As with most recent years, many of this years best-selling
toys have been inspired by TV and Film. The toys are not
presented in any particular order and we're confident
that lots of them will be found on thousands of Christmas
letters to Santa.
Wherever possible we've included a link to the item in the
John Lewis online shop. John Lewis was
voted the UK's favourite retailer in 2008 and with
competitive prices PLUS free delivery on all items they are
a reliable merchant at a time when you need to be sure
that the goods that you order will arrive in good time for
Christmas.
FurReal Biscuit -
My Lovin' Pup is one of the highlights of
the year. A life-sized Golden Retriever pup
that can sit, lie down, beg and give his
paw...all on command. Stroke him and you'll get
an affectionate nuzzle and a variety of puppy
noises. It certainly isn't a budget buy at
£119.95 but bear in mind no chewed shoes, no
"accidents" on the carpet and provided that you
can get the kids to leave him alone at night,
an uninterrupted night's sleep.
£119.95
This one's definitely for the girls.
Baby Born with her magic
potty features many life-like actions.
Her eyes close as soon as you put a dummy in
her mouth. She eats her own special food,
drinks from her bottle and cries real tears
when she's unhappy (or needs her nappy
changing). She's potty trained, squeals and
has movable limbs. She's also bathable.
She is supplied with a bowl and spoon, a potty,
a dummy, a nappy and even her own birth
certificate.
£25.45
And now something for our younger customers
!. The Rescue Pets Swimming
Dog has huge blue eyes and floppy
ears. He's quite able to walk around but at
bath time he dons his goggles and becomes an
olympic class swimmer. Supplied complete
with goggles, a towel and an adoption
certificate but sadly NO BATTERIES !!
Now I'm in trouble !. I really know nothing
about High School Musical, so I guess I'll just
have to use the description from the website.
It seems that the High School Musical Get The
Moves Dance Mat will enable you to be
able to dance just like the High School
Musical kids do. The dance mat features 4 of
the most popular songs from the show with 2
pre-programmed routines. By following
the lights on the console you'll know where
to place your feet. 3 difficulty
levels.
£17.95
The Ben 10 Deluxe
Omnitrixis an alien watch which
allows Ben 10 to transform himself into
several alien superheroes. It is packed with
power, lights, sounds and an LCD screen
featuring intimidating aliens. Click
the dial and a different alien
appears.
The Gourmet Cup Cake
Maker from Character Options lets
kids make a cup cake which is actually
cooked in your microwave ready for icing and
decorating. Simply add water to the cup cake
mixture. process it through the machine and
pop it into the microwave safe
container.
Elmo Live could be the
star of Christmas 2008. The much loved
Sesame Street character opens and closes his
mouth and moves his head backwards and
forwards as he speaks. When he's excited
he'll wave his arms around and he sits,
stands and crosses his legs whilst telling
stories and jokes.
Phew, just the picture of the Star Wars Clone Wars Trooper
Helmet sends shivers down my spine.
Authentically styled, it offers a radio
static button, clone trooper phrases and a
voice changer so that you can talk like a
clone.
In the Night Garden Upsy
Daisy and Her Bed - Upsy Daisy, in her brightly
coloured clothes, is gently rocked to sleep
by her bed. She’s so sleepy, she can hardly
keep her eyes open. When she wakes up, she
has more fun time chasing the bed around the
room.
£32.95
We never had anything like the Catcha Beast when I
was a kid. The inventive new game uses
advanced spacial technology (don't ask
me...I only type the stuff in) !. It seems
that you can find invisible beasts that live
in the virtual world around you. Find the
monsters and you can train them and take
them into battle against other monsters.
It's also possible to connect your Catcha
Beast to a friends one in order to swap
monsters.
