Official Top 12 Toys for Christmas 2007
The TRA (Toy Retailers Association) released the best selling Christmas top
12 for the 2007 holiday season.According to the TRA, the top 12 toys will be a mix of updates of current favourites and of brand new arrivals.
TRA Top 12 for Christmas 2007 (in alphabetical order)
- Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old - Hasbro
- Baby Annabell® New V4 - Zapf
- Barbie Girls - Mattel
- Doctor Who Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Changer Mask - Character
- Flytech Dragonfly - Character
- Golden Balls - Vivid
- GR8 Art Bindeez Super Deluxe Studio Centre - Character
- In The Night Garden - Blanket Time Igglepiggle - Hasbro
- Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name - Mattel
- Roary R/C Car - Vivid
- Say What? - Radica
- Transformers Movie Leader: Optimus Prime - Hasbro
Find detailed descriptions below.
Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old – by Hasbro
Are you up to the challenge of proving your intelligence against that of a 10 year old kid’s smarts? This board game poses questions that are based on the Sky 1 hit show and gives kids and adults equal chances. The questions contained in the board game are all based on the standard school curriculum. As such, the answers to the questions are supposed to be known to the average 10 year old. In order to win, grown ups must answer 11 questions (just like in the game show). The game can be played by as few as 2 players or as many as 4.
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Baby Annabell® New V4 – by Zapf
Every little girl wants her own baby doll to play with – the new Baby Annabell gives her that and more! This lifelike doll is a mere 46 cm tall and is sure to be a hit with any little girl. She makes all sorts of baby noises and reacts to the human voice. Baby Annabell even turns her head towards the source of the human voice! To make her even more lifelike, Baby Annabell was designed to be able to move her eyes as well. Other actions that Baby Annabell exhibits are burping, sucking on her dummy, and drinking water from a baby bottle.
Barbie has always been the ultimate doll for as long as most anyone can remember. Though Barbie may have been around for the longest time, she has not been left behind by the times. In fact, Mattel – Barbie’s makers – have just released Barbie Girls, which is a doll-inspired MP3 player. With 512 MB of onboard memory, the doll-like device measures in at 4.5 inches. The memory is expandable up to 2 GB. More so, the device can be used to access the Internet through www.barbiegirls.com where they can chat and browse other Barbie products. Barbie Girls units can be connected to the PC through the USB port.
Doctor Who Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Changer Mask – by Character
Little children who have always wanted to play around with different voices can do so now with Doctor Who. This electronic device features voice and speech changing effects. Children can play around with the device, which is actually a mask, by putting it on – transforming their human features into a one-eyed creature with facial tentacles. The voice changing device has two functional buttons. When the first one is activated, creepy Dalek questions are asked and replied to by Dalek Sec Hybrid. The voice changing feature is activated by pushing on the second button. It is very simple and easy to operate.
Flytech Dragonfly – by Character
The Flytech Dragonfly is the first ever electronic flying insect - something that children who love both critters and technology will certainly appreciate. The Flytech Dragonfly is designed in such a way that it has no propellers. In lieu of propellers, it has dual wings – making it more realistic. More than that, the dual wings gives the Flytech Dragonfly amazing flexibility, allowing it to hover, glide, dive, and land – just like a dragonfly would in the real world! The Flytech Dragonfly is made of carbon fibre and thus can be flown both indoors and outdoors. The remote control is easy to handle and gives the user control over height, speed, and direction.
A game that involves intuition, luck, and bluffing – that’s what Golden Balls is all about. This board game is based on the hit TV game show and brings its excitement to everyone in the family. Children aged 8 years old and above can play this game. The aim is to win as much cash as you can. However, you have to avoid those Killer Balls – dreaded by any player – as they can change your fortune for the worse in the blink of an eye! Golden Balls is set to make a normal evening into something exciting and full of action as each game is different from the last – there is never a dull moment while playing this game!
GR8 Art Bindeez Super Deluxe Studio Centre – by Character
Encourage and nourish your children’s artistic side with the GR8 Art Bindeez Super Deluxe Studio Centre. This toy is ideal for children who want to experiment with a lot of colors and for parents who do not really want to deal with too much of a mess. With cutting edge technology, the makers of this toy have come up with the idea of utilising color beads that can be mixed with water. There is no glue involved – so you can forget about sticky problems. More so, there is also no heat involved, giving parents the peace of mind that their children are playing safely.
In The Night Garden - Blanket Time Igglepiggle - by Hasbro
Iggle Piggle just might be the perfect companion to your pre-school toddler child. He is made of the softest material that would certainly make your child want to hold and hug him all the time. At 37 cm tall, Iggle Piggle is light weight and will be easy for your toddlers to carry around and play with. Iggle Piggle comes with his red blanket and never gets separated from it. He plays with it in 10 different modes – assuring your toddler of tons of fun and a totally varied experience. What else can Iggle Piggle do? He can sing for, dance for, and play games with your child. What more can you ask for?
Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name – by Mattel
Children who love pets will definitely clap with delight as they watch their little puppy grow. Developed by Mattel, there are different breeds of puppies – poodles and retrievers. Children can learn to nurture and take care of a pet from its newborn status to full growth – all in four days. The puppy needs a lot of love and attention in order to grow and the more love and attention your children give to it, the more it responds and interacts with them. The puppy can be programmed in such a way that it can recognize your child’s name and whatever name it is given as well. It can even be reduced to its puppy size to start the process all over again!
Roary R/C Car – Vivid
Remote controlled cars have always been a hit with children of all ages. The only difference is in the style and design. With Roary the Racing Car, children will enjoy a cute yet very functional toy. With a curvy design and fiery red color, it is certainly eye catching. More than that, Roary has a rather different remote control as compared to the conventional R/C cars. Instead of the usual small box, Roary comes with a steering wheel that gives a more realistic feel. Children can move Roary forwards, backwards, left, or right with this steering wheel. He also makes sounds and utters some phrases.
Say What? is an electronic game that educational and fun. It brings a whole new twist to the world of word games as the game starts out by giving participants a phrase from pop culture. The fun is in that the phrase is out of order. It is then up to the players to figure out the correct order. In order to input your answer, you have to shuffle and reshuffle the balls as quickly as you can until the device says the correct phrase out loud. You and the whole family will never get bored as there are more than 300 phrases derived from pop culture.
Transformers Movie Leader: Optimus Prime – by Hasbro
The Transformers is a classic with kids of any age and who wouldn’t want to have his very own Optimus Prime for Christmas? The best feature that this version of Optimus Prime has is the conversion from vehicle to robot. This conversion is triggered by partially animated and gives an awesome effect to the transition to battle mode. When in vehicle mode, you only need to push the button and you’ll get to hear horn sounds and see lights. Even better, you can get to launch a projectile in robot mode by using the flip down Ion Blaster! Talk about the real thing!
About the TRA
The TRA selected the top 12 from a ‘Top 60′ covering six categories:
- Pre-school
- Girls
- Boys
- Big Kids
- Creative
- Games
The TRA revealed its forecast for the Top 12 Christmas toys at their media preview ‘Dream Toys 2007′ in London on October 10th 2007.