As a parenting blogger who gets involved with a lot of product reviews, as well as having my own festive themed business The Advent Shop, we have fairly regular visits from our postman! Most the time, the post is for me, but when the Smyths Toys catalogue arrived through the post earlier this week, quite frankly, I didn’t stand a chance. Erin saw it and immediately pounced on me like it was something I needed to be rescued from, before climbing up onto her cabin bed to have a peruse away from the interfering hands of her baby sister!

There is something inbuilt within all children I think, in that they ALL love flicking through a catalogue. Make that a 300 page catalogue absolutely FULL to the brim of this seasons’ must have toys, and well – it’s a no brainer. Out came her pink unicorn pen, and she sat, for a LONG time, putting little stars by all her favourites, and even folding over the corners of the most important pages… for Father Christmas obviously, who else?

She immediately spotted Luvabella (we are lucky enough to be doing a Luvabella review as we speak). This interactive and super realistic doll, sleeps, feeds and even plays peekaboo, and is tipped to be the most requested toy for under the tree this Christmas.

Another page with lots of stars (bless her) was the PJ Masks and Paw Patrol pages, with LOTS of new playsets and character toys to chose from. Paw Patrol in particular has been super popular in this household for some time now. Paw Patrol toys have made the top Christmas toys list for the last 2 years with the Paw Patroller and Air Patroller and likely to be a third with this years Sea Patroller and Lookout Tower!

Finally Fingerlings were another firm favourite. These sweet and silly monkeys cling on to your finger and have lots of different facial expressions to let you know how they feel!

When I did finally manage to get my hands on the catalogue I absolutely loved the look of the giant L.O.L surprise Big surprise – this giant gold bag has 50 layers of surprises inside and I know that Erin would go crazy for this one! I imagine these will sell out fast!

With over 300 pages full of toys to chose from, the Smyths Toys Catalogue is perfect for a bit of inspiration on what to buy this Christmas. If you haven’t already received a copy through the post, you can request a catalogue on the Smyths Toys website.

What is on your children’s Christmas lists this year?

 

*This is a collaborative post*