Every year, a large number of online websites and toy retailers develop a list of The Best Christmas Toys. You can use this list to get a few good ideas, but know that they arent 100% perfect either. Buying the absolute best Christmas toy for the special child in your life involves taking a number of factors into consideration. What are they?
Recommended Age:
On all boxes or in all online product descriptions, you will see that the manufacturer has created a recommended age range. You should consult with this age range, but know that is mostly designed to prevent small children from chocking on tiny parts. In other cases, the toy in question is too advanced for smaller children. For example, a popular toy this year is the LeapFrog Tag Reading System. The recommended age range is for children four to eight years of age. However, LeapFrog was smart and developed a Tag Jr. Reading System for younger children.
Gift Recipients Gender:
Now, if you are buying a toy for a girl who doesnt mind playing with some boy toys and visa versa, this factor isnt as big of an issue for you. However, you want to keep their likes and dislikes in mind. If you have a girly girl cars and trucks will be the last thing on her Christmas list. Some of the best Christmas toys for girls this year include Zhu Zhu Pets, FurReal Friends, and interactive dolls, such as the Little Mommy Real Loving Walk and Giggle doll. For boys, Transformers action figures, the Fisher Price Imaginext playsets, and the Playskool Chuck My Talking Truck are popular.
Favorite Movie or Television Characters:
Some of this years best Christmas toys are focused on television and movie characters. To ensure you choose that perfect toy, take into account your childs or your gift recipients favorite characters. For example, fans of Handy Manny will like the Fisher Price Mannys Motorcycle or the Fisher Price Mannys Repair Shop. Elementary school children who grew up with Dora the Explorer may like the new Fisher Price Dora Links Doll. Fans of Hannah Montana will like the Hannah Montana Dolls and her Malibu Home Play Sets.
Long-Term Use:
The thing about considering the hottest toy of the holiday season is what is popular today may be no big thing tomorrow. The best Christmas toys are toys that will be used for months and years. In fact, that is one benefit for opting for toys that grow with the children. For example, the Vtech V.Motion Learning System has additional games available for sale. These games have varying age ranges: 3 years to 5 years; 4 years to 8 years, and so forth.
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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