Hot Toys for 2008 – Fabulous 15 from Toys R Us

This is the time of year for the retailers to reveal their top toys! We start with the Fabulous 15 Best of the Holiday Season from Toys R Us.  Toys R Us released their list of 36 top products on Sept 25, 2008. From the 36, they narrowed it down to the Fabulous 15.  We’ll profile a few of them here.

The 50’s Diner from Step2 is a retro kid’s play kitchen.  There are two sides, the play kitchen on one side and the diner booth on the other.  It comes with 54 pieces including utensils, dishes, food, fryer and accessories. The griddle and coffee pot both have electronic sizzling and bugbling sounds. This kitchen is small, sized for the 2 – 3 year old crowd.  Find the Retro Diner and more great Play Kitchens for 2008.

The most expensive toy on the list is the Hasbro FurReal Biscuit My Lovin Pup at $179. This seems high for an animated puppy but then the last two years the FurReal Butterscotch and Smores ponies were very popular at $250 – $275. Biscuit is a lifelike puppy that responds to voice and has realistic motions and playful puppy sounds.  He even does tricks on command! Biscuit is suitable for ages 5 to 8 years and is receiving 5 star reviews at both amazon and walmart.  Find the new Fur Real Biscuit along with many other Fur Real Friends.

The Radio Flyer Classic LIghts & Sounds Trike is a new pre-school tricycle with a retro look and modern technology.  This tricycle has blinking turn signals, plays music, and a honking horn.  There is storage under the seat and it is built with a sturdy steel construciont (yea – not plastic). The trike is $65 and comes in both red and pink. Ages 3 and up.

The Bakubelt Action Kit is part of a collection of Bakugan toys and games that are all the rage with the young boys.  Bakkugan is a strategic card game played with magnetic, spring loaded marbles.  It is based on a Japanese anime series and is in the USA on the Cartoon Network. The pieces are inexpensive but of course your son will want more, more, more.  Find the Bakugan arena and playing pieces.

Once again Elmo makes the top list.  Elmo Live is due out in mid October and pre-orders have sold out most everywhere.  Elmo has more moves than ever and is sure to be hard to find this year. Take a look at Elmo Live and order now if you want it!

Other toys for the younger kids include the Circus Ring from Playmobil (Playmobil toys are always quality), Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker from Jakks Pacific (make real cupcakes), Little Mommy Baby Knows Dolls, and the Pink Tag Reading System from LeapFrog.

For the older kids, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Twlight from LEGO makes the list as well as the new ipod nano, and Wii Fit from Nintendo.  Wii Fit is a great product for all ages, unfortunately it is still hard to find in stock.

Take a look at all of the Fabulous 15 Toys from Toys R Us.