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If parents out there are wondering what what your son or daughter really wants for Christmas this year, then look no further than the list below.  According to a Nielson survey of American kids ages 6 – 12, here are the top 25 items that kids say they want the most.

Along with the list of top 25 items kids want the most, I’ve provide easy links to Amazon just in case you were looking to pick up some of these items for your kids, or if you simply wanted to price them out.

Here’s the top 25 items kids aged 6 – 12 say they want the most:

#1:  iPad  (see current pricing) – 50% of the kids surveyed say they want an iPad for Christmas, which is up from 44% last year.  And as you can see below at #4, the iPad Mini has already made it’s way into the top 5 most wanted items by kids for Christmas (impressive).

#2:  Nintendo Wii U (see current pricing)  -  39 percent of kids aged 6 – 12 say they want the Ninetendo Wii U.  Which ironically enough, is a mobile gaming device driven by apps (or games).

#3:  iPod Touch (see current pricing)  - coming in at 36% is the iPod Touch.  For those of you who don’t know, the iPod Touch now a days is basically the iPhone without the phone part.  In fact, as I’ve upgraded to new iPhone’s, I’ve passed down the old iPhone to my kids which without the cell phone service is basically an iPod Touch.

#4:  iPad Mini (see current pricing)  -  Also coming in at 36% on the survey is the iPad Mini.  Now I can imagine that for a kid aged 6 – 12, an iPad Mini is nothing short of the ultimate gaming tablet.  Small enough to carry around easily, yet complete access to Apple’s app store.  And amazingly enough, the iPad Mini is less than 2 months old – announced on October 23rd and released on November 2nd in all major Apple markets.

#5:  iPhone (see current pricing)  -  coming in at 33% is none other than the iPhone.  Oh yes, what would a most desired list be without the presence of the iPhone.  Again, the theme continues here for the top 5 most desired list for kids ages 6 – 12 in mobile, gaming, apps, etc…  I would venture to say that the iPhone demand is coming from kids at the upper end of the age bracket, like ages 10 – 12, where they would be more interested in utilizing the calling features of the phone to talk with friends.  I can’t say that for sure… just a hunch.

So those are the top 5 items on the list of the kids’ most wanted items.  Here’s the rest of the list, sorted by most popular items:

#6:  Computers (view products & pricing)

#7:  Kinect for XBOX 360  (view products & pricing)

#8:  Tablet computers other than the iPad  (view products & pricing)

#9:  Ninetendo 3DS / 3DS XL  (view products & pricing)

#10:  Ninetendo DS / DS Lite  (view products & pricing)

#11:  Sony PlayStation 3  (view products & pricing)

#12:  Microsoft XBOX 360  (view products & pricing)

#13:  e-Readers  (view products & pricing)

#14:  Smartphone other than iPhone  (view products & pricing)

#15:  Ninetendo Wii  (view products & pricing)

#16:  Smart TV  (view products & pricing)

#17:  Kindle Fire (Kindle Fire HD)  (view products & pricing)

#18:  PlayStation Portable  (view products & pricing)

#19:  Android Smartphone  (view products & pricing)

#20:  PlayStation Move  (view products & pricing)

#21:  PlayStation Vita  (view products & pricing)

#22:  Samsung Galaxy (Note or Tab)  (view products & pricing)

#23:  Other mobile phones  (view products & pricing)

#24:  Microsoft Surface tablet  (view products & pricing)

#25:  Apple TV  (view products & pricing)

So there you have it – the top 25 items that kids ages 6 – 12 say they want.