Every year at Christmas there is a list of must-have toys. This year has its own crop of top sellers. The hot toys 2009 include a classic Muppet favorite, a trend toward fitness-inspired games, interactive toys and toys that allows kids to dance and jump around.
At the top of the hot toys 2009 is a trusted friend from Sesame Street. Fisher-Price Elmo Live Encore is the latest in Elmo entertainment toys. Elmo charms his way into everyone’s heart by singing and taking jokes. Elmo sings 3 classic songs from Sesame Street. He is activated by simply tickling or squeezing his foot, stomach, back or nose.
Elmo is very lively. His mouth open and closes as he sings or talks. Elmo moves his head moves back and forth. Elmo is lifelike as he waves his arms, sits, stands and crosses his legs. Elmo Live Encore is very lightweight at four pounds and measures 11 length x 8 width x 15 inches height.
Fisher-Price Smart Fit is geared toward preschoolers. This toy combines a child’s need for physical exercise with the need for mental exercise. Smart Fit comes with a mat that connects to a television. Kids can have fun while they walk, run, jump and stump. They will not consider it exercise. They also at the same time learn the basics such as numbers, letters, shapes and colors.
The success of the movie Twilight has been incorporated into successful merchandising of the Barbie empire. The hero and heroine of the story are Bella & Edward. The vampire and the woman he loves comes are fashioned into Barbies. Young girls can role play and act the books, movies or create their own stories for the dolls. Girls will imagine Bella running through the forest and actually get up and start running. There are so many opportunities for adventure for Bella and Edward.
Another toy that incorporates movement with learning is the LeapFrog Zippity High-Energy Learning System. Geared towards kids 36 months to 5 years old, this learning system is perfect for that age when kids can’t sit still. Preschoolers dance, jump play and learn while being introduced to preschool curriculum with beloved Disney characters from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Little Einsteins and Handy Manny. The mat is durable and the bopper interacts wirelessly with a TV console. There are eight built-in activities, each with two levels of play.
