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Here you can buy all different kinds of toys from the weird to the wonderful, the traditional to the ‘top toys of the year’.
The word ‘toy’ conjures up vivid memories of Christmas’s gone by, they have been around in various forms for centuries.
The Toy Retailers Association picked its top 12 toys for Christmas 2007. Many toys on that list were linked to TV programmes. There’s a mask that makes you sound like a Dalek, there’s a game based on the daytime tv show golden balls, a girls favourite doll - Barbie with an mp3 player, Igglepiggle which followed in the footsteps of the Teletubbies and the Fimbles, Roary the Racing Car - a remote-controlled racing car, which followed the trend started by Pixar’s Cars movie. The only craft to make the list was an Art Bindeez gadget that makes colourful bead creations, movie-based toys such as Optimus Prime, based on last summers hit Transformers, Puppy Grows - the more you speak to this pup, the bigger he grows! A remote control dragonfly that is crash resistant, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old, baby Annabell - An old favourite with a new twist. When you talk to Baby Annabell she turns her head and Say What - Unscramble famous phrases with this new game.
Thomas the Tank Engine, Care Bears, Tiny Tears with Silver Cross prams, Postman Pat, Bob the Builder and Lego are all still great favourites with children today.
Do you remember the traditional toys you had as children such as the metal spinning top and the dolls house that your dad built for you, the farm with the gates and the painted animals?
Ten years ago, the top sellers for Christmas were Teletubbies, Tamagotchi and TY Beanie Babies.
Twenty years ago, the top sellers for Christmas were Sylvanian Families, a range of cute and cuddly animals with play-sets and vehicles. Rubiks Magic, a follow up to the Rubiks Cube.
As you can see, different years bring different trends and different trends bring big smiles to the faces of our children - big and small!
