Top Christmas Toys on Show in London

Toys expected to be in every child's stocking this Christmas have been on show in London, with high-tech consoles rubbing shoulders with more traditional dolls and building blocks.

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7 months ago

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London, United Kingdom

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SHOTLIST: "Dream Toys" exhibition, LONDON, 31 OCT 2012 SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR girl playing with Attacknid toy - Remote controlled helicopter SOUNDBITE 1: Miles Penhallow (man), Toy Retailers Association [English, 24 sec]: "Children understand about touching screens and it's something becoming very familiar to them and two of the products we have today can combine everything from photography to game play to storage. Children as young as eight here they just know exactly what to do they just switch on and off they go. They just understand that type of technology." - VAR girls using different gaming tablets - InnoTab 2 and LeapPad 2 SOUNDBITE 2: Miles Penhallow (man), Toy Retailers Association [English, 20 sec]: "The UK market is the biggest toy market in Europe and we're actually performing better than the rest of Europe. We are actually flat but Europe are actually down so there is still a demand for toys and it is anticipated that on average 100 pounds will be spent per child this Christmas." - Top 13 toys for Christmas 2012 exhibition - Stand with toy boxes - Fufris laughing monkey - Star Wars stand - Boy playing with Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire - Girls playing with Furbies SOUNDBITE 3: Miles Penhallow (man), Toy Retailers Association [English, 14 sec]: "I think that in austere times, there are limits to what parents are willing to... (spend) and I think the important thing is that they are buying products which they believe are giving value for that spend." - Boys playing with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Toy boxes on display - Girl playing with My Moshi Home ---------------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY