Trumpets may be something that primarily goes out of fad with high school graduation, but this may be the perfect gift for your little tyke to see if they can handle the likes of a big brass beauty. This trumpet is able to generate a wide variety of sounds including eight brass instruments, five woodwind and even a synthesized human voice. Best of all, it comes preloaded with 10 teaching songs that are learned via illuminated LEDs. Don t fret, parents. There is even a headphone jack. Now if only brass instruments could include one of those. This high-tech trumpet retails for $400.

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