Top Toys
FurReal Cookie My Playful Pup
Huggable Soft Puppy with Sounds
This little cutie has to be one of the highlights in year’s Christmas line up of top toys. Cookie My Playful Pup is the newest and softest addition to the FurReal Friends family and one that little girls will find hard to resist. This adorable pint sized golden retriever is not just for hugging though, children can also interact through voice recognition technology. The pup will respond when spoken to by moving her head, blinking and barking.
The Latest Robot Toy Dog
This is the most huggable puppy around and although it doesn’t walk it does respond to your voice. This is a great soft toy for any special little girl, daughter, niece or sister who will adore loving her to bits. The latest robot toy puppy will talk back to you like a real puppy would and has soft poseable front legs. Features include a puppy toy and collar.
FurReal Friends…
FurReal Life Like Pets
Electronic pets have been around for a while but it’s only in recent times that we are seeing more highly interactive toys. Their arrival has been a blessing for parents with children wanting a pet for Christmas, they can buy a life like dog or puppy that doesn’t mind being kept in the toy cupboard! The FurReal Friends family range has met kid’s insatiable need for furry playthings with new members joining in time for Christmas.
Realistic Movements and Reactions
As an educational toy this one has the ability to create awareness by teaching a child about animal care. So apart from the fun element of playing with their own puppy they are learning to care and look after their pet. Buying interactive toys and animals covers very important aspects of a child’s development. Cookie can follow sounds made from the squeaky bone toy and make puppy sounds.
Furreal Cookie My Playful Puppy Features:
- Plush interactive pet
- Realistic movement / reactions
- Extra soft and snuggly
- Great for bedtime Cuddling
- Touch recognition
- Built-in eye sensors
- Cute realistic puppy noises
- Voice recognition
Doggie Doo Game for all the Family
New Doggy Poo Game as Seen on TV
Put the educational toys to one side for a moment there’ll be plenty of time for the learning stuff later. For now it’s all about having a laugh with the kids with the new Doggie Doo Game from John Adams. Since its first air play on the Jonathan Ross’ TV chat show in September demand has been high and it has now been tipped as one of the top toys for Christmas. This is good news for parents looking for games at around £20.
Feed & Walk your Little Puppy
Children who are already familiar with the doggy walk will no doubt be used to the poop scoop procedure, but for those that’s not it’s a fun way to introduce them to it! At first glance you may not be taken in by the thought of playing along with a game about poop and scoop but you’ll be missing out if you don’t give it a try. This is one for all the family to enjoy and one that doesn’t need batteries.
How to Play Doggie Doo
Two to four players can join in the action game with the recommended age of 4 years and up. In addition to the star of the show, the cute little dachshund features include 1 bone, 1 die and sticker sheet, 4 scoops, 1 container of dog food and 1 treat mould. The idea of the game is to feed the dog a doggie treat pump the lead and if he poops on your turn “scoop the poop” the first to 3 wins the game. Playing time approx 15 minutes.
Hamley’s Top Toys for Christmas
It seems it’s never to early for predicting the most likely best selling toys for Christmas. As one of the largest and most famous toy shops in the world Hamley’s are not short of ideas on what will be hot products this year. Their love of toys brings a world of joy and wonder into children’s lives and never more so than at Christmas. So it should come as no surprise that it was back in June that they created Hamley’s Top Toy Lists for christmas.
In addition to Hamley’s pick of the best toys for 2011 this year they’ve put together a list of traditional toys and games plus top film and TV inspired toys. These include such as Dr Who Build Your Own Screwdriver, Cars 2 RC Lightning McQueen, Justin Bieber Singing doll and Dance Star Mickey.
Traditional toys are expected to still hold favour with families and include the Chester Rocking Horse, Blow Football, Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Monopoly and Risk Nostalgia Editions. For a peek at some of the toys on Hamley’s “finest” there’s Dr Who Ride-in-Dalek, Air Swimmers, AppBlaster, Sylvanian Families Highlands Farm and the must have Fijit Friend from Mattel.
Hamley’s Top Ten Christmas Toy List
Cars 2 Fully Loaded MC Missile (Mattel)
Transformers 3 Mech Tech Leader Asst (Hasbro)
Furreal Cookie (Hasbro)
Kidizoom Twist (VTech)
Rock on Elmo (Hasbro)
Ninjago Fire Temple (Lego)
Nerf Vortex Nitron (Hasbro)
Moshi Monsters Talking Plush (Vivid)
iBall3 (HTI)
Barbie Fashionistas (Mattel)
Thomas Search & Rescue Harold the Helicopter
Harold the Helicopter
No little boy’s Christmas list would be complete with a Thomas the Tank Engine toy. One of the latest additions to the fabulous collection of vehicles is talking Harold. The magical story of Thomas and his friends can continue with even more exciting adventures and explorations with the help of Harold the search and rescue helicopter.
New Robust Colourful Vehicles
Let your bright and colourful collection grow and grow with your favourite friends and action heros. Harold will be right there to help when there is trouble on the road and rails. Patrolling the skies above the island Harold helps people and the engines for the most thrilling escapades. This good hearted helicopter’s nickname is “Whirlybird” and he is a really useful engine to have in the sky. Having a friendly rescue helicopter on hand and all the fun engine characters including a few cheeky one’s makes life on Sodor all the more special.
Thomas & Friends Playsets
Searchlights and Sound
Harold is no ordinary chap, he is a special part of the adventures of Thomas & Friends. Hear him in action with fun search and rescue phrases as he zooms around with propellers spinning and search lights on! The easy to grip handle has a trigger that activates the lights and sound for hours of rescue missions to save the day. Features include unique phrases from the Thomas & Friends series. See more preschool toys and playsets>>.
Thomas & Friends DVD & Story Books
Watch all the live action and best scenes in the latest collection of Thomas & Friends DVDs. Take a break from your own adventures and watch your favourite characters and their exciting journeys. DVDs and storybooks bring to life the wonderful world of Sodor with the colourful engines you love to play with. It’s full steam ahead for you, Thomas & Friends as you join in the fun and learn the importance of friendship, fair play and team work.
Sylvanian Families Regency Hotel Playset
Sylvanian Families Homes,Furniture & Playsets
Step into the wonderful land of Sylvanian and its adorable inhabitants that work and play together. Here you’ll discover a delightful range of characters that live happily in their beautifully detailed homes. Young girls in particular will love the detailed furniture, accessories and extra figurines that will make their collection grow and grow. A must have toy for Sylvanian fans is the Regency Hotel.
Detailed Furniture Accessories
Older children can have hours of fun furnishing the rooms of their Sylvanian home. The attention to detail and fun pieces makes play time all the more special. Large products like the Regency Hotel are ideal for two or three children to play with at the same time. This magnificent building comes with 25 accessories including topiary plants, reception desk, luggage and luggage trolley.
Details of the Sylvanian Families Regency Hotel
- Complete with Chef and Waitress Figurines
- 3 storeys high
- 9 Rooms to Furnish
- Working Chandelier
- Other hotel features: a stain glass window, roof terrace, balcony over a porch
New Sylvanian Animals
Everyone will have their favourite character from a long list of fabulous woodland creatures and animals. Families include beavers, hedgehogs, mice, rabbits, bears, cats, dogs, monkeys, Koalas, meerkats, cows, pigs and penguins. This is excellent for stimulating imaginative role play among children. They can create magical adventures and exciting interactive play between the many characters.
Furniture Set Ideas For Your Sylvanian Home
Dining Room Set – with over 40 pieces
Luxury Brass Bed – Double bed with two side tables lamp pillows and cover
Sofas and Armchairs – Two chairs and small sofa coffee table and vase with flowers
Small Bathroom Set – 15 detailed pieces
Washing Machine Set – twintub machine laundry basket, soap powder, water spray
Many of the furniture pieces are tiny making this toy suitable only for children aged 4 years and over.
Hello Kitty Pink 15″ TV for Girls
HD Ready TV with Built-in Freeview /DVD Player
Girls who love Hello Kitty can add to their collection of adorable themed toys with this compact LCD TV. At just 15” makes it the perfect size for a girls bedroom, the small screen television is a HD Ready and comes with Freeview. Having Freeview built-in gives a great choice of channels to keep them entertained. There is also an integrated DVD player if the girls want their own cinema night in with popcorn and a movie.
Girls Small Pink TV with Stand
Just like the grown-ups a buying bedroom TV allows you to watch your own programmes when you want. Girls too can relax in the bedroom with friends watching their favourite shows and DVDs. The dinky TV set comes with a ready assembled stand for easy positioning to get the best viewing experience. Fun Hello Kitty stickers are also included to decorate the new telly.
Hello Kitty TV Details
- 15 inch HD Ready widescreen
- 2 x scart sockets
- 1 x HDMI
- AV inputs
- USB inputs
- 1366 x 768 screen resolution
- Suitable for 3 years and up
- Table top stand included
Connectivity for Other Devices
The Hello Kitty LCD TV has inputs to hook up to other digital equipment. You’ll find one HDMI, a USB port and AV input for connecting to other machines such as a DVD player. Other products from the Hello Kitty brand includes a portable DVD player. Although this will only play DVDs and not TV as well it still is a great present because it’s is easy to carry around. Girls can enjoy watching films and cartoons wherever they are. The portable DVD player is great on long car journeys and holidays and the in car charger means no batteries are required.
