As you might have expected, no popular children’s film is going to be released without a whole range of toys to accompany it. As well as the must have toy this Christmas of the new and updated Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear (please see separate review), there are some other new Toy Story 3 toys worth a mention. This Toy Story 3 Mr Potato Head edition comes dressed like Buzz Lightyear, featuring a Buzz chest piece, visor and jetpack, and includes everything you need for mixed up potato head fun.

The updated Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear is tipped to be one of the most popular Christmas toys this year. Just make sure you get the ‘new’ one and not one of the previous versions that look exactly the same. This Buzz Lightyear figure is still pretty big at 12″ tall and fully poseable. He comes complete with his signature rocket pack, upgraded and more accurate pop-out wings …

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.

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.

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?

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?

Following the recent cinema release of the movie “G.I Joe – The Rise Of Cobra”, you can now buy all the movie related G.I Joe toys and accessories your little ones will no doubt desire. The military styled articulated action figures of G.I Joe (or Action Man as he was known in the UK) have been around for donkeys years and are arguably the best action figures of all time. The addition of this new line of figures and role play toys is sure to be a great draw for any boy.

So what are they all about and are they worth buying?

Bumblebee Helmet Hits The Christmas List – In July! Someone must be doing some serious advertising as my 8 year old has started his Christmas list already with the new Bumblebee Toy from Transformers 2 – the Bumblebee Helmet.  He tried to tell me it was only £9.99 but I was way ahead of him [...]

The new Transformers film – “Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen” – is due in cinemas towards the end of this month. To get your children in the mood for this summer blockbuster, the new range of Transformers toys has just hit the toy shelves. So what can your little ones hope to find there?

Here are all the toys from the cheapest to the most expensive.