ANGELICA WANTS TO KISS AND MAKEUP.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski The bad girl of TV's ``Rugrats'' and her African-American friend have been all dolled up by Mattel as Make-Up Pretty Angelica and Make-Up Pretty Susie, widely predicted to be hot sellers this season. Both soft-bodied dolls have pink tutus, crowns and long skirts that can be added under the tutu tutu coriariaarborea. . Angelica comes with her blond hair in pigtails This article is about the hair style. For the connectors, see Optical fiber. Pigtails (also known as angel wings and bunches, or Twin Tail(ツインテール/TsuinTe-ru) in Japan. , but with some work it can be restyled into an updo Updo An updo is when the hair is pulled up for a more formal look. It can be as simple as a ponytail, or as fancy as curls all over the top of the head. The difference between simply putting hair up and an updo, is that updo's are intended for formal affairs. , unusual for a vinyl doll. Unfortunately, the main attraction - the lipstick, rouge and eyeshadow that emerge or wash off with a little water - seems to be their biggest flaw. Three dolls we've seen did not react as promised on the package, although Mattel reports it has not received complaints. A very frank 5-year-old girl said she wasn't interested in playing with Angelica if she couldn't do her makeup. About $20 at toy and mass merchandise stores. Barbie goe$ corporate Barbie has a desk job and she can't stop talking about it. Press a button in Working Woman Barbie's back and she says, ``It's payday. Earning money is fun,'' ``Let's have a meeting'' and other things we all say at the office, as well as Barbie-isms like ``I can't wait to go dancing with Ken tonight.'' Her accessories include a laptop computer, cellular phone, coffee mug and file folders. She can shed her blazer and turn her gray skirt inside out, transforming it into a sparkly spark·ly adj. spark·li·er, spark·li·est 1. a. Giving off tiny flashes of light; glittery: a dress with sparkly sequins. b. red chiffon chiffon (shĭfŏn`), plain-weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made of cotton, silk, or synthetic fiber; it is made of fine, highly twisted, strong yarn. number fit for a night on the town. The enclosed CD-Rom allows players to make their own stationery, design a cover of Working Woman magazine and do other activities. Mattel has included replaceable batteries. About $30 at most toy and mass merchandise stores. Little stuff, little prices If you are desperately seeking Pikachu, Pokemon trading card sets are hard to come by at Toys `R' Us because of the high demand, but they are in stock at smaller toy stores such as Play Co., KB Toys, Gamekeeper and Target, all of which sell booster packs for about $4. Tangle Pen is a snaky snak·y adj. snak·i·er, snak·i·est 1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes. 2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine. 3. Overrun with snakes. 4. Treacherous; sly. looking ballpoint that comes in four interchangeable segments, each with a different color and texture on the outside and a different color ink. There also is a mini roll of paper in the end, great for slipping smaller-than-cookie-fortune notes to friends. About $9 at Store of Knowledge. For babies and older kids who still like to play in the tub, check out Shakin' Bath Toys, made by Kids II. They are crinkly, colorful frogs, fish and turtles that start vibrating vibrating, v using quivering hand motions made across the client's body for therapeutic purposes. across the water when a string is pulled. They sell for $2.99 each exclusively at Wal-Mart's infants departments. Bendos from Kid Galaxy are 45 quirky and very pliable characters that could be the next collectible craze. Bendos are a good diversion in cars, restaurants, doctors' waiting rooms and anyplace else kids get fidgety fidg·et·y adj. 1. Tending to fidget. 2. Creating unnecessary fuss. fidg  et·i·ness n.Adj. . About $5 at toy stores. To stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden the goods, Zany Brainy brain·y adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal Intelligent; smart. brain i·ly adv. has stockings and dreidl bags that are roomy, nice-looking and well-made for a few years' use - and they're only $5 each. At that price they make a clever gift-wrap idea. Oh, what a tangled Web site we weave Experts are predicting that more toys will be purchased online this holiday season than ever. There are several options on the Web, including eToys.com, ToysRUs.com, SmarterKids.com, KBkids.com, Toysmart.com, eHobbies.com and ZanyBrainy.com. Online might be the best way to go for the stuff in highest demand; eToys advises you while shopping if an item is out of stock and will notify you by e-mail when it's available. Some, such as SmarterKids and Toysmart, are offering shipping bargains for early shoppers, and ToysRUs and KBkids will accept returns or exchanges of online purchases in their stores. If the item is shipped from out of state, you can save on the sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. , which defrays the shipping charges. Many sites also will giftwrap for an additional charge. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) no caption (Make-Up Pretty Angelica) (2) no caption (Working Woman Barbie) (3) no caption (Bendos) |
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