Topping Toy Shopping Lists: Barbie, Bratz, Games and Spiderman
An NRF Holiday survey has found that people shopping for boys are
most interested in video games, spiderman merchandise and remote control toys. Topping
wish lists of people buying for girls were Barbie merchandise (21.7%),
though many parents will also be hunting for Bratz dolls (16.5%). Other popular toys for
girls include video games, Leap Frog, Dora the Explorer, Care Bears,
and Cabbage Patch Kids. Nearly one in five people (19.9%) purchasing a gift for a boy this year will be searching for a video game. The survey also indicated that Spiderman merchandise will be in high demand (8.9%) with remote control toys, cars, trucks, and Hot Wheels following closely behind.