Hot Toys for Toddlers & Babies 2011

It's already time to start thinking about your holiday shopping, especially if you're looking for the best and hottest toys for toddlers and babies for 2011. It's always better to avoid waiting until the last minute, so you can save yourself some hassle and stress, and avoid paying too much money down the line.

When you're ready to get started shopping, right here you'll find a list of the hottest toys for toddlers and babies for Christmas 2011. All of the hottest and most popular toys for toddlers this season are available right here, check them out.

Top 5 Hottest Toys for Toddlers 2011

*Let's Rock Elmo - $50-$69; 18 months+; Did you think that any list of the hottest toys for toddlers would not include the latest Elmo? This year it's Let's Rock Elmo, and he can play several different included instruments, automatically recognizing which one it has to play it appropriately. Let's Rock Elmo can also interact with other Let's Rock instruments and toys.

*Fisher-Price Little People Zoo Talkers Zoo - $35-$50; 18 months+; From Fisher-Price, the Zoo Talkers Fun Sounds Zoo is an interactive playset with a huge range of different movable pieces, components and options. It has 4 habitats within it, for different scenery and types of animals. Animals can be placed onto a peg and then the electronic playset says the animal's name and makes its noise. Comes with a lion, polar bear and gorilla, and a Zookeeper Zack figure.

*Cloud b Twilight Constellation Night Light (Turtle) - $20-$32; These have been some of the best and most popular toys for babies and toddlers for several years running now. They are plush stuffed animals which display constellation night lights over the walls and ceilings, and feature auto shut-off features. In addition to the turtle, other options are available such as a lady bug. You can join them up with another Cloud b product, like their cuddly plush "Sleep Sheep".

*Playskool Poppin' Park Eelefun Busy Ball Popper - $25-$35 9 months+; The Poppin' Park Eelefun Busy Ball Popper is shaped liked a small, happy elephant, and it pops balls out of its trunk in multiple directions and places. Comes with five balls and a selection of 10 fun tunes it plays. It's interactive and engaging for babies, colorful and full of surprises.

*Skip Hop Hug and Hide Activity Toy - $18; 3 months+; This is one of the best toys for babies this holiday season. It comes in five styles, such as owl, dog, bear, lamb or monkey, and each one has 10 different developmental activities that babies can perform. It's a plush, cuddly toy with two tuggable teethers attached.

Sources: Hottest toys lists from Amazon.com, Toys 'R' Us, CNBC and other toy distributors and retailers