***********Please help me - Market research for toyshop I may open - How old are your DCs and what are their favourite toys? Thanks******

[Malaleche]

Need to know what toys different age-groups like. Please don't include computer games. Thanks!

dd's 4 & 6. Hula hoop, skipping rope, polly pocket, bikes and crafty things. Just did a cool thing today, which was photographic paper that you can put things on and put in the sun for 2 min. and then it captures the image - interesting, educational and they loved it!

DD (4) - Ben10 watch Playdoh. Painting/sticking of any kind. Oh mega bloks pirate ship (which I think said age 8 or somethhing silly on the box!0

DS (15 months) - My f*ckin laptop . Other than that - anything round (balls, balloons etc), shoes, dolls, toy hoovers.... Oh and snails (the live ones that squirm when you poke em) - he went off the ladybirds when they kept going much less lively and sort of soggy when he "loved" them!

my ds was desperate for a mini broom when he turned 3

took me ages to find one, and a mop

Sell remote controls, scissors, electric toothbrushes, mobile phones, nail varnish, screwdrivers, hoovers, house phones and you will make a bleeding fortune

DD (3) Dressing up

DS (5) Dressing up, animals, knights

DS1 (almost 8) Magnetix; Top Trumps; Lego suddenly; small cars; dressing up

DD (almost 6) Polly Pocket; Playmobil; Groovy Girls and dolls/cuddlies in general; stationery stuff; dressing up

DS2 (4) Playmobil; dressing up esp as knight/Robin Hood; batman and similar figures; anything to do with knights (eg Papo knights) or Robin Hood (eg bow and arrow). He really wanted to buy a lance or a crossbow from a museum shop today (sigh).

Have all also loved/still also love Brio train track/playfood/outdoor toys/craft