5 Innovative Toy Trends for Xmas

By Aaron H

This Christmas Parents are looking for what are the hot item toys and more importantly if they can afford it. This can be a challenging task. However the retailers are coming out with some great toys that will be sure to be well received and not break the family budget. Each of these toys are either quite affordable or give value for their costs. This makes it easier for you as a parent to buy some great presents for your children and not feel like you wasted money in the process. Here are some of the hot toy trends to look out for this Christmas.

Learning toys are a big item this year for young children. Parents have the advantage because their younger children will not have fixed preferences for toys yet. This allows them to choose toys that teach as well amuse their kids. A great example is the line of toys by Vtech and Leap Frog. Each line produces fun toys that double as video games and learning games teaching kids the fundamental basics that they need to learn to have a good start in school. The best part is many of them will be within the budgets of families and be a great long term investment in their children's future.

If you want to give your child a toy that is safe and friendly to the environment then recycled toys are the toy trend for you. As companies are becoming more aware of the impact producing their products are having on the environment they are using green and recycled materials. This provides toys that are made of safer materials and also are cheaper. Some great examples are recycled plastic toys trucks and stuffed toys made from recycled bottles. This is a trend that helps your conscience as well as your wallet.

A big trend to look out for is the reduction of prices in game consoles. While the popularity of video games has steadily increased, the prices are now on a different trend. The decline in the global economy has made it unsustainable for companies like Microsoft and Sony to charge the high prices they used to for their games and consoles. They are also under pressure from cheaper and more innovative competitors such as Nintendo with its Wii console. The Wii uses motion sensor as controllers allowing for wireless and easy to learn play. This competition plays to your advantage allowing you to get consoles and games that you may not have been able to afford in the past.

Also look out for new technology. An interesting toy that is coming out this year is the Mindflex. It is a toy that uses the brain to control it. While the current toy basically just allows you to levitate a ball and maneuver it through an obstacle course it has enough variety to entertain the entire family. It also is quite affordable at under $80.

Something fun that you can do for your kids this Christmas is to have Santa call them. You can order the call online and your kids will get to talk with the Jolly Old Elf himself. You give information on your kids so they will really believe Santa called. - 29955

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