Toy opinion?

I have a few $$$ on my Amazon account built up from a few surveys. I wanted to get a head start on x-mas and was thinking about my 3 nephews on my husbands side, come Christmas they will be ages 3, 4 and 7 I believe. We usually get them each one gift (no more than $30.00, one medium gift, and then some stocking stuffer type stuff, along with a bag of different snacks/treats they like.) I found something on Amazon that I am considering getting them for their medium gift. I think it might be a good idea and get a lot of in the car and on the go type use, what do you think? It's been so long since my kids were small so I'm not absolutely sure. I am thinking of the zoo one for the youngest, and then something different for the other two (each would have a different one)

http://www.amazon.com/Find-Games-Zoo-Version-Yellow/dp/B000BYAKEG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1243742179&sr=1-3

For the main gift for the
3 yr old I am thinking about getting an Aquadoodle Mat
4 yr old I am not sure on yet, he loves playing with water, maybe a water toy
7 yr old I am thinking of getting Wild Planet Hyper Dash..
------have any of you bought these, or know of something you tnink would be better?

Those are cute! I remember my daughter making something similar when she was in scouts, with plastic bottles and sand and small plastic toys and shaped erasers. It's a great idea for those ages!

I think its a cute idea, I have never seen anything like that before.

With 10 5-star ratings, I say go for it! Aquadoodle I have bought for my nephew, well, great-nephew. I don't remember it being a mat, t hough, I thought it was more like
http://www.amazon.com/SpinMaster-70809-Aquadoodle-Flip-Doodle/dp/B000BO5UMS/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1243767212&sr=1-11

I have had good experiences with Wild Planet Toys. I once wrote to their customer service (an actual letter, because this was before Al Gore invented the Internet) because one of their toys was overheating and had battery problems. I received a phone call from one of the head honchos who sent us 3 toys to replace the one that we had problems with. They were just a tiny start-up at the time and one of the few that made toys that really interested boys.

my son is 2 and loves his aquadoodle

another thing that my son loves at this age (for the littler one) is called a doodle pro which my son loves to draw on in the car and then can erase it when he's done

similar to an etch a sketch but made for younger children

I think it was a Doodle Pro I got my nephew, not an aqua doodle. I just can't remember. It was probably 4 years ago at Christmas.

I love the Aquadoodle mats. The kids like them too, lol.