Innovative and creative: Left, Bendaroos Mega Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99) and right, Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera, V-Tech (RRP £49.99)
More than a stocking-filler: Transformers Movie 2 Voyagers Figures, Hasbro (RRP £22.99)
Wish list: Left, the Ben 10 Alien Force Kevins DX Action Cruiser, Bandai (RRP £29.99) and right, Go Go Pets Hamsters, Character Options (RRP £9.99)
Boy's toys: Left, LEGO Games Minotaurus, by Danish toy giant Lego (RRP £17.99) and right, Battle Strikers starter set, Mega Brands (RRP £9.99)
Princess Peppa's Palace, Character Options (RRP £39.99)
Bakugan Battle Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99)
Nostalgic with a modern twist: Monopoly City, Hasbro (RRP £24.99)
Go Go Pets Hamsters, Character Options (RRP £9.99)
A cool green action car that can shoot powder-filled capsules is among the toys most likely to fly off the shelves this Christmas, retailers said today.
Kevin Levin's DX Action Cruiser, from the Ben 10 Alien Force by Bandai, is one of 12 toys highlighted by the Toy Retailers Association (TRA) as one of their Dream Dozen for 2009.
TRA chairman Gary Grant said the industry had 'turned the latest trends into innovative and creative toys' for Christmas.
The list also reveals a trend towards nostalgic characters and brands which have been updated with a modern twist,' he said.
'Consumers are reverting back to heritage brands which will last longer than the Christmas season.'
The Dream Dozen includes Monopoly City, a modern-take on the traditional boardgame, cute hamsters from Go Go Pets and a multimedia digital camera.
The TRA also compiled separate 'dream dozen' lists for the girls', boys', pre-school, games, construction and creative categories.
Animals will dominate the girls' wish-list, with the Go Go Pets Hamsters, Pony in My Pocket Pony Arena, FurReal Friends Lulu my Cuddlin' Kitty and Fluffy goes Walkies all featuring in the top 12, the TRA said.
Animagic Peanut My Playful Pup, marketed as 'the closest you can get to having your very own real-life puppy', is also expected to be among the best-sellers.
Dolls are also expected to be popular, with relative newcomers such as Baby Annabell 2009, Sally Doll, and Cicciobello Love 'n' Care going up against traditional favourites including Barbie & The Three Musketeers Corinne Doll and the Sylvanian Families.
For boys, fast cars and battle sets are expected to fly off the shelves as parents snap up the likes of the Ben 10 Alien Force cruiser, the GX Racers, which can be sent across tightropes to perform stunts, and the Battle Strikers starter set.
Star Wars and Transformers action figures are also expected to be key features of Christmas stockings this year.
For pre-school children, much-loved faces like Thomas the Tank Engine and Postman Pat will be as popular as ever, while the Waybuloo Peeka Lau Lau offers youngsters the chance to play peeka as if they were on the CBeebies programme.
The KidiZoom Multimedia Digital Cameras from VTech will appeal to budding photographers while the snoring Night Night Timmy is expected to be popular at bedtime.
Monopoly City, Jenga and Rubiks 360 are touted as potential best-sellers in the games category while Star Wars dominates the construction category with its Echo Base and Darth Vader's Tie Fighter.
And for the budding creative-types, Doodle with Glo Doodle, a reusable glow-in-the-dark surface, and the Crayola Glo-Station will be among the must-have toys, as is the Let's Cook Fruit Factory which enables children to turn fruit into juice, smoothies or ice cream.
THE DREAM DOZEN CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR 2009
* Bakugan Battle Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99)
* Battle Strikers starter set, Mega Brands (RRP £9.99)
* Ben 10 Alien Force Kevins DX Action Cruiser, Bandai (RRP £29.99)
* Bendaroos Mega Pack, Spin Master (RRP £19.99)
* Go Go Pets Hamsters, Character Options (RRP £9.99)
* GX Racers Tightrope Terror, Flair (RRP £22.99)
* Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera, V-Tech (RRP £49.99)
* LEGO Games Minotaurus, Lego (RRP £17.99)
* Monopoly City, Hasbro (RRP £24.99)
* Princess Peppa's Palace, Character Options (RRP £39.99)
* Sylvanian Families Caravan, Flair (RRP £44.99)
* Transformers Movie 2 Voyagers Figures, Hasbro (RRP £22.99)
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