Alice Sholl

Hamleys reveals the top 10 toys for Christmas 2016

Alice Sholl

6 October 2016 at 9:44 am

Giant BeanBoozled, £25, is a game in which you dare players to spin the wheel and take a bite of a jelly bean. Will it be creamy coconut, or spoiled milk?

Fisher Price Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar, £50, teaches kids aged three and up problem solving and planning skills

Hamleys’ Magic Showcase, £20, is a magic set containing more than 200 tricks - some even work with your phone or tablet

Paw Patrol Zoomer, £70, is an interactive pup that talks and moves around

Nerf Mega Mastodon, £90, is Nerf’s first giant motorised blaster

Pieface Showdown, £25, is a game in which players dare one another to risk getting whipped cream or a soggy sponge thrown in their face

DreamWorks Trolls Hug Time Poppy, £61, speaks 25 phrases when you press her tummy and plays songs from the film, Trolls

LEGO Star Wars Krennic’s Imperial War Shuttle, £80, lets kids aged nine to 14 recreate scenes from the blockbuster movie

V-Tech Kidizoom smart watch, £43, is a smart watch with a camera for photo and video taking that comes with different clock faces and eight games

Star Wars Virtual Reality Viewers, £15, will immerse you in the 3D and 360-degree world of Star Wars

It’s that time of year again: Christmas may feel an age away, but before we know it we’ll hear murmurs of those who have already begun their Christmas shopping. And from the kids, something much louder than a murmur about the toys they’re expecting to receive in December.

Thankfully, Hamleys has recently revealed its top 10 Christmas toys for 2016. And from jelly beans that taste like dead fish to virtual reality headsets, its an unconventional selection to say the least.

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Hamleys reveals the top 10 toys for Christmas 2016

Giant BeanBoozled, £25, is a game in which you dare players to spin the wheel and take a bite of a jelly bean. Will it be creamy coconut, or spoiled milk?

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