Here it is — the most-anticipated hot toy list of the year! Time to Play’s Holiday 2011 Most Wanted Toys List represents the toys our editorial team thinks will be the most popular most fun — and Most Wanted this year. Over the past year, we’ve looked at and reviewed literally thousands of toys, and the ones you see here are the best of the best — the ones everyone will be talking about in the following weeks.
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Time to Play’s Holiday 2011 Most Wanted Toys List is presented alphabetically.
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Angry Birds brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 5 and up
Review: Mattel has taken the popular online game Angry Birds and turned it into an offline skill-and-action game. The Angry Birds Knock On Wood Game is a tabletop game that plays pretty much like the…
from Hasbro
This product is part of the
Beyblade brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: The phenomenon returns. Hasbro's Beyblade was a huge hit, taking the concept of customizable battling tops to a whole new level and spawning entertainment, competition and a worldwide hit. The…
from Fisher-Price
We recommend this product for
ages 2.5 and up
Review: The Big Action Construction Site is a 360-degree playset with lots to engage kids from every angle. It features a preschooler-ready R/C truck that's easy for even a 3-year-old to use because it has…
from Cepia, LLC
This product is part of the
DaGeDar brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 5 and up
Review: A classic, yet innovative, new collectible toy line for boys comes from Cepia, the makers of the popular ZhuZhu Pets. Cepia describes DaGeDar as supercharged ball bearings, which is essentially…
from i-Star Entertainment
This product is part of the
FyrFlyz brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: Light up the night with FyrFlyz, a new take on a classic yo-yo-like toy. (In that it features a plastic piece that's manipulated on a string. Hard to explain, but you get it the moment you see it.)…
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Hot Wheels brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: Hot Wheels has been around for nearly 43 years, and this year it's adding some great innovation. Instead of tracks being built on the floor, Wall Tracks are built up on the wall. Packaged with a…
from VTech
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: Kids are fascinated by everything in the adult world, so it's no surprise that they want to get their hands on adult technology like an iPad. Most parents aren't comfortable handing such an…
from MGA Entertainment
This product is part of the
Lalaloopsy brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: The Lalaloopsy dolls have gotten a new look—bendable, plastic hair. Silly Hair Jewel Sparkles has long, bendable strands of plastic hair for girls to style and decorate. Add beads to the…
from Thinkway Toys
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: The Lazer Stunt Chaser Dragon Fire is a light-controlled R/C stunt vehicle. This car performs stunts and is always "right side up," thanks to its two-sided design. The remote control lets kids…
from LeapFrog
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: Today's kids are very tech-savvy. Even the youngest kids know how to use the same gadgets that mom or dad use, and they want to. However, some parents may be wary of letting their 4-year-old play…
from LEGO
This product is part of the
Alien Conquest brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 7 and up
Review: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Alien Mothership, Alien Conquest Earth Defense HQ, and the Alien Conquest UFO Abduction.
from LEGO
This product is part of the
Ninjago brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Ninjago: Garmadon's Dark Fortress, Ninjago Turbo Shredder, and the Fire Temple.
from WowWee
This product is part of the
Lite Sprites brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and up
Review: With Lite Sprites, girls can light up their world with color. Lite Sprites cast and catch color and light to express their emotions. Girls can "magically" capture, transfer, and share color and…
from Spin Master
We recommend this product for
ages 12 and up
Review: The Logo Board Game tests your knowledge of the brands you love. Do you know what's in a V8? What does UPS stand for? Can you name the most popular brand of frozen TV dinners? If you can answer…
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Monster High brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 6 and up
Review: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Monster High Dead Tired Draculaura, Monster High Dead Tired Frankie Stein, Monster High Dead Tired Ghoulia Yelps and Monster High Dead Tired Cleo…
from Hasbro
This product is part of the
Nerf Vortex brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Nerf Vortex Vigilon, Nerf Vortex Nitron, Nerf Vortex Praxis and Nerf Vortex Proton.
from Spin Master
This product is part of the
Redakai brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 6 and up
Review: Redakai is a new collectible trading card game from Spin Master. Unlike other trading card games, Redakai cards utilize Blast 3D technology, which means the cards contain 3D and animation effects,…
from Jakks Pacific
This product is part of the
Spy Net brand of toys
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: Kids love playing spy, and they want all the cool gear that goes along with it. The Spy Net Stealth Video Glasses lets kids capture evidence in plain sight with high-tech and stylish sunglasses…
from MEGA Brands
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and up
Review: Over the years, jigsaw puzzles haven't changed very much. There have been new pictures, piece counts, and even some new shapes, but puzzles have always been, well, flat. That's not a bad thing:…
