The Holiday Season’s Top 16 Hottest Toys from TimetoPlayMag.com

Chris Byrne “The Toy Guy” and Jim Silver editor-in-chief from Time to Play Magazine talks to Marijo Tinlin, editor-in-chief of Family First about all the fabulous new toys out this year for the holiday season.  From Lego to Tonka to Disney, there’s something here for every age and each gender.

This video is shot from the showroom floor at the Altman Building, in New York City, for The Time to Play Magazine’s Holiday Showcase– the official industry kick-off to the holiday family entertainment editorial season.

To vote for your favorite toy this year, go to http://www.peoplesplayawards.com/ for all the details about this contest.

For more description for each toys described in the video, check the list below, listed in alphabetical order:

• AIR HOGS MOTO FRENZY

(Spin Master/Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $24.99)

• DISNEY PRINCESS & ME DOLLS

(JAKKS Pacific/Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $49.99)

• HOT WHEELS R/C STEALTH RIDES

(Mattel/Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $24.99) 

• LEAPSTER EXPLORER

(LeapFrog/Ages 4 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $69.99) 

• LEGO Games – LEGO Systems

(LEGO/Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price $29.99)

• LOOPZ

(Mattel/Ages 7 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $29.99)

• MONSTER HIGH Dolls

(Mattel/Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $16.99) 

• NERF N-STRIKE STAMPEDE ECS Blaster

(Hasbro/Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $49.99)

• PAPER JAMZ

(WowWee/Ages 5 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $24.99)

• REAL CONSTRUCTION

(JAKKS Pacific/Ages 5 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $24.99) 

• SCRABBLE FLASH

(Hasbro/Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $29.99) 

• SING-A-MA-JIGS

(Mattel/Ages 3 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $12.99) 

• SQUINKIES

(Blip Toys/Ages 4 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $6.99) 

• TONKA CHUCK & FRIENDS CHUCK’S STUNT PARK Playset

(Hasbro Playskool/Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $39.99) 

• V.READER

(VTech/Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $59.99)

• ZOOBLES

(Spin Master/Ages 4 years & up/ Approx. Retail Price: $4.99)

About TimetoPlayMag.com

www.TimetoPlayMag.com provides information, entertainment, and services on what’s fun for children and their families. One of the most highly trafficked family-friendly websites, www.TimetoPlayMag.com offers parents and gift givers tons of content including hundreds of toy reviews and recommendations; hot toy lists and editors’ picks; a product/gift finder; informative and amusing blog entries from leading toy, family entertainment and parenting experts; seasonal stories; safety tips and recall information; daily giveaways of in demand toys and more. The site is also fully COPPA compliant.

For fifteen years, Silver, Byrne and their seasoned editorial team have accurately predicted each season’s hottest, best-selling toys and correctly identified the industry’s most prevalent product and financial trends.

Chris Byrne, (The Toy Guy), Content Director TimetoPlayMag.com
Chris is an expert on toys, play and children’s trends. Chris is quoted widely in the media and appears regularly on many local and national television stations commenting on the business of toys and licensing demonstrating new products. He’s a regular on Live! with Regis and Kelly, and has spoken around the world on toys, marketing and product development. He is also a partner in aNbMedia, publishers of the trade publications Toys & Family Entertainment and Royaltie$ and the consumer Web site TimetoPlayMag.com. .

Jim Silver, editor in chief of  TimetoPlaymag.com
Jim Silver is recognized as one of the preeminent experts in the toy, licensing, and family entertainment industries. Currently, Silver is editor-in-chief of www.TimetoPlayMag.com a playful destination website which provides adults with information, entertainment, and services on what’s fun for children and their families.