Christmas 2010 will soon be upon us when it will be time for us to trawl through the list of what our children want to work out which of the toys that we can afford are actually worth buying. Well both Hamleys and TheToyShop.com have helped us out with a list of toys they expect to be both popular and a good buy this year. So what are the top toys for Christmas 2010 for our boys?

The Paper Jamz guitar is tipped for greatness this Christmas. It has already won the Toy Of The Year Innovation award and early customer reviews are very positive. If your child does not have the patience to learn a musical instrument but fancies himself as a bit of a rock star, then the Paper Jamz Instant Rock Star guitar is going to be just up their street. Play like a pro by simply touching the guitar’s paper surface!

Armouron is the new customisable suit of armour from Bandai for children who love to dress up and role play as knights. There are two Armouron starter sets to buy but also three accessory packs to allow for personalisation with spikes, flames and wings. These accessories are fastened on with Snapperons which are bought separately.

The Ben 10 Ultimate Alien toys have started appearing in shops over in the US, but for those of us in the UK, we will have to wait a bit longer. There is no sign of this third installment of the popular Ben 10 series airing on Cartoon Network either yet but we are expecting the toys to be here ready for your Christmas shopping.

If your child was into Lego Bionicles then they will love the follow on range, Lego Hero Factory. The idea is that these Heros and designed and built in the Factory and sent off to fight all of the evil in the world to restore peace. A novel idea at least – shame it’s only child’s play. This range from Lego is new out and is set to be a top contender for toy sales for Christmas 2010.

Finally the Lego Harry Potter release date arrived and this new Lego Harry Potter video game is taking the summer by storm. It is already receiving rave reviews for both the Wii and Nintendo DS versions, although is also available on many other platforms. Fans of the Harry Potter toys, books and films will love being whisked off into well known scenes such as the Lego styled Diagon Alley and a very detailed and grand 3D version of Hogwarts Castle in this new video game.

The second new line from the popular Battle Strikers range is here. Battle Strikers Metal XS are the latest customisable battling tops to be hitting toy shop shelves. There are six new metal Strikers ready for you to collect, as well as three rare options. The usual choice of two starter packs and a tournament set are also on offer to get you going with this new generation of Battle Strikers. If you are just starting out on your Battle Strikers adventure, please check out our ‘10 Things Every Parent Should Know’ article first for some background information. If not, please read on to check out what is new with the Metal XS Strikers.

The very popular Battle Strikers are back with two new lines of these customisable battling tops – Battle Strikers Series 2 and Battle Strikers Metal XS. In series 2 there are six new all powerful Strikers to play with, two rare Strikers, two new starter packs and a new tournament set. If you are new to this whole phenomena check out our ‘10 Things Every Parent Should Know’ article first to get you going. Otherwise read on to check out what is different with the series 2 range.

The HM Armed Forces toys range has been on the market for about a year now and is taking over where Action Man left off. Before the launch of these immaculately detailed army toys, children who wanted to play with soldiers were stuck with the small green plastic versions brought to prominence in the Toy Story films. Thankfully they now have a wide array of figures, vehicles and role play accessories to take their army role play to the next level.

Gogos Crazy Bones are a collectible trading game comprising small and colourful characters. There are hundreds to collect and they come in packets of two or three figures, accompanied by stickers or trading cards depending on which series you buy. To date there have been four series, the latest of which is called Power. The packets of characters are cheap to buy as small gifts for your children and they can top up their collection from pocket money. As well as collecting and trading the ‘bones’ with their friends, children can play a number of games with them so they are quite a diverse toy. As the popularity of these little figures has taken hold, so has the range of branded goods you can now buy for your Gogos mad children.