red phone. The Dark Knight zips around on the Batcycle while the evil Bane bores into imagination in his spinning-drill tank. Two-expressioned characters include Batman, Robin and Poison Ivy. Bruce Wayne and Bane each have one expression. LEGO, $69.99; www.LEGO.com. Ages 6 and up. Specifically designed for use with an iPad, different game boards and play scenarios come alive with animation and sound. Easily download the free app, and it teaches you how to play. Never the same game twice! Identity Games, $59.99; www.identitygames.com. Ages 3 and up. Willy's Wiggly Web Learning to use scissors has never been so fun! As a group, players make cuts in the paper web to release trapped bugs while trying to make sure Willy doesn't wiggle and fall. Use the cards to pass the scissors different directions or to swap seats in this multilevel game. Peaceable Kingdom Press, $ $19.99; www.peaceablekingdom.com. Ages 3 and up. EL ELEMENTARY – AGES AN 6 AND UP PathWords™ Jr. The "Tetris Meets Word Search" Puzzle for Young Players Single Player Tetris™ teams up with Word Search in this unique puzzle. Kids flex their sp spatial reasoning, vocabulary and logic skills as h they work their way through 40 fun, themed challenges. Thinkfun, $19.99; www.thinkfun.com. Ages 6 and up. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY – AGES 8 AND UP FitzIt PlayStation Vita This portable gaming system has the advanced technology to astonish, yet the intuitiveness to pick up and play. Vita reaches beyond the ho-hum handheld systems and presents gamers with fingertip access to apps, chats and stats. Impressive graphics, touchscreen and analog controllers, video/music player, voice chat during play, picture-taking capabilities and much more! Sony, $249.99 WiFi, $299.99 WiFi/3G; www.us.playstation.com/psvita. Ages 8 and up. 18 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • December 2012 What comes in a box, fits inside a blender, and will make you laugh? Name an object that fits the attributes on your cards and then play them to the grid. Use your creativity and you're fit to win! Gamewright, $9.99; www.gamewright.com. Ages 8 and up. IOTA Add little-bitty cards to a grid, making sure that color, or, shape and number are either all the same or all different across the line. As the grid expands, so do the possibilities. Pocket-sized, go-along game; easy to play on any table anywhere. Gamewright, $7.99; www.gamewright.com. Ages 8 and up. Month 2012 | website.com 25