Bruder toy vehicles range from garbage trucks, cement mixers and tow trucks to tractors, combine harvesters, snow plows and fire engines!

Ask stores about alternate items. Kierney says if you can't find a Tonka digger or excavator, try Bruder trucks from Germany. "Go for Bruder. It's a great company," Kierney said. No LOL dolls?

Toy log trucks can help children understand another role that vehicles in society have and often help in skill-building for youngsters.

Specialty brands include Hape wooden toys, Thames & Kosmos science kits, Playmobil building sets, Ravensburger puzzles, Breyer horses, Bruder trucks and tractors, and Folkmanis hand puppets.

Thinker Toys owner Brad Ishii anticipates a shortage of larger toys, like these German-made Bruder replica trucks. Ishii is one of many Hawaii retailers faced with supply-chain issues and shipping ...