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The Green Guide, apparently out to ruin Christmas for millions of children, has created a Toy Hot list that flies in the face of all of that TMX Elmo, PS3 and Wii lust.
The site lists games and toys that are "long-lasting" and "imagination-provoking" like finger puppets, wooden blocks and, to just about everyone's chagrin, computer games by Persuasive Games.
Older kids and adults will enjoy Persuasive Games' Oil God (engage in realpolitik to double the global price of oil) and may get an insight into politics with Activism, The Public Policy Game (www.persuasivegames.com/games/).You may also adopt a member of an endangered species such as a Sumatran rhino (see "Saving Something Wild"). And for your artistically-oriented child, check out the options listed in "Better Art Supplies for Budding Artists").
Remember too that a gift can be a service, such as building a fort or renting an instrument and getting lessons for a musically oriented child (see "Greener Guitars"). And don't forget a massage for your spouse.
I'm not sure if inclusion on this particular Hot List is a compliment or an insult.
Hot Toys [The Green Guide]
