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The Top ToysHi everybody, and welcome to our Top Toys website. We aim to bring you an overview of the UK toy market, and bring you some of the hot toys of the moment.
Where to Buy the Top Toys this ChristmasIf you are looking to buy any of the top toys listed here, then we are pleased to recommend the relevant toy shops given below. Try and place your order as early as you can as the top toys for Christmas are liable to sell out, so buy early to avoid disappointment.
The Top Toys for Christmas 2010The Christmas 2010 Toys Dream Dozen- City Airport, Lego UK (£84.99) Top 12 Girls Toys for Christmas 2010- AniMagic Tender Care Twins, Vivid RRP £19.99 Top 12 Boys Toys for Christmas 2010- Armouron Action Set, Bandai UK RRP £29.99 Top 12 Pre-School Toys for Christmas 2010- All Around Chuggington Train Set, Learning Curve RRP £59.99 Top 12 Games for Christmas 2010- 'Best of British' board game, Drumond Park £29.99 The Top Toys for Christmas 2009The Top Toys for Christmas 2009, as published by the Toy Retailers Association, are (in alphabetical order): Bakugan Battle Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99)
Battle Strikers Starter Set, Mega Brands (RRP £9.99) Ben 10 Alien Force Kevins DX Action Cruiser, Bandai (RRP £29.99) Bendaroos Mega Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99) GO GO Pets Hamsters, Character Options (RRP £9.99)
GX Racers Tightrope Terror, Flair (RRP £22.99) Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera, V-Tech (RRP £49.99) LEGO Games Minotaurus, Lego (RRP £17.99) Monopoly City, Hasbro (RRP £24.99) Princess Peppa’s Palace, Character Options (RRP £39.99) Sylvanian Families Caravan, Flair (RRP £44.99) Transformers Movie 2 Voyagers Figures, Hasbro (RRP £22.99) Harry Potter ToysAll these Harry Potter Toys are available from Hamleys. The Noble Collection Harry Potter's Wand Harry Potter, The Prophecy Harry Potter - Locket from the Cave For even more great Harry Potter products check out the Noble Collection at Hamleys and get ready for a Harry Potter Christmas! It includes: The Broomstick Bookmark Order of The Phoenix Bookmark Dumbledore's Wand Hermione Granger's Wand Voldemort's Illuminating Wand Hermione Granger's Illuminating Wand Harry Potter's Illuminating Wand Hogwarts House Pins Harry Potter's Levitating Wand Pen Gringott's Bank 3 Coin Box Sirius Black's Wand Voldemort's Wand Harry Potter - Marauder's Map What Were The Top Toys for Christmas 2008?The Top Toys for Christmas 2008, as predicted by the Toy Retailer's Association, were: 1) BABY born with Magic Potty, Zapf Creation (RRP £33.99) 2) Bakugan Starter Pack, Spinmaster (RRP £12.99) 3) Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix, Bandai (RRP £15.99) 4) Catcha Beast, Bandai (RRP £19.99) 5) Cupcake Maker, Character Options (RRP £29.99) 6) Elmo Live, Mattel (RRP £59.99) 7) FurReal Biscuit, My Lovin’ Pup, Hasbro (RRP £149.99) 8) High School Musical 3 Musical Dance Mat, Vivid Imaginations (RRP £22.99) 9) In The Night Garden Upsy Daisy and Her Chase and Play Bed, Hasbro (RRP £34.99) 10) My Life, Flair Leisure Products (RRP £49.99) 11) Rescue Pals Swim To Me Puppy, MGA Entertainment Ltd (RRP £29.99) 12) Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer, Hasbro (RRP £29.99)
Let's take a closer look at some of the other toys that could be the top toys for Christmas 2008: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ToysWith the return of Indiana Jones in the May 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, then Indiana Jones action toys and Lego are currently very popular, as well as Indiana Jones costumes and video games for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360. Below we picture the Lego Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Temple Playset and a deluxe Indiana Jones action figure.
Star Wars Clone Wars Toys and Lego
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High School Musical is another big hit from Disney, with the original High School Musical film released in January 2006, High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and High School Music 3: Senior Year due for release in the UK on 22 October 2008. High School Musical is based on two high school juniors, Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a studious girl, who take the lead parts in their High School Musical.
High School Musical toys for girls have been very popular, and bestsellers include High School Musical Top Trumps, High School Musical Flip Phone and High School Musical Jigsaws.

The LeapFrog Tag Reading System makes learning to read fun. The Tag is a handheld technology that interacts with a tag-enabled book to bring the reader audio for the stories, games and activities spread throughout the book. The LeapFrog Tag brings stories to life.

If your offspring harbour a burning desire to speak like a Dalek, then the Dr Who Dalek Voice Changer Mask is for them. This mask allows you to speak like a Dalek, play Dalek phrases or the exterminate sound effect using 3 activation buttons.


A slightly scarier Dr Who Dalek Sec version of the voice changer mask is also available.
Below we have a video demonstrating the latest micro remote control helicopter. These are set to be big sellers for Christmas 2008, and offer a lot of fun, being easy to fly. The Micro Picoo Z MX-1 Extreme even has an LED allowing it to be flown at night. Visit Prezzybox to find out more.
Retro is a big toy trend for Christmas 2008. It's said that retro toys help parents connect with their kids, as the toy can help the parent remember the excitement of being young and how much fun can be had from toys. Top retro toys for 2008 include the Rubik's Cube. We couldn't solve it when we were younger, and now it's back to irritate another generation. Fortunately we now have the internet to explain how to solve it:
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Dancing Teletubbies should bring a smile to your child's face. All the Teletubbies from the popular BBC children's programme are available, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po, and they have two different dance moves, as well as both a Dance Along mode and Musical Statues mode. The Dance With Me Teletubbies have blinking eyes and giggling sound effects whilst dancing, as well as fun sound effects when they are knocked over or picked up.

From the popular BBC children's programme In the Night Garden, this toy is based around the Upsy Daisy character, which can be placed in her bed and rocked to sleep. In the morning your daughter can help Upsy Daisy chase her bed as it runs around. This girl's toy is expected to be a bestseller for Christmas 2008, as is the rest of the In the Night Garden range of toys, which includes toys based on Iggle Piggle, and the Ninky Nonk train.

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The following were the bestselling toys at leading online toy shop Hawkin's Bazaar for the week ending 29th September 2008:
Morph Set £9.99
Henry Computer Hoover £9.99
Find It £14.99
Universal Brick Set £29.99
Sound Asleep Pillow £19.99
Camper Van Mug 4.99
Grolsch Goblets £12.99
Boy Stocking £14.99
Horsey Hoppers £29.99
Stickle Bricks £14.99
Sprout Clockwork Crackers £9.99
Stylophone £14.99
Jellyatrics £1.25
Sun Jar £19.99
Coin Counting Money Jar £12.99
Poptastic £4.99
Everyone Loves Ice-Cream Lip Balm £1.99
Girl Stocking £14.99
Wild Hibiscus £9.99
Techno Balls 269Pcs £19.99
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Top Christmas Toys - Provides information about the top toys for Christmas.
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Childrens Trampolines - Buy trampolines and sports equipment.
Pedal Car Showroom - The Pedal Car Showroom has toys that Parents remember with fondness from their own childhood that they and their children will enjoy a second time around. Grandparents love our toys, they know and understand them and will want to give them to their grandchildren knowing the pleasure they will give. Pedal Car Showroom has a wide range of pedal cars, children's electric cars and ride-ons.
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