Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the giving just won’t stop. It’s wonderful and awful at the same time, because while the actual act of giving is one of the best feelings there is, fighting the other holiday shoppers is definitely one of the worst — especially when it comes to toys…
How can you make it a little more pleasant? Know what the kids want, and have a backup plan ready, just in case your kids’ top picks of the year happen to be the exact same toy as every other kid’s in America.
Now you may wonder, what the hottest toys are this season, or you may be one of the lucky ones, whose kids have told you in no uncertain tones, exactly what it is that will send them straight to holiday bliss cloud seven. Well, if you don’t know, now is a good time to get them some paper and start those letters to Santa. If you want to make it easy for everyone, you can sit them in front of the computer, and they can create and print their lists and letters online.
So what is the most coveted, shining toy this season? I think we all remember the 1982 Cabbage Patch doll rush, and the Elmo-mania of 1996. What will it be this year? Well, according to TopToysGuide, the 5 most wanted children’s toys of the 2007 holiday season are:
For girls, the most popular picks are:
- Webkinz – these toys are “lovable plush pets that come with a secret code.”
- FurReal Friends — more plush pals, who “really come to life.”
- iDog, iCat, and iFish — girls and pets seem to go hand in hand this year. The i-pets are little robotic buddies that dance to your iPod.
- Kid Tough digital camera — a real digital camera that can withstand even the toughest play.
- Barbie Girls — Barbie reinvented for the hip, computer savvy girl.
And for boys the top 5 hot holiday gifts this year are:
- TMX Cookie Monster and TMX Ernie — it all started with Tickle Me Elmo, and now others from the Sesame cast are available and ready to be tickled to the extreme!
- Lego Mindstorms — the little red plastic building block has come a long way and is now an intelligent robot that feels and reacts to its surroundings.
- Pleo dinosaur — your very own dinosaur robot, and it really does look very lifelike.
- Transformers — anything Transformers.
- Nintendo DS – not the wii, but the portable, handheld console (the wii comes in at #6).
These toys may not be the best selling toys, and other lists vary some, but it seems that if you want to make a good impression on a girl this year, you need to go out and buy her a toy pet, and for a boy, robots are the big deal this season.
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