The holidays are almost here and with them comes the nostalgia of some of my favorite childhood memories. I remember how excited I was as a child when the Great Big Toys”R”Us Book came to our home in the mail. It was the ultimate toy guide and I would literally spend hours looking through it – circling the items I wanted to add to my Christmas Wish List!
Our kids were super excited when we received The Great Big Toys”R”Us Book of Awesome for each one of them. It was even more real for them when we surprised them with a trip to Toys“R”Us itself! We headed to Toys“R”Us and let them each go on a shopping spree (with a budget of course)!
The first thing we noticed when we walked into Toys“R”Us was the display of the Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome! I love how easy Toys“R”Us makes it for you to find this great catalog. Plus, there is a super awesome coupon in it where you get a $10 Toys“R”Us Gift Card with your $75 purchase (*note: there are items that are excluded – see coupon for details). The gift card you receive with your purchase will be good from 12/1/15 through 12/20/15.
New this year, Toys“R”Us has introduced an augmented reality experience through which kids are able to bring their favorite toys from The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome to life within The Geoffrey Shuffle app game (available in the App Store® or Google Play®). In the palm of a hand, kids can examine their favorite toys by zooming-in to see intricate details, spinning or walking around pages of the interactive edition of The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome for different angles or capturing photos of their favorite toys within the game.
To play, using an interactive edition of The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome (which I will send to you and can be found at your local “Toys“R”Us Store), players should look for a golden Geoffrey coin, located at the bottom corners of the book’s pages. Once located, hold a smart phone or tablet over the respective page and the game will begin loading. The game encourages players to find Geoffrey as he and two other kid-favorite licensed characters, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie, Darth Vader and more, hide in shuffled gift boxes.
Upon completing the game, players can enter Geoffrey’s Awesome Christmas Sweepstakes for a chance to win awesome prizes, including a $2,000 Toys“R”Us Gift Card and a Beaches® Resorts Luxury Included® Vacation.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome, I would definitely encourage you to head over to your local Toys“R”Us and pick up your very own copy! Not only are there great gift ideas, but there are also some sweet coupons and deals you’ll totally want to take advantage of for the upcoming holiday season! Deals within the catalog are in effect from Sunday, November 1 through Saturday, November 21.
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What is on your child‘s wish list? What do you love about The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome?
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My son wants a new bike.
A barbie dream house is on my daughter’s wish list
My daughter has a big wish list; she wants Lucy the dog, a singing Elsa, and lots more. We told her Santa brings a few things from your wish list so that each child can have the toys they want the most.
My son has Legos on his wishlist. He can spend hours building things & enjoys making up his own creations 🙂
My youngest daughter wants a bike this year
A 3DS as the one he had broke
My child has a list of Disney Infinity Figures that he would like for xmas this year. thanks
My daughters would sit with the book when it arrived and circle items they wanted for Christmas. They’d look through it again and again.
My daughter wants a Furreal Unicorn.
My daughter wants art/craft supplies.
The Paw Patrol – Paw Patroller is on my grandson’s wish list this year!
My son wants a LEGO set
some of the grandsons have xbox 360 games and the new Jurassic park movie and power ranger dvds
My childs wish list is a kitten, coloring set and train.
Oh on our list this year is their Peppa Pig House, Car, and Camper Van!
My son has a gaming chair on his wish list.
My sons would love the Skylanders Trap Force game on Xbox!
My daughter has shopkins are her list!
My son wants an XBOX One and games.
My son wants star wars toys.
She has the journey girls dolls on her wish list.
My daughter would love some coloring books for Christmas.
my niece wants a lalaloopsy doll
my sons like to go through and circle what they want. it’s funny to see their preferences, and how many circles there are!
barbie dream house my little niece would love
My granddaughter just turned 1. I want to get her the Vtech Sit-to-stand Alphabet Train.
My kids always wait for the Toys R Us Christmas book to come out so they can look through it and write to Santa what they would like for Christmas.
My daughter wants some shopkins this year.
The top of my son’s list is Disney Infinity 3.0
My daughter wants a new tractor truck and my son wants anything Paw Patrol.
Our little guy would love the Paw Patrol – Paw Patroller.
My kids are mainly asking for video games this year, and they are both big fans of Legos!
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I remember getting the Toys R Us Holiday book each year and looking through to circle the things that I wanted for Christmas.
She wants every my little pony out there and pawpatrol.
my son has lego dimensions on his list and my daughter has a baby high chair on hers
My grand kids lists include an easy bake oven, Chase from Paw Patrol and Play Doh. There is a lot more on it and they keep changing their minds.
I remember looking through the Toys R Us magazine when I was younger and daydreaming about all of the toys Santa was (hopefully) going to bring me!
Skylander’s are on my son’s wishlist!
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My niece wants Barbies & Frozen stuff for Christmas. Thank you for the chance to win! 🙂
My boy wants everything and anything dinosaurs for christmas
My son is wanting a PS4 and some Nerf guns.
My daughter told me that she would like a Cabbage Patch Kid doll.
My daughter wants a drum!
My grandson wants the FIsher Price Smart Stages chair
My daughter wants dresses (she is such a girly girl in that way!) and my son wants a DS.
My nephew wants a 3DS XL.
My son wants a game camera and my daughter is hoping for a new chicken. Weird kids I know!
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i remember as a child waiting for the toys r us book to come in the mail and then we would write our lists.