This year, Christmas shopping may look and be a little different, with most of us wanting to get ahead and beat the last minute rush than ever before. The UK’s number one parenting website, MadeForMums, has revealed the must-have toys that everyone will want to open come Christmas Day this year.
With over 300 toys being nominated, 200 were shortlisted for the MadeForMums Top Christmas Toys 2020 guide and, were tested at home by children and their parents and approved by experts.
The winning 100 Top Christmas Toys for 2020 were selected by the MadeForMums editorial team, based on testing feedback and expert comparison.
The toys range from just 80p to £699 and, this year’s festive Top 20 even included a laugh-out-loud family game and a hilarious interactive flamingo with a wobbly neck that sings and uses it’s own special toilet. So no matter how you might be spending Christmas this year, it’s sure to be one to remember.
Available from a range of retailers, we’ve picked out some of our favourites and listed them below that we think you and your family will enjoy too.
Top Toys for Christmas 2020:
Gotta Go Flamingo, £32.99
- Age suitability: 4+
- Best for age: 6+
- Batteries required: 3 x AA batteries (included)
Yeah that’s right, it’s an interactive flamingo that does a poo on his own special toilet, after you’ve fed him some (reusable) Magic Flamingo Food. Sherbet is 31cm high, his necks wiggles and wobbles as he feeds, and he sings, “Uh oh, gotta go” when his furry bowels need to unload. He also has a record-and-repeat function.
Available from Smyths Toys, Argos and Amazon
Little Tikes First Washer-Dryer, £49.99
- Age suitability: 2+
- Best for age: 3
- Batteries required: 4 x AA batteries (included)
Not just a mini washing machine, this offers tumble dryer fun too! It’s a chunky size (40cm x 40cm x 20cm) and features spinning dials, a tumbling drum, sliding detergent drawer and sound effects. Comes with a toy detergent bottle (empty), stacking laundry baskets and toy clothes.
Available from Asda, Argos and ELC
Power Treads, £24.99
- Age suitability: 5+
- Best for age: 6-7
- Batteries required: 2 x AAA batteries (not included)
This whizzy all-surface vehicle (ASV) comes with 22 pieces of track plus a Power Trekker that ‘walks’ on its own over the floor once your vehicle’s on board. You can customise your ASV with your colour choice of treads, add glow-in-the-dark stickers (brilliant for racing in the dark) and even include household furniture into your track.
Available from Smyths Toys, Argos and Amazon
Designafriend Sisi Doll, £35
- Age suitability: 3+
- Best for age: 5-6
- Batteries required: None
Meet Sisi – a large (45cm tall) doll who’s designed for dancing and choreography. She has a body soft enough to hug, moveable arms and legs, stylable hair, long eyelashes and sparkly silver trainers, plus she comes with a silver charm bracelet. Comes with dance clothes, plus an additional tutu rainbow dress with pink sparkly wings, a wand and rainbow trainers.
Available from Argos
Smoby Chef Corner Restaurant, £149.99
- Age suitability: 3+
- Best for age: 5
- Batteries required: 1 x CR2032 (included)
This height-adjustable mini kitchen/café totally bowled our tester family over with the sheer wealth of play opportunities it offers. It’s a substantial toy (101cm x 138cm x 44cm) featuring a fridge, oven, espresso machine, hotplate (with sound effects), till, sink with real water function and over 70 accessories, including food, utensils and money.
Available from Argos and John Lewis
Lego Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course, £49.99
- Age suitability: 6+
- Best for age: 8+
- Batteries required: 2 x AAA batteries (not included)
The new Super Mario Lego set brings together Mario video game experiences with Lego construction fun (231-pieces). A speaker plays iconic Mario music and sounds, while a responsive Mario figure shows instant reactions through the LCD screens in Mario’s eyes, mouth and belly plus colour sensors. The aim is to build Mario a course and then earn virtual coins as you send him round.
Available from: Amazon, Argos, Lego and Smyths Toys
Hatchimals Pixies Crystal Flyers, £35
- Age suitability: 5+
- Best for age: 6
- Power: Charger and USB charging cable (included)
Hatchimals Pixies just got wings! Launch your 25cm-high pixie into the air and you can guide where she flies with your hands (there’s also an auto-stop feature, so those glittery wings will safely stop if you touch them by accident). Choose from Krystalina Rose (pictured) or Violet Onyx. Comes with crystal egg display case and base.
Available from: Argos, Amazon and Smyths Toys
Peppa’s Clever Car, £34.99
- Age suitability: 18 months+
- Best for age: 3-4
- Batteries required: 2 x AA batteries (not included)
Watch your feet! This Peppa Pig car has, wait for it, infra-red obstacle-avoidance technology. It also has push-button activation, flashing lights and sounds, plus it comes with 4 Peppa characters that your toddler has to place in their colour-matched seat before the car will start.
Available from: Smyths Toys
Paw Patrol Dino Rescue Dino Patroller, £64.99
- Age suitability: 3+
- Best for age: 4+
- Batteries required: 6 x AA batteries (included)
PAW Patrol and dinosaurs? We can hear the pint-sized squeals of excitement from here! This large (38cm x 57cm x 13cm) and sturdy push-button-controlled motorised truck has oversized wheels and 2 projectile launchers. Other figures are available separately.
Available from: Smyth Toys, John Lewis and Argos
Fifi the Flossing Sloth from Pets Alive, £20
- Age suitability: 3+
- Best for age: 3-99
- Batteries required: 2 x AA (included)
She’s purple, she’s cuddly and she flosses (as in dance moves, not dental care) to 3 different songs. Our child tester Brooke, 6, was beside herself with excitement even before the packaging came off, and started to dance and giggle the moment 29cm-high Fifi started strutting her stuff.
Available from: Argos, The Entertainer and Asda
Let’s Play Noah’s Ark, £15.99
- Age suitability: 10 months+
- Best for age: 3
- Batteries required: None
A thoughtfully designed, affordable 25cm wooden ark that features 2 decks, a fold-out ramp, Noah, his wife and shape-sorter slots for the 14 animals to fit through. Created by Jacques of London, the ark comes beautifully packaged and tied with ribbon – a extra-lovely touch for a gift.
Available from: Amazon
Imaginext Jurassic World Thrashing Indominus Rex, £29.99
- Age suitability: 3-8
- Best for age: 5-7
- Batteries required: None
This is a mighty dinosaur, standing 35cm tall with a large thrashing tail, gnashing jaws and a flailing head. All powered by moving the tail (no batteries involved), the wow moment comes courtesy of a small raptor.
Available from: Argos, Very and Smyths Toys
Boom City Racers 2-pack, £9.99
- Age suitability: 4+
- Best for age: 6
- Batteries required: None
Boom City Racers are palm-sized cars that burst out of their firework-shaped launchers and explode apart on impact. All the parts can then be easily reassembled, for more explosive, high-speed fun. Choose from 4 different packs – each contains 1 exclusive car and 1 mystery car hidden inside the launcher.
Available from: Smyths Toys and Amazon
Muro Mega Board, £189
- Age suitability: 12 months+
- Best for age: 2
- Batteries required: None
A 75cm x 33 cm wooden modular activity centre that you can place on the floor or fix to a wall. It comes with a peg sorter, bead maze, door, peg slider, handle, traffic lights, latch, abacus and xylophone – which you can secure to the frame (and remove) as you like. Further attachable toys available separately. Some self-assembly required.
Available from: Muro and Babipur
Petooties Pets, £2.99
- Age suitability: 0+
- Best for age: 4-5
- Batteries required: None
Super soft, mini plush dogs, cats, horses, cows, donkeys, sheep and other animals (there are 17 to collect).
Available from: Smyths Toys
You can view the rest of the Top 100, here.
