Barbie App-tastic Cash Register

By eKids
Price $34.99
Age 3+

Whether or not you use the app feature along with the physical toy, this pretend cash register has tons of fun features. The hand-held scanner makes a lively beep each time you squeeze the button in its handle and 'read' an item. The register keyboard speaks aloud the individual numbers and amounts, then states the total due when you hit the checkout button. The money drawer makes a traditional mechanical cash register sound when opened and comes with paper and coin play money. There's a working microphone for broadcasting a messages to employees or shoppers ('Special sale prices, next half hour!'). But when used with the free iPad app, it can take the fun to another level. The iPad becomes your register's checkout screen, resting in a specially designed perch and connected via the unit's built-in audio cable. Onscreen, you can customize 5 different kinds of shops along with various membership cards, go on your own shopping sprees, and play games that earn rewards points to help you 'buy' certain high-end items. Extraordinary make-believe.