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ITV’s This Morning unveils Top Toys of Christmas 2020

Published on: 5th November 2020

This Morning revealed its Top Toys of Christmas on Wednesday 4th November, as Phil and Holly demonstrated the selected toys for the 2020 festive season. 

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ITV’s This Morning has joined the many retailers that have put together a list of top toys for this year’s festive season. Steve Wilson appeared live in the studio to explain how he had researched and tested the latest products, which were then whittled down into this year’s definitive list, before talking Phil and Holly through each toy in the Top 12. The presenters tried out each toy for the benefit of viewers, including watching Gotta Go Flamingo perform its bodily functions, seeing a Present Pet Puppy emerge from its box and racing the remote control Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Live.

This Morning’s Top Toys 2020 covers a wide range of items for children of all ages, as well as providing fun for all the family. The toys listed cover interactive, tech and educational toys, as well as more traditional games and classic franchises such as Star Wars and Super Mario.

This Morning is also giving away all of the Top Toys 2020 in a competition via the This Morning app. In addition, three runners up will win a £100 voucher for Smyths Toys.

In no particular order, the toys that made the Top 12 are as follows:

  • Squeakee The Interactive Balloon Dog (Character Options)
  • Gotta Go Flamingo (Character Options)
  • Present Pets (Spin Master)
  • Laser Battle Hunters ((Character Options)
  • Star Wars The Child Animatronic Edition (Hasbro)
  • Lego Adventure with Mario Start Course (Lego)
  • Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Nintendo)
  • Fisher-Price Rollin’ Rovee (Mattel)
  • Screwball Scramble Level 2 (Tomy)
  • Kidizoom Studio (VTech)
  • Yoto Player (Yotoplay)
  • Smartibot Builder Kit (The Crafty Robot)

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