Germany’s Top 10 Toys 2009

Every year the “Der Bundesverband des Spielwaren-Einzelhandels e.V. (BVS)” picks the Top 10 toys of the year:

1. Think Fun 36 Cube

$ 20,42 at Amazon.com or €20.98 at Amazon.de

2. Burg der 1000 Spiegel

€ 16,99 at mytoys.de

2. Burg der 1000 Spiegel

€ 16,99 at mytoys.de

Germany’s best Online Toy Stores

mytoys.de is probably the best German online toy store. Offers 16 individual shops: baby, kids cloths, toys, books, audio & video,etc. The “Geschenkefinder” (gift finder) can help you find a gift by age, gender and price. Flat shipping rate of €2.95 within Germany, €5 extra for express shipping. Visit the store at www.mytoys.de

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Another great Online Toy store is jako-o.de, a store for “Kindersachen mit Koepfchen”: Educational Toys, Wooden Toys, furniture, Books & CDS. An English version of the website is available.

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galeria-kaufhof.de has a nice selection of toys: Playmobil, Board Games, Puzzles, Lego, Carrera Rennbahn, Remote Control Cars, huge selection of “Die Wilden Kerle”. Credit Cards are accepted

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kidoh.de delivers worldwide. Offers 200.000 items, which include toys, books, DVDs, electronics and even furniture and household items. Payments can be made with VISA, Mastercard/Eurocard and American Express.

amazon.de has all the toys you can dream of. Great prices, low shipping fees.

Find clearance items here

http://www.amazon.de/spielzeug-brettspiele-baby-kleinkind/b/ref=topnav_storetab_toy?ie=UTF8&node=12950651

Great Toy for Christmas : Air Hogs Zero Gravity Radio-Controlled Sports Car

Since the Air Hogs Zero Gravity Radio-Controlled Car has been featured on abc’s GOOD MORNING AMERICA, most stores can’t keep it in stock.  Target and Walmart are sold out on its online store, but most retail stores still carry a few. You have to be fast if you want to see it under the Christmas tree…

The price tag for this mini car is pretty steep with $29.99 (Walmart $25), but hey,  have you ever seen car that drives up the wall or even on the ceiling?

Be careful. Some Online Stores, especially amazon.com or ebay.com, sell this toy for $50+. Before you buy it there, check your local Walmart of Target store!!

Features:

- For kids age 8 and up
– Full-function remote-control car is micro-sized for awesome play action
– It drives on your floor, on the ceiling or up walls
– Features an outstanding scale-speed performance on any smooth surface
– Working headlights also act as charge level indicators
– Includes 2 power setting

Featured Article on GOOD MORNING AMERICA (GMA): Click here

Links to Online Stores:
Toys R us
Bananatoys.com
Walmart
Sears.com
Amazon.com
for-kidsonline.com

German Online Flower Stores

Want to send flowers? Here are some German websites:

valentins.de	blumenbutler.de	fleurop.de
lidl-blumenservice.de	euroflorist.de	blume2000.de

German Children’s Books in the US

Finding German Children’s Books in the US is like searching a needle in a haystack. After a one hour Google search I came across a couple of online bookstores. Please let me know if you have additional websites and I will update my list.
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	www.alphabet-garten.comImpressive selection of German Children’s books sorted by categories: Picture Books, Ages 4-8 , Ages 9-12, Ages 13+, Classics & Fairy Tales. Alphabet-garten even carries Harry Potter in German and my 5 year old son’s favorite book “Oma, schreit der Frieder”.
	abckinderladen.comBig selection of books, games, DVDs etc
	germankiddibooks.com“Here you will find a small but nice selection of German Books and Audiobooks for children”Books include titles like “Der Kleine Eisbaer”, “Lauras Stern”, “Mats und die Wundersteine “. Books range from $5 to $30.
	bookswithoutborders.comThis website has only 9 German booksebay stores
	uskidswearThis seller has used German children’s books as well as cook books and novels
	The-German-Store Mainly Classics like Grimm’s fairy tales and some Janosch
	Buchwurm.com
	german-bookworld.com
	buecherstube.com
	languagelizard.com

German Online Gift Stores

Sending Christmas gifts from the US to your relatives in Germany can get pretty expensive.

A cheaper – and more convenient – way is to buy gifts on a German online store. Usually the shipping costs are 2-10 Euros. Below are some links to German gift stores:

http://www.galeria-kaufhof.de

 

 

 

http://www.shoppingwunder.de/

Trendy gifts for all occasions. Many items are customizable.