12 Best Toys of 2007

Toy Wishes Magazine released the Toy Wishes Hot Dozen 2007, a list which for the past several years predicts accurately the best selling and most popular toys of the year.Toys featured on the list are usually sold out during the holiday season. Here is the Hot Dozen in all their glory. Enjoy!

American Idol Talent Challenge
Young fans of Fox's "American Idol" can test their singing talent at home. The unit, which also features a Karaoke mode, connects into a TV and comes with a DVD, microphone, mixer and 12 songs.
After you've had your turn, hear what "Idol" judges Randy, Paula and Simon have to say about your performance.

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Aqua Dots Super Studio
Toys Wishes magazine call this "one of the most innovative activity sets" to hit the market in a long time. Kids can use the translucent, multicolored beads to create cool designs, or they can follow the templates to make their own patterns.
After the design is complete, spray with water and the dots seem to magically adhere.

Barbie Girls
Barbie Girls is a two-part concept. It's a Website that comes to life on BarbieGirls.com, where girls can create virtual characters, design rooms, shop at the mall using virtual money called "BBucks" or just hang out and chat with their other virtual friends.
The second component is the "Barbie Girl" device - a doll-shaped MP3 player that comes with its own accessories. The MP3 player can hold up to 120 MP3 songs with expandable memory.

Eye-Clops
Ever wondered what a bug looks like magnified 200 times? How about a hair or a dollar bill? The Eye-Clops is a powerful electronic magnifier that plugs into your TV to give a new perspective on virtually anything that kids want to explore.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Toy Wishes says this is the latest in a series of hard-rocking video games that were among the first to use established videogame platforms in a new way. Hook up the guitar peripheral to your PlayStation, Xbox or Wii and get rocking. The new version includes tracks from Alice Cooper, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Heart and Kiss.

Hannah Montana Singing Doll and Pop Star Stage
The Disney Channel's wildly-popular teen sensation Hannah Montana has her own doll that sings actual songs from the TV show. Her fans can also put on a concert with the fold-out Pop Star Stage that hooks up to any music player.

Nerf N-Strike Disc Shot
With this "ultimate target game," kids load foam discs into the disc launcher and foam darts into the blaster. A wireless remote that attaches to the blaster lets you shoot the darts to different heights and angles to make the game more challenging.

Rubik's Revolution
Toy Wishes magazine says this is one of the first puzzles to earn the endorsement of Professor Erno Rubik, creator of the first Rubik's cube. Rubik's Revolution has six electronic games that are challenging for all ages.

Smart Cycle
Fisher-Price has figured out a smart way for busy parents to keep an eye on their energetic toddler. It's called a Smart Cycle - a stationary cycle that uses TV plug-and-play technology.
Once the Smart Cycle is connected, kids hop on and start pedaling and steering their "on-screen vehicle." It comes with learning software that contains three play modes. In the Driving Mode, kids pedal through different environments. In the Learning Mode, they can use the joy stick to play games and learn letters, numbers, shapes and colors. In the Big Race Mode, they can race against other vehicles. Fisher-Price said parents can buy additional games like Dora's Friendship Adventure, Sponge Bob's Ocean Adventure and Barbie Fairytopia.

Spotz
This activity toy is just the thing for creative tween girls, according to Toy Wishes magazine. Pick a picture from a magazine or the Internet and put it in the Spotz Maker and you'll get a cool collectible button. Spotz also has its own Website at Spotzgirl.com

Swypeout Online Battle Racing
Swypeout is a breakthrough in action, adventure and excitement, says Toy Wishes magazine. Connect the USB scanner, go to the secure Website and swipe the collectible trading cards to power up for thrilling races. Kids can play with friends around the corner or around the country.

Transformers Arm Blasters & Movie Ultimate Bumblebee
The success of this year's "Transformers" movie guaranteed that Transformers would reemerge as one of the hottest action toys. The Transformers Movie Ultimate Bumblebee is half Camaro, half robot. The Transformers Arm Blasters converts right on the arm from Autobot or Decepticon into a full-force, soft-dart blaster.