| Pixar have another hit on their hands with their latest | | | | delivery truck with Buzz, Rex, Hamm and a Little |
| release for 2010, Toy Story 3. Kids will love the film | | | | Green Alien |
| and will also love to bring a small part of the | | | | Set 7596 Trash Compactor Escape ($49.99): |
| adventures home with them. Luckily there are a | | | | Conveyer Belt, Crane, Compactor, Lotso, Woody, |
| variety of Toy Story 3 toys for kids of all ages from | | | | Hamm and two Little Green Aliens |
| trusted toy companies like Mattel, Fisher Price, Lego | | | | Set 7599 Garbage Truck Getaway ($49.99): A large |
| and Thinkway. Kids love to explore their own stories | | | | garbage truck, Buzz, Jesse, Lotso and Twitch |
| and use their favourite characters in new and | | | | Set 7597 Western Train Chase $79.99: Train Engine |
| imaginative ways. We take a look at the Toy Story | | | | with Caboose, Passenger Car and Money car with |
| 3 toys on the market most likely to inspire your | | | | Woody, Buzz, Rex, Bullseye, Hamm and Jessie. |
| child's creativity. | | | | Lego is one of the best educational toys on the |
| Following on from the critically acclaimed and hugely | | | | market, encouraging not only the ability to |
| successful first two films, the third Toy Story film | | | | concentrate and follow intricate instructions but also |
| brings the main cast of the films into a different | | | | creativity with sets able to be taken apart and made |
| environment. With Andy off to college, the toys are | | | | into anything the child can imagine. If your child |
| accidentally thrown away, ending up at Sunnyside | | | | doesn't have any Lego yet Toy Story 3 sets are a |
| Daycare center. Woody, Buzz, Jesse and the gang | | | | great place to start. You can find the sets at online |
| scheme to get back to Andy's house but some of | | | | suppliers like Amazon. |
| their new friends are reluctant to let them go. The | | | | Toy Story 3 Mattel Toys |
| following toys explore scenes from the film but allow | | | | Mattel have made figures and play sets for all of the |
| your child to create their own stories as well. | | | | Toy Story films and this year they have integrated |
| Toy Story Lego | | | | them into their Action Links series of interactive play |
| Without a doubt the biggest news in Toy Story 3 | | | | sets which come with figures known as Buddy |
| toys has to be the teaming up of Lego and Pixar to | | | | figures. |
| create both Duplo and regular Lego sets based | | | | The small play sets all join together and interact with |
| around the Toy Story characters and scenes. If you | | | | each other so your child can create a chain reaction |
| are unfamiliar with Lego, they are the leader in | | | | of events in the order of their choosing. The small |
| construction building toys for boys and girls. | | | | play sets retail for from $10.99 to $14.99 and include |
| While the price point for Lego can be high these toys | | | | scenes such as Buzz Saves The Train, Jessie Saves |
| are made of hard plastic and so will last longer than | | | | The Day, Woody's Train and more. There are also |
| most other plastic toys. In addition Lego is a creative | | | | larger play sets including Sunnyside Breakout for |
| toy that actively encourages children to imagine their | | | | $24.99 and Junkyard Escape play set which retails at |
| own creations with the pieces at hand. A car can | | | | $39.99 both of which can connect to the smaller sets. |
| become a house or a spaceship, depending on the | | | | The Buddy figures that accompany these sets are |
| child's vision and the pieces can adapt to any number | | | | also sold in 3 packs for $11.99 so you needn't |
| of combinations. | | | | purchase all the sets to get all the figures. The play |
| Duplo is their junior line and, with age | | | | sets are fun but may have a limited life for younger |
| recommendations from ages 2-6, the Duplo range | | | | kids with a short attention span. |
| features larger bricks and fewer pieces per set. The | | | | Mattel also make larger figures of Buzz, Woody, |
| regular Lego sets feature smaller and more varied | | | | Jessie and Bullseye that have various interactive and |
| pieces in larger sets for ages six and above. | | | | action elements. The figures are approximately 12 |
| Lego has released four Duplo sets to coincide with | | | | inches tall while their Deluxe range of figures comes |
| the release of Toy Story 3 and all feature 2 inch | | | | in at 7 inches. |
| movable figures of some of the cast. Jesse's Round | | | | Toy Story 3 Fisher Price Toys |
| Up (Set 5657 for $19.99) is a small set at 18 pieces | | | | Fisher Price have a whole range of Toy Story 3 toys |
| and comes with Jesse, Bullseye and a small sheriff | | | | available but some of the most exiting are part of |
| house structure. The iconic Pizza Planet Truck (Set | | | | their Imaginext range which incorporates action |
| 5658 for $19.99) is another small set with 13 pieces | | | | figures with vehicles and play sets, always fertile |
| and comes with the truck, a fuelling station, Buzz | | | | ground for imaginative kids. The play sets and |
| Lightyear and a Little Green Alien. | | | | vehicles include Tri-City Junkyard (which is cooler than |
| Larger sets include the Great Train Chase with 39 | | | | it sounds!), Tri City Garbage Truck, a Buzz Lightyear |
| pieces (set 5659 for $39.50) including a train engine, | | | | spaceship and the Evil Dr. Porkchop's Spaceship. |
| carriage and tunnel structure and the figures of Buzz, | | | | All feature the standard sized imaginext figures so |
| Woody and Jesse. This is a very fun set that | | | | can interact with other sets your child may have and |
| recreates an exciting scene from the film and | | | | are recommended for ages 3+. Their compatibility |
| knowing how much kids love trains this is sure to be | | | | with other sets is a major boon, as figures from Toy |
| a popular set. The final Duplo set is Alien Space Crane | | | | Story 3 can interact with other Imaginext Fisher price |
| (set 5691 for $39.99) and includes Woody, Buzz, a | | | | figures like knights, dinosaurs and explorers. |
| Little Green Alien, a crane and a garbage truck. | | | | Other Toy Story 3 Toys |
| In the regular Lego range there are a number of | | | | Various other manufacturers have produced toys |
| highly playable sets for older Toy Story 3 fans. From | | | | around the Toy Story 3 theme and the variety is |
| smallest to largest the sets are: | | | | endless. From ride on cars to dress up costumes |
| Set 7789 Lotso's Dump Truck ($19.99): A yellow | | | | there are is something for every fan. Hopefully |
| dump truck, Lotso, Chunk and Stretch | | | | though, this article has been able to show you a few |
| Set 7598 Pizza Planet Truck Rescue ($39.99): Yellow | | | | of the best toys to let your child's imagination soar. |