Kidlink is a fabulous store kids’ stuff as they concentrate on award winning toys and games, music and video, arts and crafts. There are gifts for newborns, journals and toys with long term value, and it all comes with free gift wrapping and excellent customer service. The owners know everything in the joint and know exactly how to help you select the right toy for the right kid.

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1- Hex Bugs $14 www.hexbug.com by Innovations First. It’s mini 2X2″ robotix creatures which reacts to sound & light. It has sensory antennas and is sensitive to touch. It walks and crawls on its 6 legs. As soon as it touches something, it reverses. You can control it by whistling, clapping or aiming a flashlight   Ages 5 & up

2- Kiss Naturals $20-$25 www.kissnaturals.com This is a local NDG mom and dad company and the product is made locally as well. It’s a line of kits with natural ingredients: make your own lip balm, bath fizzies, natural soap or solid perfume. $1 goes to St Justine Hospital or MontrealChildren’s Hospital  Ages 6 & up

3- Gobblet Gobblers $24.99 www.blueorangegames.com For 2 players, this is a quick 4 min. game like tic tac toe. However, you use pieces of 3 different sizes which are. You can gobble up a bigger one that is on a space you need. It’s fast to learn and fast to play. Won tons of awards. Ages 5-10

4- Smart Ass Game $33 www.areyougame.com Family trivia game for 2-12 players. Each player guesses 1) who am I 2)what am I 3) where am I 4) Hard Ass by a series of clues. Anyone can jump in as you all solve it at the same time. If you blurt out the wrong answer,  you are out. Ages 12 & up

5 -Zipfy $39.99 www.Zipfy.com A freestyle mini luge for snow that is Canadian engineered but made in the US. It comes in 6 colors. First luge for little kids.  Safe, easy, feet first, there’s a lever to control directions with leaning. It’s light to carry and won lots of awards. Ages:  5-adult up to 250 lbs

6- Jishaku $24.99 www.playjishaku.com. It’s the Japanese word for magnet and was invented by an engineer. This is a strategy board game which uses brain power, not luck. It works on magnetic interaction.Each player places a magnetic stone on a bumpy board. It is important how it is placed as each is trying to get rid of their stones. The magnets are repelled and attracted by force fields so you may wind up with other player’s pieces if you do it wrong. Ages: 8 to adult. 2 players & up.

7- Hugg- a-planet world globe $31 www.huggaplanet.com Round pillow made out of stuffed cotton. On it is the political world map. Point is to care about mother earth.

Kidlink
Location:5604 Monkland at Oxford
Tel: 514-482-4188
Hours: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5