Here it is — the most-anticipated hot toy list of the year! Time to Play’s Spring 2012 Most Wanted Toys List represents the toys our editorial team thinks will be the most popular most fun — and Most Wanted this summer. 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.
Time to Play’s Spring 2012 Most Wanted Toys List is presented alphabetically.
from Zing Toys
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kids ages 8 and up
What it is: The Air Storm Z-X Cross Bow is a new foam arrow shooter that makes it easy and safe for kids to shoot arrows. Current safety regulations prevent manufacturers from creating bowstrings, but Zing Toys…
from Hasbro
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kids ages 7 and up
What it is: Hasbro has updated its classic Battleship game to reflect the story of the upcoming Battleship movie. The Classic Battleship Movie Edition Game features similar gameplay but with navy ships and alien…
from Mattel
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kids ages 3 and up
What it is: Mattel is creating an assortment of fashion dolls, small dolls, and playsets based on the new heroine from Disney/Pixar's upcoming film Brave. In the movie, which is set in the Highlands of Scotland,…
from Tollytots
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kids ages 3 and up
What it is: Merida is the newest Disney Princess, and she stars in the upcoming Disney/Pixar film Brave. Merida, as the story goes, is a 10th century Scottish Princess who must find her way and overcome…
from Razor
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: The FlashRider 360 is a three-wheeler that turns, drifts, and shoots sparks. Riders can engage the spark bar while riding for real sparking action. The FlashRider 360 has rear, dual-inclined caster…
from Fisher-Price
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kids ages 3 and up
What it is: With the Imaginext DC Super Friends Batcave, kids can imagine new adventures for Batman in his iconic Batcave. The playset comes with a Batman figure and a Robin figure that, when placed and turned…
from MGA Entertainment
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: Lalaloopsy Littles is a new line of Lalaloopsy dolls featuring the younger siblings of favorite characters. Bundles Snuggle Stuff is the younger sister of Mittens Fluff "N" Stuff. Bundles' story is…
from LEGO
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: The Butterfly Beauty Shop is part of LEGO's new LEGO Friends line of construction sets geared toward girls. LEGO did extensive research over several years to develop this line. Construction play…
from LEGO
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: The City Park Café is part of LEGO's new LEGO Friends line of construction sets geared toward girls. LEGO did extensive research over several years to develop this line. Construction play…
from MGA Entertainment
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kids ages 2 and up
What it is: The Little Tikes Sandy Lagoon Waterpark is a two-in-one sand and activity table. On one side you put the sand and on the other side you put the water. It comes with two character figures that, on the…
from Mattel
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: Operetta is one of the newest students at Monster High. She is the daughter of The Phantom of the Opera, so naturally Operetta is a musician. Her black, white, and purple outfit reflects her love of…
from Mattel
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: Rochelle Goyle is one of the newest students at Monster High. She is the daughter of a gargoyle. Rochelle has a pair of wings and a gargoyle griffin pet named Roux. The doll's skin is made to look…
from Mattel
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kids ages 6 and up
What it is: Toralei is the newest doll in the Monster High collection of ghoulishly fabulous characters. Toralei is a saber-tooth cat and daughter of the Werecat. She is 15 but still on the first of her nine…
from Jakks Pacific
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: Monsuno is a new boys' action toy that combines exciting entertainment with various styles of action-packed play that feature dramatic competition. Central to the Monsuno play are Monsuno Cores. Each…
from Jakks Pacific
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: The Monsuno Strike Launcher is part of the exciting new boys' toy line based on the animated TV series Monsuno. Combining exciting entertainment with various styles of action-packed play that feature…
from Jakks Pacific
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: The Monsuno Wild Core is part of an exciting new boys' action toy line based on the animated TV series Monsuno. The toy line combines exciting entertainment with various styles of action-packed play…
from Activision
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kids ages 0 and up
What it is: The only complaint that we ever hear about Skylanders is that the figures are impossible to find in stores. Activision hears those complaints also and is working furiously to release new figures into…
from Spin Master
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kids ages 5 and up
What it is: Squishy Baff turns an ordinary bath into a squishy, gooey adventure that's completely safe and environmentally friendly. Each Squishy Baff kit comes with enough Squishy Baff powder to make two baths.…
from Hasbro
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: The Amazing Spider-Man Electronic Figure is a 10-inch action figure with great detail based on the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man film. The figure has flexible joints so that kids can pose it. Press…
from Mattel
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kids ages 4 and up
What it is: The Bat is an interactive and action-packed toy based on the new movie The Dark Knight Rises. The Bat features the geometric design of the flying vehicle seen in the film. With the spinning…
from Kids Only
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kids ages 3 and up
What it is: The original Big Wheel is back. First introduced in 1969, this low-slung pedal tricycle became an almost-instant hit as kids across the nation answered the call of the open sidewalk and spent hours…
