CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER: TOY STORE PREDICTS TOP TOYS

CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER: TOY STORE PREDICTS TOP TOYS

HATFIELD, Mass. (Wireless Flash) – It’s not even Halloween yet and already toy makers are predicting which toys will be the hot sellers this Christmas. K.B. Toys claims one of the most in-demand toys will be something called “Dance Diva” – a cassette player with a microphone that lets 8- year-old girls sing along to their favorite Britney Spears and ’N Sync songs. Other hot toys include... The Interactive U.S. Presidents – an electronic gadget that gives facts on all 43 Presidents of the United States and the First Ladies. LEGO’s new “Bionicle” action figures, which are made for kids who want to, according to the press release “....gather the Masks of Power and challenge the evil Makuta for control of Mata Nui.” Finally, there’s “Girlbot,” a talking female robot who comes with a shopping bag to hold her hairbrush and mirror.

Fri 10-26-01