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Fads may come and go, but when it comes to children, you can’t beat two wheels and a puppy for Christmas.
Toyworld has released its Top 20 Toys for this holiday season and, surprise, surprise, it’s packed with the latest releases.
At No 1 is the cryptically-named Bakugan Bakubowl Arena, which is a “range of action-figure warriors which tuck into spheres and pop open when they’re rolled onto a game card”.
Perennial boys’ toys Hot Wheels and Lego also make the top 10 and talking Wot Wots dolls, designed by Weta Workshop, takes out the last spot on the list.
The creepiest toy on the list is the FurReal Lulu, a mechanised cat that responds to petting.
“As you pet her, she will relax, and will roll over to look at you and let you pat her tummy.”
Bakugan Battle Pack Spin Master, £19.99
Battle Strikers starter set Mega Brands, £9.99
Ben 10 Alien Force Kevins DX Action Cruiser Bandai, £29.99
Bendaroos Mega Pack Spin Master, £19.99
GO GO Pets Hamsters Character Options, £9.99
GX Racers Tightrope Terror Flair, £22.99
Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera V-Tech, £49.99
LEGO Games Minotaurus LEGO, £17.99
Monopoly City Hasbro, £24.99
Princess Peppa’s Palace Character Options, £39.99
Sylvanian Families Caravan Flair, £44.99
Transformers Movie 2 Voyagers Figures Hasbro, £22.99
Source: Toy Retailers’ Association
A dolls’ house, designed to educate children about global warming, is expected to be one of the best selling presents this Christmas, a department store has predicted.
The dolls’ house is equipped with all the latest eco-friendly devices, including solar panels, a wind turbine, recycling bins and a rain water butt. The dolls can even lounge on a sofa made from recycled chipboard.
The toy is on sale at Selfridges for £149.99 and has been manufactured by Plan Toys, a Thai company that makes all of its products using sustainable wood, lead-free paint and in factories powered by biomass energy.
The dollhouse’s energy efficient design also includes an electric inverter for generating electricity, a biofacade, which uses the natural cycle of plant growth to provide shading, and a blind that can adjust the amount of sun light and air circulation.
TODDLERS and youngsters are today left without play equipment after heartless vandals broke into their nursery, destroying toys and plastering abusive graffiti across the walls.
The break-in happened at Quayside Nursery in Rope Walk, at the rear of University Campus Suffolk, overnight on Monday.
Sue Brown, deputy manager at the children’s centre, said staff were upset and shocked to discover the destruction when they arrived for work yesterday.
She said the nursery itself was not affected but vandals broke into the play area, breaking the play house, pulling up plants and writing foul graffiti across the walls
A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said the force received a call at about 8.35am yesterday to reports of criminal damage.
She said the offence happened at some time after 8.40pm on Monday night.
Anyone with any information which could assist officers with their enquiries is asked to contact Ipswich police on 01473 613500.
World famous pram maker Silver Cross has turned its attention to traditional toys.
The Broughton-based company is bringing out the new range in October – and the three soft teddies and one rag doll have all been named after villages, or famous people, in the area.
The Broughton Bear has jointed legs and arms and a swivelling head, the Malham Bear is softer and designed for babies, and the Helmsley Bear comes with a pram blanket.
The last of the collection, the Bronte rag doll has a removable floral dress and lace smock. All come in a Silver Cross gift box.
Warner Bros. is building a Lego movie.
The studio and producer Dan Lin have acquired theatrical rights for a motion picture based on the timeless toy, and hired writers Dan and Kevin Hageman to pen the script
The Lego development project continues what has been a veritable craze for toy-based movies, a trend that flowered at the box office this past weekend with the $56 million opening of “G.I. Joe,” the Hasbro toy that became a Paramount hit, and has extended into lesser-known toys like the View-Master, which is being developed as a feature at DreamWorks.
The studio compared the project to Toy Story, describing it as an exploration of childhood imagination, teamwork, and creativity. Apparently they want to attract adults as well as children, although we can bet those adults will be 20- and 30-somethings who will dust off their own Legos sets before hopping down to the theater to relive the past. We’ll keep you updated on how this project progresses
This is not the first time that studios have attempted to make a Lego movie, but the Danish toy company is very protective of its brand and has rejected countless film offers. Lego has only made one series of direct-to-DVD animated movies to date.
The Danish toy-maker, famed for its brightly coloured building blocks, said it gained UK market share in the first six months of the year as parents sought out toys with enduring appeal.
Marko Ilincic, managing director of Lego UK, said Lego sets such as Star Wars continued to be bestsellers but that sales of a new “Power Miners” range, which includes rock-breaking machines and diggers, was also ahead of expectations. “The continued strong growth in our classic product lines is particularly encouraging and suggests a demand among consumers for trusted quality, particularly in the current economic climate,” said Ilincic
There is a good news for the fans of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. Very soon they could easily buy the Jackson’s cuddly toy in the market, The step could maintain the popularity of the pop king MJ.
According to the news from mirror online, the toys will be geared up by cotton, cloths and other materials. Some other methods will also be used to maintain the popularity of Jackson among the fans.
Along with some other materials the calendars and t- shirts will be seen in the market and photo of MJ’s photo will be available soon in the market. Some other people are busy in equipping electronic toys which will sing the latest hit songs of Michael Jackson.
To run this segment, the toy companies are trying to approach IG Live which is looking after Michael Jackson shows for last so many years. This is the same company which organised the shows of Michael Jackson in London and Bravado.
The same company IG Live has signed an agreement of 6- crore US dollars with Columbia Picture to make a movie on the life of Michael Jackson.
Barbie dolls, the Slinky and Mr Potato Head are set for a major revival this year, according to the toy retailer Hamleys, which predicted parents would be buying classic toys this Christmas.
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