Now that we’re really into the nitty gritty of the gift-giving season, I’m introducing a new feature on Present Professor: Gift Lists. Over the coming days and next few weeks, you’ll find lists dedicated to gifts for tweens, children of the eighties, dedicated bakers, sports fans, and more. If there’s anything you’d like to see, please suggest a gift list!

Not every fan of the Great Big Mouse (AKA Mickey) can make it to Great White Way (AKA Broadway) to take in one of Disney’s stage adaptations of their beloved screen musicals. But now, thanks to Disney on Broadway’s new Web shop, the exclusive merchandise previously only available to patrons of Broadway’s slate of shows can now be purchased by anyone.

Read on to find out how you can win this Little Mermaid Snow Globe!

Star Wars Galactic Heroes Stocking Stuffers, $7.99 + shipping at HasbroToyShop.com

What’s that urban legend about never smiling at a crocodile? Pure rubbish. Take this crocodile, for example. How can you look at this lil’ guy (his official name is “Kojo” but I call him “Sven”) and not put on a happy face?

This year’s hot holiday toy is a morphing marble trading card game (their explanation, not mine). Any trip down the action-figure hero aisle at your local Toys R Us or Big Box store will confirm my statement–the desolate space where Bakugan toys once lived is little more than a ghost town of naked racks and the occasional misplaced Power Ranger.

Becca writes:

1st birthday for a little girl. The little girl’s family wants for nothing and she has the cutest, trendiest clothes and accessories already. I want something that will fit their style, but doesn’t break my bank – I would think around $25-35?

I love this collection of four knitted cupcakes by Yellow Label Kids.

Yesterday, I had the good fortune to attend the Toy Wishes Magazine Holiday Preview 2008. During this event, toy companies big and small present their holiday offerings to the press. The magazine also announces its “Hot Dozen”–toys that after months of testing and analyzing, the magazine has predicted will be top sellers this year.
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