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Show Roundup for Christmas 1969 flf young and old For the preschool set, the rishtr-- P ice Play Family House hinges open and locks shut. j HT7 ri himn 2. P rW Qi ' mi i mini mi mi ll fcnM - v' Mattel's Dancerina is a real prima ballerina, assuming every position. Apollo Lunar Spacecraft. The hobby kit from Revell includes cement, paints, paintbrush, and moving and detachable parts. Suggested retail price: $11. d New this year is a electronic musical toy from Ohio Arts called "Sketch a Tune." The child follows one of 24 illustrated numbered tune cards or he can tap out his own songs with a special pencil that activates the musical notes. One toy which has stood the test of changing times since 1913 is the Erector Set. It and the Raggedy Ann doll vie for honors as the first commercially made toys in America. According to an Erector Set spokesman, "In every generation the kids have found their own designs, so only a few instructions are packed in the kit In years past, they built bridges and derricks. Today, with the added motors, pulleys, and electrical devices, they build space stations." Two new offbeat gares come from Parker Brothers, Inc. "Soma," retailg ing for about $2.25, is a seven of consists irregularly It game. shaped plastic pieces, which, when put together, form a perfect cube. The mental challenge is to take the cube apart and try to restore it, using one of the million possibilities devised by the Danish inventor, mathemetician luff battery-operate- brain-taxin- Piet Hein. "Deelie Bobbers," on the other hand, will calm the frazzled brain. It's just plain old doodling but in the third dimension. The 10 colorful wheels join to create what- plastic-n- otched A Milton Bradley body-actio- n game, Limbo Legs, is new this year. This is Steiff's Teddy for 1969-7- Kenner's Light 'N Go Puppy does his tricks when his bone-ligshines. 0. ht ever forms you want, representative or abstract. No instructions are needed ; just do your own thing. The "now" game from E. S. Lowe is "Guru." Also a think game, it is a contemporary adaptation of one of the world's oldest games, GO, combining the simplicity of with the chess. of The strategy object of Guru is to maneuver 40 colored playing pieces so that five are positioned in a row. Modern-da- y magic makes the Ken-n"Light 'N Go Puppy" move. When the child focuses the light beam hidden in his "Light N Go Bone" (which is actually a flashlight with a switch big enough for small fingers) to a certain spot on the dog's collar, the dog will heel, stop, circle, or scamper away. Most magic of all, if the electrical puppy's switch is left on in the sunlight, he will romp "all by himself." No plug-ino wires. The "Belty Crocker Easy Bake tic-tac-t- oe er n, Oven" also comes from Kenner. It operates on two light bulbs to cook desserts with miniature mixtures for cakes, brownies, and frostings. As a safety measure, the aluminum baking pans slide through a cooling chamber before eager hands can grab the goody hot from the oven. Remco has a prtent on a transistorized control circuit built by AT&T. It works on a principle similar to that which makes a garage door open while a driver is still sitting in his car. This sophisticated mechanism is featured d in toys for preschoolers called "magic whistle toys." The "Tricky Busy School Bus," for instance, will close its door and drive off in the direction of the child blowing the "magic whistle," then make a stop and open its door. No wires or other connections. Comes complete with passengers and bus driver; you buy the two "D" batteries. The magic whistle that comes with sound-activate- ss i cjw This yearrs Hot Wheels from Mattel take curves via a Super-Charge- r. Remco doll "Baby Bunny," an who sits in a swing, can also be worn as a locket. The whistle makes the 18-in- ch swing stop or go or the baby wriggle around "all by herself." She can also be activated by caressing cr simply telling her to swing or stop swinging. Uses three "D" batteries, not included. And then there is a farm full of Remco whistle toys: Tricky Doodle Duck, Tricky Peter Penquin, Tricky Tommy Turtle. At the command of the thistle, they stop and go, quack, waddle, squeak, roll. They also do it (Continued on page 8) Family Weekly, Xovember JJ. 196!i 7 |