The Hottest Toy This Christmas Season Is Already Selling Out.

Furby, Tickle Me Elmo, Teddy Ruxpin, Beanie Babies, Zhu Zhu Pets -  you probably know what these toys are famous for.  Causing thousands of dollars (if not millions) in damages and emotional scarring.  These are the former winners of the "Holy Crap, If I Don't Get This Toy For My Child I'm A Horrible Parent" Award.  People were insane for these things.  Like trade my Ferrari for one, or fly to another county to buy one kind of crazy.

Not quite that crazy, but pretty crazy.

Here is the new Christmas craziness - the Hatchimal.  It's pretty straight forward, your kids open it on Christmas morning - then they hatch it.  I'm not sure if they have to sit on it and knit, but I do know that it takes 10-40 minutes.  Once that happens, the Hatchi-mom or Hatchi-dad will have a new friend - and you will have proven your worthiness as a parent!

If you are going to brave the Christmas Toy Battle for a Hatchimal this year, you better get a move on!  Stores are already pumping the Hatchimal well dry, and the overpriced options are popping up on ebay.  It retails for $60, but the Ebay action is up to around $20,000!  Good Luck!

There 5 flavors or "species" of Hatchimals: Pengualas, Draggles, Owlicorns, Burtles and Bearakeets.  Each one ages, so your child gets to experience a bit of parenthood.  Not sure if they have to buy their Hatchimal a Hatchimal for Christmas, and then that Hatchimal has to buy another Hatchimal for that Hatchimal....hold on - that's a genius marketing move!  I think I'm going to grab some Hatchimal stock.  Buy Hatchimals!