DREAMS of becoming a pop star have influenced this year’s top girls toys with Camp Rock and High School Musical inspiring wannabe Leona Lewises.
Younger girls will be clamouring for a puppy or a pony — luckily Hasbro’s range of realistic animal toys should suffice.
According to the Toy Retailers Assocaition’s “dream toys” list for 2008, pop stars, pets and a touch of nostalgia will be the theme for this year’s best selling toys.
TOP GIRLS TOYS 2008
Oh baby!
This lifelike baby doll comes complete with her own purple potty. After she has had a drink she will then need a wee, just like a real baby!
• Baby Born with magic potty, £33.99
Rock star princess
Princess Liana wears an everyday dress which magically transforms into a sparkling ballgown as she becomes a princess of music.
• Barbie Princess Liana singing doll, £21.99
Girls rock out
Based on the popular series, the Bratz Girls Really Rock dolls each come with two outfits and their very own musical instruments.
• Bratz Girls Really Rock dolls, £19.99
Get ready to (camp) rock!
Another gift based on a popular musical film, the Camp Rock gift set includes dolls of both lead characters, Mitchie and Shane.
• Camp Rock gift pack, £24.74
Teething troubles
Chou Chou is getting her first tooth — girls can soothe her with a drink or a dummy and watch as her tooth really grows.
• Chou Chou My First Tooth, £34.99
They call it puppy love
Biscuit will obey voice commands, beg for his bone, wag his tail and bark. Biscuit comes with collar, tag, brush, dog bone and adoption certificate.
• FurReal Biscuit My Loving Pup, £149.99
Back to school
High School Musical Sing Together dolls each come with a microphone so children can join in the tunes, and if they stiop the doll will carry on where they left off.
• High School Musical Sing Together dolls, £22.99
Giddy up!
Baby pony Honey wiggles her ears, blinks and munches her carrot. A smaller version of last year’s smash hit Butterscotch.
• I Love Ponies: Honey, My Baby Pony, £39.99
Gym bunnies
Littlest pets can jump rope, leap hurdles or practice boxing. They can store their gear in the lockers and as a reward pick up a treat from the snack dispenser.
• Littlest Pet Shop Tail Waggin’ Fitness Club, £39.99
Virtually perfect
Cuddly “Virtual Interactive Pets” each have a secret code on their collar to unlock a whole world of online fun.
• Littlest Pet Shop VIPs, £12.99
Making a splash
Swim To Me Puppy ambles along on the ground, and paddles through water — complete with his own swimming goggles and towel.
• Rescue Pals Swim To Me Puppy, £29.99
Barking up the right tree
The Old Oak Hallow Treehouse is a beautiful family house for Sylvanian Families figures set by the side of a lake with a water slide and featuring multiple levels of indoor rooms and outdoor living spaces.
• Sylvanian Families Old Hollow Oak Treehouse, £74.99
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