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$89 Shop.lego.com
With pirates, a
cannon, a skeleton
minifi gure, a three-
legged octopus
and a working roller
coaster, there’s lots
to love with Lego’s
3-in-1 Pirate Roller Coaster building set.

It’s easy to modify and rebuild with either
a skull ride or a ship ride, so it’s great
for creative play, plus there are neat and
unusual pieces: 923 in all. For ages
9 to 14.

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T he smart shopper knows not to wait until the last
minute to buy toys and games, because those who
wait will miss out on the most anticipated gifts. Here
are a few of the hottest toys for Christmas 2018.

Pomsies Unstable Unicorns
$14.99 $20
Various retailers
Adorably cute,
Pomsies are
loveable, wearable
pom-pom pets. Kids
can interact with
these small, personal
pets in a variety of
ways. Each Pomsie
has its own personality and light-up eyes. They
react when you cuddle and pet them, grumble
when they’re hungry and even feature a dance-
and-song mode. With their wrappable tails, they
become a fashion accessory to wear on the
wrist, a backpack or anywhere else.

unstableunicorns.com Quick, intuitive and
fun, Unstable Unicorn
combines sabotage,
goal-setting and a bit
of luck into a strategic
card game. The goal
is to build your own
unicorn army — mostly
by betraying your
friends. It’s competitive
and fun for two to eight
players. Aimed at kids
14 and up.

Paw Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck
$59.99 Various retailers
Kids 3 and up can save the
day with Marshall’s Ultimate
Rescue Fire Truck. This
big truck is equipped with a
2-foot-tall extendable ladder
and claw arm, mini fi re cart
and fi re hose, fl ashing lights and sounds. Water cannons on
the front and back launch three water bombs to put out fi res.

Marshall fi gure is included, but truck has room for all six pups
(others not included). For kids 3 and up.

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Pirate Roller Coaster
By Melissa Erickson
Fisher-Price Think and Learn Rocktopus
$59.99 fi sher-price.mattel.com
For the budding musician, Fisher-Price’s
Think and Learn Rocktopus includes
15 musical instruments with three play
modes and fi ve musical styles. Kids
control the musical creation by bopping
the instruments, adjusting the tempos and
adding sound effects. In math mode kids
can practice their adding, subtracting and patterning skills as they follow prompts. The
toy also works with an app that allows kids to compose music and create videos to
accompany them.

For ages 3 to 6.

THE CHRISTMAS REVELS
Washington Revels
revelsdc.org; info@revelsdc.org
301-587-3835; GW Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW,
Washington DC
This year think outside the "gift-wrapped" box and give
your family the joy of a new holiday tradition! Join our cast of over 100, ages 8-88,
as we journey into the Winter world of Queen Elizabeth the First for the 36th annual
Christmas Revels. This boisterous blend of art and folk features the glorious music
and dance of Renaissance England, delightful children’s songs and games, seasonal
sing-alongs, and Shakespearean fun for all ages. Welcome Yule!
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