Christmas 2009 is here. Are you ready? Every Christmas holiday season parents ask, “What will be the most popular hot new toys for Christmas this year?” The latest trends in new toys for Christmas correspond closely to the economy, which is why the “Recession Christmas” or frugal Christmas gifts term is often used by people looking for affordable Christmas gifts for their kids and teens.

Toy makers and manufacturers understand that people have less money to spend on Christmas this year and are making smaller versions of large more-expensive toys, with one example being the new mini version of last years big Fur Real dinosaur from the Hasbro Fur Real Friends line of toys.

A hot new trend in toys for 2009 are Eco-friendly, “Green” or recycled toys that are made out of recycled materials to help the environment. Toys made from environmentally friendly materials are called Green Toys, such as the Fuzz That Was by Mary Meyer, which are stuffed toy pets made out of old recycled water bottles.

Green Toys for Kids

An Eco-friendly green toy company in California called The Green Toy Company sells “Made in the USA” toys for kids from 100% recycled materials, including a toy recycling truck, a toy dump truck, indoor gardening kit, jump rope, sand play set, an Ecosaucer, a toy cookware and dining set, toy tool set, a toy dish set, a toy chef set, and a toy tea set – each made from recycled milk bottles.

Popular “green” toy brands like Sprig Toys, Green Toys, Plan Toys, miYim Toys and HaPe Toys offer a large variety of children’s toys for babies, toddlers and older kids at affordable prices that will help keep you within your Christmas budget. Check out the list of best-selling toys for Christmas or Chanukah and you’ll see that the ever-popular Leap Frog Tag Reading System by LeapFrog is still high on the must-have list, along with the English version of Bananagrams and the Spanish Bananagrams by the Bananagrams company. Here are some of the best-selling green toys for kids:

1. Green Toys Tea Set by Green Toys
2. Sprig Toys Eco-Truck Dump Truck by Sprig Toys
3. Sprig Toys Eco-Truck Loader by Sprig Toys
4. Green Toys Cookware and Dining Set by Green Toys
5. Green Toys Recycle Truck by Green Toys
6. Plan Toy Solid Wood Drum by Plan Toys
7. Green Toys Tool Set by Green Toys
8. Green Toys Dump Truck by Green Toys
9. Sprig Toys Eco-Truck Excavator by Sprig Toys
10. Sprig Toys Discover Rig by Sprig Toys

Hot Christmas Toys 2009

Other hot Christmas toy items this year for girls or boys include electronics such as the Radica Ucreate Music and Radica Ucreate Games by Mattel; the Jonas Brothers Pix Micro Digital Camera; the Disney Floral Pix Digital Camera; Hello Kitty and Friends Plush Doll and accessories; Zhu Zhu Pets (especially the hamster) and anything by the Vtech toy company.

Jessica Hartshorn, Senior Lifestyle Editor for American Baby Magazine, examined the most popular hot new toys for Christmas 2009 from the American International Toy Fair. Predictions of the most popular toys for Christmas include the comeback of classic toys, board games and puzzles, remote control cars and frozen snack machines referred to now as freeze pop machines.

Top 10 Most Popular Games

1. Mindflex Game by Mattel
2. Bananagrams by Bananagrams
3. The Settlers of Catan by Mayfair Games
4. Quiddler by SET Enterprises, Inc.
5. Wild Planet Hyper Dash by Wild Planet
6. SET Game by SET Enterprises, Inc.
7. Scrabble Slam Cards by Hasbro Games
8. The Settlers of Catan 5-6 Player Extension by Mayfair Games
9. Twilight Board Game by Cardinal Industries
10. 100 Assorted Pokemon Trading Cards Lot by Pokemon USA

Children’s Learning Toys

Educational toys, aka “working and learning toys”, are making a big comeback as some of the best Christmas gifts for kids. Crayola has a “Drop and See” ball drop-style toy that uses “TaDoodles” to teach small kids colors, shapes and sounds, but is also fun for kids to play with. Toy brands like Hasbro, Fisher Price, LeapFrog, Melissa and Doug, Think Fun & Insect Lore working and learning toys for children are battling for the #1 spot of most popular educational toys for children on Amazon.

1. LeapFrog® Tag Reading System by LeapFrog
2. Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby’s First Blocks by Fisher Price
3. Hasbro Playskool Busy Ball Popper by Hasbro
4. LeapFrog® Learn & Groove Musical Table by LeapFrog
5. ThinkFun Zingo by ThinkFun
6. Live Butterfly Garden by Insect Lore
7. Melissa & Doug See & Spell by Melissa and Doug
8. Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym by Fisher Price
9. LeapFrog® Leapster® 2 Learning Game System – Green by LeapFrog
10. Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet by Melissa and Doug

Keep a close eye on Melissa & Doug toys/arts and crafts for kids because these are cleaning up on Amazon! Melissa & Doug Arts and Crafts are selling like Hot Cakes, especially the Deluxe Standing Easel, and they are all getting rave reviews!

The toy fair also revealed a new and innovative kids toy called the Peek-A-Boo Bag from I-Play for toddlers that has become quite popular, which is a small square cloth bag filled with beads and various colorful shaped toy items. There’s a see-through plastic window sewn into the peek-a-boo bag where kids can shake, squish or squeeze the toy to move the beads around, revealing new shapes and colors of pink, blue, yellow and white.

The 2009 Toy Fair in London offered a few “best new toys of 2009” recommendations including toys from brands like Ben 10, Charlie and Lola, In the Night Garden, Peppa Pig, Timmy Time and Yo Gabba Gabba. What about you? Are you looking for Green Toys for kids to help the environment, or just trying to find cheap Christmas toys for your kids?

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Top 10 List of Christmas Toys for Boys, Girls, Babies and Toddlers

Many of the most popular Christmas toys in 2008 for boys, girls, babies and toddlers are included in the list of the hottest Christmas toys of 2008, and it’s important to buy these toys before they sell out and parents have disappointed children come Christmas morning. This is a guide list of Christmas toys for kids to help you find Christmas gifts for your children and other kids on your Christmas list, starting with Christmas toys for boys, then Christmas toys for girls and finally, Christmas toys for babies and toddlers.

Christmas Toys for Boys:

• Playstation 3 is the latest version of Playstation, and the popularity of PS continues on with new playstation games and accessories sure to please any boy you are buying Christmas gifts for.

• Harry Potter toys are amongst the most popular Christmas gifts for both boys and girls and are listed as a favorite by kids who are Harry Potter fans.

• Remote-controlled helicopters, cars and boats come in all shapes, sizes and colors sure to please the boys this Christmas, and encourages active play and natural exercise.

• Batman Dark Knight toys for Batman movie fans are cool Christmas toys for boys, and if you’ve seen the movie, you likely understand how popular these toys are as Christmas gifts this year.

• Xbox 360 and games top the list of Christmas toys for boys (and girls)

• iPods also made the list of the most popular Christmas toys for children in 2008

• Nintendo Wii and games for boys (and girls) is listed as one of the best “must have” Christmas gifts this year

• Robots, including the LEGO Mindstorms NXT, electronic toys and gadgets for boys are some of the best Christmas toys of 2008

Christmas Toys for Girls:

• Little Mermaid toys for “Ariel” movie fans is one of the best Christmas gifts for the girls on your list, as well as The Little Mermaid-Ariel’s Beginning movie recently released on DVD.

• Barbie dolls and accessories have been and continue to be very popular Christmas gifts for girls

• Jewelry and bead-making kits are on the list of hot toys for girls this year, encouraging active play that inspire creativity and girls feel proud of things they’ve made

• Classic board games like Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Sorry, the new Monopoly Here and Now, are sure-to-please gifts for Christmas

• Webkinz toys, purses and stuffed animals will put a big smile on your little girl’s face Christmas morning

• Electronic games and accessories and gadgets aren’t just for boys, but girls of all ages enjoy electronics like the VTech Learning System just as much as boys do

• Nintendo Wii one of the hottest Christmas gifts for girls this year, and the Nintendo Wii Fit is expected to top 3 million sales this year alone

• Nintendo DS Lite is a handheld video game system expected to be sold out before Christmas due the high demand for girls (and boys)

Christmas Toys for Babies and Toddlers:

• Fisher Price Interactive Baby Grand Piano is the right size for little fingers, with bright colors and lights to bring out the artiste in your baby girl or boy. Slides, buttons and dials adjust pitch, tone and tempo for your child’s musical enjoyment
• Tiny Love Gymini Super Deluxe – Lights&Music provides a safe, fun, and educational environment where your baby boy or girl can lie or sit, and play with the elephants, monkeys, giraffes, birds and mirrors your baby is sure to love
• Fisher-Price® Roll-a-Rounds Drop & Roar Dinosaur is one of the most popular Christmas toys for babies and toddlers this year. This cute dinosaur toy will keep curious babies and toddlers investigating and developing good motor skill development while having fun with the 10 different tunes, gently flashing lights and fun sound effects
• Vtech – V.Smile Baby – Infant Development Systemincludes a colorful activity panel lined with a soft bumper for this touchable play center, filled with colorful shapes, rolling ball and jumbo button for children 9-36 months old teaching babies and toddlers numbers, shapes, music, colors, animals and even sign language.
• Leapfrog Little Touch LeapPad is designed for kids 6 months to 3 years old, with more than 100 early learning activities that introduce ABCs, letter sounds, numbers, colors, shapes, reading readiness and much more
• Lamaze baby toys for baby’s and toddlers are some of the best Christmas toys for babies and toddlers, with fun, educational, interactive toys to entertain children for hours. Toys by Lamaze are amongst the most gifted, most wished for Christmas gifts of 2008
• Most wanted and anticipated best-selling Fisher Price Elmo Live is designed for children 18 months old and up, making the list of the hottest Christmas toys for 2008 and is expected to sell out in stores very quickly. Elmo, from Sesame Street, waves his arms, sits, stands and crosses his legs all while telling stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games. No wonder Elmo and Tickle Me Elmo are so popular!
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