Making the list for Christmas toys

THERE are still 82 sleeps to go but children are already thinking about what Santa will leave under the tree on Christmas Eve.

Toy stores have been putting together Top Toy lists since the summer when Hamleys held their annual Christmas in June event, predicting that My Friend Cayla, a doll which uses speech to text technology to hold a conversation will be among the most exciting new toys this year.

Linzi Walker, chief toy buyer at Argos, said: “Toy trends develop and change every year, and although tech is now given a heavy focus, toys based on more traditional themes such as arts and crafts are a phenomenal trend this year. In many cases, the more innovative and technologically advanced toys, like Cayla, are built upon the simple classics such as the toy doll.”