2009 saw the revival of the popular Transformers series with the release of a new movie, Revenge of the Fallen. Accompanying the movie is a new line of updated Transformers 2 toys, action figures and other merchandise. They now feature motorised parts, lights and movie sound effects. The popular characters are still featured – Optimus Prime, the silver and red truck, Bumblebee, the yellow Camaro sports car and the leader of the baddies, Megatron, the battle tank. The ability of these toys to transform from vehicle to robot action figure is what makes them fun and exciting and they are already storming the toy sales charts. There is a huge range of Transformer 2 toys available so this top 5 list should give you a clue as to which type of toy to buy.

The craze of collecting, swapping and playing games with these small, colourful plastic figures does not seem to be going away. Gogo Crazy Bones are here to stay. If you do not know anything about them, our ‘Gogos Crazy Bones – 10 Things Every Parent Needs To Know’ article will help you out. If you are familiar with the craze and want to know the best toys to buy in this range, please read on.

With the recent release of the seventh Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1”, the mania surrounding the adolescent wizard is not likely to die away any time soon. There is an immense range of Harry Potter toys filling toy shop shelves, from Lego to games to costumes to figures, but which of them are worth buying?

If your boys are into radio controlled cars, these innovative Air Hogs Zero Gravity Micro Cars are sure to please. Who wouldn’t want to drive their car up walls and across ceilings? Well you parents might not be too keen, but they should not damage your paintwork – honest!

So what is the Air Hogs Zero Gravity Car and is it worth buying?

We are still on the trail of the hottest Christmas toys and coming in at number 3 on Hamley’s predictions are the Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime and Megatron figures. These are large scale Transformers action figures but they come with a fairly hefty price tag of around £45.

So what are these Transformers toys and are they worth the money?