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Time to Play Mag has made Their Most Wanted Holiday Toys Picks for 2013

09/30/2013 By Irina 2 Comments

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At the beginning of the week I was invited to attend the timetoplaymag.com 2013 Holiday Showcase in downtown Manhattan.  When I first saw the invitation I was like why are they having a holiday showcase?  And then I realized it is not summer anymore but fall and the 2013 holiday season is right around the corner.  Well let’s first enjoy the fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving first before we start hitting the malls and online merchants.  So when I was invited on Monday I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived.  The description of the event mentioned the hottest children’s products for the 2013 Holiday season including toys, video games, baby products, and more.

Of course to me the word toys just jumped off the page and was etched into my thinking for the days leading up to the event.  I was such a big fan of toys as a kid and still am to this day.  As a matter of fact I think the only reason I had children is so that I could have an excuse to buy more toys LOL.  Okay so we get the point there is a toy freak writing this blog post today, all right move on.

On Thursday (September 26) was the day that the event was scheduled to be held at the Metropolitan pavilion in lower Manhattan.  I took the express bus to the Manhattan from my house in Queens.  I arrived on time and was excited to get inside to see what they had in store for us.  First off let me just say if brought my kids to this event they probably would have kicked us out from all the carrying on that would have occurred.  The event was like going to toy heaven for toy lovers.  Let me share some of the vendors with you and I think you will get the point.  Disney was there as well as Crayola, Hex Bug, Mattel, Mega Bloks, Lego, Razor, Skyrocket Toys, TOMY, Vtech, ToysRus (sorry can’t do the backwards R), Rose Art, Just Play, Activision, and many, many more.  It was like the who’s who of toys and fun for children of all ages.  And wait I didn’t even mention the delicious cupcakes that they were serving.  It felt I was in a movie that was a combination of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”and “Big”.

There was just so much cool stuff to check out I could have spent the whole day and night there.  Unfortunately I couldn’t since I had to head back to Queens in the afternoon to pickup the kids from school.  But before that happened I had a great experience talking all of the market reps for the various companies and checking out the newest toys and products before they hit the stores.

So here are the top toys picks for the Holidays

most wanted toys 2013

 

Here are some of them up closer

Big Hugs Elmo – Is nice and soft and gives you hugs back when you hug him. He didn’t give me a hug because I was holding him like a baby from behind but still was very soft feeling.

Sesame Street fans can give Elmo lots of hugs and get hugs back with Big Hugs Elmo. This interactive stuffed Elmo hugs, sings, and says lots of different phrases that engage kids in interactive and…

Big Hugs Elmo

 

Boom Boom Balloon from Spin Master

Kids 7+ try to not pop the balloon as they push sticks farther and farther into the balloon with this skill-and-action game.

Boom Boom Balloon

 

Despicable Me 2 Minion Dave from Thinkway Toys

Despicable Me 2 fans 4+ can play with Minion Dave through this interactive toy with farting sound effects and 55 minion phrases.

Despicable Me 2 Minion Dave

 

Barbie Digital Makeover from Mattel

With the Barbie Digital Makeover, kids 6+ can give themselves a virtual makeover using the app and console to apply virtual makeup to live video of their face using an iPad’s camera.

Barbie Digital Makeover

 

Disney Princess Palace Pets from Blip Toys

Kids 3+ can pretend to be just like Doc McStuffins with this interactive playset that features lights and sounds.

Disney Princess Palace Pets Talking & Singing Treasure

 

Doc McStuffins Get Better Check Up Center from Just Play

Kids 3+ can pretend to be just like Doc McStuffins with this interactive playset that features lights and sounds.

Doc McStuffins Get Better Check Up Center

 

Flutterbye Fairy from Spin Master

Kids 6+ can fly their own fairies with just the palm of their hand.

Flutterbye Fairy

 

spin master

 

Hexbug Nano V2 Black Hole from Innovation First

Kids 3+ can watch the tiny but sophisticated Hexbug robots climb horizontally and vertically with this new set.

Hexbug Nano

 

Hexbug Nano V2 Black Hole from Innovation First

 

LEGO Star Wars Jabba’s Sail Barge from LEGO

The LEGO Star Wars: Jabba’s Sail Barge is a large, 850-piece construction set that builds Jabba’s Sail Barge.

The LEGO Star Wars Jabba's Sail Barge

 

Battroborg 3-in-1 Battle Arena

from TOMY. Kids 6+ can battle robots with this well executed game.

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Disney Infinity from Disney Interactive

Disney Infinity revolves around character figures from different Disney and Pixar movies. When any of the figures are placed on the Disney Infinity Base, they pop into the game and become the…

Disney Infinity

 

Go! Go! Smart Wheels Airport Playset from VTech

Kids 1–5 can manage their own airport with this interactive talking airplane and playset.

Go Go Smart Wheels Airport

 

LeapPad Ultra from LeapFrog

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Monster High 13 Wishes from Mattel

Monster High 13 Wishes

 

Nerf N-Strike Elite Mega Series Centurion from Hasbro

Kids 8+ can shoot larger foam Nerf darts more than 100 feet with this big, bad pump-action Nerf blaster.

Nerf N Strike Elite Mega Series Centurion

 

Playskool Showcam 2-in-1 Digital Camera and Projector from Hasbro

Playskool Showcam 2 in 1 Digital Camera and Projector

 

Shimmer N Sparkle Cra-Z-Loom Bracelet Maker from Cra-Z-Art

Cra-Z-Art’s new Shimmer N Sparkle Cra-Z-Loom Bracelet Maker lets kids 6+ create their own rubber band bracelets to collect and trade with their friends.

Shimmer N Sparkle Cra Z Loom Bracelet Maker

 

Skylanders Swap Force from Activision

Skylanders Swap Force

 

Sofia the First Talking Sofia and Animal Friends from Mattel

Sofia the First fans 3+ can have Sofia talk to her animal friends just like on the TV show when they press the Amulet of Avalor on this doll.

Sofia the First Talking Sofia and Animal Friends

 

sofia the first

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures from Playmates Toys

Kids 4 can throw Michelangelo into battle with this fold-up, pop-open action figure with weapon accessories.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures

 

And these are the delicious cupcakes. They simply melt in your mouth. They are made by Sprinkles Cupcakes (New York)

Sprinkles cupcakes new york

 

Sprinkles cupcakes

 

What do you think about TimetoPlayMag.com’s Holiday 2013 Most Wanted Toys List? What toys are your kids favorites?

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Irina is the owner and editor at I love my kids Blog. Mom of 2. She enjoys writing about parenting tips, DIY projects and feature lots of toys and products for family and kids of various ages.
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  1. Elisa says

    10/01/2013 at 1:48 PM

    Where’s Furby? I don’t see it… My son loved his yellow furby we got him last Christmas

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  2. Dona D says

    10/01/2013 at 2:06 PM

    My daughter likes Monster High everything! She has for over a year now. She just had a birthday recently and almost all of her presents were Monster High presents. With Christmas coming up, she has already informed us that she wants more MH stuff!! lol

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