The Top 10 Toys for Christmas 2010

On Christmas morning, every parent wants to see the look of excitement on their children's faces as they eagerly rip off the wrapping paper on the Christmas gifts that you carefully hid away for several weeks. Let's face it; it's getting more and more difficult to WOW the kids with so many new toys constantly being added to the market. The pressure is on to top last Christmas' gift while staying within your budget in these trying economic times so you'll be pleased to find out that the list of hottest Christmas toys for 2010 has something to suit everyone's budget and all the toys on this list are guaranteed to wow your children on Christmas morning.

Top 10 Toys for Christmas

1. Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear

Since the release of the first Toy Story movie back in 1995, Toy Story Toys have been a hit with kids all over the world. With the release of Toy Story 3 earlier this year, our favourite space ranger is back! Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear is set to be the most popular Toy Story Toy this year.

2. Zhu Zhu Pets

Zhu Zhu hamsters were huge in 2009 and they're set to be big sellers again in 2010. Priced at around £10, they're easy on the pocket. Cheap, cute and collectible are the top qualities that make Zhu Zhu pets one of the top toys for Christmas 2010.

3. Ben 10 Action Cruiser

Cartoon Network series Ben 10 is about 10-year old Ben who has the power to turn himself into alien creatures by means of a special device attached to his arm. A number of Ben 10 action figures have been popular in the toy market but the hot toy for Christmas 2010 is the Ben 10 Action Cruiser which transforms into battle mode to battle the aliens!

4. VTech Kidizoom VTech Kidizoom Camera Plus

Could your child be the next David Bailey or Annie Leibovitz? Nurture your little photographer's creative side with the VTech Kidizoom camera. VTech offer robustness and functionality with the most popular kid's digital cameras around.

5. Stinky the Garbage Truck

A singing and speaking garbage truck! Stinky the Garbage Truck will be a hot commodity this year. With several weeks to go before Christmas and it is already out of stock in many high street stores. If you're lucky enough to get your hands on Stinky, your children will absolutely love it.

6. Bananagrams Game

The hottest new word game is Bananagrams! Similar to Scrabble but the difference is that everyone can play at the same time instead of waiting for turns so each game can be over in as little as 5 minutes. It's a great way to help children with spelling and a fun game for all the family!

7. Nerf N-Strike Stampede

The latest blaster from Nerf is the Stampede ECS. Kids will have hours of outdoor fun with this fully automatic blaster. It can fire up to 50 foam darts without reloading and a number of accessories are available to customise it.

8. LEGO Toy Story 7590 Woody and Buzz to the Rescue

Continuing with the Toy Story 3 theme, this 92 piece Lego set allows your child to build RC (Andy's remote controlled car) and recreate scenes from the movie. It comes complete with Woody and Buzz Lightyear figures and is suitable for ages 6 and up.

9. Baby Annabell

The Baby Annabell doll by Zapf is just like a real baby! She sucks on her dummy, gurgles, drinks from her bottle and will even cry when you take her bottle away! Rock her gently and she will fall asleep but wake her from her sleep and she'll cry real tears. Baby Annabell is suitable for children aged 3 and up and is a big hit with little girls.

10. Mookie Peppa Pig Sit n Bounce

The Mookie Peppa Pig Sit n Bounce space hopper is for ages 3 and up and with its chunky grip handles to help keep kids steady, it will provide hours of fun bouncing around in the house or garden. It is easily inflated and deflated so that it can be tidily stored away when not in use or can be taken on holiday with you. So there you have it, the hottest Christmas toys for 2010 ranging from £6.49 to £79.99 so there is something to suit everyone's pocket. As with every year, the top 10 toys for Christmas are very popular and sometimes sell out so avoid the crowds by buying online and avoid disappointment by buying early!