Ready, parents?  On your mark, get set, and go as you join the mad dash for the most desirable of Christmas Toys Ideas of 2009. Selling out quickly at your favorite toy store are five of the front runners:

• Fisher-Price’s Elmo Live Encore,
• ZhuZhu Pets,
• Fisher Price Smart Fit,
• Disney’s Just One Kiss Princess Tiana Doll
• Mattel  MindFlex Game.

Read on to find out a bit more about each one before you  jump in the car and start frantically searching around town, battling other toy seekers in the quest for your child’s big smiles on Christmas morning.

Everyone’s favorite fluffy, red friend is back on top as Sesame Street’s 40^th Anniversary is honored with the release of the interactive Elmo Live Encore.  He will sit, stand, move his arms, sway his head  and open his mouth to favorite songs from the show’s run including: “Sunny Days,” “Somebody Come and Play,” and “Elmo’s World.” Elmo has been a big seller in years past, and a top Christmas toy idea again this year.

With their own unique personalities and playful sounds, ZhuZhu’s  pet hamsters Pipsqueak , Mr. Squiggles, Num Nums  and Chunk enjoy playing in their funhouse on wheels and slides and in twisty tunnels.  They also have their own skateboard, surfboard and Hamstermobile, complete with garage.  This collection of toys may take some searching  for as the company has reportedly  not been able to keep up with the demand, but keep trying, or you might have to buy a real hamster!

Many people worry that their children spend too much time in front of the television and are not physically fit. Encourage your child to be more active with the Fisher Price Smart Fit, an activity pad where kids can jump, stomp, walk, and run.  Eight different modes of learning keep them moving while they’re also  learning  letters, numbers , shapes and colors through games and races. A fabulous Christmas toy idea.

Disney continues wooing little girls with another multicultural, stong-minded and beautifully-gowned heroine,  Princess Tiana, from their new movie, The Princess and the Frog. And Tiana comes  complete with the Frog Prince, himself.  As he tries to kiss her, she turns her head and dismisses him with lines from the movie, but he triumphs the fourth time he tries and her dress lights up, sparkles and makes musical sounds in response.

Your child will be amazed by Mattel’s Mindflex game which demonstrates just what the mind is capable of.  Each player wears a headset and sensors , allowing them to focus powerful brain wave activity as they actually move objects on the board and master  other basic tricks. Who will win the ultimate prize– you or your opponent?

Of course, there are many other hot toys available this season, but these are the five Christmas Toys Ideas which seem to have the most parents in a searching frenzy. If you persevere, you just might be among the lucky shoppers who return home with Elmo, Mr. Squiggles and friends, the Smart Fit activity enhancer , Princess Tiana or Mindflex. But the smile on your child’s face Christmas morning will have been well worth the effort.