Top Toys For Christmas 2011
Parents struggle year after year to find the top toys for Christmas. And every year a new toy will be crowned the must have toy of the holiday season. This toy will be hard to find, prices will inflate and your children will be ever so demanding of this toy. What's a parent to do?
TopChristmasToys.org scours the internet all year long, keeping an eye on the next big thing, trends, sales and top lists. We do this so that you know what the top toys for Christmas 2011 will be. Because we all know, if you get that toy early, you will not have to go through the stress of going from one store to the next, calling every store in the phonebook or paying outlandish prices on eBay for that coveted toy. The tip here is to start early.
Finding the top toys is an art form. Every year big retailers list what they predict will be the hottest toys of Christmas. Sometimes these lists have hidden agendas. So we compile all retailer's lists and create an average. This will help rule out any one product that a retailer is trying to push up. We go a step beyond that and watch what is trending in the market place, what's selling the best and more importantly what kids are talking about, all in an effort to find the top toys of Christmas. It's important to get all the information so you don't buy a toy that you think is going to be the top one, only to find out a month later a new toy just hit the market and is selling out like hotcakes.
So start shopping now before that toy that bobby wanted for Christmas is only found on eBay with a 300% markup. Don't forget about what happened to Tickle Me Elmo and ZhuZhu pets?
Why Shop For the Top Toys Now?
Our basic human behaviors are hard at work during the Christmas season. When we see many people obtaining a particular item, then we think, this must be a great item. I must get the same thing. Well, you want to be ahead of the curve, you want people looking at your item saying, I have to get that toy.
Finding the top toys early is essential to avoiding the common stress of holiday shopping. Get it out of the way now. Perhaps the worst thing about waiting too long to get that top toy is the availability of said toy. Once the demand is higher than actual product availability, watch out for those prices. It's not uncommon to see top toys selling on eBay for 300% more than their original price. I remember seeing ZhuZhu pets sell for $150 on auction sites. I believe they were selling at around $25 on Amazon before the mad rush.
What's Trending for Top Toys 2011?
This year we expect to see more electronic toys trending higher. Last year we saw a spike in nostalgic toys, but that spike has now dipped for 2011. Plush, interactive and cheap is what sold well in 2009, like the ZhuZhu pets. The same trend is expected this year with the Sing-a-ma-jiggs and Dancing Mickey Mouse. What's different in 2011 is the price.
Top toys 2011 are expected to cost a little more. Retailers are making bets that the economy rebounded enough from last year to warrant the higher prices. But rest assured, they will still push some great toys are reasonable prices. For example, the Sing-a-ma-jiggs can be found for as little as $13 right now.
Dancing Mickey Mouse was thought to be the top toy for 2011, as it was sold out or out of stock early in November before the holiday buying season started. But they are making their way back to the stores. It's reasonable to think that Disney with hold the shipping of the toy to strum up excitement.
None the less, the top toys 2011 will be wide in selection, something for everyone. You just need to get out there now before the mad rush.
Monday, November 15th, 2010 at
2:38 am
Fisher-Price The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs having been moving up the chart in the last couple months and is aiming to be the top toy for Christmas 2010. Their popularity is being driven by their uniqueness as an interactive plush toy and in part due to a viral YouTube push.
There are 13 different Sing A Ma Jigs characters to choose form. Each of them have their own song, pitch and color making them ideal for collectors. Besides having their own unique harmony, these top toys are plush, making them more desirable.
Sing A Ma Jigs have 3 different “play modes”. The first one is a Chatter mode. These cute little plush dolls squeak and jabber their very own language. The second play mode is song mode. Each Singamajig has their unique song they call their own. The last play mode is Chorus mode. Add more than one Singamajig and they sing in harmony. It’s quite the site to hear.
The best interactive part of this top toy is the ability to control their pitch and length of notes. Squeeze their belly to gain complete control of their little voice boxes. You can control the pitch of the song they sing as well as how fast the sing goes. This feature give an unique interactivity that no other plush toys have. Because of this interactivity and the viral nature of Sing-A-Ma-Jigs, this plush is a good contender for the top toy of 2010.
