The holidays are a great time of year but sometimes finding that perfect toy for the little girl in your life can be a challenge. So if you're looking for your special niece, darling granddaughter or just the daughter of a good friend here are three hot Christmas toys for girls.

Barbie Fashionistas (5 years and up)
The Barbie Fashionistas collection takes inspiration from the ramp walk of Hollywood and catwalk of New York. Barbie's fashion friends are called the Fashionistas and are clothed in the latest to die for fashions that are still appropriate for young girls. Barbie Fashionistas include: Glam, Cute, Girly, Wild, Sassy, and Artsy. Rumor has it more will arrive in future years.

Each of the Fashionistas shows off with dresses that blend with their unique personalities. Nautical stripes, bold prints, balloon cuts, and vivid gowns, there's sure to be one that is perfect for the little girl on your gift list. Each Barbie Fashionista is different with fabulous hair styles and matching accessories like shoes, handbags, clips, jewelry and chains make them look like guardian angels of the fashion world. Of course regular Barbie doll clothes fit these new dolls.

Dora's Explorer Girls (5 years and up)
Dora's Explorer Girls are selling like hot cakes even before the holidays. The toys go out of stock quickly so don't wait until the last minute. The explorer Dora's television show is endorsed by teachers and parents as it improves vocabulary and basic mathematical skills. Parents are happy to watch their kids exploring with Dora, playing and learning.

In the collection, Emma is a creative girl, with plenty of love for music. Kate is keen on acting, singing and dancing, whereas, Naiya is serious about her science and nature studies. Alana is a sports girl and with all of them, Dora, their leader sets them off on one adventure after another.

Every Dora's Explorer Girls doll is designed with a cute little trendy outfit, brushable hair, small brush and also fashion pack. There are several different packs: beach fashion, concert theme, movie night pack, and a sporty pack as well. In addition each doll has a secret code which opens their personal closet online for even more fun and adventure. Girls can use their imagination with both the real dolls and the virtual dolls on the website.

Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory (8 years and up)
Little girls can create, bake, wear as well as eat the delicious candy jewelry made out of Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory. It comes in different pattern of sets, each with its own purpose in making edible fashion jewelry.

The cake bakery set of Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory is comprised of a motorized gel decorator, decorating utensils, decorating gel, vanilla and chocolate cake mixes; yellow, red and blue fondants; spoon, bowl, cutter, candy, non-sticky pad, candy tool with instructions to bake. It also has a petite baking oven plus different molds to design jewelry and cute gems.

The kids have to merely fill the given molds using the pellets and candy chips to make necklaces, rings and bracelets. Embellishment can be made with the colorful sprinkles. It just takes 12 minutes to bake the colorful gems, and then mold them into sweet creations and show off with the candy jewelry.

With Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory's candy bead studio, pendants with licorice rope can be made and embellished with designs drawn or written on them. Edible inks, glues, and stamps help to complete this decorating task. The machine involved is the vacuum-molded compartment for beading.