Best Toys of 2009: Ages 13 Months to 2 Years

Ready to start Christmas shopping for the best toys of 2009 for your 13 month to 2 year old child? Well here is an excellent toy shopping guide for your toddler. Even though times change there is always the joy a child holds inside during the holiday season; ripping the wrapping paper off the Christmas gifts to see what they received.

The key to shopping during the holidays is shopping for the right gifts that contain excellent quality and ones that have value.

Sesame Street® The Original Tickle Me™ Elmo from Fisher-Price®

Once again the original Tickle Me Elmo is back and one of the hottest selling toys of the year. Watch as your child tickles Elmo. Give him one tickle and he will give you a giggle. Tickle him two times and Elmo with break out in laughter, but if you tickle him three times he will shake and laugh. Even though Tickle Me Elmo has been around for over a decade he still knows how to make a little one laugh. Why ask me, squeeze Elmo's tummy and see for yourself as tells you that it tickles. This is a wonderful toy for children 18 months to 4 years of age and he only takes 3 "AA" batteries that are included with your purchase.

Color Me a Song™ from Crayola Beginnings™

Give your 24 month or older child the opportunity to create a band with their own music all while learning their first musical language. With the Color Me a Song, toddlers can draw what ever they wish on a blank piece of paper with the eight Crayola washable triangle crayons and listen to music based on the speed of their scribbles. In other words, the faster your toddler colors the faster the tempo gets. Furthermore, toddlers can mix between instrument sounds (i.e. piano, banjo, trumpet and drum) and between musical sounds (i.e. salsa, rock, swing and country). Best part of all, toddlers can take the Color Me a Song on road trips because the Color Me a Song system comes with a built in storage area for paper and crayons. The Color Me a Song system only takes 3 "AA" batteries that are included with your purchase.

Little Mommy™ Baby Ah-Choo™ from Fisher-Price®
Your toddler will love a Baby Ah-Choo this Christmas season. The Baby Ah-Choo can sneeze, wheeze, and even sniffle when her tummy is squeezed. Squeezing her tummy tells Baby Ah-Choo that she is being nursed back to health. Baby Ah-Choo comes with several accessories that help your toddler nurse her back to health: spoon with medicine, a thermometer that interacts with the baby doll, box of tissues, and a medicine bottle. Most exciting feature with the Baby Ah-Choo is the fact that it has over 30 sounds and phrases, such as, "My nose is running." Baby Ah-Choo only takes 3 "AA" batteries that are included with your purchase. Lastly, Baby Ah-Choo is perfect for ages 2 years and up.