When it comes to non-verbal cues, body language and purposeful facial demonstrations can you make the match? That’s the hilarious unspoken premise of Tactic’s new party game, Emojito! (MSRP $19.99 for 2-14 players ages 8 and up). In this game, players compete by expressing themselves without words and acting out their emotions. To play Emojito!, each player (or team) must only use either sounds or facial expressions to portray the emotion shown on their Emotion Card. Then, that card is mixed with six other cards and spread around the seven-sided numbered board. The other players then try to guess the emotion that was demonstrated by picking the picture and number they believe correlates with the emotion. For each correct guess, the players move their token around the numbered board. The first to complete five rounds around the board is the winner! Emojito! requires players to think and use an awareness of nonverbal cues, sounds and body language to beat the competition!

Where to Purchase: walmart.com

Your next game of catch never sounded so good. The Disc Jock-e makes it possible to wirelessly add your favorite music to a simple game of catch at the beach, a picnic or even in the backyard. The toy syncs, by Bluetooth technology, with playlists from phones, tablets and computers to create a fun atmosphere for play. Long range connectivity = 100+ meter range. When the water-resistant throwing disc is not being used for outdoor play, the colorful spinning toy could also double as a wireless indoor-outdoor speaker.

Where to Purchase: www.tuckertoys.com – Toys R Us – Amazon

Fidgitz twists and turns in a unique fluid motion that will mesmerize players for hours on end. Your goal is to twist and manipulate the puzzle until one side is all blue and the other side is all white. It’s a challenging brainteaser and a fidget toy all in one! Recently featured on the TODAY show! Backseat entertainment to keep kids from whining ‘Are we there yet?’ http://thinkfun.co/2uM2gyY

Where to Purchase: Available nationwide at Toys R Us, Amazon and neighborhood toy stores.

Play and neigh the days away; A classic playroom companion straight from the rodeo. Hop on the back of a soft and squishy horse and hang on! Hear the clip clop of your horse’s hooves as you go. Yee haw! Natural hardwood handles and rockers give your horse a classic feel. Perfect for any toddler’s nursery or playroom.

Where to Purchase: Target and www.Target.com

A beautiful show from outer space, ready to take you to an imaginary place! Load one of the 2 reels to discover the cute planets in our solar system or to discover happy visitors from another galaxy. Ergonomic handle with handy compartment to store the reels. Can also be used as a flashlight.

Where to Purchase: Target

Flip & rearrange all 9 Color Cubes on the 3 x 3 tray until each color appears once in every row and column. It will take more than a couple flips of a cube to master this brilliant Sudoku puzzle. Once you’ve conquered the traditional Sudoku pattern, give your brain a real workout with our fun Bonus Challenges! Color Cube Sudoku is a Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner.

Available nationwide at Barnes & Noble, Toys R Us, Amazon and neighborhood toy stores.

Prepared for a programming space mission? In this 40-challenge game two Rovers have been sent to explore Mars. The trouble is, the Rovers are programmed to travel on color and most of the pathways were left colorless in a dust storm. You’ll need to call on critical thinking skills to correctly color the pathways so the Rovers stay on course. Challenges introduce “decision points,” “loops,” and “increment instructions” as you progress–all advanced computational skills that are delicately embedded into a fun play experience and will have you thinking like a programmer.

Where to Purchase: Available exclusively at Target stores nationwide.

It’s that time of year again. The holidays are quickly approaching and for those who celebrate Christmas, the month of December is filled with anticipation, fun, excitement, and energy as preparations for the holiday near.

Disney has three fun Advent Calendars this year to get everyone in the spirit of fun and celebrations. Every day in December a new item is revealed in the calendars as the countdown to December 25 gets closer and closer.

The Disney Animators’ Collection Advent Calendar (lists for $34.95) is filled with all the whimsy and fun of the Animators’ Collection of dolls and plush. For fans of this collection, the Advent Calendar will bring more cherished items. The collection is focused on the Disney characters as children, and the Advent Calendar contains miniature representations of the characters from Pocahontas, Tinker Bell and Peter Pan, Belle, and Ariel.

The box is designed with the same care as the boxes for the Animator dolls. Open it to see 24 little doors, one for each day of December leading up to Christmas. Opening each door reveals a white plastic bag. The bags contain the little keepsakes. Spoiler alert – door #1 contains a tiny Pocahontas and door #2 contains a tiny Tick Tock. There are scenery made out of card stock so the little characters can be placed to create a setting for them.

The Animators’ Advent Calendar is for ages 3+ due to the small size of the keepsakes.

There are two other Disney Advent Calendars ($99.95) this year. For collectors of the Tsum Tsums, there is a fun Tsum Tsum Plush Advent Calendar, with 25 (this one goes to Christmas) micro Tsum Tsum plush: Mickey on sled, Minnie skiing, Goofy in snowball, Thumper as snowman, Bambi as reindeer, Tigger with candy cane, Dumbo in snowball fight, Miss Bunny as present, and more.

For Star Wars/LEGO there is a new LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar ($46.95) with 24 individual tiny Lego keepsake items from the Star Wars films.

This is the time to buy/order your Disney Advent Calendar from your local Disney Store of the Shop Disney website.

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Introducing Water Wubble – refillable water balloon balls from the makers of the Super Wubble Bubble Ball! Fill them a little, or fill them a lot. There’s no tying, because they seal themselves – and no cleanup, because they splash, but don’t pop! Unlike traditional water balloons, you don’t need to fill Water Wubbles from a faucet or spigot. You can also fill them by dunking them under water, which makes them a great take along to the pool or beach!

Where to Purchase: Target – Toys “R” Us – www.WubbleBall.com

It looks like a bubble, plays like a ball – and now it lights up the night. It’s Super Wubble Brite, the light-up, color-changing Wubble. Squeeze it, whack it, throw it, bounce it – even sit on it! It floats, wobbles, dribbles, spins, and smashes – all while putting on an amazing light show! Made from squishy, squashy, super soft and lightweight Xpandium, Super Wubble Brite can be inflated to a gigantic 2 1/2 feet tall and changes from red to blue to green – and all the colors in between. It’s fun to play with in the dark, indoors or out, all year-round.

Where to Purchase: Target – Toys “R” Us – www.WubbleBall.com