Youngsters will be emulating their parents with junior versions of video cameras and electric guitars

High-tech children’s versions of adult favourites are set to dominate Christmas stockings this year, according to industry predictions.

Youngsters will be emulating their parents with junior versions of video cameras and electric guitars, the Toy Retailers Association said yesterday.

The TRA compiled separate Dream Dozen lists for boys and girls, suggesting that gender stereotypes remain as strong as ever.

The girls’ list features the AniMagic Tender Care Twins, Baby Alive Bouncing Babbles, the Baby Born Magic Feeding Doll and the Barbie Fashion Fairytale doll.

In contrast, boys are expected to add the Armouron Action Set suit of armour, the Beyblade Super Vortex Battle Set, the Kung Zhu Battle Arena and the Star Wars General Grievous Lightsaber to their Christmas list.

The TRA’s overall annual top 12 Dream Toys list features a Lego airport and the FurReal Go Go Walking Pup and VTech Kidizoom VideoCam.

Gary Grant, chairman of the TRA, said: “The technological advancements used in many of the toys we reviewed this year were simply amazing, and demonstrate how forward thinking manufacturers are.”

The top 12 also includes Monopoly Revolution, a new version of the family classic with a circular board and plastic bank cards in place of paper money, Toy Story favourite Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear and a motorcycle and sidecar to go with the ever-popular Sylvanian Families range of collectibles.

For pre-schoolers, a train set based on the CBeebies series Chuggington, a Playmobil fire engine, the Fireman Sam Deluxe Fire Station Playset, the Peppa Pig Lullaby Peppa and the Toy Story Lots ‘O’ Huggin Bear are all tipped to be favourites.

Top 12 list

The Toy Retailers Association annual Dream Dozen list, in alphabetical order, is:

• City Airport, Lego UK

• Fireman Sam Deluxe Fire Station Playset, Character Options

• FurReal Go Go Walking Pup, Hasbro

• Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear, Mattel UK

• Kidizoom VideoCam, VTech

• Monopoly Revolution, Hasbro

• Moon Dough Barn, Spinmaster Toys UK

• Nerf N Strike Stampede ECS, Hasbro

• Paper Jamz Guitar, Wow Wee Europe

• ‘Pumpaloons’ - action game, Drumond Park

• Sylvanian Families Motorcycle and Sidecar, Flair Leisure

• ZhuZhu Grooming Salon, Character Options.

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