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2011 Hot Holiday Toys

While this year may not be synonymous with a Tickle-Me-Elmo or Cabbage Patch Kid, area retailers say there are a few toys expected to be hot sellers.

 

 

Remember those years that brought out lines of shoppers trying to purchase a Cabbage Patch Kid or parents who were frantically trying to snag a Tickle Me Elmo for under the tree?

While there doesn't seem to that one must-have, blockbuster toy this year, top toy sellers have a few they think might be in kids' letters to Santa. Among some of the hot sellers, according to Creative Kidstuff marketing director Happi Olson,  are:

Over at Toys R Us, some of the items they will be stocking up on include:

The Hot Toys of Christmas website offers an extensive list of toys expected to be best sellers this year, five of which are:

  • Let's Rock Elmo
  • Angry Birds Plush
  • Xia Xia Pets Hermit Crabs
  • Transformers Dark of the Moon Toys
  • Perplexus Maze Games

If you are sending gifts to out of town tots, the United States Postal Service recommends these shipping dates to guarantee on-time, under-the-tree arrival:

  • Parcel Post - Thursday, Dec. 15
  • First Class Mail - Tuesday, Dec. 20
  • Priority Mail - Wednesday, Dec. 21
  • Express Mail - Thursday, Dec. 22

And, don't forget to pick up an extra something for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program!

Related Topics: Creative Kidstuff, Toys, and Toys R Us
What do you think is the hot toy for 2011? Tell us in the comments.

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