Fisher-Price: the hits just keep on coming.

• Position: ESPN Fast Action Football

When boys get to a certain age, there are games that they must have. In years' past, it has been ESPN's GameStation and Shot Block Basketball. This year, the gotta-have-it game is ESPN Fast Action Football ($199.99) from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y.

This indoor electronic marvel has physical game controls--kids must get active to play. Players run on the footpad: the faster they run, the faster the action. The joystick controls the participants' lateral moves. They can play head to head or against the computer. Try Running Back Maze, Quarterback Challenge, Forty Yard Dash or practice other skills and drills in Training Camp mode. In Rookie or Pro mode, kids can play a four-quarter, four-down game of football.

Play-by-play commentary, sounds of the gridiron, and electronic scoring give players the ultimate football arena experience. Additionally, there are built-in cup holders, so water bottles always will be close at hand.

For your youngest athletes, try the Fisher-Price Baby Gymnastics Bat & Score Goal ($20.99), which adapts with your growing child. It starts out in sitting mode, where baby can swat at the colorful hanging soccer ball or the wiggly cheetah referee and be rewarded by a swinging purple rhino with music, lights, and sounds. The ball can be detached and the rhino lowered to be the goalie. The baby then can score a goal and hear the roar of the crowd.

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