Here are Vivid's top 10 'must have' toys for this Christmas:
Don't forget you can buy all of these toys through Vivid's recommended retailers.
1. Moshi Treehouse
Moshling Treehouse opens up to reveal a place to play with and also store your moshlings. Working basket lift for your moshlings to play on. Includes exclusive Roxy Moshling. One supplied. For Ages 4 years and over.
2. Animagic Benji
Benji really is your best friend and just like a real puppy, he will sit up, bark and wag his tail when he sees you! Tickle him under the chin to see him move his head up and down and watch him waggle his ears and wiggle his eyebrows to tell you what mood he's in! You can even play tug of war together with his rope and he'll growl playfully! When he's tired he will lie down and begin snoring gently. Requires 4 x C batteries, included. For ages 3years up.
3. Crayola Colour Explosion Glow Dome
Draw, glow, spin! Create your images on the glow panel and dome. Press the light and spin action buttons to make your amazing dual-layered scenes come to life! Includes 6 glow markers and 2 starter scenes. Requires 3 x AA batteries, not included. For ages 6 years and over.
4. Flufflings
Fluffy walks and barks! Take this wonderful dog for a walk in the park on a fabulous light-up lead which sparkles! Press the handle and you'll hear her bark! The lead handles clip together enabling you to walk more than one pup at once! Fluffy Go Walkies is a great way to encourage roleplay. For ages 3yrs and up.
5. Cars 2 Klip Kitz
Klip and lock the pieces together with the Klip Kitz key to create your favourite Cars 2 characters. Customise with stickers and colour in the Cars background to complete the kit. Create different looks for each character by re-making them with the bonus pieces! For ages 5 years and over.
6. Let's Pretend Little Charley Bear
Bring Little Charley Bear to life with Let's Pretend Charley . If you love the Little Charley Bear TV series as much as us then you'll already know the cuddly cub's favourite game is Let's Pretend. Thanks to this soft and snuggly interactive Charley , you can now play guessing games with the bear himself! Watch as Charley acts out a movement and guess what he's pretending to be - is he driving a racing car? Or dancing? Or even flying a space rocket? Don't worry if you can't guess first time, the little bear will give you clues to help. The Let's Pretend Charley will mesmerise Little Charley Bear fans and requires four AA batteries (included). For ages 2 and over.
7. Everything's Rosie- Ring O Rosie Doll
Enjoy a sing-a-long with the Everything's Rosie Ring O Rosie doll. Rosie loves being the centre of attention so she can't wait to belt out the theme tune to her hit CBeebies show each time you hold her hands! Cute, cuddly and dressed in Rosie's favourite outfit, the Ring O Rosie doll makes a great gift for fans of the Everything's Rosie TV series . Requires three LR44 batteries (included). For ages 2 and over.
8. Moshi Mosh & Chat
The Moshi Monsters - Mosh 'n' Chat Katsuma Soft Toy is a non-stop chatterbox. Squeeze Katsuma's tummy to hear him giggle, or chat to him to start a conversation - the more you say to him, the more he has to say back! This 31cm high soft toy is also a perfect guard for your bedroom. Thanks to his magical sensor mode Katsuma can detect when anyone passes by and he's guaranteed to make a racket when anyone does. Katsuma needs 3 x AAA batteries to keep him talking. The batteries included are for demo purposes only so it's worth getting some more to keep him at his chatty best. For 4 years and up.
9. Crayola Disney Princess Story Time Studio
Become part of a fairytale with the Disney Princess Story Studio . This magical set has all the creative tools you need to make your very own storybook at home - featuring you as the star. Using your unique access code at Crayola's online Story Studio, upload your best photo and see it magically transformed into a storybook-style character . Print off your personalised pictures and get ready to begin your story. This unique set has everything little princesses need to create a fairytale, including: A unique Story Studio access code 2 metallic markers 12 supertips 1 handwriting pen 12 pencils 30 plain A4 sheets 6 glossy A4 sheets 3 binding strips A5 card stencils A5 sticker sheet 1 colouring page. For ages 4yrs and up.
10. Animagic Fluffy Goes Walkies
Fluffy walks and barks. Take this wonderful dog for a walk in the park on a fabulous light-up lead which sparkles. Press the handle and you'll hear her bark. The lead handles clip together enabling you to walk more than one pup at once. Fluffy Go Walkies is a great way to encourage roleplay. For ages 3 yrs and up.
If you are still struggling for gifts, here are some other online places you can look at for inspiration in the childrens toy department this Christmas:
Little Nut Tree Toys
Ten Little Monkeys
Sprogbox
Wozu
Galt Toys
And do let us know of any great toys you would recommend to our readers at mumsintheknow@hotmail.co.uk