There are all kinds of toys available now in the market, ranging from very traditional wooden painted blocks to very techno multi-featured electronic toys like robots, interactive video games etc. Electronic toys have a wider market now when compared to the market scenario about a decade back. Well acclaimed toy manufacturers like V-Tech, Fisher Price and Leap Frog are some of the more popular manufacturers of Electronic toys.

Earlier on, it was a common assumption among buyers of toys that electronic toys are only for grown up kids. That was probably because then the market for electronic toys was also quite limited. But now, electronic toys for younger children aged between 3 and 6 years are also available. The electronic toys for this age group are generally more user friendly and with simple features. The simplest example would be of toys that run with batteries like an electronic train, vehicles, miniature musical instrument toys like piano, keyboard and the talking doll etc.

Of course now the variety of electronic toys available is mind-blowing. It's interesting to see how these toy manufacturers convert products that are ordinarily used by adults - like cell phones, DVD systems etc. - into miniatures that are known as sophisticated electronic toys. Though the options are many when it comes to these toys, one has to use discretion to decide which toys offer entertainment plus learning for your children. It's easy to get carried away with multi-featured techno toys that often represent the ever-growing competition among kids to collect the most popular toys.

Toys have now acquired a new-age definition, they are not just meant to entertain and amuse but they are very well part of education and training strategies too. It gives an interesting perspective to look at the toys that have been acclaimed as the most popular and in-demand electronic toys. Especially if you are parent to a fast growing child and like to know what kind of toys your kid will want to buy now, you will appreciate this information.

Among the top-most electronic toys are Electronic Cell phones that serve as a glorified walky-talky. It's comparatively a new toy, but most of the electronic toys shops have it now. It works almost like a cell-phone and allows you to talk to your friends that are within two kilometers radius; you can also send text messages. It works on batteries and has an in-built digital camera too. Other popular toys include interactive robots that can sense anything or anyone moving around them.

Also are robots that come with specific characteristics like the kind who change their expressions and dance when you play music to them. There are other toys that can alternatively qualify as electronic gadgets more than toys, like the Pen-top computers. These toy computers are capable of playing music, solving your math problems and much more. Fly Pen-top computer is one such toy that had also won the most popular toy award recently. Interactive story telling units and loads of other such DVD and computer based games have flooded the market and choices are plenty.