It’s only ten weeks till Christmas and whether you’re starting your shopping early or planning to leave it till the night before, it’s always helpful to know what is going to be top of every child’s wish list.
Every year there is a standout toy that children across the country hope Father Christmas will leave them under the tree – this year there seems to be a clear unicorn theme, with Argos revealing the top contenders as follows:
Poopsie Unicorn Smile Surprise, LOL Surprise Tots Innovation Doll, Unicorn Hugs, Tine Treasures Sleepy Doll, Paw Patrol Rescue Fire Truck Playset, VTech Fantasy Unicorn, My Lovely Unicorn 12V Power Ride On, Treasure X 3-Pack Chest, Lego City Arctic Mobile Exploration, Nerf Laser Ops Two Pack or the Fingerlings Untamed Dino Cage.
While these might sound all shiny and new do you remember what you wanted as a kid? These toys might ring a bell.
The best selling Christmas toys from 1973-2018:
1973 – Shrinky Dinks
1974 – ‘Risk’ board game
1975 – ‘Othello’ board game
1976 – Stretch Armstrong
1977 – BMX bike
1978 – Dungeons and Dragons
1979 – Star Wars Toy range
1980 – Hungry Hippos
1981 – Rubix Cube
1982 – Lego train set
1983 – Strawberry Shortcake
1984 – Cabbage Patch Dolls
1985 – Transformers
1986 – Lazer Tag
1987 – Sylvanian Families
1988 – Ghostbusters Proton Park
1989 – Optimus Prime
1990 – Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles action figures
1991 – Gameboy
1992 – Barbie
1993 – Thunderbirds Tracey Island
1994 – Power Rangers action figures
1995 – POGs
1996 – Toy Story Buzz Lightyear action figures
1997 – Tamagotchi
1998 – Tetska the dog
1999 – Bob the Builder
2000 – Furby
2001 – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
2002 – Bratz Dolls
2003 – Beyblades
2004 – Robosapein
2005 – BMX Bike
2006 – XBOX 360
2007 – Nintendo Wii Console
2008 – In The Night Garden Iggle Piggle
2009 – High School Musical dance mat
2010 – Zhu Zhu Hamsters
2011 – Leapfrog LeapPad Explore Tablet
2012 – Skylanders Giants/Nerf Gun
2013 – Furby Boom
2014 – Frozen Snow Globe
2015 – Barbie Saddle ‘n’ Ride
2016 – Hatchimals
2017 – Cozmo
