And these are 2011's Best New Toys because?

1. Plants Vs. Zombies Board Game | Because unlike PC screens, boardgames don't cause eye strain.

2. Plants Vs. Zombies Plush toys | Why not?

($18.90 at Amazon)

3.Mooshi Monsters | Because online game pet monsters also want to materialize into plush toys someday.

($39.99 at Amazon)

4.Fisher Price Kid Tough See Yourself Camera | Because no way you're going to let kids have a go with your mucho expensive DSLR.

($38.54 at Amazon)

 

5.Inchworm | Because robots we can control and make crawl and even pirouette are cool.  (Both the robot and the act of controlling.)

($16.95 at Amazon)

6.Angry Birds Plush Toys | Because anger is such a nice marketable vice..  

($9.63 at Amazon)

7. Meccano's Space Chaos Silver Force Fighters |  Because it's about frigging time the Meccano building sets turned towards space.

($16.13 at Amazon)

8. Lego: Discovery International Space Station | Because kids don't know who John Glenn is anymore.


($114.90 at Amazon)

9. Sylvanian Families Ambulance | Because the famous woodland creatures, after decades of peaceful living in the forest, have deemed it important to take turns being doctor and patient.

10. Perplexus | Because we're fascinated with mazes and labyrinths, and getting lost, and so much the better if it's in 3D.

($15.99 at Amazon)