The 8 Hot Toys Your Kids Want This Christmas

By Matt Brownell
Daily Finance

While it's been a while since we had a toy craze on the level of Furby or Tickle-Me-Elmo, there are certainly some highly in-demand toys this holiday season. And as we've noted before, you don't want to wait until the last minute to shop for these hot toys, as they tend to sell out. The last thing you want is to spend Christmas Eve driving around to far-flung toy stores in search of that perfect toy.

With that in mind, (and with just two weeks left until Christmas,) we set out to identify the toys you should buy before it's too late. Here are eight that retailers and industry watchers say are the most popular this holiday season.

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