From a scruffy blue puppy that transforms into a fluffy toy pet when groomed to a Harry Potter-themed coding kit that allows children to create magic with a flick of their wand, there is no shortage of interesting toys this holiday season.
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals already filling up email inboxes and the holidays fast approaching, CTVNews.ca has rounded up some of the hottest toys for the little ones this year.
Hint: Children these days appear to be really interested in poop. Unicorns and poop. There is a toy dedicated to unicorn poop, board games involving poop and even a farting toy monkey.
Google鈥檚 top trending toy searches:
According to Google, Canadians have been searching for everything Spider-Man.
The top three trending toy searches were the Spider-Man Potato Head, Spider-Man toys, and the Imaginext Spider-Man figurines.
Source: Play-Doh
After all of the Spider-Man searches, the most Googled toy was actually a PlayStation 4 game that includes electronic versions of four classic Hasbro board games. The Hasbro Family Fun Pack includes Monopoly Plus, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Scrabble.
Source: Hasbro
The fifth most-searched toy in Google鈥檚 list is perfect for the rising singer in any household. The Fisher-Price Karaoke Machine comes in various colours and models for children who love to belt out their favourite tunes.
Top 10 trending toy searches on Google:
- Spider-Man Potato Head
- Spider-Man Toys
- Imaginext Spider-Man
- PS4 Hasbro Family Fun Pack
- Fisher-Price Karaoke Machine
- Jurassic World Lego
- Hasbro Monopoly
- Pokemon Sun and Moon Trading Cards
- PAW Patrol Wooden Puzzle
- Funko Spider-Man
Hottest toys trending elsewhere:
It appears electronics, coding, dolls, fluffy creatures, Lego, unicorns, and poop toys are some of the most popular toys topping wish lists this year. Here are some of the highlights.
Lil鈥� Gleemerz
According to Ryan Carr, Toy Expert and Head of Purchasing for Mastermind Toys, the little 鈥渓emur-looking creatures鈥� called Lil鈥� Gleemerz is one of the year鈥檚 most desirable toys. He said the toys have LED light-up tails, which children can interact with. The creature reacts to touch, sound, and motion with more than 100 phrases.
Source: Mastermind Toys
Kano Harry Potter Coding Kit
Trending high on Mastermind Toys and Indigo top toy lists is a Harry Potter-themed coding kit that gives children the opportunity to learn to code with more than 70 challenges and games. Children build a wand and create magic with it using a downloadable app. Note: the tablet is not included.
Source: Kano
L.O.L. Surprise Eye Spy Series UnderWraps Dolls
Topping the Toys 鈥淩鈥� Us Canada鈥檚 鈥渉ot toy list鈥� is the latest offering from the popular company L.O.L. Surprise! This year鈥檚 buzzed-about product is called L.O.L. Surprise! Under Wraps and includes a doll and 15 new surprises related to a 鈥渢op-secret mission.鈥� Carr said this time last year the L.O.L. dolls were amongst the most popular toys of the season and it appears the same can be said for this year.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 not all that common for something to be that popular that long,鈥� he told CTVNews.ca on Thursday. 鈥淭hat one has had real staying power.鈥�
Source: MGA Entertainment
Little Live Scruff-A-Luvs
A scruffy little pet (either a puppy, kitten or bunny) that becomes fluffier as it鈥檚 groomed is listed as one of the hottest toys this year, according to Toys 鈥淩鈥� Us. The toy arrives as a ball of matted fur and only turns into a fluffy pet once its fur is bathed, dried, and brushed.
Source: Red Planet
Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn
According to Indigo, the number one children鈥檚 toy this holiday season is the Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn. Children can make 鈥渕agical unicorn poop鈥� or slime by sitting their sparkly unicorn on a 鈥済litter potty鈥� where it will create a surprise collectible unicorn poop.
Source: Poopsie
Lego Harry Potter sets
A children鈥檚 classic that made nearly every top toy list, Lego has done it again with a series of Harry Potter-themed sets. Whether it鈥檚 the Quidditch set, Hogwarts Express set, or the Whomping Willow set, little Harry Potter fans will have plenty of choice when it comes to immersing themselves in the fictional magical world.
Source: Lego
DJ-BOT
Another popular toy promising to teach children how to code is the DJ-Bot. According to Mastermind Toys, the little dancing robot is loaded with technology that allows children to program the robot to dance, make emoji faces, and avoid objects.
Source: Mastermind Toys
Pencil Nose Game
For some family fun, Carr said the interactive Pencil Nose game as a winner this holiday season. He said board games have become particularly popular in the last few years. They鈥檝e become so popular that Mastermind Toys has increased their selection by 50 per cent.
Carr described the Pencil Nose game as 鈥淧ictionary with your face.鈥� The game involves players wearing a pair of glasses with an attached nose and pencil affixed to the end, which they use to draw various pictures.
Source: Mastermind Toys
Fingerlings Hugs
Although they鈥檙e not new, Fingerlings are still going strong with a new plush toy called Fingerling Hugs, Carr said. These bigger versions of the original burp, laugh, repeat phrases, and fart.
鈥淭he cool thing about it is that it鈥檚 filled with sensors so when you throw it in the air it goes 鈥榃hee!鈥� and when you spin it around it goes 鈥榃hoa whoa whoa!鈥欌�� Carr said.
Source: Fingerlings
Pomsies Pet
These wearable 鈥減om pom pets鈥� are all the rage, according to Toys 鈥淩鈥� Us. The fluffy round creatures have light-up eyes, change colours to correspond to its different 鈥渕oods,鈥� and can be attached to children鈥檚 wrists, backpacks, or wherever else by its tail.
Source: Skyrocket
Don鈥檛 Step in it
In keeping with the poop trend, Hasbro鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Step In It鈥� game involves stepping across a game mat while blindfolded. The objective? To avoid the strategically placed 鈥減iles of poop鈥� littered across the mat.
Source: Hasbro
Rainbocorns
The Rainbocorn plush toy hatches from its mystery egg to reveal a unique sequin heart, according to a description on Toys 鈥淩鈥� Us. The collectibles come in a variety of different colours and styles, such as 鈥淧uppycorn,鈥� 鈥淢onkeycorn,鈥� or 鈥淗amstercorn.鈥�
Source: 360 Sales Solutions INC
