Remember Simon? The classic game with 4 colored buttons that light up in a pattern that you remember, then replay by hitting the colored buttons in the same order. Well these damn kids who wont get off my lawn don't like having to press buttons anymore so the new Simon uses motion sensors to detect when your hand is over the light now. It is also an upright ring now….

Who doesn't love a good Nerf Fight? Nerf just keeps coming out with cool guns and the Modulus Tri-Strike is pretty cool indeed. This gun is configurable and can shoot in multiple different methods.

The latest incarnation of Elmo is now meant to not just laugh but to teach your kids things. Love to Learn Elmo comes with sensors in the nose, stomach, and hands that can be used to interact. Of course you can tickle his stomach to make him laugh. You can have Elmo tap his stomachs to make music or clap his hands together to help you go through letters and numbers.

For those who love Paw Patrol this years Zoomer Marshall is a hit. Zoomer Marshall has large wheels that let it spin, dance, and follow you around. His large wheels lets him work even on carpet or grass (I did not try it on grass myself though). He comes with over 150 sounds and phrases from the show which will keep kids entertained and (hopefully) keep parents sanity by hearing a little variety!

On the top of many kids wish list will be FurReal Friends Torch and Bootsie. These anamatronic and interactive toys are looking to be one of the most popular toys this year. 

So many toys have become household names; Crayola, Tonka, Lego for example. While they may be common now do you know where they came from? Let us dig into these names came into being.

There were lots of great toys for kids Christmas holiday wish lists in the 1980s that we could not narrow down to just one year. Many of these products live on in pop culture today and may hold a special place to some parents today.

The phenomenal Polly Pocket launched in 1989. These tiny dolls became a staple of kids in the late 80's and early 90's. The pocket sized polly and playsets took the market by storm

One of the strangest toys of the 80's was the Koosh Ball. This was a small sphere covered in noodely rubber appendages that made the ball oddly satisfying.

Nintendo has given us their first look at the Nintendo Switch. A console that doubles as a portable. Is this the must have gift this year? Unfortunately it will not be on sale until March