Surprise Your Toddlers this Christmas! Get Them These Innovative Toys!

Each year toy companies come out with a series of new toys for Christmas. Toys range from educational to movie tie-ins. Heavy advertising make these items much-desired childrens Christmas toys. Now is the time to start thinking about what you are going to buy your children for Christmas. What are some of the best toys for your toddler this year?

History of Christmas Toys

The toy industry came into being around the same time as Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem "A Visit From Saint Nicholas." The picture of Santa Clause bringing toys to children on Christmas day was so endearing that parents fell in step. Tin toys were first produced in 1848 for Christmas by a company called the Philadelphia Tin Toy Manufactory. In the 1850s a clock maker introduced moving mechanisms into toys. Popular children's Christmas toys in the past include Christmas toy train sets, Christmas plush toys, and video games. Movie tie-ins do especially well during the holidays. Today manufacturers introduce new lines around the holidays, and children are always ready to receive the latest and greatest toys.

Popular Christmas Toys for Toddlers

There are thousands of new toys that come out each Christmas. How is a parent to know which one their toddler will enjoy? What are the top 10 toys for Christmas? It is hard to say for sure, but here is a summary of ten great Christmas toys!

• Roll Up Piano and Keyboard - This is a great toy. It is portable and can go anywhere. It is also a toy your toddler can grow into. Toddlers will enjoy making music on it, but as they get older, they will not outgrow it.
• Mega Blocks - These giant-sized building blocks are perfect for little hands to use. This year Mega Blocks are coming out with play sets that highlight different characters, such as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and include music!
• Leap Frog Learning Drum - This is a great cause and effect toy. When your toddler hits the drum, it plays a song, counts, and performs other actions. The surface of the drum is a display screen that shows letters and numbers. The parent can change the setting very easily.
• Bobble Head doll - Bobble head dolls are the latest rage. They can be found in the image of celebrities, sports players, and cartoon characters. But this year you can have a bobble head doll made from your own pictures. Imagine your child opening a doll that features their face! Or consider making a bobble head of their favorite pet!
• Corn Popper Toy - This toy has been around for years. It is a push toy that has little balls inside that pop up when the toddler pushes it. The noise and movement are sure to delight!
• Neurosmith Music Blocks - This toy has blocks that are placed into a base. The base has cartridges that can be changed to cause it to play different songs when the blocks are put into position. The toddler can make different musical combinations by turning and moving the blocks on the base.
• 123 Box - Manufactured by Discovery Toys, this toy is a series of books that introduce numbers through activities. This is a toy that will grow with your child.
• Braincandy: My Five Senses - This is a DVD that teaches children about their senses. The movie encourages interaction.
• Automoblox - Wooden cars for the new millennium! These cars have interchangeable wheels that the toddler can change to create their own masterpieces.
• Wooden train set - This is a great toy for toddlers and you can find train sets made by several companies. Usually, these sets have trains that connect using magnets, and wooden tracks that can be rearranged to create a custom play set!

Each of these toys will provide hours of entertainment for your child. However, before shopping for the best selling toys at Christmas time, take into consideration your child's individual needs.

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