By Shannon Zaitz, Tates Toyworld Geelong West
Many parents are being extra prepared this year to avoid missing out on the hottest toys for Christmas and have started to shop early for gifts.
Here are some ideas to give them a helping hand by revealing what are predicated to be the top ten toys this Christmas.
Last year’s favourites ‘Hatchimals’ stayed very popular this year but a new favourite has emerged for 2017. L.O.L Surprise Dolls (Lil Outrageous Little’s) have hit the top ranking, with their cute baby faces and each layer unveiling a hint of which doll you’re going to get! Feed or bath your baby for an additional water surprise! Each ball has secret message stickers and accessories too.
Beyblade Burst, originally released in Japan in July of 1999 has made a massive comeback this year. The spinning top is great to battle with against you friends of all ages and still has strong sales throughout the whole range.
Lego always makes an appearance at the top of the list, for ages 0-99, Lego remains the best selling toy and construction range in the world. The best seller for Christmas is the Lego Winter Holiday Train, a fantastic build and will look great underneath your Christmas tree.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Tamagotchi, Bandai Toys have release a new retro Tamagotchi for this year. It is smaller than the original but has the same functions. Sales are very strong.
This year 2017 has seen some great fads come through with Fidget Hand Spinners dominating toys sales from March through to June with millions being sold in Australia. Also the rise of the good old Slime! YouTube bloggers have pushed sales of Slime to the point where Australian toy distributors were air freighting boxes into the country just to keep up with demand. What will be next?
Tops Ten Toys for 2017.
1 LOL SURPRISE DOLL SERIES 2 HEADSTART
2 HATCHIMALS SURPRISE TWINS SPINMASTER
3 LEGO WINTER HOLIDAY TRAIN LEGO
4 BEANIE BOO CHRISTMAS PENGUIN BIG BALLOON
5 TAMAGOTCHI 20TH ANNIVERSARY GEEK X
6 FUR REAL TYLER THE TIGER HASBRO
7 BEYBLADE STARTER PACK HASBRO
8 PJ MASK FIGURE & VEHICLE BRAND EXCHANGE
9 LASER X DOUBLE PACK HUNTERS TOYLINE
10 TURNING MECARD STARTER PACK II MATTEL
