Best Toys of 2009: Ages 5 to 7 Years

Ready to start Christmas shopping for the best toys of 2009 for your 5 to 7 year old child? Well here is an excellent toy shopping guide for your 5 to 7 year old. 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.

Zhu Zhu Pets™ Hamster from Cepia

Zhu Zhu Pets are said to be the number one toy of the year for 2009. Don't miss these adorable pesky hamsters that will make a perfect family pet. Zhu Zhu Pets are great for ages 4 and up. Your child can select from four different Zhu Zhu Pets that directly reflect their personality. The Zhu Zhu Pets have more than 40 different sound effects and also have exceptional artificial intelligence. Watch as these cuddly and cute little hamsters run around the house, play with their hamster accessories, and find snacks lying around the house. The most exciting part is the artificial intelligence these Zhu Zhu Pets have. If they go into a bathroom they will make fun sounds like a toilet flushing or teeth brushing. If they go into a bedroom they will make sleeping noises. The Zhu Zhu Pets take 2 "AAA" batteries that are included with your purchase.

Egyptian Pyramid from playmobil®

Here is a wonderful educational toy for any child 5 years and older. Watch your child has he/she constructs a 14-inch high pyramid. Most exciting part of the Egyptian Pyramid for your child is the availability to be an architect and assemble ambushes and tricks with collapsible staircases, removable plastic walls, chutes, secret treasure chambers, trapdoors, and a scorpion trap. This brings out the imagination of your child all while helping the Pharaoh safeguard his jewels from treasure hunters. The Egyptian Pyramid does not take any batteries to operate.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN CONSTRUCTICON DEVASTATOR from Hasbro®

With Transformer 2 the movie being one of the number movies on the market today the Transformers Construction Devastator is a popular item for boys 5 years and older. Watch your child light up when he takes control of a critical weapon in the Deception army with this large Transformer action figure that can be built by putting together six different construction vehicles. After changing into its ultimate form, the devastator can set free its weapons with lights and sounds. The Transformers Devastator takes 2 "AA" batteries that are included with your purchase.

Harumika™ RUNWAY SHOWSTOPPER SET from Bandai®
The Harumika Runway Showstopper Set is a wonderful gift for a girl 6 years and up. Watch as she creates beautiful fashions by folding fabric over a dress mannequin and locking swatches into place. As soon as she creates her fashion dress she can capture the images of her creation with a USB camera before uploading them to the Harumika website for her own online fashion show. The Harumika Runway Showstopper comes with all necessary accessories to design a perfect fashion design: pink dress form mannequin, stylus tool, several rolls of foldable fabric, accessories, rhinestones, stickers, two Harumika charms that hold special codes that unlock exclusive content on www.harumika.com, and a USB for uploading her pictures to the computer. Best part of all, this wonderful toy for your child does not take any batteries to operate.