Melissa & Doug, Tegu have ‘hot toys’

Melissa & Doug and TEGU made a “hot toys” list for the coming holiday season published by Best Toys Guide.

Wilton-based Melissa & Doug focuses on educational and classic toys for younger children. Its Melissa & Doug Suspend game made the BestToysGuide.com list; the game features 24 notched, rubber-tipped wire pieces players hang from a tabletop stand, with the balance shifting each time a new piece is added.

Darien-based Tegu was included on the list for its Tegu Mobility, magnetized wooden blocks children can use to create toy cars.

Also among the 30 toys making the list was Lego’s Lord of the Rings series, with Lego having its U.S. headquarters in Enfield.

Other toys on the list included

• Skylander”™s Giants from Activision;
• BuckleyBoo from BuckleyBoo;
• Crayola Digital Light Designer from Crayola;
• Furby, NERF Elite Hail-Fire, Tonka Tumblin’ Chuck and Twister Dance from Hasbro;
• Bobble Bots and HEXBUG Warriors from Innovation First;
• LeapFrog LeapPad 2 from LeapFrog;
• littleBits from littleBits Electronics;
• Barbie Photo Fashion Doll, Imaginext Eagle Talon Castle, and Master Moves Mickey from Mattel;
• MEGA Bloks World of Warcraft from MEGA Bloks;
• Nanoblocks from Ohio Art;
• Nintendo Wii U from Nintendo;
• Playmobil E-Rangers Headquarters from Playmobil;
• Razor FlashRider 360 and Vapor Delta 500 from Razor;
• ThinkFun Roll & Play and ThinkFun Stenzzles from ThinkFun;
• UglyBuddies from Uglydoll;
• Vtech Cogsley and Vtech Switch & Go Dinos from Vtech;
• WowWee Flip Force from WowWee; and
• Zing Z-X Crossbow from Zing Toys.