KidStyleFile Readers Choice: The Top 40 Toys for Children as Voted by You
Posted: November 30th, 2008Today’s post written by Angela
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Bliss for me is spending a leisurely afternoon browsing a toy shop (online, or in the flesh), eyes wide, admiring the shapes, colours and contours, of the beautiful objects within, and imagining how my children would respond to them. For precious moments, too, I indulge the child that is still very much within me, visualising myself whizzing lightening fast down a hill, or lying on the floor, arms propped, while examining the complexity of a puzzle, or a replica insect.
It seems that I am in good company in this, as you, dear readers, too share a love of toys.
In September we ran the KidStyleFile inaugural Reader Survey, and asked you to pick your most favourite toys for children.
The response was most impressive: you nominated hundreds and hundreds of your most loved playthings, not all of which money can buy – a pet dog “Mr Bingley”, and “a banana with the skin peeled back” being two utterly heartwarming examples!
Here are the Top 40 Toys for children, as selected by 900 of you. I hope you see your favourites here, and smile, and that this list may also serve as inspiration for Christmas coming – enjoy, and play hard!
1. Musical (including drum kits)
2. Lego
3. Blocks
4. Balls
5. Puzzles
6. Thomas & Friends (especially wooden sets)
7. Bike/Trike/Scooter
8. Fisher Price Little People
9. Duplo
10. Art & Craft Supplies/Colouring Books
11. Play Doh (including home made)
12. Dolls
13. Kitchens, accessories & play food
14. Wheely Bug
15. Train sets (especially wooden)
16. Fisher Price toys
17. Outdoors (e.g. swing set, slides)
18. Cars/Trucks
19. Trampoline
20. Wooden toys
21. Tea Set
22. Dress Ups
23. Books
24. Soft Toys (soft dolls & teddy bears)
25. Mega Bloks
26. Doll House (including wooden)
27. Cubby House/Tent
28. Lamaze toys
29. Tonka
30. Tupperware Shape-O shape sorter
31. Doll Pram
32. Activity Centres/Mats/Tables
33. Alimrose Handsqueaker
34. Mamas & Papas toys
35. The Wiggles toys
36. Schleich model animals
37. Sandpit & accessories
38. Sporting Set (e.g. cricket, football, basketball)
39. Bilibo
40. Little Tikes Cosy Coupe Car
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