If you have a reader on your lists whether man or woman then hook them up with the new way to read with eBook readers. These little gadgets hold thousands of books at a time and give them admission to magazines, newspapers and more with the touch of a button. Men also love games to play interactively nowadays with their buds online through new gaming consoles.

If your guy works most of the day from home then get him a newer laptop and laptop accessories to make their work that easier. Collectible knives, steins or sports memorabilia is also a good idea most any guy would be amazed and happy to obtain on Christmas morning.

Parents have the optimum time buying toys for their kids at this special season. Girls will be happy to see new dolls and their doll houses under the Christmas tree. They also love stuffed animals, games, puzzles, video handheld games and bake sets with mini oven. You can also buy fairy style tents to go in their rooms to make their own club houses out of.

Growing things has always been a favorite previous time of all girls. Now they are able to do this with plants like many gardening kits, herb growing kits, biospheres, mini aquariums and even hatching frogs or brine shrimp and watching their daily lives as they grow. For the little guys dad knows that racing sets and car kits of different styles are invariably one of their most ask for gifts on Santa’s list.

Artistic toys are likewise accessible to get your youngsters creative side flowing. These comprise of arts and craft kits, building toys, interactive learning toys and sets which let your children make things by themselves. These all will make perfect Christmas gifts but the best gift is given with love in your heart and it is oftentimes the most cherished and remembered.

At number five is the Liftimer Clock

This is quite a strange invention as it not only allows you to see the time but count down the time to many different things. This can be anything at all such as the time until your next coffee break or your next holiday. This is not a gift restricted to a certain sex so get it for anybody at all.

4. Portable I-Phone Charger

This quite literally does what it says on the tin and all you have to do is charge it up on your computer at home and then pop it into your pocket and when your I-phone is running low, simply pop it in for an extra twenty hours of music time or if you prefer, five extra hours talk time.

3. A breath tester small enough to fit onto a key ring

This can be a very useful thing to have at Christmas as it can be used to see if you are going to be fit to drive that car home.

2. The Star Wars R2D2 USB Hub

Although this is going to be one of those gifts for men this product can come in handy as it will provide you with four extra USB points to plug into which in turn can be very useful for anyone really struggling with the cables at the moment.

1. The Choclate Shot glass

No, number one is not one of those fancy new toys, just a normal shot glass but made out of chocolate to add that extra bit of taste to it. The reason it is at number one is simple, it is one of those things that comes in very handy at a Christmas or New Year party.

The festive season is always an expensive if exciting time, especially for those of us with children. With youngsters being targeted by TV advertising, it is an almost impossible task to decide what toy to purchase with our hard-earned cash.

The British Toy Retailers Association represents over 150 members in the toy industry with its members selling over 90% of the toys sold in the UK market. Being an independant body established over fifty years ago, it serves as the retailer’s voice and spokesman taking into account what customers are requesting, what excites children and keeping an eye on the latest trend in new products. Every year, after the international toy fairs where all the new innovations are introduced, they produce a list of what impressed them and what they expect to be the top selling toys for Christmas that year.

Now when I was a lad the highest of high-tech was a clockwork train. These days we can find amazing toys such as toy dogs that respond to your spoken command, dolls that eat, drink, sleep, cry….and pee !! and a whole plethora of the latest electronic gadgets consisting of consoles to voice changing masks to strange little gadgets that detect monsters floating around the ether.

Let’s have a look at a few of this year’s stars and we’ve simply got to start with that lifelike puppy. It’s called “Biscuit – My Lovin’ Pup”, made by FurReal. It certainly isn’t cheap at £119.95, but this astonishing full sized Golden Retriever puppy obeys your every command. He lies down, sits, offers you his paw, begs and has umpteen sensors that know when you’re touching him so that he can make little puppy yelps and barks whilst wagging his tail. Leave him alone for a minute or two and he falls asleep and starts snoring.

It’s time to move from cute and lovable to sci-fi high-tech and absolutely weird. The Catcha Beast is a little hand held, battery operated toy that finds invisible beings that live in the air that we live and breathe. Once found, the monster has to be wound into the machine. It’s very difficult to describe, so I’d advise that click the link and watch the video of the toy being used. The Catcha Beast is for sale at £17.95.

Our final offering is priced midway between those earlier toys. Elmo Live has escaped from Sesame Street and costs £59.95. He’s another amazing creation with the ability to sit on a chair telling stories whilst crossing and uncrossing his legs or waving is arms around as he sings a song. He isn’t voice activated like Biscuit the dog, but he has a variety of actions if you squeeze his tummy, nose, foot or back.

So there we have it. Our top three toys for Christmas 2008. Check out our top toy website for a selection of other great gifts.