All kids expect toys as their Christmas gifts and all parents try to give their kids the best. But sometimes even the best as per the parents is not good enough for the child, especially if it is meant to be a surprise. That is because kids these days are a smart lot and keep an eye on the goings on in the market. They know what toy is the craze in the neighbourhood, what their friends are going to get, what the best selling toys are in the market. So the question is what are the hot toys or the best selling toys in the market.

It is best to go through the best selling toys lists available on the websites of major toy retailers. Read on for the best selling lists of hot toys.

Amazon: Amazon updates it's best selling toys list on an hourly basis based on actual sales. You can check out their list at the link http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/toys-and-games
As of today the first five spots are taken by Wild Planet Hyper Dash, Bakugan Starter Pack, Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster, Blokus Classic, and Bakugan Battle Arena

Discovery Store: The Discovery Store website has a list of 60 best selling toys on their page at http://shopping.discovery.com/category-1_TOYSGAMES/2_TG_BESTSELLERS-27996.html

The toys are not listed any particular order but are categorised as bestsellers. Five of the bestsellers are Discovery Send Away Storybook Publisher, Remote Control Moon In My Room, Discovery Metal Detector, Discovery Butterfly Canopy, and Discovery Illuminated Ant Gel Habitat.

Lego: Lego updates its web page for best selling toys on a daily basis and their list can be found at http://shop.lego.com/TopSellers/
The current top 5 Hot toys are LEGO City Advent Calendar, Republic fighter tank, Brickmaster, Separatist Spider Droid, and pick a brick.

Educational Toys Mart: Educational Toys Mart has a best selling list for learning toys. The web page displaying the best selling list can be found at http://www.educational-toys-mart.com/best-sellers.php

The top 5 hot toys currently on the website are Language Games 4 In One Kit, GEO Safari Talking Globe Game, Lego Playhouse Set, Digital Teaching Cash Register Toy and Jump N Jam Talking Jungle Floor Mat