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.
Time to Play’s Holiday 2011 Most Wanted Toys List is presented alphabetically.
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Angry Birds Knock On Wood Game
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Angry Birds brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 5 and upReview: 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…
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Beyblade: Metal Fusion
from Hasbro
This product is part of the
Beyblade brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: 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…
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Big Action Construction Site
from Fisher-Price
We recommend this product for
ages 2.5 and upReview: 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…
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DaGeDar
from Cepia, LLC
This product is part of the
DaGeDar brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 5 and upReview: 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…
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FyrFlyz
from i-Star Entertainment
This product is part of the
FyrFlyz brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: 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.)…
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Hot Wheels Wall Tracks
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Hot Wheels brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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InnoTab
from VTech
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ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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Lalaloopsy Silly Hair Jewel Sparkles
from MGA Entertainment
This product is part of the
Lalaloopsy brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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Lazer Stunt Chaser Dragon Fire
from Thinkway Toys
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ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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LeapPad Explorer
from LeapFrog
We recommend this product for
ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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LEGO Alien Conquest
from LEGO
This product is part of the
Alien Conquest brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 7 and upReview: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Alien Mothership, Alien Conquest Earth Defense HQ, and the Alien Conquest UFO Abduction.
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LEGO Ninjago
from LEGO
This product is part of the
Ninjago brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Ninjago: Garmadon’s Dark Fortress, Ninjago Turbo Shredder, and the Fire Temple.
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Lite Sprites
from WowWee
This product is part of the
Lite Sprites brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 4 and upReview: 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…
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The Logo Board Game
from Spin Master
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ages 12 and upReview: 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…
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Monster High Dead Tired
from Mattel
This product is part of the
Monster High brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 6 and upReview: 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…
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Nerf Vortex
from Hasbro
This product is part of the
Nerf Vortex brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: This is a product line featuring the following toys: Nerf Vortex Vigilon, Nerf Vortex Nitron, Nerf Vortex Praxis and Nerf Vortex Proton.
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Redakai
from Spin Master
This product is part of the
Redakai brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 6 and upReview: 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,…
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Spy Net Stealth Video Glasses
from Jakks Pacific
This product is part of the
Spy Net brand of toysWe recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: 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…
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3D BreakThrough Puzzle – Classic Mickey Mouse
from MEGA Brands
We recommend this product for
ages 8 and upReview: 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:…