The Toy Retailers Association top 12 toys for pre-school aged children at Christmas 2009 includes some familiar faces, soft and cute plush toys, educational toys and some new and innovative children’s entertainment ideas.
The Hot Dozen – Girls – Boys – Construction – Creative Toys – Games – Pre-School
Fisher-Price Lets Get to Work Manny
Fans of the Playhouse Disney show will instantly recognise Handy Manny the Latino maintenance man. Manny comes with a complete tool kit including Turner the screwdriver, Stretch the tape-measure and Pat the hammer.
In the Night Garden Sleepy Igglepiggle
Every toddler’s favourite character, Igglepiggle features two fun ways to play. Send him to sleep by touching his foot and rubbing his hand or flip the switch on his back and he’ll play sweet lullabies.
My First Remote Control Thomas
Thomas the Tank Engine has long been a children’s favourite but this is the first remote control version with a simple forwards and backwards movement that even the youngest of toddlers will be able to operate. The funnel will also light up when Thomas is moving and he has some great steam engine sound effects too.
- Amazon – £16.99 – John Lewis – £14.95
Night Night Timmy
Night Night Timmy is a cute soft toy who will help to encourage blissful sleep for young children. Set Timmy down and you’ll see that he’s tired when his eyes close and begins to snore; squeeze his hand and he will also gabble in his sleep.
Postman Pat Vehicles
Collect the full range of vehicles to help Pat and his friends deliver the mail around Pencaster. The collection includes an SDS van, Pat’s own post van, Ted Glens Truck and the SDS Helicopter.
- Amazon – from £8.99 – John Lewis – from £10.95
Princess Peppa’s Palace
Not just any doll’s house, this is a Palace fit for a Princess Peppa. The front of the house opens out to reveal a splendid interior with furniture and accessories to help Peppa and her family live in comfort.
- Amazon – £29.99 – John Lewis – £34.95
Stack n Surprise Count n Build Snail Pail
Bringing a whole new element to building fun for infants, Stack n Surprise from Fisher-Price is a set of fun blocks and toys crammed with incredible rewards to help promote baby’s development. The Count n Build Snail features 10 multi-coloured building pop up blocks for stacking fun plus a charming snail friend to discover.
Tag Reading System
A fun and innovative way for kids to learn to read, the Tag Reading System reads words out aloud and each picture has its own unique sound. The reader can store up to 5 separate books so kids can move straight from one book to another. There are 18 books to collect including Ben10, Star Wars, Dora, Fairies, the Cat in the Hat & many more.
The WotWots Zoom Along Plush
This cute and zany electronic plush toy plays music and sounds as he zips around the room upon his hover-chairs. Press a button and your WotWot friend plays funny songs from the show and even the theme song. Then, before you know it, he is zipping and zooming all over in his chair just like the characters do on TV!
VTech First Steps Baby Walker
This bright and colourful baby walker provides fun support for little ones taking their very first steps into the world. The walker features a removable learning panel with shapes and light-up musical keys, which introduce numbers, shapes, letters and colours as well as melodies to stimulate senses. Learning to walk has never been so much fun.
- Amazon – £24.99 – John Lewis – £20.20
VTech Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera
Children love taking photos and this kid’s camera from vTech is ideal for young hands. Clever enough to take great digital pictures but tough enough to take the odd knock these funky cameras also have extra features including the ability to record short video movies and graphics software that they can use to manipulate and edit their favourite photos. The in-built memory can also be expanded, just like a normal camera, with a standard memory card.
- Amazon – £36.94 – John Lewis – £47.95
Waybuloo Peeka Lau Lau
From the hit CBeebies show Waybuloo, the gorgeous Peeka Lau Lau comes to life with signature melody and fun phrases. Lau Lau just loves to play a game of Peeka, and now fans can join in at home with this large sized feature plush. Just press her tummy for peek-a-boo fun. Peeka Lau Lau is complete with fun phrases and her signature melody.
- Amazon – £26.99 – John Lewis – £16.95
Tags: Babies, Cute, Pre-School