http://topchristmastoys.co.uk News and Reviews about the top toys for Christmas Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:24:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new pressure group led by Emma and Abi Moore titled the ‘Pinkstinks’ campaign is asking parents to boycott any shops that sell pink clothes and pink toys for girls. The twins, who have about three thousand supporters on Facebook, claim that young girls are being brainwashed by companies that target ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/pink-stinks-for-little-girls/ A new research study found that on average a parent spends about a month of their own life playing their children’s toys, on their own. The study claims that parents spend about 22 minutes a day playing with toys like dolls, bricks, and games, while their children are not playing. This equates ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/who%e2%80%99s-been-playing-with-the-kids-toys/ Most people have to purchase a children’s toy for someone on their Christmas list, which can be frustrating due to the high demand for certain must-have items.  This year, avoid the crazy rush by choosing to indulge the child on your list with an educational toy. By doing so the child ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/perfect-educational-toys-for-christmas/ Despite the fact that Monday reports were issued from the US that the Go Go Hamsters may have contained arsenic chemical compounds, the fears were squashed with news that the toys were not toxic after all. The poison scare sent the toy industry into a temporary meltdown sending shares of its ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/go-go-hamsters-are-safe-after-all/ Toy specialist Character Group expects that there will be many children disappointed with Santa on Christmas morning, given the fact that some of the most anticipated toys of the season will be out of stock. In particular the group predicts that the Peppa Pig products and Go Go Pets will ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/woolies-stock-floods-toy-market/ This year’s top Christmas toy, The GO GO Hamster, has got parents as worked up as Tickle Me Elmo did in the past, as many parents are reporting stress from trying to obtain the toy and online sellers are racking up a large amount of business at hiked up prices. Normally, ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/gogo-hamsters-selling-for-high-prices/ It is no surprise that every year there are always a few toys that take on the title of the most wanted toys for Christmas right up there with the Tickle Me Elmo’s of the past. However, the larger question outside of what these toys will be each year is ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/12/tie-ins-lure-children-to-pester-for-toys/ Men’s fashion and boys’ toys were the hot ticket items at John Lewis stores last week according to the popular department store retailer. The store noted that they experienced a 15% increase in sales over the past week leading up to Saturday compared to the same shopping time period prior to ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/11/boys-toys-for-all-ages-selling-well-at-john-lewis/ Even though there are still six shopping weekends until Christmas rolls around, in order to get the best toys at the best prices, or sometimes even at all, bargain hunters know that now is the time to start looking for the hot items on their gift lists. At the top of ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/11/finding-go-go-hamsters/ This Christmas independent toy shops are seeing an increase in sales due to the closing of Woolworths at the beginning of this past year. The closure of the large retailer has brought a surge of customers into local toy stores instead of other large retailers according to industry experts and toy ... http://topchristmastoys.co.uk/2009/11/woolies-closure-is-great-for-small-toy-shops/