‘Tis the season for giving and caring, loving and sharing. With gift ideas from VTech for the young ones in your life, you can spread the joy and put smiles on the faces of those around you. With a mix of toys that provide colourful discovery and learning fun; caring and nurturing role-play; a little bit of magic, sparkle and hope; and shared experiences with others, you will tick all of the boxes for gift giving this year. And we’ve made it easy for you, with gifts for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and kids that provide Fun, Learning and Smiles!
BABIES
Colourful Cuddles Unicorn, RRP $24.95
Meet the cute Colourful Cuddles Unicorn. This cute soft fabric unicorn has lots of style and wants to be baby’s new best friend. The textured fabrics and light up tummy will visually stimulate your little one, whilst the textured hooves, soft body and silver horn provide tactile stimulation. Press the colour changing light up button on Unicorn’s tummy to hear exciting music, magical songs and fun phrases which support and encourage language development. Unicorn will also tell you its favourite colour. Includes three catchy sing-along songs and 15 fun melodies. Colourful Cuddles Unicorn is suitable for babies from birth, and available now at Target, good toy stores and online retailers.
Little Friendlies Discovery Ball Cube, RRP $29.95
What's playful, bright and soft all over? The Little Friendlies Discovery Ball Cube is the answer to your baby’s developing need to explore and play. This grow-with-me toy intrigues babies with its black-and-white patterns, different textured fabrics, colourful designs and four interactive sides, while toddlers love the put-and-take sensory play. The different fabric sides and dog’s shiny face and furry ears provide lots of tactile stimulation. The three buttons introduce numbers, shapes, and fun phrases, while three textured balls can be put in and taken out of the cube triggering fun responses. The cube is packed full of sensory fun, interactive phrases, sound effects and includes three sing-along songs and 15 melodies. The Little Friendlies Discovery Ball Cube is suitable for babies from 3 months to 2 years, and available now from Kmart.
TODDLERS
Crawl with Me Elephant, RRP $59.95
It's time to explore! The cheerful Crawl with Me Elephant encourages little ones to crawl and walk after him with ears that flap and a bright, light-up star. This soft, plush animal invites cuddles while providing lots of sensory stimulation with multiple textures and bright patterns. Toddlers build their gross motor skills as they practice crawling and walking after the elephant and can press any button to get the elephant moving, making playtime easy and rewarding. The elephant asks children to identify colours and numbers by pressing buttons. Watch the elephant crawl, sing, and flap his ears in response. With 45 songs, melodies, sounds and phrases, Crawl with Me Elephant teaches about colours, numbers, and daily life. The Crawl with Me Elephant is suitable for toddlers from 9 months to 3 years, and available in pink and blue from September at Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.
3-in-1 Sports Centre, RRP $69.95
Cheer on your little sports star with the 3-in-1 Sports Centre. Toddlers get their muscles moving with a soccer ball to exercise their legs and feet, and a basketball to get little arms and hands working. It's easy to practice counting when the basket also keeps the score! One, two, three! Pull down the basket for a slam dunk. The friendly goalie will also cheer you on with encouraging phrases. The animated LED scoreboard keeps the learning and the energy going. Little fingers get a fine-motor workout, too, with buttons to press, gears that turn and a trophy that slides back and forth. Learn about shapes, colours, numbers, and good sportsmanship as you enjoy 65+ songs, melodies, sounds and phrases. Toddlers grow fast, and with two adjustable height levels, this sports centre grows with them keeping little athletes active for hours. The 3-in-1 Sports Centre is suitable for toddlers from 12 months to 3 years, and available from September at Target, good toy stores and online retailers.
Shapes & Animals Tractor, RRP $34.95
Introducing the Shapes & Animals Tractor. Put one of the four friendly animals on the correct shape sorting recognition point to hear fun responses. As you pull the tractor along the animals will pop up and wobble for lots of on-the-go fun. The sheep, dog, pig, and cow introduce shapes, numbers, and animal sounds as you place them on their correct shape. Press the tractor buttons to trigger sing-along songs. The four chunky animals can also be used for farm role-play to add to the fun. Includes three fun sing-along songs and 10 catchy melodies. The Shapes & Animals Tractor is suitable for toddlers from 12 months to 3 years, and available now at Kmart, good toy stores and online retailers.
PRE-SCHOOLERS
Wiggle & Jiggle Fishing Fun, RRP $44.95
Wiggle & Jiggle Fishing Fun is a fun-packed smart fishing rod that will recognise its seven wiggling sea creature friends. Reel in the lobster, octopus, seahorse, puffer fish, marlin, clam or crab to watch them wiggle and jiggle on the end of the line, then learn fun animal facts, colours and numbers, through three exciting modes of play, before releasing them again. The interactive light-up bobber will flash to match the colours of the animals and reinforce learning and discovery. Each sea creature sings songs and the rod plays lots of fun melodies. And the bonus bucket is great to store your collection for your next fishing trip. The Wiggle & Jiggle Fishing Fun is suitable for pre-schoolers from 2 to 5 years from September at Target, good toy stores and online retailers.
Fix & Learn Car Carrier, RRP $49.95
The Fix & Learn Car Carrier is an interactive car carrier that recognises different accessories when they are added to this cute car friend. Through guided play the carrier will ask your little one to add accessories to build the car in a variety of cool designs. Adding the accessories will trigger awesome sounds and phrases. Place the car on the car carrier to hear the vehicles talk to each other. Press the light up buttons to explore the car carrier, car, road safety and colours. Even find accessories to build and customise cool cars in Challenge Mode. Get ready to car-stomise! The Fix & Learn Car Carrier is suitable for pre-schoolers from 2 to 5 years, and available from September at Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Touch & Teach Word Book, RRP $39.95
Help the Mighty Pups save the day in the PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Touch & Teach Word Book. A meteor crashed in Adventure Bay, and now the Kitty Catastrophe Crew has superpowers and is up to no good. Join Chase and Ryder on their mission as you read along to the "When Super Kitties Attack" story in this interactive book. Ten touch-sensitive pages bring the story to life with music, sound effects and the voices of Ryder and Chase. Kids can engage with the story through three play modes: Storytime, Exploration and Music. Start your mighty mission now! The PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Touch & Teach Word Book is suitable for preschoolers 2 to 5 years, and available from September at Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.
SCHOOL-AGE
Myla’s Sparkling Friends, RRP $29.95
Playtime is magical with Myla’s Sparkling Friends Mia the Unicorn, Ava the Fox, and Penny the Peacock! These beautiful creative toys talk, sing, and light up with a kaleidoscope of colours. Touch the magical necklace, then see the Myla’s Sparkling Friends’ eyes, head, wings or tail change colour when you touch them. Sing along to the songs you hear when you touch their mouth, and trigger lights and fun responses when you squeeze their legs or move their wings or tail. Each Myla’s Sparkling Friends will react with over 100 fun, magical responses about their mood, feelings, and lucky colours. Each magical creature comes with additional accessories so you can add some extra flair. Collect all the friends for more colourful play (each sold separately)! Myla’s Sparkling Friends are suitable for children 4+ years, and available from September at Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.
Hope the Rainbow Husky, RRP $79.95
Meet Hope, she’s a beautiful Rainbow Husky and she’s hoping to be your best friend! Hope has a lot to say, but her barks will need translating through the magic stethoscope. Just hold it to her chest so you can understand what it is she wants or needs you to do! Hope talks, moves, and makes lots of different sounds to show you if she’s hungry, has a cold or fever, has hurt her leg, or feels itchy. Use her fun accessories -- syringe, thermometer, bone treat and recovery collar -- along with seven buttons and sensors to make sure she gets what she needs. Hope encourages nurturing play and introduces health tips and medical tools, so she’s great preparation for visits to the doctor. Hope the Rainbow Husky is suitable for children 3 to 8 years, and available from October at Big W, Kmart, good toy stores and online retailers.
Secret Safe Treasure Chest, RRP $49.95
Keep your valuables safe with the Secret Safe Treasure Chest. This beautifully designed Treasure Chest is great for protecting your most precious stash. Unlock the Treasure Chest with your very own 4-digit password to keep your secrets safe inside. Use the built-in alarm clock to help you wake up just in time to head off for the day. Play nine great learning activities that cover spelling, maths, logic and more. The built-in speaker allows you to play your favourite songs by connecting it to an external music player (not included). The Secret Safe Treasure Chest is suitable for children 6 to 11 years, and available from September at Big W, good toy stores and online retailers.
Kidizoom Studio, RRP $99.95
Be the star of your own video universe with the Kidizoom Studio! Create awesome videos with this high-definition video camera kit, that comes with everything you need to create the show of your dreams! Take still photos or create videos on the HD video camera with a built-in microphone and a flip-up lens for selfies. Set up the perfect shot with the included tabletop tripod to film your very own unboxing videos or convert it to a 5-inch selfie stick and flip up the camera lens to frame perfect selfies or onthe-move selfie-videos. Plus, play in between takes with the three included games! Use the green screen and 20+ animated backgrounds to set the stage for all your video adventures - pretend to host a show, give tours, create disappearing illusions or get chased by a T-Rex! You can even create new backgrounds from your own photos for more creative fun. When it’s time to edit your video, use the easy on-camera editing tools to trim clips and add intros or music. Cut scenes together for awesome trick effects or join photos to create time-lapse and stop-motion videos. Let your creativity loose! The Kidizoom Studio is suitable for kids from 5 to 12 years, and available from September at Myer, Target (online), good toy stores and online retailers.
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