Christmas already! Dear Santa all I want is....
While many are still basking in the glow of the summer break, others are already compiling wish lists for Santa.
And with the Autumn Fair opening at the NEC tomorrow, organisers have been predicting the festive top 10 must-haves.
According to 30,000 buyers planning to visit this year's fair, the M:Tech Sky Drone Pro toy is set to be the best selling children's Christmas gift. The drone will set you back
1. Sky Drone Pro - £129.99
2. Darth Vader Wall Light - £28.50
3. Olaf Deco Wall Light - £24.99
4. Minions Skateboard - £10
5. Millennium Falcon - £12
6. Huggy Budha - £18.95
7. Tennyson Rocking Horse - £300
8. Early Rider Spherovelo - £69.99
9. Ty Beanie Boo 'Tusk' - £4.99
£129.99, but isn't the most expensive – that honour goes to a £300 rocking horse. Fair, event organisers monitor product interest using a new technology built into the website, which enables them to forecast the hottest products. Also making the top 10 are 3D wall lights shaped like Darth Vader and Olaf from Frozen, Pokemon Monopoly, and a caterpillar shaped push-along rider.
The cheapest item on the list is the TY Beanie Boo walrus toy 'Tusk' at £4.99, with a Minions skateboard at £10.
Also on the list is a £12 DIY model of a Millennium Falcon..
Staff at The Entertainer toy shop, which has branches in Telford, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, are preparing for the Christmas rush and expect Star Wars merchandise to be popular as the new film is released later this year.
Shop manager Dawn Davey said: "We haven't drawn up our list of what we think the top Christmas toys will be yet but we know Star Wars will be in there.
"There is a big range of products being released to tie in with the film and we know they will be in demand.
"Frozen is always popular as well so it's no surprise to see Olaf is in the top 10 again, and monopoly is a big favourite too.
"It's a very exciting time for us, though there is obviously a heavy workload. We think of ourselves as Santa's little helpers."
The Autumn Fair runs from Sunday to Wednesday at the NEC in Birmingham.
Previous top sellers have included Furbies, which were originally one of the biggest toy crazes of the 1990s.
Research revealed that almost 90 per cent of children's toy boxes across the country contain toys influenced by their favourite TV shows and films.
Linzi Walker, chief toy buyer at Argos, said: "This year, the list is more star studded than ever, driven by highly anticipated movie releases and kids' favourite TV shows."
