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With interactive toys that make learning fun, we always can count on VTech to entertain and engage our children from the youngest age through all of their milestones.

Your child can be a rock star with VTech's 3-in-1 Strum & Jam KidiBand ($19.99)--a three-in-one band that easily switches among a guitar, drums, and keyboard. With the touch of a button, budding musicians can learn rock, hip-hop, or jazz, or bring their own personalities to the stage in freestyle mode. Used as a guitar, kids can strum the strings to add guitar sounds to melodies and mix in cool sounds with the whammy bar. A couple of twists reveals the drum and cymbal, while the keyboard is at the bottom. Star buttons light up for more sound effects and a cheering crowd. Best for ages three to six, the KidiBand comes pre loaded with 12 children's songs and melodies, including "Skip to My Lou," "The Alphabet Song," and "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me." It also has a detachable strap for on-the-go play, adjustable volume control, and automatic shut-off.

The Go! Go! Smart WheelsTrain Station Play.set ($49.99) will turn your child into a little conductor. The SmartPoint motorized train chugs its way along the tracks as it responds to 10 SmartPoint locations. Children will learn time concepts, colors, and phrases in English and foreign languages at the electronic train station. They can use the hand-crank to drive the train up the hill and watch it chug down the spiral ramp. The motorized train engages kids with three sing-along songs, and its 32 interchangeable track pieces al low for multiple configurations and 15 feet of play. It also connects to other Go! Go! Smart Wheels playsets (sold separately) to encourage creativity. Intended for ages one to five, it's playtime with miles of learning.

The Roll & Learn Activity Suitcase ($36.99) lets little travelers pack for a learning adventure and discover a world of fun. They'll hear greetings in English and Spanish and learn about famous places with imaginative phrases. Numbered rollers and light-up piano keys play cheerful melodies and teach colors and numbers, while three travel accessory blocks promote role-play fun and shape...